Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

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India's players are in a better position than England's. The Indian bowlers are bowling well but the England bowlers are not performing well. If they had done their duty properly, Shami and Bumrah would not have been able to collect so many runs in the 9th wicket partnership. If England want to improve their performance in the next match, they need to change their bowling lineup a bit.

I am not sure they need to change their bowling  line up, but there should be definite change in their batting line up, the openers failed to deliver and they should be replaced by someone else and their top order needs a good shuffle. If not we will yet again see another domination from India in the next match.

The advantage for India is that their openers are playing and their tail end is playing well and their bowlers are in top form.

[eaLiTy]

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I am not sure they need to change their bowling  line up, but there should be definite change in their batting line up, the openers failed to deliver and they should be replaced by someone else and their top order needs a good shuffle. If not we will yet again see another domination from India in the next match.

There is a huge cry in the media and former England players about the way England went about the game when Shami and Bumrah was in the crease, there were no slip fielders, all the fielders were in the boundary. The commentators and former players were confused with the field placing and the captain Joe Root should be blamed because that partnership changed the momentum of the match.

I am also expecting a major change in their batting line up, i will be surprised if they continue with Dom Sibley and Rory Burns as openers as the entire media is roasting them for not performing.

[Sithara007]

Thee is a huge cry in the media and former England players about the way England went about the game when Shami and Bumrah was in the crease, there were no slip fielders, all the fielders were in the boundary. The commentators and former players were confused with the field placing and the captain Joe Root should be blamed because that partnership changed the momentum of the match.

I am also expecting a major change in their batting line up, i will be surprised if they continue with Dom Sibley and Rory Burns as openers as the entire media is roasting them for not performing.

The fielders were placed at the boundary, because their fastest bowler (Mark Wood) wanted to bowl a few bouncers. Joe Root wanted his revenge against Bumrah (for bowling bouncers against James Anderson), and he never thought that these two would make more than 10-15 runs. Until that point, England had the advantage in the match. But the partnership changed the advantage back to the Indian side. And it's not just Dom Sibley and Rory Burns. All of the England batsmen apart from Joe Root have been in poor form.

[Maidak]

@Maidak the team likes to draw attention on Virat, because the opposition becomes so busy on focusing on him that they forget there’re other good player’s in the team too like KL Rahul. Furthermore I would give him two year’s and at max the ODI World Cup 2023 before he either retires completely or plays only one format, because his form is not that great and I feel age is also a factor here.

You are right. Opposition bowlers have only done homework about Virat Kohli. They did not study about players like Kl Rahul or Rohit. KL Rahul has proved his mettle. India has won with the help of his performance. Bumrah and Shami's performances on the other hand were completely unexpected. The England team has never thought that Shami and Bumrah will be able to bat so well.

[ene1980]

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You are right. Opposition bowlers have only done homework about Virat Kohli. They did not study about players like Kl Rahul or Rohit. KL Rahul has proved his mettle. India has won with the help of his performance. Bumrah and Shami's performances on the other hand were completely unexpected. The England team has never thought that Shami and Bumrah will be able to bat so well.

If a team did not study about Rohit Sharma and did not make a game plan then they will struggle, KL Rahul is not new and the openers are performing well but the players that are struggling is Rahane and Pujara and they need to step up their game as they are failing in consecutive innings.

The partnership of Sharmi and Bumrah changed the matches and there were many blunders during the match.

[Haunebu]

What ultimately helped India win is England's stupidity to be honest. Check this out.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/that-kind-of-statement-from-jimmy-was-a-surprise-ashwin-reveals-what-happened-between-bumrah-and-anderson-at-lords-101629444925161.html

Players like Kohli, Bumrah etc successfully got under the skins of some of the English players through sledging. England was so focused on getting back at Bumrah that they messed up their game-plan completely.

[CryptoBuds]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

[Iranus]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

Babar Azam does not seem to be able to stay at the crease for very long. He is batting aggressively. Looking at his batting style, it looks like it is an ODI match. He scored 20 runs off 24 balls. He hit 4 boundaries. If these two batsmen do not stay at the crease for a long time, Pakistan will lose this match as usual.

[UmerIdrees]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

Pakistan made a bad start as usual and they lost 3 wickets at the score of 2 only. What a bad start by the Pakistani team. Later Baber Azam and Fawad Alam are playing better and scored around 50 runs till now. Still the West Indies team are on the top of this match and they just need regular wickets to keep the Pakistani score under 150-200.

A lot depend on how Baber Azam will take this innings and lets see if he can rescue Team Pakistan.

[Minor Miner]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

Pakistan made a bad start as usual and they lost 3 wickets at the score of 2 only. What a bad start by the Pakistani team. Later Baber Azam and Fawad Alam are playing better and scored around 50 runs till now. Still the West Indies team are on the top of this match and they just need regular wickets to keep the Pakistani score under 150-200.
A lot depend on how Baber Azam will take this innings and lets see if he can rescue Team Pakistan.

Pakistan made a bad start but now their position is very stable. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are batting well. Babar scored 37 and Fawad 30 runs. If both of them are at the crease, the Pakistan team can be worry-free. But I don’t think there are any more experienced batsmen besides Mohammad Rizwan after they are out.

[Mahdirakib]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

A good comeback from Pakistan team. I also thought that Pakistan will struggle to make big score. But Babar Azam and Fawad Alam saved Pakistan from a batting collapse. They are still playing and made more than 100 runs partnership. We are at early stage of the match. It's difficult to make the prediction now. Pakistan will try their best to win this test match as they have lost the first game.

[Maidak]

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You are right. Opposition bowlers have only done homework about Virat Kohli. They did not study about players like Kl Rahul or Rohit. KL Rahul has proved his mettle. India has won with the help of his performance. Bumrah and Shami's performances on the other hand were completely unexpected. The England team has never thought that Shami and Bumrah will be able to bat so well.

