Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[wiss19]

The world should not recognize the Taliban, they should recognize the mystery spin-off, Rashid Khan. They should see the incredible performance of Mohammed Nabi. Afghanistan is a really promising nation for cricket. They produced players like Rashid, Nabi, Shehzad, Zadran who r really good players and assets of the country. And now they are security at stake so ICC should take steps about their security and safety.

This is just funny nothing else because Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Zardan are not bigger than Afghanistan right now world facing some serious issues just because of this country so hopefully this all will be settled in near future because it's very important for all parties.

Afghanistan is really mystery country for world in last 4 centuries we never have peace here, and they are doing still doing incredible things against most powerful countries of the world. But, now hopefully we will have some changes and youths able to perform good in cricket and soccer because they need some good things for entertainment as well.

If ICC ban Afghanistan then surely it's could be very bad for Afghanistan and ICC because this never help to spread this game.

[Sithara007]

^ If Jofra and Ben come back then I think England has a genuine chance of winning the series because they are two-star players of England who paved the way for their world cup win and the England team can depend on their performance in needed situations. Ben Stokes is one of the best all-rounders and Archer is one of the best bowlers who can help the team tremendously. So England can get their hopes up if these two players play for them against India.

In case of Ben Stokes, it needs to be seen whether he can perform up to his pre-injury level. And Jofra always perform poorly against India. But who knows? If they prepare some bouncy, seaming pitches, then the England bowlers may be able to trouble the Indians. But more than Jofra, I would say that James Anderson represents a bigger threat for the Indians. And as far as batting is concerned, they are dependent on Joe Root. The addition of Stokes may strengthen their middle order, if he manages to score runs.

[Juggy777]

^ If Jofra and Ben come back then I think England has a genuine chance of winning the series because they are two-star players of England who paved the way for their world cup win and the England team can depend on their performance in needed situations. Ben Stokes is one of the best all-rounders and Archer is one of the best bowlers who can help the team tremendously. So England can get their hopes up if these two players play for them against India.

In case of Ben Stokes, it needs to be seen whether he can perform up to his pre-injury level. And Jofra always perform poorly against India. But who knows? If they prepare some bouncy, seaming pitches, then the England bowlers may be able to trouble the Indians. But more than Jofra, I would say that James Anderson represents a bigger threat for the Indians. And as far as batting is concerned, they are dependent on Joe Root. The addition of Stokes may strengthen their middle order, if he manages to score runs.

@Sithara007 you’re right post an injury a player always takes time to recover, but Ben Stokes can recover strongly as he has that winning desire in him. Also with Jofra it’s a confidence issue, and once he’s able to cross this barrier then he’ll be able to perform well against any opponent including team India.

[virasog]

The world should not recognize the Taliban, they should recognize the mystery spin-off, Rashid Khan. They should see the incredible performance of Mohammed Nabi. Afghanistan is a really promising nation for cricket. They produced players like Rashid, Nabi, Shehzad, Zadran who r really good players and assets of the country. And now they are security at stake so ICC should take steps about their security and safety.

This is just funny nothing else because Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Zardan are not bigger than Afghanistan right now world facing some serious issues just because of this country so hopefully this all will be settled in near future because it's very important for all parties.

Afghanistan is really mystery country for world in last 4 centuries we never have peace here, and they are doing still doing incredible things against most powerful countries of the world. But, now hopefully we will have some changes and youths able to perform good in cricket and soccer because they need some good things for entertainment as well.

If ICC ban Afghanistan then surely it's could be very bad for Afghanistan and ICC because this never help to spread this game.

The ICC should see Afghanistan as a team and not look in their political issues. Even though we know that Afghanistan Talibans are threat to the world but this has nothing to do with cricket. If they are playing good cricket, then ICC should not ban them.
By the way, is there any news which hints that ICC may impose ban on Afghanistan cricket board or is it just speculation ?

[blatchcorn]

The ICC should see Afghanistan as a team and not look in their political issues. Even though we know that Afghanistan Talibans are threat to the world but this has nothing to do with cricket. If they are playing good cricket, then ICC should not ban them.
By the way, is there any news which hints that ICC may impose ban on Afghanistan cricket board or is it just speculation ?

Unfortunately we can't expect anything from icc on such matters. The new regime in Afghanistan don't have good relations with big 3, rest you can understand yourself. One of the biggest concern is whether new government allow cricket team to play under the old afghan flag or not? The other concerns include whether woman's are allowed to play cricket? There are many if else which need to be cleared by new Afghanistan government in order to keep playing the cricket.

