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1181  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: June 24, 2023, 08:55:19 AM
2. Nepal vs Netherlands

Nepal have lost two of their three matches and won just one. The Netherlands, on the other hand, won one and lost one of the two matches. And so it is very important for both of them to win today's match. The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl. Bowlers of the Netherlands are bowling very well. Nepal lost the first 4 batsmen of the top order to collect only 66 runs. Vikramjit took 2 wickets, and Beek and Floyd took one wicket each. Nepal collected only 91 runs in 25 overs. They scored an average of 3.6 runs per over. If Nepal set a target of less than 250, the Netherlands will probably not face much trouble in winning this match.
1182  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: June 23, 2023, 03:55:32 PM
İlkay Gündoğa is a very talented player. Also, he is very experienced. And he is in very good form at the moment. İlkay Gündoğa's performances were steady in his last season with City. The important thing is that İlkay Gündoğa's fitness is very good. He doesn't get injured much. I think İlkay Gündoğa is perfect for Xavi's squad. Barcelona's midfield now needs experienced players. Barcelona's defense is very strong. However, Barcelona has more experienced players in midfield and forward. Xavi will need to add another experienced striker to the squad, even with İlkay Gündoğa. Relying on Lewandowski's performance alone will not be able to maintain consistency in La Liga and the Champions League.
I've also heard about this player absent-mindedly, but he seems to me the classic player who is very physically strong but with very little technical aptitude, or am I wrong?
a kind of Gattuso
watch out, these players are useful in my opinion

İlkay Gündoğa is a very experienced player. And right now Barcelona needs experienced players. Barcelona's squad has plenty of talented and promising young players. And to make these players experienced, it is necessary to have experienced players in the squad. And I think Xavi is going according to plan. I expect Xavi to make the Barcelona team even stronger in the next 2/3 seasons. Champions League, La Liga, and Copa del Rey will be the dominant team in every tournament.
1183  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: June 23, 2023, 01:39:55 PM
I think it was a very good transfer for Barcelona without a transfer fee. Ilkay was a player who won the UCL with Manchester City and was the team captain. I couldn't understand why Pep didn't want him in their plans. The contract could have been renewed but not renewed. Evaluating this, Barça made a great transfer. There are many options in the midfield now.
On the one hand, Barcelona also really wanted to take advantage of this moment by getting this extraordinary transfer because Barcelona also wanted to prove that they were still strong enough in the coming season. Apart from that, Manchester City won't be hurting too much by letting go of some of their old players at this point, as perhaps Pep himself has more different plans for next season by bringing in some new players. Although in essence Pep is trying to make the team stronger than before for next season.
City is quite well-known as a club that doesn't have many old players, usually they will let go unlike other clubs who will retain their old players more if they are judged to be able to make a big contribution, such as Real Madrid which still retains Modric and Benzema even though this striker finally went to arab league. Barcelona released some of their old players because of course they wanted to refresh especially İlkay Gündoğan was a few years younger than some of the Barca players who left and while at his old club he was still in top form so this will be profitable for Barca next season.

İlkay Gündoğa is a very talented player. Also, he is very experienced. And he is in very good form at the moment. İlkay Gündoğa's performances were steady in his last season with City. The important thing is that İlkay Gündoğa's fitness is very good. He doesn't get injured much. I think İlkay Gündoğa is perfect for Xavi's squad. Barcelona's midfield now needs experienced players. Barcelona's defense is very strong. However, Barcelona has more experienced players in midfield and forward. Xavi will need to add another experienced striker to the squad, even with İlkay Gündoğa. Relying on Lewandowski's performance alone will not be able to maintain consistency in La Liga and the Champions League.
1184  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: June 23, 2023, 01:33:02 PM
Yes, unfortunately it is. If Neymar doesn't have many injuries, maybe we will see him playing to his full optimal, as a striker and the most expensive player he should be able to give good results for PSG. By the way, if Luis Enrique becomes PSG new coach, Neymar is likely can stay in Paris. Because Enrique really understands the character of this striker, so I think there is still an opportunity for Neymar to show his great skills at PSG.
Even though PSG has planned to let Neymar go and there are already several clubs that are eyeing him, moreover Man United or Chelsea. but this is still a rumor. If it turns out that Enrique later changes his mind, he might reconsider. But in my opinion, PSG will still let Neymar go if there is a price agreement with another club. He had quite a small contribution during the last season in PSG although his transfer fee is very high, but he couldn't make it awesome during being in PSG.

