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Old 20-10-2004, 07:31 AM in reply to Rachael's post starting "I reckon the "England ZERO (0)..."
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Originally Posted by Rachael
Then again... a winter's a long time in this game.. and if the tour of SA goes well the above might all be far, far too pessimistic.
I think SA is crucial in the run up to next summer, Rachael, and if we come through that one on top the spirit in the team is going to be so high that the Aussies could really get a competition from England. There's no chance of a whitewash by either side in The 2005 Ashes series - it didn't happen in Australia two years ago and the gap between the teams was much wider then - and, although I wouldn't stake the entire family fortunes on an England series win, I will have a few quid on it (and that should put the mockers on the whole exercise, of course). I shall be surprised and very disappointed if we don't take at least one or two games off the Aussies next summer.