Ngakho, ne ikhilikithi world cup isizophela, sekuyisikhathi ukuqala ukucabanga mayelana nomcimbi eyinhloko ehlobo cricketing: Emlotheni! Ngo yokugcina England kwaphinde zwí anqotshiwe ngaphansi, kodwa bona angilahlekelwanga ekhaya iminyaka engu-18. Ephepheni zombili kufanele abanye abadlali phezulu, ngakho-ke kubukeka sengathi kungaba uchungechunge abaseduze kusukela 2005. Ukuqinisekisa bephuma phezulu eNgilandi uzodinga ukuhlunga ezinye izingqinamba ezinkulu phezulu ukuze zabo.
I-England iwine uchungechunge lwayo lwasekhaya oluphambili ngehlobo elidlule ngokukhululeka ibhekene ne-India, kodwa abase-Australia kungenzeka bakhombise inselelo enzima, ikakhulukazi njengoba ikulangazelele ukunqoba e-England okokuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-2001!
Emdlalweni wabo wakamuva wokuhlola i-England iwinile, kodwa bekuyinjoloba efile njengoba bebevele bephansi ngo 2-0 ochungechungeni bebhekene ne-West Indies. Kwesokuqala 2 ukuhlolwa kwalolo chungechunge i-England yenze amaphuzu amabi kakhulu: 77, 246, 187 futhi 132.
Phakathi kokunqoba kwe-India ekhaya nokuhlulwa e-West Indies, I-England ithumele iqembu elimpofu leSri Lanka elingasitshelanga okuningi.
Uma kukhulunywa ngabasebenzi, I-England inenqwaba yezinketho zokuphosa ngokushesha kanye nezinga eliningi emnyangweni wokugcina amawikhethi. Kunezinkinga ezithile mayelana ne-spin bowling kanye namamaki emibuzo amakhulu phezulu ekubhetheni.
Iqembu lokugcina lokuhlola eWest Indies kwaba
1. Ukusha
2. Jennings
3. Denly
4. Umsuka
5. Buttler
6. Stokes
7. Bairstow
8. Ali
9. Izinkuni
10. Broad
11. Anderson
Emidlalweni edlule yalolo chungechunge nochungechunge olubili lwangaphambilini abanye abadlali abambalwa baphinde badlala okungenani imidlalo ethile (isb. Cook osethathe umhlalaphansi): Amagwebu, UMalan, S. I-Curran, Rashid, Leach. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi eside kancane, kusukela ekuthatheni umhlalaphansi kuka-Andrew Strauss, U-Jonathan Trott kanye no-Alastair Cook muva nje, I-England izame abadlali abaningi abashayayo: Jennings, Ukusha, I-Balance, UMalan, Vince, Denly, UPapa, Robson, Lyth, Stoneman
Okokuqala i-bowling. UJofra Archer cishe uzongena eceleni, nomuntu okungenzeka aphuthelwe kakhulu nguMark Wood. U-Stuart Broad ngeke aqiniseke ngendawo yakhe ngaphandle uma engakwazi ukukhulula ama-Aussies njengoba enzile ochungechungeni oludlule. Umdlali engimzwela kakhulu lapha uChris Woakes onekhono lokushwiba okwazi nokushaya.. Izindaba ezinhle ngoWoakes ukuthi kufanele athole ithuba lakhe lapho uJames Anderson egcina ethatha umhlalaphansi. Yena noWood bobabili balindile ezimpikweni uma uStuart Broad engenzi kahle.
U-Moeen Ali kungenzeka ukuthi adlale njengoba ukuhlolwa ngonyaka odlule no-Adil Rashid ohlangothini lokuhlola akuzange kuphumelele, kuyilapho u-Moeen ethatha amawikhethi njalo futhi uma ekwazi ukuthola kabusha ifomu yakhe ngokushaya okuthuthukisa amandla eqembu.
U-Keaton Jennings uthole amathuba anele futhi ubelokhu ekhombisa ukuthi unenkinga uma eqhathaniswa nekhwalithi enhle yokuphosa i-pace bowling.. Ama-run akhe amaningi e-England uwasebenzise ebhekene ne-spin. Uma ebhekene nezinga lokuhlasela kwe-Australia ubukeka esengozini.
U-Rory Burns okwamanje usefomini enengqondo enesilinganiso esingu-42 emqhudelwaneni wesifunda kodwa isilinganiso esinjalo asikhuthazi ukuzethemba lapho ebhekene nokuhlasela komthungo wase-Australia..
