The euphoria hasn't died down yet but the more serious part of this summer's cricket for us traditionalists is about to start.

One has to feel sorry for our inspirational one day captain Eoin Morgan who goes from the peak of winning the World Cup to playing 20/20 cricket for Middlesex and there are one or two others that probably won't be playing in the Ashes team.

The emergence of Jofra Archer will mean that someone who expected to be in the red ball team now won't be and we have to pick three from Anderson, Broad, Woakes, Curran, Archer and Wood. Anderson will probably be injured and Broad probably needs to do something outstanding in the game against Ireland next week to make the cut.

Opener is the other position up for grabs. Keaton Jennings is great against spin on slow turning pitches but not up to the mark against fast bowling and he would be a walking wicket for Mitchell Starc.

The talk has been about giving Jason Roy a chance but I wonder if he has the technique for a Test Match as even Surrey haven't trusted him to open

Could see it being as close as the 2005 series so hopefully another epic as long as England win.

Roy to open but it's hard to pick the other opener. Burns hasn't done much for Surrey but think he will get picked.

For the bowlers we still lack a quality spinner so Ali or Rashid but neither are that good. Would leave out Woakes for Archer. I have always thought Woakes is a better batsman than bowler in Test Cricket. Anderson may not be fit and Broad hasn't been taking many wickets for Notts so maybe an outsider will emerge. Mahmood at Lancashire has been prolific this summer.

We do have history in that regards as Liam Plunkett was an exciting fast bowler as a youngster until the ECB coaches tinkered with his action so that he lost his effectiveness and subsequently his place in the team.

Hopefully different coaches won't make the same mistake

Just saw the squad. Ali is the only spinner - no more than a back up bowler really. Will need pitches conditions that suit swing but that makes Starc so dangerous.
Woakes has been doing well recently - hopefully he can continue. I don't think Broad has been good enough: should be dropped. Want to see Archer but hope he can hack it. Stokes needs to bowl with discipline.
Unconvinced that there is a genuine opening pair.

Red and Blue Army!

I think that's a worry for all of us. Rory Burns is hopelessly out of form and I assume that there is a good reason why Jason Roy doesn't open for Surrey.

It's one thing opening in 50 over or 20/20 cricket with their fielding and bowling restrictions but quite another to do the same in the ultimate contest between batsman and bowler

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Wonder if they cheats know that.