harsh.ag
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Think CWers on average tip the Aussies to win as well.
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*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19
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Borges
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Yes, but most of these bookmakers seem to believe that the two teams are quite closely matched.
Burgey
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Bookies usually rock up to games in Rolls Royce’s while CW posters/ pundits generally get a bus and train to the ground. So I’d say bookies have some idea in general.
Prince EWS
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That looks about right to me tbh.
TheJediBrah
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Yeah but that's because parking is a nightmare
h_hurricane
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Vijay has grabbed his opportunity with both hands. Now looking forward to see him score 30 of 100 balls in first test. Such a tragedy to see Shaw getting injured at the wrong time. Of all the batsmen who toured Aus in 2014 , only Kohli has moved to next level. The tried and tested failures ( Pujara, Rahane, Rahul and Vijay) do not inspire much confidence at all.
h_hurricane
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A lot of them also lose it in the process so why not use it while they own it.
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Burgey
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Ignoring the consistent vapidity of h_hurricane, I hereby deign to provide my exclusive series preview (annotated).
I think Australia will win, though I expect this to be a very close series, mostly because both sides are pretty inadequate in some important areas (India away from home, Australia in general). If these two sides played in India, Australia would be white washed. But at home, I think our batsmen will grind out enough runs for the bowlers to take 20 wickets. Australia's pace attack is pretty decent, and performs well at home as a unit. Lyon I expect to out-bowl the Indian spinners in these conditions, as he did in India last year. I think Kohli will make a couple of tons, but I don't see him getting the consistent support he'll need.
Couple of spanners in the works of this plan - If one other of the Indian top four catches fire (not in a typically subcontinental Effigies R Us way), and if they have the balls to pick Kuldeep, who I think would go for a few but is a potential wicket taker. I think the Indian quicks can cause problems if the conditions suit, but there'll need to be a fairly damp summer for that to happen. So, I think 2-1 Australia with Kohli leading run scorer, Haze leading wicket taker and Cummins to probably take the big wickets and score some valuable lower order runs - enough to get him MOTS. Of our batsmen, I expect Khawaja to do well, the rest is a lottery. Darsh to be second leading run scorer for us. Not happy with Finch opening - Would like to see him at five, he could have done serious damage.
Ok.
I think Australia will win, though I expect this to be a very close series, mostly because both sides are pretty inadequate in some important areas (India away from home, Australia in general). If these two sides played in India, Australia would be white washed. But at home, I think our batsmen will grind out enough runs for the bowlers to take 20 wickets. Australia's pace attack is pretty decent, and performs well at home as a unit. Lyon I expect to out-bowl the Indian spinners in these conditions, as he did in India last year. I think Kohli will make a couple of tons, but I don't see him getting the consistent support he'll need.
Couple of spanners in the works of this plan - If one other of the Indian top four catches fire (not in a typically subcontinental Effigies R Us way), and if they have the balls to pick Kuldeep, who I think would go for a few but is a potential wicket taker. I think the Indian quicks can cause problems if the conditions suit, but there'll need to be a fairly damp summer for that to happen. So, I think 2-1 Australia with Kohli leading run scorer, Haze leading wicket taker and Cummins to probably take the big wickets and score some valuable lower order runs - enough to get him MOTS. Of our batsmen, I expect Khawaja to do well, the rest is a lottery. Darsh to be second leading run scorer for us. Not happy with Finch opening - Would like to see him at five, he could have done serious damage.
Ok.
Burgey
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Without resorting to cliches, I should add that based on what I’ve seen in the Lo games so far, India’s fielding will bite them on the arse at some point in the series too. Jeez they were ordinary in patches, though Bumrah’s run out in his follow through in that last T20 was absolute quality.
OverratedSanity
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Odd post. I can see Australia thumping India or even India edging the series by a bit. But I can't envision a scenario where India smash Australia unless Bumrah turns into 2014 Johnson somehow.
harsh.ag
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I can see India beating the Aussies by an innings in two tests, no problem.
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If that happens I'll tattoo your username on my forehead
harsh.ag
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Quoted. If it happens, I will settle for being allowed to choose your avvie for six months.
Burgey
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If this happens it will genuinely overtake the series loss to SL as the lowest point in Australian cricket history.
Burgey
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Choose a pic of him with your username tattooed to his forehead.