Ashes Beckons !!
The mother of all cricketing battles is here. The India-Australia series didn't live upto the expectation last time around. And India once challenging Autralia do not inspire that confidence now. Also England has played like anything last year and have climbed to no.2. The way they are enjoying their cricket. It looks similar to the way Australia enjoyed there dominance on the world over the last decade. The famous Indian huddle is now England's too. The talk is not of what will be the series score in favour of Australia but whether it will be in favour of Aussies at all. The mental battles have begin long before and England is upto it this time. The smiling Flintoff is enjoying all the attention he is getting as the key to England's succsess. The new kid Kevin Pieterson looks like he will handle the Aussies. Simon Jones and Steve Harmison are bowling well. On the other hand the Aussies are aging. Gillespie was almost out of the team. McGrath has become iffy. Warne is still to be seen. But his name still sends shivers down English-men. Ponting is scoring and Gilchrist is as usual blasting. Hayden is conspicuously out of limelight. The wonder kid Clarke has not been talked about this summer. Aussies do look stronger but I think it is more reputation then current form. England have the best chance since 1987. My heart says let England end the last 20 years of humiliation this time. My head says a close contest that will go Australia's way. Let the sledging begin !!
posted by Pankaj Jain @ 10:34 AM
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