Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[eaLiTy]

I think we will see a winner of second test match if rain or other thing don't interrupt the game.

New Zealand is in a really good position as England already lost 7 wickets for 258 runs and Dan Lawrence along with the tail end players scored some needed runs and i think New Zealand could wrap up the innings in the morning session, like you said if there is no rain interruption then we will see a result and even in the last match New Zealand was winning most of the sessions but rain snatched away the victory from them.

[7788bitcoin]

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like you said if there is no rain interruption then we will see a result and even in the last match New Zealand was winning most of the sessions but rain snatched away the victory from them.

England was in a really pathetic situation in this match and now they are recovering because they lost 6 wickets for 175 runs and i thought New Zealand will wrap them up before 220 runs but from that situation they were able to recover and score well above 258 and there is a possibility that they will try to bat longer and if they are able to score well above 300 then the match depends upon how New Zealand batsman are playing.

[Sithara007]

England was in a really pathetic situation in this match and now they are recovering because they lost 6 wickets for 175 runs and i thought New Zealand will wrap them up before 220 runs but from that situation they were able to recover and score well above 258 and there is a possibility that they will try to bat longer and if they are able to score well above 300 then the match depends upon how New Zealand batsman are playing.

New Zealand bowlers historically have fared poorly against lower order batsmen and I have noticed this two decades ago when India was touring NZ. Back then Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad put up a 100 plus partnership for the last wicket, despite a batting collapse in the top and middle order. Things have hardly changed and even now the Kiwi bowlers struggle against the tail end and lower middle order batsmen. I am not going to be too hard at them, because they had rested some of their premium bowlers.

[Maidak]

In the first Test against South Africa, the West Indies lost all their wickets by just 97 runs. I was surprised to see the West Indies batting. I did not expect such a bad game. South Africa scored 216 runs and lost 6 wickets. If South Africa can maintain their destructive bowling in the second innings, they can easily win.

[ene1980]

In the first Test against South Africa, the West Indies lost all their wickets by just 97 runs. I was surprised to see the West Indies batting. I did not expect such a bad game. South Africa scored 216 runs and lost 6 wickets. If South Africa can maintain their destructive bowling in the second innings, they can easily win.

I had no idea that there was a tournament going on between South Africa and West Indies and i did not hear much discussion here either, West Indies are not having the best team for Test matches but to get all out for just 97 runs is pathetic and this is the second day of the match and there is no way West Indies is going to recover in this match.

[eaLiTy]

I had no idea that there was a tournament going on between South Africa and West Indies and i did not hear much discussion here either,

It is not a highly advertised event and like you mentioned West Indies is not having the best team in Test and i was not having much expectation from South Africa as well but the bowlers took overs and bowled magnificently well.

West Indies are not having the best team for Test matches but to get all out for just 97 runs is pathetic and this is the second day of the match and there is no way West Indies is going to recover in this match.

Most of the players are focusing on T20 and they produce some of the greatest T20 players in the world and they dominate franchise cricket but they are yet to pick a good Test team like they used to have in the past.

West Indies already lost their second wicket and they still trail by 200 runs and some of the batsman has to step up their game to delay their defeat.

[Sithara007]

In the first Test against South Africa, the West Indies lost all their wickets by just 97 runs. I was surprised to see the West Indies batting. I did not expect such a bad game. South Africa scored 216 runs and lost 6 wickets. If South Africa can maintain their destructive bowling in the second innings, they can easily win.

And the most surprising thing was that it was Lungi Ngidi who took 5 of those wickets. The West Indian batting lineup just collapsed against the pace of Rabada, Ngidi and Nortje. IMO, they should stop playing in the test format, as they are good only for T20 cricket. It looks as if the shorter format of the game has killed test cricket in West Indies. The way they got dismissed for a total of less than 100 was just shocking. And even in the second innings they are not doing much better. They are trailing by 143 runs, and have already lost 4 wickets.

[Maidak]

In the first Test against South Africa, the West Indies lost all their wickets by just 97 runs. I was surprised to see the West Indies batting. I did not expect such a bad game. South Africa scored 216 runs and lost 6 wickets. If South Africa can maintain their destructive bowling in the second innings, they can easily win.

