Predict the margin of Aussie defeat in first test

[Spikey]

one way or another virat kohli will be dismissed leaving a ball that is hitting the stumps

 

[Top_Cat]

Adelaide hasn't been properly flat since, well, since Burdett retired. Fully expect Kohli to score but the others, based on their England tour, dunno.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Adelaide hasn't been properly flat since, well, since Burdett retired. Fully expect Kohli to score but the others, based on their England tour, dunno.

It was properly flat in 2014. It's only really stopped being flat with day/night Tests

 

[srbhkshk]

think India will win by 2 innings.

 

[morgieb]

It was properly flat in 2014. It's only really stopped being flat with day/night Tests

Ehh, even then it got worn as the match went on. Lyon proved very dangerous at least.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah spun and bounced loads on the last two days.

Doesn't really matter even if it's a good batting pitch, this lineup is terrible away from home no matter what kind of deck it is.

 

[trundler]

How many will Kohli pile up though?

 

[Borges]

What's with these assorted Miyagis going on and on and on about Kohli?
As if it is the only point of interest in what I expect to be a fascinating series; one that may perhaps rival the tours to South Africa and England.

 

[trundler]

He's in the peak of a lifetime so of course there's great interest surrounding him. If Smith had been active, how much he'd thrash India would have been the talk of the town also. Cummins and Bumrah interest me greatly too, especially the former. What's not to like about young pacers with promising records? India away from home are also the ideal opposition to return from injury layoff against. There's also the feeling that now is probably the easiest India will have it against Australia in Australia.

 

[Gnske]

Screw Kohli.

I only wanted to see Prithvi in this series, the rest is meaningless to me.

 

[vcs]

I keep thinking Kohli must be due a bad run of form. Maybe this series is when it happens.

 

[h_hurricane]

If test match wins were so easy, we would have won a lot more than just 4 wins in 70 years of visiting Aus. It is such a hard place to win test matches. The only hope would be for Kohli to pile up runs like no one has ever done and also hoping that others would combine to score as many runs as him. With Shaw ( the only promising one out of the rest) out of the way, I don't see much hope. Have a feeling that Rohit will score some runs somewhere.

The bowling (based on what we saw in warm up match) does not look too promising either. Bumrah and Kuldeep( if he plays) might show their class as the series progresses.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I love OP's thinking.

And audacity is alpha-ish

 

[trundler]

No such thing as alpha-ish. Alpha is binary. You either are or you ain't.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

No such thing as alpha-ish. Alpha is binary. You either are or you ain't.

Well, I will just round off the decimal to the nearest whole number

 

[slippy888]

India are still mediocre away from home

 

[Red]

This is one of the weaker Australian batting line ups we've seen, but we still have decent bowling arsenal

 

[Flem274*]

lol india won't win. even the most underwhelming australian batsmen can score runs at home

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I like the idea of an innings win. Won't happen. Only Shami will be successful; all the others will toil in the Aussie summer.

 

[Burgey]

The big question for this series is whether Dale Steyn will play conservatively for a draw before bopping Shami over long on for six.