Cricket Australia will cancel the Test match against Afghanistan in November if women are not allowed to play the sport under the Taliban regime. source


Nothing much to say about SA Aus match. So far Aussies bowlers have done there job, seems like SA will be restricted to 120. It will be an easy target to chase for Australia.

Second match will be interesting,  odds are favouring Eng but WI is equally good in T20. I have placed my bet on WI. Wish me luck.

[perfect999]

The ICC should see Afghanistan as a team and not look in their political issues. Even though we know that Afghanistan Talibans are threat to the world but this has nothing to do with cricket. If they are playing good cricket, then ICC should not ban them.
By the way, is there any news which hints that ICC may impose ban on Afghanistan cricket board or is it just speculation ?

After this T20 CWC we will have some better idea what's going to happen in ICC about Afghanistan because right now they are busy with this all. I am feeling most chances ICC will ban Afghanistan because few big are not happy with this all which happening in Afghanistan, so they will use their own power and ban them. Taliban will never allow women in cricket, and they will never compromise with this all so its can happen in near future. But right now, these all are speculations we have to wait from both sides about this what is clearly coming because I feel they have to allow Afghanistan but still it's all about power and personal ego.

[Sithara007]

The ICC should see Afghanistan as a team and not look in their political issues. Even though we know that Afghanistan Talibans are threat to the world but this has nothing to do with cricket. If they are playing good cricket, then ICC should not ban them.
By the way, is there any news which hints that ICC may impose ban on Afghanistan cricket board or is it just speculation ?

This is a very stupid suggestion. If politics has nothing to do with cricket, then why the ICC banned apartheid era South Africa from international cricket for almost three decades? Zimbabwe was suspended recently for something far less serious. And in Afghanistan the Taliban is butchering thousands of innocent people every day. And you suggest that the ICC should continue to fund the Afghan board with $5 million in funds every year, so that it can be stolen by the Taliban and used for terrorist activities?

[ene1980]

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This is a very stupid suggestion. If politics has nothing to do with cricket, then why the ICC banned apartheid era South Africa from international cricket for almost three decades? Zimbabwe was suspended recently for something far less serious. And in Afghanistan the Taliban is butchering thousands of innocent people every day. And you suggest that the ICC should continue to fund the Afghan board with $5 million in funds every year, so that it can be stolen by the Taliban and used for terrorist activities?

You got a point there, ICC have interfered in the past and they might intervene but not sure what position they are going to take. When South Africa was banned from Cricket the political situation was far different from where we live now. Have to wait and see what decision the ICC is going to take.

The issue with CA is that the Taliban is having a strict view on woman and they will be deprived of their freedom which does not bode well to the society we are living.

[pakhitheboss]

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This is a very stupid suggestion. If politics has nothing to do with cricket, then why the ICC banned apartheid era South Africa from international cricket for almost three decades? Zimbabwe was suspended recently for something far less serious. And in Afghanistan the Taliban is butchering thousands of innocent people every day. And you suggest that the ICC should continue to fund the Afghan board with $5 million in funds every year, so that it can be stolen by the Taliban and used for terrorist activities?

You got a point there, ICC have interfered in the past and they might intervene but not sure what position they are going to take. When South Africa was banned from Cricket the political situation was far different from where we live now. Have to wait and see what decision the ICC is going to take.

The issue with CA is that the Taliban is having a strict view on woman and they will be deprived of their freedom which does not bode well to the society we are living.

I am sure ICC will take the decision after the T20 worldcup. I think Afganistan players should move to other countries if possible and join their team. Most new cricketing nation are looking for good players and they are willing to hire them.

[Sithara007]

I am sure ICC will take the decision after the T20 worldcup. I think Afganistan players should move to other countries if possible and join their team. Most new cricketing nation are looking for good players and they are willing to hire them.

Most of the Afghan players are currently based in Qatar and the UAE. I guess they will continue to participate in various franchise T20 leagues. But I don't think that Afghanistan as a team would be allowed to play international cricket. The stance from BCCI is not yet known, but the cricket boards from Australia, New Zealand and England are in favor of banning Afghanistan. Obviously the ICC don't want to take this step, when the T20 World Cup is ongoing. I guess the decision will come soon after the completion of this tournament.

