Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[ene1980]

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Steve Smith, without any doubt is the best Australian batsman and his lack of form has had a huge impact on the prospects of Australia. David Warner is absent from this series and combined with Smith's lack of form, Australia has struggled in the batting department. Everyone were expecting a 0-4 whitewash for the Indians. If they could win even one match, it is going to be huge.

Steve Smith might be exhausted playing for many months without meeting his wife and if you look at his social media pages he is missing his wife and he was supposed to meet after a long time but with the boarders closed they are not able to meet even now and that might have affected his performance  .

His scores 1, 1*, 0 and 8 which is rare and lets see how he is going to perform in the rest of the series.

When Sri Lanka played well than expected i wanted to cash out but only today i got the best odds to cash out but still around 60% loss  .

Did you check the scoreboard, South Africa scored 621 runs. Faf du Plessis fell one run short of a double century and Dean Elgar fell 5 runs short of his century .

[Haunebu]

I do not watch football much, Table tennis, Badminton, NFL, NBA but my lucks on those sports are better in fact when I make any profit on gambling I get most of my wins from other sports LOL

How would you explain this?

By the way, for the record in the pools we have often, I do not do bad at all.

Lol. Happens to me all the time too. I lost so many bets even after a ton of research, but win bets which I placed randomly. This is why research doesn't ensure success. Also, your luck is better in the betting pools here when compared to betting on the actual matches.

Somehow there's a reason why individual still keep believing team India. Rahane continues good captaincy in second innings changes the situation and in this sense I can rely on India. Look at this statistics it's very possible to draw this series.

Both teams are over-dependent on their experienced players so far since newbies have mostly disappointed. A draw is completely possible though luck and DRS decisions will matter a lot in the upcoming matches based on what I have observed so far.

[7788bitcoin]

Did you check the scoreboard, South Africa scored 621 runs. Faf du Plessis fell one run short of a double century and Dean Elgar fell 5 runs short of his century .

I saw the scoreboard between South Africa and Sri Lanka and i did not cash out solely because of that match but after seeing the pathetic performance from Australia and with couple of days more for that match it is highly unlikely we would see a different result when half of their team is back in the pavilion and hence i cashed out.

I have no idea about the Sri Lankan team members but their batsman played well than expected but their bowlers failed to make an impact and Sri Lanka still trail by 160 runs and lost 2 wickets already and with 2 days left South Africa can win the match unless you see some extraordinary resistance by the Sri Lankan batsman.

[vella85]

Everyone were expecting a 0-4 whitewash for the Indians. If they could win even one match, it is going to be huge.

Wrong statement. Majority were expecting this while I am a part of the minority who didn't expect this at all. I mentioned that underestimating India on the basis of one horrible innings is pure stupidity.

Many people conveniently forgot the fact that Australia struggled in the 1st innings of the 1st match. India has the capability to draw this series from here on out.

Same here and I am an Australian. I said even before the test series begins that I can see India winning a test match or two as the grounds where the test matches are played really do suit the Indian team. I also mentioned that India play well at the MCG and even won last time they played here even after the poor performance in Adelaide I still expected India to come out firing which they have. The Brisbane test match is the only one where I can see India not do so well as Australia have a very good record on that ground and haven't lost a test match in many years.

We still don't know if the next test match will be played in Sydney due to a coronavirus outbreak and if not it will most likely played at the MCG where this match is currently being played so it could go in India's favour and they have a chance to maybe go 2-1 in the series. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves just yet as anything can still happen in this match but India are in a strong position to win. 

[7788bitcoin]

We still don't know if the next test match will be played in Sydney due to a coronavirus outbreak and if not it will most likely played at the MCG where this match is currently being played so it could go in India's favour and they have a chance to maybe go 2-1 in the series. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves just yet as anything can still happen in this match but India are in a strong position to win. 

Will keep this in mind if i place a bet on the match, i did not check the history in the pitch before placing a bet in this match considering some of the main players are not in the team for India and i expected Steve Smith to bounce back.

The match started, just heard by the commentary team telling that Umesh Yadav is injured and he wont be bowling in the rest of the match and Australia lost too much wicket to have any hope.

[ene1980]

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I have no idea about the Sri Lankan team members but their batsman played well than expected but their bowlers failed to make an impact and Sri Lanka still trail by 160 runs and lost 2 wickets already and with 2 days left South Africa can win the match unless you see some extraordinary resistance by the Sri Lankan batsman.

While the checking the profiles of the players all of them are average batsman who is averaging around 30 which is not a good standard at this level and it is highly unlikely we will see any kind of resistance from the batsman in the second innings.

