Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

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Before the match, Michael Vaughan had criticizes the England management for dropping Dom Bess and replacing him with Moeen Ali. I believe that this move actually worked for England. Dom Bess picked wickets in the first test, but his line and length was horrible. He bowled a lot of full-tosses and this resulted in Indian batsmen putting the pressure back on the English bowlers at crucial times. And I believe that Moeen is a better batsmen compared to Bess as well. The combination of Moeen/Leach seems to be working for England in this match.

Moeen is definitely better batsman but as a bowler he was quite expensive despite taking 2 key wickets. I feel that Root took defensive stance whenever Left hand batsman came to bat. He quickly replaced the Leach when Pant took a strike, its long series and not sure if this tactic is going to help him for long unless seamer dismiss lefty batsmen.

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2 more wickets for Moeen.

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Pant's effect working nice, Jack leach is not bowling and every fielder on boundary line

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[pakhitheboss]

The scoreboard looks good and if Indian ballers can do the damage early then there is a good chance Indian might win the match. At one point I thought Rohit Sharma would reach 200 but good to see him back. I was also expecting Rahane to reach a hundred but it's okay. Both Rohit and Rahane have contributed more than half of the runs on the scoreboard.

[Sithara007]

England making a mistake here by not using Stuart Broad/Olly Stone. I don't know why Joe Root is bowling now. He is good for short spells of 2-3 overs, but this is not the time for him to come out to bowl. England needs to take quick wickets, if they want to have any chance of winning the match. Any total of more than 350 will be very daunting on this surface. Anyway, right now Rishabh Pant is thrashing the spinners all over the park and we may see 350 very soon.

[7788bitcoin]

England making a mistake here by not using Stuart Broad/Olly Stone. I don't know why Joe Root is bowling now. He is good for short spells of 2-3 overs, but this is not the time for him to come out to bowl. England needs to take quick wickets, if they want to have any chance of winning the match. Any total of more than 350 will be very daunting on this surface. Anyway, right now Rishabh Pant is thrashing the spinners all over the park and we may see 350 very soon.

The pitch is helping the spinners and Joe Root was getting the ball to turn and he even took a wicket and rather than giving the ball to the fast bowlers he wanted to test them. India is all out for 329 runs which is really good as i thought they will score much bigger than that with the way Rohit Sharma was batting.

England lost the first wicket without a score on board, they need to play longer even though the pitch is difficult.

[mersal]

the morning session is crucial for India as they need to put above 400 runs to be in a comfortable position.

India's tail can't last long in the turning pitch so they lost all wickets in the very few overs itself and scored 329.When we are talking about the Indian spinners, Ishant gave an early strike in the first over itself which will push ENG to the defending mindset more.

Hopefully the bowling unit will utilize the good start and take all the wickets as soon as possible.

[Clement Kaliyar]

Both Rohit and Rahane have contributed more than half of the runs on the scoreboard.

Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant scored 286 runs out of the 329 runs put on the board which means the rest of the batsman only contributed 43 runs which is really disappointing. India needs to play as team if they want to be competitive against top teams rather than relying on individual performance.

Joe Root is in form and for England to win the match his contribution is important and the match depends upon how England responds in their first innings and how the Indian bowlers dominate the match.

[mersal]

Both Rohit and Rahane have contributed more than half of the runs on the scoreboard.

Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant scored 286 runs out of the 329 runs put on the board which means the rest of the batsman only contributed 43 runs which is really disappointing. India needs to play as team if they want to be competitive against top teams rather than relying on individual performance.

Joe Root is in form and for England to win the match his contribution is important and the match depends upon how England responds in their first innings and how the Indian bowlers dominate the match.

No need to worry, Indian bowlers stikes early and already picked 4 wickets for just 39 runs, importantly the wicket of Joe Root.England still trails by 290 so its a great comeback from the first test match even though there are some disappointments in the Indian batting lineup.

[onecall123]

Bangladesh's target 231 to win after West Indies are bowled out for 117. It looks like Bangladesh is so desperate to win the match as it's a great comeback after 1st innings but Bangladesh could be difficult. Target on board not looks much, BAN needs another 161 runs to win and 8 wickets in hand.

[7788bitcoin]

Bangladesh's target 231 to win after West Indies are bowled out for 117. It looks like Bangladesh is so desperate to win the match as it's a great comeback after 1st innings but Bangladesh could be difficult. Target on board not looks much, BAN needs another 161 runs to win and 8 wickets in hand.

The odds for Bangladesh winning the match was decent when they started the innings and i was able to put a bet on Bangladesh winning at 1.58 odds and even though they lost a couple of wickets they just need 154 runs to win and there is plenty of time to bat as this is the 4th day.
England is struggling as they lost 6 wickets for 87 runs and it looks a reversal of the first match and batting in this wicket looks like a disaster.

[pakhitheboss]

Both Rohit and Rahane have contributed more than half of the runs on the scoreboard.

Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant scored 286 runs out of the 329 runs put on the board which means the rest of the batsman only contributed 43 runs which is really disappointing. India needs to play as team if they want to be competitive against top teams rather than relying on individual performance.

Joe Root is in form and for England to win the match his contribution is important and the match depends upon how England responds in their first innings and how the Indian bowlers dominate the match.

No need to worry, Indian bowlers stikes early and already picked 4 wickets for just 39 runs, importantly the wicket of Joe Root.England still trails by 290 so its a great comeback from the first test match even though there are some disappointments in the Indian batting lineup.

Yes, it is certainly a great come back for the Indian side. Now they need to maintain the pressure on the English batsmen. The English side has already lost six wicket thanks to Ashwin.

