Australia vs India prediction thread

[BoyBrumby]

Winner - Oz
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Clarke
Most wickets - Harbhajan
Man of the series - Clarke
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Symonds
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Pfft. Not sure I'd be that confident naming the XI. Yuvraj seems a likely scapegoat tho.
First player to get booked by the match referee - Ponting. Will moan once too often.

 

[Jakester1288]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Clarke to step up with vice captaincy and all
Most wickets - Lee
Man of the series - Clarke
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Hopefully Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbhajan

There is mine. Bit hesitant on Clarke and Lee, but can't think of anyone better, and don't want an Indian to get it.

 

[Somerset]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-0
Most runs - Hayden
Most wickets - Harbhajan Singh
Man of the series - Hayden
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Sreesanth/Patel/RP Singh (whichever plays the first test) - and if none of them play, Pathan
First player to get booked by the match referee - I don't think any of them will this time

 

[howardj]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Ponting
Most wickets - Harbi
Man of the series - Clark
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Sehwag
First player to get booked by the match referee - Hayden

 

[Rickripper]

Winner - Draw
Series scoreline - 2-2
Most runs - M. Hussey
Most wickets - Harbajhan
Man of the series - M. Hussey
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Krejza or McGain, whichever spinner they start with, as both will be a disappointment.
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Laxman
First player to get booked by the match referee - Symonds, without even being on the pitch. Or in India, for that matter.

Does anyone know if the referral system will still be in place? I thought it really added some extra spice to the Sri Lanka series. And England might have beaten SA had they agreed to use it.

 

[Simon]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 1-0
Most runs - Phil Jaques
Most wickets - Brett Lee
Man of the series - Brett Lee
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - No one will get dropped
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Sharma
First player to get booked by the match referee - Ganguly

 

[pskov]

Winner - Draw
Series scoreline - 1-1
Most runs - Sehwag
Most wickets - Stuart Clark
Man of the series - Sehwag
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Ganguly
First player to get booked by the match referee - No-one

 

[Burgey]

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.

Winner - Draw
Series scoreline - 1-1
Most runs - Hayden (Aus), Tendulkar (India)
Most wickets - Clark (Aus), Kumble (India)
Man of the series - Tendulkar
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - M Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dunno
First player to get booked by the match referee - In keeping with the recent history between these teams, the series to be played in a gentlemanly and sporting manner, without an ounce of ill-discipline or ill-temper

 

[Top_Cat]

Winner - Aus
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Huss
Most wickets - Lee
Man of the series - Lee
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Mitch Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Rahul Dravid
First player to get booked by the match referee - Ponting

 

[Burgey]

I think the "first player to get booked by the match referee" category needs clarification.

It's no good getting booked for some weak-ass issue like a slow over rate. IMO that type of booking shouldn't count. This prediction should apply to issues of sledging and poor behaviour only.

 

[Uppercut]

Also, i propose that all prediction threads end with a category for a single random prediction. Can be anything from a certain player to take less than 10 wickets to Andrew Symonds appearing on a big screen over Delhi declaring his undying love for Harbs.

 

[Top_Cat]

I think the "first player to get booked by the match referee" category needs clarification.

It's no good getting booked for some weak-ass issue like a slow over rate. IMO that type of booking shouldn't count. This prediction should apply to issues of sledging and poor behaviour only.

Doesn't change my prediction, tbh.

 

[Julian87]

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Phil Jaques, Virender Sehwag
Most wickets - Kumble, McGain
Man of the series - Sehwag
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Hopefully Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - none
First player to get booked by the match referee - Johnson, for being **** ****

 

[morgieb]

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Hayden
Most wickets - Bhajji
Man of the series - Bhajji
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Ganguly
First player to get booked by the match referee - Bhajji

 

[pup11]

I seriously hope with so many people writing off Johnson for this series he raises the bar of his game and performs well in India.

 

[honestbharani]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Hayden
Most wickets - Clark
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 - Clarke

 

[vic_orthdox]

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Tendulkar
Most wickets - Kumble
Man of the series - Kumble
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Krezja.
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Whomever opens beside Sehwag for the 1st Test
First player to get booked by the match referee - Ricky Ponting for slow over rates.

 

[pup11]

Winner - Australia
Series scoreline - 2-1
Most runs - Hayden
Most wickets - Clark
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 - Clarke

You think Hayden will score the most runs and Clark would take the most wickets, but still Clarke would win the MOS award ( or did you meant Clark).

 

[pup11]

Doesn't change my prediction, tbh.

I doubt Ponting would want any more drama after what happened down under last time around when these two teams clashed.

 

[Top_Cat]

Honestly not understanding the Harbhajan love in this thread, he's been a fairly average Test performer for a while now (when in the side at least) and conditions shouldn't favour him at all. If he's in the side come the 1st Test, I honestly wouldn't expect him to last much longer, especially if gets some tap and India are down in the series. He did have a reasonable series against SL but geez, if those decks weren't spinning just a little bit....