We still don't know if the next test match will be played in Sydney due to a coronavirus outbreak and if not it will most likely played at the MCG where this match is currently being played so it could go in India's favour and they have a chance to maybe go 2-1 in the series.

What is the present situation, heard that the borders are closed and the cricket board will be taking the decision this week i guess and if they play in the same pitch then it will aide the spinners as the wicket will be deteriorated for another Test match.

[JSRAW]

Australia is leading by only 59 runs

Irritating to watch that tailenders still batting and last 3 wickets manage to add almost 100 runs and counting. Don't know what happen to Indian bowling when tailenders comes to bat...

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Finally!! India need 70 runs to level the series.

[Sithara007]

Finally!! India need 70 runs to level the series.

Now this should be very simple and straight forward for the Indians. Congratulations for leveling the series 1-1. Australia has only themselves to blame for their poor performance. India was playing without many of their key players and yet Australia could not perform in a satisfactory manner. They need a complete rethink on their batting strategy, against the Indian bowlers.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia's second innings came to an end. They were able to score 200 runs. They did only 195 in the first Innings. Australia has given India a target of only 70 runs. This is not a very big target for the team India. But if India is careless, it will be difficult for them to deal with this target. As we saw in the previous Test, India's batting was a disaster. And their second innings ended with just 36 runs. So India must bat very carefully for 70 runs.

[JSRAW]

Finally!! India need 70 runs to level the series.

Now this should be very simple and straight forward for the Indians. Congratulations for leveling the series 1-1. Australia has only themselves to blame for their poor performance. India was playing without many of their key players and yet Australia could not perform in a satisfactory manner. They need a complete rethink on their batting strategy, against the Indian bowlers.

Yeah, should be straight forward as pitch became a complete road.. Even Aussie tail batted well against 2nd new ball. Having said that, last game memories still fresh lol so fingers crossed.

I think Aussie should drop Burn in the next game. Smith failure is bit surprising to me, happy as Indian fan but disappointing as cricket fan. I hope he bounce back but please after this series. 

[LittleBitFunny]

Australia is leading by only 59 runs

Irritating to watch that tailenders still batting and last 3 wickets manage to add almost 100 runs and counting. Don't know what happen to Indian bowling when tailenders comes to bat...

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Finally!! India need 70 runs to level the series.

A very simple target. If Indian batsmen bat patiently without overconfidence, they will win. And the series will return to a 1-1 draw. Although 70 runs is an easy target for India, I hope India's second innings will be very exciting.

Exactly, Until now looks like 70 runs easy target if nothing happened wrong. Stunning bowling effort from India as they restricted Australian side just 200. Now, comes up an opportunity for India to win and draw 1-1

After 3 overs, India will be able to score 13 without losing any wickets. This match is easy to win for team India. They needed only 57 runs.

[bryant.coleman]

A very simple target. If Indian batsmen bat patiently without overconfidence, they will win. And the series will return to a 1-1 draw. Although 70 runs is an easy target for India, I hope India's second innings will be very exciting.

I have no doubt regarding the outcome. Congratulations to the Indian players, as they deserve this victory. It was a team effort, with both the bowlers and the batsmen contributing to the win. Now they need to keep the momentum going for the remaining test matches. And it will be interesting to know whether Rahane will remain as the test captain when Virat Kohli becomes available again.

[JSRAW]

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And it will be interesting to know whether Rahane will remain as the test captain when Virat Kohli becomes available again.

Winning 1 game as captain not going to change anything for Rahane, series win might start some discussion tho. No one should forget that at one time Kohli-Shastri duo dropped him due to couple of bad games.

And 2nd wicket down for India.....lol

[bryant.coleman]

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And it will be interesting to know whether Rahane will remain as the test captain when Virat Kohli becomes available again.

Winning 1 game as captain not going to change anything for Rahane, series win might start some discussion tho. No one should forget that at one time Kohli-Shastri duo dropped him due to couple of bad games.

And 2nd wicket down for India.....lol

Series win is going to be too much to ask from the Indian team, when they are playing without some of their star players. Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane are batting now and India should be able to get to the target without losing anymore wickets. I was expecting them to reach the target without losing any wickets, but then Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara showed unnecessary haste. Mayank Agarwal has now made a total of 31 runs from 4 innings so far in this series.

[Iranus]

Mayank Agarwal has now made a total of 31 runs from 4 innings so far in this series.

The Indian team management is most focused on Mayank Agarwal in this series. Everyone thought that Agarwal might be the opener of India team in the future. But he has so far failed miserably. He has scored only 31 runs in 4 innings in 2 Test matches. So far he is not fully ready for the Indian national team.

