Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

It is a really interesting match going on between New Zealand and England, i thought England would run away with the match when they restricted New Zealand for 132 runs and i was glad to see James Anderson and Stuart Broad playing together and England had a great start as they went wicketless for 59 runs and now they lost 7 wickets at the close of the day.

17 wickets in the first day and the match wont last in the final two days and the match is getting interesting as one good session with the bat will change the match.

Now i would like to see this match to finish with in 3 days so that i can witness epic meltdown from the fans and so called experts opinion on how test cricket is dying and batters can't play.

I feel for those spectators who bought the 4th-5th day ticket for 150 Pound.

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[Sithara007]

I don't understand what the hell is going on. England blasted out for just 141 runs. For heaven's sake, the pitch doesn't look that bad and it equally supports both the batsmen and the bowlers. And this is the same pitch where Zak Crawley and Alex Lees added 59 runs for the first wicket. What happened to the famed England middle order (Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes.etc)? I admit that New Zealand has the best pace attack in test format at this point. But England had the home advantage and in form batsmen. Really shameful.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

I don't understand what the hell is going on. England blasted out for just 141 runs. For heaven's sake, the pitch doesn't look that bad and it equally supports both the batsmen and the bowlers. And this is the same pitch where Zak Crawley and Alex Lees added 59 runs for the first wicket. What happened to the famed England middle order (Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes.etc)? I admit that New Zealand has the best pace attack in test format at this point. But England had the home advantage and in form batsmen. Really shameful.

We are in first session of Day 2 and 23 wickets have fallen. Both NZ and England failed miserably in first innings and NZ once again repeating batting performance in second innings. NZ top 3 gone just for 39 runs. May be we have result of this match today.

[CryptoBuds]

England managed to collect 141 runs in their first innings. They were 9 runs ahead of New Zealand. Zak Crawlay scored the highest 43 runs for the team. New Zealand started batting in their second innings. And now their collection is 38/3. The first three top-order batsmen have returned to the dressing room. If New Zealand are able to deliver the target between 180-200 then maybe the match will be under their control. But it is very difficult to collect 200 runs on such a pitch.

[Sithara007]

England managed to collect 141 runs in their first innings. They were 9 runs ahead of New Zealand. Zak Crawlay scored the highest 43 runs for the team. New Zealand started batting in their second innings. And now their collection is 38/3. The first three top-order batsmen have returned to the dressing room. If New Zealand are able to deliver the target between 180-200 then maybe the match will be under their control. But it is very difficult to collect 200 runs on such a pitch.

Looking at the current state of affairs, 200 is definitely not an easy target. That said, the partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell has taken New Zealand to three digits. They are now 100/4. 40-year old James Anderson is once again shouldering the heaviest workload, along with Stuart Broad (Anderson has 645 wickets now, and I would love to see him getting 650 in this series). Matthew Potts took 2 wickets and his match total stands at 6. 40 plus overs remain for today's play and in case New Zealand manages to survive, then who knows, they may get to 200.

[ibuddy122505]

England managed to collect 141 runs in their first innings. They were 9 runs ahead of New Zealand. Zak Crawlay scored the highest 43 runs for the team. New Zealand started batting in their second innings. And now their collection is 38/3. The first three top-order batsmen have returned to the dressing room. If New Zealand are able to deliver the target between 180-200 then maybe the match will be under their control. But it is very difficult to collect 200 runs on such a pitch.

With Blundell and Mitchell leading the way, and with New Zealand leading by 150+ already, Kiwis are slowly taking control. Is it possible for them to declare and still win or are they going to continue to bat? It is possible that both Blundell and Mitchell will score centuries for New Zealand. Is the bowling pitch conducive to batting? 

[Swordsoffreedom]

England managed to collect 141 runs in their first innings. They were 9 runs ahead of New Zealand. Zak Crawlay scored the highest 43 runs for the team. New Zealand started batting in their second innings. And now their collection is 38/3. The first three top-order batsmen have returned to the dressing room. If New Zealand are able to deliver the target between 180-200 then maybe the match will be under their control. But it is very difficult to collect 200 runs on such a pitch.

Looking at the current state of affairs, 200 is definitely not an easy target. That said, the partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell has taken New Zealand to three digits. They are now 100/4. 40-year old James Anderson is once again shouldering the heaviest workload, along with Stuart Broad (Anderson has 645 wickets now, and I would love to see him getting 650 in this series). Matthew Potts took 2 wickets and his match total stands at 6. 40 plus overs remain for today's play and in case New Zealand manages to survive, then who knows, they may get to 200.

