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Ashes Predictions

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
This picture to be used when Hildich mysteriously disappears on the eve of the series before he can select which spinner to use.

 

Top_Cat

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2-1 England (England to take a Test off Australia in Bris for the first time in forever)
Top runscorer - Trott
Top wicket taker - Anderson
Dumpings - Huss, Finn, KP
Debutant/Returning players - Usman, Starc (ugh)
Surprise Packet - KP unable to score a ton all series.
 

turnstyle

First Class Debutant
Result - Australia (3-1)
Runs - Watto to bash 500+ without not converting a 50, Broad to be hailed the next next Botham.
Wickets - Johnson (at least half from balls outside leg), Broad.
Dumping - Finn, Pieterson, Hussey after the WACA test.
Debutant - Morgan to slot back into 6, Khawaja to take Hussey's, O'Keefe to chose which player's spot he'll take from a lucky dip at the Christmas dinner.
Surprise - A 6th Test.
 

Oscillatingmind

U19 Cricketer
3-1 England
Top runscorer - Strauss, Clarke
Top wicket taker - Hilfenhaus, Broad
Dumpings - Hussey
Debutant/Returning players - Khawaja, Copeland
Surprise Packet - Swan to finish averaging 40+ with the ball (but do well with the bat)
 

Evermind

International Debutant
Australia 3-0
Top Runs: Ponting
Top Wickets: Johnson

I'm hoping for England to win, but I have a feeling it's not gonna be very close. Closer than the last one in Australia certainly, but no way are England gonna win the series.

They don't have a batsman with the quality of Ponting. They do not have a bowler capable of running through a lineup like Johnson.

The one thing England have over Australia is Swann. I don't see him turning that many games to be honest - he's good, but he's no Warne or Murali.
 

AlanJLegend

U19 Vice-Captain
Australia 3-2 (ones of England's victories coming in the 5th test)

Most runs: Ponting and Strauss

Most wickets: Broad and Johnson

Surprises:
-North to ton up 3 or 4 times
-Siddle to take quite a few wickets
-Finn to be dropped
 

DragonPunk

School Boy/Girl Captain
Australia 2-1

Most runs: Ponting and Cook

Most wickets: Hilfenhaus and Broad

Surprises:
Khawaja to debut somewhere and ton up
Johnson to score another century
Clarke to prove why he's the golden arm
Swanny to unleash the sprinkler.
 

ringo1968

Cricket Spectator
Australia 3 England 1
Batsman of series- Ponting.
Bowler of series- Johnson
Surprise package- Doherty
Biggest flop- KP
Man of series- Ricky Ponting
Worst commentator- Botham
 

Jarquis

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
2-2
Top runscorer - Andrew Strauss (Katich)
Top wicket taker - Really not sure for England, will say Anderson. Bollinger for Aus, will only play 3 Tests though.
Dumpings - Siddle, Doherty, Finn
Debutant/Returning players - O'Keefe, someone in the 17 will be "injured" O'Keefe to replace them in the squad and then Doherty in the team. Smith will get a run. Obviously Bollinger to get a go. Tremlett will get a game for us.
Surprise Packet - Prior will gun it. Hussey to be your third best batsman.
 

andyc

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Interesting to see no one as yet predicting against their team to win.

Result: 3-1 Australia
Runs: Ponting and Strauss
Wickets: Hilfenhaus and Broad
Dumpings: North and possibly Hauritz
Returns/debuts: Usman Khawaja, Phil Hughes, Steve Smith
Surprises: Watson to get injured by the third Test, after which Hughes will gun it. Also, one hattrick will be taken (worth a shot).
:cool:

**** yeah.
 

morgieb

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3-1 to the good guys (that's Australia, not the Poms!)
Top runscorer: Watto, Pietersen
Top wicket-taker: Johnson, Swann
Dumpings: North, Haurie, Hussey, Bell, Finn
Debut/Return: Khawaja, Smith (sort of....), Harris, Tremlett
Surprise Packet: England taking the lead sometime in the Ashes.
So far, I've called the Haurie dumping, other things could well happen.
 

NUFAN

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Scoreline: 3-1 Australia
Top Runscorers: Ricky Ponting and Paul Collingwood
Top Wicket Takers: Peter Siddle and Graeme Swann
Debutant/Returning Players: Usman Khawaja, Peter Siddle
Suprise Package: Siddle's Sizzling Summer
Sarted well re: Siddle
 

srkven

Cricket Spectator
Result: Aus 3 - Eng 0
Top Run Scorers: Simon Katich, Michael Hussey
Dumpings: Marcus North, Nathan Hauritz, Michael Clarke
Surprises: Not many - except Ricky Ponting failing
Newbies: Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja,
 

Spark

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Result: Aus 3 - Eng 0
Top Run Scorers: Simon Katich, Michael Hussey
Dumpings: Marcus North, Nathan Hauritz, Michael Clarke
Surprises: Not many - except Ricky Ponting failing
Newbies: Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja,
Que?

And the Nathan Hauritz prediction isn't much of a prediction given it's already happened...
 

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