Ashes 2017 Series Predictions

[The_Reaper]

Series result: Australia 3-1
Top Australia batsman: Usman Khawaja
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Josh Hazlewood
Top England bowler: Chris Woakes
First Australian dropped*: Tim Paine
First Englishman dropped*: Garry Ballance
First century: Usman Khawaja
First 5 wicket haul: Josh Hazlewood

*injuries clearly don't count*

 

[Dez!]

Australia 4-0

Top Australia batsman: Peter Handscomb
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Mitchell Starc
Top England bowler: Stuart Broad
First Australian dropped*: Shaun Marsh
First Englishman dropped*: James Vince
First century: Steve Smith
First 5 wicket haul: Mitchell Starc

Surprised at people picking England, I really think Starc will absolutely annihilate that batting line up.

 

[eth-dog]

Question, if Marsh and Paine both get dropped for Perth, who actually got dropped first? Would it be Marsh due to batting higher?

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Question, if Marsh and Paine both get dropped for Perth, who actually got dropped first? Would it be Marsh due to batting higher?

They won't dropped Paine unless he gets injured. Marsh will be first out the door.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Australia 4-0

Top Australia batsman: Peter Handscomb
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Mitchell Starc
Top England bowler: Stuart Broad
First Australian dropped*: Shaun Marsh
First Englishman dropped*: James Vince
First century: Steve Smith
First 5 wicket haul: Mitchell Starc

Surprised at people picking England, I really think Starc will absolutely annihilate that batting line up.

We certainly hope Starc does but so far in his career, he's not annihilated many teams. Sri Lanka and West Indies are about the only two he's torn a new one. He's due though, he's now got a lot of experience at this level.

 

[Cotchin 9]

Series result: Australia 3-1
Top Australia batsman: Usman Khawaja
Top England batsmen: Dawid Malan
Top Australia bowler: Mitchell Starc
Top England bowler: Stuart Broad
First Australian dropped*: Pat Cummins for Sayers (Adel)
First Englishman dropped*: James Vince
First century: David Warner
First 5 wicket haul: Starc

 

[Jascave]

Series result:
Top Australia batsman:
Top England batsmen:
Top Australia bowler:
Top England bowler:
First Australian dropped*:
First Englishman dropped*:
First century:
First 5 wicket haul:

*injuries clearly don't count*

Series result: Australia 3-1
Top Australia batsman: Steven Smith
Top England batsmen: Alastair Cook
Top Australia bowler: Josh Hazlewood
Top England bowler: Chris Woakes
First Australian dropped: Shaun Marsh
First Englishman dropped: James Vince
First century: Usman Khawaja
First 5 wicket haul: Chris Woakes

Series result: Australia 2-1
Top Australian batsman: Usman Khawaja
Top England batsman: Joe Root
Top Australian bowler: Mitchell Starc
Top England bowler: Stuart Broad
First Australian dropped: Shaun Marsh
First Englishman dropped: James Vince
First century: Steve Smith
First 5 wicket haul: Stuart Broad


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[The_Reaper]

They won't dropped Paine unless he gets injured. Marsh will be first out the door.

Marsh will be out with a hamstring.

 

[JackOutback]

Series result: Australia 3-1
Top Australia batsman: Steven Smith
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Josh Hazlewood
Top England bowler: Stuart Broad
First Australian dropped*: Pat Cummins
First Englishman dropped*: James Vince
First century: Usman Khawaja
First 5 wicket haul: Mitchell Starc

 

[Donnie Darko]

After seeing the latest team selection im more confident England can retain the ashes. Unless Mitch Starc has a series to compare with Mitch Johnsons efforts .

