Jason Gillespie troubled myriad English batsmen in his time and he is backing current Australia quick Peter Siddle to do the same this summer.
Darren Lehmann
JASON SAYS: I am not surprised that Darren is now Australia coach because I always thought it was on the cards, but I was perhaps a little bit surprised - and pleased - by Cricket Australia's decisiveness and boldness in making the decision to appoint him because they haven't made a big call like that so quickly in my memory. I think Darren's arrival was the best thing for the team; all the negative noises that have been bubbling under the surface on this Ashes tour, as well as the series in India - everyone knows about homework-gate but the decision to drop Lyon for a Test match was very poor, too - have stopped and I think you will see an Australia side that is expected to lose, go on the field, play with a lot of freedom and have some fun.
England's Yorkshiremen
JASON SAYS: As a county coach one of my roles is to help lads achieve their goals and play for their country so at Yorkshire we are jumping with joy at the prospect of up to three of our players - Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Tim Bresnan - playing in the Ashes. It is fantastic for us as a club and for them as players as they get to live a dream, and we hope they do really well.
Ashes prediction
JASON SAYS: Two and a half weeks ago I said England deserved to start as favourites and should win comfortably - but now I'm not so sure. If England play as well as they can they should win, but there is a real good feeling about this Australia camp at the moment and I'm going to say that they can pull off an upset.
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