The Ashes 2006-7 - England v Australia

we're the new ICC, we get the best seats for free....

Right lads , we three need a good lawyer to put the company together. I suggest we call ourselves Cric365 as we'll be playing cricket every hour that God sends!!

Someone told me there's a website with that name , but we'll fight 'em in court!!

Claps , LOVE the idea of 10 test series , but it might end up 5-5 , so lets' go for 11 !!

No more of this bi-annual Ashes , we'll play bi-monthly!! 3 in England , then 3 in Australia and we'll fit the rest of the cricketing world in as best we can.

Blimey , the old Urn will have to be watercooled , it'll change hands that often!!

We're onto millions here lads , just hope my liver's up to the strain!!

you guys are totally witty, these last few quotes caught my interest. Had some great laugh from clobs, clapo and sledgy. If the ICC saw this they would have pass out right away. O God, by the rate you all are going then we cricketers will die in a series and everyyone will get bankrupt.

A new rule too, test matches will start in the night.

Interesting to see a few people predicting England to win the Ashes series in Australia. Good....I might be able to get some reasonable odds on Betfair for the Aussies....

I give England next to no chance of retaining the Ashes. They did great to win them on home soil but things will be very different in down under. You don't win matches (or series) in Australia unless you bring a top class spinner with you. Where will England get one of those?.... Are they thinking of borrowing Murali or something?

Couple of things are definitely guaranteed to be different from the last series. 1) MacGill wont be sitting on the sidelines and 2) Ponting wont be doing England any favours by sending them in to bat after winning the toss.....

IMO Australia will win the series 3:1.

Good point gambler, and this time England can't sub in and out their bowlers so they need a spinner or part timer who can rest the bowlers for a few overs because the bowlers are going to have to spend a whole day out there in a country that actually has a summer

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Originally posted by Clapo We may need 1 to go to court about the name though, and probably to go to court against the ICC once they try to take credit for our idea

I'm yer man Claps , I've read all the Rumpole books !!

I think last ashes it was all about the swing from england i think this series Harmison is going to play a HUGE roll with his bounce expect Vaughnan to come back and Strauss to enjoy himself aswell I think a main problem for england will be Fredward's batting he's failed to bat well out of england a lot another good thing for england is they've recieved a reality check in the sub continent and have stopped dwelling on last years ashes I can hardly see reverse swing being a factory in australia the kookaburra is not well known to reverse. Hoggard should enjoy himself if you'll remember he absolutely excelled in south africa with a kooka and a similar type of pitch

Originally posted by mazzybabe.uk I think a main problem for england will be Fredward's batting he's failed to bat well out of england ...

That's the same Freddie who scored 4 successive half centuries in the recent test series then.....

Originally posted by Sledger Originally posted by spin wizard kookabura balls swings more of the seam so hoggard in favour and harmison on bouncy tracks but i have a feeling warne will damage england on the gabba. The ball might move off the seam , it won't swing off it. Warne will certainly be a handful at the SCG , but the seamers are more likely to prosper at the Gabba.

Not neccesarily sledg, warne has stated many times that the gabba is his favourite to bowl on, and to back that up he has a fantastic record there...

Originally posted by Clapo Not neccesarily sledg, warne has stated many times that the gabba is his favourite to bowl on, and to back that up he has a fantastic record there...

Blimey Claps , then Hussain's crazy decision for the 1st test last time in Oz looks even crazier!!

Then again , Warnie's "spin" would outdo Tony Blair's better efforts!   

well the aussies r now taking help from wasim akram abt the reverse swing. this is the link to it :

http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2006/apr/22ashes.htm

 

The Englishmen are ging to be hard to beat especially with thier bowlers (Flintoff, Hoggard and Giles) in good form. Australia have Home advantage and are defenatly after revenage. Australia's Left handed batsman (Gilchrist and Hussey) will have to prove themselves against the revere swinging ball that Flintoff produced last summer. But In England they use a Dukes ball but In Aus they will be using a Kookaburra. Dukes have a plastic coating around thier ball meaning it will take longer to wear out 1 side but when it does it will be more effective. Also the pitch used will come into consideration. The WACA is not as bouncy as it used to be and has become more of a spinner's pitch. The Gabba will be the most bounciest. Australian Bowling attack might look out of shape after Glenn Mcgrath coming in and the returning form of Jason Gillespie. Englishmen look the better team on paper but Australia can make an upset. Hussey, Ponting and Gilchrist have to make tons a lot. They will proberly go with 5 bowlers which leaves the batsman at risk. It will be close but the Englishmen might take it out again! BOO!

Originally posted by mazzybabe.uk ah thats what i like to see a realistic aussie

Be better still , if he used paragraphs mate!

It's always tempting to take the pressure off your team by painting them as the underdogs.

However, on paper Australia should thump England convincingly, and that's that. The pressure is well and truly on the Australian players, because a lot is being expected of them and it will be a huge embarrassment if they don't win.

They know that another loss to England means that Australia do not deserve to be #1 any longer, and that a golden era will have ended on their watch.

True Mazzy , England play 7 tests and a load of one dayers whilst the Aussies go sheep shearing!

Don't be surprised if a number of top players from England and Australia are "injured" for the ICC Trophy.