We haven't seen the news from any authentic sources on whether Neymar will be sold by PSG. But we are hearing many rumors regarding this. Neymar has not fared much better with PSG. And so it is likely that PSG management will sell Neymar and look for a new player. We are hearing rumors that Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in Neymar. But I don't know why United and Chelsea would want an injury-prone player like Neymar. The Premier League is very competitive. Neymar's wages are also very high. And so I don't think Chelsea or United will eventually include Neymar in the team.
1185  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: June 22, 2023, 06:45:07 PM
Haaland has got a stable squad. And got an experienced coach. Every Manchester City player is very helpful. The bond between the players is very good. And so Haaland has no problem adapting to this team. He has been able to adapt easily to City's players and has consistently put in good performances. On the other hand, Liverpool's scenario is completely opposite. The performance of this team was very poor in the last season. And for a long time, they were not even in the top 10 of the points table. Nunez could not adapt to this group due to the unstable condition of the whole team. And so I won't blame Nunez for his poor performance this season.
Haaland is a young player who has very good talent and is easy to adapt to other players who have successfully performed well in the Premier League and Champions League.
I think Manchester city is very lucky to be able to fight for the best players like Haaland and I have a prediction that after Haaland's success at Manchester city this will make Haaland more comfortable and always extend his contract with Manchester city.

Haaland is a great player. His fitness is very good. Able to score a lot of goals. And he has found a squad that suits him. The bond between Manchester City players is very strong. And they are supporting Haaland to score a lot of goals. Haaland played 46 matches in the Champions League and Premier League last season and scored 48 goals. Haaland had a season to remember. And Haaland is expected to become more experienced next season. And at the same time become more irresistible. Haaland will probably stay with Manchester City for a long time.
1186  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: June 22, 2023, 01:15:38 PM
Darwin Nunez was compared to Haaland. And while not scoring as many goals as Haaland, I think Darwin Nunez has the potential. He is not a worse player than Haaland. Since Liverpool's entire team was unstable. So we don't get a better performance than Darwin Nunez. If the Liverpool coach is able to stabilize the squad next season, we will probably see more goals from Darwin Nunez.
Sure, Darwin Nunez isn't a bad player. But he isn't comparable with Haaland. The number of goals means a lot, mate. It indicates how the performance of a player, especially since he is a striker (CF). You can see that the number of Nunez's goals in the last season is even not half of Haaland's total goals. Nunez's contribution to the field is also not as significant as Haaland's contribution. So, I'm not sure if Nunez has a chance to perform like Haaland in the next season. Although he is quite skillful but he doesn't have a good mentality as Haaland.
Nunez was predicted to play an important role in his squad after showing a very impressive performance at his old club, but in reality he had difficulty adapting to Liverpool which made him unable to show his best game. While Haaland didn't take long to adapt to Manchester City, he immediately became the new idol of the Etihad public due to his prowess in scoring goals. Haaland was more successful than Nunez in his first season in his at EPL career, he was able to bring Manchester to their first treble winner as well as being the top scorer in the EPL and UCL.
After going through a first season at Liverpool that was not too impressive, Nunez had to try hard to improve his performance like when he was defending Benfica. I can't say Nunez is a failed purchase for Liverpool because he has just finished one season with Liverpool.
I cannot ignore the fact that Nunez's transition to Liverpool has been far from seamless. Haaland's success at Manchester City starkly contrasts with Nunez's struggles. But to blame Nunez alone for this would be unfair. Football is a team sport, and the performance of one player is significantly influenced by the overall team performance. I think the team's declining performance was a major factor in Nunez's difficulties in finding his footing. But this was only his first season, and judging him solely based on this would be premature. Nunez is a player of significant quality, as his past performances indicate. I strongly believe he will bounce back in the next season and make a valuable contribution to Liverpool.

