Australia in England

Schedule

Jun 11 TOUR Leicestershire Grace Road
Jun 13 20/20 Int Rose Bowl
Jun 15 TOUR Somerset Taunton
Jul 07 NatWest Challenge - England vs Australia Headingley
Jul 10 NatWest Challenge - England vs Australia Lord's
Jul 12 NatWest Challenge - England vs Australia Brit Oval
Jul 15 - Jul 17 TOUR Leicestershire Grace Road
Jul 21 - Jul 25 1st Test Lord's
Jul 30 - Aug 1 TOUR Worcs/Glam/Gloucs/Northants TBC
Aug 04 - Aug 8 2nd Test Edgbaston
Aug 11 - Aug 15 3rd Test Old Trafford
Aug 18 TOUR Scotland The Grange
Aug 20 - Aug 21 TOUR Northants/Middx TBC
Aug 25 - Aug 29 4th Test Trent Bridge
Sep 03 - Sep 4 TOUR Essex
Sep 08 - Sep 12 5th Test Brit Oval

Australia Squad

* Ricky Ponting
* Adam Gilchrist
* Michael Clarke
* Jason Gillespie
* Brad Haddin
* Matthew Hayden
* Brad Hodge
* Justin Langer
* Michael Kasprowicz
* Simon Katich
* Brett Lee
* Stuart MacGill
* Damien Martyn
* Glenn McGrath
* Shaun Tait
* Shane Warne

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Wow--3 months in England. I predict Australia winning almost everything. Drawing a few and maybe losing one here or there.

Rangeela said:

Schedule

Jun 11 TOUR Leicestershire Grace Road
Jun 13 20/20 Int Rose Bowl
Jun 15 TOUR Somerset Taunton
Jul 07 NatWest Challenge - England vs Australia Headingley
Jul 10 NatWest Challenge - England vs Australia Lord's
Jul 12 NatWest Challenge - England vs Australia Brit Oval
Jul 15 - Jul 17 TOUR Leicestershire Grace Road
Jul 21 - Jul 25 1st Test Lord's
Jul 30 - Aug 1 TOUR Worcs/Glam/Gloucs/Northants TBC
Aug 04 - Aug 8 2nd Test Edgbaston
Aug 11 - Aug 15 3rd Test Old Trafford
Aug 18 TOUR Scotland The Grange
Aug 20 - Aug 21 TOUR Northants/Middx TBC
Aug 25 - Aug 29 4th Test Trent Bridge
Sep 03 - Sep 4 TOUR Essex
Sep 08 - Sep 12 5th Test Brit Oval

Australia Squad

* Ricky Ponting
* Adam Gilchrist
* Michael Clarke
* Jason Gillespie
* Brad Haddin
* Matthew Hayden
* Brad Hodge
* Justin Langer
* Michael Kasprowicz
* Simon Katich
* Brett Lee
* Stuart MacGill
* Damien Martyn
* Glenn McGrath
* Shaun Tait
* Shane Warne

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Wow!! now thats what I call a full fledged tour. Tough times ahead for England. Good luck to Haddin, Hodge and Tait...

It will be closer than i first anticipated,but i think Australia will win fairly easily.

Well I predict that it will be Australia 3-1. Yes, as has been said many times, England is second on the ICC rankings, but Australia are the next step up on the ladder. the "Aussies r tops"....seriously

Aussie selection policy has to be commended. They bring in youngsters at the right time. Aussie selectors now have realized that McGrath and possibly even Gilchrist are reaching the dawn of their careers and are bringing in Haddin and Shaun Tait at the right time so that when these great cricketers retire they do not have a sudden dearth of experienced cricketers.

Also, making the selectors job easier is the whole Cricket Australia infrastructure. Great facilities, opportunities for Aussie cricketers.

ya gr8 oppurtunity for those yougsteres to prove themselves

Looks like McGrath thinks that freddie and Harmison are the only persons that pose a threat to Australia.

Meanwhile Kasper and Katich are wary of Pitersen.

lol, "youngsters."
hodge is 30, haddin is 27.

by comparison, gillespie and ponting are 30, simon katich is 29.

angryangy said:

lol, "youngsters."
hodge is 30, haddin is 27.

by comparison, gillespie and ponting are 30, simon katich is 29.

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yeah I realized my mistake when I looked at their ages in cricinfo. but my point is that the Aussie selectors have started grooming a young fast bowler and started giving another keeper a chance foreseeing Gilchrist's and McGrath's future.

i think the Eng batsmen r lot more positive than those played yesteryear beware Aus great bowlers dont think too much before its done and over

Twenty20 Match - England vs Australia

13 June @ Rose Bowl

Odds:

England - 11/8
Australia - 2/3

Bets will be accepted until 16:00 GMT on 13th June and bets will be settled once the one day match is over. In the case of a drawn match due to the weather or a tie, all bets will be refunded.

I think england will win the test series 5-0, i also think share warne will pull a groin muscle in the field

After having a sniff at Lords

I think we will make the Ashes tighter than Most people think.

Harmison and Freddie will make the Aussie batsman struggle.

Although i don't think Pieterson will play as Thorpe is better imo. We need a consolidation Batsmen as it were.

Series Result Australia 3-1
Man of the Series Shane Warne
General Notes England will be humbled after the first test, Strauss will show himself to be very very good, Warnie will take 25+ wickets, Flintoff will take <10 wickets and <200 runs, McGraths 500th wicket will be Trescothick in the first 10 overs, Harmison will take <15 wickets.