New Zealand have scored 164 runs, and have not lost any wickets. Now they are in the lead of 155 runs. Blundell scored 60 and Darly Mitchell remained unbeaten on 56. They are batting very responsibly. While New Zealand is able to hit more than 250 targets, it is not surprising. And if the target is more than 200 then England is unlikely to win this match. Let's see what will be happen. England's batsmen ar experienced enough.

[CryptoBuds]

New Zealand have scored 164 runs, and have not lost any wickets. Now they are in the lead of 155 runs. Blundell scored 60 and Darly Mitchell remained unbeaten on 56. They are batting very responsibly. While New Zealand is able to hit more than 250 targets, it is not surprising. And if the target is more than 200 then England is unlikely to win this match. Let's see what will be happen. England's batsmen ar experienced enough.

It is becoming more difficult for England to get back on track in this match. New Zealand scored 203 runs and is in the lead of 194 runs. It is very difficult to win by batting against more than 200 runs in the last innings on such a pitch. Since New Zealand has lost only 4 wickets. So it is expected that they will be able to collect more 60/70 runs very easily. It would be very difficult for England's batsmen to win this match if they set a target between 270-280.

[JSRAW]

Guess no more batting collapse in this test match, Kiwis are going strong and keep moving scoreboard at a good pace, now it seems that first day collapse was because of rustiness.

My only hope is on English batters, i hope they don't disappoint their fans and show some village cricket level collapse when chasing.  

Edit

Naseer Husain and Atherton are pure gold.

[laurenB7742]

Guess no more batting collapse in this test match, Kiwis are going strong and keep moving scoreboard at a good pace, now it seems that first day collapse was because of rustiness.

My only hope is on English batters, i hope they don't disappoint their fans and show some village cricket level collapse when chasing.  

Edit

Naseer Husain and Atherton are pure gold.

It is now 214 for 4. Tom Blundell is unbeaten on 80 and Daryl Mitchell is unbeaten on 85 runs. They are now set at the crease. So the fall of these two wickets will be very difficult for England bowlers now. However, after these two batsmen are out, New Zealand's innings may not be long-lasting. However, England's batsmen are very talented. However, if the target is more than 300, it will be difficult to win the match. However, this is not impossible.

[Tony116]

Guess no more batting collapse in this test match, Kiwis are going strong and keep moving scoreboard at a good pace, now it seems that first day collapse was because of rustiness.

My only hope is on English batters, i hope they don't disappoint their fans and show some village cricket level collapse when chasing.  

Edit

Naseer Husain and Atherton are pure gold.

It is now 214 for 4. Tom Blundell is unbeaten on 80 and Daryl Mitchell is unbeaten on 85 runs. They are now set at the crease. So the fall of these two wickets will be very difficult for England bowlers now. However, after these two batsmen are out, New Zealand's innings may not be long-lasting. However, England's batsmen are very talented. However, if the target is more than 300, it will be difficult to win the match. However, this is not impossible.

Actually, I was really surprised to see the collapse of English batsmen. After their great performance in the bowling department, I thought they would be able to back it up with some good performance with the bat but by 75 runs they look really good but after that, the collapse started.

I believe that New Zealand is playing really well right now and they are playing carefully. I honestly believe that they have a chance to win this match if they bat carefully and get a good total on the board. NZ leading by 216 runs and not even the 2nd day has come to an end. Looking forward to seeing a result in the test match.

[Rigon]

LOL England 52/7 and against a team like Ireland. I still don't know when this Irish team got Test status. I think it's the over confidence which caused this damage for England. If this was Australia or any other strong team then we would not see this score board. The batsmen were more sensible then.

I am looking for a channel to see some of the overs LOL

I wonder if this is the bowling or the batsmen playing bad shot.

If there is one team in Test cricket, it is England. But what England have done with Ireland in Test cricket at the moment is really ridiculous. The game of cricket requires a lot of skill but England is unable to show it fully against Ireland. My idea is that England will turn around again.

[JSRAW]

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@Rigon Well done bro for quoting 3 year old post. I hope OP response to your comment.

Guess no more batting collapse in this test match, Kiwis are going strong and keep moving scoreboard at a good pace, now it seems that first day collapse was because of rustiness.

My only hope is on English batters, i hope they don't disappoint their fans and show some village cricket level collapse when chasing.  

Edit

Naseer Husain and Atherton are pure gold.

It is now 214 for 4. Tom Blundell is unbeaten on 80 and Daryl Mitchell is unbeaten on 85 runs. They are now set at the crease. So the fall of these two wickets will be very difficult for England bowlers now. However, after these two batsmen are out, New Zealand's innings may not be long-lasting. However, England's batsmen are very talented. However, if the target is more than 300, it will be difficult to win the match. However, this is not impossible.

