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Cricinfo staff22-Nov-2006
“Australia 2-1 and I hope I’m wrong”: Nasser Hussain © Getty Images
Ian Botham
You would be a very brave man at this stage to back against England. The 5-1 odds the bookmakers are offering are ridiculous in a two-horse raceRichie Benaud
If the England pace-bowling attack stays fit and bowls well, there is a good chance England will retain the AshesNasser Hussain
I said 2-1 to Australia last time, so I’ll say 2-1 again and hope I’m wrongIan Chappell
If Harmison doesn’t fire, if Flintoff gets injured, England will be in big troubleMike Atherton
I’m no Nostradamus whatsoever. It could be 5-0 either way!Ian Healy
3-1. The draw will be tight – hopefully there will be one or two tight last days that stop the nation. A lot is being asked of England’s bowlers and they might have trouble staying on the park, unlike in the last seriesAndrew Flintoff
I’m not keen on making predictions, but we have a good chance. We’ll have to play better than when we were there last timeGlenn McGrath
I reckon it will be 5-0. To say anything else would be negative. If we’re going to win 2-1, or 3-2, which games are we going to lose?Vic Marks
I’ll have to be pessimistic and say 3-1 to Australia, but it all depends on the first TestAndy Bichel
There are a lot of factors but if England don’t have four quality bowlers it could be 3-1 or 4-1.Jimmy Maher
4-0 to Australia and the reason it’s not 5-0 is because the weather will intervene somewhere.In brief
Michael Slater Australia 3-1Neil Harvey Australia 4-1Rodney Hogg Australia 5-0Terry Jenner Australia 3-1Simon O’Donnell Australia 3-1Ian Redpath Australia 2-1Paul Reiffel Australia 3-2