Broad

Cook is fairly young. He will continue unless suffers from prolonged poor form.

Swann will likely retire in the next couple of years.

Agree. But Cook looks out of sorts as a skipper at times. Too defensive.

Right, but Cook's style is quite representative of English cricket. Selectors think like him too.

How did England win?

Now y'all have to eat your words, don't ya?


Selectors are no fools.

Bresnan and Broad contributed 73 runs together (okay, mostly Bres).

England won by 74 runs.

What is the moral of the story?

No, not that England would still have won by 1 run!!

That was top draw stuff , no doubt about it. Lets see if he can keep it up, i somehow doubt he will. Tge cynic in me says his place is safe for the next 10 matches no matter what

hopefully this will put to bed all the 'carp' that has been talked about Broad for at least awhile.People need to get some perspective

Broad is the only bowler that looked like he could take wickets in the current Ashes.

Also, in career stats, Broad has a better bowling average and a better strike rate than Anderson.

Broads really come good.Though his batting has gone the other way. But hes in the team for his bowling so all is fine.