Haaland has got a stable squad. And got an experienced coach. Every Manchester City player is very helpful. The bond between the players is very good. And so Haaland has no problem adapting to this team. He has been able to adapt easily to City's players and has consistently put in good performances. On the other hand, Liverpool's scenario is completely opposite. The performance of this team was very poor in the last season. And for a long time, they were not even in the top 10 of the points table. Nunez could not adapt to this group due to the unstable condition of the whole team. And so I won't blame Nunez for his poor performance this season.
1187  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 22, 2023, 01:07:05 PM
You are right. Since Milan doesn't have a lot of money right now, they should try to sign young players. If the coach is experienced, it is possible to perform well with young players. Milan aim to bring stability to the performance. This team will not fight for the title. And therefore Milan management has no interest in spending too much money. However, there are likely to be several major changes to Milan's squad next season.
So far, Milan has performed well last season until it qualified for the semifinals of the UCL even though it was finally defeated by Intermilan, but Milan has good quality players, even though they don't have the money to buy great players and are famous for the current players, it seems like enough for Milan to be able to compete in the league. next season with existing players or youth players.
I'm not a Milan supporter but so far they've played well with the existing players, consistency and discipline have made them play well as a solid team, but if you want to buy a player, young players are better because many clubs recruit young players because of course during the season the future will be very tight.

Milan's squad is not that weak. But they do not have a strong squad to win the title. Milan has a number of talented players in their squad and their match tactics are good. This squad is capable of playing well as a team. Because of this, they can be in the top four of Serie A. However, if Milan wants to compete for the title, Milan definitely needs a stronger squad. Since they don't have enough money, I think it is useful for them to form a youth-based group. Even by selling young players as they become experienced, Milan can make money in the future.
1188  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 21, 2023, 02:17:18 PM
Milan is not very financially sound. They have limitations. They cannot buy players at high prices. This is why this team has not been able to fight for the Serie A title for a long time. Every season they aim to perform somewhat consistently and qualify for the Champions League. They do not have the strong squad and ability to win the title.
Samuel Chukwueze may be interested in joining the Milan team. But he is not a regular scorer. Samuel Chukwueze scored 6 goals in 37 matches last season. If Milan could add an experienced scorer to the squad, their attack would be stronger. However, adding a young player like Samuel Chukwueze to the team would be a good decision for Milan. Maybe Samuel Chukwueze can score a lot of goals if he adapts to Milan's tactics.
A bit all the teams are in the poo
I don't know how they spend all that money they get for television rights, merchandising, and so on
it's just impressive .. in any case I agree with you
i hope they return back with young players

You are right. Since Milan doesn't have a lot of money right now, they should try to sign young players. If the coach is experienced, it is possible to perform well with young players. Milan aim to bring stability to the performance. This team will not fight for the title. And therefore Milan management has no interest in spending too much money. However, there are likely to be several major changes to Milan's squad next season.
1189  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: June 21, 2023, 02:00:01 PM
It wasn't the best season for Darwin Núñez. However, as erratic and inconsistent as Liverpool's overall performances have been, I'd say Darwin Núñez has played well enough this season. We must not forget that he is still young, not experienced enough. Moreover, it was his first season with Liverpool. He could not adapt himself well to the team. But next season maybe we will see a more composed performance from Darwin Núñez. There is no doubt that Darwin Núñez is a talented player. If the coach can use Darwin Núñez properly, he can score a lot of goals.
Firmino has been a very important player for the Liverpool squad. We don't know how Liverpool will fill his void if Firmino leaves. Liverpool has enough money. Perhaps they are looking for a new talent.
Robert Firmino will be replaced and new players will set in his position. Darwin Nunez was compared to Erling Haaland during his first game; his performance was exceptionally fantastic, weighing better than Erling Haaland, who made numerous blunders on footings on the ball. I never imagined Erling Haaland would outperform Darwin Nunez with such an effective performance. Furthermore, Liverpool was not in their finest form this season, with uneven league performance, winning elite clubs with huge scoresheets such as Manchester United, who dropped to Liverpool 7-2 and then lost the next game. Jurgen Klopp will improve the club's performance in the coming season by recruiting one of the best midfielders from the Seagulls, Mac Allister. Let's see how they perform next season.

Darwin Nunez was compared to Haaland. And while not scoring as many goals as Haaland, I think Darwin Nunez has the potential. He is not a worse player than Haaland. Since Liverpool's entire team was unstable. So we don't get a better performance than Darwin Nunez. If the Liverpool coach is able to stabilize the squad next season, we will probably see more goals from Darwin Nunez.

