The Ashes Oracle

Bit late in the day to cast my all-seeing eye over the upcoming series, but here's what the spirits are telling me:

Leading run-scorer (Eng/Aus): Strauss/Hussey
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Anderson/Clark
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): Pietersen/Johnson
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Prior/Siddle
Retired at the end of the series: Flintoff
Series result: 1-3

Leading run-scorer (Eng/Aus): Bopara/Katich
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Swann/Johnson
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): Pietersen/Hughes
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Anderson/Hauritz
Retired at the end of the series: Nobody
Series result: 1-3

Leading run-scorer(Eng/Aus): KP/Hussey
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Anderson/Johnson
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): Prior/Haddin
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Cook/Siddle
Retired at the end of the series: Nowt
Series result: 2 -1

JKLever wrote:Leading run-scorer (Eng/Aus): Bopara/Katich
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Swann/Johnson
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): Pietersen/Hughes
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Anderson/Hauritz
Retired at the end of the series: Nobody
Series result: 1-3

Your Oracle's obviously on the blink.

If Bops and Swanny are the best of us, it's going to be a lot worse than 1-3...

Leading run-scorer (Eng/Aus): Bell/Johnson
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Panesar/Hauritz
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): Flintoff/McDonald
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Barmy Army/Ponting
Retired at the end of the series: England team/Nielsen
Series result: 6-0

Totally left-field selection at some point (Eng/Aus): Hoggard/Watson opening

Totally barmy Ponting moment: to bat first when it is 22 degrees, cloudy, with the threat of rain for the first day only.

Leading run-scorer (Eng/Aus): Bopara/Clarke
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Swann/Clark
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): Cook/Haddin
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Broad/Siddle
Retired at the end of the series: No-one
Series result: 1-1

The Bye Wars: Prior (93)/Haddin (75)

Dello wrote:The Bye Wars: Prior (93)/Haddin (75)

You would have to hope that they did better in the second innings though.

War of the Sixes: KP (14) - Warner (12) (Drafted in for Watson in the 2nd Test)

Leading run-scorer(Eng/Aus): Strauss/Clarke
Leading wicket-taker (Eng/Aus): Anderson/Johnson
Biggest under-achiever (Eng/Aus): KP/Punter
Biggest over-achiever (Eng/Aus): Anderson/Hauritz (mixes a farkin good cordial)
Retired at the end of the series: Flintoff
Series result: 1-2

Basil wrote:

Dello wrote:The Bye Wars: Prior (93)/Haddin (75)

You would have to hope that they did better in the second innings though.

Cruel.

First forum sook Henry/Zim

Most cursed ground: S*fia Gardens.

Leading tosser: Ponting

First Welsh Joke: Augustus/Tac

Drunken forummer: Vilks/Nath

Basil wrote:

Dello wrote:The Bye Wars: Prior (93)/Haddin (75)

You would have to hope that they did better in the second innings though.

Actually, you're right. I've massively underestimated them - it's five matches, ten innings, 20+ byes per innings: I'm way out.

Stick a 2 on them: Prior (293)/Haddin (275)

How's the wether in Cardiff at the mo, smerfy?

Dello wrote:

Basil wrote:

Dello wrote:The Bye Wars: Prior (93)/Haddin (75)

You would have to hope that they did better in the second innings though.

Actually, you're right. I've massively underestimated them - it's five matches, ten innings, 20+ byes per innings: I'm way out.

Stick a 2 on them: Prior (293)/Haddin (275)

That's so farkin likely, its slightly scary . . . .

It's night time.

So he's asleep? Or tucked up in bed in pyjamas awaiting you . . . .

Prior is creeping around outside my door.