Series in the offing predictions...polls?

[hang on]

There are some mouthwatering matchups this year and I was wondering about what outcomes would be predicted by the members. There are threads relating to a couple of the series but no polls.

Perhaps polls for the England Sri Lanka, England India, Sri Lanka Australia, Australia South Africa and Australia India series could be set up? Either here or in the threads that actually exist. Not sure what the best way to do it would be but perhaps the more experienced hands on here could suggest something.

If it's a dreadful idea, forget it!

Here are my predictions:

England Sri Lanka 1 - 1
England India 1 - 2
Sri Lanka Australia 2 - 0
Australia South Africa 1 - 2
Australia India 1 - 2

As of now!

 

[amyswan]

There are some mouthwatering matchups this year and I was wondering about what outcomes would be predicted by the members. There are threads relating to a couple of the series but no polls.

Perhaps polls for the England Sri Lanka, England India, Sri Lanka Australia, Australia South Africa and Australia India series could be set up? Either here or in the threads that actually exist. Not sure what the best way to do it would be but perhaps the more experienced hands on here could suggest something.

If it's a dreadful idea, forget it!

Here are my predictions:

England Sri Lanka 1 - 1
England India 1 - 2
Sri Lanka Australia 2 - 0
Australia South Africa 2 - 1
Australia India 1 - 2

As of now!

Why do you think Australia is tough enough to beat South Africa this time? You have credited them a success by 2-1 against Africa. They may have lost early in the world cup against New Zealand but South Africans are always unpredictable. Sometimes i think teams that wear Green shirts are unpredictable. Everyone know how impulsive is Pakistani team and in this world cup Bangladesh surprised everyone by scoring just 58 runs against West Indies and then the same team defeated English team. So i count south Africans as an unpredictable side :P

 

[Spark]

Think England should win over SL fairly easily. No idea what will happen in England vs India but should be advantage India even with England's attack - I think Harbhajan will have big role to play in that series (and Zaheer obviously). Struggle to see us getting anywhere near a Test win in SL unless Johnson has a few on days, but our batting should save us from complete calamity. 1-0 or 2-0 to SL there. Think Johnson/Siddle/Bollinger will find SA to their liking, and that could go either way - depends whether we play Steyn/Morkel in an average or appalling manner. The former - could see a repeat of 09. The latter - we'll be wiped off the park. NZ should be fine for us. India - as of now they're on track to register their first Test series win down here but we'll know a hell of a lot more after the two away series.

 

[hang on]

my mistake, amyswan. got the numbers the wrong way around. thanks for the spot. will change it immediately.

regarding england and lanka, i think that the lankan batting is actually good enough to put up large totals. and the bowling, while not frightening, is still decent enough to put make use of conditions etc. i might be completely wrong, of course, and speaking out of my proverbial, but that's the fun of predictions. want to see how they turned out 8 months from now.

i would have loved to have put up the west indian, pakistan and kiwi series, too, but thought that it would be asking for too much. and, to be completely honest, while i am very interested in those series (anything to do with tests, actually), i preferred to focus on the big clashes for the nonce.

 

[Jono]

Gut feeling that India won't win in Australia. Drawn series probably imo.

 

[Spark]

Gut feeling that India won't win in Australia. Drawn series probably imo.

Don't start your anti-jinxing **** already

 

[Ikki]

Sri Lanka Australia 0 - 2
Australia South Africa 2 - 0
Australia India 2 - 0

Yeh!

 

[Jono]

Don't start your anti-jinxing **** already

Australia's series to lose tbh

 

[BoyBrumby]

Think England should win over SL fairly easily. No idea what will happen in England vs India but should be advantage India even with England's attack - I think Harbhajan will have big role to play in that series (and Zaheer obviously). Struggle to see us getting anywhere near a Test win in SL unless Johnson has a few on days, but our batting should save us from complete calamity. 1-0 or 2-0 to SL there. Think Johnson/Siddle/Bollinger will find SA to their liking, and that could go either way - depends whether we play Steyn/Morkel in an average or appalling manner. The former - could see a repeat of 09. The latter - we'll be wiped off the park. NZ should be fine for us. India - as of now they're on track to register their first Test series win down here but we'll know a hell of a lot more after the two away series.

If you really think that you should climb on India now. England are big favs. Oddschecker.

England 11/10 (2.10)
India 11/5 (3.20)
Draw 11/4 (3.75)

Hate to sound arrogant but, objectively, I can't see SL touching us. It'd be a surprise if they won a test and a shock if they avoid defeat in the series. Their bowling looks sub-county standard shorn of Murali and Malinga.

England should beat India too. Zaheer is vital to India having a chance. If he goes down their chances reduced by at least half.

 

[hang on]

the thing is, the indian batting is so strong as to be able to ensure, at worst, a drawn series if their bowling due to injury etc. lets them down.

 

[BoyBrumby]

the thing is, the indian batting is so strong as to be able to ensure, at worst, a drawn series if their bowling due to injury etc. lets them down.

Well, suffice to say that the people who make their living deciding the likelihood of sporting outcomes disagree.

 

[Blaze 18]

England Sri Lanka 2-1
England India 1 - 2
Sri Lanka Australia 1-1
Australia South Africa 1-2
Australia India 1 - 2

 

[Teja.]

England Sri Lanka 2-0
England India 2-1
Sri Lanka Australia 1-1
Australia South Africa 0-2
Australia India 1-1

 

[hang on]

Well, suffice to say that the people who make their living deciding the likelihood of sporting outcomes disagree.

and that is precisely why i am going to have a flutter. actually think that ladbrokes lost some money on the world cup, but havent read that article fully and so not sure whether it was based on the finals only or the whole shebang.

 

[centurymaker]

England Sri Lanka 2-0
England India 1-2
Sri Lanka Australia 1-1
Australia South Africa 1-2
Australia India 1-1

 

[TumTum]

England Sri Lanka 2-0
England India 1-1
Sri Lanka Australia 0-2
Australia South Africa 2-1
Australia India 2-1

 

[Borges]

Don't like to predict - invariably I end up looking foolish - but still...

England Sri Lanka: 2-0 to England
England India: 2-1 to England
Sri Lanka Australia: 1-0 to Sri Lanka
South Africa Australia: 2-0 to South Africa
Australia India: 1-2 to India

 

[BoyBrumby]

and that is precisely why i am going to have a flutter. actually think that ladbrokes lost some money on the world cup, but havent read that article fully and so not sure whether it was based on the finals only or the whole shebang.

India were favourites and won. Bookies hate favourites winning.

 

[Lostman]

India were favourites and won. Bookies hate favourites winning.

Bookies must have got killed this WC.
From all the KO games, NZ was the only dog to win.

 

[hang on]

India were favourites and won. Bookies hate favourites winning.

why is that? wouldn't the favourites winning mean that what was predicted by the bookies themselves came about, and hence resulted in the least unexpected and thus the worst (or best, depending on your point of view) odds? basically, aren't the bookies 'best' covered in terms of losses in the eventuality of their predicted winners winning?

unless, of course, the odds are more affected, from the get go, by the sums being bet either way, as opposed to their own considered analysis of the matchups. must confess that i am no expert at the betting game and so am quite intrigued as to how it works.