Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Don't know why everyone talk about Rohit and Test in same context. He's great in limited overs but arguably one of the biggest failure in the test cricket. I would like him to make big in Test cricket but he failed to perform majority of time.

Everyone still remembers his T20 and ODI performance and we are playing a Test after a long gap and the last series Rohit Sharma played was against Bangladesh and he did not make any impact as an opener, may be the team will give him more opportunities but i want to see youngster filling the spot.

At top order, will support Shaw for a long run but he's in really bad form atm so it would be good if he's rested or dropped for next games otherwise his confidence will go down similar to Pant (in the limited overs). These young guys are talented, they don't need cheerleaders but guidance.

Shaw is struggling with his defense and he might be dropped for the next game and expect Shubman Gill getting an opportunity.

[mersal]

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India is already down to the tail, and I would consider Ravichandran Ashwin as a tail-ender rather than lower-order batsman.

What ever be the case Ravichandran Ashwin has four centuries and he has a much better batting average than a common lower order batsman, i expected India to fold before 250 runs and that was achieved but i did not expect Australia to struggle like this which is really disappointing as i expected the top order to bat well rather they were too defensive and lost the wickets.

Ashwin was in the top all-rounder list of international test ranking for a very long time which clearly shows that his batting ability in long format but he is still not a regular batsman to score a century, he can make some good contribution of 30+ runs at crucial times. I think Nathon Lyon vs Ashwin made the real difference, so if AUS wants to win this match then Lyon needs to perform well on the current innings.

[vella85]

This was to be expected, as I said day/night test matches have always been like this where the scores are low and wickets fall quickly. That is why yesterday I said that India still have a big chance in this test match even though they scored a low total and now as we see Australia didn't even score 200 runs and its not because players are missing from the teams its because day/night test matches always seem to favour the bowlers especially the night sessions. History has shown that batting at night is extremely difficult even for the best batsman of the world. This will not end in a draw like the tour match as there is still a lot of time in this match for a result.

[7788bitcoin]

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Ashwin was in the top all-rounder list of international test ranking for a very long time which clearly shows that his batting ability in long format but he is still not a regular batsman to score a century, he can make some good contribution of 30+ runs at crucial times. I think Nathon Lyon vs Ashwin made the real difference, so if AUS wants to win this match then Lyon needs to perform well on the current innings.

Ashwin is in the team for his bowling skills and he is one of the top spinners in world cricket even though he does not have a place in the shorter format as the level of competition is high and his batting skills are a bonus while playing in difficult pitches.  

This was to be expected, as I said day/night test matches have always been like this where the scores are low and wickets fall quickly. 

The competition is still exciting even though the scores are low and the ball is seaming with the pink ball and it will test a batsman and that is what i like to watch in a match rather than a draw with huge runs by both teams.

[Sithara007]

Ashwin is in the team for his bowling skills and he is one of the top spinners in world cricket even though he does not have a place in the shorter format as the level of competition is high and his batting skills are a bonus while playing in difficult pitches.

IMO, Ashwin's batting skills are not better than that of either Pat Cummins or Mitchell Starc. He has scored some valuable runs in the past and his batting average is much better than his Australian counterparts. But most of his runs have come against weak opponents in Indian pitches. Expecting the same in Australia, against the pace trio of Starc/Hazlewood/Cummins would be a little too much.

[JSRAW]

Hahaha

Only 13 overs in the game and India is 5 down already. Now even 100 runs looking too big task for the visitors.

Kohli-Vihari duo is last hope as they are the only specialist batsmen.

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And Virat is gone!!!

Lead 72 runs only

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8th down, Australians are all over Indians. $ucked......

[bryant.coleman]

WTF is going on at Adelaide? India at 26/8, with a lead of 79 runs. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins have 4 wickets each and India is heading towards an absolute humiliation. If I am not wrong, the lowest total India ever made in a test innings is 42 (vs England at Lords, 1974), and it is very probable that this record will be broken today (unless we witness some miracle from the part of Umesh Yadav and Hanuma Vihari).

[vella85]

What a crazy day in this test match, India are in big trouble at 9 wickets down for just 36 runs and risk scoring their lowest test score ever. This test will be over by today unless something happens when Australia bat and they also crumble. Chasing any score under 100 runs isn't that easy so we could see an exciting end to the test match. I think India's hope is to try and stay as long as they can out there and hopefully push Australia to bat in the night session where the ball plays tricks on the batsman.

[JSRAW]

Quite embarrassing day if you are Indian fan, just look at the scoreboard FFS. Not sure what Cummins and Hazlewood ate today, especially Hazlewood looked like he's was on steroids lol

[onecall123]

What the heck is happening on AUSvIND, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood literally destroyed Indian second innings. India at 36/9, with a lead of 89 runs and none of batsmen crossed single digit. A lowest test score by India. Do you agree pathetic & worst ever batting display by Indian team?

[pakhitheboss]

What the heck is happening on AUSvIND, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood literally destroyed Indian second innings. India at 36/9, with a lead of 89 runs and none of batsmen crossed single digit. A lowest test score by India. Do you agree pathetic & worst ever batting display by Indian team?

India has created another history of lowest score in test cricket. India has become the fifth nation and would share the position with South Africa.

This pitch has deteoriated completely, I am sure Australian batsmen will struggle more when they come to bat. But, the target is very low and they could easily win the first test if they can stay on the pitch.

[mersal]

What the heck is happening on AUSvIND, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood literally destroyed Indian second innings. India at 36/9, with a lead of 89 runs and none of batsmen crossed single digit. A lowest test score by India. Do you agree pathetic & worst ever batting display by Indian team?

