Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Naficopa]

The wet outfield have caused the Bangladesh team loss it's entire wickets for 186 runs. With this score West Indies needs 13 runs to win. The match is won by West Indies with ten wickets left. This is like an innings win. As said it is time to analyse much about the team and make necessary changes. If not, this is gonna devalue the team. The true performance of any team can be seen on the test matches than T20 and ODI. Bangladesh needs to make themselves strong, if not the performance on ODI and T20 too will go down.

I am unable to understand why Bangladesh is always in trouble. They should be a strong team by now, like the other teams of South Asia - India, SriLankan and Pakistan.
But they are always under radar after the matches. I am not happy with Bangladesh team performance.

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[n0ne]

The wet outfield have caused the Bangladesh team loss it's entire wickets for 186 runs. With this score West Indies needs 13 runs to win. The match is won by West Indies with ten wickets left. This is like an innings win. As said it is time to analyse much about the team and make necessary changes. If not, this is gonna devalue the team. The true performance of any team can be seen on the test matches than T20 and ODI. Bangladesh needs to make themselves strong, if not the performance on ODI and T20 too will go down.

I am unable to understand why Bangladesh is always in trouble. They should be a strong team by now, like the other teams of South Asia - India, SriLankan and Pakistan.
But they are always under radar after the matches. I am not happy with Bangladesh team performance.

If I'm not wrong, there is internal politics within the team/board. When the board isn't free to do the tasks, surely there arises issues like this. Bangladesh was making good performance recently, but they're no more good considering those days. Another thing I dislike with few Bangladesh players is there behaviour in the matches when they take wicket. The acts should not hurt the batsman, but some players do it purposely.

[Sithara007]

If I'm not wrong, there is internal politics within the team/board. When the board isn't free to do the tasks, surely there arises issues like this. Bangladesh was making good performance recently, but they're no more good considering those days. Another thing I dislike with few Bangladesh players is there behaviour in the matches when they take wicket. The acts should not hurt the batsman, but some players do it purposely.

Nothing wrong in playing mind games and showing off the emotions. But everything should be up to a limit. And here, I am not sure whether they have anything much to celebrate after losing the match by 10 wickets. A team that is placed in the top tier of test cricket can't afford to lose away matches by such margins, this much regularly. At some point, questions will arise about their suitability in that position. Other smaller boards such as Afghanistan and Ireland may complain about the lack of promotion/relegation system in the test cricket.

[onecall123]

The wet outfield have caused the Bangladesh team loss it's entire wickets for 186 runs. With this score West Indies needs 13 runs to win. The match is won by West Indies with ten wickets left. This is like an innings win. As said it is time to analyse much about the team and make necessary changes. If not, this is gonna devalue the team. The true performance of any team can be seen on the test matches than T20 and ODI. Bangladesh needs to make themselves strong, if not the performance on ODI and T20 too will go down.

I am unable to understand why Bangladesh is always in trouble. They should be a strong team by now, like the other teams of South Asia - India, SriLankan and Pakistan.
But they are always under radar after the matches. I am not happy with Bangladesh team performance.

If I'm not wrong, there is internal politics within the team/board. When the board isn't free to do the tasks, surely there arises issues like this. Bangladesh was making good performance recently, but they're no more good considering those days. Another thing I dislike with few Bangladesh players is there behaviour in the matches when they take wicket. The acts should not hurt the batsman, but some players do it purposely.

You don't need bother to talk about Bangladesh when it comes to test cricket. There is no doubt that they will dominate white ball matches, but not tests. It's okay not to be disappointed. It has been over 22 years since they've played test cricket and haven't learned anything about it. However, they continue to play test cricket. This format should be encouraged by Bangladesh so they can take a self-determination. This game is so boring, I'm curious as to how they managed to find sponsors.

[JSRAW]

^^ Arey kya baat kar rahe ho bhai?

I've never seen Bangladeshi dominating anyone in any format continuously and not even expecting much from them. At best they'll produce some upsets here n there like they already do once a while, that's it.