But how the teams will perform next season is completely unknown. Manchester City has a strong squad. Manchester United and Liverpool are strengthening their squads. Newcastle and Arsenal will also try their best to build strong squads.
1190  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: June 21, 2023, 05:41:32 AM
Roberto Firmino has confirmed his departure from Liverpool after his stay ends on June 30, and so far Liverpool will only have Darwin Núñez as a centre-forward if they do not find a replacement for Firmino. Darwin Núñez has been very unstable this season, but maybe Klopp will start him as often as possible if Liverpool don't find another striker.
I want to address Darwin Núñez, it was not an excellent season ofcourse, yet Darwin Núñez had a very good season in the league with Liverpool. A young talent, in a new team, in a new country and language and yet he was able to bag 15 goals. We can argue about the fee but it was an okay season for Darwin Núñez in the just concluded season.
Also, with Firmino leaving and Jota always unfit, it makes sense for Liverpool to sign a new forward player

It wasn't the best season for Darwin Núñez. However, as erratic and inconsistent as Liverpool's overall performances have been, I'd say Darwin Núñez has played well enough this season. We must not forget that he is still young, not experienced enough. Moreover, it was his first season with Liverpool. He could not adapt himself well to the team. But next season maybe we will see a more composed performance from Darwin Núñez. There is no doubt that Darwin Núñez is a talented player. If the coach can use Darwin Núñez properly, he can score a lot of goals.

Firmino has been a very important player for the Liverpool squad. We don't know how Liverpool will fill his void if Firmino leaves. Liverpool has enough money. Perhaps they are looking for a new talent.
1191  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 21, 2023, 05:30:02 AM
Ac milan has not yet bought even a single player from another club. This club is passive now. I don't even know whether the financial condition from the club is preventing the club to buy the new player or not but if acmilan wil not be able to compete with another club in upcoming season with the same squad as previous seasons.
I think for now AC Milan is still in the process of restructuring after the sacking of Paolo Maldini who was deemed to have failed to generate income for the club. As we know, AC Milan failed to get money from Donnaruma and Calhanoglu who moved for free. Currently Maldini's position is temporarily replaced by Geoffrey Moncada, maybe Milan still needs a few days to make a decision regarding transfers this summer. I can't even think about Milan's potential next season, maybe finishing in 5th place is a good position, because several AC Milan players have returned to their home team from loans and so far they are not giving any good news about transfer.
If AC Milan aims to win the title next season then they should definitely prepare a big fund and add the necessary talented players to the squad. AC Milan does not have a strong enough squad to win the title. AC Milan qualified for the Champions League. Consistency is difficult to maintain in both the Champions League and Serie A. And so AC Milan needs to build a more experienced and stronger squad. AC Milan conceded 43 goals last night. The defense was not strong enough. And so if you want to do well in the next season, the first thing that AC Milan needs to do is to strengthen the defense.
This is the main problem for Milan at the moment. I personally don't think they don't want the title because of course the Scudetto is a symbol of where we rule for the domestic league but then again Milan are still constrained by the money they have.
It's obviously a bit complicated for them not only now but the previous season was like that too.
The latest news at this time for Milan is that it is possible for them to be able to bring in Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal because of the cash book problems facing Villarreal because the possibility for Villarreal is that if they don't cut wages then they will sell Samuel Chukwueze.
This will be a good signal for Milan because Samuel Chukwueze is the main target for Milan so far.
On the other hand, it looks like Juventus will now let Cuardado and Bonnuci go.

Milan is not very financially sound. They have limitations. They cannot buy players at high prices. This is why this team has not been able to fight for the Serie A title for a long time. Every season they aim to perform somewhat consistently and qualify for the Champions League. They do not have the strong squad and ability to win the title.

