Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[bryant.coleman]

Already one wicket down for England. Denley out. If they lose 2 more wickets, they'll be under pressure and they by all means need to make 350-400+ runs to have a chance in the first innings. There are barely any chances of rain so it will be a complete 5 day match without any interruption.

England is off to a good start, and they are currently 107/2. This is perhaps the best start they have got so far in the current Ashes series. Joe Root is still there and Ben Stokes is yet to bat. So if everything goes well, then they may be able to score in excess of 300 (most probably in excess of 400). And that would give a lot of confidence to their deflated bowlers, especially Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad. The English bowlers just need to pick one wicket (that of Steve Smith). And IMO, it is possible as I am still of the opinion that Smith is a human rather than an alien. Just pick that one wicket cheaply and the Brits will be able to get Australia out for less than 200.

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[JSRAW]

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I do okayish if I limit myself to analysis the game, players, strategy, etc other than that I am going to mess things up for everyone  

When I gamble for myself I mess up big time but when I pick a team for someone else my percentage is larger (although I need to test it with more matches before drawing a conclusion but I am pretty sure about my gambling outcome LOL).

I noticed you have the ability to process information, may be you can give it a try since you watch a lot matches than following the scores.

Haha i guess it happens with everyone. Thanks, Will try sometimes for fun.

Talking about Asia XI vs World XI,  if we minus Indian team then Asian block is in a big mess. Out of 4 teams 3 teams are not doing well in the Test cricket and ranks very low (not counting Afghanistan because they are new). There are hardly any match-winners if they are up against any high ranking team. I see only  2-3 good cricketers who are eligible to make into Asian XI  with condition apply.  

You make a really good point though I would still love to see players like Dhoni,Kohli, Rohit, Shakib, Azam, Amir, Bumrah, Malinga etc playing in the same team against the rest of the world. That would be a spectacle worth watching.

True all of them fit perfectly in ODI and T-20

Azam is good batsman but in Red ball cricket he needs to prove himself, he's is my one of the fav batsman in the world cricket but in Test cricket he disappoints me similar to Joe Root and Amir is a big embarrassment to Red Ball Cricket TBH, taking retirement at the age 27.

This is my Asia XI Test Squad
1. Karunaratne
2. Mayank/Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali is no 3 batsman but Pujara is solid at no 3 and Azhar already got 4-5 tons as a opener)
3. Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (C)
5. Ajinkya/Angelo Mathews
6. Rishab Pant (WK)
7. Shakib/Hardik ( depends on the combination)
8. Yasir Shah/Ashwin ( Yasir Shah if games are schedule in England but if games are schedule in S-continent then no one comes close to Ashwin)
9. Bumrah
10. Ishant
11. Shami
12. Jadeja ( Big reason to include him as a 12th man)

* Top order is in bad form for All Cricket Teams
* Prithvi is my first Choice for Opening slot but he's banned for some time.

[erikalui]

England is off to a good start, and they are currently 107/2. This is perhaps the best start they have got so far in the current Ashes series. Joe Root is still there and Ben Stokes is yet to bat. So if everything goes well, then they may be able to score in excess of 300 (most probably in excess of 400). And that would give a lot of confidence to their deflated bowlers, especially Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad. The English bowlers just need to pick one wicket (that of Steve Smith). And IMO, it is possible as I am still of the opinion that Smith is a human rather than an alien. Just pick that one wicket cheaply and the Brits will be able to get Australia out for less than 200.

Smith is not an unbeatable batsmen but England bowlers are incapable of taking his wicket early and he's no Gayle or Sehwag or even Stokes who get out for 0 or 10. He knows how to play against Eng's bowlers. That's why he's dangerous while Eng only manages if they have wickets in hand while many of their batsmen fail to perform.

Current partnership is 39 so they again need a 150+ partnership to even reach 350.

[Little Mouse]

Nah man, England isn't fit for test vs Australia   They should play against other team. Kiddin. Root has gone. Still 30 overs to go for day 1, Aus can got all of them today if one more early wicket.

This is my Asia XI Test Squad
1. Karunaratne
2. Mayank/Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali is no 3 batsman but Pujara is solid at no 3 and Azhar already got 4-5 tons as a opener)
3. Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (C)
5. Ajinkya/Angelo Mathews
6. Rishab Pant (WK)
7. Shakib/Hardik ( depends on the combination)
8. Yasir Shah/Ashwin ( Yasir Shah if games are schedule in England but if games are schedule in S-continent then no one comes close to Ashwin)
9. Bumrah
10. Ishant
11. Shami
12. Jadeja ( Big reason to include him as a 12th man)

Bring Rohit at number 1, remove Azhar from no 2, Mathews from no 5, Shakib from no 7, Yasir from no 8. That will be okay. Asia XI = India. Hope you realize what I referred.

