PaulC Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) England are the better side. Of the Aussies, only Michael Clarke gets a game for England. I think it will be close - 2-1 England with the Aussies to win in Brisbane. That's not really true. If you look at the at the icc bowling rankings then both Harris and Siddle are higher than any other England seamer. Add Johnson as there third seamer, they definately have the edge in bowling. Tremlett is not the bowler he was 3 years ago. There's also a few questions about Anderson being slightly on the way down. 10 years bowling at the highest level will take its toll on the body. Edited November 20, 2013 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 There wasn't much between the two teams in the summer. The Australians then lacked the killer instinct to turn positive situations into winning positions. I think it will be much the same again this winter. It wont rely on class of the performers but on which team can press their advantages into wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 There wasn't much between the two teams in the summer. The Australians then lacked the killer instinct to turn positive situations into winning positions. I think it will be much the same again this winter. It wont rely on class of the performers but on which team can press their advantages into wins. There was one test that england won by 19 i think and another where rain save England. so it could have been 2-2 but England have more experience of winning. Australia only lost 1-0 in a 4 match home series to South Africa and we saw what they did to us so its not a foregone conclusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Going to stay up tonight and watch as much as i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Beers in fridge, a bottle of wine on standby if necessary, hotpot in the oven (should be ready around 11) - looking forward to the day's play. Edited November 20, 2013 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 There wasn't much between the two teams in the summer. The Australians then lacked the killer instinct to turn positive situations into winning positions. I think it will be much the same again this winter. It wont rely on class of the performers but on which team can press their advantages into wins. There was one test that england won by 19 i think and another where rain save England. so it could have been 2-2 but England have more experience of winning. Australia only lost 1-0 in a 4 match home series to South Africa and we saw what they did to us so its not a foregone conclusion There was also one match where we was only minutes from winning until bad light ended it. So it could have just as easy have been 4-0. We won the last series without actually playing very well. It's going to be tight but I think England will edge a classic series 3-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 There wasn't much between the two teams in the summer. The Australians then lacked the killer instinct to turn positive situations into winning positions. I think it will be much the same again this winter. It wont rely on class of the performers but on which team can press their advantages into wins. There was one test that england won by 19 i think and another where rain save England. so it could have been 2-2 but England have more experience of winning. Australia only lost 1-0 in a 4 match home series to South Africa and we saw what they did to us so its not a foregone conclusion There was also one match where we was only minutes from winning until bad light ended it. So it could have just as easy have been 4-0. We won the last series without actually playing very well. It's going to be tight but I think England will edge a classic series 3-2 Yes but that final test was setup by Clarke's declaration so i don't think its relevant. True we didn't play great but we've been like that in a few series lately. Last few away series we have lost to Pakistan, drew with Sri Lanka, won in India and drew in New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 England are the better side. Of the Aussies, only Michael Clarke gets a game for England. I think it will be close - 2-1 England with the Aussies to win in Brisbane. If was fully fit Ryan Harris would walk into England team and if got his head screwed on maybe Shane Watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 England are the better side. Of the Aussies, only Michael Clarke gets a game for England. I think it will be close - 2-1 England with the Aussies to win in Brisbane. If was fully fit Ryan Harris would walk into England team and if got his head screwed on maybe Shane Watson Agree with this. Nervous about this series... It'll be a 2-2 draw or 3-2 to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 AUSTRALIA: Rogers, Warner, Watson, Clarke (capt), Bailey, Smith, Haddin (wkt), Johnson, Siddle, Harris, Lyon. ENGLAND: Cook (capt), Carberry, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Root, Prior (wkt), Broad, Swann, Anderson, Tremlett. Aussies batting first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted November 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2013 Give Broad the ball first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Here we go again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Broad goes for a four and a no ball of his first ball. Could be a long night, looks perfect for batting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It starts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted November 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2013 Broady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 2 Surrey players ... Should be enough to carry the other 9So England victory ...: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Looking like a decent toss to have lost, currently. Edited November 21, 2013 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Looking like a decent toss to have lost, currently. Bloody Johnson & Haddin. Other than that, very good day for England. Looks like a decent enough track for batting, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'll not judge, till both teams have batted, but you've got to say that was an almost perfect start for England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Great performance by Broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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