UJames Vince uncoma ukukhohlisa, ngokuqhubekayo uqala futhi ungaqhubeki, futhi lokho kuphambene nebhola elimhlophe, ingasaphathwa ebomvu enzima.
I-Malan ayibonakali ifanele izimo zokuhlola zesiNgisi kanye noDenly, UPapa, Robson, ULyth noStoneman abasabonakali bengekho ohlakeni.
Abavelele emqhudelwaneni wesifunda uGary Ballance (kwe. 60), Sam Northeast (kwe. 60) kanye noDom Sibley (kwe. 70)
U-Sibley ungumdlali oshayayo ohamba phambili 3 osevulela i-Warwickhire ngesilinganiso esiphezulu kakhulu somqhudelwano we-int he County ngemuva kukaJoe Root..
INyakatho-mpumalanga ibilokhu isemaphethelweni e-England isikhathi eside futhi inikeza inhloko enolwazi kakhudlwana engaba wusizo ku-top engenalwazi-3 nakuba ngokuvamile edlala kunombolo 4..
U-Balance unolwazi lwangaphambilini lwase-England kanye nesilinganiso esingcono sokuhlola (37) kunanoma yikuphi okunye ukuhlola kwakamuva kwaseNgilandi, nakuba amaphuzu akhe ngokuvamile ephikisana namaqembu asuka kuzwekazi elingaphansi, kunokuba izinhlangothi ezinokuhlasela okuqinile kwejubane.
Omunye okungase kukhethwe kuzo i-England yosuku olu-1 kanye nomdlali ovula inkanyezi ye-T20 u-Jason Roy obambe iqhaza elikhulu empumelelweni ye-England ezinhlotsheni ezimfushane zomdlalo.. Angakwazi yini ukulingisa uJos Buttler futhi athathe impumelelo yakhe ngokumelene nebhola elimhlophe futhi alisebenzise ngokumelene nobunzima kakhulu (ukushwiba) red ball? URoy akakaze awudlale umdlalo wokuhlola e-England, kodwa irekhodi lakhe losuku olulodwa liyamangalisa, ngesilinganiso se 42 ngesilinganiso sesiteleka se 107. Isilinganiso sakhe sokuqala sekilasi 38 uphakamisa ukuthi angadlala nebhola elibomvu ezimeni zesiNgisi. Uphinde abe nolwazi uma ebhekene nabashwibi base-Australia ngokudlala iBig Bash, futhi mancane amathuba okuthi ushaqeke kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi.
Kubo bonke laba abazokhethwa ngimethemba kakhulu uJason Roy, okuwukuphela kombuzo ukuthi angakwazi yini ukujwayela umdlalo wakhe nebhola elibomvu. Udlala kahle uma ebhekene nebhola elimhlophe njengomdlali ovulayo, futhi ibhola elimhlophe livamise ukushwiba kuma-over ambalwa okuqala.
Ngingathanda futhi ukukhetha i-Sam Northeast at 3, njengoba ngicabanga ukuthi ubuntu buyisici esibalulekile ochungechungeni lwe-Ashes. Unedumela lokuba yinhloko ezothile enolwazi oluningi. Naye usefomini enhle okubalulekile engena ngasohlangothini lwe-Ashes.
Lokho kuvele kushiye isiqalisi sikazakwethu u-Jason Roy esizothathwa. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukuthatha u-Sibley engozini kufanele uma kubhekwa ubusha bakhe kanye nolwazi oluhle uma kuqhathaniswa nalo lonke iqembu.
Ngakho ithimba lami lokuqala Ashes kungaba
1. Roy
2. Sibley
3. Northeast
4. Umsuka
5. Buttler
6. Stokes
7. Bairstow
8. Ali
9. Archer
10. Broad
11. Anderson
Uma Kwadingeka ukuqagela, Bengingalindela ukuthi i-England iphikelele noRory Burns, ngezindleko zeSibley noma eNyakatho-mpumalanga. Ngingamangala uma abaqoki benquma ukungakhethi u-Ali noma Broad, kodwa kubonakala sengathi kakhulu engozini kusukela ukuphumula. Uma u-Anderson engalungile ngingalindela ukuthi uChris Woakes angene ngemuva kwempumelelo yakhe ngefomethi ye-ODI futhi ngenxa yokuthi uletha ukumelana okuphansi kwe-bat..
“Ibhola eliphinki libonakala limpunga/eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokubomvu/okuhlaza ngokungaboni kahle, kuye ngokuqina kwayo. Ngenza ukulingisa ngobumpumputhe bemibala…”