Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[AB de Royse777]

First ball of the day and England all out for 303. The lead is 181 runs. So Ireland will need 182 to win their first test. I am still leaning towards England however if Irish can make some good partnerships at the beginning then it's going to be very hard for England.

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[erikalui]

LOL! Was so happy to see first come first out scenario here. 182 runs is a good score to chase but definitely this rain is irritating as always. Looks like England was praying for it.

A good 50 partnership will help then team to get a good start here. Still hoping the rain will stop before 1 but don't feel the test would end today.

Talking about Irish batsmen: James McCollum has barely played matches for Ireland and has debuted in 2017 while William Porterfield has much more experience but his SR is worse than James. Ireland need better opening batsmen but I've read that Ireland is not so interested in cricket and that may be the reason that they are way behind other country teams.

[Haunebu]

LOL! Was so happy to see first come first out scenario here. 182 runs is a good score to chase but definitely this rain is irritating as always. Looks like England was praying for it.
A good 50 partnership will help then team to get a good start here. Still hoping the rain will stop before 1 but don't feel the test would end today.

This could either end in a draw or England winning thanks to the rain since the pitch will probably be more favorable for bowlers providing England a better chance. Ireland needs to step up their game if they wish to win this one.

Rain has played spoil sport once again and this could end up ruining a monumental win for Ireland. Sad indeed.

[Vishnu.Reang]

First wicket down for Ireland. William Porterfield out for 2, with Woakes picking the wicket. Looks like they won't even make 100 in their second innings. And this is what I got from espncricinfo:

Michael Holding just said that 182+ has only been chased 5 times in Lord's rich history.

The odds are heavily against Ireland. But they need to bat it out like their life depends on it. This is the closest they could get to a test victory, for the next 10 years.

[JSRAW]

First wicket down for Ireland.

4 down now lol

Picture doesn't look good for Irish team. Let's see what Kevin O'Brian does from here. He's the key wicket to take for England's perspective.

Edit : 5th wicket gone and 24 run

[Pffrt]

Lol fifth gone for 24, this is stupid. Does rain have affected the the pitch badly, they was playing better in the first innings. The hope for the maiden win is nit anymore alive for them. RIP.

[JSRAW]

Safe to say Match gone

No maiden test victory for them. 6 wicket down,  now they just need to make 2 more runs to avoid lowest total in test cricket history

Previous existing record is 26 runs and its belongs to New Zealand

[Indymoney]

Safe to say Match gone

No maiden test victory for them. 6 wicket down,  now they just need to make 2 more runs to avoid lowest total in test cricket history

Previous existing record is 26 runs and its belongs to New Zealand

England's two bowlers end all hopes and dreams of Ireland first win all team wrapped up 38 runs on board and they lost this match by 143 runs now Sun is also shining in London so they can enjoy this win but still need to think about Ashes as they have no good enough batting line up.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Pathetic performance by Ireland. It was the worst performance by any team in a test match. The ICC should seriously consider revoking their test status and reconsider the decision only when they are 100% sure of their competitiveness. Their appalling performance brought disgrace to all the emerging teams and now test nations would be reluctant to stage any matches against these lesser teams.

[erikalui]

What just happened and why Ireland couldn't even bat 20 overs? Woakes and Broad took all the 10 wickets with 6 and 4 so I thought they would get MoM but it went to Leach for 92 runs. Looks like they'll always prefer batsmen over bowlers.

Like usual the excuses of Ireland that England exploited the conditions but their performance was worse than miserable after playing well on the first day.

[UmerIdrees]

Wow IRE land all outed only in 38 runs!! What a miracle has happened in this Test match between Englan and Ireland! Firstly England all out in 85 runs then Ire land in 38. That's really a big Revenge by England,

It was more important for England to win this test match and save their face. Ireland could not manage the pressure of chasing around 200 runs to win and hence they were bold out too cheap.

[Little Mouse]

"The very ruins of greatness are great."
That's what England proved. Even though England was in huge pressure, they came back and proved their strength. I was not expecting such a match at all. Their changed stratgey in 2nd innings was noticeable.

[Spaffin]

I think that very interesting results can be obtained if we analyze all the meetings of England and Pakistan.  I think it will be very interesting for gamblers to have suitable results in order to make profitable bets.  Although London is beginning to alarm me with its unpredictable results.

[syamster]

What just happened and why Ireland couldn't even bat 20 overs? Woakes and Broad took all the 10 wickets with 6 and 4 so I thought they would get MoM but it went to Leach for 92 runs. Looks like they'll always prefer batsmen over bowlers.

Like usual the excuses of Ireland that England exploited the conditions but their performance was worse than miserable after playing well on the first day.

In each match I think there should be some expert bowlers and batmen’s too when a team contain both so they use to win.  I have notice lack of batting skills in Ireland because they have worked good while bowling but they were weak in batting we should try to improve all skills of our team

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Wow IRE land all outed only in 38 runs!! What a miracle has happened in this Test match between Englan and Ireland! Firstly England all out in 85 runs then Ire land in 38. That's really a big Revenge by England,

It looks like the other way around, a sympathy by Ireland to save the face of England   , I was really baffled by the way in which the Irish players were batting in the second innings as if they owe something to the English players and started moving back to the pavilion one by one as if they had other job to do  . I thought of making a bet for Ireland to win the match but then i pulled from doing so because they lack experience in the test level to play the fourth innings and luckily for me i did not loose my money.

[Haunebu]

Safe to say Match gone

No maiden test victory for them. 6 wicket down,  now they just need to make 2 more runs to avoid lowest total in test cricket history

Previous existing record is 26 runs and its belongs to New Zealand

Seriously stunned by the manner in which they lost here. I expected a draw or England winning, but this margin is something else. Ireland still has a long way to go in the Cricketing world.

What just happened and why Ireland couldn't even bat 20 overs? Woakes and Broad took all the 10 wickets with 6 and 4 so I thought they would get MoM but it went to Leach for 92 runs. Looks like they'll always prefer batsmen over bowlers.

I think Leach deserved this award completely since his batting efforts ensured that England posted a competitive total especially after the margin by which they were trailing behind Ireland.

[Pffrt]

Seriously stunned by the manner in which they lost here. I expected a draw or England winning, but this margin is something else. Ireland still has a long way to go in the Cricketing world.

Are you talking about before starting match? After the 1st innings of the match, it was certain that we will see a winner certainly and it was more confirmed when we saw 3 innings to be started in a single day.
Curiosity-
Any such record? 3 innings started in one day?

[Haunebu]

Curiosity-
Any such record? 3 innings started in one day?

Did a quick google search and was stunned by the results. Here you go:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15675/scorecard/63889/england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-west-indies-tour-of-england-and-scotland-2000

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15259/scorecard/64021/new-zealand-vs-india-2nd-test-india-tour-of-new-zealand-2002-03

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12712/scorecard/514029/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2011-12

4 innings in a single day. These matches were like a mix of ODI and T20s. Crazy!

[Pffrt]

4 innings in a single day. These matches were like a mix of ODI and T20s. Crazy!

I wasn't totally aware of it. How come they finished 4 innings within a single day? That's not a test cricket, lol. Thank you, anyway.

[AB de Royse777]

Good comeback by England in the 4th Innings. They are lucky that it was a team like Ireland. I am wondering what will happen against Australia in Ashes. Although I understand this English team was not giving their 100% against Irish. Some of the key players were taking rest in the last match.

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