No4918
John Hipwell (52)
I agree. There is definitely a risk and the batting is theoretically weakened. Theoretically as the batting all-rounders Aus has had recently can only be described as such somewhat tenuously.
The form of Haddin could be the thing that makes or breaks it. If he has another summer like he did last Ashes then the risk is a lot lower. His consistency since that time hasn't been there though. But maybe he will approach his innings differently knowing he is last of the batsmen. That last Ashes series he was always digging Aus out of trouble and the rest of the order is definitely stronger than it was then.
I think England would hate having the best 4 Aussie bowlers coming at them. All 4 are equal to or better than the English counterparts with the exception of Andersen if he gets it right but he isn't where he used to be.
The form of Haddin could be the thing that makes or breaks it. If he has another summer like he did last Ashes then the risk is a lot lower. His consistency since that time hasn't been there though. But maybe he will approach his innings differently knowing he is last of the batsmen. That last Ashes series he was always digging Aus out of trouble and the rest of the order is definitely stronger than it was then.
I think England would hate having the best 4 Aussie bowlers coming at them. All 4 are equal to or better than the English counterparts with the exception of Andersen if he gets it right but he isn't where he used to be.