Just to annoy some on here "sorry, my bad."

England and Australia have shown some resilience when up against it in this series. But both have not got a settled batting unit. Bowling wise - both seem to have options.

Red and Blue Army!

Interesting points, never thought about Starc's figures.....Lehman seemed to 'old man' his way out of taking any blame. Warner seemed to shoulder most of it with Bancroft almost portrayed as the put upon innocent.....though really the buck stopped with Smith.

I agree....it's unlikely that it was the only time.

Edited by Stirlingsays (16 Sep 2019 9.01am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I wonder whether Warner struggled slightly with the Duke ball.

Smith is getting his second chance Bexley.
My point is that the cheating was much longer than he has claimed.
I think the truth will come out one day. That amount of people cannot keep a secret forever. My money will be on Warner breaking ranks.
Having just returned the worst ever figures for an opener in a 5 match test series it will be interesting if he is jettisoned having had to take the bulk of the blame.

Interesting debate following on from what has been an excellent and enjoyable summer of cricket. Shame I am not looking forward to next summer with so much relish with the Hundred making its bow. I haven’t spoken to anyone yet who is actually looking forward to its inception or can be bothered with it.
As for the England team I think all those that played yesterday have done enough to warrant a place on tour (most by the skin of their teeth). Butler should bat at 7 in the “Adam Gilchrist role” and be given the gloves. Bairstow should be told you are being played as a batsmen in the top 6 and need to score runs. If you don’t you are out.
Ollie Pope should be introduced to the team at 6 (and pray he is a huge success at we need someone else to be averaging near 50 in our batting unit). Sibley should be taken as cover for the openers. I would prefer Root at 4, however with the lack of viable options at 3 I think he has to stay there. Even though we drew the test series I still think there are more questions than answers with the makeup of the team.