Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[eaLiTy]

Did Karachi pitch become completely dead during the second inning or what? That scorecard is quite unbelievable TBH.

If the pitch was dead then how come Sri Lanka was sruggling when they were batting in the final innings, Pakistan is a really unpredictable team and we all know that and when the dismal performance continued in the first innings i am sure the Pakistan players were under too much pressure to perform well after conceeding a lead and then the batting was pitch perfect where everyone contributed and when they were confident and Pakistan was able to pick the wickets and finish the match is style and hopefully the batting performance continues in the coming matches.

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[Sithara007]

Did Karachi pitch become completely dead during the second inning or what? That scorecard is quite unbelievable TBH.

Rather than the pitch, it was the bowling skills of the Sri Lankan players which died out during the Pakistani second innings. Their bowlers had horrible figures for the match. Look at Lasith Embuldeniya. He bowled 50 overs and took just one wicket (50-4-193-1). The ease at which the Pakistani batsmen scored those runs surprised me. During the last two sessions, the run rate was hovering around 6 to 7 runs per over, and the match looked more like a T20 match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I heard that there are some issues ongoing between Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCB regarding the schedule of test matches between the two teams. BCB wants the test matches to be moved to UAE, while the PCB has stated that there is no question of Pakistani home matches taking place in a third country again, given how successfully they organized the Sri Lankan tour.

[BitSat19]

I heard that there are some issues ongoing between Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCB regarding the schedule of test matches between the two teams. BCB wants the test matches to be moved to UAE, while the PCB has stated that there is no question of Pakistani home matches taking place in a third country again, given how successfully they organized the Sri Lankan tour.

This is  completely shit from BCB because now Sri Lankan team done very successful tour of Pakistan so they have to face reality and complete their commitment otherwise they are going to lost points and helping Pakistan for staying at no 3 for some time because I check PCB insisting they will not go to UAE for any series.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I heard that there are some issues ongoing between Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCB regarding the schedule of test matches between the two teams. BCB wants the test matches to be moved to UAE, while the PCB has stated that there is no question of Pakistani home matches taking place in a third country again, given how successfully they organized the Sri Lankan tour.

This is  completely shit from BCB because now Sri Lankan team done very successful tour of Pakistan so they have to face reality and complete their commitment otherwise they are going to lost points and helping Pakistan for staying at no 3 for some time because I check PCB insisting they will not go to UAE for any series.

I am not sure whether the ICC will deduct points from Bangladesh for their refusal to tour Pakistan. Will they do the same to teams such as England and Australia? I am sure that they will avoid touring Pakistan in the future, making the excuse of risk from terrorist attacks. Also, India hasn't toured Pakistan for more than a decade now. ICC can't make exceptions and punish Bangladesh.

[onrise]

I heard that there are some issues ongoing between Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCB regarding the schedule of test matches between the two teams. BCB wants the test matches to be moved to UAE, while the PCB has stated that there is no question of Pakistani home matches taking place in a third country again, given how successfully they organized the Sri Lankan tour.

Since SL tour happened successful now even Pakistan board would not agree to Bangladesh board of shifting the test match because they would like to make revenue for them self and also show the world that they can hosts the game in Pakistan safely now.

[Indymoney]

I heard that there are some issues ongoing between Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCB regarding the schedule of test matches between the two teams. BCB wants the test matches to be moved to UAE, while the PCB has stated that there is no question of Pakistani home matches taking place in a third country again, given how successfully they organized the Sri Lankan tour.

Since SL tour happened successful now even Pakistan board would not agree to Bangladesh board of shifting the test match because they would like to make revenue for them self and also show the world that they can hosts the game in Pakistan safely now.

After successful tour of Sri Lanka now Pakistan Cricket Board is on upper hand and ICC need to go neutral because if they will not do this then surely its going to hurt spirit of game they have to support and ask Bangladesh go ahead now not threat or any problem here most of things working ok.

