Ashes scenarios. Post your thoughts and fears.

fears:
bat like millionaires, and not do the hard work
bowl like pie-chuckers and leak runs like a sieve
haddin drops a shedload of catches

fears: a wet summer and the poms get it to hoop about
North plays
Watto gets crocked

Hopeful thoughts are that we'll put up a good fight in helpful conditions and we might just pull off a 2-1 win.

Fearful thoughts are that the sun will produce flat decks and we'll not get the wickets we need and we'll end up losing 5-0 again but with the matches being a little closer overall.

My fear is that our seamers might not come to terms with bowling with the Kokaburra and the score might be 100/0 off 20 before Swanny gets a bowl - in that scenario he would be bowling to defensive fields to stem the flow of runs and his value a a strike bowler would be diminished.

My other fear would be for Punter's brain cells (both of them) to fire.

tac wrote:fears: a wet summer and the poms get it to hoop about
North plays
Watto gets crocked

Not so long ago Aussies considered that a hope.

My Ashes hope: That Australia will play to its ability.

My Ashes fear: That Australia will play to its ability.

First test fear- "We'll have a bowl, thanks."

Hope so, Trev. Although your tipping has been exceedingly poor recently.

Haha. I backed the Paksters again last night. Did your trick- Went to bed with them 46-2 and completely out of it, and woke up to find that Razzaq had gone ballistic and an extra $120 was in my account!

No match winning spinner. Quicks wo run hot and cold. A batting order that's all over the place formwise. Confidence low. And England in better form generally.

Anyone gotta price on them embarrasing us severely?

Henry wrote:Haha. I backed the Paksters again last night. Did your trick- Went to bed with them 46-2 and completely out of it, and woke up to find that Razzaq had gone ballistic and an extra $120 was in my account!

Ah. Well done. So you stuck with the wacky Paksters and they came good for you.

Bradman wrote:No match winning spinner. Quicks who run hot and cold. A batting order that's all over the place formwise. Confidence low. And England in better form generally.

Pretty fair summation, qmy.

The thought of Shane Watson having a 2005 Flintoff-esque series is terrifying.

The thought of bringing Ponting's career to a premature and calamitous end warms the cockles of my heart.

Jimmy emulating this effort first up at Brizzy.