Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Iranus]

Australia are failing to hold on to their wickets. At the start of the fifth day's play Australia lost 3 crucial wickets to add just 29 runs. The match is going to be exciting. England needed just 7 wickets to win and Australia needed 199 runs to win. Smith and Head are there at the crease but it remains to be seen how long they can last. These two have to put up a 150+ run partnership then Australia will be able to win the match. If these two players play 40+ overs,it will be a big obstacle for England to win. Hopefully the rain will not be a hindrance.

Australia lost their first wicket for 140 runs and the team lost 3 wickets to collect 169 runs. But now Steven Smith and Travis Head are batting responsibly. Australia team has already collected 210 runs. Australia lost only three wickets. But Australia still need 174 runs to win. Collecting 174 runs will not be an easy task for Australia. If England can pick up the wickets of Smith and Travis Head quickly, Australia will be under a lot of pressure. I think both teams have chances to win this match now. The match cannot be said to be under Australia's control. Such Test matches are very exciting and enjoyable.

[JSRAW]

Very nice of SONY to show only the last 5 balls every over.  

Every time there is a boundary on the first ball. I see that only in the replay. Using JIO so maybe their ads are messing up with the feed.

Head is looking good, won't be a bad idea if he plays the role of aggressor and Smith stays there as an anchor.

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Woah!! What a big moment. Another interesting take, Stokes wasn't in control and dropped the ball.

[LDL]

70 more overs to go but Australia need 147 runs to secure victory. If there is only one hindrance, the match is likely to be a draw, but it is impossible to say whether that rain is likely to happen. Australia have two more sessions to go but need only 147 runs to score. Steven Smith and Travis Head remain unbeaten with 39 and 31 respectively. England have no chance but to go all out. But it is impossible for England to all out Australia so quickly.

[Bd officer]

70 more overs to go but Australia need 147 runs to secure victory. If there is only one hindrance, the match is likely to be a draw, but it is impossible to say whether that rain is likely to happen. Australia have two more sessions to go but need only 147 runs to score. Steven Smith and Travis Head remain unbeaten with 39 and 31 respectively. England have no chance but to go all out. But it is impossible for England to all out Australia so quickly.

Lunch Break, Australia scored 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Australia need 146 runs to win with 7 wickets in hand. David Warner was out for 60 runs, Usman Khawaja was out for 72 runs, Marnus Labuschagne was out for 13 runs. If both Travis Head and Steven Smith play well, Australia will have more chances. Steven Smith play well in Tests, scored 70 runs in 1st innings, so far unbeaten with 40 runs in 2nd innings, his average run rate in Tests is 58 plus. England did not bowl well, Chris Woakes took 2 wicket, Mark Wood took 1 wickets. I think Australia is more likely to win.

[Bitcoin_people]

Australia put in a great batting performance today and there is no doubt that they will reach the target set by England. The match is currently suspended due to rain, play will be suspended until the rain ends. On the fifth day, Australia put in a good batting performance towards their win but England have yet to perform as well as Australia. So far Australia have scored 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets and they are showing a great game today. Still Australia have enough wickets and not too many runs to reach their target of victory, 146 runs will help them to reach the target of victory. At the moment two Australian batsmen Travis Head and Steven Smith are batting well, surely they will score runs for the team brilliantly.

[onecall123]

The bowling conditions might favor England today, but it didn't work out rather Australia batters showed excellent skills in their batting performance.
They have a chance to win, although they still need to score quite a few runs. However, there is a possibility of rain affecting the game, just like it did in the 4th test.
I really hope hope that the rain doesn't interfere this time because this series deserves a conclusion and of-course Australia deserve it.

[CryptoBuds]

Australia put in a great batting performance today and there is no doubt that they will reach the target set by England. The match is currently suspended due to rain, play will be suspended until the rain ends. On the fifth day, Australia put in a good batting performance towards their win but England have yet to perform as well as Australia. So far Australia have scored 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets and they are showing a great game today. Still Australia have enough wickets and not too many runs to reach their target of victory, 146 runs will help them to reach the target of victory. At the moment two Australian batsmen Travis Head and Steven Smith are batting well, surely they will score runs for the team brilliantly.

Like previous days, the match is being delayed due to rain again today. The match was completely controlled by Australia. But due to rain, maybe the match will be a draw now.
Australia lost only 3 wickets. And the team managed to collect 238 runs. Australia needed only 146 runs to win. As Australia lost just three wickets. So the match was completely under the control of the Australian batsmen. I am not satisfied with the performance of England's bowlers. They are not able to bowl well. However, the match is most likely to be a draw. And if the match is drawn, the series will be won by Australia 2-1.

