Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[BitSat19]

Pakistan as usual bad start 7/1 Shan Masood Victim no 594 for Anderson so guys can he complete his 600 wickets in this test match or we have to wait for some more about this post your views here about this as match is really bad for me right now.

11/2 Abid Ali gone Anderson victim no 595 now just 5 more to go.

24/3 Babar Azam gone Victime no 596 for Anderson now just 4 more to go.

Pakistan cannot win this  but its time to check if it is better to bet on England or for a draw on this match at this point.

Right now odds for draw are very good but still very risky because now Pakistani batsmen in not good shape and they can lost wickets very quickly if they able to hold tomorrow then surely its good as weather forecast for 4th and 5th day is not good but its Pakistan very unpredictable team Asad and Azhar also in not good form so just because of this I feel its very risky at this point.

[vella85]

Pakistan as usual bad start 7/1 Shan Masood Victim no 594 for Anderson so guys can he complete his 600 wickets in this test match or we have to wait for some more about this post your views here about this as match is really bad for me right now.

11/2 Abid Ali gone Anderson victim no 595 now just 5 more to go.

24/3 Babar Azam gone Victime no 596 for Anderson now just 4 more to go.

Pakistan cannot win this  but its time to check if it is better to bet on England or for a draw on this match at this point.

Right now odds for draw are very good but still very risky because now Pakistani batsmen in not good shape and they can lost wickets very quickly if they able to hold tomorrow then surely its good as weather forecast for 4th and 5th day is not good but its Pakistan very unpredictable team Asad and Azhar also in not good form so just because of this I feel its very risky at this point.

I think it is very risky betting on the draw as there is still a lot of time in this match even if there are rain delays. England have a huge first innings total and with the poor start from Pakistan it doesn't look good for them. They now need to build on this partnership if they want to avoid the follow-on because right now its not looking good for them. England have all the momentum and will be looking to take quick wickets in the morning session and put Pakistan under more pressure. I personally can't see Pakistan batting the full day.

[JohnBitCo]

Pakistan as usual bad start 7/1 Shan Masood Victim no 594 for Anderson so guys can he complete his 600 wickets in this test match or we have to wait for some more about this post your views here about this as match is really bad for me right now.

11/2 Abid Ali gone Anderson victim no 595 now just 5 more to go.

24/3 Babar Azam gone Victime no 596 for Anderson now just 4 more to go.

Pakistan cannot win this  but its time to check if it is better to bet on England or for a draw on this match at this point.

Right now odds for draw are very good but still very risky because now Pakistani batsmen in not good shape and they can lost wickets very quickly if they able to hold tomorrow then surely its good as weather forecast for 4th and 5th day is not good but its Pakistan very unpredictable team Asad and Azhar also in not good form so just because of this I feel its very risky at this point.

The odds for the draw are good because it is uncertain that match will be effected by rain or not. But then you have to take the risk in such situation. You will not get good odds for draw if everyone is sure that match will end up in a draw. Those who bet regularly on matches, will take this risk and bet on a draw.

[pakhitheboss]

Pakistan as usual bad start 7/1 Shan Masood Victim no 594 for Anderson so guys can he complete his 600 wickets in this test match or we have to wait for some more about this post your views here about this as match is really bad for me right now.

11/2 Abid Ali gone Anderson victim no 595 now just 5 more to go.

24/3 Babar Azam gone Victime no 596 for Anderson now just 4 more to go.

Pakistan cannot win this  but its time to check if it is better to bet on England or for a draw on this match at this point.

Right now odds for draw are very good but still very risky because now Pakistani batsmen in not good shape and they can lost wickets very quickly if they able to hold tomorrow then surely its good as weather forecast for 4th and 5th day is not good but its Pakistan very unpredictable team Asad and Azhar also in not good form so just because of this I feel its very risky at this point.

The odds for the draw are good because it is uncertain that match will be effected by rain or not. But then you have to take the risk in such situation. You will not get good odds for draw if everyone is sure that match will end up in a draw. Those who bet regularly on matches, will take this risk and bet on a draw.

Rain can play its part and if it does not then it will be hard for Pakistan to win this test match. It is a completely one sided match now with such a big total on board by England.