 

[The_Big_Ship]

Series result: Draw 2-2
Top Australia batsman: Steve Smith
Top England batsman: Jonny Bairstow
Top Australia bowler: Mitchell Starc
Top England bowler: Chris Woakes
First Australian dropped*: Shaun Marsh
First Englishman dropped*: Mark Stoneman
First century: Peter Handscomb
First 5 wicket haul: Josh Hazlewood

 

[thejockey]

Series result: Australia 3-2
Top Australia batsman: Peter Hanscomb
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Mitchell Starc
Top England bowler: Jimmy Anderson
First Australian dropped: Pat Cummins ( rested )
First Englishman dropped: James Vince
First century: Alistair Cook, but will only make 250 for the series
First 5 wicket haul: Pat Cummins

Series will be close but matches will be one sided
3 tests will be finished by lunch on day 4

 

[largebus]

Series result: England 2-1
Top Australia batsman: Shaun Marsh
Top England batsmen: Rooooooooooooot
Top Australia bowler: Garry
Top England bowler: The Dukes Ball
First Australian dropped*: Tim Paine
First Englishman dropped*: Jimmy Anderson
First century: Shaun Marsh
First 5 wicket haul: Josh Hazlewood

 

[damochandler]

I honest don’t think our bowlers will send fear through the poms like the 13 team did. Starc is no Johnson.

 

[Run n Spread]

Series Result: Australia 4-1
Top Australia batsman: Steve Smith
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Pat Cummins
Top England bowler: Stuart Broad
First Australian dropped*: Shaun Marsh
First Englishman dropped*: Whoever plays out of Crane or Mason
First century: Dave Warner
First 5 wicket haul: Pat Cummins

 

[bungwahl]

Adelaide will be paradise for the poms with a duke ball under lights. Melbourne can be a lottery. Sydney who knows what the weather will be like. Perth a draw most likely. Brisbane the only one I think that is nearly a Garuntee win

Only place England will be using a Duke ball would be in the warm-ups..

 

[Costanza_]

Series result: 3-1 Aus
Top Australia batsman: Khawaja
Top England batsmen: Bairstow
Top Australia bowler: Hazlewood
Top England bowler: Broad
First Australian dropped*: Nil
First Englishman dropped*: The 4th seamer when Stokes gets here
First century: Bancroft on debut
First 5 wicket haul: Hazlewood

 

[Sando22]

Series result: Aus 4-0
Top Australia batsman: Steve Smith
Top England batsmen: Joe Root
Top Australia bowler: Josh Hazlewood
Top England bowler: Chris Woakes
First Australian dropped*: Pat Cummins
First Englishman dropped*: One of the no named gang
First century: Dave Warner
First 5 wicket haul: Mitch Starc

 

[JG22]

6-0

 

[Lebbo73]

Australia aren’t going to win 5-0

I agree. There is a fair bit of rain around atm.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

Marsh will either make or break the Aussies

 

[JG22]

Marsh will either make or break the Aussies

Doubt it.

Will win easily anyway. Just like we did with the useless Bailey last time

 

[Docker82]

Series result: Australia 4-1
Top Australia batsman: Smith
Top England batsmen: Root
Top Australia bowler: Starc - would be Hazlewood but he’s slightly underdone
Top England bowler: Broad
First Australian dropped: Bancroft*
First Englishman dropped: Vince*
First century: Warner
First 5 wicket haul: Starc

*Almost put Cummins here as I believe he won’t play in Adelaide. Not really getting dropped when the selectors have already planned your return though (he’ll be back in Perth). England may pick a bowler more suited to swinging (day night test) conditions in Adelaide as well.

 

[Docker82]

They won't dropped Paine unless he gets injured. Marsh will be first out the door.

I actually think Bancroft could be thrown out pretty quickly if things don’t go right. He averaged 28 last summer and as good as he’s been this summer he’s only played three good innings with the whites on to prove himself worthy and was no where near the test team a few weeks ago for a reason. Form is temporary - class in permanent and I’m not sure he has enough class to last in the test side. Facing Anderson and Broad with the new ball will be tough compared to coming in at six anywhere between 30 and 100+ overs into an innings outside of perhaps late in the day under lights in Adelaide.

 

[Dez!]

I honest don’t think our bowlers will send fear through the poms like the 13 team did. Starc is no Johnson.

Yeah, he's quicker and swings the ball.