Australia vs India prediction thread

[pasag]

In anticipation of what will hopefully be a great series:

Winner -
Series scoreline -
Most runs -
Most wickets -
Man of the series -
First Australian player to get dropped from the side -
First Indian player to get dropped from the side -
First player to get booked by the match referee -

 

[duffer]

In anticipation of what will hopefully be a great series:

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Hayden
Most wickets - Harbhajan
Man of the series - Hayden
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - I hope someone can step up and surprise us.

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[Magrat Garlick]

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 1-0
Most runs - Virender Sehwag
Most wickets - Stuart Clark
Man of the series - Sehwag
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Bryce McGain
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - HRLH Sourav Ganguly
First player to get booked by the match referee - Cristiano Ronaldo

 

[GIMH]

Winner - draw
Series scoreline - 1-1
Most runs - Ponting
Most wickets - Lee
Man of the series - Ponting
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Jaques
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - harby

 

[Uppercut]

The slowly fermenting excitement is rubbing off on me


Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Virender Sehwag- excels against Australia, and when he gets a hundred he gets a big, big hundred.
Most wickets - Harbajahan Singh- does the bulk of the bowling on the flat tracks, is the most effective on the wearing tracks.
Man of the series - Harbajahan Singh- they would have to pick an Indian.
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Shane Watson, after breaking down three overs into the first test.
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Rahul Dravid, after an excruciating 15 off 120 balls in his first innings of the series.
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbajahan Singh, for slapping his wife's sick grandmother or something equally morally repulsive.

 

[four_or_six]

Winner - Draw
Series scoreline - 1-1
Most runs - Hussey
Most wickets - Harbhajan
Man of the series - Harbhajan
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Jaques
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Chawla
First player to get booked by the match referee - Ponting

 

[Richard]

In anticipation of what will hopefully be a great series:

Winner - India
Series scoreline - umm, 3-1 if weather doesn't intervene. Not valid if it does.
Most runs - Hayden for Aus, Tendulkar for Ind
Most wickets - Lee for Aus, Harbhajan Singh for Ind
Man of the series - Sehwag
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - no-one, I hope
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Gambhir
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbhajan Singh

 

[Uppercut]

In anticipation of what will hopefully be a great series:

Winner - India
Series scoreline - umm, 3-1 if weather doesn't intervene. Not valid if it does.
Most runs - Hayden for Aus, Tendulkar for Ind
Most wickets - Lee for Aus, Harbhajan Singh for Ind
Man of the series - Sehwag
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - no-one, I hope
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Gambhir
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbhajan Singh

Australia to get beaten repeatedly and not make any changes you think?

 

[irfan]

In anticipation of what will hopefully be a great series:

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Ponting for Aus, Sehwag for Ind
Most wickets - Lee for Aus, Harbhajan Singh for Ind
Man of the series - Sehwag
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid
Surprise Package - M. Kaif for India, S. Katich for Australia

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Hussey
Most wickets - Harbhajan
Man of the series - Hussey
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - None
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - None
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbhajan

edit: Thought it over, changed my scoreline.

 

[pup11]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Ricky Ponting or Michael Clarke
Most wickets - Brett Lee
Man of the series - Brett Lee
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Phil Jaques
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Rahul Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbhajan Singh

 

[pup11]

Australia to get beaten repeatedly and not make any changes you think?

Richard would certainly have some sort of explanation for that, as always.

 

[Richard]

Australia to get beaten repeatedly and not make any changes you think?

I'm sure there'll be some, it's just the only vulnerable types are people who can't be certain to start, and if you don't start in the side, you can't be the first dropped.

I'd be truly very surprised if, fitness permitting, all the following don't play the full series: Jaques, Hayden, Ponting, Hussey, Clarke, Katich, Haddin, Lee, Clark. Not all will neccessarily perform outstandingly, but I think all either will peform well enough to keep their slots all series or have enough credit in the bank that even if they make 1 50 in 8 innings they'll still play the lot.

The only non-injury-induced (and obviously I always hope no-one picks-up any injuries) changes I'd think were particularly likely for Australia concern the 3rd and 4th bowlers, and no way do we know who's going to start in those slots.

 

[pup11]

The slowly fermenting excitement is rubbing off on me


Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Virender Sehwag- excels against Australia, and when he gets a hundred he gets a big, big hundred.
Most wickets - Harbajahan Singh- does the bulk of the bowling on the flat tracks, is the most effective on the wearing tracks.
Man of the series - Harbajahan Singh- they would have to pick an Indian.
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Shane Watson, after breaking down three overs into the first test.
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Rahul Dravid, after an excruciating 15 off 120 balls in his first innings of the series.
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbajahan Singh, for slapping his wife's sick grandmother or something equally morally repulsive.

 

[Prince EWS]

The only non-injury-induced (and obviously I always hope no-one picks-up any injuries) changes I'd think were particularly likely for Australia concern the 3rd and 4th bowlers, and no way do we know who's going to start in those slots.

It's very likely to be Johnson and McGain. Johnson wouldn't be my pick but the selectors will show faith at least initially, particularly given his ODI record in India.

 

[Nate]

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Tendulkar
Most wickets - Harbs
Man of the series - Harbs
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - some batsman
First player to get booked by the match referee - Watto

 

[silentstriker]

Winner - Draw
Series scoreline - 1-1
Most runs - Hayden
Most wickets - Harbhajan
Man of the series - Hayden
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - McGain
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Whoever opens with Sehwag
First player to get booked by the match referee - Sreesanth

Indian Pitches prediction:

Test 1: Bore-a-thon, 0-0
Test 2: Bore-a-thon, 0-0
Test 3: Oh crap, this series sucks, let's prepare a 'sporting' pitch, which apparently means Perth of Old - Australia 1-0
Test 4: Oh crap, I forgot we can't play balls that are above waist height, let's stop watering 10 days prior to the match, India 1-1

It could be 2-1 Australia if Indian pitches disappoint, 2-1 if they prepare them with a little bit of sense, and 1-1 if it goes the predictable route.

 

[ret]

Indian Pitches prediction:

Test 1: Bore-a-thon, 0-0
Test 2: Bore-a-thon, 0-0
Test 3: Oh crap, this series sucks, let's prepare a 'sporting' pitch, which apparently means Perth of Old - Australia 1-0
Test 4: Oh crap, I forgot we can't play balls that are above waist height, let's stop watering 10 days prior to the match, India 1-1

It could be 2-1 Australia if Indian pitches disappoint, 2-1 if they prepare them with a little bit of sense, and 1-1 if it goes the predictable route.

well, judging by how some of the games were played in IPL at B'lore, along with India's poor record there in the last 6 test games, I won't be surprised if Australia start as favorites there, so Aus or Draw

At Delhi, Ind usually do well, so Ind or Draw

At Mohali, depending upon the pitch, it's Draw or Australia

At Nagpur, depending upon the pitch, i.e. a batting beauty then its a draw, if sporting then its Australia and if its a turner then India

 

[andyc]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Clarke/Sehwag
Most wickets - Lee/Harby
Man of the series - Clarke
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - Ponting

 

[andruid]

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 1-0
Most runs - VVS Laxman
Most wickets - Bret Lee
Man of the series - Laxman
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - McGain (if he even gets into the squad) otherwise Shane Watson with some kind of musle strain
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Rahul Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbajan Singh