If a team did not study about Rohit Sharma and did not make a game plan then they will struggle, KL Rahul is not new and the openers are performing well but the players that are struggling is Rahane and Pujara and they need to step up their game as they are failing in consecutive innings.

The partnership of Sharmi and Bumrah changed the matches and there were many blunders during the match.

Rahane and Pujara are not experienced enough. So they are struggling to collect run. Scoring in Lord's is not easy. Experienced batsmen also have a lot of trouble making runs in Lord's. Rahane and Pujara may not be playing well. But they are talented. Given the opportunity, they will prove their worth. But I want to see bigger innings from Virat's in this series. He is the best player in India. But so far he has not been able to perform as expected.

[7788bitcoin]

Pakistan is and always be a mystery team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs and then to recover from that stage with the help of Babar Azam and Fawad Alam is incredible. I thought they will be all out by now with they way they started and if this pair goes on to pile huge hundreds then the betting line would change drastically yet again . Had to come up with a plan when Pakistan is playing to take advantage of these huge odd changes  .

[CryptoBuds]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

A good comeback from Pakistan team. I also thought that Pakistan will struggle to make big score. But Babar Azam and Fawad Alam saved Pakistan from a batting collapse. They are still playing and made more than 100 runs partnership. We are at early stage of the match. It's difficult to make the prediction now. Pakistan will try their best to win this test match as they have lost the first game.

From 3 wickets for 2 runs to 3wickets for 145 runs. What an outstanding performance from team Pakistan! I am completely surprised! The performance of Babar Azam and Fawad Alam is very stable. Fawad scored 67 off 139 balls and Babar scored 65 off 143 balls. Pakistan is in a very good position now. If they can score 300 runs, it will be a big challenge for the West Indies.

[Minor Miner]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

A good comeback from Pakistan team. I also thought that Pakistan will struggle to make big score. But Babar Azam and Fawad Alam saved Pakistan from a batting collapse. They are still playing and made more than 100 runs partnership. We are at early stage of the match. It's difficult to make the prediction now. Pakistan will try their best to win this test match as they have lost the first game.

From 3 wickets for 2 runs to 3wickets for 145 runs. What an outstanding performance from team Pakistan! I am completely surprised! The performance of Babar Azam and Fawad Alam is very stable. Fawad scored 67 off 139 balls and Babar scored 65 off 143 balls. Pakistan is in a very good position now. If they can score 300 runs, it will be a big challenge for the West Indies.

The Pakistan team is now in trouble again. They lost the fourth wicket for 168 runs. Babar Azam was out for 75 runs. On the other hand, Fawad Alam is now out of the field with injuries. There are two new batsmen now in the crease. It is difficult to say how long they will stay at the crease.

[ene1980]

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Rahane and Pujara are not experienced enough. So they are struggling to collect run. Scoring in Lord's is not easy. Experienced batsmen also have a lot of trouble making runs in Lord's. Rahane and Pujara may not be playing well. But they are talented. Given the opportunity, they will prove their worth. But I want to see bigger innings from Virat's in this series. He is the best player in India. But so far he has not been able to perform as expected.

How many matches Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have to play to get the experience. They combined played 164 Test matches and that is what we call experience and they are the most experienced batsman in the tour from either sides. They had a standard of scoring consistently but in some of the recent matches they are struggling to get their runs and they need to find a fix for that as well if not they will be replaced by younger talents.

[nhaila]

I am enjoying the second Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. Strange batting lineup of Pakistan team. They lost 3 wickets for 2 runs. The first 3 batsmen have been out. Babar Azam and Fawad Alam are in the crease. The future of the team depends on them now. If they are out, Pakistan will lose all their wickets before 100 runs.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like they are confident of winning this match.

A good comeback from Pakistan team. I also thought that Pakistan will struggle to make big score. But Babar Azam and Fawad Alam saved Pakistan from a batting collapse. They are still playing and made more than 100 runs partnership. We are at early stage of the match. It's difficult to make the prediction now. Pakistan will try their best to win this test match as they have lost the first game.

From 3 wickets for 2 runs to 3wickets for 145 runs. What an outstanding performance from team Pakistan! I am completely surprised! The performance of Babar Azam and Fawad Alam is very stable. Fawad scored 67 off 139 balls and Babar scored 65 off 143 balls. Pakistan is in a very good position now. If they can score 300 runs, it will be a big challenge for the West Indies.

The Pakistan team is now in trouble again. They lost the fourth wicket for 168 runs. Babar Azam was out for 75 runs. On the other hand, Fawad Alam is now out of the field with injuries. There are two new batsmen now in the crease. It is difficult to say how long they will stay at the crease.

First three wickets Abid Ali , Ajhar Ali and Imran butt out only three runs collecting... What's the miserable conditions for Pakistan. But Babar Azam and Fawad alam holded strong their rudder but both out ...

[nhaila]

Fawad alam retrt hurt out with serious inguries . Now two new Batsman Mohammed Rizwan and Faheem asraf both played well. Now they are starting their last season with full speed ..  stay us with fresh updates...

[nhaila]

Currently match delayed due bad light effect.
Mohammed Rizwan collected 22 runs and Faheem asraf collected 23 runs . Both Batsman setting themselves on pitch. But unfortunately now match again stumps.

[CryptoBuds]

End of Day-1, Pakistan is able to collect 214 by losing 4. A great day for Pakistan. Because they lost 3 wickets in the first 3 overs of the match. And at the end of the day, after 74 overs, they lost 4 wickets and collected 214. Good enough collection. If Pakistan can play well in the first session of the next day, they will undoubtedly be able to collect more than 350.