England set to go to the top - Vaughan

I agree with his assessment.

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Ah FFS, that bollocks Vaughan

Talk about 2005 syndrome....

Vaughany is a man of wit
Opinion? He is full of it
Predictions? Always full of sense.

Nah I don't agree with Vaughan.
England might come to 2-3rd position maximum, they might overtake Aussies..

but vaughan is just in favour of England too much..

3rd is realistic at this stage. We still need to win the Ashes though, it's not in the bag yet.

If we win the Ashes and then beat India next year then we can at least start talking about being number 1, but that is a long way away right now.

It appears SA will soon overtake India at number 1, and really that's a fair reflection of their play and their recent rise v India's looming decline. SA may be hard to top for a while with their strong batting and opening bowlers.

I think England will stay at number 3 regardless of the results in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney .. but Australia may retain 4th spot if it can jag a win or two in the series, or it may fall back below Sri Lanka if their recent poor performances continue ... Sri Lanka were unlucky in that they were unable to push their points tally in the recent washout series v West Indies.

As a wiser man than I (probably Simplicius) once put it:

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He might well have put it twice, if he changed his mind.

England are currently the best team in the world BUT they have a major weakness in Paul Collingwood who should be replaced ASAP by Morgan

Best team at what?

Best team at collapsing.

Best wicket celebrations, maybe, with the sprinkler?

Best team at selecting men who are 'good blokes', but not good players. Bresnan FFS Useless in pretty much every format.

What if the format involves eating?

Maybe that's why he's seen as such a good 'team bloke', always willing to have his mouth filled

The new Ashley Giles?