Ashes Predictions

[Tangles]

Result: Australia 2-1
Leading run scorer: Steve Smith
Leading wicket taker: Josh Hazelwood
Surprise package: Cook to average 50 without Harris
Biggest failure: Lyon
Surprise dropping: Mitch Marsh

Think Watto will play so changing Marsh to Lyon for dropping.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I think England will win the First Test.

 

[Cabinet96]

Think Warner and Smitty will both crack their first doubles this series.

On course.

 

[Gob]

Result-Australia 2-1
Leading run scorer-Smiteh
Leading wicket taker-Broad
Surprise package-Mitch Marsh
Biggest Failure-Ballance
Surprise dropping-Watson halfway through the series for marsh

Yeah hazers going to be unstoppable if he stays fit

Spot on so far . Can't see a 2-1 though since I can't see a draw. Settle for a 3-2 for Aus

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Very happy to be proved wrong in predicting little other than doom for England. I still believe the team is as full of holes as it was before the series started. Maybe the Australian win or bust method of reckless impatience with bat and ball should have been predictable, though their inability or unwillingness to adapt their approach is a little surprising - especially twice in three matches.

 

[GIMH]

Score: England 5-0 Australia - 4-1 pretty much guaranteed so not bad
Runs: Roooooot - well on course
Wickets: Anderson - would have happened for sure but for injury
Surprise package: Bairstow scores 5 on return to side for 3rd test - nailed it
Biggest failure: Clarke and Johnson - one out of two
Surprise dropping: Ian Bell (Furball to celebrate) - dropped by Clarke on 35 much to Furball's pleasure

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[harsh.ag]

Result - Australia 3-2
Runs - Smith
Wickets - Hazelwood
Surprise Package - Mark Wood
Biggest Failure - Mitchell Johnson
Surprise Dropping - Moeen Ali

Top 3 look good. Last 3 look bad. Oh well

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Result : England 2-1
Runs : Root
Wickets : Broad
Surprise Package : Wood
Biggest Failure : Warner
Surprise Dropping : Johnson, Bell and Ballance

Just got the fact we would end up winning easier wrong, not far out with rest.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Result: Australia 3-1
Leading run scorer: Steve Smith
Leading wicket taker: Josh Hazelwood
Surprise package: Adam Lyth
Biggest failure relative to expectations: Joe Root
Biggest failure (objectively): Gary Ballance
Surprise dropping: Stuart Broad after 3 horrendous matches on the trot.

Well... atleast Ballance was ****e

 

[King Pietersen]

Result: Australia 2-1
Runs: Warner
Wickets: Hazlewood
Surprise Package:
Biggest Failure: Cook
Surprise Dropping: Stokes

Not going particularly well here........

 

[Adders]

Result-Australia 4-0 (the weather to save England the indignation of another 5-0 whitewash)
Leading run scorer: Dave Warner
Leading wicket taker: Johnno (to be the difference between the sides again!)
Surprise package: That it only ends 4-0 and not 5.
Biggest Failure: Choose an Englishman - I'll go with Cookie.
Surprise dropping: Cook to either get dropped or spared when he should have been.

I so wish he wasn't banned right now.

 

[Daemon]

Nice sig, but make it look prettier pls

 

[GIMH]

I so wish he wasn't banned right now.

As if he'd have showed his face round here after the first session in Brum

Let's be honest. All teams have their bandwagon fair weather fans and old Hooksey definitely fits the bill

 

[Adders]

Nice sig, but make it look prettier pls

You're right......definitely needs a touch up. Will fix up tonight.

 

[Furball]

I'll tackle the rest later; Johnson won't average under 35 is my main prediction.

WAFC

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[Furball]

Right, about time for this one.

Result: Heart says 3-1 England, head says 3-1 Australia. England. Just.
Leading run scorer: Cook, Voges
Leading wicket taker: Anderson, Starc
Surprise package: Brad Haddin will keep competently
Biggest failure: Bell
Surprise dropping: Bell

Series result wasn't far off (in fact reading it back I was obviously calling England by 1 )
Run scorer was just rubbish
Aussie wicket taker spot on, English one would have been if he'd played at Trent Bridge.
Surprise package comment was both a poor joke and wrong
Biggest failure: goes to Lyth but Bell was certainly a disappointment.
Surprise dropping: sadly not.

 

[GIMH]

No way would Anderson have taken more than one or two at TB just because of how good Broad was

 

[Furball]

Jimmeh would've taken all 10 and you know it.

 

[Cabinet96]

Result-Australia 2-1
Leading run scorer: Cook
Leading wicket taker: Anderson
Surprise package: Smarsh
Biggest Failure: Watson
Surprise dropping: Watson or Bell

lol.

 

[GIMH]

Score: England 5-0 Australia
Runs: Roooooot
Wickets: Anderson
Surprise package: James Taylor scores ton on return to side for 3rd test
Biggest failure: Clarke and Johnson
Surprise dropping: Ian Bell (Furball to celebrate)

Score: close enough given London is ****
Runs: yes (actually no but whatever)
Wickets: obvious typo, meant Broad
Surprise package: no
Failure: yes and well I suppose
Dropping: think I already made the joke about him dropping catches so er I got nothing