And the most surprising thing was that it was Lungi Ngidi who took 5 of those wickets. The West Indian batting lineup just collapsed against the pace of Rabada, Ngidi and Nortje. IMO, they should stop playing in the test format, as they are good only for T20 cricket. It looks as if the shorter format of the game has killed test cricket in West Indies. The way they got dismissed for a total of less than 100 was just shocking. And even in the second innings they are not doing much better. They are trailing by 143 runs, and have already lost 4 wickets.

West Indies players are less interested in playing Tests. They feel more comfortable playing in the T20 format. Their patience is low. They can’t stay at the crease for long time. I think the West Indies board should have separate teams for different formats. I don't see the possibility of the West Indies doing well in the Test format unless a separate team is formed for the Test format.

[pakhitheboss]

In the first Test against South Africa, the West Indies lost all their wickets by just 97 runs. I was surprised to see the West Indies batting. I did not expect such a bad game. South Africa scored 216 runs and lost 6 wickets. If South Africa can maintain their destructive bowling in the second innings, they can easily win.

And the most surprising thing was that it was Lungi Ngidi who took 5 of those wickets. The West Indian batting lineup just collapsed against the pace of Rabada, Ngidi and Nortje. IMO, they should stop playing in the test format, as they are good only for T20 cricket. It looks as if the shorter format of the game has killed test cricket in West Indies. The way they got dismissed for a total of less than 100 was just shocking. And even in the second innings they are not doing much better. They are trailing by 143 runs, and have already lost 4 wickets.

West Indies players are less interested in playing Tests. They feel more comfortable playing in the T20 format. Their patience is low. They can’t stay at the crease for long time. I think the West Indies board should have separate teams for different formats. I don't see the possibility of the West Indies doing well in the Test format unless a separate team is formed for the Test format.

Moreover, WI players are getting paid more for playing T20 tournament than ODI or Test Cricket. They are good at playing T20 formats, most of the top batsmen in T20 come from WI. Also, T20 matches are more often played nowadays than Test cricket. The WI board needs to create a separate team for playing Test Cricket.

[eaLiTy]

Moreover, WI players are getting paid more for playing T20 tournament than ODI or Test Cricket. They are good at playing T20 formats, most of the top batsmen in T20 come from WI. Also, T20 matches are more often played nowadays than Test cricket. The WI board needs to create a separate team for playing Test Cricket.

West Indies is having different teams for Test matches and shorter format cricket, i am not aware of their pay scale in different formats but the players are making a huge amount of money from franchise T20 tournaments around the globe and most of the West Indies players are in demand in these tournaments and we know that the players will priorities franchise cricket over playing in the national team.

[7788bitcoin]

South Africa won by an innings and it was expected but what i did not expect is England struggling in their second innings as they lost 7 wickets for 80 runs and they still trail by 5 runs and it looks like the match will end today as New Zealand just need to pick the last 3 wickets left and it is just a matter of time that the match will end and they still have 17 overs left in the day.

[LittleBitFunny]

Moreover, WI players are getting paid more for playing T20 tournament than ODI or Test Cricket. They are good at playing T20 formats, most of the top batsmen in T20 come from WI. Also, T20 matches are more often played nowadays than Test cricket. The WI board needs to create a separate team for playing Test Cricket.

West Indies is having different teams for Test matches and shorter format cricket, i am not aware of their pay scale in different formats but the players are making a huge amount of money from franchise T20 tournaments around the globe and most of the West Indies players are in demand in these tournaments and we know that the players will priorities franchise cricket over playing in the national team.

I saw on a news portal that the West Indies Cricket Board does not pay cricketers properly, or cannot pay. And so the players are more interested in franchise tournaments. And the board has never banned players from playing in the tournament. Many important players play in various franchise tournaments without playing in their international matches. Playing in the t-20 format alone, players are naturally disinterested in big 5-day matches like the Test format.

[Haunebu]

Looks like NZ will win the test series(1 - 0) at this rate. They demolished England in the 2nd innings thanks to Henry, Wagner and Patel primarily. Root continues to struggle currently.

Am excited for the India vs NZ WTC final thanks to NZ's performance against England. Am betting on India to win.

[ene1980]

Looks like NZ will win the test series(1 - 0) at this rate. They demolished England in the 2nd innings thanks to Henry, Wagner and Patel primarily. Root continues to struggle currently.

Am excited for the India vs NZ WTC final thanks to NZ's performance against England. Am betting on India to win.