[pakhitheboss]

I am sure ICC will take the decision after the T20 worldcup. I think Afganistan players should move to other countries if possible and join their team. Most new cricketing nation are looking for good players and they are willing to hire them.

Most of the Afghan players are currently based in Qatar and the UAE. I guess they will continue to participate in various franchise T20 leagues. But I don't think that Afghanistan as a team would be allowed to play international cricket. The stance from BCCI is not yet known, but the cricket boards from Australia, New Zealand and England are in favor of banning Afghanistan. Obviously the ICC don't want to take this step, when the T20 World Cup is ongoing. I guess the decision will come soon after the completion of this tournament.

It does not matter what BCCI plans to do but if most big boards are in favour of banning Afghanisthan then BCCI too will follow. ICC has to comply with these big boards as they are the revenue-generating boards for ICC. I pity those player and the youngsters who were trying to make a career out of cricket.

[Iranus]

I am sure ICC will take the decision after the T20 worldcup. I think Afganistan players should move to other countries if possible and join their team. Most new cricketing nation are looking for good players and they are willing to hire them.

Most of the Afghan players are currently based in Qatar and the UAE. I guess they will continue to participate in various franchise T20 leagues. But I don't think that Afghanistan as a team would be allowed to play international cricket. The stance from BCCI is not yet known, but the cricket boards from Australia, New Zealand and England are in favor of banning Afghanistan. Obviously the ICC don't want to take this step, when the T20 World Cup is ongoing. I guess the decision will come soon after the completion of this tournament.

Well, Afghanistan cricket board getting band will be really sad for all the cricket lovers as they have produced a lot of really quality players in recent times but judging the situation of Afghanistan maybe it's just better for everyone that Afghanistan players do not play any international matches soon. Because here the safety of the players is involved. And we have to remember that in cricket we don't have as many teams playing as like football so losing a test playing nation is a big problem. And I know this is going to create a lot of fuss which in my opinion ICC does not want right now and maybe that is the reason they are not still taking any decisions about this.

[Sithara007]

Well, Afghanistan cricket board getting band will be really sad for all the cricket lovers as they have produced a lot of really quality players in recent times but judging the situation of Afghanistan maybe it's just better for everyone that Afghanistan players do not play any international matches soon. Because here the safety of the players is involved. And we have to remember that in cricket we don't have as many teams playing as like football so losing a test playing nation is a big problem. And I know this is going to create a lot of fuss which in my opinion ICC does not want right now and maybe that is the reason they are not still taking any decisions about this.

They just don't want to create any unnecessary controversy during the world cup. However I expect the suspension immediately after the completion of the tournament. I feel bad about the future of young cricketers in Afghanistan, but hopefully the ICC will divert the funds to other promising countries such as Nepal, Namibia, Kenya and Papua New Guinea. It is a bit harsh, but the ICC or the international community can't afford to provide any sort of legitimacy to brutal regimes such as the Taliban and the ISIS.

[JSRAW]

One news coming out that Ben Stokes is now available for the upcoming Ashes series. Stokes recovering quite well from his finger injury and back in the nets with low intense training. This is incredible news for the England considering Jofra Archer is not there.

'I'm ready for Australia' - Ben Stokes added to England's Ashes squad

[virasog]

The ICC should see Afghanistan as a team and not look in their political issues. Even though we know that Afghanistan Talibans are threat to the world but this has nothing to do with cricket. If they are playing good cricket, then ICC should not ban them.
By the way, is there any news which hints that ICC may impose ban on Afghanistan cricket board or is it just speculation ?

Unfortunately we can't expect anything from icc on such matters. The new regime in Afghanistan don't have good relations with big 3, rest you can understand yourself.

I am just tired of hearing this "Big Three" being used recently as an excuse of failure. No one should stand in your way of success, if you have the passion and will.
Why can't these Not-big-three can make themselves big by their performance.

One news coming out that Ben Stokes is now available for the upcoming Ashes series. Stokes recovering quite well from his finger injury and back in the nets with low intense training. This is incredible news for the England considering Jofra Archer is not there.

'I'm ready for Australia' - Ben Stokes added to England's Ashes squad

We have the ashes in the summer i.e June/July 2022, right ?  Why do they need to select the squad too early 

[7788bitcoin]

One news coming out that Ben Stokes is now available for the upcoming Ashes series. Stokes recovering quite well from his finger injury and back in the nets with low intense training. This is incredible news for the England considering Jofra Archer is not there.

