Ashes Predictions

[NasserFan207]

England 2-2 Australia

Top runscorers: Watson and Pieterson

Top wicket-takers: Hilf and Swann

Dumped: Collingwood, Hauritz

Returning players: Morgan, Hughes

Surprise: North

[Burgey]

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

Look on the bright side, you nearly made it. You made it all the way to the fourth line before veering off wildly into an alternate dimension.

Look on the realistic side.. You've been here five minutes and wouldn't have the first idea WTF I'm getting at. You'll be fun if England cop a pasting, won't you?

[Howe_zat]

Originally Posted by Burgey

Look on the realistic side.. You've been here five minutes and wouldn't have the first idea WTF I'm getting at. You'll be fun if England cop a pasting, won't you?

You're fun. We're going to be best friends.

[Burgey]

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

You're fun. We're going to be best friends.

Haha.. Well at least until the tests start!

[Nnanden]

2-1 Australia
Top runscorer - Ricky Ponting
Top wicket taker - Doug Bollinger
Dumpings - Nathan Hauritz
Debutant/Returning players - Steve Smith
Surprise Packet - Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Steve Smith, Prince EWS

[four_or_six]

This picture to be used during the series when Katich runs Watson out on 99.

[four_or_six]

This picture to be used when Hildich mysteriously disappears on the eve of the series before he can select which spinner to use.

[Top_Cat]

2-1 England (England to take a Test off Australia in Bris for the first time in forever)
Top runscorer - Trott
Top wicket taker - Anderson
Dumpings - Huss, Finn, KP
Debutant/Returning players - Usman, Starc (ugh)
Surprise Packet - KP unable to score a ton all series.

[turnstyle]

Result - Australia (3-1)
Runs - Watto to bash 500+ without not converting a 50, Broad to be hailed the next next Botham.
Wickets - Johnson (at least half from balls outside leg), Broad.
Dumping - Finn, Pieterson, Hussey after the WACA test.
Debutant - Morgan to slot back into 6, Khawaja to take Hussey's, O'Keefe to chose which player's spot he'll take from a lucky dip at the Christmas dinner.
Surprise - A 6th Test.

[Oscillatingmind]

3-1 England
Top runscorer - Strauss, Clarke
Top wicket taker - Hilfenhaus, Broad
Dumpings - Hussey
Debutant/Returning players - Khawaja, Copeland
Surprise Packet - Swan to finish averaging 40+ with the ball (but do well with the bat)

[flibbertyjibber]

Originally Posted by Oscillatingmind

Surprise Packet - Swan to finish averaging 40+ with the ball (but do well with the bat)

Wouldn't disagree with that,thing is despite that poor bowling average he will probably have a huge say in an England win so will have done his job.

[Blaze 18]

Australia to win the Ashes 2-1
Top runscorer - Jonathan Trott
Top wicket taker - Graeme Swann

[Evermind]

Australia 3-0
Top Runs: Ponting
Top Wickets: Johnson

I'm hoping for England to win, but I have a feeling it's not gonna be very close. Closer than the last one in Australia certainly, but no way are England gonna win the series.

They don't have a batsman with the quality of Ponting. They do not have a bowler capable of running through a lineup like Johnson.

The one thing England have over Australia is Swann. I don't see him turning that many games to be honest - he's good, but he's no Warne or Murali.

[AlanJLegend]

Australia 3-2 (ones of England's victories coming in the 5th test)

Most runs: Ponting and Strauss

Most wickets: Broad and Johnson

Surprises:
-North to ton up 3 or 4 times
-Siddle to take quite a few wickets
-Finn to be dropped

[DragonPunk]

Australia 2-1

Most runs: Ponting and Cook

Most wickets: Hilfenhaus and Broad

Surprises:
Khawaja to debut somewhere and ton up
Johnson to score another century
Clarke to prove why he's the golden arm
Swanny to unleash the sprinkler.