[Juggy777]

The wet outfield have caused the Bangladesh team loss it's entire wickets for 186 runs. With this score West Indies needs 13 runs to win. The match is won by West Indies with ten wickets left. This is like an innings win. As said it is time to analyse much about the team and make necessary changes. If not, this is gonna devalue the team. The true performance of any team can be seen on the test matches than T20 and ODI. Bangladesh needs to make themselves strong, if not the performance on ODI and T20 too will go down.

I am unable to understand why Bangladesh is always in trouble. They should be a strong team by now, like the other teams of South Asia - India, SriLankan and Pakistan.
But they are always under radar after the matches. I am not happy with Bangladesh team performance.

If I'm not wrong, there is internal politics within the team/board. When the board isn't free to do the tasks, surely there arises issues like this. Bangladesh was making good performance recently, but they're no more good considering those days. Another thing I dislike with few Bangladesh players is there behaviour in the matches when they take wicket. The acts should not hurt the batsman, but some players do it purposely.

You don't need bother to talk about Bangladesh when it comes to test cricket. There is no doubt that they will dominate white ball matches, but not tests. It's okay not to be disappointed. It has been over 22 years since they've played test cricket and haven't learned anything about it. However, they continue to play test cricket. This format should be encouraged by Bangladesh so they can take a self-determination. This game is so boring, I'm curious as to how they managed to find sponsors.

I don’t think that Bangladesh have quality test specialists, and that’s a key reason why they keep on underperforming in Test matches, and even their board doesn’t seem to be making any efforts to groom player’s that can excel in this format. Also I don’t think that their fortunes will revive anytime soon in this format, hence it’s always a safe bet to wager against them whenever they’re playing Test cricket.

[Sithara007]

I don’t think that Bangladesh have quality test specialists, and that’s a key reason why they keep on underperforming in Test matches, and even their board doesn’t seem to be making any efforts to groom player’s that can excel in this format. Also I don’t think that their fortunes will revive anytime soon in this format, hence it’s always a safe bet to wager against them whenever they’re playing Test cricket.

Odds are not that attractive in order to make bets against them. Even the sportsbooks know that they don't have a good chance as far as test format is concerned. And the problem with such low odds is that a single upset can derail all of your calculations. I am playing safe, by staying away from their matches. Actually I don't bet much for test cricket anyway. How can we make bets, if it is not possible to follow the match continuously? The last time I made a bet in test cricket was 2-3 years back, when the Ashes series was going on.

[jaberwock]

If I'm not wrong, there is internal politics within the team/board. When the board isn't free to do the tasks, surely there arises issues like this. Bangladesh was making good performance recently, but they're no more good considering those days. Another thing I dislike with few Bangladesh players is there behaviour in the matches when they take wicket. The acts should not hurt the batsman, but some players do it purposely.

Nothing wrong in playing mind games and showing off the emotions. But everything should be up to a limit. And here, I am not sure whether they have anything much to celebrate after losing the match by 10 wickets. A team that is placed in the top tier of test cricket can't afford to lose away matches by such margins, this much regularly. At some point, questions will arise about their suitability in that position. Other smaller boards such as Afghanistan and Ireland may complain about the lack of promotion/relegation system in the test cricket.

Now with the recent results of Bangladesh it's very interesting and good point Afghanistan and Ireland both can complain about their lack of promotion and test cricket system because they need some better treatment from ICC after having Test Cap but sadly nothing positive for them and on other side Bongs having terrible time but still having much better treatment which is not good.

ICC need to introduce some better system for teams like these or having group of eight and four teams with top two from lower four can join in top tier which can bring some good competition between these last four like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland.

[Sithara007]

Now with the recent results of Bangladesh it's very interesting and good point Afghanistan and Ireland both can complain about their lack of promotion and test cricket system because they need some better treatment from ICC after having Test Cap but sadly nothing positive for them and on other side Bongs having terrible time but still having much better treatment which is not good.

ICC need to introduce some better system for teams like these or having group of eight and four teams with top two from lower four can join in top tier which can bring some good competition between these last four like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland.

Bangladesh can't be grouped together with the other three (Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland), because they are in different systems in test cricket. Bangladesh is a part of tier-1 and the other teams are in tier-2. The main grudge the other teams are having is that Bangladesh receives a lot more funds from the ICC compared to them. Zimababwe receives slightly less, while both Afghanistan and Ireland receive only around 1/4th of what is given to Bangladesh. This disparity needs to be eliminated.

