Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Vishnu.Reang]

Mark Wood looks clueless out there. He was selected ahead of Stuart Broad, and so far he hasn't justified his inclusion. The match is rapidly slipping out of England's hand. West Indies is trailing by 45 runs, and they still have 7 wickets in hand. I guess the England players got a bit rusty, due to the lack of match practice. The West Indies team made the right decision to come to England early, and to have daily training and practice.

[JSRAW]

^^ Jofra not doing good as well. As soon as Windies cross 250 runs on scoreboard with 5-6 wickets in hand then English camp might miss Broad badly.

Anderson-Broad combination is lethal in the English conditions.

[AB de Royse777]

Just tuned my Tele and I have to admit that after long time I am going to watch live cricket. I have watched the highlight yesterday. Poor England. I think they always do this. Now they will have to pay the price of the batting disaster. Brooks is looking good and already 167 by loosing only 3 wickets is not good for England.

[JSRAW]

Batting collapse coming??   

[AB de Royse777]

Batting collapse coming??   

If Stokes was in the right position then we would see another wicket LOL
Not sure bud but let's see how they handle next one hour. Few more wickets will bring England back for sure.

[JSRAW]

If Stokes was in the right position then we would see another wicket LOL

Well English team has Ben Stokes :-P
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If individual player is the criteria then they have Jason holder.

You again singing Stokes anthem? this is for you then . hahhaha



Edit : Okay new ball is coming any moment now. England need to bank on this opportunity otherwise they are in deep mess and easy 100+ lead for Windies.

Update: New ball doing its magic, let's see if Anderson can save his team or not. Poor show from Jofra Archer so far.

Noticed one thing, they are using sweat on ball. I thought it was banned too???

[Indymoney]

If Stokes was in the right position then we would see another wicket LOL

Well English team has Ben Stokes :-P
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If individual player is the criteria then they have Jason holder.

You again singing Stokes anthem? this is for you then . hahhaha



Edit : Okay new ball is coming any moment now. England need to bank on this opportunity otherwise they are in deep mess and easy 100+ lead for Windies.

Update: New ball doing its magic, let's see if Anderson can save his team or not. Poor show from Jofra Archer so far.

Noticed one thing, they are using sweat on ball. I thought it was banned too???

Chase and Dowrich on crease with 70 runs partnership and 52 runs lead with holder still to come mean West Indies is on driving seat and they can trun thing around them just 70 to 80 more runs and surely its all in West Indies hands as they done very good job in first inning and big pressure on home team England which is already without Root and Buttler.

[Haunebu]

Am very happy for West Indies at the moment. A 100+ lead seems easy at this point unless Chase gets out which I hope doesn't happen. England are starting to sweat(Lol) now.

Noticed one thing, they are using sweat on ball. I thought it was banned too???

Saliva is banned. I don't think back sweat is an issue. Check this out.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scroll.in/field/967100/coronavirus-england-bowlers-use-back-sweat-to-shine-the-ball-after-saliva-ban-in-crickets-return

[Indymoney]

Am very happy for West Indies at the moment. A 100+ lead seems easy at this point unless Chase gets out which I hope doesn't happen. England are starting to sweat(Lol) now.

Noticed one thing, they are using sweat on ball. I thought it was banned too???

Saliva is banned. I don't think back sweat is an issue. Check this out.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scroll.in/field/967100/coronavirus-england-bowlers-use-back-sweat-to-shine-the-ball-after-saliva-ban-in-crickets-return

Anderson doing good job giving breaks on good time English attack missing Braod badly as on home pitches he is deadly even much better then Archar this wicket bring back England in match but now Holder is key for both teams what is his response after deadly bowling.

[AB de Royse777]

You again singing Stokes anthem? this is for you then . hahhaha

Yeah, have fun until he come up with another monster innings :-D

Noticed one thing, they are using sweat on ball. I thought it was banned too???

Not sure but it's understandable why they are not doing those things anymore.

Am very happy for West Indies at the moment. A 100+ lead seems easy at this point unless Chase gets out which I hope doesn't happen. England are starting to sweat(Lol) now.

Indies are strong now. This young man just scored his half and looking very comfortable.

[JSRAW]

You again singing Stokes anthem? this is for you then . hahhaha

Yeah, have fun until he come up with another monster innings :-D

Let's call it draw.  

He literally wrapped up the windies lower order all by himself and claimed 4 wicket. If he keep bowling for another 30 mins then fifer for him without any doubt.

Score : 317/9 .. Lead 113 runs so far.
Edit: Windies : 318 all out, lead 114 runs.

Mark Wood picked the last wicket.   no fifer for Stokes.

[Swordsoffreedom]

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Chase and Dowrich on crease with 70 runs partnership and 52 runs lead with holder still to come mean West Indies is on driving seat and they can trun thing around them just 70 to 80 more runs and surely its all in West Indies hands as they done very good job in first inning and big pressure on home team England which is already without Root and Buttler.

West Indies team is playing fantastic. S.Dowrich really played well 😍. I hope west indies will win this match. It is a great chance for west indies to wins this series, because legendary English player Root and Buttler don't playing this series. England's performance would have been better if "Root" & "Buttler" had played. best wishes for west indies team.

