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Anderson is a hugely improved player.
I'm beginning to like our Ashes chances.
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Has he improved that much, or is the quality around him not what it once was?
Anyway, I'm still not sure about your Ahses chances. They're probably being talked up due tto beating a Windies side dumbstruck by the cold, and an Australian side going through transition. Either way, the quality on show is significantly less than what it was 4 years ago. Remember that Australian side? They were brilliant, as were the players they could afford to leave out. It's what made England's victory all the more remarkable.
This year's series won't be a patch on it, and will be won by a no better than average side whomever wins it.
England's batting attack is woeful, and their bowlers could carry them through most games. That said, Australia's bowlers outside of Johnson are virtaully non-existent. Siddle's ok, Hauritz is fucking useless, and that's yer lot.
Indifference all round. Australia to win a shit one.