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3rd thread - Ashes predictions
- Thread starter GIMH
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Starfighter
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Only after the squads are up. Makes it much easier to pick the failures.
GoodAreasShane
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Score: 0-0
Most runs: Rain
Most wickets: Rain
Worst poster in the subbie: anyone who says English weather isn't that bad
Most runs: Rain
Most wickets: Rain
Worst poster in the subbie: anyone who says English weather isn't that bad
Starfighter
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Ah **** it
Score: 3-1 England
Most Runs: Root (Eng), Smith (Aus)
Most Wickets: Anderson (Eng), Cummins (Aus)
Days of play affected by rain: 7
Aus' lowest score (±10): 100
Dropped players: Roy (if plays), Eng's no. three (Denly?), whichever of Harris and Burns starts, and Khawaja if fit and plays
Other: Starc to still not strike a length and take wickets in England, Broad to finally be demoted to first change
Worst poster: got two in mind so far, names withheld to protect the gutless (i.e. me)
Score: 3-1 England
Most Runs: Root (Eng), Smith (Aus)
Most Wickets: Anderson (Eng), Cummins (Aus)
Days of play affected by rain: 7
Aus' lowest score (±10): 100
Dropped players: Roy (if plays), Eng's no. three (Denly?), whichever of Harris and Burns starts, and Khawaja if fit and plays
Other: Starc to still not strike a length and take wickets in England, Broad to finally be demoted to first change
Worst poster: got two in mind so far, names withheld to protect the gutless (i.e. me)
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GoodAreasShane
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Have either posted in this thread so far?
Starfighter
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GoodAreasShane
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Yeah okay so neither Corrin nor myself will be the worst poster here during the Ashes. Good to know, vaguely reassuring
Test_Fan_Only
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Score: 3:1 England
Top runscorer: Smith
Top wicket taker: Pattinson
Worst poster: me
Top runscorer: Smith
Top wicket taker: Pattinson
Worst poster: me
Starfighter
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Oh and might I add: Pattinson to not be given a potential chance until two days before it emerges he is injured.
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
Mostly Australia centric, meh.
Most runs- Root (Eng), Warner (Aus)
Most wickets- Anderson (Eng), Lyon (Aus)
Surprise of the series- Kurt Patterson making a lot of runs - 2 important tons.
Paines breaks hand/wrist/finger in first or second test, out for series. Wade in team already at #6 so easy solution re. keeping for remainder of test. Cummins appointed captain for remainder of series with Carey coming in as keeper and VC. Paine retires at series' end and Carey appointed permanent captain after only having played 3 or 4 tests.
If Wade plays as a batsman he will also take 3 or more wickets during the series.
Pattinson to take an average of 6 wickets per test he plays.
Cummins to struggle a little bit with the ball, under 15 wickets in the 5 tests, but will make a crucial century during the series.
Cummins and Starc to be the only two quicks to play all 5 tests.
Most runs- Root (Eng), Warner (Aus)
Most wickets- Anderson (Eng), Lyon (Aus)
Surprise of the series- Kurt Patterson making a lot of runs - 2 important tons.
Paines breaks hand/wrist/finger in first or second test, out for series. Wade in team already at #6 so easy solution re. keeping for remainder of test. Cummins appointed captain for remainder of series with Carey coming in as keeper and VC. Paine retires at series' end and Carey appointed permanent captain after only having played 3 or 4 tests.
If Wade plays as a batsman he will also take 3 or more wickets during the series.
Pattinson to take an average of 6 wickets per test he plays.
Cummins to struggle a little bit with the ball, under 15 wickets in the 5 tests, but will make a crucial century during the series.
Cummins and Starc to be the only two quicks to play all 5 tests.
Starfighter
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I just gotta quote this one:
GIMH
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Yep, makes me very happy
flibbertyjibber
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3-1 England.
Most runs Root and Smith
Most wickets Anderson and Cummins
Dropped Denly, Burns. Hazlewood
Bold prediction Aussie win is in last test when series is long gone.
Worst poster Burgey
Most runs Root and Smith
Most wickets Anderson and Cummins
Dropped Denly, Burns. Hazlewood
Bold prediction Aussie win is in last test when series is long gone.
Worst poster Burgey
Burgey
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He's right. England's batting is worse even than ours, which I didn't think was possible. And our bowling will at least cancel theirs out.
I, however, do think there'll be some rain, so:
3-1 Australia
Runs: Smith, Warner, Root, Stokes
Wickets: Cummins, Haze, Lyon, Anderson
Dropped players: Roy, Broad, Khawaja
Worst poster: Corrin, FJ. Who's that woeful bloke with Pietersen in his username? He'll be a shout too.
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Our side is better than their's in neutral conditions IMO, but England are also very well set up for their own conditions. And I think our weaknesses seem a lot more exposed in English conditions than other ones.