Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[ene1980]

The series between India and England started, India is playing with three spinners which was a surprise which means the pitch will start turning in the final days and luckily England won the toss and elected to bat first and they had a good start and if they can carry on with the momentum then it will be a great match and i expect England to be competitive as they had a great series against Sri Lanka.

[JSRAW]

What have you done Rory Burns!! It was such a good start for him and he literally threw away his wicket. He's going to kick himself all day.

Ashwin strikes ofc.

63/1
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Lawrence is gone too but still Pitch is flat so 350-400 should be on the card, another 100 for Root?

63-2

[eaLiTy]

Yes, this is confusing to know Ishant Sharma is being played in the first test instead of other younger ballers. I think the condition might suit his balling style, that might be the reason why he was chosen.

Ishant Sharma is a work horse and have enough experience playing in Indian condition while Jasprit Bumrah is making his debut playing Test in Indian conditions, so we can understand their logical conclusion in picking up the team. Shahbaz Nadeem was a surprise inclusion in the team as i did not see that coming but playing Ashwin and Washington Sundar in a team because it is their home ground Chennai and so they have the experience in bowling in that wicket.

Edit: Ashwin finally broken the partnership.
 Bumrah picking the second wicket 

[Vishnu.Reang]

What have you done Rory Burns!! It was such a good start for him and he literally threw away his wicket. He's going to kick himself for all day.

Ashwin strikes ofc.

63/1

Still a good start for England. If they manage somewhere around 350, then they will be having a good chance of winning this match. Just now they lost their second wicket (Dan Lawrence out to Jasprit Bumrah). For England their chances will depend a lot on Dom Sibley and Joe Root. These two need to stick in and stay there at least till the end of the second session. The dismissal of Rory Burns was disappointing, as he was playing really well until then.

[Swordsoffreedom]

What have you done Rory Burns!! It was such a good start for him and he literally threw away his wicket. He's going to kick himself for all day.

Ashwin strikes ofc.

63/1

Still a good start for England. If they manage somewhere around 350, then they will be having a good chance of winning this match. Just now they lost their second wicket (Dan Lawrence out to Jasprit Bumrah). For England their chances will depend a lot on Dom Sibley and Joe Root. These two need to stick in and stay there at least till the end of the second session. The dismissal of Rory Burns was disappointing, as he was playing really well until then.

Very quickly England lost two wickets. The match now depends on Joe Root. If he can play a good inning, the England team will be able to collect a big total. If he gets out quickly, I think England will lose all their wickets before 250 runs. In the previous series, India defeated a giant team like Australia. Now their players are mentally cheerful.

[bryant.coleman]

Half an hour back, England was having a solid advantage. Now the situation has turned upside down and India is at the top. But as long as Joe Root is there, I am not going to discount the chances for England. Let's not forget the fact that he is in such a terrific form. Last month, he scored 426 runs from two test matches in Sri Lanka (and picked up two wickets as well). This is his 100th test and I am expecting something special.

[JSRAW]

This is his 100th test and I am expecting something special.

I am counting on his ton. England need big inning from him and at least 350-400 runs on the board otherwise Indians going to take away the game far from their reach.
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Meanwhile lost the another bet on Babar, Again. Safe to say no century for him in this series.

[Vishnu.Reang]

This is his 100th test and I am expecting something special.

I am counting on his ton. England need big inning from him and at least 350-400 runs on the board otherwise Indians going to take away the game far from their reach.
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Meanwhile lost the another bet on Babar, Again. Safe to say no century for him in this series.

Nowadays most of the teams are dependent on one or two players. India is dependent on Virat Kohli (although the situation is changing), England is dependent on Joe Root/Ben Stokes, Pakistan is like one-man army of Babar Azam, Steve Smith/Marnus Labuschagne for Australia, Kane Williamson for New Zealand.etc. The problem is that the team morale goes down whenever these players get out for low scores.

And sad to see Pakistan wasting the recovery they made yesterday. Expected Babar Azam to make a century, but he got out for 77. Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje have taken all the wickets in the innings till now. And the good news for South Africa is that George Linde seems to be fit again to bowl.

[pakhitheboss]

Half an hour back, England was having a solid advantage. Now the situation has turned upside down and India is at the top. But as long as Joe Root is there, I am not going to discount the chances for England. Let's not forget the fact that he is in such a terrific form. Last month, he scored 426 runs from two test matches in Sri Lanka (and picked up two wickets as well). This is his 100th test and I am expecting something special.