Talented on shithousery barring few but i do hope they put up a good show for the spectators.

I'm fine with anything be it batting collapse (prefer this one  ) or record breaking chase.

[Mahdirakib]

Guess no more batting collapse in this test match, Kiwis are going strong and keep moving scoreboard at a good pace, now it seems that first day collapse was because of rustiness.
My only hope is on English batters, i hope they don't disappoint their fans and show some village cricket level collapse when chasing.  

New Zealand has made a very strong comeback in day 2. Although their batting lineup collapsed at the start of the second innings, but still they turned the game on their favour with the 5th wicket partnership. We have seen the fall of 6 wickets in the first session of today. Don't know what has changed in the pitch today, but we may see the batting lineup collapsed again in the day 3. England has used their spin bowlers today. Perhaps, it won't be easy for England to win the match by chasing the target. New Zealand has already taken a good lead in this condition.

[Iranus]

New Zealand batting has fascinated me. After batting 132 in the first innings, I could not have imagined that they would play so well in the second innings. But at the end of the second day, they collected 236 runs. Now I think the match is completely under New Zealand's control. There is no possibility of the match being drawn. And if the New Zealand bowlers can bowl as well as in the first innings, then New Zealand will undoubtedly win easily.

[romero121]

What a difference in performance between the first innings and second innings. In the first innings it was said the pitch is bowling supportive and it has turned completely or the players have begun to play in a much responsible manner. Tremendous performance from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell. Made a big partnership at the right time. If these two wickets have gone at a lower score, now the innings could've come to an end. Both nearing the century and facing close number of balls is really good and giving a hard time for England.

[eaLiTy]

What a difference in performance between the first innings and second innings. In the first innings it was said the pitch is bowling supportive and it has turned completely or the players have begun to play in a much responsible manner. Tremendous performance from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell. Made a big partnership at the right time. If these two wickets have gone at a lower score, now the innings could've come to an end. Both nearing the century and facing close number of balls is really good and giving a hard time for England.

Even i was expecting New Zealand to fold today but Daryl Mitchell Tom Blundell is pilling up a huge lead and saved New Zealand from a defeat and they now have a lead of 227 runs and three more days left in this match. A good second innings total with a lead of above 350 runs and England is in trouble chasing the score in the last two days as i am expecting the pitch to be uneven in the final days.

[Sithara007]

New Zealand is leading by 227 runs, with 6 wickets in hand. All of a sudden the England bowlers, who looked very threatening in the first innings are now coming out as quite ordinary. The partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell has added 180 runs for the 5th wicket and they are still going. Both of them have reached 90s and now the match is firmly out of England's grasp. The Poms need a wicket and they need it quickly. If the lead gets beyond 300 runs, then there is virtually zero chance for an England win.

[pakhitheboss]

What a difference in performance between the first innings and second innings. In the first innings it was said the pitch is bowling supportive and it has turned completely or the players have begun to play in a much responsible manner. Tremendous performance from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell. Made a big partnership at the right time. If these two wickets have gone at a lower score, now the innings could've come to an end. Both nearing the century and facing close number of balls is really good and giving a hard time for England.

Even i was expecting New Zealand to fold today but Daryl Mitchell Tom Blundell is pilling up a huge lead and saved New Zealand from a defeat and they now have a lead of 227 runs and three more days left in this match. A good second innings total with a lead of above 350 runs and England is in trouble chasing the score in the last two days as i am expecting the pitch to be uneven in the final days.

NZ were struggling early on, they had lost 3 wickets for just 35 runs. Mitchel and Blundell played brilliantly and now NZ has a lead of more than 200 runs both batters need to score a few runs to reach their century. England was playing really well but now they might lose this test match. In my opinion, NZ would try to build a lead of more than 300 runs and then declare. It would be tough for English side to chase a lead of more than 300 runs.

[Swordsoffreedom]

NZ were struggling early on, they had lost 3 wickets for just 35 runs. Mitchel and Blundell played brilliantly and now NZ has a lead of more than 200 runs both batters need to score a few runs to reach their century. England was playing really well but now they might lose this test match. In my opinion, NZ would try to build a lead of more than 300 runs and then declare. It would be tough for English side to chase a lead of more than 300 runs.

I don't think New Zealand will declare the innings. Of course, New Zealand will be in the safe zone if they give a lead of 300 runs. But just 2 days of the game are over. And don't forget that England's players are very talented. And so New Zealand will continue to do their best to provide bigger targets. They definitely don't want to lose this match.