Series Predictions Thread

[Starfighter]

A bit premature, but I wanted to create it rather than letting someone else do it.

I suggest waiting at least until the squads are confirmed to actually make yours - your time limit is the toss on Day 1.

Winner and scoreline:
Most runs for each:
Most wickets for each:
Compton-Miller Medal:
Biggest welcome surprise for each:
Biggest failure for each:
Players called up/debuted:
Players dropped:
Random/free choice:
Number of sessions affected by rain:

 

[centurymaker]

Winner and scoreline: England 3-1 (or 2-2 Australia)
Most runs for each: Root and Labuschagne
Most wickets for each: Robinson and Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Robinson
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Brook and Lyon
Biggest failure for each: Stokes and Smith
Players called up/debuted: Neser
Players dropped: Pope and Warner
Number of sessions affected by rain: 16

 

[honestbharani]

Number of sessions affected by rain: 16

good call

 

[centurymaker]

good call

I wanted to go with over 20 tbh

 

[Shady Slim]

A bit premature, but I wanted to create it rather than letting someone else do it.

I suggest waiting at least until the squads are confirmed to actually make yours - your time limit is the toss on Day 1.

Winner and scoreline: aus 3-1
Most runs for each: usman brook
Most wickets for each: cumster anderson
Compton-Miller Medal: usman
Biggest welcome surprise for each: usman slays that final demon - the duke - to become the greatest opener of this generation
Biggest failure for each: haze broad
Players called up/debuted: neser to get a call up and take a six fer
Players "rested": all of the effete england pacers at various points
Random/free choice: crawley to get dropped (finally)
Number of sessions affected by rain: 7

 

[Ashes81]

Winner and scoreline: England 3-2
Most runs for each: Root and Labuschagne
Most wickets for each: Robinson and Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Robinson
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Duckett and Green
Biggest failure for each: Crawley and Warner
Players called up/debuted: Neser
Players dropped: Crawley, Warner
Number of sessions affected by rain: 12

 

[Prince EWS]

A bit premature, but I wanted to create it rather than letting someone else do it.

You're G.S. Kohli and I claim my $10.

 

[andruid]

Winner and scoreline: Australia 3-1
Most runs for each: Labuschagne and Root
Most wickets for each: Boland and Anderson
Compton-Miller Medal: Labuschagne
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Neser for Australia. No one does anything overly unexpected for England
Biggest failure for each: Travis Head for Australia. The whole England team just generally underwhelms with no one standing out as an obvious scapegoat
Players called up/debuted: Neser(?)
Players dropped: Head and Starc
Random/free choice: Bazball kinda blows up in England's face. Something along the lines of a match that could have played out as a draw ends up as a loss because of England trying to force a win and falling on their faces
Number of sessions affected by rain: 9

 

[Starfighter]

Players dropped: Crawley

Bold

 

[social]

A draw

Australia hasn’t won in England for a long time

 

[social]

Winner and scoreline: England 3-2
Most runs for each: Root and Labuschagne
Most wickets for each: Robinson and Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Robinson
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Duckett and Green
Biggest failure for each: Crawley and Warner
Players called up/debuted: Neser
Players dropped: Crawley, Warner
Number of sessions affected by rain: 12

Green being successful would hardly be a surprise as he’s one of the best young players in the world plus he’s an all rounder so has chances with bat & ball

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Winner and scoreline: England 3-1
Most runs for each: Root, Khawaja
Most wickets for each: Robinson, Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Robinson
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Crawley to average >30, Head
Biggest failure for each: Duckett, Carey
Players called up/debuted: Nesser to get games. Don't think there will be many changes though unless there are injuries
Players dropped: Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow, Robinson, Broad, Leach, Anderson
Random/free choice: Pope to captain one Test due to a Stokes injury. And loose it.
Number of sessions affected by rain: 9

 

[Ashes81]

Green being successful would hardly be a surprise as he’s one of the best young players in the world plus he’s an all rounder so has chances with bat & ball

I know what you mean but I think he could have an exceptional series

 

[Kraken]

A bit premature, but I wanted to create it rather than letting someone else do it.