Edit- 5 now.

[JSRAW]

Nah man, England isn't fit for test vs Australia   They should play against other team. Kiddin. Root has gone. Still 30 overs to go for day 1, Aus can got all of them today if one more early wicket.

Edit- 5 now.

That's a only reason i hate Joe Root. talented batsman but always fails the team and gets out after scoring 50-70 runs.

Asia XI = India. Hope you realize what I referred.

Yeah i know   i was watching selection closely. Glad management dropped KL Rahul, he was playing bad cricket. Golden chance for Rohit let's see if he can fix his place in Test Cricket as a opener and happy for Shubman Gill.

[Juggy777]

Already one wicket down for England. Denley out. If they lose 2 more wickets, they'll be under pressure and they by all means need to make 350-400+ runs to have a chance in the first innings. There are barely any chances of rain so it will be a complete 5 day match without any interruption.

England is off to a good start, and they are currently 107/2. This is perhaps the best start they have got so far in the current Ashes series. Joe Root is still there and Ben Stokes is yet to bat. So if everything goes well, then they may be able to score in excess of 300 (most probably in excess of 400). And that would give a lot of confidence to their deflated bowlers, especially Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad. The English bowlers just need to pick one wicket (that of Steve Smith). And IMO, it is possible as I am still of the opinion that Smith is a human rather than an alien. Just pick that one wicket cheaply and the Brits will be able to get Australia out for less than 200.

@bryant.coleman you spoke too soon as England are now struggling at 205 for 7, for some weird reason they have been unable to tackle Australian bowlers during this series. I don’t think England will be able to score more than 300+ runs now, and that’ll further put pressure on their bowlers. Smith has been in phenomenal form in the entire series, and it’ll take something special from England bowlers to dismiss him cheaply.

[Little Mouse]

8th gone as well. It's 20 more overs to go. Will Butler and Jack Leach end the day with no more wickets for Ausi? Jack Leach had a century 92 earlier. We need the centurian Jack, come on. I don't want to watch such poor match in Ashes.

[7788bitcoin]

8th gone as well. It's 20 more overs to go. Will Butler and Jack Leach end the day with no more wickets for Ausi? Jack Leach had a century 92 earlier. We need the centurian Jack, come on. I don't want to watch such poor match in Ashes.

Nothing can help England in this situation, the real comedy lies in the fact that only Smith is performing consistent in this series from both sides and England managed to win one Test match in the absence of Smith and that too from a brilliant innings  from Stokes and even in this match England is facing another defeat as they have already lost 8 wickets scoring just 244 runs.

[Little Mouse]

England is in better position now than earlier, great innings by Butler, great support from Jack. I think 300+ is possible and that would be a good 1st innings start although avearge in oval is high probably.

[eaLiTy]

England is in better position now than earlier, great innings by Butler, great support from Jack. I think 300+ is possible and that would be a good 1st innings start although avearge in oval is high probably.

To know whether 300 is a better position you need to see how Australia is going to perform in the first innings and with the form Smith is right now, i expect Australia to pile huge runs and put pressure on England in the second innings and win easily, easier said and done, if Smith falls earlier i do not trust any other batsman scoring runs for Australia but Mitchell Marsh is a good addition but he is coming into the team after a gap and i am not sure about his batting form either.

[Pffrt]

Hello everyone,
How's everything going on? Was very much busy with settlement of some personal issue. Had worst time. Hope you guys are okay.

Missed the Ashes for some personal reason. I barely could have checked the score. Looks like Smith is in his golden age. Did England win the world cup? Once again it proved that "No" 

[erikalui]

Now 300 is the target of England with only 2 wickets in hand that too if Butler lasts till the 10th wicket else that also looks tough. Sad outcome as Stokes also failed miserably again. Marsh bowled extremely well especially when he took Stokes wicket. Aus will be able to chase this down easily tomorrow by the end of the day and then put more runs on board. The first innings of England will get over before 1.5 days.

[ene1980]

Aus will be able to chase this down easily tomorrow by the end of the day and then put more runs on board. The first innings of England will get over before 1.5 days.

The Aussie openers are not giving them a good start and only Smith is in prime form in the team, if he fails one time then who will be backing them up to score those runs. Tomorrow is an interesting day and lets see how England is going to finish the innings and bowl, plenty of time for the match, until we see some big innings from someone we might see the match finish before the fifth day.

[vella85]

300+ runs on this pitch could be a good total for England but then again it all depends on how well Smith bats for Australia. If he continues on with his top form then 300 runs might not be enough for a first innings lead. Marsh was a good selection by the selectors taking 4 wickets already and will also help Australia's middle order.