[pakhitheboss]

Pakistan as usual bad start 7/1 Shan Masood Victim no 594 for Anderson so guys can he complete his 600 wickets in this test match or we have to wait for some more about this post your views here about this as match is really bad for me right now.

11/2 Abid Ali gone Anderson victim no 595 now just 5 more to go.

24/3 Babar Azam gone Victime no 596 for Anderson now just 4 more to go.

Pakistan cannot win this  but its time to check if it is better to bet on England or for a draw on this match at this point.

Right now odds for draw are very good but still very risky because now Pakistani batsmen in not good shape and they can lost wickets very quickly if they able to hold tomorrow then surely its good as weather forecast for 4th and 5th day is not good but its Pakistan very unpredictable team Asad and Azhar also in not good form so just because of this I feel its very risky at this point.

The odds for the draw are good because it is uncertain that match will be effected by rain or not. But then you have to take the risk in such situation. You will not get good odds for draw if everyone is sure that match will end up in a draw. Those who bet regularly on matches, will take this risk and bet on a draw.

Rain can play its part and if it does not then it will be hard for Pakistan to win this test match. It is a completely one sided match now with such a big total on board by England.

Rain has hit the match again but this time it is only 20 mins of game pause which is fine. In the meantime, Pakistan started the days play with losing another quick wicket and are now 30/4 in 12.5 overs. James Anderson has picked all the 4 wickets and would try to pick couple of more in quick time as that they can all out Pakistan team today itself.

Another Rain delay, I do not think the match will resume this time early. I do not want this match to end in draw because of rain. England can easily win this match and the series by 2-0 if the weather supports them.

[JohnBitCo]

Pakistan as usual bad start 7/1 Shan Masood Victim no 594 for Anderson so guys can he complete his 600 wickets in this test match or we have to wait for some more about this post your views here about this as match is really bad for me right now.

11/2 Abid Ali gone Anderson victim no 595 now just 5 more to go.

24/3 Babar Azam gone Victime no 596 for Anderson now just 4 more to go.

Pakistan cannot win this  but its time to check if it is better to bet on England or for a draw on this match at this point.

Right now odds for draw are very good but still very risky because now Pakistani batsmen in not good shape and they can lost wickets very quickly if they able to hold tomorrow then surely its good as weather forecast for 4th and 5th day is not good but its Pakistan very unpredictable team Asad and Azhar also in not good form so just because of this I feel its very risky at this point.

The odds for the draw are good because it is uncertain that match will be effected by rain or not. But then you have to take the risk in such situation. You will not get good odds for draw if everyone is sure that match will end up in a draw. Those who bet regularly on matches, will take this risk and bet on a draw.

Rain can play its part and if it does not then it will be hard for Pakistan to win this test match. It is a completely one sided match now with such a big total on board by England.

Rain has hit the match again but this time it is only 20 mins of game pause which is fine. In the meantime, Pakistan started the days play with losing another quick wicket and are now 30/4 in 12.5 overs. James Anderson has picked all the 4 wickets and would try to pick couple of more in quick time as that they can all out Pakistan team today itself.

Another Rain delay, I do not think the match will resume this time early. I do not want this match to end in draw because of rain. England can easily win this match and the series by 2-0 if the weather supports them.

The weather prediction is not so good for the next 2 days. Today the weather is a little bit better and England should try to wrap up the Pakistani batsmen as soon as possible. Remember that they still have to take 16 more tickets to win this match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The weather prediction is not so good for the next 2 days. Today the weather is a little bit better and England should try to wrap up the Pakistani batsmen as soon as possible. Remember that they still have to take 16 more tickets to win this match.

Pakistan is batting in such a pathetic manner that they are going to lose this match even if half the overs are washed out as a result of rain. I really doubt whether they would be able to make a total in excess of 100 runs in the first innings. For England, only two bowlers are in peak form (Anderson and Broad) and even then they are able to terrorize the Pak batsmen.

[JSRAW]

England should show the big heart similar to Pakistan, where they lost the winning game (1st test). Now its time to return the favor and excellent opportunity to show how good host they are. At least let'em draw.....