[posi]

Australia has two new batsmen in the middle. This is a rebuilding state for Australia. I did predict that Australia is going to lose the open hours quickly on the 5th day. Now it will be interesting to see if Australia can form a good partnership. Right now Australia need 231 runs from 91.2 overs. Australia will have to make sure that they do not lose quick wickets. If they have wickets in hand this total is going to be very much achievable for them. On the other hand, England is going to try to pick up wickets as regularly as possible. England cannot let any Australian batsmen get set in the middle.

England got important wicket of Marnus Labuschagne also. England have done right thing by picking 3 quick wickets. Steven Smith is batting along with Travis Head. Still 209 more runs to get and if England can get important wicket of Stege Smith then it will be very difficult for Australia to win this game. England need to get rid of Smith as quickly as possible.

There is a rain delay going on right now. It is going to be really sad if we do not see a finish in this match. Australia will still need 146 I believe to win the test match. And they still have seven wickets in hand. The big question is, is the match even going to be played? It is going to be really sad if australia wins the Ashes series like this. I really want to see the match be played. Let’s see what happens. Looks like England is really unlucky in this Asha series.

[Essential10]

So is the series going to be a draw in the end? The fifth test took a dramatic turn at the end. Australia is batting at a target of 384 runs. In the third session, Australia lost four wickets in four consecutive overs. Australia still needs 92 runs with only three wickets in hand and 37 more overs to go. Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes turned the match with brilliant bowling. Let's enjoy the last minute fifth test between Australia and England.

[Bitcoin_people]

Australia put in a great batting performance today and there is no doubt that they will reach the target set by England. The match is currently suspended due to rain, play will be suspended until the rain ends. On the fifth day, Australia put in a good batting performance towards their win but England have yet to perform as well as Australia. So far Australia have scored 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets and they are showing a great game today. Still Australia have enough wickets and not too many runs to reach their target of victory, 146 runs will help them to reach the target of victory. At the moment two Australian batsmen Travis Head and Steven Smith are batting well, surely they will score runs for the team brilliantly.

Like previous days, the match is being delayed due to rain again today. The match was completely controlled by Australia. But due to rain, maybe the match will be a draw now.
Australia lost only 3 wickets. And the team managed to collect 238 runs. Australia needed only 146 runs to win. As Australia lost just three wickets. So the match was completely under the control of the Australian batsmen. I am not satisfied with the performance of England's bowlers. They are not able to bowl well. However, the match is most likely to be a draw. And if the match is drawn, the series will be won by Australia 2-1.

Australia put in a good batting performance but when the match resumed after the rain cleared England's victory was somewhat assured.  
Australia had already lost 7 wickets when batting after the rain and were 292, needing 92 runs to win. The Australian batsmen did not put up a very good batting performance thereafter which led to a quick fall of wickets. But there is a good chance for England to win the match because Australia have only 3 wickets left, if they can improve their bowling performance a little bit then Australia will definitely come under pressure. Australia are already under good pressure due to the loss of so many wickets, if they can't improve their batting performance then this match may be lost and England will have a chance to win.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Just put the cricket back on, wow what a collapse by AUS.

ENG only need 2 wickets to win, AUS need 90 runs to win.

AUS 294-8

[synchronym]

Australia batted brilliantly with signs of victory on the fifth day, their batting line was very good. The four batsmen in their first sari played very well, especially the opening pair of Warner and Khawaja. Warner scored 60 off 106 balls and Khawaja scored 72 off 145 balls. After these two players Warner and Khawaja were out, Steven Smith and Head were able to take the lead of the Australian team very well. I would say luck was not with Australia because actually bad luck for Australia due to some rain interruptions in their game, before the rain started Australia team had collected 210 runs losing only three wickets. Australia lost back-to-back wickets when the rain came to an end and their score is now 294, having lost eight wickets. Australia has only two wickets in hand, the match will be very difficult for Australia. England are bowling very well, now they will try to take the wicket of Australia, England is very close to victory.

[ZAINmalik75]

The bowling conditions might favor England today, but it didn't work out rather Australia batters showed excellent skills in their batting performance.
They have a chance to win, although they still need to score quite a few runs. However, there is a possibility of rain affecting the game, just like it did in the 4th test.
I really hope hope that the rain doesn't interfere this time because this series deserves a conclusion and of-course Australia deserve it.

