The Ashes

[Stuster]

As an Australian-born, British-bred mongrel, I'm going for a 3-0 win for Australia, with only the weather saving the Poms from worse humiliation. But I have been wrong once or twice before I guess. So what do you predict folks?

 

[Aussie Claret]

I have $30 riding on the pom's winning one test, but I'm the worst punter and don't think that they will manage this small feat. 5-0 Aussies.
AC

 

[Duff]

It won't be 5 zip to Australia, that's for sure. All the Poms need are 3 draws, or 2 and a win and the Ashes are gaawwwnnnnnnn...............

Australia 3, England 1, 1 draw.

Stuart McGill back for the Sydney Test sending a few sideways and taking Man of the Match...........as long as he doesn't keep throwing up those full tosses :angry:

Cheers.

 

[Josh]

4-1 With England taking one of the two dead rubbers in either Melbourne or Sydney.

No sign of serious rain anywhere, so can't see a draw the way we play cricket these days.

 

[pbrosnan]

3 - 1 to Oz with rain in Sydney providing the draw.

 

[Uncle Fester]

3 - 1 to Oz with rain in Sydney providing the draw.

Looking on the money so far....... B)

And hopefully some of the rain extends as far south as Canberra :angry:

Festa

 

[Josh]

Looking on the money so far....... B)

And hopefully some of the rain extends as far south as Canberra :angry:

Festa

Obviously neither of you have spent much time in Sydney recently. The Sydney match will be a result inside 4 days.

I suspect the one match England will win as per my prediction previsouly will be in Melbourne. With Harmison and Panesar taking 15+ wickets between them. Then, after hitting it for 3 days because they finally won a game, we will trounce them by an innings in Sydney.

 

[Stuster]

Well, good call Aussie Claret. Wish it had been a closer series really to make it all a bit more exciting, but a good farewell to Warne, McGrath, Langer (and Martyn) I guess. Now for a whitewash (against the Poms anyway, probably not the Kiwis) in the one dayers.

 

[Duff]

Well I never would have thought 5-0. Adelaide was the one, England declaring at 6-550 and still losing, amazing that I got to see the final day.

I just don't think that England had the hunger.

Edit: And how was Warnies sledge to Collingwood "You scored 7 runs and received an MBE?" Priceless.

 

[Josh]

Well I never would have thought 5-0. Adelaide was the one, England declaring at 6-550 and still losing, amazing that I got to see the final day.

I just don't think that England had the hunger.

Edit: And how was Warnies sledge to Collingwood "You scored 7 runs and received an MBE?" Priceless.

"It's an embarrassment mate" Jonathan Agnew loved it. I always though Aggers was a bit of a snob, but him loving the sledging going on gave me a whole new perspective. Great stuff!

I went to day 1 of the Sydney test. JL was having a ball listening to the Barmy Army in the last session. Dressed up as Roy after the big hundred he knocked up in Melbourne.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Well I never would have thought 5-0. Adelaide was the one, England declaring at 6-550 and still losing, amazing that I got to see the final day.

I just don't think that England had the hunger.

Edit: And how was Warnies sledge to Collingwood "You scored 7 runs and received an MBE?" Priceless.

I thought the quip he threw at Mahmoud from the slips was a clanger as well... As Mahmoud was taking guard, warney chimed in "Lets send the Taxi Driver home now then...."!!!!


The game will miss him. However, the sound tecnician at 9 will probably breathe a sigh of relief.


7 seconds is an awfully short time to hit the kill switch on the stump microphone. There was a heap of **** flying around the day that Warne was hit for 6, and his (televised) retort was "F*cking Arsey c*nt"


And who could forget "Can't bowl, Can't throw"........ where is Scut Muller these days??


Fess

 

[Aussie Claret]

Well 5-0 twas but I reckon that the Poms might just get up and win one of the one dayers.

I should of had a couple of shillings on the 5-0 result.

AC

 

[Adamt]

As my Pommy boss says...

"Don't worry mate, we'll win 6-5!"