honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Still gonna claim it when they all add up to more than Cooky.. 
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Ashes predictions
- Thread starter Lillian Thomson
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
And I thought the point of this thread was to make bold calls and then eat crow when they don't materialize. 
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Not quite. It’s to make bold calls that are unlikely and doesn’t matter if they don’t happen, but you can gloat endlessly if they do.And I thought the point of this thread was to make bold calls and then eat crow when they don't materialize.
Woodster
International Captain
Exception rather than the rule!
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
First ball of the series will be a wide ball outside off stump taken by second slip.
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
Neither Harmy nor Johnson are playing though.
First ball will be bowled by either Jimmy or Haze..........hard to imagine either of those two ever getting their radar that wrong.
GoodAreasShane
Cricketer Of The Year
Crane will get a game in Brisbane and be comprehensively torn to shreds, will go at more than 6 an over.
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
I'm not going to wish for any Steve Smith success in the series, but it would be good if both of these blokes do perform and have a good show down over 5 tests. Clearly Smith is way in front of Root atm but if Root can have a big series and outscore Smith then I think that will narrow the gap between them significantly.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Hazlewood getting Root at least 5 times
Moeen getting Smith at least 5 times
Cook will pull a "Trott" midway through the series.
Moeen getting Smith at least 5 times
Cook will pull a "Trott" midway through the series.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Not sure if it will be midway but I see a few retirements after the Ashes - namely Cook and Jimmeh
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
Not even certain what you mean there?? One thing is for sure though if you're referring to some mental health issues removing Cook from the tour then I don't think you could have picked a less likely player for that to happen to. The only way Cooks leaving the tour is through injury.
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
I guess both of those are possible, but for certain it wont be mid tour. Both of them have played in enough tours down under and experienced 5 zip twice.......there is nothing the Aussies will throw at them that will break them now.
I think a Cook retirement post Ashes is far more likely than Jimmy. Jimmy is as good as he's ever been and I reckon he's got his eyes set on the 2019 Ashes in England and 600+ test wickets. Cook I'm not sure about, I don't think he got the lift he was hoping for after given up the captaincy and his form has been patchy this summer.......god knows I hope he hangs a round for a bit though. We have been unable to replace Strauss ffs, we'd be ****ed if we have to try and find a replacement for Cook too.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Cook's a bit under 33. You'd hope that he has two to four years left at least.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah it wasn't really about his age but more the impression I got from his interviews. He wanted to leave after 2013 Ashes, and he wanted to leave after the India series. The 2013 Ashes broke something inside him and a player with most Test runs and centuries for England at this stage might just feel he is done with cricket after yet another tough Ashes tour. He doesn't play ODIs so there's no World Cup left. He has won 2 Ashes series, a series in India. 2019 Ashes is nothing new for him.