The Ashes

The 4th Ashes test starts tomorrow night. It's a new thing to be excited about the Aussie's playing England. Ever since I can remember, it's been an easy tour for us. Go over there, drink some beer on the plane over, and smash the english cricket team.

It's now a real challenge, with the English batsmen performing pretty well against our aging bowling attack. Glenn McGrath has been heroic, coming back from his torn ankle ligaments only 8 days before the 3rd test. Shane Warne has put his marriage problems behind him and has been fantastic batting with the tail. His bowling has been useful, but not what I would call lethal. Then comes Jason Gillespie. He's struggled all tour, and thankfully has been dropped for the 4th test.

Then comes the decision about who to replace him with: Kaspa or Tait.
Kaspa is definately a more consistent bowler, and actually has been great bowling for us over the past year.
Tait has not played a test for Australia yet, but why would you take a bloke to England to not give him a game? After a spirited net bowling performance yesterday, it looks as though the selectors are going with Tait. 22 years old, fast and agressive - just what we need to punish those poms! :)