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Old 10-11-2006, 09:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi. I know there's various threads asking for predictions, but well I thought it would be an idea if we got everybody's predictions in one go. It was done in the official thread last year, and we can all have a good chuckle at those who get it horribly wrong ie probably this blinded optimist right here. The rose tinted glasses are firmly attached to my head and will be as long as those Ashes are ours.

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Top Wicket Taker: Warne
Most catches (wk excluded): Bell
Biggest surprise: Mahmood
Biggest disappointment: McGrath
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Old 10-11-2006, 10:29 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Score: 5-0 to Aus
Top Runscorer: Ponting
Top Wicket Taker: Warne
Most catches (wk excluded): Trescothick
Biggest surprise: Watson
Biggest disappointment: Peitersen
Man of the series: Ponting
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Old 10-11-2006, 10:46 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Top Wicket Taker: McGrath
Most catches (wk excluded): Hayden
Biggest surprise: Bell
Biggest disappointment: Hussey
Man of the series: Pietersen

EDIT: Hussey for Ponting in biggest disappointment.

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Old 10-11-2006, 11:36 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Score: 3-1 Australia
Top Run-Scorer: Ponting
Top wicket-taker: Warne or Lee
Most catches (wk excluded): Trescothick
Biggest Surprise: Watson or Mahmood
Biggest Disappointment: Panesar or Pietersen
Man of the Series: Ponting
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Old 10-11-2006, 12:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Most catches (wk excluded): Hayden
Biggest surprise: Bell
Biggest disappointment: Hussey
Man of the series: Ponting
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Old 10-11-2006, 02:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Score: 5-0 to Aus
Top Runscorer: Ponting
Top Wicket Taker: Warne
Most catches (wk excluded): Trescothick
Biggest surprise: Watson
Biggest disappointment: Peitersen
Man of the series: Ponting
Nice to optimism like yours Dave.
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Old 10-11-2006, 02:22 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Top Wicket Taker: McGrath
Most catches (wk excluded): Hussey
Biggest surprise: Johnson
Biggest disappointment: Flintoff
Man of the series: McGrath
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Old 10-11-2006, 02:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Biggest surprise: Martyn back to his best
Biggest disappointment: Pieterson
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Old 10-11-2006, 10:02 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Top Runscorer: Strauss
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Biggest surprise: Watson
Biggest disappointment: Hoggard
Man of the series: Warne

Really liking the look of Strauss in recent games, I think he'll have a good series. Hoggard to struggle.
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Old 11-11-2006, 01:07 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Biggest surprise: Panesar
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Old 11-11-2006, 02:19 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Man of the series: Warne
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Old 11-11-2006, 02:43 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Top Runscorer: Hayden
Top Wicket Taker: Lee
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Biggest surprise: Panesar
Biggest disappointment: Martyn
Man of the series: Hayden

Just thought I may as well add some general predictions. Am tipping Panesar for a big series, Hussey will go well but not superman well, neither Warne nor Flintoff will relive their past efforts, but they'll still put in the odd super performance
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Old 11-11-2006, 03:29 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Strauss (simply because he'll have more chances to bat than the Aussies!)
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Biggest surprise: Panesar
Biggest disappointment: Hussey
Man of the series: Hayden
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