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Originally Posted by Pentire
England's young cricket team appears to be growing in confidence against a rather ageing Australian side whom (for the time being) i still regard as the best in the world.
However, how do you Aussies rate this current England Team as the series approaches the mid way stage ?
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I rate the England side a very good team......the bowling attack is at long last a cause for concern to Australia's batting
Harmison.......very good bowler....now must carry this form o'seas
Flintoff.....bowling very well for an all rounder
Hoggard.....consistent.....recently came under unfair scrutiny l thought
Giles.....bowling well at the moment.
Jones.....very competetive bowler....gives his all
Batting
Strauss.....has issues....but he will not have to face Warne forever
Trecothick.....in very good form....good player
Vaughan....beautiful player when he gets going
Bell.....too early to tell yet....jury's still out
Pietersen.....could be anything....and of course very dangerous
Flintoff.....batting has been terriffic for an allrounder the last 3 years....and very dangerous as well.
Weakest Link....Jones the wicketkeeper (and calling him that is an embarassment to other wicketkeepers out there who are actually half good at what they do)......this guy could not KEEP a secret....another 2 chances missed last night in 14 overs.....not good enough, and England must sack him.
I know Gilchrist has also had a bad game, but he has been around a lot longer than Jones.......the purists will tell you Gilchrist has never been a top wotrld class keeper, but on most occassions he gets the job done....and then there is his batting.