Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Avirunes]

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Hard to see that Starc will be coming back. Don't see Aussie bowlers finding it difficult to bowl to English batsman. I think current bowling attack is quite good enough.

Addition of Jofra Archer to England side for the next is something interesting. He had very good figures in WC and delivered when needed and with current situation where England are behind in series it will be good to see how much his addition to the team will work out.

[Indymoney]

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Hard to see that Starc will be coming back. Don't see Aussie bowlers finding it difficult to bowl to English batsman. I think current bowling attack is quite good enough.

Addition of Jofra Archer to England side for the next is something interesting. He had very good figures in WC and delivered when needed and with current situation where England are behind in series it will be good to see how much his addition to the team will work out.

Jofra Archer was very good in world cup but now he is going to in other format and this is not easy for him to give like world cup because England already down by one test and moral is also down so its going to be very big test for his skills and stamina if he done good surely he is going to be permanent for his team which is very difficult right now.

[AB de Royse777]

^Australia also doesn't look as tough as they were last WC. Being the strongest team since years, they should keep up their reputation but they have been in controversies for ball tampering with Steve, Warner being involved. Smith and Warner are assets for the team and when the entire team was failing, Smith got them the runs. They have good bowlers but they still lose matches which actually they should have won. Their second innings is what saved them and made England lose.

Australia had a very bad start in the first innings of the first Test. Thanks to Smith to save the innings and also to save the match. It was beyond my intellectual that why did not they take Starc. If Starc was there then job would have been easier for Australia.

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I can understand what you are saying here, but I feel like you are under-estimating England a bit too much here. They did beat India, Australia and other big teams in the World Cup quite comfortably if you look back.

I am not denying the good performance of English team in the world cup. They were good but not better than India and Australia. In the group match beating India was okay looking but beating Australia in the semi was just a fluke. Australia had a bad day and England took advantage of it. Then obviously winning the World cup was the biggest fluke. Everything had to go in their favor.

They have been known to bounce back after losses which is why I am expecting the same in this 2nd test match. A draw is also a possibility.

I will be bored if the Test turns out to be an easy win for any of the team so I will hope we see another good Test like the first one. Archer is going to play possibly, Starc will be playing. We are looking forward to a competitive Test match. Those who has strong nerves they will win of course.

[eaLiTy]

Starc is likely to comeback in second Test squad and Jofra Archer going to debut for England but he already mentioned to media that " don't expect any miracle". sounds fair.

Why was Starc not selected in the first test match, is it because of any injury if not i am not sure why was that, Jofra might be feeling a lot of pressure as he is debuting in Ashes and with his performance in the shorter version there is a lot of expectation for him to perform as they lost the first test and he just want to take an insurance before he plays in the Ashes  .

[AB de Royse777]

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Why was Starc not selected in the first test match, is it because of any injury if not i am not sure why was that,

He was in perfect shape. It was the team management who decided to give someone else the chance so that they can find a future replacement for Starc. They were almost losing the Test match for that. Good thing that they have come to consciousness.

Jofra might be feeling a lot of pressure as he is debuting in Ashes and with his performance in the shorter version there is a lot of expectation for him to perform as they lost the first test and he just want to take an insurance before he plays in the Ashes  .

He is the x-factor of the English team. He will strike with wicket when England will desperately need one. He proved himself in the WC.

[vella85]

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Hard to see that Starc will be coming back. Don't see Aussie bowlers finding it difficult to bowl to English batsman. I think current bowling attack is quite good enough.

Addition of Jofra Archer to England side for the next is something interesting. He had very good figures in WC and delivered when needed and with current situation where England are behind in series it will be good to see how much his addition to the team will work out.

Strac needs to come back into the Australian team because he has a lot of fire power compared to say Siddle. Strac can change a match in just one bowling spell where as Siddle can't so Strac needs to come back in. Also I think Warner gets another chance but if he fails in this test match, the selectors will need to take another look at playing Finch. Its going to be an interesting test match to see if England can fight back and get a win to square up the series.

[bryant.coleman]

Starc bowled really well during the preparation match against Worcestershire last week. He took two important wickets and bowled with a lot of pace and seam movement. Hazlewood also bowled well, so I guess if Starc needs to be included in the team, then Peter Siddle and James Pattinson has to sit out. The pace bowling combination for the next test is going to be Starc-Hazlewood-Cummins. Lyon can be the 4th bowler and the sole spinner among the full-time bowlers.

