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            It's The Ashes. Lovely, lovely Cricket.....

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            Tomorrow the greatest rivalry in sport resumes again. England v Australia for the Ashes. First game is tomorrow in Sophia Gardens (which is in Wales, In a cricket context “England” is a very elastic idea)

            There really isn’t anything like it – we’re literally on opposite sides of the world and the actual trophy is a four inch high mock funeral urn that never leaves Lords because it’s too delicate. But it means more than life itself to us.

            It’s a series of five, five-day, cricket matches that brings both countries to an absolute standstill.

            Recently the Aussies have had the upper hand, but when England won in 2005 the country went nuts.

            Then the Aussies absolutely mullered us in Australia. We were less nuts.

            This time round it looks pretty even stephen to me. The Aussies have the upper hand batting wise and we have the better and more balanced bowling.

            England need Pietersen (good English name) to be firing on all six and Bopara to prove he’s the batsman I think he could be.

            The Aussies need to unearth a new Warne or McGrath – tricky.

            Predictions?

            Mine:

            Aussies to win 2-1

            KP to be top batsman

            Anderson to be top bowler.

            Shane Warne to be top pundit. The Richie Benaud de nos jours.

            Yours?

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