Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

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I am going to tell you how Tagenarine Chanderpaul was out in the second innings. He was safe but Hazlewood convinced to Pat Cummins to take a review and he took and I think it was a very good judgement for them.

It was an out swing + air swing and this type of ball can't be played by Tagenarine Chanderpaul. He tried to hit on the leg side because he thought it was a wide yorker but when the balls came closer so he judged that it was not a wide yorker so he fastly moved back his foot and forward to the bat but the bat's edge touched and went to keeper's hands but the umpire did not see that it was out , so for this they took a review.

Luck was with the Australians. But that doesn't mean that Tagenarine Chanderpaul performed decent enough. So far in this series, he has been pathetic. A lot was expected from him, given his recent form and family background. But it seems now that this series may put his career at risk. And that doesn't mean that other West Indian batsmen performed any better. None of them could get to a century. Only Kavem Hodge and Joshua Da Silva in the first innings and Kirk McKenzie in the second made decent contributions with the bat. 

None of the West Indies batsmen performed very well. Hodge, Silva and Sinclair batted somewhat well in the first innings. But in the second innings these three batsmen collected 29,7 and 14 runs respectively. If they were able to bat with some responsibility even in the second innings, then maybe West Indies could have defeated the Australian team.

A target of 216 runs cannot be called a very big target. While Usman Khawaja and Labuschagne are not playing well, Smith and Cameroon Green are batting very carefully. Smith is unbeaten with 45 runs from 78 balls. Australia collected 89 runs after losing 2 wickets. Australia need 127 more runs.

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[FinePoine0]

Pope going strong, he is on 158 and the way he is batting he might get to his double 100. While batters on the non striker end are getting out the latest one was Rehan Ahmed. England has now a lead of 156 runs but they have lost 7 wickets. Not much batting left except Pope who is still on the pitch. A lead of leads than 250 won't help England. They need more than 250 runs to defend their lead against the Indian batting.

Ollie Pope has scored 163 runs so far, the biggest support for the England team. The biggest problem is that the batsmen opposite to Ollie Pope are not able to support him. Now Tom Hartley has entered the crease anew. I respect Ollie Pope because he is a hardworking player and his efforts are the reason why the England team is still performing today.

[cryptoWODL]

Pope going strong, he is on 158 and the way he is batting he might get to his double 100. While batters on the non striker end are getting out the latest one was Rehan Ahmed. England has now a lead of 156 runs but they have lost 7 wickets. Not much batting left except Pope who is still on the pitch. A lead of leads than 250 won't help England. They need more than 250 runs to defend their lead against the Indian batting.

Yes, Ollie Pop alone is keeping England's batting line-up strong and he is currently unbeaten on 166 runs. As time passes he is inching towards his double century. It has become imperative for the Indian bowlers to get Ollie Pop out as he is slowly becoming a threat.

England have given India a lead of 162 runs so far and if they can make it 270 plus then it could be a fighting score with India. And if they can score 250 I think India will easily win this test match because they have a very big and strong batting line-up.

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Pope going strong, he is on 158 and the way he is batting he might get to his double 100. While batters on the non striker end are getting out the latest one was Rehan Ahmed. England has now a lead of 156 runs but they have lost 7 wickets. Not much batting left except Pope who is still on the pitch. A lead of leads than 250 won't help England. They need more than 250 runs to defend their lead against the Indian batting.

The way Ollie Pope is batting, he may be able to score a double century because his batting performance is very difficult in today's match. The way England have lost seven wickets on the fourth day, the way they have scored so far, has the potential to give India a 250-plus run lead on the night. If a big score can give a lead then India is likely to lose, although Ollie Pope is having a great moment of Test playing in today's match, where no other team's batsmen have scored so many runs in the current season. At the moment Ollie Pope has collected 167 runs off 233 balls, and he has managed to hit 18 boundaries, currently England have given India a lead of 163 runs.

[Bureau]

Ollie Pope is just short of 25 runs for reaching his double century. Hartley is playing well against the spin attack and I do not see the ball spinning anymore. It does stay low sometimes which is very rare. Looks like the pitch is not giving any support to the Indian bowlers and only if the batter hits a bad ball he may get out. Hartley is batting like a pro batter, he has hit a few boundaries while batting. The current lead for England is 195 runs and it is gradually growing up, a lead of 250 runs as of now looks possible.

[FinePoine0]

Only 20 runs left so ollie Pope gets a century. Ollie Pope has collected 180 runs so far, if the batsman pair can hold on for time then surely England team can give India a target of 250 to 300 runs today. England team performed much better in the second innings than in the first innings, Ollie Pope has the most role for the good performance, he proved himself as the best batsman of the team.

[Essential10]

Ollie Pope is just short of 25 runs for reaching his double century. Hartley is playing well against the spin attack and I do not see the ball spinning anymore. It does stay low sometimes which is very rare. Looks like the pitch is not giving any support to the Indian bowlers and only if the batter hits a bad ball he may get out. Hartley is batting like a pro batter, he has hit a few boundaries while batting. The current lead for England is 195 runs and it is gradually growing up, a lead of 250 runs as of now looks possible.