[ene1980]

This is  completely shit from BCB because now Sri Lankan team done very successful tour of Pakistan so they have to face reality and complete their commitment otherwise they are going to lost points and helping Pakistan for staying at no 3 for some time because I check PCB insisting they will not go to UAE for any series.

You cannot judge like that, if the Bangladesh players are worried about the security considering the past experience against cricket players who were attacked by terrorist and because of their luck they were lucky enough to escape without any fatal injury, it is hard to convince any other team to visit Pakistan just like that, let them conduct the PSL completely and gain the confidence of the other nations, life is important than a sport and hence i support the BCB decision.

[Raja_MBZ]

This is  completely shit from BCB because now Sri Lankan team done very successful tour of Pakistan so they have to face reality and complete their commitment otherwise they are going to lost points and helping Pakistan for staying at no 3 for some time because I check PCB insisting they will not go to UAE for any series.

You cannot judge like that, if the Bangladesh players are worried about the security considering the past experience against cricket players who were attacked by terrorist and because of their luck they were lucky enough to escape without any fatal injury, it is hard to convince any other team to visit Pakistan just like that, let them conduct the PSL completely and gain the confidence of the other nations, life is important than a sport and hence i support the BCB decision.

According to updates, it seems like BCB will ultimately make a decision of going to Pakistan for the test series:

T20Is first, decision on Tests after that - BCB on Pakistan tour

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28364616/t20is-first-decision-tests-bcb-pakistan-tour

...the interesting part is, PCB seems to have stuck to their idea of "either come & play or forfeit the series".

*popcorns*

[Vishnu.Reang]

This is  completely shit from BCB because now Sri Lankan team done very successful tour of Pakistan so they have to face reality and complete their commitment otherwise they are going to lost points and helping Pakistan for staying at no 3 for some time because I check PCB insisting they will not go to UAE for any series.

You cannot judge like that, if the Bangladesh players are worried about the security considering the past experience against cricket players who were attacked by terrorist and because of their luck they were lucky enough to escape without any fatal injury, it is hard to convince any other team to visit Pakistan just like that, let them conduct the PSL completely and gain the confidence of the other nations, life is important than a sport and hence i support the BCB decision.

This is like the pot calling the kettle black. Bangladesh has witnessed its fair share of terrorist attacks during the past few years and the ISIS has managed to build a local chapter in that country. The July 2016 Dhaka attack (Holey Artisan Bakery) left dozens of people dead. On the other hand, Pakistan has been largely free of major terror attacks during the past few years.

[JSRAW]

Boxing Day Test...

1. Aus vs Nz
2. SA vs Eng

Both are good contest but i am more interested in SA vs Eng. it would be interesting to see how Proteas performs at home conditions and under completely new management.

[7788bitcoin]

Boxing Day Test...
1. Aus vs Nz
2. SA vs Eng
Both are good contest but i am more interested in SA vs Eng. it would be interesting to see how Proteas performs at home conditions and under completely new management.

Australia and New Zealand is an interesting match and we all know what happened in the first match and i am not expecting anything different and i am going with Australia to win the match but i am confused what to think about South Africa and England, earlier South Africa was a formidable opponent at home but recently they lost against Sri Lanka and England is a much better team than SL and hence i will decide on seeing the first innings.

[mersal]

Boxing Day Test...

1. Aus vs Nz
2. SA vs Eng

Both are good contest but i am more interested in SA vs Eng. it would be interesting to see how Proteas performs at home conditions and under completely new management.

I am also looking forward to see how RSA will perform in this tour because their recent form is not good as how they were been in the past so they need something big to show the international teams about their ability to win matches and home ground could be a little advantage for them.Both squads looks same but only their form differs to be honest.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

I am also looking forward to see how RSA will perform in this tour because their recent form is not good as how they were been in the past so they need something big to show the international teams about their ability to win matches and home ground could be a little advantage for them.Both squads looks same but only their form differs to be honest.

