Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[teosanru]

England has tried everything. However, more batters should be engaged.  That's their main concern, although I'm sure they'll overcome.

In the meantime, a positive case emerged in the men's Ashes series. Test results were positive for match referee Boon. I think we should cancel the rest of the series anyway due to the Covid issue. Now that possible results are coming, even postponed the BBL.

England would obviously want some postponement for this series because the sort of form they are in it really looks too bad. Especially a team which was being considered the World's best team in ODI and T20 lately has been struggling badly in tests. Bowlers have still been somewhat okayish but batsman have struggled badly. stokes hasn't really been in best touch after coming back from the injury too.

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[eaLiTy]

England would obviously want some postponement for this series because the sort of form they are in it really looks too bad. Especially a team which was being considered the World's best team in ODI and T20 lately has been struggling badly in tests. Bowlers have still been somewhat okayish but batsman have struggled badly. stokes hasn't really been in best touch after coming back from the injury too.

England was not having the best Test team for a long time and now their bowlers failed to perform like they used to do in the past especially James Anderson and Stuart Broad did not make any impact in this series and their batsman was a complete failure and postponing the series will not change anything unless they find new players.

Another surprising news from South Africa is the surprise retirement of Quinton de Kock and with South Africa struggling to find quality players this untimely retirement is another headache for them.

[doomloop]

England has tried everything. However, more batters should be engaged.  That's their main concern, although I'm sure they'll overcome.

In the meantime, a positive case emerged in the men's Ashes series. Test results were positive for match referee Boon. I think we should cancel the rest of the series anyway due to the Covid issue. Now that possible results are coming, even postponed the BBL.

Surely if now they want respectable end of these Ashes they need more Covid-19 cases in their camp because otherwise they have no option to avoid 5 - 0 result from this which is surely the worst case for them and their cricket currently.

Much good news for England camp as right now we have some good number of peoples positive for covid19 like England Coach, Match Referee and now Australian batsman Travis Head if these things not stopped then surely they will think about postponed or some other way to stop this all which is good for England.
 
Meanwhile, now Gary Kirsten is a strong candidate for next English Coach as current is going to lose his job after this humiliation defeat from the hands of Australia in Australia.

[Haunebu]

Another surprising news from South Africa is the surprise retirement of Quinton de Kock and with South Africa struggling to find quality players this untimely retirement is another headache for them.

This was a surprise to me too. He only retired from tests though at the moment which implies that he will still be available in the other formats of the game.

Much good news for England camp as right now we have some good number of peoples positive for covid19 like England Coach, Match Referee and now Australian batsman Travis Head if these things not stopped then surely they will think about postponed or some other way to stop this all which is good for England.

That is dark. Hoping for people to get infected just for the sake of sports is crazy. Their lives matter more than the games themselves which is why I completely disagree with you here.

[Sithara007]

That is dark. Hoping for people to get infected just for the sake of sports is crazy. Their lives matter more than the games themselves which is why I completely disagree with you here.

Once again, COVID is playing the spoilsport. Three important test series are ongoing right now - Ashes between Australia and England, Indian tour of South Africa, and Bangladeshi tour of New Zealand. If these series are called off, then the broadcasters will be left with crippling losses, and the international cricketing calendar maybe thrown into disarray once more. For the BCCI, the IPL will be a concern. They were initially planning to conduct the IPL 2022 from March-April this year. Omicron can force a change in their plans.

[pakhitheboss]

That is dark. Hoping for people to get infected just for the sake of sports is crazy. Their lives matter more than the games themselves which is why I completely disagree with you here.

Once again, COVID is playing the spoilsport. Three important test series are ongoing right now - Ashes between Australia and England, Indian tour of South Africa, and Bangladeshi tour of New Zealand. If these series are called off, then the broadcasters will be left with crippling losses, and the international cricketing calendar maybe thrown into disarray once more. For the BCCI, the IPL will be a concern. They were initially planning to conduct the IPL 2022 from March-April this year. Omicron can force a change in their plans.

They might get only cancelled if any of the players or the members of the squad becomes positive. For now, everything is going smooth and I hope it remains like this only. IPL would have to be postponed once again because the daily positivity rate has started rising in India and by February end it will peak according to a report. If that is the case then it would be hard for BCCI to conduct IPL between March till June.

[mm2543363580]

They might get only cancelled if any of the players or the members of the squad becomes positive. For now, everything is going smooth and I hope it remains like this only. IPL would have to be postponed once again because the daily positivity rate has started rising in India and by February end it will peak according to a report. If that is the case then it would be hard for BCCI to conduct IPL between March till June.

Cricket should learn how to live with covid. AFAIK covid is going no where and there is realization among boards that cricket should go on with precautionary measures. All three test series right now are in progress and there is no news of cancelation. Even if some player caught with covid, he must be replaced rather then canceling the series.

[og kush420]

Test series b/w New Zealand and Bangladesh is underway and at the stumps of Day 1 New Zealand are in good position as they scored 258 for the loss of 5 wickets. Devon Conway scored his second test century otherwise there is no noticeable performance in batting from New Zealand so far. So far match in very much in New Zealand favour.

[Sithara007]

Test series b/w New Zealand and Bangladesh is underway and at the stumps of Day 1 New Zealand are in good position as they scored 258 for the loss of 5 wickets. Devon Conway scored his second test century otherwise there is no noticeable performance in batting from New Zealand so far. So far match in very much in New Zealand favour.

New Zealand were in a very strong position, but they lost some crucial wickets during the last hour. From 2/189, they slumped to 258/5. Feels bad for Ross Taylor, as he got out before getting himself to a half century. In a track that supported seam bowling, the Bangladeshi pacers looked out of form. Only Shoriful Islam was able to pick a few wickets. And it was really surprising to see the management picking up two spinners (Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Ebadot Hossain) in the playing XI. Both of them conceded a total of 125 wickets and picked up a solitary wicket.