Ollie Pope is still in the field and needs just 13 runs to complete his double century. Batting on the fourth day, Ollie Pope and Rehan Ahmed scored 64 runs for the seventh wicket. Tom Hartley and Ollie Pope have put on 58 runs so far at the eighth wicket and their partnership continues. England already lead by 207 runs, I think 280+ lead is possible if eighth wicket holds this session. If India can't bowl well then the match will go out of their control.

[FinePoine0]

Pope going strong, he is on 158 and the way he is batting he might get to his double 100. While batters on the non striker end are getting out the latest one was Rehan Ahmed. England has now a lead of 156 runs but they have lost 7 wickets. Not much batting left except Pope who is still on the pitch. A lead of leads than 250 won't help England. They need more than 250 runs to defend their lead against the Indian batting.

Yes, Ollie Pop alone is keeping England's batting line-up strong and he is currently unbeaten on 166 runs. As time passes he is inching towards his double century. It has become imperative for the Indian bowlers to get Ollie Pop out as he is slowly becoming a threat.

England have given India a lead of 162 runs so far and if they can make it 270 plus then it could be a fighting score with India. And if they can score 250 I think India will easily win this test match because they have a very big and strong batting line-up.

England team is still under wicket pressure as 7 wickets have fallen, but for a long time Ollie Pope has been performing since the first day of the second innings, he has collected 195 runs so far. Ollie Pope's partner Tom Hartley scored 33 runs. If Ollie Pope can perform patiently then he can surely meet the target of 200 runs. Ollie Pope can perform well as a reliable player in the team.

[Bureau]

Ollie Pope got only 1 run in the first innings and in the second innings he is just short by 5 runs to get to his double century. England now has a lead of 229 runs all because of him. I hope he gets to his double century. England have now lost 8 wickets both Bhumrah and Ashwin have taken 3 wickets each. Another wicket and it will be hard for England to surpass a lead of 250 runs. Looking at the current situation of the pitch it is offering little assistance to the bowlers.

[libert19]

England inning finally comes to an end with 230 run lead, Ollie Pope goes last at 196 with rather unnecessary shot, I mean all shots that player gets out can be called unnecessary, but the back swoop he tried to play was completely avoidable.

From looks of it i'm drifting towards India to win this match, if England can get early wickets, we'll see interesting chase.

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Ollie Pope got only 1 run in the first innings and in the second innings he is just short by 5 runs to get to his double century. England now has a lead of 229 runs all because of him. I hope he gets to his double century. England have now lost 8 wickets both Bhumrah and Ashwin have taken 3 wickets each. Another wicket and it will be hard for England to surpass a lead of 250 runs. Looking at the current situation of the pitch it is offering little assistance to the bowlers.

England has played their turn and made 420 runs in the second innings. And now at this time they are leading with 230 runs. India needs to play little fast because it's already the 4th day. And they need to make 231 runs. I think India will chase this target easily because they have made 436 runs in the first inning. So I hope they will win. But this is cricket so anytime anything can happen. England can be good in bowling and can get the whole wickets earlier to defeat India. So let's see.

[Bureau]

England inning finally comes to an end with 230 run lead, Ollie Pope goes last at 196 with rather unnecessary shot, I mean all shots that player gets out can be called unnecessary, but the back swoop he tried to play was completely avoidable.

From looks of it i'm drifting towards India to win this match, if England can get early wickets, we'll see interesting chase.

Sad to see Pope missing out of his double century by only 4 runs. The guy had put some good efforts to reach to those runs and get England out of trouble. It has been a good innings from him and now it is time for the England bowlers to defend 230 runs if they want to win the first test match. Indian batters have now a small target to chase and it shouldn't be a struggle for the batters.

[Essential10]

Australia is under a lot of pressure in the second Test between Australia and West Indies. Now the dinner break is going on. Chasing a target of 216 runs, Cameron Green was dismissed for 42 after a third-wicket partnership of 71. When their team score was 113. Later, Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head could not stay on the pitch for a long time, they quickly returned to the dressing room. Shamar Joseph has taken 6 wickets for West Indies so far in this innings. Australia need only 29 runs with two wickets in hand. Steven Smith is currently on the pitch with 76 runs and Lyon with five runs. Let's see if West Indies can create a new history.

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England inning finally comes to an end with 230 run lead, Ollie Pope goes last at 196 with rather unnecessary shot, I mean all shots that player gets out can be called unnecessary, but the back swoop he tried to play was completely avoidable.

From looks of it i'm drifting towards India to win this match, if England can get early wickets, we'll see interesting chase.

