Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

Rain once again interrupts the match at Hamilton, but there was enough time in the morning session for Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor to complete their centuries. Another inspection is due in around 20 minutes from now and I strongly suspect that the remainder of the day's play will be called off. The match ends in a draw and New Zealand wins the series 1-0. This win will offer some sort of consolation for New Zealand, after the controversial manner in which England won the final of the CWC 2019.

2019 is having a very congested cricketing calendar. We have three international series starting this month. These are:

1. Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan: 2 test matches, first one starting on 11th December
2. New Zealand tour of Australia: 2 test matches, first one starting on 12th December
3. England tour of South Africa: 4 test matches, first one starting on 26th December

[akhjob]

More than the strength of the Australian side, the outcome of this match just confirmed the ongoing decline of the Pakistan team. They are a shadow of their former self, with the national side unable to play the matches at home and the domestic structure in shambles. A team which has produced legends like Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Saeed Anwar is now a laughing stock in front of the global audience.

There is no doubt that its a poor display from the Pakistan team. But this is not the first time they are failing miserably in Australia

AUS vs PAK in Australia (since 1999):-
1999 - Australia won 3-0
2004 - Australia won 3-0
2009 - Australia won 3-0
2016 - Australia won 3-0
2019 - Australia won 2-0

Most consecutive losses in Australia:-
14* - Pakistan (1999 - 2019)
9 - India (1948 - 1977)
9 - West Indies (2000 - 2009)
8 - South Africa (1911 - 1952)
8 - England (1920 - 1925), (2013 - 2017)

~snip~
Made a bet of 0.3 mbtc, if I win, I'll get ~1.35 mbtc. So I guess, it's 4.5x , not bad at all  

That's a good return. I guess none of the bookies had this odd before the match.

Another inning defeat for Pakistan and this time Warner is the man. 5th and last day of NZ vs ENG are in progress. akhjob, get ready :-D

NZ vs ENG 2nd Test Match abandoned because of rain Joe Root declared Man of the Match and I win the Mutual Bet Pool  

[onrise]

More than the strength of the Australian side, the outcome of this match just confirmed the ongoing decline of the Pakistan team. They are a shadow of their former self, with the national side unable to play the matches at home and the domestic structure in shambles. A team which has produced legends like Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Saeed Anwar is now a laughing stock in front of the global audience.

There is no doubt that its a poor display from the Pakistan team. But this is not the first time they are failing miserably in Australia

AUS vs PAK in Australia (since 1999):-
1999 - Australia won 3-0
2004 - Australia won 3-0
2009 - Australia won 3-0
2016 - Australia won 3-0
2019 - Australia won 2-0

Most consecutive losses in Australia:-
14* - Pakistan (1999 - 2019)
9 - India (1948 - 1977)
9 - West Indies (2000 - 2009)
8 - South Africa (1911 - 1952)
8 - England (1920 - 1925), (2013 - 2017)

~snip~
Made a bet of 0.3 mbtc, if I win, I'll get ~1.35 mbtc. So I guess, it's 4.5x , not bad at all  

That's a good return. I guess none of the bookies had this odd before the match.

Another inning defeat for Pakistan and this time Warner is the man. 5th and last day of NZ vs ENG are in progress. akhjob, get ready :-D

NZ vs ENG 2nd Test Match abandoned because of rain Joe Root declared Man of the Match and I win the Mutual Bet Pool  

Rain did spoiled the match but overall the result would have being draw only as NZ also came back strongly in 2nd innings making 241 runs for just 2 wickets . So overall both team would be happy with the result and Root was right choice .

[JSRAW]

2019 is having a very congested cricketing calendar. We have three international series starting this month. These are:

1. Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan: 2 test matches, first one starting on 11th December
2. New Zealand tour of Australia: 2 test matches, first one starting on 12th December
3. England tour of South Africa: 4 test matches, first one starting on 26th December

All series looks competitive.

1. Finally International Cricket back in Pakistan for good. familiar conditions for both teams, so we can expect good fight.
2. Both teams are strong and Williamson against the Oz seamer, treat to watch, hope he score some runs there.
3. SA is not having good time with their batting so it would be interesting to see What kind of Pitch SA creates for this series. they know English bowlers can be lethal on Green wickets.

[ene1980]

Rain did spoiled the match but overall the result would have being draw only as NZ also came back strongly in 2nd innings making 241 runs for just 2 wickets . So overall both team would be happy with the result and Root was right choice .

