The Ashes are almost upon us, and with that comes all the excitement and hype that goes along with any high profile sporting event. The only difference with the Ashes is that (unlike the World Cup) it usually lives up to expectations! I can’t say that I’ll be up every night watching every ball throughout the series (the days play starts at 11:30pm UK time) but I’ll certainly be watching some of it. Here are my predictions for the coming series.
England Will Win 3-1
Yes I honestly believe that the England team can win this time! They’ve looked strong in the warm ups – which are partly meaningless I know – and have played well enough over the last year or so to prove they are a good team. The strength in depth is something we’ve not seen from an England squad in some time as well.
Not only do England look good, but Australia look poor. The batters are all out of form, and the bowlers are very inconsistent. In fact, you could say that the bowlers play like typical England players! They are certainly good enough to cause the England team some trouble, but I don’t think they can do it on a consistent enough basis.
Swann Will Be The Hero
I’d be very surprised if Swann doesn’t make a big impact on the series. Everyone is talking up his chances of being the most important player for England, and I completely agree. He’s got that little bit extra that can make all the difference in a tight session. If he can keep up his habit of taking wickets in his first over then that would be handy too!
You can never write off the Australians though, and I’m sure that the series will be a lot closer than many people imagine. I still think England will win though, and will do it in style. It might all come down to how they perform in the first test though.
The Ashes are almost upon us, and with that comes all the excitement and hype that goes along with any high profile sporting event. The only difference with the Ashes is that (unlike the World Cup) it usually lives up to expectations! I can’t say that I’ll be up every night watching every ball throughout the series (the days play starts at 11:30pm UK time) but I’ll certainly be watching some of it. Here are my predictions for the coming series.
England Will Win 3-1
Yes I honestly believe that the England team can win this time! They’ve looked strong in the warm ups – which are partly meaningless I know – and have played well enough over the last year or so to prove they are a good team. The strength in depth is something we’ve not seen from an England squad in some time as well.
Not only do England look good, but Australia look poor. The batters are all out of form, and the bowlers are very inconsistent. In fact, you could say that the bowlers play like typical England players! They are certainly good enough to cause the England team some trouble, but I don’t think they can do it on a consistent enough basis.
Swann Will Be The Hero
I’d be very surprised if Swann doesn’t make a big impact on the series. Everyone is talking up his chances of being the most important player for England, and I completely agree. He’s got that little bit extra that can make all the difference in a tight session. If he can keep up his habit of taking wickets in his first over then that would be handy too!
You can never write off the Australians though, and I’m sure that the series will be a lot closer than many people imagine. I still think England will win though, and will do it in style. It might all come down to how they perform in the first test though.