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England v India series prediction. I'm going with England 3-1.

2-2.

We'll lose the first two tests. Cook will hand over the captaincy and we'll recover.

Should Cook dig his heels in and remain in charge all summer - well the options above don't have the result I will be expecting.

Bet it was Shanky that went England 5-0

I went 3-0, weather is always likely to interrupt.

Shaping up to be a dry summer. I voted 2-0 to India, with wins at Old Trafford and the Oval. I'd have a side bet on 2-1, with England catching them undercooked at Trent Bridge.

At least India have never known what it's like to lose at home to SL. To have the polite Jayawardene tell them that they can't handle pressure. Or been outbowled by the SL seamers.

Lest we forget. India and England's bowling averages since 2012. And Broad isn't all that fit.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=bowling

And the batting, if anything, worse for England.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

3-0 or 4-0 to England. Pujara, Kohli and Rahane with a bit of assistance from the good ol' English weather may save 1 or 2 tests at best. A 5-0 can't be entirely ruled out either.

I can only pity the deluded souls who think India can take 20 wickets, as much as I wish you turn out to be right.

shankycricket wrote:3-0 or 4-0 to England. Pujara, Kohli and Rahane with a bit of assistance from the good ol' English weather may save 1 or 2 tests at best. A 5-0 can't be entirely ruled out either.

I can only pity the deluded souls who think India can take 20 wickets, as much as I wish you turn out to be right.

You never know shanky. It's five tests, so I would think they might.

After conceding 850 runs in a test? Maybe.

difficult really

India are usually woeful in English conditions, but that might have changed with the new crop.

England are just a shambles atm. Decent enough players, but rather inexperienced at this point in time, shambolically led and low on confidence.

If the call to groundsmen around the country for very seam friendly wickets hasn't gone out, England could be in a bit of bother as spin will be a problem, both in playing it and bowling it.

I've decided to sit on the fence and go 2-2, but that's more in the nature of not jinxing things, than a realistic assessment of prospects

Arthur Crabtree wrote:At least India have never known what it's like to lose at home to SL. To have the polite Jayawardene tell them that they can't handle pressure. Or been outbowled by the SL seamers.

He didn't look so polite when he joined in the concerted verbal abuse inflicted on Joe Root in the last test.

We might be so bad, India could win the five test series 6-0.

LMAO 5-0 really?!?!

changed my mind........ my prediction is now that one of these two sides will finish the series with a different captain to the one they started with

I just don't know which

it could be either

or both

You think Dhoni will die?