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Anyone care to debate the likelt result of the impending Ashes series? I for one am very excited and have discovered one advantage of the nocturnal feeding habits of newborn babies. I can earn brownie points doing the overnight feeds and watch the cricket!

My prediction is 3-1 to England.
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My prediction is that I will not stay up to watch the cricket.

Apart from the last day of the last test if it looks like Australia are about to win.
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I'm no expert, but I'm guessing that losing your first two hitters for 29 runs isn't a great start to an Ashes series?
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I thought you were not watching!
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benread wrote:I thought you were not watching!
DRT wrote:Apart from ... if it looks like Australia are about to win.
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I think the intelligent money at the bookmakers was right - Australia are favourites to win the series and I think that's right. 3-1 to Australia, with England winning the last test once the Aussies have secured the Ashes.

Or perhaps I'm just in a grumpy mood. I will have the radio on tonight while "asleep" from 11:30pm.
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I have just got up and am no longer feeling very optimistic!
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OK. Who are those imposters in Australia and what have they done with the real England cricket team. They may look like the England players who lefty these shores a month ago, but they are clearly not the same people.

The real England cricket team don't play like this. KP doesn't make big scores any more - he always throws his wicket away with a stupid shot once he gets settled in. Jonathan Trott can't field for toffee and Jimmy Anderson always tries too hard.

So could that team be Australia A in disguise, trying to make a point about being overlooked by the Aussie selectors...
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We may even see Australia praying for rain to save a test match. How very English that would be!
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I think this will all be over before we get to Melbourne...for those who do not understand it means we win in Perth and retain the Ashes...whoopdewoo!!!
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It is strange how quiet my Aussie cricket loving friend has gone since the end of day 1 of the 1st Test!
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Just taken 5 Aussies down to London from Stansted Airport and for some reason they didn't want to talk about the cricket...I wonder why :wink: :wink:
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My great-great-grandad is an Australian immigrant and he thinks we're going to turn it around in the next test.

I don't watch cricket very often but what has confused me more than anything from this series is that I haven't heard the comentators talking about what I thought was a mandatory "England middle-order collapse". Has that rule been removed from the game?
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DRT wrote:I don't watch cricket very often but what has confused me more than anything from this series is that I haven't heard the comentators talking about what I thought was a mandatory "England middle-order collapse". Has that rule been removed from the game?
It has not been removed, but the mantle is now taken up by Australia. At Adelaide, Australia lost 4 wickets for 25 runs in 6 overs to seal the win for England!
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DRT wrote:I don't watch cricket very often but what has confused me more than anything from this series is that I haven't heard the comentators talking about what I thought was a mandatory "England middle-order collapse". Has that rule been removed from the game?
It has not been removed, but the mantle is now taken up by Australia. At Adelaide, Australia lost 4 wickets for 25 runs in 6 overs to seal the win for England!
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benread wrote:Anyone care to debate the likelt result of the impending Ashes series? I for one am very excited and have discovered one advantage of the nocturnal feeding habits of newborn babies. I can earn brownie points doing the overnight feeds and watch the cricket!

My prediction is 3-1 to England.
I predict that England will retain the Ashes.

OK. I confess. I am really not used to watching an England side that wins. It's a very odd feeling.
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I predict a miraculous victory for Australia.

How many cups of tea do they have to win by to be awarded the cinders?
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DRT wrote:I predict a miraculous victory for Australia.

How many cups of tea do they have to win by to be awarded the cinders?
After last night I would say that 'miraculous' may only be a slight exaggeration.
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DRT wrote:How many cups of tea do they have to win by to be awarded the cinders?
By enough cups of tea to have sufficient to drown their sorrows...
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benread wrote:My prediction is 3-1 to England.
I wish I had put money on that!
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This thread could be reused.
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