[bryant.coleman]

@bryant.coleman you spoke too soon as England are now struggling at 205 for 7, for some weird reason they have been unable to tackle Australian bowlers during this series. I don’t think England will be able to score more than 300+ runs now, and that’ll further put pressure on their bowlers. Smith has been in phenomenal form in the entire series, and it’ll take something special from England bowlers to dismiss him cheaply.

Now they're at 271/8, with the 9th wicket partnership still there after adding crucial 45 runs (Buttler / Leach). This is where they needed Mitchell Starc. He was dropped after just one opportunity, while Nathan Lyon with consecutive failures was still included in the team. I don't understand the point in picking Nathan Lyon, as he bowled just 4 overs yesterday. Perhaps they picked him as a batsman?

Anyway, it was a fabulous comeback by Mitchell Marsh. He was out of the team for so long and in his return he picked up four crucial wickets. Cummins was also looking quite threatening but I don't understand why he is facing so much issues in cleaning up the tail. The selection of Siddle was perplexing. I don't think that picking Siddle over Starc was a good choice.

[JSRAW]

Hello everyone,
How's everything going on? Was very much busy with settlement of some personal issue. Had worst time. Hope you guys are okay.

Missed the Ashes for some personal reason. I barely could have checked the score. Looks like Smith is in his golden age. Did England win the world cup? Once again it proved that "No"  

WB Bro, Glad everything is fine with you.

English Test team is doomed, Oz already got The Ashes Trophy.... but I have a feeling that this test could give England a chance to draw the series. Only because Joe root lost the perfect toss and it could work on England's favor when OZ is chasing the target in the 4th inning. Still early to say but this could be a significant factor in the end.

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[ene1980]

English Test team is doomed, Oz already got The Ashes Trophy.... but I have a feeling that this test could give England a chance to draw the series. Only because Joe root lost the perfect toss and it could work on England's favor when OZ is chasing the target in the 4th inning. Still early to say but this could be a significant factor in the end.

Even the odds makers are favoring England at this stage to win the match, with the way in which they started their innings i really doubt they will win this match but it all depends upon how England are going to bowl, if they are able to pick wickets including Smith cheaply then they will have a chance to level the series. Will think about wagging a bet after seeing how England is bowling.

[Haunebu]

This is my Asia XI Test Squad
1. Karunaratne
2. Mayank/Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali is no 3 batsman but Pujara is solid at no 3 and Azhar already got 4-5 tons as a opener)
3. Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (C)
5. Ajinkya/Angelo Mathews
6. Rishab Pant (WK)
7. Shakib/Hardik ( depends on the combination)
8. Yasir Shah/Ashwin ( Yasir Shah if games are schedule in England but if games are schedule in S-continent then no one comes close to Ashwin)
9. Bumrah
10. Ishant
11. Shami
12. Jadeja ( Big reason to include him as a 12th man)

I actually selected those players for and ODI or T-20 tournament since I usually don't watch tests, but the selection which you made here is quite impressive. Indians need to take up majority of the selections since they reign supreme currently.

Would be awesome watching all these players play together in a single team against the mighty World XI team. Kinda like the best of RAW vs Smackdown duking it out for the win.

[Vishnu.Reang]

English Test team is doomed, Oz already got The Ashes Trophy.... but I have a feeling that this test could give England a chance to draw the series. Only because Joe root lost the perfect toss and it could work on England's favor when OZ is chasing the target in the 4th inning. Still early to say but this could be a significant factor in the end.

Even the odds makers are favoring England at this stage to win the match, with the way in which they started their innings i really doubt they will win this match but it all depends upon how England are going to bowl, if they are able to pick wickets including Smith cheaply then they will have a chance to level the series. Will think about wagging a bet after seeing how England is bowling.

Australian batting depends too much on Smith, so it is understandable that the bookies are preferring England to win the match. But the problem is that the English bowlers failed to get Smith out regularly in this series. Most of the time, Smith gave his wicket away, while trying to shore up the run rate. None of the English players were able to cause him any trouble, including Jofra Archer who gave him a concussion during the second test.

[AB de Royse777]

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Welcome back bud. After coming back from holiday I got this news that you were missing :-P Anyway good to see you back. I hope you are okay after whatever challenged you faced. Life is a Test match :-D

Back to the England vs Australia test. English team should socre 300+ runs and they will need Smiths wicket if they want to win this match and tie the series. There is a very thin line between Smith and entire English team. This thin line is going to decide if we will have a tie series or Australia to win the series. Either way they are retaining the Ashes though.