Samuel Chukwueze may be interested in joining the Milan team. But he is not a regular scorer. Samuel Chukwueze scored 6 goals in 37 matches last season. If Milan could add an experienced scorer to the squad, their attack would be stronger. However, adding a young player like Samuel Chukwueze to the team would be a good decision for Milan. Maybe Samuel Chukwueze can score a lot of goals if he adapts to Milan's tactics.
1192  Economy / Economics / Re: The SEC is right. It's not about Bitcoin, it's about centralized shitcoins. on: June 21, 2023, 02:31:38 AM
This is why we can’t blame SEC that much since its their job to protect the interest of the public from those businesses who are taking advantage the ignorance of the public. Yes, they are not targeting Bitcoin but since those centralized exchanges are big enough to influence the whole market, the price of BTC are also reacting to this while the many is panicking. Let’s see how Binance will work on this, and i think they’ll face more problems with other country as well, hope they can settle this.
That is if SEC is even protecting the interest of the public for real, I do not believe this because you can't tell me that FTX customers find just disappeared into thin air, where have the money gone to? Who are the accomplice of this FTX madness? Just that Sam guy and his so called assistant in crime? I do not believe that, if the SEC chairman is into other projects in the space and not Bitcoin then there is more that meet the eye, they are pretending to be working for the public but they are not, it's always about the money.

Is it naive to believe that what the SEC is doing is for the benefit of the community? Are they really such good people? You are right, today's world is operating when money and personal interests always come first, what the SEC is doing is for their benefit, they want to make more money from this market.

It is difficult to know how big the greed of the SEC is, although there is an agreement between the SEC and Binance, I believe everything is not over yet. Let time tell all, I predict the SEC will have another wave of attacks on us in the near future.
1193  Economy / Economics / Re: I don't believe you on: June 21, 2023, 02:13:55 AM
~

look like you don't believe someone in the world. but why are you still here and creating posts?

I don't think so, not all exchanges will scam you, you have to choose it right, and you have to do your research and study before making a decision. Because not many stores and shops will accept Bitcoin as payment, we still need cash which we can get it by swapping it on an exchange, Yes I know we can use decentralization exchange, but is more complicated if you not tech savy, because dex exchange like Bisq still need a detailed setting which we can not directly run like centralization exchange.

So, if you don't live in El Salvador you have to change your mind now because you still need an exchange to swap it to fiat.


I'm always curious, who is talking badly about centralized exchanges every day? Are they quietly using it behind our backs? Because as we all know, fiat is still the world's main currency, and not too many countries accept bitcoin as a payment method. If we don't use the exchange, how to convert fiat and bitcoin? I agree with many people that we should not store our bitcoins on exchanges, it is too risky to hand over our bitcoins to 3rd parties. But using the exchange for day to day exchanges is completely normal, not as bad as they say. Honestly, I have been using centralized exchanges since I entered the market so far, I have not had any problems.
1194  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: June 20, 2023, 06:56:02 PM
England's bowlers managed to take 5 wickets of Australia. Now Australia has collected 158 runs with the loss of 5 wickets. But Usman Khawaja is still at the crease with 48 runs. Australia needs 123 runs to win. With two experienced batsmen like Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green now at the crease, scoring 123 runs is not a tough task for Australia. England's bowlers need to pick up Khawja's wicket very quickly. If Khawaja is at the crease then England are more likely to lose. There is no chance of the match being a draw unless it is delayed due to rain.
Finally, the last session left in this test match and we cannot say with conviction who will win. Usman Khawaja innings are still very vital and the current partnership should continue from an Australian point of view. They do not want to expose the tail too early.
98 runs to win. 38 overs left and 5 wickets in hand. This is the equation for Australia. Keep in mind that the New ball will be due in 21 overs, Australia would want to win this before England may take the new ball.
This test match could not be more interesting than this, Isn't  Smiley

In the end, Australia won the match by 2 wickets. We got a chance to enjoy a very exciting match.
Usman Khawaja scored 206 runs in two innings. He batted very responsibly. But I would say Pat Cummins' performance was key to the win in this match. He did not collect any wickets in the first innings but did not collect 38 runs. Cummins picked up 4 wickets in the second innings and played an excellent innings of 44 not out. Pat Cummins has batted responsibly when the team needed it.
1195  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 20, 2023, 06:48:15 PM
Ac milan has not yet bought even a single player from another club. This club is passive now. I don't even know whether the financial condition from the club is preventing the club to buy the new player or not but if acmilan wil not be able to compete with another club in upcoming season with the same squad as previous seasons.
I think for now AC Milan is still in the process of restructuring after the sacking of Paolo Maldini who was deemed to have failed to generate income for the club. As we know, AC Milan failed to get money from Donnaruma and Calhanoglu who moved for free. Currently Maldini's position is temporarily replaced by Geoffrey Moncada, maybe Milan still needs a few days to make a decision regarding transfers this summer. I can't even think about Milan's potential next season, maybe finishing in 5th place is a good position, because several AC Milan players have returned to their home team from loans and so far they are not giving any good news about transfer.