[BALIK]

Sri lanka  VS Australia

Despite a very poor performance in the ODI series, Australia will be back on track in the Test series. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. But they lost 6 wickets for only 139 runs. However, due to the responsible batting of Dickwella and Ramesh Mendis, Sri Lanka now collects 193/7. But my guess is that Sri Lanka will lose all the wickets between 220-230. Australian players are very experienced for the Test format. Despite the poor performance in the ODI format, Australia will win the Test series.

[JSRAW]

This pitch is goldmine for the spinners.

Aussie spin duo ticked all the boxes and bowled with discipline but on the other hand Sri Lankan spinners are not bowling with any discipline so far, they did got couple of wickets and 1 run out but they are still leaking runs. Their score is not big so need some tight overs, wickets will fall eventually.

[ibuddy122505]

Sri lanka  VS Australia

Despite a very poor performance in the ODI series, Australia will be back on track in the Test series. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. But they lost 6 wickets for only 139 runs. However, due to the responsible batting of Dickwella and Ramesh Mendis, Sri Lanka now collects 193/7. But my guess is that Sri Lanka will lose all the wickets between 220-230. Australian players are very experienced for the Test format. Despite the poor performance in the ODI format, Australia will win the Test series.

SL 212/10, batters should contribute little more but Aussie bowlers did outstanding work. Australia team really good side no questions, however Sri Lankan bowlers need to present intense resistance with spinners. Sri Lankan spin friendly pitches too good for 3-4 days test matches, Aussie batters already struggle with batting and lost 3 wickets. The test match turning interesting suddenly, but it's expected.

[fuguebtc]

This pitch is goldmine for the spinners.

Aussie spin duo ticked all the boxes and bowled with discipline but on the other hand Sri Lankan spinners are not bowling with any discipline so far, they did got couple of wickets and 1 run out but they are still leaking runs. Their score is not big so need some tight overs, wickets will fall eventually.

The majority of the wickets that have fallen in this match are taken by spinners. And it is not like they don’t have good fast bowlers. They have ballers like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. I think that Sri Lankan bowlers are also going to exploit the content from the pitch. I don’t think they will be as effective as the Australian bowlers. But for now, spin is the way to go. Things might change later in the test match but I am going to say on the next day it will be the same as the previous one.

[CryptoBuds]

SL 212/10, batters should contribute little more but Aussie bowlers did outstanding work. Australia team really good side no questions, however Sri Lankan bowlers need to present intense resistance with spinners. Sri Lankan spin friendly pitches too good for 3-4 days test matches, Aussie batters already struggle with batting and lost 3 wickets. The test match turning interesting suddenly, but it's expected.

At the end of the first day, Australia scored 98 runs losing 3 wickets. Usman Khawaja is unbeaten on 47 at the crease. Australia is still 114 runs behind. If Australia wants to control the match, they must play well next season. If Australia wants to dominate and win this match, they must give a lead of at least 100 runs. Otherwise, if Sri Lanka can bat well in the last innings, it will be difficult for Australia to win.

[JSRAW]

This pitch is goldmine for the spinners.

Aussie spin duo ticked all the boxes and bowled with discipline but on the other hand Sri Lankan spinners are not bowling with any discipline so far, they did got couple of wickets and 1 run out but they are still leaking runs. Their score is not big so need some tight overs, wickets will fall eventually.

The majority of the wickets that have fallen in this match are taken by spinners. And it is not like they don’t have good fast bowlers. They have ballers like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. I think that Sri Lankan bowlers are also going to exploit the content from the pitch. I don’t think they will be as effective as the Australian bowlers. But for now, spin is the way to go. Things might change later in the test match but I am going to say on the next day it will be the same as the previous one.

They could've been very effective but they manage to bowl 1-2 loose delivery in every over and Aussie batters didn't missd any chance and responded beautifully.

Dickwella also missed 2 stumping chance, although some might say they were really tough which is kinda true due to unexpected bounce but this is not alien condition to him so he should've reacted quickly cause he's excellent behind the wickets and you don't expect good keeper to miss 2 chances in a short span of time.