[JSRAW]

Carnage, absolute carnage. They are butchering the visitors, that's not how you treat your guest.

England 8 down and still trailing by 223 runs. What's the follow on requirement? Although i doubt if Virat & co want to bat on 4th inning here.

[ene1980]

Carnage, absolute carnage. They are butchering the visitors, that's not how you treat your guest.

England 8 down and still trailing by 223 runs. What's the follow on requirement? Although i doubt if Virat & co want to bat on 4th inning here.

It is absolutely rude to prepare wickets like this for visitors, England need to score 130 runs to avoid the follow on and considering they already lost 8 wickets for 106 runs they need to somehow manage to score 24 runs but i doubt India will enforce the follow on as it will be difficult to bat in the final two days considering how the pitch is helping the spinners.

[eaLiTy]

It is absolutely rude to prepare wickets like this for visitors, England need to score 130 runs to avoid the follow on

If that is the case England somehow avoided the follow on as they are all out for 134 runs and now India need to score some runs and they already have a lead of 195 runs and even if India is able to score around 200 runs in the second innings they are safe to win the match easily and since the pitch is really difficult to bat it is going to be a challenge for anyone to bat.

The odds are not that great to be but with the win India will level the series as there is no way they are going to loose the match with 195 runs lead.

Bangladesh still need 88 runs to win the match and they lost 5 wickets and things are getting real tight, expecting Bangladesh to win but it is going to be a tight match as one more wicket and their tail is exposed.

[JohnBitCo]

Bangladesh still need 88 runs to win the match and they lost 5 wickets and things are getting real tight, expecting Bangladesh to win but it is going to be a tight match as one more wicket and their tail is exposed.

I was not watching this match but all of sudden got my attention here. The situation seems very tense for both teams and its anyone's game from here. A lot depends upon Liton Das as he is the only last recognized batsmen to take Bangladesh home. Also they have home ground pressure also.

[7788bitcoin]

I was not watching this match but all of sudden got my attention here. The situation seems very tense for both teams and its anyone's game from here. A lot depends upon Liton Das as he is the only last recognized batsmen to take Bangladesh home. Also they have home ground pressure also.

Looks like i messed up big time waging a bet. Liton Das lost his wicket and West Indies now need just 3 more wickets to win the match. I thought Bangladesh are a good side while playing in their home ground as they defeated major teams and with a team filled with youngsters West Indies are showing they could battle and the odds for them were over 3.6 and i somehow thought Bangladesh could win it and now i had to cash out with a huge loss  .

[FIFA worldcup]

Bangladesh still need 88 runs to win the match and they lost 5 wickets and things are getting real tight, expecting Bangladesh to win but it is going to be a tight match as one more wicket and their tail is exposed.

I was not watching this match but all of sudden got my attention here. The situation seems very tense for both teams and its anyone's game from here. A lot depends upon Liton Das as he is the only last recognized batsmen to take Bangladesh home. Also they have home ground pressure also.

Does not look so if Bangladesh will be able to save the match. I am impressed by this young West Indies team.
Bonner, Mayers, Da Silva, Cornwall Warrican all showing their skills and class .
West Indies will have a lot of positivity and energy from this upcoming win. 

[Vishnu.Reang]

Does not look so if Bangladesh will be able to save the match. I am impressed by this young West Indies team.
Bonner, Mayers, Da Silva, Cornwall Warrican all showing their skills and class .
West Indies will have a lot of positivity and energy from this upcoming win. 

After such horrible performance in the ODI series, West Indies did well to win the test series. The West Indies debutants were not necessarily young. For example, Nkrumah Bonner is 32 years old and Kyle Mayers is 28. But that doesn't matter much as long as they are winning matches for West Indies. They can't be overdependent on players such as Pollard and Russell for too long. West Indies were the champions in test format for a long time and now they are a shadow of their former self. Hopefully these new players can once again make West Indies one of the top test sides.

[Iranus]

Does not look so if Bangladesh will be able to save the match. I am impressed by this young West Indies team.
Bonner, Mayers, Da Silva, Cornwall Warrican all showing their skills and class .
West Indies will have a lot of positivity and energy from this upcoming win. 

Bangladesh also lost the second Test against the West Indies. They lost by just 17 runs. Bangladesh is good enough in ODI format. In the ODI format, they have the ability to fight against any strong team but in the Test format, they are still like a child. They need to be more mature. Players need to be diligent and increase their endurance.

[JSRAW]

Carnage, absolute carnage. They are butchering the visitors, that's not how you treat your guest.

It is absolutely rude to prepare wickets like this for visitors,

Right time for Queen to return the Kohinoor as a protest to such treachery act from the Indians.   

I enjoyed English commentators meltdown thoroughly. 

[bryant.coleman]

Bangladesh also lost the second Test against the West Indies. They lost by just 17 runs. Bangladesh is good enough in ODI format. In the ODI format, they have the ability to fight against any strong team but in the Test format, they are still like a child. They need to be more mature. Players need to be diligent and increase their endurance.

It was really really close... The last wicket partnership between Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Abu Jayed Chowdhury took them so close to the finishing mark, but in the end Jomel Warrican got the crucial wicket of Miraz before he could finish the job. When Nayeem Hasan got out, Bangladesh still needed some 42 runs. But Miraz was scoring runs at such an ease and I thought that he may be able to score the remaining runs.

Right time for Queen to return the Kohinoor as a protest to such treachery act from the Indians.   

I enjoyed English commentators meltdown thoroughly. 

long time back.. one of my Indian friends sent me this: