***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)

[Pratters]

Team I'll be supporting:Australia
Team who I think will take the Ashes home:Australia
Series score:3-0
Top batsmn from either side (most runs):Damien Martyn
Top bowler (most wickets): Jason Gillespie
Top English batsman:Vaughan
Top Australian batsman: Damien Martyn
Top English bowler:Matthew Hoggard
Top Australian bowler:Gillespie
Surprise package for England:Vaughan
Surprise package for Australia:Gillespie
Man of the Series:Gillespie

And...
Biggest Disappointment for England:Strauss
Biggest Disappointment for Australia:Langer
Winner at Lords:Australia
Man of the Match at Lords: Gillespie
Most complete drunken poster of the sereis:Scallywag

Dont put me to the gallows

 

[Matteh]

Team I'll be supporting: Half Australian/Half English (will prob end up supporting the underdog, oh wait that's England)
Team who I think will take the Ashes home: Australia unless England find their early ODI form again
Series score: 2 - 1
Top batsmen from either side (most runs): Trescothick potentially....more likely to be Ponting
Top bowler (most wickets): Harmison/McGrath
Top English batsman: I will laugh if it's Pietersen
Top Australian batsman: Ponting
Top English bowler: I wish it could be Giles but probably not
Top Australian Bowler: McGrath
Surprise package for England: Bell - if he plays
Surprise package for Australia: Symonds - let him play!
Man of the Series: Martyn

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Team I'll be supporting: England
Team who I think will take the Ashes home: Australia
Series score: 2-1
Top batsman from either side (most runs): Ricky Ponting
Top bowler (most wickets): Shane Warne
Top English batsman: Andrew Strauss - such is the hope
Top Australian batsman: Ricky Ponting
Top English bowler: Andrew Flintoff - out on a limb here
Top Australian bowler: Shane Warne
Surprise package for England: Steve Harmison - he has something to prove
Surprise package for Australia: Brett Lee - not necessarily in a positive sense though
Man of the Series: Uncertain...

Biggest Disappointment for England: Michael Vaughan
Biggest Disappointment for Australia: Matthew Hayden
Winner at Lords: Australia
Man of the Match at Lords: Adam Gilchrist

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Team I'll be supporting: Australia
Team who I think will take the Ashes home: Australia
Series score: 4-0
Top batsman from either side (most runs): Ricky Ponting
Top bowler (most wickets): Glenn McGrath
Top English batsman: Marcus Trescothick
Top Australian batsman: Ricky Ponting
Top English bowler: Matthew Hoggard
Top Australian bowler: Glenn McGrath
Surprise package for England: Ian Bell - With all the exposure on Pietersen, Bell will do well and Pietersen will not.
Surprise package for Australia: Jason Gillespie - Will hit form again
Man of the Series: Ricky Ponting

Biggest Disappointment for England: Kevin Pietersen
Biggest Disappointment for Australia: Michael Clarke
Winner at Lords: Australia
Man of the Match at Lords: Glenn McGrath

 

[shaka]

Lol! That's a good way to put it.

I'd say there would be on cricinfo.

If not there might be one on cricket.com.au

I was going to say Gillespie vs Kasprowicz but decided against it.

 

[Adamc]

Team I'll be supporting: Australia
Team who I think will take the Ashes home: Australia
Series score: 3-1
Top batsman from either side (most runs): Justin Langer
Top bowler (most wickets): Glenn McGrath
Top English batsman: Andrew Strauss
Top Australian batsman: Justin Langer
Top English bowler: Andrew Flintoff
Top Australian bowler: Glenn McGrath
Surprise package for England: Graham Thorpe
Surprise package for Australia: Jason Gillespie
Man of the Series: Glenn McGrath

Biggest Disappointment for England: Kevin Pietersen
Biggest Disappointment for Australia: Shane Warne
Winner at Lords: Australia
Man of the Match at Lords: Glenn McGrath

 

[King_Ponting]