But then how can the selectors justify not selecting Siddle? He was involved in a crucial 9th wicket partnership with Steve Smith, that added 88 runs and took Australia from 122/8 to 210/9. Apart from that he picked the crucial wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root during the first innings. It is going to be a real dilemma for the Australian selectors. I won't be even surprised if the pace bowling trio is Starc-Siddle-Cummins. It is going to be a fight for the last slot between Siddle, Pattinson and Hazlewood.

[Avirunes]

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Hard to see that Starc will be coming back. Don't see Aussie bowlers finding it difficult to bowl to English batsman. I think current bowling attack is quite good enough.

Addition of Jofra Archer to England side for the next is something interesting. He had very good figures in WC and delivered when needed and with current situation where England are behind in series it will be good to see how much his addition to the team will work out.

Jofra Archer was very good in world cup but now he is going to in other format and this is not easy for him to give like world cup because England already down by one test and moral is also down so its going to be very big test for his skills and stamina if he done good surely he is going to be permanent for his team which is very difficult right now.

I think he has county cricket experience since he plays for Sussex. Although it is slightly different than test but it is kinda long format so I think he is gonna pass on this hurdle.

The main thing is that will he able to pick wickets in longer format since playing against in Ashes is different than county cricket.

Filling in the shoes of Anderson and duties he have to take over is kinda full of pressure.

[Haunebu]

I am not denying the good performance of English team in the world cup. They were good but not better than India and Australia. In the group match beating India was okay looking but beating Australia in the semi was just a fluke. Australia had a bad day and England took advantage of it. Then obviously winning the World cup was the biggest fluke. Everything had to go in their favor.

England beating Australia in the World Cup was definitely not a fluke. They decimated them and Australia could not match up in any area. You do remember India defeating Australia by a comfortable margin too, don't you?

I will be bored if the Test turns out to be an easy win for any of the team so I will hope we see another good Test like the first one. Archer is going to play possibly, Starc will be playing. We are looking forward to a competitive Test match. Those who has strong nerves they will win of course.

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

[AB de Royse777]

You do remember India defeating Australia by a comfortable margin too, don't you?

Yeah I do and it was expected. India was a better team. India played really well cricket in the whole tournament except in the semi against New Zealand.
They were the first deserved one to have the world cup and 2nd was to be Australia.

Without Roy England betting line up was a mess in the middle of the tournament. I think they had to bring back Roy early to save their WC mission even he was not fit 100%.

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

There are concerns in Australia's batting line up however I think they will win. I will go for Austral to win or the worse will be a draw.

[JSRAW]

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Hard to see that Starc will be coming back. Don't see Aussie bowlers finding it difficult to bowl to English batsman. I think current bowling attack is quite good enough.

It true that competition is hard in the Oz's bowling camp, but one can't deny the fact that during the first test match couple of OZ bowlers were looking helpless on many occasion ( first inning).

I have to agree with @Vella about starc and its tough situation for selectors because siddle looking fresh and good as well. But if starc comes in then, Siddle might sit out from the squad.

Why was Starc not selected in the first test match.

Cutthroat/healthy competition among pace battery.

[erikalui]

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

Me too. England have their homeland advantage too. Out of 5 tests, they should win atleast three so first one going bad is fine. They have more reliable batsmen than Australia currently. They should choose to bat first though to understand the wicket.

[ene1980]

Without Roy England betting line up was a mess in the middle of the tournament. I think they had to bring back Roy early to save their WC mission even he was not fit 100%.

It was a fact that Roy was their lucky charm as England need him in the team for them to win and when he was out injured they were struggling even with a strong batting line up and lost a couple of matches which i was not expecting, you had some big losses betting for England with low odds  .

There are concerns in Australia's batting line up however I think they will win. I will go for Austral to win or the worse will be a draw.

Smith is continuing his prime form in test matches and he is the main stay for Australia and if Warner and Usman Khawaja returns to form then it is trouble for England, the problem with is that England does not have any classic test players who have the patience to stay in the crease for a long time.

[Avirunes]

Without Roy England betting line up was a mess in the middle of the tournament. I think they had to bring back Roy early to save their WC mission even he was not fit 100%.

It was a fact that Roy was their lucky charm as England need him in the team for them to win and when he was out injured they were struggling even with a strong batting line up and lost a couple of matches which i was not expecting, you had some big losses betting for England with low odds  .

There are concerns in Australia's batting line up however I think they will win. I will go for Austral to win or the worse will be a draw.

