Clark predicts 4-0 whitewash over India

[DesiChap]

Sydney, October 26:: Australian seamer Stuart Clark has predicted that Australia would blank the visiting Indian cricket team 4-0 in the upcoming Test series. The lanky fast-medium bowler, thus, carried on the tradition of the great Glenn McGrath who had a habit of making such pre-series predictions. Clark said Australia would win all the six home Tests to be played this summer, including the two against Sri Lanka. "It's going to be a great summer with Sri Lanka and India coming out," Clarke said at the series launch here. "And hopefully, the fans can come out and support us and we can bring home 4-0 and 2-0 series wins." When quizzed further on the prospect of a series whitewash against both India and Sri Lanka, Clark said: "I have just predicted 4-0 and 2-0." McGrath, who retired after Australia's World Cup triumph in the West Indies earlier this year, used to make stunning pre-series predictions in his 124 Test career. To the delight of cricket fans, he would also declare who was his "bunny" each series and, more often than not, take their wicket at least once. Clarke, however, would not single out a bunny, declaring he would target them all. "Glenn always targeted the batsman but I think I would hold off on that one at this stage of my career," Clark said. "Any time you play against these guys (India and Sri Lanka) it is going to be a tremendous challenge. I am just going to target them all. Hopefully I can get them all out." Clark is considered a like-for-like successor for McGrath and prides himself on line and length and using his height to trouble batsman. But the New South Wales bowler said he wanted to carve his own niche in international cricket. "You always want to be your own man but we do similar things in the game," Clark said. "I'll just be out there doing my best." http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/Clark-predicts-40-whitewash-over-India/232656/

[Holysmoke]

Possible, not probable...

[Ram]

*Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn*

[veer]

bring it on...

[fineleg]

:sleep:yawn

[kablooee87]

Only an Australian would predict a whitewash. Oh wait, I forgot about Paul Collingwood's 3-0 prediction against Pakistan in 2005.:)

[kablooee87]

Still, Australia have won 16 of their last 17 tests (SA managed to hold them to a draw in 2005). They've lost on 2 test matches at home since the 1999! One of those losses was to India though (the other to England). Mr. Clarke might need reminded of how much Warne and mcgrath contributed to all those wins though.

[Mr. Wicket]

In the last five wins, Clark was incredibly consistent and over the series, the pick of Australia's bowlers. He was superb in SAF as well, and generally hasn't done much wrong. Now he's just backing himself to do well in the coming series. Can't blame him.

[yoda]

"Any time you play against these guys (India and Sri Lanka) it is going to be a tremendous challenge. I am just going to target them all. Hopefully I can get them all out."

He wants to get them all out. Looks like it is all or nothing for Clark. :D

[Dravid]

who is this guy now?

[beetle]

whitewash seems racist ....:wink_smile:

[Ram]

whitewash seems racist ....:wink_smile:

:hysterical: How bout Brown-wash then ? Or maybe Asian-wash ? Nobody can fault them.

[Rajiv]

This is a 4 Test Series?

[Cricketics]

^Yaa, Gav-bord trophy

[Ram]

If India wins in Aus , then that is Moksha for me. I will give up all worldly pleasures and go to the forests. Come on boys , save one helpless soul from the travails of mortal life..

[fineleg]

If India wins in Aus ' date=' then that is Moksha for me. I will give up all worldly pleasures and go to the forests. Come on boys , save one helpless soul from the travails of mortal life..

Remember Scandinavia is in this world before you commit the promise.

[beetle]

Remember Scandinavia is in this world before you commit the promise.

:tounge_smile:

[Ram]

*Bump* Another egg on face ! :D

[coffee_rules]

How about "I will knock Indians over in Perth" Tait? He got Ostrich's egg on his face.

[eternalhope]

If India wins in Aus ' date=' then that is Moksha for me. I will give up all worldly pleasures and go to the forests. Come on boys , save one helpless soul from the travails of mortal life..[/quote'] If not for Bucknor & Benson we would have missed you by now :haha:.