Team I'll be supporting: Australia
Team who I think will take the Ashes home: Australia
Series score: 3-1
Top batsman from either side (most runs): Ricky Ponting
Top bowler (most wickets): Shane Warne
Top English batsman: Andrew Flintoff
Top Australian batsman: Ricky Ponting
Top English bowler: Andrew Flintoff
Top Australian bowler: Shane Warne
Surprise package for England: Ashely Giles (he'll have even less penetration than previously thought possible)
Surprise package for Australia: Brett Lee
Man of the Series: Ricky Ponting

Biggest Disappointment for England: Kevin Pietersen
Biggest Disappointment for Australia: Simon Katich
Winner at Lords: Australia
Man of the Match at Lords: Glenn McGrath

 

[chekmeout]

Team I'll be supporting: Neutral - I just want to see a well-fought series
Team who I think will take the Ashes home: Australia
Series score: 2-1
Top batsman from either side (most runs): MIchael Clarke
Top bowler (most wickets): Shane Warne
Top English batsman: Kevin Pietersen
Top Australian batsman: Michael Clarke
Top English bowler: Andrew Flintoff
Top Australian bowler: Shane Warne
Surprise package for England: Ashley Giles
Surprise package for Australia: Kasper
Man of the Series: Ricky Ponting
Biggest Disappointment for England: Kevin Pietersen
Biggest Disappointment for Australia: Mathew Hayden
Winner at Lords: Drawn
Man of the Match at Lords: Michael Clarke

 

[Adamc]

Top English batsman: Kevin Pietersen
Biggest Disappointment for England: Kevin Pietersen

Obviously not expecting much from the English batting lineup... but then you are expecting them to record a win... how?

 

[marc71178]

Then why are you tipping him to be one of Australia's biggest disappointments then if you think we are in for a 'shock'?

LOL, note he's now editted it!

 

[Scaly piscine]

NOOOOO Leicestershire give Gillespie good figures so he gets picked in The Ashes.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Anybody know offhand the last FC cricket Lee played? I'm fairly sure he missed all of the 2004/2005 domestic season for NSW, but he might have played a few games in the season before, and also might have played a tour match in New Zealand or Sri Lanka. Either way, it hasn't been more than a few games since his last test in Jan 2004.

Nice to see him pick up a couple of early wickets. Also significant I think that Ponting used him in a 7 over spell much more fitting for the longer form rather than the 4 or 5 over bursts that people have claimed he would be bowling.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Anybody know offhand the last FC cricket Lee played? I'm fairly sure he missed all of the 2004/2005 domestic season for NSW, but he might have played a few games in the season before, and also might have played a tour match in New Zealand or Sri Lanka. Either way, it hasn't been more than a few games since his last test in Jan 2004.

Nice to see him pick up a couple of early wickets. Also significant I think that Ponting used him in a 7 over spell much more fitting for the longer form rather than the 4 or 5 over bursts that people have claimed he would be bowling.

Not exactly "off-hand", but anyway...

http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/47/f47791.html, so it's eight months ago.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Not exactly "off-hand", but anyway...

http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/47/f47791.html, so it's eight months ago.

Wasn't too bad, 5 wickets.

Just noticed Krezja is playing for Leicester, and is apparently in due to Sadler retiring hurt. Got a Lee special?

 

[shaka]

0/38 off 9 overs for Gillespie is not that great.

 

[tassietiger]

NOOOOO Leicestershire give Gillespie good figures so he gets picked in The Ashes.

You'll be regretting that comment by the end of the series if he gets in.

 

[Scaly piscine]

You'll be regretting that comment by the end of the series if he gets in.

If they can't do well off Gillespie the way he's been playing on this tour they've got no chance anyway.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Lee seems to be bowling really well, according to the BBC commentators at least. Has three wickets, a retired hurt from a nasty bouncer, and is getting plenty of play and misses too. Kasper and Gillespie both flat.

 

[Burpey]

How is MacGill bowling ? I don't have access to anything except the live score on Cricinfo

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Lee seems to be bowling really well, according to the BBC commentators at least. Has three wickets, a retired hurt from a nasty bouncer, and is getting plenty of play and misses too. Kasper and Gillespie both flat.

Where is the coverage?