X-rated Bob wrote:
The quick bowling is pretty good - but injury prone. A good job they have depth in that department because somebody's bound to break down before the last match in the series.
England look better, and have a better recent record. They're more settled. Swann seems to have gone off the boil a bit (now I've said that he'll get a five-fer just to prove me wrong), but when he's firing on all cylinders he's one of the best spinners in the game. England also have a pretty handy pace attack. I think the difference between the two teams is going to be the batting.
I agree with Bob here about the bowling, England have the edge. I think Anderson will be the difference between the sides though. When he starts to swing it he becomes very difficult to face.
The Australians have pace but none are true swing bowlers like Anderson.
Swann is also a great asset to the team, in comparison to Agar (making debut this game), his experience on home soil and the Australian batting (not great against spin the last few years), there will be great expectations on him at the other venues.
Edit: Just checked the score now, great work by Anderson and Swann.. ?