[Sithara007]

At the end of the first day, Australia scored 98 runs losing 3 wickets. Usman Khawaja is unbeaten on 47 at the crease. Australia is still 114 runs behind. If Australia wants to control the match, they must play well next season. If Australia wants to dominate and win this match, they must give a lead of at least 100 runs. Otherwise, if Sri Lanka can bat well in the last innings, it will be difficult for Australia to win.

Give the credit where it is due. First of all, the match is taking place in Galle. And the Sri Lankans are very famous for creating tracks that suits their players. Under these conditions, the Aussie bowlers managed to bundle out the Lankans for just 212 runs in the first innings. Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Lyon gave the Lankans a taste of their own medicine. The Australian batsmen did a decent job so far, but a lot will depend on how the middle and lower order performs. A lead of 100 plus will swing the match in their favor.

[LittleBitFunny]

At the end of the first day, Australia scored 98 runs losing 3 wickets. Usman Khawaja is unbeaten on 47 at the crease. Australia is still 114 runs behind. If Australia wants to control the match, they must play well next season. If Australia wants to dominate and win this match, they must give a lead of at least 100 runs. Otherwise, if Sri Lanka can bat well in the last innings, it will be difficult for Australia to win.

Give the credit where it is due. First of all, the match is taking place in Galle. And the Sri Lankans are very famous for creating tracks that suits their players. Under these conditions, the Aussie bowlers managed to bundle out the Lankans for just 212 runs in the first innings. Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Lyon gave the Lankans a taste of their own medicine. The Australian batsmen did a decent job so far, but a lot will depend on how the middle and lower order performs. A lead of 100 plus will swing the match in their favor.

I don't think the Australian batsmen are playing very well. They lost 3 wickets before collecting 100 runs. Top order batsmen did not play well, except Usman Khawaja. If they lose two more wickets in the first session tomorrow, it will be very difficult for the Australian batsmen to score 212 runs. I would say that the outcome of the match will depend on the performance of the first 15-20 overs tomorrow.

[Sithara007]

I don't think the Australian batsmen are playing very well. They lost 3 wickets before collecting 100 runs. Top order batsmen did not play well, except Usman Khawaja. If they lose two more wickets in the first session tomorrow, it will be very difficult for the Australian batsmen to score 212 runs. I would say that the outcome of the match will depend on the performance of the first 15-20 overs tomorrow.

The run out by Steven Smith was entirely unnecessary. What is the point in getting run out in the test format? Apart from that, the other two wickets fell to spinner Ramesh Mendis. The strategy from Sri Lanka is very clear. They are using spinners to unsettle the Australian batsmen. The pitch is supportive towards spin bowling, and the Lankan bowlers are making the maximum use out of it. The Australian batsmen need to devise a strategy on how to counter this. Two experienced batsmen are now at the crease, and hopefully they can build a good partnership for Australia.

[kro55]

The run out by Steven Smith was entirely unnecessary. What is the point in getting run out in the test format? Apart from that, the other two wickets fell to spinner Ramesh Mendis. The strategy from Sri Lanka is very clear. They are using spinners to unsettle the Australian batsmen. The pitch is supportive towards spin bowling, and the Lankan bowlers are making the maximum use out of it. The Australian batsmen need to devise a strategy on how to counter this. Two experienced batsmen are now at the crease, and hopefully they can build a good partnership for Australia.

We don't expect such unprofessional gameplay from an experienced batsman like Steven Smith. He should have batted more responsibly and survived at the crease. He was able to collect only 6 runs. However, if Australia wants to win this match, they definitely need a big partnership. But if Usman Khawaja and Travis Head can't build a big partnership, it will be difficult for Australia to score 200 runs.

[Mahdirakib]

I am unable to understand why Bangladesh is always in trouble. They should be a strong team by now, like the other teams of South Asia - India, SriLankan and Pakistan.
But they are always under radar after the matches. I am not happy with Bangladesh team performance.

Bangladesh is in bad condition comparing to the other teams in the test format. They are staying below the average rank in T20. But they are quite strong in ODI format. Bangladeshi players always perform pathetically in test matches. You will rarely see the contribution of all Bangladeshi players in a test match. They have won only 16 matches after playing 134 match.