England will not win the Ashes

Goughy · 03-08-2009, 10:58 PM

Cant tell you how I know (I have no serious information), I just have it on the authority of a Buddhist divining crystal and a close female friend.

You heard it here first

Pratters · 03-08-2009, 11:20 PM

superkingdave · 04-08-2009, 12:02 AM

Well i've put a bit of money on 2-1 Australia.

Could come down to the toss/weather at Headingly though

Pratters · 04-08-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by superkingdave

Well i've put a bit of money on 2-1 Australia.

Could come down to the toss/weather at Headingly though

Unlikely that Australia will win 2/2 tests keeping England's form, weather in mind.

dontcloseyoureyes · 04-08-2009, 12:33 AM

Why does love always feel like a battlefield (a battlefield, a battlefielddddd)?

BoyBrumby · 04-08-2009, 01:41 AM

Reckon Oz will retain them with the 1-1 draw now. Can see The Oval being a high-scoring draw, so a lot depends on Leeds.

Fair to say the standard of cricket down a notch or dozen from 2005 too.

Pratters · 04-08-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Reckon Oz will retain them with the 1-1 draw now.

Slightly pessimistic on England. This seems about right.

GIMH · 04-08-2009, 02:15 AM

I called 3-0 and I stand by it

age_master · 04-08-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by superkingdave

Well i've put a bit of money on 2-1 Australia.

Could come down to the toss/weather at Headingly though

Bet against your own team so your happy no matter what the result

Redbacks · 04-08-2009, 03:22 AM

Is reverse jinx cancelled out if someone calls you out on it?

pup11 · 04-08-2009, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pratters

Unlikely that Australia will win 2/2 tests keeping England's form, weather in mind.

You never know, nobody could have predicted England would come back into the series as strongly as they did at Lord's after being under the cosh for most of the time during the Cardiff test.

So if Australia pick the right side, then don't see any reason why they still can't win this series, with KP already out of the series, and Freddie too struggling with his fitness, ceratinly England too have plenty of problems of their own to contend with.

Athlai · 04-08-2009, 05:54 AM

Problems such as Bell, Bopara and Broad.

Richard · 04-08-2009, 08:36 AM

If one person makes one prediction in a two-horse race and another makes a different one, each has a 50\50 chance of being right.

Just saying.

GIMH · 04-08-2009, 08:37 AM

No they don't, draw is a possibility as well

Richard · 04-08-2009, 08:40 AM

By "two-horse race" I meant "if England win England win and if Australia win or it's a draw Australia win", you know.

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,642	Reckon Oz will retain them with the 1-1 draw now. Can see The Oval being a high-scoring draw, so a lot depends on Leeds. Fair to say the standard of cricket down a notch or dozen from 2005 too. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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