Rain spoiled the match but even if the rain did not intervene it would have been a draw because England scored the first innings lead and they would have taken three to four sessions to score a good lead and to be on the safe side and if England could bat for a few session it would end up in a draw. It was a batting pitch as there were no assistance for the bowlers in this pitch and so is the reason we saw many centuries in this match.

[onrise]

Rain did spoiled the match but overall the result would have being draw only as NZ also came back strongly in 2nd innings making 241 runs for just 2 wickets . So overall both team would be happy with the result and Root was right choice .

Rain spoiled the match but even if the rain did not intervene it would have been a draw because England scored the first innings lead and they would have taken three to four sessions to score a good lead and to be on the safe side and if England could bat for a few session it would end up in a draw. It was a batting pitch as there were no assistance for the bowlers in this pitch and so is the reason we saw many centuries in this match.

Exactly not much effect of rain affected the match as the end result was going to be draw beacuse NZ was batting strongly and also England whole second innings was pending . Only thing Nz got less opportunity to bat in second innings as it would have being a practice sort of thing.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Exactly not much effect of rain affected the match as the end result was going to be draw beacuse NZ was batting strongly and also England whole second innings was pending . Only thing Nz got less opportunity to bat in second innings as it would have being a practice sort of thing.

England needed to win this match, as they had lost the first one. But they were not exactly scoring at a good rate and in the end the match ended in a draw. Ideally they could have applied some pressure on New Zealand bowling. And one of the main NZ strike bowlers (Trent Boult) was not playing the match. But they wasted the opportunity and lost the series.

[7788bitcoin]

England needed to win this match, as they had lost the first one. But they were not exactly scoring at a good rate and in the end the match ended in a draw. Ideally they could have applied some pressure on New Zealand bowling. And one of the main NZ strike bowlers (Trent Boult) was not playing the match. But they wasted the opportunity and lost the series.

It is not that easy for England to win and since Joe Root is back in form in the Test format we can expect a good battle and if there is rain interruption we can even see a draw and New Zealand winning the series as the New Zealand players are in good touch and are able to score runs as a team when it is required and England failed to do that in the first innings and hence they lost the match and in this match batsman from both teams scored runs and then there was rain and hence it ended up in a draw.

[realscout]

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[Sithara007]

It is not that easy for England to win and since Joe Root is back in form in the Test format we can expect a good battle and if there is rain interruption we can even see a draw and New Zealand winning the series as the New Zealand players are in good touch and are able to score runs as a team when it is required and England failed to do that in the first innings and hence they lost the match and in this match batsman from both teams scored runs and then there was rain and hence it ended up in a draw.

Anyway, the series is over and New Zealand won it. For them, this series was very significant, after all the controversy that surrounded the final of the cricket world cup earlier this year. The New Zealand players once again proved that despite their small sized population and lack of a franchise T20 league, they are capable of competing against the big 3 teams, which itself is a big achievement. We saw how teams such as Bangladesh and Pakistan fared against the other two big 3 teams last month, and the performance from NZ was an exception.

The real challenge will come for New Zealand when they host India after three months. It is going to be a very tough series, given the current form of the Indian players. And before that they'll face another big 3 team (Australia) for a series of two test matches.

[Haunebu]

Hello! I'm looking for a somebody who knows cricket mechanics well or used to play cricket. I need a person who will go to the matches and bet afterpoints, Im gonna be responsible for the techincal part (accounts, money etc) and provide all instructions to a person who goes to the matches. If it is about you text me, I will pay a lot for kinda simple work.

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[AB de Royse777]

You need to prove that you are legit(Copper membership, screenshots etc) in order to attract the attention of legit users. Otherwise, I don't see how anyone would be interested in what you are trying to sell here.

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Assuming travelling and all the stuffs wil be paid by the user. This won't be an easy management but at least the party who will accept the deal will know that their time is not going to waste.

[ene1980]

Hello! I'm looking for a somebody who knows cricket mechanics well or used to play cricket. I need a person who will go to the matches and bet afterpoints, Im gonna be responsible for the techincal part (accounts, money etc) and provide all instructions to a person who goes to the matches. If it is about you text me, I will pay a lot for kinda simple work.

So you are hiring people to watch the match and how much you are planning to pay them, since it is played in different countries what is the budget for your dream project and how much you are planning to bet every match, this is first time i am hearing someone hiring people to watch a sport so that they could bet, they might be big time gamblers doing that in Vegas but first time in the forum  .

[Vishnu.Reang]

Hello! I'm looking for a somebody who knows cricket mechanics well or used to play cricket. I need a person who will go to the matches and bet afterpoints, Im gonna be responsible for the techincal part (accounts, money etc) and provide all instructions to a person who goes to the matches. If it is about you text me, I will pay a lot for kinda simple work.