India needs to break this partnership between Root and Sibley. They both are playing well and if they continue like this then they will easily cross 350. They need another 200 runs on board and the way root is playing I do not think it will be a difficult task.

[Juggy777]

Half an hour back, England was having a solid advantage. Now the situation has turned upside down and India is at the top. But as long as Joe Root is there, I am not going to discount the chances for England. Let's not forget the fact that he is in such a terrific form. Last month, he scored 426 runs from two test matches in Sri Lanka (and picked up two wickets as well). This is his 100th test and I am expecting something special.

India needs to break this partnership between Root and Sibley. They both are playing well and if they continue like this then they will easily cross 350. They need another 200 runs on board and the way root is playing I do not think it will be a difficult task.

@pakhitheboss even though England lost two wickets they’re yet very strong, and from what I’m seeing I won’t be surprised if they pose 600+ runs total on the board. I also wonder is it just me or others too are also starting to question what’s happening to famous Indian bowling line up, because it seems to me that they’re having no home advantage at this stage.

Sources:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/32253/ind-vs-eng-1st-test-england-tour-of-india-2021

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-england-test-series-chennai-chepauk-stats-advantage-7172774/

[Vishnu.Reang]

England is heading towards a big score and the joke is that Ben Stokes hasn't yet come to bat. Joe Root scores another hundred, in his hundredth test. Dom Sibley is batting at 85, and he may get his hundred today as well. The Poms have really stepped up scoring rate, with 60 runs coming from the last 10 overs. The same Indian bowlers who looked lethal in Australia looks quite ordinary now. Perhaps the absence of Mohammad Shami is hurting them.

And in Chittagong, Bangladesh is cruising towards a convincing victory against West Indies, as they are leading by 218 runs with 7 wickets to spare. This would mean that West Indies will finish at the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship.   

[JSRAW]

England is heading towards a big score and the joke is that Ben Stokes hasn't yet come to bat. Joe Root scores another hundred, in his hundredth test. Dom Sibley is batting at 85, and he may get his hundred today as well. The Poms have really stepped up scoring rate, with 60 runs coming from the last 10 overs. The same Indian bowlers who looked lethal in Australia looks quite ordinary now. Perhaps the absence of Mohammad Shami is hurting them.  

Hard day at the office for Indian bowlers but its marathon and not an sprinter so we shouldn't worry much. Both batsmen really batted well and Joe Root hardly took any risk except 1 shot in his inning. Pitch is flat and exceptionally well to bat on so can't be too hard on bowlers.

England should bat 2 full session and add 180-200 ish runs, if Stokes/Buttler clicks then may be 250-300 more. Anything in between 475 to 525 runs is good 1st inning score here.

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Edit
4 balls to go and first day of the tour belong to England.

ENG : 263/2

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Oh wait... Bumrah happend..... DRS and it looks out

ENG : 263/3 Sibley good inning come to end and its stumps

[bryant.coleman]

Edit
4 balls to go and first day of the tour belong to England.

ENG : 263

Don't be so fast. Dom Sibley trapped leg before by Jasprit Bumrah. He batted really well.. until now. Faced 285 balls (382 minutes), and stood like a rock while Joe Root piled up the runs from the other end. And he had to survive for just 4 more balls but he got out during the last over. If not for that wicket, England could have been well on top. But now it is once again, evenly poised.

And when the English bowlers comes out to bowl, it is not going to be easy. I have been to Chennai once, and the weather is really challenging. At this time of the year, it can be really hot and humid. It will be impossible for the pacers to put in more than 15 overs per day.

[coin_1122]

Half an hour back, England was having a solid advantage. Now the situation has turned upside down and India is at the top. But as long as Joe Root is there, I am not going to discount the chances for England. Let's not forget the fact that he is in such a terrific form. Last month, he scored 426 runs from two test matches in Sri Lanka (and picked up two wickets as well). This is his 100th test and I am expecting something special.

India needs to break this partnership between Root and Sibley. They both are playing well and if they continue like this then they will easily cross 350. They need another 200 runs on board and the way root is playing I do not think it will be a difficult task.

Both the Root and Sibley are very strong which Indians bowlers are trying their best to break the partnership, but their partnership will surely cross more than 350 runs easily on the Board, even Aswin cannot be able to control the flow of runs if they don't break the partnership means Indian batsmen might be in huge problems.