There is nothing England can do in this match as they are leading by 37 runs and they have one wicket left and plenty of time for the match to get over and the England crowds were huge in numbers and they will be disappointed that the match will be getting over earlier than they expected.

New Zealand is in good form and if they can trouble England in their own ground then they could trouble India as well and the WTC final is going to be a great one and let the best team win.

[Sithara007]

Looks like NZ will win the test series(1 - 0) at this rate. They demolished England in the 2nd innings thanks to Henry, Wagner and Patel primarily. Root continues to struggle currently.

Am excited for the India vs NZ WTC final thanks to NZ's performance against England. Am betting on India to win.

And we need to remember that for the second test New Zealand rested a majority of their players (6 out of the 11 players who participated in the first test). Things are not looking good for England, especially with the Ashes series around the horizon. Stupid decisions in team selection, especially the one to drop Ollie Robinson for a 10-year old tweet played their part in the debacle. I won't be surprised if they gets whitewashed by Australia during the Ashes. The batting lineup looks so hopeless and brittle.

[pakhitheboss]

Looks like NZ will win the test series(1 - 0) at this rate. They demolished England in the 2nd innings thanks to Henry, Wagner and Patel primarily. Root continues to struggle currently.

Am excited for the India vs NZ WTC final thanks to NZ's performance against England. Am betting on India to win.

NZ's current form might destroy India if they play the final of WC. At the moment England is getting destroyed, I am happy that NZ is playing so well.

[Haunebu]

NZ's current form might destroy India if they play the final of WC. At the moment England is getting destroyed, I am happy that NZ is playing so well.

Destroy India? Lol. You are clearly underestimating India here.  They are the number one test team according to ICC currently for several reasons. The final between them will probably go down to the wire.

England is getting screwed primarily because of the low morale in their camp due to ECB's recent moves against their players coupled with the fact that many of their big players are out of form currently.

[JSRAW]

NZ's current form might destroy India if they play the final of WC. At the moment England is getting destroyed, I am happy that NZ is playing so well.

Destroy India? Lol. You are clearly underestimating India here.  They are the number one test team according to ICC currently for several reasons. The final between them will probably go down to the wire.

England is getting screwed primarily because of the low morale in their camp due to ECB's recent moves against their players coupled with the fact that many of their big players are out of form currently.

India is ahead by only 1 point so both teams are equally capable and we can't deny the fact that Kiwis clearly got a better chance here. Fingers crossed for the finals

It worries me that Kiwis exploiting the swing conditions perfectly, on other hand English bowlers looked toothless so far.

I agree this England team is missing few key players ; mainly Stokes and Archer because of their rotation policy / upcoming series against India, Australia But kiwis also made 6 changes in this game.

[7788bitcoin]

Destroy India? Lol. You are clearly underestimating India here.  They are the number one test team according to ICC currently for several reasons. The final between them will probably go down to the wire.

I am also expecting a good battle between India and New Zealand as both have world class bowlers and the match depends upon which batsman is going to perform against challenging bowling line up.

England is getting screwed primarily because of the low morale in their camp due to ECB's recent moves against their players coupled with the fact that many of their big players are out of form currently.

May be England is having issues with the morale because of recent issues and how the board responded to that was excessive. Injury and lack of form is another major issue but it was really disappointing to see how they performed with the bat.

[pakhitheboss]

NZ's current form might destroy India if they play the final of WC. At the moment England is getting destroyed, I am happy that NZ is playing so well.

Destroy India? Lol. You are clearly underestimating India here.  They are the number one test team according to ICC currently for several reasons. The final between them will probably go down to the wire.

England is getting screwed primarily because of the low morale in their camp due to ECB's recent moves against their players coupled with the fact that many of their big players are out of form currently.

India is ahead by only 1 point so both teams are equally capable and we can't deny the fact that Kiwis clearly got a better chance here. Fingers crossed for the finals

It worries me that Kiwis exploiting the swing conditions perfectly, on other hand English bowlers looked toothless so far.

I agree this England team is missing few key players ; mainly Stokes and Archer because of their rotation policy / upcoming series against India, Australia But kiwis also made 6 changes in this game.

Whatever England did with their team has completely gone wrong as they have no clue what to do next in this match. On the other hand NZ looks strong and confident. This will simply would boost their morale.