The Ashes

[Ted Maul]

Fact is we've been flying by the seat of our pants with an XI that contains at a push six test standard cricketers. We've done well to win as many games as we have with as many holes in our line up as there are.

Just wait until Root goes because then we truly are in the shit.

This. 6 is generous too.

We've got spaces up for grabs at 1, 3, 7 (keeper), 8, 9

Build around Duckett, Root, Brook, Stokes, Atkinson and Archer.

Duckett, an opening bat who can't play the leave?

For me we've got 4. Root, Brook, Stokes and Archer. Harsh on Atkinson perhaps but he's got 1 wicket on this tour.

Flip a coin for Atkinson or Duckett. Duckett I don't mind so much as he's a little more consistent and does make scores. Crawley burned through partners until Duckett came on scene.