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can England win 4 in a row

this is the closest one according to uk books

England, 11/8, Aus 13/8, draw 5/2, what odds does the TAB have ?
 
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England -110
Aus +163
Draw +450

This series could go to anyone, there was games in the last series that were anyones to win

i like the value of the draw.
 
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On the more bouncier pitches with the Kookaburra ball, Aussies have no excuses.

Ryan Harris needs to remain fit for the entire series for Aussies to have a decent chance of the win. 
 
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Aussies win the Ashes Outright!! After watching them in the India series I'm pretty sure the batting has improved. 
 
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this is one dayers killer we have always had a good team.
 
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C'mon...This Aussie team is the worst I've seen in 22 years of my existence!! I feel so bad sometimes..but well anyways they are gonna win the Ashes for sure (btw why the fak did they send Mitch home ??) 
 
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This prevailing attitude (in Australia at least) that we'll get the Ashes back this summer just because we're at home is amusing to say the least. 

What's changed for the better since winter ? We're still laden with mediocre batsmen and our sole world class player (Clarke) is now a day to day proposition because of his back (and is sure to be an even bigger target for his weakness - the short ball, as a result) And these fast bowler-friendly wickets that are being talked about do eventuate, how is that order of ours going score any more heavily than it did in ENgland ?

As far as our bowling goes, well who the hell is fit ? Pattinson, Starc and Bird haven't been seen since the last Ashes series and the perma-injured Pat Cummins is also a write off.

So our hopes rest with Ryan Harris, who while outstanding, is a longshot to go the distance in a five test series, Peter Siddle and probably Mitchell Johnson. 

The latter has looked outstanding recently but carries a tonne of mental scars from previous battles with England (and the barmy army). 

Meantime, England's coming back the same group that won 3-zip a couple of months ago


 


 
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Get Bollinger back
 
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4 more days
 
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Who's betting on the match ???
 
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The difference between the teams last series was Ian Bell. apart from the odd score from Root, the rest of the poms did f##ck all.I am not so sure if Aus have the best preparation. Everyone is nibbling on George Baileys nuts because of what he just did in India. Those wickets were a joke and the Indian attack is also nothing like the poms attack.

David Warner hit 3 hundreds in the Ryobi cup all on a ground that is smaller than the average backyard in Sydney on a pitch that is a highway.

It will be closer, but England should win the series.

 
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England double chance/retain Ashes approx 1.55
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Rostos:

The difference between the teams last series was Ian Bell. apart from the odd score from Root, the rest of the poms did f##ck all.I am not so sure if Aus have the best preparation. Everyone is nibbling on George Baileys nuts because of what he just did in India. Those wickets were a joke and the Indian attack is also nothing like the poms attack.

David Warner hit 3 hundreds in the Ryobi cup all on a ground that is smaller than the average backyard in Sydney on a pitch that is a highway.

It will be closer, but England should win the series.


It was a bit more than just Ian Bell, England won all the big moments in the series. Every time we had them on the ropes with bat or ball, they'd get a match turning partnership or a quick burst of wickets. 

Can't see how or where we've turned things around enough since winter to get even close to winning this series. England is beatable and would be dog meat against the great Australian sides of yesteryear.. But this is anything but the great Australian side of yesteryear 
 
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ian botham predicts 5-0 win for England before the tour starts , nice one beefy  
 
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Quote Originally Posted by mr_bollox:

ian botham predicts 5-0 win for England before the tour starts , nice one beefy  

with this Australian team it's still a distinct possibility 
 
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Aussie Aussie Aussie 
 
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England for some reason seem to always struggle in their first away test match over the past few years
 
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Will anyone of us ever ever see Australia lose a test match at the GABBA?

The GABBA is a lucky charm for Australia.

Would this team beat Australia at the GABBA?

A Cook

H Amla

J Kallis

I Bell

A B Deviliers

K Pietersen

V Kohli

G Swann

D Steyn

M Morkel

J Anderson

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Rostos:

Will anyone of us ever ever see Australia lose a test match at the GABBA?

The GABBA is a lucky charm for Australia.

Would this team beat Australia at the GABBA?

A Cook

H Amla

J Kallis

I Bell

A B Deviliers

K Pietersen

V Kohli

G Swann

D Steyn

M Morkel

J Anderson


 
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"Get ready for a broken arm" were 6 of the 7 words Michael Clarke said to Jimmy Anderson when telling him to face Mitchell Johnson

I wonder what the missing word was?
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUNt-q_8NW8&sns=tw
 
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always get the best sledging in ashes tests 
 
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Great win by the Aussies but we really need to ditch the trash talk for the time being. Graeme Swann, Ian Bell and Trott are all proven world class performers and capable of ripping our hearts out on any given day. Our media and some of our players seem to think that a couple of bad days in Brisbane for these guys has cast the dye for their entire ashes series. 


 
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Is Johnson going to get the same bounce in Adelaide? England throttled in the first test match against India in India last year and came back to win the series....That's not easy over there.

 

 
 
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Trott out of the tour
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