Predictions Thread

[Burgey]

Winner
Scoreline
Most runs
Most wickets
Compton-Miller Medal
Surprise packet (g00d)
Surprise packet (bad)
Players to get a call up/ dayboo
Players to get dropped/
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D
Random prediction

 

[Gob]

Winner - Estraya
Scoreline - 5 zip
Most runs - marnus
Most wickets - family man pat
Compton-Miller Medal - family man pat
Surprise packet (g00d) - jhye
Surprise packet (bad) - j anderson
Players to get a call up/ dayboo - nesser
Players to get dropped/ - j anderson
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D
Random prediction -

 

[Shady Slim]

Winner aus
Scoreline 3-0
Most runs smith
Most wickets cummins
Compton-Miller Medal cummins
Surprise packet (g00d) haseeb hameed
Surprise packet (bad) root
Players to get a call up/ dayboo jhye
Players to get dropped/ buttler
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D
Random prediction
the draws are both rain draws

 

[ataraxia]

Winner: Aus
Scoreline: 5-0
Most runs: Steve Smith (900)
Most wickets: Jimmy Anderson (40)
Compton-Miller Medal: Ben Stokes (500r, 25w)
Surprise packet (g00d): Marcus Harris
Surprise packet (bad): Marnus Labuschagne
Players to get a call up/ dayboo: Shaun Marsh
Players to get dropped: Labuschagne
Random prediction: Warner gets out to Broad in all 10 innings but still gets 350 runs at 35 and SR of 97

 

[Starfighter]

Winner: Australia
Scoreline: 3-1 (Sydney to be drawn due to rain)
Most runs: Marnus
Most wickets: Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Cummins, if he stays fit
Surprise packet (g00d): Buttler
Surprise packet (bad): Smith
Players to get a call up/dayboo: Richardson, but not in the place of Starc
Players to get dropped/
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D: Anderson or Broad, Khawaja if he starts (if Head starts he'll get the whole series)
Random prediction: the series to be deeply unsatisfying and generally lacking in quality performances. Also disappointing in that England won't be debuting a helpless spinner at Sydney. Oh, and if Cummins does get injured, expect a torrent of 'why fast bowlers should never be captain' media.

 

[Burgey]

Must say it's been the lowest key build up to an Ashes series in years. Probably because the Poms know they're going to get belted and have just kind of accepted it.

Fair enough I suppose.

 

[zaremba]

Winner: Oz
Scoreline: 2-1
Most runs: Root
Most wickets: Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Stokes
Surprise packet (g00d): Ollie Robinson of Sussex CCC
Surprise packet (bad): Smith (by being merely ok)
Players to get a call up/ dayboo: Inglis
Players to get dropped/
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D: Lots of rotation among England's bowlers. A grim carousel. Robinson their only real success.
Random prediction: Australian captain does not depart in disgrace. Australian wicketkeeper scores a century.

 

[zaremba]

disappointing in that England won't be debuting a helpless spinner at Sydney.

Strong work.

 

[honestbharani]

Winner - Australia
Scoreline - 3-1
Most runs - Smith/Root for each side
Most wickets - Cummins/Woakes for each side
Compton-Miller Medal - WTF is this? if it is PotS - Hazlewood
Surprise packet (g00d) - Woakes/Anderson
Surprise packet (bad) - Hameed/Pope
Players to get a call up/ dayboo - More England than Australia, maybe another keeper for Carey for Aus
Players to get dropped/ - Starc, Anderson
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D
Random prediction - These are not really predictions but more like what I hope to see happen. But if somehow Zak Crawley or Lawrence get to play, they will go well.

 

[Tom Flint]

I don't really think pope or Hameed failing will be a surprise. Also anderson to be surprisingly good and get dropped?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Winner Australia
Scoreline 4-0 Oz
Most runs Warner for Oz, Root for Eng
Most wickets - Hazelwood for Oz, Robinson for Eng
Compton-Miller Medal - Hazelwood
Surprise packet (g00d) - Warner for Aus, Robinson for Eng
Surprise packet (bad) - Green for Aus, Broad for Eng
Players to get a call up/ dayboo - Richardson to get a shot before the series is out; young batting hopeful Johnny Bairstow to find his way back in the side somehow
Players to get dropped/
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D - Starc, Broad, Wood
Random prediction - Root to revert to his previous iteration and score several 50s without tonning up.

 

[honestbharani]

I don't really think pope or Hameed failing will be a surprise. Also anderson to be surprisingly good and get dropped?

He will be good but he will be rested. And both will annoy @Burgey . Its a win-win.

 

[GIMH]

Winner - England
Scoreline - 6-0
Most runs - Rooooooot bloody Rooooottt
Most wickets - Sir Anderson of James
Compton-Miller Medal - Joe ****ing Root bitch
Surprise packet (g00d) - Ollie Robinson
Surprise packet (bad) - Steve Smith
Players to get a call up/ dayboo - amidst the carnage Burgey gets a call up
Players to get dropped/
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D - Nathan Lyon
Random prediction - Burgey goes a whole day’s play without mentioning that the grounds are bigger than the ones in England

 

[Burgey]

Lol as if any of that will happen.

 

[Adders]

Tbf, GIMH has form for calling it correctly...............occasionally.

 

[Gob]

Winner - England
Scoreline - 6-0
Most runs - Rooooooot bloody Rooooottt
Most wickets - Sir Anderson of James
Compton-Miller Medal - Joe ****ing Root bitch
Surprise packet (g00d) - Ollie Robinson
Surprise packet (bad) - Steve Smith
Players to get a call up/ dayboo - amidst the carnage Burgey gets a call up
Players to get dropped/
R E S T E D
E
S
T
E
D - Nathan Lyon
Random prediction - Burgey goes a whole day’s play without mentioning that the grounds are bigger than the ones in England

Somehow I expected more

 

[Burgey]

That's the consistent reaction to his posting over the site's history tbf.

 

[GIMH]

That's the consistent reaction to his posting over the site's history tbf.

When?

 

[Burgey]

Since this day in 2005.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody hell that’s gone quickly.

I remember it well. I’d just watched an Abi Titmuss home video so decided to see what else was happening on the internet. The rest as they say is history.