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Most runs, Player of the Series and more: SEN Cricket's Ashes predictions
SEN • November 18th, 2025 4:40 pm
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.
Don't forget, you can listen to EVERY BALL of the series LIVE on SEN - your home of cricket. Download the app HERE.
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 recordsResult: 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 underResult: 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 daysSurprise 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 physicallyResult: 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 puncturedResult: Australia 4-0
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 bowlersResult: Australia 3-2 (winning Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne)
SEN DIGITAL TEAM
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 superstarResult: 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 measureResult: 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 2011Result: 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 AdelaideResult: Australia 2-1