This is huge news for the team as it will boost their team as he was an integral part of the team but how he is mentally prepared is yet to be seen. How come he injured his finger when he was not even playing for a long time. I wish he was ready before the World Cup as they needed him as an all rounder who could make a difference. What is the status of Jofra Archer as he is always struggling with injury.

[GbitG]

The ICC should see Afghanistan as a team and not look in their political issues. Even though we know that Afghanistan Talibans are threat to the world but this has nothing to do with cricket. If they are playing good cricket, then ICC should not ban them.
By the way, is there any news which hints that ICC may impose ban on Afghanistan cricket board or is it just speculation ?

Unfortunately we can't expect anything from icc on such matters. The new regime in Afghanistan don't have good relations with big 3, rest you can understand yourself.

I am just tired of hearing this "Big Three" being used recently as an excuse of failure. No one should stand in your way of success, if you have the passion and will.
Why can't these Not-big-three can make themselves big by their performance.

One news coming out that Ben Stokes is now available for the upcoming Ashes series. Stokes recovering quite well from his finger injury and back in the nets with low intense training. This is incredible news for the England considering Jofra Archer is not there.

'I'm ready for Australia' - Ben Stokes added to England's Ashes squad

We have the ashes in the summer i.e June/July 2022, right ?  Why do they need to select the squad too early 

Ashes starting in December here is all schedule about this https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/3532/the-ashes-2021-22/matchesI check many members have no idea about things, and they are consistently posting random posts about this topic it's really poor from them, please read and check before posting. After twenty/20 CWC we will have some very busy schedule for few teams like India England Australia and South Africa as these are going to for different tours, hopefully cricket will be better after this long COVID-19 break.

Big series coming New Zealand tour of India, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh and England tour of Australia and India tour of South Africa.

[laurenB7742]

One news coming out that Ben Stokes is now available for the upcoming Ashes series. Stokes recovering quite well from his finger injury and back in the nets with low intense training. This is incredible news for the England considering Jofra Archer is not there.

This is huge news for the team as it will boost their team as he was an integral part of the team but how he is mentally prepared is yet to be seen. How come he injured his finger when he was not even playing for a long time. I wish he was ready before the World Cup as they needed him as an all rounder who could make a difference. What is the status of Jofra Archer as he is always struggling with injury.

Stokes coming back is great news for England as they were struggling against India and him coming back will surely make this squad much stronger. He can also give some stability in the pace department as there is no Jofra archer. And as of jofra's news, I think he will need a little more time. And even though Ben strokes is a very important player for England and I think they still should give him some time to fully recover.

[ene1980]

~ After twenty/20 CWC we will have some very busy schedule for few teams like India England Australia and South Africa as these are going to for different tours, hopefully cricket will be better after this long COVID-19 break.

Big series coming New Zealand tour of India, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh and England tour of Australia and India tour of South Africa.

More than a month of cricket in the T20 format, the main tournament that is coming up is the Ashes, i am not telling that the rest of the tournament are not that important but everyone likes to see the Ashes because of the level of competition we should expect in that series. New Zealand tour of India, India will be having an advantage and Pakistan tour of Bangladesh will be interesting along with India touring South Africa because India defeated Australia and England but they are yet to defeat South Africa convincingly while touring .

[GbitG]

~ After twenty/20 CWC we will have some very busy schedule for few teams like India England Australia and South Africa as these are going to for different tours, hopefully cricket will be better after this long COVID-19 break.

Big series coming New Zealand tour of India, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh and England tour of Australia and India tour of South Africa.

More than a month of cricket in the T20 format, the main tournament that is coming up is the Ashes, i am not telling that the rest of the tournament are not that important but everyone likes to see the Ashes because of the level of competition we should expect in that series. New Zealand tour of India, India will be having an advantage and Pakistan tour of Bangladesh will be interesting along with India touring South Africa because India defeated Australia and England but they are yet to defeat South Africa convincingly while touring .

Now after arrival of Stokes Ashes is also going to be some interested because with this entry they have some better and fair chance. Before this entry, I was sure about one-sided affair because English batting is not good as it's needed for this tough competition, but this is a good booster for them.

For South Africa vs India right now I am feeling very good about Indian chance in this series because home team is facing some serious issues through their management and on political basis, so they are not able to fight and have some good fight against team like India but still we have to be some good and fair competition.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan this could be good for both teams, home team is currently in not good shape but still can upset Pakistan with home advantage.