England Vs Australia Ashes predictions- Australia favorites

The England Vs Australia Ashes cricket series is here- it is a battle of the 'old Aussie Kangaroos' versus the younger but less fitter 'Pommies'

The last Ashes cricket series between Australia and England

The England cricket team had an amazing run in the last Ashes cricket series against Australia- The England cricket team looked Australia in the eye and beat the Australian cricket team both pyschologically and on the field.

The England cricket team also exposed the 'age' of the Australian cricket team - The average age of the Australia cricket team for the last Ashes cricket series was above 30!

Predictions for the Ashes cricket series 2006- Australia Vs England

Australia are the favorites for this Ashes cricket series in Australia for the following reasons

• Australia are not going to take England lightly in this Ashes cricket series- the Australian team led by Ponting knows the ability of Flintoff's England cricket team
• The Australian cricket team for the Ashes 2006 series in Australia has new match-winners in Hussey and the imitable Johnson- who already has scalped Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara in his short international debut
• The England cricket team for the Ashes 2006 cricket series are a ragged injured team which is struggling to barely form a playing eleven.
• Added to this, the 'Stresscothick' incident has left the England cricket without their best opening batsmen to combat the likes of McGrath and Brett Lee

In addition, GameCricket.com has performed statistical simulation of over 1000 scenarios of the Ashes 2006-2007 cricket series and Australia emerge as clear favorites over the England cricket team.