If AC Milan aims to win the title next season then they should definitely prepare a big fund and add the necessary talented players to the squad. AC Milan does not have a strong enough squad to win the title. AC Milan qualified for the Champions League. Consistency is difficult to maintain in both the Champions League and Serie A. And so AC Milan needs to build a more experienced and stronger squad. AC Milan conceded 43 goals last night. The defense was not strong enough. And so if you want to do well in the next season, the first thing that AC Milan needs to do is to strengthen the defense.
1196  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: June 20, 2023, 05:49:43 PM
Sri Lanka VS UAE
The third match of the World Cup Qualifier Sri Lanka vs UAE starts today. United Arab Emirates is a weak side as Sri Lanka's opponent. I think Sri Lanka will win today's match. Because Sri Lanka's bowling line batting line is better than UAE. Who do you think will win today's match?
As I was expecting Sri Lanka team was looking strong. They gave a handsome target to United Arab Emirates team. Sri Lanka made 355 runs and gave 6 wickets. And United Arab Emirates team made only 180 runs with in 39 overs and got all out. By the way Sri Lanka made 355 runs this really a good target and I was sure that the UAE team will unable to chase this target. Excellent performance by Sri Lankan team.
I don't think it will be a tough task for Sri Lanka to qualify for the World Cup. I have seen the performance of the players in their last few series. There are several talented players in the squad. However, the players are not able to consistently perform well. However, the Sri Lankan players performed brilliantly against Afghanistan. A win against the likes of Oman, Ireland, and UAE is expected to be easy for an experienced team like Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan players will show dominance against Oman in the next match.
UAE did not perform very well in this regard as the bowling of Sri Lanka team performed very well. Although the UAE are a little less strong than Sri Lanka, this huge win is a credit to Sri Lanka in the current season. Although the UAE performed well in the powerplay, they could not score good runs on any wicket later on. If these two batsmen Basil Hammed and Mustafa could have collected a little better runs, the team would have lost but there would not have been a huge run gap. I would say UAE needs a bit more experience because to perform against a strong team definitely requires experience and experienced bowling.

No one expected UAE to play well against a team like Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team is very experienced. And it's unfortunate for them that despite having such a strong squad, they're playing in a World Cup qualifier. I expected to see Sri Lanka's dominance in this match. The dominance of the Sri Lankan players was visible both in batting and bowling. They played very well in this match and managed to get an easy win. Sri Lanka won the first match by a huge margin of 175 runs.
1197  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: June 20, 2023, 02:55:43 PM
174 is a small target for the remaining batsmen though England could still win if they triggered a collapse.
Exciting first match which implies that this edition of Ashes will most probably be far better than the previous edition where Australia decimated England. Rain interference should stay minimal throughout this series hopefully.
As easy as it sounds, the fifth day's play will not be that easy. The wicket on the fifth day is usually very turning and fast which makes it a challenging task for the batsmen to deal with the fast bowlers. England can win this match if they can pick up two wickets early on the fifth day, Australia will be under a lot of pressure. And when a team can be pressured, that team will surely play the wrong game. Since the top three batsmen are already out, if two more are out, there will be two to three recognized batsmen and there will be a lot of pressure on them to win this match.
The first session of the fifth day was not played due to rain, collecting 174 runs in the second and third sessions, which could only be predicted when play resumed after the lunch break. It won't be easy for Australia to pull off a win as the pitch was largely out of Australia's control due to the rain. Now the pacer bowlers will get an extra advantage especially as there will be a lot of turning, extra bouncing as soon as the ball hits the wicket, so Australia may face various difficulties while batting.
As the fifth day's play is not due to rain, Australia's target is 174 runs, so expect Australia to bat very soon and hopefully they will be able to play well. If England's bowlers can pick up a couple of early wickets then Australia will be under some pressure. So England should bowl well and field well. If England can use their bowlers well then the game could go in their favor but the equation says that Australia have more chances to win.