[pakhitheboss]

Mayank Agarwal has now made a total of 31 runs from 4 innings so far in this series.

The Indian team management is most focused on Mayank Agarwal in this series. Everyone thought that Agarwal might be the opener of India team in the future. But he has so far failed miserably. He has scored only 31 runs in 4 innings in 2 Test matches. So far he is not fully ready for the Indian national team.

I think both Agarwal and Shaw are over hyped. They both were paired by the Indian management to open the batting but both have failed miserably and I do not think they will get another chance after this series.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I think both Agarwal and Shaw are over hyped. They both were paired by the Indian management to open the batting but both have failed miserably and I do not think they will get another chance after this series.

Both Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw failed to get runs in Australia. And I was quite surprised when Agarwal was picked ahead of KL Rahul, despite his poor performance in the second test. Anyway, Rohit Sharma will be in the squad for the third test, so in all probability Mayank will be dropped. And regarding Prithvi Shaw, I don't think that he'll get another chance in this series.

[onrise]

Mayank Agarwal has now made a total of 31 runs from 4 innings so far in this series.

The Indian team management is most focused on Mayank Agarwal in this series. Everyone thought that Agarwal might be the opener of India team in the future. But he has so far failed miserably. He has scored only 31 runs in 4 innings in 2 Test matches. So far he is not fully ready for the Indian national team.

I think both Agarwal and Shaw are over hyped. They both were paired by the Indian management to open the batting but both have failed miserably and I do not think they will get another chance after this series.

Shaw is just 21 and lacks the experience. So, for him it will take time especially when playing against the best side on their ground is never easy. Between Mayank and Shaw would be interesting to see if there would be any changes in 3rd test match like will anybody else be given chance or will stick to same winning combination

Rahane has impressed and proved why he should be regular with the India team. And good comeback by India after being lost badly in 1st test match.

[JSRAW]

Mayank Agarwal has now made a total of 31 runs from 4 innings so far in this series.

The Indian team management is most focused on Mayank Agarwal in this series. Everyone thought that Agarwal might be the opener of India team in the future. But he has so far failed miserably. He has scored only 31 runs in 4 innings in 2 Test matches. So far he is not fully ready for the Indian national team.

I think both Agarwal and Shaw are over hyped. They both were paired by the Indian management to open the batting but both have failed miserably and I do not think they will get another chance after this series.

Mayank is 13 match old (3 100s + 4 50s + average 50) and Shaw is 5 match (1 ton+ 2 50s + average 42). Mayank had average of 65 in 2018-19 Australian tour, its first Australian tour for Shaw. They both have good record in the domestic, so i wouldn't say they are over hyped but yeah they are definitely going through some bad form.

Shaw is already replaced by Gill and i think if Rohit Sharma is fit then he should also replace Mayank, although Rohit has no match practice. I hope they don't replace Hanuma, i agree he's not performing according to his reputation but he's fine batsman when batting at middle order.

Umesh Yadav is injured so we might see another debutant in the next game. Hope this time Natarajan.

[teosanru]

Mayank Agarwal has now made a total of 31 runs from 4 innings so far in this series.

The Indian team management is most focused on Mayank Agarwal in this series. Everyone thought that Agarwal might be the opener of India team in the future. But he has so far failed miserably. He has scored only 31 runs in 4 innings in 2 Test matches. So far he is not fully ready for the Indian national team.

I think both Agarwal and Shaw are over hyped. They both were paired by the Indian management to open the batting but both have failed miserably and I do not think they will get another chance after this series.

Mayank is 13 match old (3 100s + 4 50s + average 50) and Shaw is 5 match (1 ton+ 2 50s + average 42). Mayank had average of 65 in 2018-19 Australian tour, its first Australian tour for Shaw. They both have good record in the domestic, so i wouldn't say they are over hyped but yeah they are definitely going through some bad form.

Shaw is already replaced by Gill and i think if Rohit Sharma is fit then he should also replace Mayank, although Rohit has no match practice. I hope they don't replace Hanuma, i agree he's not performing according to his reputation but he's fine batsman when batting at middle order.

Umesh Yadav is injured so we might see another debutant in the next game. Hope this time Natarajan.

I am surprised no one is talking about KL Rahul. He already is in a good form played well in T20 series. If only keeping is a thing KL Rahul is a better keep than Rishab Pant. I feel that instead of Rishab, KL Rahul deserves a much better spot in the team. After return of Rohit Sharma it is understandable that he won't get a chance to open so he should be tried somewhere in middle order. Mayank Aggarwal has a good track record if you drop someone with this good track record his morale would definitely fall a lot in long term.