Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
Definitely up there.

More importantly - can we win the Ashes with this line up of bowlers:

Atkinson
Wood
Carse
Stokes (if fit to bowl)
Bashir

Watched a lot of the Aussie India series and they are creaking at both ends. Wouldn't trust Starc or Hazelwood to play five tests. Lyon will be another year older. Webster might be their all-rounder but looks more like a Collingwood than a Stokes. With the exception of Head all their batters look vulnerable
Are we just completely writing off Archer? I had assumed that you'd rotate Wood/Archer. But yes; that attack does seem to fit Australian conditions. I would think that Tongue, Overton and Potts will also travel. Also wouldn't be surprised if England gave a run out to John Turner and/or Saqib Mahmood against Zimbabwe in May.

Need to give them something to bowl at, though. We could therefore do with Pope and Crawley finding some form. Though the emergence of Bethell does make this slightly less of an issue.