[7788bitcoin]

And when the English bowlers comes out to bowl, it is not going to be easy. I have been to Chennai once, and the weather is really challenging. At this time of the year, it can be really hot and humid. It will be impossible for the pacers to put in more than 15 overs per day.

No wonder India is fielding spinners and just two fast bowlers, England played really well to score 263 runs on the first day even though they lost a couple of quick wickets. I thought India will keep on picking wickets but Joe Root and Dom Sibley rescued the innings and put England on a strong position and they still have Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler to bat and they can score well over 400 runs from a strong situation like they are in.

[mersal]

And when the English bowlers comes out to bowl, it is not going to be easy. I have been to Chennai once, and the weather is really challenging. At this time of the year, it can be really hot and humid. It will be impossible for the pacers to put in more than 15 overs per day.

No wonder India is fielding spinners and just two fast bowlers, England played really well to score 263 runs on the first day even though they lost a couple of quick wickets. I thought India will keep on picking wickets but Joe Root and Dom Sibley rescued the innings and put England on a strong position and they still have Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler to bat and they can score well over 400 runs from a strong situation like they are in.

Since it is just the first day there is not much of turn for the spinners and India is laying with 3 spinners so as the match progresses we can see much spin from them for sure.Well, ENG looks too strong even they lost their 3rd wicket and from here they are going to score as many as runs possible like 500+ for sure in my opinion. Watched a few overs in the morning and it really went too boring, to be honest.

[Haunebu]

The same Indian bowlers who looked lethal in Australia looks quite ordinary now. Perhaps the absence of Mohammad Shami is hurting them.

Only a couple of them like Bumrah, Ashwin etc played in the Australian series which is why I disagree with you here. I have no idea why they decided to go with Nadeem instead of Natrajan. Jadeja is also missing.

Well, ENG looks too strong even they lost their 3rd wicket and from here they are going to score as many as runs possible like 500+ for sure in my opinion. Watched a few overs in the morning and it really went too boring, to be honest.

500+ is easy as long as Root plays till the end. However, the momentum will shift if he gets out and 400+ would probably be their first innings score in my opinion.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Only a couple of them like Bumrah, Ashwin etc played in the Australian series which is why I disagree with you here. I have no idea why they decided to go with Nadeem instead of Natrajan. Jadeja is also missing.

Jadeja is injured and so he is not going to play the series but India was looking for a spinner and hence Natrajan was not in the team and even if they were looking for a fast bowler they would select Mohammed Siraj as long as Shami is not fit. The team is having abundance of players and the competition is really high and hopefully they could perform well as a team as the Australian victory was a team victory rather than individual performance.

[onrise]

And when the English bowlers comes out to bowl, it is not going to be easy. I have been to Chennai once, and the weather is really challenging. At this time of the year, it can be really hot and humid. It will be impossible for the pacers to put in more than 15 overs per day.

No wonder India is fielding spinners and just two fast bowlers, England played really well to score 263 runs on the first day even though they lost a couple of quick wickets. I thought India will keep on picking wickets but Joe Root and Dom Sibley rescued the innings and put England on a strong position and they still have Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler to bat and they can score well over 400 runs from a strong situation like they are in.

Since it is just the first day there is not much of turn for the spinners and India is laying with 3 spinners so as the match progresses we can see much spin from them for sure.Well, ENG looks too strong even they lost their 3rd wicket and from here they are going to score as many as runs possible like 500+ for sure in my opinion. Watched a few overs in the morning and it really went too boring, to be honest.

India will have to bat 4th and on the day 5 assuming India is batting so will not be an easy pitch as what it is today for batting. And with England getting such a strong start with just losing 3 wickets for 263 easily they should score 450 runs and India's first innings would be very crucial as they either should take lead or atleast be at par with England score. Unless India take last 7 wickets by giving around 100 runs tomo so would be a good game on hand for them.

[mersal]

India will have to bat 4th and on the day 5 assuming India is batting so will not be an easy pitch as what it is today for batting. And with England getting such a strong start with just losing 3 wickets for 263 easily they should score 450 runs and India's first innings would be very crucial as they either should take lead or atleast be at par with England score. Unless India take last 7 wickets by giving around 100 runs tomo so would be a good game on hand for them.

India also has a strong and deep batting lineup so the match is not going to be one-sided even after the huge run score but the only issue is players are not in good form so they need to play very cautious and don't repeat the mistakes that they did in AUS series. Batting as long as you can is important in a test match than scoring runs hope Pujara and Rahane will do that job.