[MFahad]

The weather prediction is not so good for the next 2 days. Today the weather is a little bit better and England should try to wrap up the Pakistani batsmen as soon as possible. Remember that they still have to take 16 more tickets to win this match.

Pakistan is batting in such a pathetic manner that they are going to lose this match even if half the overs are washed out as a result of rain. I really doubt whether they would be able to make a total in excess of 100 runs in the first innings. For England, only two bowlers are in peak form (Anderson and Broad) and even then they are able to terrorize the Pak batsmen.

Finally the match has resumes today after a short interruption because of the rain. Pakistan has not lost any wickets in the few overs bowled today and Azhar Ali is looking good. Pakistan needs him to make some good runs if they want to save this match.

[Haunebu]

This match is pretty much over at this point. I don't think it will end in a draw since I have observed that England are great at wrapping up these games in recent times without dragging it out for too long.

This is probably why the English captain decided to let his batsmen continue batting past the 500 mark due to his faith in his bowlers. 2-0 will probably be the final result of this test series.

[Vishnu.Reang]

England should show the big heart similar to Pakistan, where they lost the winning game (1st test). Now its time to return the favor and excellent opportunity to show how good host they are. At least let'em draw.....

Actually they would have thought about that. 

But the problem is that if this match ends up as a draw, then they may get only 13 points. That is a full 27 points less than what they would get, in case they manage to win this match. And trust me, 27 is a lot of points. Since England is trying really hard to achieve the no.2 slot, these points are very crucial for them. Especially after one test match lost due to rain interruption.

[akhjob]

England should show the big heart similar to Pakistan, where they lost the winning game (1st test). Now its time to return the favor and excellent opportunity to show how good host they are. At least let'em draw.....

Damn NO... I have my bets on them I am already disappointed for letting Pak cross 100 without much loss of wickets from the previous day and now allowing the partnership between Azhar Ali and Rizwan to build up. I want ENG to wrap the PAK 1st innings by the end of the day. Because I expect heavy rain on the last day, so I want things to be done faster    

[BitSat19]

England should show the big heart similar to Pakistan, where they lost the winning game (1st test). Now its time to return the favor and excellent opportunity to show how good host they are. At least let'em draw.....

Damn NO... I have my bets on them I am already disappointed for letting Pak cross 100 without much loss of wickets from the previous day and now allowing the partnership between Azhar Ali and Rizwan to build up. I want ENG to wrap the PAK 1st innings by the end of the day. Because I expect heavy rain on the last day, so I want things to be done faster    

Azhar Ali has given some respite to the team as he is now on 69 and have taken the score to 141/5. It was 75/5 and was looking very bad at that time but now some hopes that Pakistan can cross 250 as well from here. Though they need to score minimum 383 runs if they want to avoid follow on but that looks away as they are far behind that score.

Now Azhar Ali doing some good but its time to stay on crease like Crawly and play a big inning last session could be very crucial for England because if they want to wrap this test quickly then surely they need to take some more wickets and give Pakistan batting as soon as possible
Forecast for today is reasonable. Not so good for Days 4 and 5

[MFahad]

England should show the big heart similar to Pakistan, where they lost the winning game (1st test). Now its time to return the favor and excellent opportunity to show how good host they are. At least let'em draw.....

Damn NO... I have my bets on them I am already disappointed for letting Pak cross 100 without much loss of wickets from the previous day and now allowing the partnership between Azhar Ali and Rizwan to build up. I want ENG to wrap the PAK 1st innings by the end of the day. Because I expect heavy rain on the last day, so I want things to be done faster    

Are you betting on England win ?  

Look like you will have to wait anxiously as Pakistan have just crossed 200 with only 5 wickets down.  Rizwan has made 50 and Azhar ali is also close to a century. The big question is that will they be able to avoid the follow on ?  If anyone of them loses wicket, it will still be possible for England to get their remaining batsmen bowled out quickly.

[UmerIdrees]

What a time to score this century in intense pressure. Pakistan needed him to bat responsibly and he proved it.