Smith is continuing his prime form in test matches and he is the main stay for Australia and if Warner and Usman Khawaja returns to form then it is trouble for England, the problem with is that England does not have any classic test players who have the patience to stay in the crease for a long time.

They were all playing fine until the second innings where they rattled on quickly. I don't think England have players who will keep on doing the same mistakes and would be a rather more cautious side in the next.

Most of them actually have a decent share of test experience  since they play those county cricket games whenever they are not picked for international duty. Though it's a different level when you play at international but still they should have strategies in their pocket to workout when team is at pretty bad shape at a point.

[FIFA worldcup]

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

Me too. England have their homeland advantage too. Out of 5 tests, they should win atleast three so first one going bad is fine. They have more reliable batsmen than Australia currently. They should choose to bat first though to understand the wicket.

I think we cannot be sure of who will win the 2nd test match between England and Australia. The last test was pretty much even  till the forth day.
Both teams are strong and it will depend on them on how they start the first innings. The team who start to dominate early will have more chances of winning.

[Indymoney]

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

Me too. England have their homeland advantage too. Out of 5 tests, they should win atleast three so first one going bad is fine. They have more reliable batsmen than Australia currently. They should choose to bat first though to understand the wicket.

I think we cannot be sure of who will win the 2nd test match between England and Australia. The last test was pretty much even  till the forth day.
Both teams are strong and it will depend on them on how they start the first innings. The team who start to dominate early will have more chances of winning.

Playing test matches in England is never been easy for any team first test was poised fourth day otherwise first 3 days was completed dominant by England now we are heading for Lords here England's personal record is never been good but now England is is do or die situation so we can expect very tough competition from them and this is going to be very interesting match beyond the result.

[virasog]

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

Me too. England have their homeland advantage too. Out of 5 tests, they should win atleast three so first one going bad is fine. They have more reliable batsmen than Australia currently. They should choose to bat first though to understand the wicket.

I think we cannot be sure of who will win the 2nd test match between England and Australia. The last test was pretty much even  till the forth day.
Both teams are strong and it will depend on them on how they start the first innings. The team who start to dominate early will have more chances of winning.

Playing test matches in England is never been easy for any team first test was poised fourth day otherwise first 3 days was completed dominant by England now we are heading for Lords here England's personal record is never been good but now England is is do or die situation so we can expect very tough competition from them and this is going to be very interesting match beyond the result.

Adding to this is that England are also the world champions and they now have a different level of confidence. This Ashes series should belong to them although they did faced the first defeat in the first test match. I think England will come up strongly in the 2nd test.

[FIFA worldcup]

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

Me too. England have their homeland advantage too. Out of 5 tests, they should win atleast three so first one going bad is fine. They have more reliable batsmen than Australia currently. They should choose to bat first though to understand the wicket.

I think we cannot be sure of who will win the 2nd test match between England and Australia. The last test was pretty much even  till the forth day.
Both teams are strong and it will depend on them on how they start the first innings. The team who start to dominate early will have more chances of winning.

Playing test matches in England is never been easy for any team first test was poised fourth day otherwise first 3 days was completed dominant by England now we are heading for Lords here England's personal record is never been good but now England is is do or die situation so we can expect very tough competition from them and this is going to be very interesting match beyond the result.

How the first three days were dominated by England ?  
Aussie managed to get a decent score and England despite of a good start were struggling to take a big lead. From there onward they had no clue on how Aussies manage to get a lead in 2nd innings and England batsmen couldn't bear the scorecard pressure in the last innings and were completely outclass by the Aussies.

[AB de Royse777]

Have we all forgot about Sri Lanka vs New Zealand test series? Two test series. We will see how Sri Lanka challenge the world cup finalist.

How the first three days were dominated by England ?

England dominated the first few hours of the first test when they took 8 wicket very quickly. And then the test was uncertain till the end of the third day. Everyone was expecting England will take few wickets in the 1st season of the 4th day but it was an excellent session for Australia and that was when the test turned to Australian's favor.

[Best Dreams]

My bet is on England or a draw for the 2nd test match. Australia is heavily dependent on Smith currently and I think they might be in trouble if Smith departs early this time around.

Me too. England have their homeland advantage too. Out of 5 tests, they should win atleast three so first one going bad is fine. They have more reliable batsmen than Australia currently. They should choose to bat first though to understand the wicket.

Well I have no interest in Match but after getting in gambling now i like it and i mostly watch it on YouTube so I can fully enjoy and in test matches I know one should give the best performance both are good teams and batting needs perfection so the bats man should be confidential and well aware of all cricket rules.