I suggest waiting at least until the squads are confirmed to actually make yours - your time limit is the toss on Day 1.

Winner and scoreline: 3-1 to the mighty AUS
Most runs for each: marnus + root
Most wickets for each: Cummins + Robinson
Compton-Miller Medal: Cameron Green
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Neser + Crawley
Biggest failure for each: Haze (by virtue of not playing) and Harry Brook
Players called up/debuted: Neser
Players dropped: Harry Brook
Random/free choice: Green to score a ton and take a 5fa in the series
Number of sessions affected by rain: 8

 

[BoyBrumby]

Winner and scoreline: England 3-1
Most runs for each: Duckett & Smith
Most wickets for each: Robinson & Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Duckett
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Duckett & Warner
Biggest failure for each: Crawley & Khawaja
Players called up/debuted: I doubt too many of the seamers (save Cummins) will play all 5 tests, so expect some rotation there. Tongue and Neser to play at some point.
Players dropped: Ali & AN Aussie Seamer (say Boland)
Random/free choice: Stokes to make significant bowling contribution in at least one test; at least one player from #8 down to ton up.
Number of sessions affected by rain: Ha, we've actually got eff all wet stuff around just now; will say 10.

 

[ataraxia]

Winner and scoreline: England 3–2 Australia
Most runs for each: Root + Smith
Most wickets for each: Anderson Cummins
Compton–Miller Medal: Stokes
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Stokes + Lyon
Biggest failures for each: Crawley, Bairstow + Warner, Labuschagne
Players called up/debuted: Neser + Stevens
Players dropped: Crawley (by Kent) + Starc
Random/free choice: Broad dismisses Warner at least four times; Green to quietly gun it
Number of sessions affected by rain: 13 precisely

 

[Molehill]

Winner and scoreline: England 4-0 Australia
Most runs for each: Crawley + Head
Most wickets for each: Robinson + Boland
Compton–Miller Medal: Crawley
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Crawley + Warner
Biggest failures for each: Brook + Smith
Players called up/debuted: Foakes + Neser
Players dropped: Khawaja, Starc, Lyon
Random/free choice: Lyon gets smacked out of the attack and Australia switch to a T20 type spinner. Head gets hit on the Head at least 4 times
Number of sessions affected by rain: 7 (and all will be in July)

 

[Adders]

Winner and scoreline: England 4 - 1 Australia
Most runs for each: Brook / Labu
Most wickets for each: Robinson/ Cummins
Compton–Miller Medal: Brook
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Crawley / dgaf
Biggest failures for each: Head/ None
Players called up/debuted: Neser / Ali.....Derrrr
Players dropped: Warner + Starc
Random/free choice: Crawley to repay the faith and surprise all, will ave 40+ striking at 90. Smith to ave sub 40.
Number of sessions affected by rain: 3, forcing Stokes to make a ridiculous declaration gifting the Aussies the 1 test.

Stick a fork in it.....this is done.

 

[Starfighter]

Winner and scoreline: England 3-1
Most runs for each: Root, Labuschagne
Most wickets for each: Robinson, Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Root
Biggest welcome surprise for each: England don't lose anyone to injury, Australia use third man regularly before fifth test
Biggest failure for each: Ali, Smith
Players called up/debuted: Neser
Players dropped: Ali, Starc
Random/free choice: The English posters to be absolutely insufferable t***s
Number of sessions affected by rain: 6

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Winner and scoreline: 3-1 England
Most runs for each: Root and Smith
Most wickets for each: Robinson and Cummins
Compton-Miller Medal: Robinson
Biggest welcome surprise for each: Pope and Carey
Biggest failure for each: Crawley and Warner
Players called up/debuted: Neser and Dawson
Players dropped: Moeen, Crawley and Starc
Random free choice: Duckett to be top opening bat of series.
Number of sessions affected by rain: 8