At the start of this series quite a few imagined that
Australia could beat India, although many (me
included) had visions of a tight, close series akin to the last time
these two meet.
We arrive in Adelaide with Michael Clarke’s men having won
at Melbourne, Sydney and Perth by 122 runs, an Innings and 68 runs, and an
Innings and 37 runs – with no match yet to reach the 5 day mark.
This makes it 4 defeats by an innings in their last 5 away
matches and they now have to face upto the rampant Aussies without MS Dohni, banned
due to a slow over rate in the previous Test, which leaves the capacitance to a
man who has scores just 118 runs in 6 innings in Virewender Shewag.
It’s true that this is meant to be he best batting pitch on
the tour for India and these stats are backed up by the fact that in their past
two Tests there, they have managed a win and a draw, but they look woefully out
of form and much more is needed before we can consider siding with them.
Given their large superiority during this series it’s hard
to argue with quotes ranging from evens to 11/10, and it’s hard to find any
reasons to argue properly with this. Australia’s scores this series read 333,
240, 659, & 369, and against an India side who has made above 300 just
once, they are close to maximum bet potential.
Advice
6.5 pts Australia (11/10 Hills)
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