I wasn't really for anybody but even Australia supporters have to realise that their team are disintegrating. Ponting is 36 and should really retire and leave Haddin the captaincy. But Australia have run out of talent. They can't recover from losing McGrath/Warne and have found nobody to replace them (will they ever?).
I think that their best bowler at the moment is Mitchell Johnson, but Peter Siddle isn't bad either and as for batting, Hussey I still think is decent (even though he only scored 8 in the last test, you have to look at his overall performances and let's not forget that almost every Australian was bad in that test).
As far as England is concerned, they are a bit over-hyped in my opinion. Yes they are maybe in the top 3, top 4 teams in the world but thrashing a greatly under par Australia does not mean they are suddenly the best. However I will not deny that Graeme Swann is the greatest spinner in the world at the moment (there's not really many other people to pick from) and Alastair Cook is right up there with Tendulkar and co as an excellent batsmen.
My prediction for the final test: draw (or very close win for Australia). This may be surprising considering all the things I have said above, but I think that Australia will be really motivated to win it and I don't think it will matter to England as much. But you never know, I could be wrong, but whatever happens, Australia will not go down without a fight.
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