[AB de Royse777]

I was expecting more runs from WI but anyway still this is a good lead and English batsmen needs to be careful. It's good thing that English team did not lose any wicket before the stump. Lead down to two figures and hopefully they will give a careful start tomorrow morning. I am hopeful for England in this innings.

[Indymoney]

I was expecting more runs from WI but anyway still this is a good lead and English batsmen needs to be careful. It's good thing that English team did not lose any wicket before the stump. Lead down to two figures and hopefully they will give a careful start tomorrow morning. I am hopeful for England in this innings.

Now its all one English batsmen if they able to stay on crease and have some good batting then surely the can came back in this test even West Indies is still missing 30 to 40 runs as if they touch 150 figure then surely England was going out of this match but now they have some chance for fighting back and going into fifth day with some lead which surely going crucial for West Indies but first we need 300+ runs from England for this all otherwise its not going to help them at all.

[FIFA worldcup]

I was expecting more runs from WI but anyway still this is a good lead and English batsmen needs to be careful. It's good thing that English team did not lose any wicket before the stump. Lead down to two figures and hopefully they will give a careful start tomorrow morning. I am hopeful for England in this innings.

Now its all one English batsmen if they able to stay on crease and have some good batting then surely the can came back in this test even West Indies is still missing 30 to 40 runs as if they touch 150 figure then surely England was going out of this match but now they have some chance for fighting back and going into fifth day with some lead which surely going crucial for West Indies but first we need 300+ runs from England for this all otherwise its not going to help them at all.

England survive the last part of the day and now the first half will be very important for both teams. If England are able to survive and do not lose wickets till lunch they will have a very good chance to come back in the match. WestIndies on the other hand need to bowl out the top 3 batsmen in the morning to put more pressure on the england batting line up.

[Haunebu]

England's performance would have been better if "Root" & "Buttler" had played. best wishes for west indies team.

Root has not been in form for quite sometime now and Buttler did play and scored 30 something runs in the 1st innings. However, Root's inclusion could have helped if he somehow regained his form.

Lead down to two figures and hopefully they will give a careful start tomorrow morning. I am hopeful for England in this innings.

I am rooting for Holder and Gabriel to take quick wickets and put pressure back on England. Stokes is the big wicket here. If they get him quickly, it is probably game over for England.

but first we need 300+ runs from England for this all otherwise its not going to help them at all.

It's totally possible as long as Stokes stays in the middle and scores freely. West Indies will probably try to take him out asap.

[Juggy777]

England's performance would have been better if "Root" & "Buttler" had played. best wishes for west indies team.

Root has not been in form for quite sometime now and Buttler did play and scored 30 something runs in the 1st innings. However, Root's inclusion could have helped if he somehow regained his form.

Lead down to two figures and hopefully they will give a careful start tomorrow morning. I am hopeful for England in this innings.

I am rooting for Holder and Gabriel to take quick wickets and put pressure back on England. Stokes is the big wicket here. If they get him quickly, it is probably game over for England.

but first we need 300+ runs from England for this all otherwise its not going to help them at all.

It's totally possible as long as Stokes stays in the middle and scores freely. West Indies will probably try to take him out asap.

@Royse777 England are now trailing West Indies by 99 runs, and I never expected them to underperform in this match, and further if West Indies player’s can take few early wickets once the play resumes, then England player’s will find themselves in an uncomfortable position. Also I feel that I’m going to be proved wrong for saying that West Indies won’t be able to beat England, but I’m yet hoping that England player’s will step up and win this game.

Source:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/29053/eng-vs-wi-1st-test

[Indymoney]

England started well atleast to survive the day without losing wickets and this is a good sign for them. Now first session of today's play will be crucial because if England build partnership from and do not lose much wickets then we might head for the draw and in case if England lose quick wickets then still trailing by 99 runs , England would not be able to take good lead and may end in a losing the match.

Today first sessoion compeltely belong to England they play very good cricket and now they have some good advantage which need some more patience from them if they able to hold nerves then surely they can do some good job then surely they can lead from front as last day batting is never been easy and lead above 200+ is very good for them.

[akhjob]

^Yeah, currently ENG is trail by only 35 runs. Both the openers were cautious about not losing their wickets and avoided unwanted shots while playing against the Windies bowlers and that helped them. If they continue the defensive stance for another session and try to put pressure on the Windies bowlers on the final session, maybe they'll get a chance to put more pressure on the WI batsmen on the final day.
@7788bitcoin, there is a good chance for you winning the bet if ENG plays through the day safely.

[pakhitheboss]

^Yeah, currently ENG is trail by only 35 runs. Both the openers were cautious about not losing their wickets and avoided unwanted shots while playing against the Windies bowlers and that helped them. If they continue the defensive stance for another session and try to put pressure on the Windies bowlers on the final session, maybe they'll get a chance to put more pressure on the WI batsmen on the final day.
@7788bitcoin, there is a good chance for you winning the bet if ENG plays through the day safely.

Now England leads by 11 runs with the loss of only 2 wickets. England needs to score more than 200 runs in order for them to be in a good position. But, if they continue losing wickets then they are in serious trouble. West Indies batsmen can bat England should know this by now.