What is the situation of Ben Stokes, will he be playing in the match because there is no clarity regarding whether he will be playing in the match and if he is not in the team then it will be difficult for England too as he is the main player for England and in the warm up match the batsman were scoring runs from both sides and it all depends upon the pitch and for South Africa Bavuma is out due to injury and they have some uncapped players and some may make their debut too, so it is an interesting match.

[mersal]

I am also looking forward to see how RSA will perform in this tour because their recent form is not good as how they were been in the past so they need something big to show the international teams about their ability to win matches and home ground could be a little advantage for them.Both squads looks same but only their form differs to be honest.

What is the situation of Ben Stokes, will he be playing in the match because there is no clarity regarding whether he will be playing in the match and if he is not in the team then it will be difficult for England too as he is the main player for England and in the warm up match the batsman were scoring runs from both sides and it all depends upon the pitch and for South Africa Bavuma is out due to injury and they have some uncapped players and some may make their debut too, so it is an interesting match.

Ben Stokes is in the squad for the tomorrow's match so I guess he will be playing.

He is much needed All rounder for ENG because he can bat as complete batsman and also bowl any number of overs if needed but RSA lacking that kind of player will be a blow.

[ene1980]

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According to updates, it seems like BCB will ultimately make a decision of going to Pakistan for the test series:
...the interesting part is, PCB seems to have stuck to their idea of "either come & play or forfeit the series".

If BCB makes a decision that they do not have a problem sending their players to Pakistan then it is great and if the players are also willing to travel then the tour will go on, PCB have no other choice now, they can move the series to UAE and if they listen to Bangladesh then there is no way the rest of the teams will travel to Pakistan and hence it is a political struggle as well.

This is like the pot calling the kettle black. Bangladesh has witnessed its fair share of terrorist attacks during the past few years and the ISIS has managed to build a local chapter in that country. The July 2016 Dhaka attack (Holey Artisan Bakery) left dozens of people dead. On the other hand, Pakistan has been largely free of major terror attacks during the past few years.

All the countries are prone to terrorism but the problem is with the security in Pakistan, if your cricket team is attacked by terrorist in Pakistan then it will be a different issue, in the past 10 years there are terrorist attacks in cricket playing nations like Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan but when you have an attack against a sports team then anyone will think twice on sending their national team where they are not safe.

[Sithara007]

Marnus Labuschagne just got out, after hitting a half century. New Zealand looking very competitive here, and they have taken three wickets so far. The return of Trent Boult seems to have helped the Kiwis (he got a wicket in his very first over). Steve Smith is at crease with Matthew Wade, and the fall of one more wicket would put the Australians under a lot of pressure. BTW, there were indications that Mitchell Swepson may make his debut, but for now the selectors have stuck with Nathan Lyon.

[mersal]

Marnus Labuschagne just got out, after hitting a half century. New Zealand looking very competitive here, and they have taken three wickets so far. The return of Trent Boult seems to have helped the Kiwis (he got a wicket in his very first over). Steve Smith is at crease with Matthew Wade, and the fall of one more wicket would put the Australians under a lot of pressure. BTW, there were indications that Mitchell Swepson may make his debut, but for now the selectors have stuck with Nathan Lyon.

So far so good for both teams,175 for 3 in 60 overs and smith got his 50 and still digging the crease more of much longer innings.Wade also taking his time looks AUS get preparing them for big scores.

[JSRAW]

Australia looking okay after stumps, i suppose. As usual Labuschagne and Smith are back to business.

In other match, Eng opt to field first and it turns out it was sweet decision, Anderson already got the wicket of Elgar - First Ball of the series- 

[BitSat19]

Australia looking okay after stumps, i suppose. As usual Labuschagne and Smith are back to business.

In other match, Eng opt to field first and it turns out it was sweet decision, Anderson already got the wicket of Elgar - First Ball of the series- 

England is in command from first ball now 12 overs 36 runs and 2 out both openers back now Zubayr and Du Plessis on for South Africa survival.