Australia vs India prediction thread

[Richard]

I can't be wrong because of the fact that you define a word differently to how I define it, no. Nice try though, as so often.

 

[Prince EWS]

He was dropped for a disciplinary breach. It's not the same as being dropped for failure to do the job on-field, but it's still going from first-choice to not first-choice.

For mine, you have to be in the side as a first-choice to be dropped. When I talk about someone being dropped, I mean they went from being a first-choice to not being.

An injury replacement cannot be dropped, IMO. Hence, when I talk about someone being dropped, that's what I mean. Someone else can mean something else if they want to, but what other people mean by "dropped" doesn't mean what I mean has to be the same.

And I am flabbergasted that Clark was dropped at all. Siddle, however, only played because Clark had been injured, so could not be dropped.

Inclined to agree actually. Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things though because no-one picked either Clark or Siddle.

 

[Richard]

Not surprisingly either!

As I say, Clark being dropped is baffling TSTL, and Siddle playing ITFP I imagine surprised most people.

 

[NUFAN]

Well done Inbox..

Like how I got a point for predicting 2-0 despite going for Australia.

 

[inbox24]

Wooo

 

[Precambrian]

Haha, I am second? It should be a joke!! Weeeee.

 

[pasag]

Well done Inbox..

Like how I got a point for predicting 2-0 despite going for Australia.

Yeah, was for the scoreline so winner was irrelevant even though you posted it again.

 

[GIMH]

Winner - draw
Series scoreline - 1-1

Nope, but at least they were still possible going into the last day, which is more than can be said for a lot of my predictions

Most runs - Ponting

This was right after day one

Most wickets - Lee

****

Man of the series - Ponting

"Ricky Ponting should be sacked" is a bloody thread title on the front page of CC, that's how **** that prediction was

First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Jaques

Did he even get picked, oh dear!

First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid

No, though not as terrible as some of the others

First player to get booked by the match referee - harby

No, though this was just a default guess really.

As you can see, my usual stellar work with predictions has continued.

 

[silentstriker]

Nineteen people people picked Australia, 13 people picked India, and 1 picked Watto to win. Looking back, I didn't think that many had picked Australia.

Winner : Australia
Series scoreline : 3-0
Most runs : Ponting
Most wickets : Brett Lee
Man of the series : Brett Lee
First Aussie to get dropped : None
First Indian to get dropped : Ganguly
First player to get booked by the match referee : Harbhajan

Wow, that was so off it sounds like it came from me.

 

[Precambrian]

Winner - India

Gotcha!

Series scoreline - India 2-0

Gotcha!

Most runs - S Tendulkar

Not quite, he came second anyways.

Most wickets - Bhajji

Gotcha!

Man of the series - S Tendulkar

Not really. That was optimistic from a Tendulkar fan.

First Australian player to get dropped from the side - The spinner.

How ironic.

First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Dravid

Survived despite proving nothing to the contrary.

First player to get booked by the match referee - Ponting

He got, but Zaheer sneaked in first followed by Watto.

And the following is eerily similar to my predictions. Ahem.

Winner - India
Series scoreline - 2-0
Most runs - Tendulkar
Most wickets - Harbhajan
Man of the series - Harbhajan
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Krejza (if he plays)/Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - none
First player to get booked by the match referee - none

 

[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

1) Smashed it
2) Close as
3) Second most
4) Smashed it
5) Could have been
6) Meh
7) Lame
8) He was second to be booked

(Y)

 

[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.

I'll go for one of the four Indian greats to have retired by or at the end of the series.

It sucks that this idea never caught on, i hit that one on the head before the series even began.

 

[GIMH]

Think my prediction was something to do with Hussey taking a wicket...well he didn't but who'd have thought him doing something with the ball (ie bowling it) would cause such a stir...

 

[andruid]

Winner - India

On the money

Series scoreline - 1-0

Close but no cigar

Most runs - VVS Laxman

Tendulkar beat him by 10

Most wickets - Bret Lee

Bad loss of form...

Man of the series - Laxman

very well could have been. Well done Sharma

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

Another poor call...

First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Rahul Dravid

Didn't happen.

First player to get booked by the match referee - Harbajan Singh

Symonds was still going to tour when I made that call

 

[morgieb]

Winner - India - yes
Series scoreline - 2-1 - no
Most runs - Hayden - no
Most wickets - Bhajji - possibly
Man of the series - Bhajji - not sure
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Ganguly
(No one got dropped)
First player to get booked by the match referee - Bhajji - no

 

[biased indian]

Tendulkar beat him by 10

And Gambhir beat them both

 

[morgieb]

Winner - India - yes
Series scoreline - 2-1 - no
Most runs - Hayden - no
Most wickets - Bhajji - with Sharma, and played less games than Sharma.
Man of the series - Bhajji - not sure.
First Australian player to get dropped from the side - Johnson
First Indian player to get dropped from the side - Ganguly
(No one got dropped)
First player to get booked by the match referee - Bhajji - no