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Ashes Predictions Thread

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Brisbaine - England
Adelaide - Draw
Perth - Aus win
Melbourne - England
Sydney - England
Eng Runs - Bell
Eng Wickets - Anderson
Aus Runs - Clarke
Aus Wickets - Siddle
 

Brisbane - Draw
Adelaide - England
Perth - Australia
Melbourne - England
Sydney - Draw

Most runs (England) - Cook
Most wickets (England) - Broad
Most runs (Australia) - Haddin
Most wickets (Australia) - Johnson
 
Brisbaine - Eng win
Adelaide - Draw
Perth - Eng win
Melbourne - Aus win
Sydney - Draw

Eng Runs - Pietersen
Eng Wickets - Swann
Aus Runs - Clarke
Aus Wickets - Siddle
 
Brisbaine - Draw
Adelaide - England
Perth - Australia
Melbourne - England
Sydney - Draw
Eng Runs - Cook
Eng Wickets - Anderson
Aus Runs - Watson
Aus Wickets - Johnson
 
Brisbane - England
Adelaide - Draw
Perth - Aus
Melbourne - England
Sydney - Draw
Eng Runs - Bell
Eng Wickets - Anderson
Aus Runs - Watson
Aus Wickets - Johnson
 
I make them favourites, the first time I've thought that since down there in 06/07. 2-1 to them I'd say.

Bowling attacks look equal to me, especially as there are not likely to any raging turners for Swann to exploit. I put us ahead in the batting, but we are playing away and we only seldom win down there.

But this depends on Australia doing two things. The first is to back up some very big talk with deeds. At the moment some of the stuff coming out from their camp sounds ridiculous when you look at their record in tests over the last year or so. Which leads to the second. Australia have to play with a proper test match mentality, digging in if things go wrong and seeing the fifth day during the first. If they play with the same short sightedness as they did during the summer over here, they could get battered.

They are very fortunate to get the chance so soon to regain the Ashes, and I expect them to make the most of it. Clarke particularly just has to win this series or he is a gonner after all his blowhard big talk. They cannot afford to lose at the GABBA, and they rarely do. If England can win this one I think we'll coast the series, but when did we last start well overseas?
 
Brisbaine - Draw
Adelaide - Draw
Perth - Eng win
Melbourne - Eng win
Sydney - Eng win

Eng Runs - Trott
Eng Wickets - Broad
Aus Runs - Clarke
Aus Wickets - Siddle
 
Brisbane - eng
Adelaide - aus
Perth - eng
Melbourne - draw
Sydney - eng

Eng runs - KP
Eng wickets - Jimmy
Aus runs - Clarke
Aus wickets - Harris
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Brisbane - Draw
Adelaide - Draw (shit drop-in wicket)
Perth - England (goes against history but we have the big lads)
Melbourne - Australia
Sydney - Draw

Eng Most Runs - Trott
Eng Most Wickets - Anderson
Aus Most Runs - Clarke
Aus Most Wickets - Johnson

9 points to get, see who's the king of the SMB.
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It's looking like 2 out of 9 at best! Nee chance of 3 draws when neither team can bat.
 
Baffled by people predicting an England win at Brisbane. The Aussies haven't lost a test there since 1988 or so warne said. Unless that was just to England. Either way the best we were going to do here was draw.
 
The Omega Man said:
Baffled by people predicting an England win at Brisbane. The Aussies haven't lost a test there since 1988 or so warne said. Unless that was just to England. Either way the best we were going to do here was draw.
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It's just a cricket ground, there is nothing supernatural about the place, go in there expecting to lose and you will.

FWIW Australia haven't lost an Ashes series after winning at the Gabba since 1954. Should we just give up now?
 
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