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[rickjames]

Hope we lose the toss so the press can't have a field day at Root on getting it right/wrong. That being said, not totally against us having a bowl

[billyb]

No matter who bats first:
Australia to get 350 - 400.
England to scrape together 200-250.
Australia to thrash a quick 200/250.
England to be bowled out for less than 150.

[SD]

If Broad and Anderson don't both play here it will make the team selection at Brisbane even more wretched than it did at the time.

I do fear for England here.  The conditions in the first test could not have been any better for us and we squandered that advantage.  There seems to be a narrative that pink ball tests favour England which isn't grounded in actual results.  If we get lucky batting and bowling at the right times we could get a result but without Archer or Stone our attack looks too one-dimensional for these conditions when Wood is rested

[Bungle]

No matter who bats first:
Australia to get 350 - 400.
England to scrape together 200-250.
Australia to thrash a quick 200/250.
England to be bowled out for less than 150.

Solid prediction here. I really hope there are some actual twists and turns in this series and it isn't just England getting rolled every game.

[stamper]

Ashes shock: Leach picked and Broad in for Woakes. Aus to bat first and get 367 A/O, England to get 324. England to be left chasing 246 and we'll get them 6 or 7 down.

No matter who bats first:
Australia to get 350 - 400.
England to scrape together 200-250.
Australia to thrash a quick 200/250.
England to be bowled out for less than 150.

Poor predictions.  Not specific enough.  Who makes the runs, who takes the wickets, how many dropped catches?   

[rickjames]

Cummins out after coming into contact with a COVID case. Sheesh

[billyb]

If I'm allowed to play that game...

Malan to be unexpectedly good.
Root to score 1 100 and a 50 or two.
Pope to score 70 and then do nothing.
Hameed to score 2 50s in the series.
Burns to either score a 100 or be dropped.
Stokes to have a poor series.

Two of Wood/Anderson/Broad to break down.
Leach to get smashed and be replaced by Bess.

Warner to really annoy everyone and have a great series.
Smith to not do that much.

Not that I am pessimistic or anything. 

[billyb]

So now Smith is Captain and Neser plays! I know a lot of people rate both Richardson and Neser very highly. Really excited to see them play!

[rickjames]

What a catch Jos! Brilliant bowling

[rickjames]

God this over rate is awful

[SouthpawMark]

Warner should be banned from wearing gloves with velcro fastening.

[rickjames]

Jos now dropping a dolly, ah

[golders]

Jos now dropping a dolly, ah

You do not wanna do that

[SouthpawMark]

Seriously, what sort of tactics are these? Really poor from England.

[alexhilly1492]

Seriously, what sort of tactics are these? Really poor from England.

It's quite simple really

Dry up the runs, make them bat ages for what they get, bore them, take your chances when they come

It's how India beat them, slow the run rate and make them work hard

Problem is we drop too many chances and the over rate isn't good enough to get the new ball under lights later