Engxoxweni esezingeni eliqabulayo, ukaputeni wase-Australia uMichael Clarke unayo umemezele i-England iqala 11 ngokuba Ashes ekuhlolweni kokuqala. Asinasiqinisekiso ke yinto enhle ukuthi sibonakala ukwazi iqembu, kodwa iqembu asibhalile yiqembu ebesizozikhetha thina, so it could be just intelligent guesswork.
If England had selected Graham Onions in their squad (njengoba kwakufanele enzeni) we would have preferred to see them play 5 bowlers, but England rarely pick 5 and they wont want to change a formula that has brought them a lot of success in the last few years. Most of the team picks itself (1 wicket keeper, 3 obvious bowlers and 4 obvious batsmen) ngakho zikhona ngempela kuphela 3 places to sort out. Given that England consistently pick 4 bowlers we need to find 1 bowler and 2 batsmen. In all 3 Ezimweni choice kubonakala iqonde phambili.
- Cook
- UCarberry
- Trott
- Pieterson
- Bell
- Umsuka
- Prior (noma Bairstow)
- Broad
- Swann
- Anderson
- Tremlett
This is a pretty strong looking side, mina izibiliboco amathuba abo ukuze balwe kunoma iyiphi 11 the Aussies have to offer. So with that in mind, it’s time for my series prediction. I’m going to go with 3–0 to England, although I wouldn’t be all that surprised if the Aussies sneaked one. With that said, what do we expect the Aussie side to be?
- Chris Rogers
- David Warner
- Shane Watson
- Michael Clarke
- Steve Smith
- George Bailey
- Brad Haddin
- Mitchell Johnson
- Peter Siddle
- URyan Harris
- UNathan Lyon
Njengoba sinezinto wathi phambi, we’re not convinced by Shane Watson or Steve Smith as batsmen. George Bailey in unknown and unproven at test level. In the bowling department Mitchell Johnson doesn’t tend to bowl well against England and Nathan Lyon wouldn’t get near the England starting 11. 3 of the Aussie 6 batsmen are left-handed which is a bonus for Graeme Swann.
“Ibhola eliphinki libonakala limpunga/eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokubomvu/okuhlaza ngokungaboni kahle, kuye ngokuqina kwayo. Ngenza ukulingisa ngobumpumputhe bemibala…”