World Cup Predictions

Rik · Jan 15, 2003

Mr Mxyzptlk said:
Biggest Ears: AA/Gilly

Your forgetting Caddyshack here

Kiwi · Jan 16, 2003

My Predictions

Winner: Australia

Final: Aus vs Pak

Semi Finalists: Aus, Pak, Sri lanka, New Zealand

Leading Run Scorer: Hayden, Shewag or Jayasuria

Leading Wicket Taker: McGrath

Highest individual Score: Gilchrist

Player of the Tournament: Shewag

Biggest Surprise(Player): Oram

Biggest Flop(Player): Bond

Biggest Surprise(Team): New Zealand

Biggest Flop(Team): India

V Reddy · Jan 16, 2003

Winner - Australia
Final - Australia vs India/Pakistan
Semis - Australia , SAF , NZ and IN/PAK
L Runs - Gibbs/Ponting
L Wickets - Zaheer,Shoiab,Ntini,Lee.
Highest S - Jayasuriya/Ganguly
Player of T - Ponting/Kallis
Biggest S - Ganguly
Biggest F - Knight
Biggest S - WI
Biggest F - India/Pakistan

Eclipse · Jan 19, 2003

Winner: Australia

Finalsts: Australia Vs Soth Africa
Semis: Australia, NZ, WI, South Africa.
Leading Run scorer: R. Ponting
Leading Wicket taker: Gillespie
Highest score: C. Gayle
Player of the Tournement: R. Ponting
Biggest supprise: S. Watson
Biggest failure: Harmisonn
Biggest supprise team: West Indies.
Biggest fope team: India

Why did some people pick Kallis and Dravid as players to get the highest scores? there both more solid players rather than ones that can blast a 150+ score.

Mr Mxyzptlk · Jan 19, 2003

In 1999 Dravid batted exceptionally. Didn't he have that massive partnership with Ganguly?

warrioryohannan · Jan 19, 2003

Winner: New Zealand
Final: Australia vs NZ

Leading Run Scorer: Hayden
Leading Wicket Taker: Akhter/McGrath
Highest individual Score: Jaques Kallis

Player of the Tournament: Cairns
Biggest Surprise(Player): Z Khan
Biggest Flop(Player): Harmless Son
Biggest Surprise(Team): West Indies
Biggest Flop(Team): Obviously it will be England

Rik · Jan 19, 2003

warrioryohannan said:
Winner: New Zealand
Biggest Flop(Team): Obviously it will be England

Winner...New Zealand...right...that got anything to do with them thrashing "unbeatable" India?

New Zealand won't win, but they will do well.

England...why England when you've got such an amazingly in-form Indian team?

warrioryohannan · Jan 19, 2003

Rik said:
Winner...New Zealand...right...that got anything to do with them thrashing "unbeatable" India? New Zealand won't win, but they will do well.

England...why England when you've got such an amazingly in-form Indian team?

NZ might and might not win the cup, thats remains to be seen.

England is NOT going to even make it to the super six (unless Pak plays crap and England beat them) India on the other hand will definately make it to the super six!!

BTW, I just read somewhere that England haven't beaten Australia since 4 years in ODI:O :O :O , WOW!

Rik · Jan 19, 2003

warrioryohannan said:
NZ might and might not win the cup, thats remains to be seen.

England is NOT going to even make it to the super six (unless Pak plays crap and England beat them) India on the other hand will definately make it to the super six!!

BTW, I just read somewhere that England haven't beaten Australia since 4 years in ODI:O :O :O , WOW!

Yes, but England only have to play one match against Australia. I don't know how you can slagg England off saying they will be the biggest flop when Sri Lanka and India and Pakistan all have had poor run-ups to the World Cup, whilst England have had a pretty good one.

I think if you look at all the teams Australia have played lately, not many of them have won many matches against them. Yes, even "mighty" India...

marc71178 · Jan 20, 2003

Rik said:
England...why England when you've got such an amazingly in-form Indian team?

I'm guessing he's discounting India since any poor performances will be expected going on current form, so they won't be a flop!

marc71178 · Jan 20, 2003

warrioryohannan said:
England is NOT going to even make it to the super six (unless Pak plays crap and England beat them) India on the other hand will definately make it to the super six!!

Right, just so this is retained for posterity, I will quote it (to save any editting mid-Tournament when he's proved wrong)

As I see it, there's 4 teams now competing for 2 spots (since all 3 of Pak, Eng and Ind are playing pretty poorly, Zim now come into the equation) - as for which 2 get there, well, I don't think Zim will quite (assuming everyone actually plays there) and I also think one of the Asian sides will be going home early.

Eclipse · Jan 20, 2003

Well I agree with Rick and Marc its totaly stupid to discount England I see them as being just as good if not better than India in SA conditions.

My feeling is India will be a major disapointment because they just cant handle fast bouncy wickets were as England should be very compeditive.

Top_Cat · Jan 20, 2003

In 1999 Dravid batted exceptionally. Didn't he have that massive partnership with Ganguly?

http://www-aus.cricket.org/link_to_...ARDS/GROUP-A/IND_SL_WC99_ODI21_26MAY1999.html

That's about as massive as it gets.

aussie_beater · Jan 20, 2003

Rik said:
I think if you look at all the teams Australia have played lately, not many of them have won many matches against them. Yes, even "mighty" India...

Well out of the last 6 ODI matches between India and Aus, India has won 3 and Aus has won 3. The score is even.

SL has won 2 and lost 2 in the last four against Aus.

Eclipse · Jan 20, 2003

yeah but look back a little fether than those last few mathes.

Also you will find all the victorys against Australia were in the subcontenent.

Top_Cat · Jan 20, 2003

Winner: South Africa - It's just their year I think.

Final: South Africa vs Australia

Leading Run Scorer: Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Nick Knight

Leading Wicket Taker: Murali, Shaun Pollock

Highest individual Score: Sachin Tendulkar

Player of the Tournament: Jacques Kallis

Biggest Surprise(Player): Damien Martyn

Biggest Flop(Player): Rahul Dravid

Biggest Surprise(Team): West Indies

Biggest Flop(Team): Sri Lanka

aussie_beater · Jan 20, 2003

Eclipse said:
yeah but look back a little fether than those last few mathes.

Also you will find all the victorys against Australia were in the subcontenent.

Well they are the matches played in this decade(starting with the 2000/01 season)....and yes out of those six matches, 5 were played in India and 1 in Nairobi. I was just giving the stats compared to the apparent jinx for England versus Australia, no matter where the matches are played.

marc71178 · Jan 20, 2003

aussie_beater said:
Well they are the matches played in this decade(starting with the 2000/01 season)....and yes out of those six matches, 5 were played in India and 1 in Nairobi. I was just giving the stats compared to the apparent jinx for England versus Australia, no matter where the matches are played.

Why should relative performances against Aus matter?

All sides play them once in the group, and will almost certainly lose, so they all cancel each other out!

Rik · Jan 20, 2003

Top_Cat said:
http://www-aus.cricket.org/link_to_...ARDS/GROUP-A/IND_SL_WC99_ODI21_26MAY1999.html

That's about as massive as it gets.

Sachin got out for only 2 batting at number 4, that's the danger he faces if he bats so low, it's best if he has time to play himself in rather than going on the slog IMO, as if he gets in he could get a larger score rather than Sehwag getting a quick 70 or so. Also Sachin can battle through a bad patch in the innings, Ganguly and Sehwag are more likely to try and hit their way out of it and get out.

Also look at the bottom of the Indian bowler's list...RR Singh with 5-31...I'm still not sure why they dropped him...