SEN's full Ashes predictions

The first Ashes Test is almost here!

Ahead of what many, including England coach Brendon McCullum, are describing as 'the biggest series of our lives', we thought now was the time to ask our experts their thoughts.

The opening clash in Perth starting on November 21 is the first of five Tests between Australia and England across the summer.

With a historic series on the way as England look to make a big impact after several failed tours down under, the SEN Cricket and SEN.com.au teams have made their pre-series predictions.

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See our predictions below:

EXPERT PREDICTIONS

Gerard Whateley

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Most wickets: Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Travis Head (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Ashes crowds smash records
Result: Australia 4-1

Stuart Broad

Most runs: Harry Brook (ENG)
Most wickets: Nathan Lyon (AUS)
Result (kind of): 1-1 going into the third Test in Adelaide...

Ian Healy

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Player of the series: Steve Smith (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Joe Root scores his first hundred down under
Result: Australia 3-1

Simon Katich

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Surprise packet player: Alex Carey (AUS)
Player of the series: Steve Smith (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Joe Root still doesn't make century down under

Adam Collins

Player of the series: Marnus Labuschagne (AUS)
Unusual storyline: No Test match lasts five days
Surprise packet player: Josh Tongue (ENG)

Tom Morris

Most runs: Harry Brook (ENG)
Most wickets: Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Cameron Green (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Stokes breaks down physically
Result: Australia 3-1

Adam White

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Most wickets: Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Cameron Green (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Bazball punctured
Result: Australia 4-0

Bryce McGain

Most runs: Travis Head (AUS)
Most wickets: Scott Boland (AUS)
Player of the series: Travis Head (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Joe Root breaks through for 100 and serves a lone hand with bat for England
Result: Australia 3-1

John Donohoe

Most runs: Joe Root (ENG) / Travis Head (AUS)
Most wickets: Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Joe Root (ENG)
Biggest storyline: Root's first ton on Aussie soil and a surprise Aussie debut as injuries mount to bowlers
Result: Australia 3-2 (winning Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne)

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Lachlan Geleit

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Most wickets: Scott Boland (AUS)
Player of the series: Cameron Green (AUS)
Biggest storyline: 'Green Shoots': Cam Green emerges as a superstar
Result: Australia 3-1

Andrew Slevison

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Most wickets: Mitch Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Steve Smith (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Archer revisits 2019 short-ball tactics, but Smudge has his measure
Result: Australia 3-1

Alex Patterson

Most runs: Steve Smith (AUS)
Most wickets: Josh Hazlewood (AUS)
Player of the series: Steve Smith (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Smith breaks Bradman's record of most runs in an Ashes series (974 runs)
Result: Australia 3-1

Ethan Clark

Most runs: Harry Brook (ENG)
Most wickets: Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Travis Head (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Harry Brook double century carries England to first test win in Aus since 2011
Result: Australia 3-1

Nicholas Quinlan

Most runs: Marnus Labuschagne (AUS)
Most wickets: Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Player of the series: Marnus Labuschagne (AUS)
Biggest storyline: Root boots Australian curse by scoring his first Test century Down Under in Adelaide
Result: Australia 2-1