It's The Ashes (again)

[backsidebaggie]

Slow, steady and sensible wins the race. Who's have thunk it, eh? 

Dropping catches, missing stumpings and having a bowler that won't / can't bowl helps lose em

Agreed. 

I'm not calling for an overhaul in style or selection, or anything as ludicrous as that. But Foakes has to come in and we must select a genuine spin bowler who has played regular cricket. Quite who that is, I don't know. But we can't persist with Ali. We need to somehow find a balance between being aggressive and showing positive intent without being reckless and giving wickets away. You don't need to be reverse sweeping, ramping and slogging to score quick runs. There's plenty of safe and sensible ways to score runs. 

Australia have taught England a bit of a lesson over the last five days. Slow, sensible and steady cricket beats fast, aggressive and reckless cricket.

I still think England will probably win… just. Strange to be talking as if Australia have already won.