Well done Azhar 

[akhjob]

Damn NO... I have my bets on them I am already disappointed for letting Pak cross 100 without much loss of wickets from the previous day and now allowing the partnership between Azhar Ali and Rizwan to build up. I want ENG to wrap the PAK 1st innings by the end of the day. Because I expect heavy rain on the last day, so I want things to be done faster    

Are you betting on England Win ?  

Look like you will have to wait anxiously as Pakistan have just crossed 200 with only 5 wickets down.  Rizwan has made 50 and Azhar ali is also close to a century. The big question is that will they be able to avoid the follow on ?  If anyone of them loses wicket, it will still be possible for England to get their remaining batsmen bowled out quickly.

Yeah... Guess I have to wait longer for the result and hope that rain doesn't wash out the entire last day. But although the current partnership looks solid, PAK still need nearly 170 runs to avoid follow-on. So there is still a better chance for ENG to win the match.  

@Indymoney hehe wish they took the wicket earlier

[Indymoney]

Damn NO... I have my bets on them I am already disappointed for letting Pak cross 100 without much loss of wickets from the previous day and now allowing the partnership between Azhar Ali and Rizwan to build up. I want ENG to wrap the PAK 1st innings by the end of the day. Because I expect heavy rain on the last day, so I want things to be done faster    

Are you betting on England Win ? 

Look like you will have to wait anxiously as Pakistan have just crossed 200 with only 5 wickets down.  Rizwan has made 50 and Azhar ali is also close to a century. The big question is that will they be able to avoid the follow on ?  If anyone of them loses wicket, it will still be possible for England to get their remaining batsmen bowled out quickly.

Yeah... Guess I have to wait longer for the result and hope that rain doesn't wash out the entire last day. But although the current partnership looks solid, PAK still need nearly 170 runs to avoid follow-on. So there is still a better chance for ENG to win the match. 

When you feeling Pakistan is going solid then surely they are going to do something special Rizwan gone now its more trouble time for them Woakes strike for England good inning by wicketkeeper but now they are going in deep trouble after this wicket.

[eaLiTy]

What a time to score this century in intense pressure. Pakistan needed him to bat responsibly and he proved it.
Well done Azhar 

Azhar Ali played a captains innings when they really need someone to hold one end but England dropped  many catches today and it is really sad to see the fate of the bowlers when their hard work is spilled by the fielders, England need a fielding coach as i have seen them dropping catches in every match which is not a good sign for a top team.

Edit:
Finally James Anderson was able to pick his 5th wicket as England dropped 3 catches in this spell itself.

[MFahad]

Damn NO... I have my bets on them I am already disappointed for letting Pak cross 100 without much loss of wickets from the previous day and now allowing the partnership between Azhar Ali and Rizwan to build up. I want ENG to wrap the PAK 1st innings by the end of the day. Because I expect heavy rain on the last day, so I want things to be done faster    

Are you betting on England Win ? 

Look like you will have to wait anxiously as Pakistan have just crossed 200 with only 5 wickets down.  Rizwan has made 50 and Azhar ali is also close to a century. The big question is that will they be able to avoid the follow on ?  If anyone of them loses wicket, it will still be possible for England to get their remaining batsmen bowled out quickly.

Yeah... Guess I have to wait longer for the result and hope that rain doesn't wash out the entire last day. But although the current partnership looks solid, PAK still need nearly 170 runs to avoid follow-on. So there is still a better chance for ENG to win the match. 

When you feeling Pakistan is going solid then surely they are going to do something special Rizwan gone now its more trouble time for them Woakes strike for England good inning by wicketkeeper but now they are going in deep trouble after this wicket.

Finally Pakistan are all out on 273 and England have enforced the follow on as expected.

There will be 25 mins more play today and for the England bowlers to get many wickets as they did yesterday.

[UmerIdrees]

Finally Pakistan are all out on 273 and England have enforced the follow on as expected.

There will be 25 mins more play today and for the England bowlers to get many wickets as they did yesterday.

No more game possible because of bad lights  
Sign of relief for the whole Pakistan team and and they will be hoping for heavy rain tomorrow. Also James Anderson need only two wickets to complete his 600 wickets.