3rd thread - Ashes predictions

[wpdavid]

2-2
Runs: Smith and Stokes
Wickets: Anderson, Cummins, Leach, Lyons
Dropped: Broad

 

[Malcolm]

2-2
Runs: Root (550 plus runs)
Wickets: Cummins and Anderson (30 plus wickets)

 

[stephen]

Our side is better than their's in neutral conditions IMO, but England are also very well set up for their own conditions. And I think our weaknesses seem a lot more exposed in English conditions than other ones.

Yep. This will probably be a very competitive series as each side tries to out- collapse each other.

 

[Burgey]

2-2
Runs: Smith and Stokes
Wickets: Anderson, Cummins, Leach, Lyons
Dropped: Broad

Who’s Leach? Is he this year’ s Richard Ellison or Mark Ilott?

 

[Starfighter]

Who’s Leach? Is he this year’ s Richard Ellison or Mark Ilott?

Left arm spinner who probably won't play because he doesn't have the utility that Moeen supposedly offers with his batting.

 

[vcs]

Even if Moeen doesn't make any runs, his recent Test form justifies picking him for his bowling alone.

 

[wpdavid]

Who’s Leach? Is he this year’ s Richard Ellison or Mark Ilott?

Obviously a fitter version of the former.

 

[wpdavid]

Even if Moeen doesn't make any runs, his recent Test form justifies picking him for his bowling alone.

tbh I'd forgotten how well he performed over the winter, especially for a losing team in the Caribbean. Maybe him and Leach will share the wickets then.

 

[Gob]

Harris gone

 

[Burgey]

I’m predicting Tim Paine to have a decent series with the bat and make some handy contributions down the order. His technique and method is suited to the rubbish conditions you get in england a he plays the ball nice and late.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Alright, was waiting for the final squads, here goes nothing

Result: 2-2
Most runs: Smith, Warner and Head for Australia, Root, Stokes and Burns for England
Most wickets: Starc, Lyon and Pattinson for Australia, Anderson, Archer and Broad for England
Dropped: Bancroft, Wade, Roy, Denly, Woakes
Biggest surprise: Head
Biggest disappointment: Wade, Woakes
Rain delayed days: 10
Worst poster: FJ by an absolute country mile

 

[Burgey]

WRT posters, are we going on volume or rank direness? If the latter, I expect relative newcomer SpinToLose to top the charts, despite being banned by tea on day one of the first test.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

WRT posters, are we going on volume or rank direness? If the latter, I expect relative newcomer SpinToLose to top the charts, despite being banned by tea on day one of the first test.

He's a Gareth Batty fan. That is enough to conclude that the bloke is an absolute plonker in of itself

 

[morgieb]

WRT posters, are we going on volume or rank direness? If the latter, I expect relative newcomer SpinToLose to top the charts, despite being banned by tea on day one of the first test.

Should be volume. At least the latter will get banned very early on.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Score: 5-0 to James Pattinson
Most runs: James Pattinson
Most wickets: James Pattinson
Worst poster in the subbie: Anyone who is a) English and b) English.

 

[Victor Ian]

Just need Pattinson to not bowl the ball that breaks back.

 

[Adders]

Score: 5-0 to James Pattinson
Most runs: James Pattinson
Most wickets: James Pattinson
Worst poster in the subbie: Anyone who is a) English and b) English.

James Pattinson gonna play 5 tests in a row

Mate, be thankful if you get 3 sessions out of him.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Everywhere he goes Patto destroys things, hopefully it will be opposition batsman and not his own body.

 

[Burgey]

James Pattinson gonna play 5 tests in a row

Mate, be thankful if you get 3 sessions out of him.

He’ll do enough in two tests to top both.

Good one giggling at a bloke being susceptible to injury too. Awesome

 

[GoodAreasShane]

In my prediction Patto plays three tests, the two we lose are the two he sits out. Can plausibly see that happening.


Another miscellaneous (and if I'm honest not particularly bold) prediction: If Denly bowls he will go at over a run a ball without taking a single wicket