Bird has to play. Lyon will be given a go at Old Trafford. What to do witb the batting line up? Well, Cowans gone, Khawaja will probably be there for the rest of the series. There is a lot of talk about bringing Wade in as a specialist batsman, but who do you drop? As braz83 noted, each of them have had a decent score.
I heard a good interview with Mike Hussey yesterday. He reckons a lot of the issues Australia have with batting relate to the amount of domestic short form cricket and the devaluing of the Sheffield Shield. He also said that pitches in Australia are prepared for wicket taking now, its too easy for bowlers and its very hard for batsmen to gain experience occupying a crease, which is certainly something being borne out in the test side. Can anyone remember, without checking the internet, when was the last time an Australian batsman, other than Michael Clarke, scored a big hundred against decent opposition? They’ve been batting in this Ashes like a bunch of blokes shitting themselves about the next ball, not getting themselves in but with a woeful lack of concentration. They seem to panic if they haven’t got a run after 1 over and start flailing at the ball. Obviously never watched Justin Langer play. Funnily enough, Justin Langer resigned as batting coach last year. Australia could do with him back.