Sad to see Pope missing out of his double century by only 4 runs. The guy had put some good efforts to reach to those runs and get England out of trouble. It has been a good innings from him and now it is time for the England bowlers to defend 230 runs if they want to win the first test match. Indian batters have now a small target to chase and it shouldn't be a struggle for the batters.

An exceptional innings has concluded, but unfortunately, the batsman played an unusual shot to get out. Nevertheless, this is the highest total from an English batter in the second innings in India! India dropped him twice with easy catches, but he has given his team a sporting chance. If England had a quality spinner, they would have easily won this. I still believe India will chase this low total.

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The England team batted brilliantly in the second innings, if they could have batted like that in the first innings, they would have easily won the first test against India. England's batsmen were all out after scoring 420 runs in the second innings. Gave India a lead of 231 runs now England should bowl in a controlled manner if England team can bowl well then India's batsmen will be under a lot of pressure. We all know Indian batsmen are very strong they are batting very well but England bowlers should get them out very quickly with their good balls then maybe the game will be in England's favour. Let's finally see how well the England team can bowl against India.

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England inning finally comes to an end with 230 run lead, Ollie Pope goes last at 196 with rather unnecessary shot, I mean all shots that player gets out can be called unnecessary, but the back swoop he tried to play was completely avoidable.

From looks of it i'm drifting towards India to win this match, if England can get early wickets, we'll see interesting chase.

Pope created some history today at India which is good to see, I didn't expect they will dominate the first session entirely and also their tai supported very well to reach this stage. Bumrah the man showed what he can do with his skill irrespective of pitch condition and he should be recognized more for his consistent performance in India and away series and he is one of the reason why India started dominating in away series.

I hope this is an easy chase for India but England's spin bowling got better from first innings which is good for the remaining test matches.

26/0, India needs 205 to win this match.

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England inning finally comes to an end with 230 run lead, Ollie Pope goes last at 196 with rather unnecessary shot, I mean all shots that player gets out can be called unnecessary, but the back swoop he tried to play was completely avoidable.

From looks of it i'm drifting towards India to win this match, if England can get early wickets, we'll see interesting chase.

Pope created some history today at India which is good to see, I didn't expect they will dominate the first session entirely and also their tai supported very well to reach this stage. Bumrah the man showed what he can do with his skill irrespective of pitch condition and he should be recognized more for his consistent performance in India and away series and he is one of the reason why India started dominating in away series.

I hope this is an easy chase for India but England's spin bowling got better from first innings which is good for the remaining test matches.

26/0, India needs 205 to win this match.

England team has given a target of 216 runs to India and it is expected that India will easily meet the target of 216 runs. England's batsman batted great especially Ollie pope batted great and Ollie pope could have completed double century if only 4 runs were taken.  But Ollie Pope batted brilliantly and got out with 196 off 278 balls. Even if the England team bowls very well, they will not win the first test match. Because India has some excellent batsmen, they will easily meet the target of 216 runs. However, although the England team did not win today's first test match, thanks to them, they performed very well in the second innings. They can maintain the consistency of this performance in the next matches against India.

[Essential10]

The England team batted brilliantly in the second innings, if they could have batted like that in the first innings, they would have easily won the first test against India. England's batsmen were all out after scoring 420 runs in the second innings. Gave India a lead of 231 runs now England should bowl in a controlled manner if England team can bowl well then India's batsmen will be under a lot of pressure. We all know Indian batsmen are very strong they are batting very well but England bowlers should get them out very quickly with their good balls then maybe the game will be in England's favour. Let's finally see how well the England team can bowl against India.

England made a great comeback under pressure. Tom Hartley and Ollie Pope partnership I thought England could take the lead from 260 to 280. Ashwin dismissed Tom Hartley to break the 80-run partnership for the eighth wicket. In the next over Mark Wood was caught by bowling Jadeja to Srikar Bharat. On the last wicket, Ollie Pope was dismissed for 196 by Bumrah, missing out on a double century by four runs. India is batting with a target of 231 runs, India has already lost two wickets for 48 runs. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are currently on the pitch. India still need 183 runs, if England can bowl in control the match can go in their favour.

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230 runs is not a big target to chase but the way Indian batters are playing it looks like a big target. I guess they forgot that they have another day left to chase those runs. Shubhman Gill should be dropped from the next test match he is out of form and have no clue. He wasted a lot of balls but didn't get good runs and in the second innings he was kind to the team by getting a duck. Hitman is still batting and looking good. KL Rahul has joined him after India lost 2 wickets in quick succession. Feeling sorry for Pope missing a big opportunity for only 4 runs is very bad for a batter.
 

[libert19]

WI vs AUS

WI wins the match, I don't have much to say as I didn't keep track of this match, but little I watched in last hour of match was worth it. The competitive West Indies is what I remember from my childhood days, and hopefully they'll continue their good form. Steve Smith played commendable knock.

I have started watching test cricket only recently, and boy it's on par with other formats.

Meanwhile, India just lost Sharma and is at 63/3, dunno why they sent Patel instead of Iyer.