India on the verge of creating another history of lowest score in test cricket. India will become the fifth nation and would share the position with South Africa.

This pitch has deteoriated completely, I am sure Australian batsmen will struggle more when they come to bat.

Maybe today Indian fans might miss captain cool, but it was unfortunate and team India was never ready for that such kind of revenge by OZ pacers. Ofcourse the team India is not such bad to score such worst score but still its not a lucky day for them so it caused to be to down for the OZ.

From now even though the wicket is harder to bat still OZ has 99% chance to win this match because they knows what total need to be chased down to take this victory.

[JohnBitCo]

What the heck is happening on AUSvIND, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood literally destroyed Indian second innings. India at 36/9, with a lead of 89 runs and none of batsmen crossed single digit. A lowest test score by India. Do you agree pathetic & worst ever batting display by Indian team?

India made only 36 runs which is their lowest score in the test cricket. Their pervious lowest was 42 runs against England in 1974 which was long time before. I don't agree it was a pathetic batting by india, perhaps the pitch has something to do with it. If Australia face difficulty in this chase, then we can blame the pitch.

[bryant.coleman]

Quite embarrassing day if you are Indian fan, just look at the scoreboard FFS. Not sure what Cummins and Hazlewood ate today, especially Hazlewood looked like he's was on steroids lol

Prithvi Shaw should be happy. Before the start of today's play everyone in India were discussing about him and the manner in which he got out yesterday. But now it seems as if everyone has forgotten his performance. People are talking about the manner in which Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane got out. It's just humiliating the way in which they even failed to make a three digit total.

[eaLiTy]

India made only 36 runs which is their lowest score in the test cricket. Their pervious lowest was 42 runs against England in 1974 which was long time before. I don't agree it was a pathetic batting by india, perhaps the pitch has something to do with it. If Australia face difficulty in this chase, then we can blame the pitch.

A few feather in the cap of Virat Kohli  . I could not believe my eyes when i saw a pop up showing the highlights of India's unbelievable collapse and most of the dismissals were similar as if i was watching the replay .
None of the players were able to score double digits and what major changes they can make in the rest of the series is a big question.

[Vishnu.Reang]

A few feather in the cap of Virat Kohli  . I could not believe my eyes when i saw a pop up showing the highlights of India's unbelievable collapse and most of the dismissals were similar as if i was watching the replay .
None of the players were able to score double digits and what major changes they can make in the rest of the series is a big question.

From the next match onwards it is going to be worse, since Kohli is not going to be there. I checked the highlights. To my surprise I found out that Cummins and Hazlewood did hardly anything special. They were sticking to good line and length, with the occasional bouncers. But the Indian batsmen found it too tough to handle. Will India lose this series 0-4, as predicted by Michael Vaughan?

[Iranus]

I'm smiling a lot . No Indian batsman has been able to score 10 runs  . This is the lowest score in India's Test cricket history. Before this innings, India lost all their wickets by 42 runs against England in Lord's. Maybe, that was in 1974. Indian players made new history. India will lose the match in a very bad way. And I hope they maintain this continuity. They will also lose the next matches successfully.

[Haunebu]

From the next match onwards it is going to be worse, since Kohli is not going to be there. I checked the highlights. To my surprise I found out that Cummins and Hazlewood did hardly anything special. They were sticking to good line and length, with the occasional bouncers. But the Indian batsmen found it too tough to handle. Will India lose this series 0-4, as predicted by Michael Vaughan?

I don't think so. I am expecting a draw 2-2 or an Australian win 1-3, but a whitewash seems unlikely. People are jumping to conclusions way too fast just because of one horrible innings.

Indian players made new history. India will lose the match in a very bad way. And I hope they maintain this continuity. They will also lose the next matches successfully.

Lol. You clearly are an Indian team hater. Stop acting like you can predict the future. India messed up in the first match, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will translate into a 0-4 whitewash. Underestimating them is pure stupidity.

[Iranus]

Indian players made new history. India will lose the match in a very bad way. And I hope they maintain this continuity. They will also lose the next matches successfully.

Lol. You clearly are an Indian team hater. Stop acting like you can predict the future. India messed up in the first match, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will translate into a 0-4 whitewash. Underestimating them is pure stupidity.

I am not a hater of the India team. I am against their team management. They will play 4 Test matches on the Australian pitch, against a test specialist country like Australia. They must have preferred experienced players. They have selected a bunch of young players to play on the Australian pitch. If the team did not have experienced bowlers like Ashwin and Bumrah. Then India would have lost the match by an innings. I hope you got my point.

[UmerIdrees]

From the next match onwards it is going to be worse, since Kohli is not going to be there. I checked the highlights. To my surprise I found out that Cummins and Hazlewood did hardly anything special. They were sticking to good line and length, with the occasional bouncers. But the Indian batsmen found it too tough to handle. Will India lose this series 0-4, as predicted by Michael Vaughan?

I don't think so. I am expecting a draw 2-2 or an Australian win 1-3, but a whitewash seems unlikely. People are jumping to conclusions way too fast just because of one horrible innings.

Indian players made new history. India will lose the match in a very bad way. And I hope they maintain this continuity. They will also lose the next matches successfully.

Lol. You clearly are an Indian team hater. Stop acting like you can predict the future. India messed up in the first match, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will translate into a 0-4 whitewash. Underestimating them is pure stupidity.

This is not the first time India scored very few runs in test matches. 
Here you can find their record and habit of scoring less than 100 runs in an test innings.