Yeh before rain things were completely in favour of Australia, they have some good and important wickets in hand but later after rain things got change suddenly, after dismissal of Smith and head they can't control situation and lose wickets quickly one after another.
Personally after a spectacular opening start from Australia side I want Australia to get the series because England bowler were bowling like a dead gaint but after rain they become Monster and get them quickly as possible, now the only hope for Australia is A.Carey and some bowler as they already lose 8th wickets while the required is 85 runs in 30, still it's very hard to predict anything..

[noormcs5]

Very nice of SONY to show only the last 5 balls every over.  

There are some TV channels where cricket matches are being broadcast without any TV ads. Astro Cricket HD is one such channel and it is available worldwide if you are using IPTV. Don't know if it is available on Dish too. On Willow Cricket HD, also you will see very few ads.

https://content.astro.com.my/channels/Astro-Cricket-HD-197

Watching a cricket match without an interception is a blessing in itself, especially when you will see no ads during the over changes or Water breaks etc.

[Haunebu]

Wow! What a finale. Stuart Broad went out in style with both the bat and ball. England managed to win this one by 40+ runs when it looked like the Australians would end up cruising to victory.

Woakes was the game-changer! I thought Stokes dropped the match when he dropped Smith's catch, but he got out pretty quickly. Also, Bairstow took a stunner for a change behind the wicket.

Overall, Australia luckily retained the Ashes thanks to rain, but England came back brilliantly.

[MusaPk]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

[GigaBit]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia started to collapse from 74 overs. 4 wickets fell in these four overs from 74 overs to 77 overs. Since then the Australian batsmen could not settle on the pitch. Alex Carey got some runs but captain Pat Cummins couldn't do much there. Due to which the team has suddenly accepted defeat. England won by 49 runs due to Australia's wicket crisis. Even though England did not win the series, they were very happy with the victory in the last match.

[Vaskiy]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia started to collapse from 74 overs. 4 wickets fell in these four overs from 74 overs to 77 overs. Since then the Australian batsmen could not settle on the pitch. Alex Carey got some runs but captain Pat Cummins couldn't do much there. Due to which the team has suddenly accepted defeat. England won by 49 runs due to Australia's wicket crisis. Even though England did not win the series, they were very happy with the victory in the last match.

What a match and how good England have performed to level the series. None could've expected this to happen, because the team is at their best as they had good opening partnership coming between Warner and Khawaja. Chris Woakes is the man who gave the break and took four important wickets. Particularly the wicket of Starc who used to do good at the tail end. Moeen Ali have performed well and he had done the right thing at the right time and fulfilled the purpose for which he's been brought into the test match squad after long break.

[God Of Thunder]

Oh, my word. What a match it was between England Vs Australia. They needed only 249 runs with ten wickets in hand. Australia was in a good position after the 4th day. I believe the momentum was broken for Australia because of the daybreak and England come back strongly on the 5th day. Even though Australia retained the Ashes, the result was 2-2 good for England in the end.

Feeling a bit for Stuart Broad. He is retiring from all formats of cricket at a young age. But, he gave his best to the team and we should appreciate his service to the country. It seems Moen Ali is done as well as he said I know I'm done. If Stokes messages me again, I'm going to delete it. That's me done

[onecall123]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia started to collapse from 74 overs. 4 wickets fell in these four overs from 74 overs to 77 overs. Since then the Australian batsmen could not settle on the pitch. Alex Carey got some runs but captain Pat Cummins couldn't do much there. Due to which the team has suddenly accepted defeat. England won by 49 runs due to Australia's wicket crisis. Even though England did not win the series, they were very happy with the victory in the last match.

What a match and how good England have performed to level the series. None could've expected this to happen, because the team is at their best as they had good opening partnership coming between Warner and Khawaja. Chris Woakes is the man who gave the break and took four important wickets. Particularly the wicket of Starc who used to do good at the tail end. Moeen Ali have performed well and he had done the right thing at the right time and fulfilled the purpose for which he's been brought into the test match squad after long break.

What a fantastic series it was! England, Australia both teams demonstrated highly competitive and gave us a thrilling contest.

England's comeback from 2-0 down to level it 2-2. It will go down in history as one of the most incredible comebacks in Test cricket. England might have even ended up winning the series 3-2, if there no weather intervening in the 4th test. Chris Woakes made the difference with his exceptional bowling skills. Moeen Ali, who is one of my favorites. He played with utmost dedication, giving his heart, blood, and soul to fulfill his role in the Test match. Watching him perform last time was a treat.