So you are hiring people to watch the match and how much you are planning to pay them, since it is played in different countries what is the budget for your dream project and how much you are planning to bet every match, this is first time i am hearing someone hiring people to watch a sport so that they could bet, they might be big time gamblers doing that in Vegas but first time in the forum  .

Think about the legal aspect as well. In countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh betting is 100% illegal. If you are unlucky, then you can get arrested and your bank accounts and other assets seized by the enforcement department. Now I am not very clear about what user realscout intends to do, but I suspect that it has something to do with betting.

[Haunebu]

Both copper membership and screenshot really means nothing. If OP is serious then he has to lay out all the details in s topic. Then when interested users will show interest then after finalizing the deal escrow whatever the payment will be.

Assuming travelling and all the stuffs will be paid by the user. This won't be an easy management but at least the party who will accept the deal will know that their time is not going to waste.

True, but copper membership and screenshots would be a good start to proving his legitimacy. I mentioned these 2 factors, but never stated that they would be enough. He would still need to communicate with them through Skype etc, escrowing the money etc in order to finalize the deal.

I don't see how he can achieve something like this anonymously though I guess it could be done if both parties reached an agreement.

[Sithara007]

Hello! I'm looking for a somebody who knows cricket mechanics well or used to play cricket. I need a person who will go to the matches and bet afterpoints, Im gonna be responsible for the techincal part (accounts, money etc) and provide all instructions to a person who goes to the matches. If it is about you text me, I will pay a lot for kinda simple work.

How do you expect someone to simply believe a newbie on this forum to travel around the world without any sort of previous meetings etc? What you are suggesting is highly unrealistic especially with the ongoing scams in the crypto market.

You need to prove that you are legit(Copper membership, screenshots etc) in order to attract the attention of legit users. Otherwise, I don't see how anyone would be interested in what you are trying to sell here.

In case he uses an escrow, or pays the entire amount upfront, then I don't think anyone should be having a problem with that. But in case he is not wiling to do that, then I am not sure whether anyone will deal with him (for sure I'll not deal with him if that is the case). A lot of scams occurs here and therefore I would recommend an escrow, if he is serious about his plans. It will benefit both the sides.

[JSRAW]

Okay folks.. ICC updated their Men's Test Ranking.

Batsmen

• 1. Kohli vs Smith fight getting interesting, good times for cricket lovers.
• 2. Kane Williamson looking strong as well, Joe Root is behind but only for some time, considering the fact that English playing highest number of tests. he might move up atleast 5th spot.
• 3. Marnus Labuschagne is interesting name. big jump for him, he was at 108 ranking earlier this year start now rank 8. Just Wow!

Bowlers

• 1. Patt cummins is leading for obvious reasons, Rabada could reduce the gap in next Eng vs SA series.
• 2. Bumrah is loser due to his injury, missed 2 home series. James Anderson going to kicked out from the list soon unless he play any games.

All- Rounders

• 1. Jason Holder, IMO very underrated player. you can't hate or ignore this guy.
• 2. Sir Jadeja lol always in limelight.
• 3. Shakib removed because of ban, call it badluck

** All Rounders list looks bit off though

[Vishnu.Reang]

^^^ The ranking for the batsmen looks OK to me. Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are miles ahead of the rest of the pack, and I guess ICC got it right there. But I don't agree with the ranking for the bowlers. IMO, Mitchell Starc and Dale Steyn are better than Pat Cummins, but they haven't played a lot many matches in the recent months. And for the all rounders, I would rate Jadeja ahead of Holder.

[7788bitcoin]

^^^ The ranking for the batsmen looks OK to me. Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are miles ahead of the rest of the pack, and I guess ICC got it right there. But I don't agree with the ranking for the bowlers. IMO, Mitchell Starc and Dale Steyn are better than Pat Cummins, but they haven't played a lot many matches in the recent months. And for the all rounders, I would rate Jadeja ahead of Holder.

Mitchell Starc and Dale Steyn might be better bowlers than Pat Cummins but both of those players were plagued with injury and were not playing and the ranking depends upon the way in which you are active and how you play the game and Pat Cummins was taking wickets consistently and that is how you improve your rankings.

[Sithara007]

Neil Wagner moves to the 4th place, displacing Jasprit Bumrah. He made the right decision by moving to New Zealand. If he had remained in South Africa, then most probably he could have never got a slot in the playing XI, due to the stupid quota policy. But I am surprised to see that Vernon Philander has moved up. He was a complete failure during the recent Indian tour of South Africa.