England's bowlers managed to take 5 wickets of Australia. Now Australia has collected 158 runs with the loss of 5 wickets. But Usman Khawaja is still at the crease with 48 runs. Australia needs 123 runs to win. With two experienced batsmen like Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green now at the crease, scoring 123 runs is not a tough task for Australia. England's bowlers need to pick up Khawja's wicket very quickly. If Khawaja is at the crease then England are more likely to lose. There is no chance of the match being a draw unless it is delayed due to rain.
1198  Economy / Economics / Re: The new U.S.-China agreement is a "forced friendship. What awaits the world ? on: June 20, 2023, 03:35:36 AM

3. Joke question: Don't you think that the capital of the country of the "bargaining chip" begins with the letter "M" ? Smiley

You seem to be referring to Russia, I know you don't like Russia and consider them a terrorist but if you think that China is taking advantage of Russia's friendship to bargain with the US, it's a bit funny and a bit childish. It is only a matter of time before China takes back Taiwan, it is more than capable of doing so at any time, even if Taiwan receives greater US support.

I don't believe what the US says, I believe they will still support Taiwan as they are doing, what they say in the press is just to appease China, they don't want to increase tensions with China. They are struggling with Ukraine against Russia, and continuing to raise tensions with China will not benefit them. They are still the country with the top military in the world, but at the same time, against two great powers like Russia and China, they will also fail quickly.
1199  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin Price, Where Next on: June 20, 2023, 03:21:24 AM
It has been clear that a lot of funds have to drag the price of Bitcoin to a low against previous months' Bitcoin price,  bitcoin started the year 2023 on a positive note after it recovered from a major market crisis before the FTX and the rest made the entire 2022 a negative price period and also made the price of Bitcoin and another asset to plumb greatly all through to 2023 before the current price of 26k+ which seems to be the lowest base the market liquidity can close on and at the current price.

So what next are we going to witness a low price movement or more recovery that will place us on the verge of a market break out against the next year's Bitcoin halving and anticipated bull run which can come before the halving or after the halving with both having the percentage possibilities.

The last quarter will be interesting though, so short term for me, yeah could boring, but when we enter on what we call the "ber" months, fro September-December, we might see some growth along the way and it could push the price to highs of like $35k-$40k or even higher. And we all know that there will be a lot of FOMO at the end of the year, as we all know that bitcoin halving is 2024. And that's what the mindset of some, it's just like beating the red light and buying at a high price instead of doing DCA and buy at the current price that we have as it is still cheap.

I know people are looking forward to the halving, and history proves it. But this year, we have some changes, we have never experienced a halving event in a crisis economy and severe inflation like today. So I think apart from the halving factor, we need to look at the macroeconomic factors as they also play a huge role in the development of the market. To me, as long as the world economy doesn't make any progress, it's hard to expect a bull market even after the halving happens.
1200  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC > 1M ? on: June 20, 2023, 03:13:37 AM
Now that the big guys like Blackrock are moving into the space, a massive jump in price seems almost inevitable. If their ETF gets approved it will be a situation of the higher Bitcoin’s price goes the more money they’ll be able to take in on fees, which will act as a feedback loop as they accumulate everything they can buy using their own investor’s money.
This good news is really surprising and it's true that June will be bullish especially,
I'm sure Q3 Bitcoin will go to $ 50k first before another correction,
and 2024 will probably be to $ 65k after that 2025 Bitcoin will be more than $ 150k, hopefully it will happen.
We need to make assumptions based on the history of the market and also the current events in the mainstream world, do you really think with all the FUD, fear, panic selling, and bad news circulating all around the month of June can be bullish? There is only a week and a few days left and I don't see any signs of that, instead, the price keeps falling because we don't have a lot of positive things going on around cryptocurrency world lately.

So we are not about to see that happen anytime soon, we need to first get out of all these FUDs and bad news and exchanges getting sued, after that, we might see some positive price action going on, otherwise, it will only be like this for the whole year I'm afraid.

Anything is possible, and bitcoin always brings us many surprises. Although when looking at the market, the negative news is still in the market, so thinking of a rally is not feasible but if you check the market today, bitcoin is back at $27k. 10 days to the end of June, and it's hard to say what will happen, I can't be sure bitcoin will rise in the remaining days, but you also have no evidence that it will continue to fall in the days next.
To be honest, I find investing in bitcoin very interesting because of its unpredictable volatility, when we predict it to fall, it will increase, and vice versa.
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