Johno
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« on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:21:02 » |
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so its nearly the start of the ASHES!  so now, it is time for predictions!... will pietersen step up to test match cricket? will gillespie continue to be crap  ... anyway... my prediction is a 3-2 win to England, we will win 1st test, then it will be 2-2 coming to the final test and England will win! |
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fatbury
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:22:17 » |
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5 nil unless it rains .. to the Aussies!
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Iffy's Onion Bhaji
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:31:02 » |
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i rekon 2-1 to the aussies (as much as i hate to say it). i think pieterson will be worse in tests. Gillespie will pick up but the worry is that glen and wet lee are bowling well and gilchrist is on fire. England will have to be at thier best all 11 of them!
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fatbury
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:32:29 » |
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Thorpe NOT Bell .. Bad choice .. aussies will be happy with that
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Iffy's Onion Bhaji
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:40:37 » |
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Bell will do well i think. the aussies dont know much about him. its vaughan, tresco and struass im worried about. the aussies know how to get them out and thats got to change.
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Nils
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:52:51 » |
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2-1 to England.
I think that with the batting line ups both teams have that there will be a couple of draws.
Lords - England win - Harmy and Hoggy love bowling at lords and Strauss loves batting there cos he plays for middlesex. Gillespee and Lee have always struggled with the slope at lords.
Edgbaston - Ozzie win - Will be seething after loosing the first test and they usually win there. Tresco struggles at Edgbaston and so does Flintoff.
Old Trafford - Draw - Good batting pitch and there is always bad light or rain.
Trent bridge - Hard to call could go either way. So Draw
The Brit Oval - England have always done well there in tests with the fast outfield that players like Vaughn, Tresco and Strauss have ana excellent record.
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Johno
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 20:54:39 » |
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i actually forgot about the possibility of draws   so actually 2-1 England. Bell will do well, he has proven he can do it in tests and to be honest, im fine with thorpe being left out. |
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 21:21:18 » |
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3-1 Australia. 1-1 after the first 2.
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ee the trick is only pick on those that can't do you no harm
Like the drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
I annoyed Yeovilred 28/01/06
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 22:09:59 » |
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2-1 to England, got to win back the Ashes sometime and this is as good a time as any, got one of the best chances for ages.
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 22:19:54 » |
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3-1 to Australia, although 2-2 might not be a bad bet
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Nils
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 23:09:10 » |
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3-1 to Australia, although 2-2 might not be a bad bet
Cmon Boeta have some confidence. We don't still have Atherton holding up our innnings. |
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, July 15, 2005, 00:31:55 » |
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2-0 up after the first two tests, get the nations hopes up and them lose the last three  |
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, July 15, 2005, 04:53:22 » |
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2-1 to the England!. I do believe in the lads.
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, July 15, 2005, 09:35:22 » |
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2-2
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« Reply #14 on: Friday, July 15, 2005, 09:53:42 » |
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I think 2-2 is a good call too. Don't get too many drawn tests these days unless it rains which it will do for at least one of them. As long as our top 3 can get some runs I think it will pretty close.
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