It’s only another 71 days until the 06/07 Ashes series kicks off in Brisbane. I watched the press conference on Sky yesterday and was obviously pleased to see Freddie made captain for the tour. It’s a bit harsh on Andrew Strauss after he’d led the side to a series victory over Pakistan but the selectors had always said Fred was the man if he was fit.

I’m not sure about the squad, to be honest. Personally I don’t rate Sajid Mahmood and I think that Cook is going to get found out in Australia but I’ll be more than happy to eat my words if we come back from Oz with The Ashes again.

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