This series should come down to the wire. Last time India toured Australia, it was pretty tight and that was a better Australian team. Expect to see India's batting doing a lot better then the England tour. Their much more ready this time around.
Compparing these 2 teams. India's batting is definitely stronger. A lineup of Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli and Dhoni definitely looks much better on paper compared to Warner, Cowan, Marsh, Ponting, Clark, Hussey, and Haddin.
On the other hand, India's bowling just doesn't seem strong enough. Ishant and Zaheer could pose problems but it'll really depend on their health. Yadav and Aaron are good up and coming pacers but they're very inexperienced. Ashwin could really pose problems for the Aussies. I would pick Australia's bowling over Indias however. Siddle and Hilfenhaus are really good bowlers on Aussie conditions. Then you got Pattinson who is a young star in the making. Don't see Lyon making much of a difference.
Hopefully we see some good cricket in this series. Best of luck to both teams.
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