Re: Who will win the Ashes 09 - Poll!

by JKLever Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:23

taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:
taipan wrote:Yep, we let you have the dead rubber last year.

Don't flatter yourselves....

Oh yes, I remember now.

It was the start of the great English renaissance under KP.

I don't believe my question was who won the 2008 Eng-SA series? It was who last dominated a test series in England and it would have to be 2001 Aus

We had chances to take out the 1st & 3rd tests before winning the 4th so as I said don't flatter yourselves.....

by taipan Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:28

JKLever wrote:
taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:
taipan wrote:Yep, we let you have the dead rubber last year.

Don't flatter yourselves....

Oh yes, I remember now.

It was the start of the great English renaissance under KP.

I don't believe my question was who won the 2008 Eng-SA series? It was who last dominated a test series in England and it would have to be 2001 Aus

We had chances to take out the 1st & 3rd tests before winning the 4th so as I said don't flatter yourselves.....

Chances being the operative word.

by JKLever Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:41

Exactly, but chances nonetheless. So therefore don't flatter yourselves...

I'm looking for the last all conquering side to completely dominate the home side to the extent of a 3-0 home defeat.

Has to be 4-1 in 2001 & before that 1993 & 1989. Only other side that has come close was Pakistan in the mid-90's

by taipan Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:42

JKLever wrote:Exactly, but chances nonetheless. So therefore don't flatter yourselves...

Decemebr is acoming

by JKLever Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:48

taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:Exactly, but chances nonetheless. So therefore don't flatter yourselves...

Decemebr is acoming

Though your humping of us will not occur in England Wink

by taipan Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:49

JKLever wrote:
taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:Exactly, but chances nonetheless. So therefore don't flatter yourselves...

Decemebr is acoming

Though your humping of us will not occur in England

You are choosy where you hump?

by JKLever Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:50

taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:
taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:Exactly, but chances nonetheless. So therefore don't flatter yourselves...

Decemebr is acoming

Though your humping of us will not occur in England

You are choosy where you hump?

No, just whom.

by Merlin Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:59

I'm quietly confident ..... let's just say that England will compete this time round.
If it's an unsettled summer - England will shade it with their 4 quicks.
If a boiler, then the Aus batsmen could dominate ... unless England play 2 spinners - in which case ... England will shade it again (Aus are shite against spin).

Prediction : 5 -0 England Very Happy

(Doing a Beefy/reverse Hawaii here).

Realistically : 2 -1 England.

by doremi Fri 12 Jun 2009, 11:12

Yeah... realistically, right...

by jim rich Fri 12 Jun 2009, 11:20

Realistically : 2 -1 England.

You mean hopefully, don't you?

by Batman Sat 22 Aug 2009, 18:07

Batman wrote:Well?

While a 2-1 or a 2-0 result looks most likely either way, a 5-0/4-0 o even a 4-1 win for Aus would be a huge surprise this time around. It will be very close I feel. 1-0 either way or 0-0/2-2 kind of draws look impossible. 3-2 isn't looking likely as 1 test at least will be drawn somwhere, I think.

I don't think either side will pussy foot around for 1-0 leads or boring draws the way India-Pak do, though.

I just think a very huge win-loss gap isn't likely this time and will be most closely fought than ever in the last 2 decades! I feel England have a chance for a repeat of the last 2-1 home success. But Aus showed in SA it is down but not all out yet so can't be very sure.

Nevertheless, I back England 2-1.

Like I said on final test match thread, looks to me like fans outside of England show more respect and faith in the side sometimes than die hard England fans here.

Take a bow Merlin. You were the only England fan on this thread who showed some confidence!

aye-aye

by Guest Sat 22 Aug 2009, 19:01

Realistically, I said 1-2 to Australia.

Might still be.

by Guest Sat 22 Aug 2009, 19:12

Rob I wrote:Realistically, I said 1-2 to Australia.

Might still be.

More chance of someone smashing the 100m and 200m record twice each in two consecutive major championships.

by beamer Sat 22 Aug 2009, 20:16

More chance of Tiger Woods losing a major lead on the final day to Ying and Yang, or whatever his name was... or Man Utd losing at Burnley, or... you get the idea!

by filosofee Sat 22 Aug 2009, 21:46

Merlin wrote:I'm quietly confident ..... let's just say that England will compete this time round.
If it's an unsettled summer - England will shade it with their 4 quicks.
If a boiler, then the Aus batsmen could dominate ... unless England play 2 spinners - in which case ... England will shade it again (Aus are shite against spin).

Prediction : 5 -0 England (Doing a Beefy/reverse Hawaii here).

Realistically : 2 -1 England.

Not long to find if you were right Smile

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