[kro55]

Newzeland vs Bangladesh
New Zealand's players have been able to perform consistently. If we compare the Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, it can be considered as a one-sided match. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl. At the end of the first day, New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 256 runs. I have seen the bowling of Bangladesh bowlers. They are not doing bad. Most likely, New Zealand's innings could end in 360.

[onecall123]

Newzeland vs Bangladesh
New Zealand's players have been able to perform consistently. If we compare the Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, it can be considered as a one-sided match. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl. At the end of the first day, New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 256 runs. I have seen the bowling of Bangladesh bowlers. They are not doing bad. Most likely, New Zealand's innings could end in 360.

Devon Conway must have really enjoyed scoring his first Test century at home, a very special milestone in the new year of 2022. The young lads are doing well in Bangladesh following an unexpectedly good start to the new year. After the first day of play, Bangladesh took five wickets, but their plain bowling couldn't stop the Kiwi batters. A huge innings will be scored on the board if they cannot return tomorrow morning.

[teosanru]

Newzeland vs Bangladesh
New Zealand's players have been able to perform consistently. If we compare the Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, it can be considered as a one-sided match. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl. At the end of the first day, New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 256 runs. I have seen the bowling of Bangladesh bowlers. They are not doing bad. Most likely, New Zealand's innings could end in 360.

Bangladesh might be an emerging team but actually, they are not at all improving them in test cricket, for them winning a test match at away venues is still more like a dream. New Zealand is the best Test team in the world currently, and to be very honest they aren't really performing like the best team currently, So I would say Bangladesh is doing okay in this match. I expected atleast 400 from NZ in the first innings, it still looks achievable but you are right an intelligent guess would be around 350-360.

[romero121]

Newzeland vs Bangladesh
New Zealand's players have been able to perform consistently. If we compare the Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, it can be considered as a one-sided match. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl. At the end of the first day, New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 256 runs. I have seen the bowling of Bangladesh bowlers. They are not doing bad. Most likely, New Zealand's innings could end in 360.

Bangladesh might be an emerging team but actually, they are not at all improving them in test cricket, for them winning a test match at away venues is still more like a dream. New Zealand is the best Test team in the world currently, and to be very honest they aren't really performing like the best team currently, So I would say Bangladesh is doing okay in this match. I expected atleast 400 from NZ in the first innings, it still looks achievable but you are right an intelligent guess would be around 350-360.

New Zealand have lost 5 wickets scoring 285 runs by the end of day 1. With 5 wickets left it can manage to score 400 runs. However the last order will be of bowlers which restricts the score within 360 runs.

Bangladesh is quite strong, but it lacks experienced play. Bangladesh isn't improving on test cricket, but in other formats it is performing good. During this match Bangladesh will experience the climate condition change. This can also make the players experience difficulty.

[Minor Miner]

Newzeland vs Bangladesh
New Zealand's players have been able to perform consistently. If we compare the Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, it can be considered as a one-sided match. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl. At the end of the first day, New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 256 runs. I have seen the bowling of Bangladesh bowlers. They are not doing bad. Most likely, New Zealand's innings could end in 360.

Bangladesh might be an emerging team but actually, they are not at all improving them in test cricket, for them winning a test match at away venues is still more like a dream. New Zealand is the best Test team in the world currently, and to be very honest they aren't really performing like the best team currently, So I would say Bangladesh is doing okay in this match. I expected atleast 400 from NZ in the first innings, it still looks achievable but you are right an intelligent guess would be around 350-360.

Bangladesh is a weak team. I will call them weak team now because I have seen their performance against Pakistan. They had weaker and irregular performances than in Afghanistan. Since Bangladesh is inexperienced in Test format.
So we all thought this series was one-sided. We all thought New Zealand would dominate and win. Although New Zealand's performance at the end of the first day was lower than we expected, they still have ample opportunity to dominate the entire series and win. If they can do more than 400 in the first innings, it will be enough to defeat a team like Bangladesh. I would say Bangladesh will not be able to collect more than 250 in the first innings against bowling lineup like New Zealand.

[RealMalatesta]

New Zealand have lost 5 wickets scoring 285 runs by the end of day 1. With 5 wickets left it can manage to score 400 runs. However the last order will be of bowlers which restricts the score within 360 runs.

Devon Conway's returning century helped New Zealand to start the new year stronger, they really missed him while their recent tour to India. From here, I guess even 450 to 500 runs also possible as Mount Maunganui is known for its batting friendly nature.

I would say Bangladesh will not be able to collect more than 250 in the first innings against bowling lineup like New Zealand.

Against quality swinging pace attacks against Tim Southee and Trent Boult, I guess it would be too hard for any team in New Zealand soil. If Bangladesh continues same form like how they struggled against Pakistan then New Zealand may win by an innings. I am just expecting one-sided match here as I am not expecting Bangladesh to show any fight out side their home.

[kro55]

New Zealand have lost 5 wickets scoring 285 runs by the end of day 1. With 5 wickets left it can manage to score 400 runs. However the last order will be of bowlers which restricts the score within 360 runs.

New Zealand's next day's performance will largely depend on the first session. If they do not lose wickets in the first session, New Zealand can easily collect more than 400. Let's see how the batsmen do tomorrow. I think Bangladeshi bowlers will be able to do well tomorrow.

Bangladesh is quite strong, but it lacks experienced play. Bangladesh isn't improving on test cricket, but in other formats it is performing good. During this match Bangladesh will experience the climate condition change. This can also make the players experience difficulty.

The names of the experienced players of Bangladesh are Shakib, Mushkif Tamim and Mahmudullah. But even though they are in the team, I have not seen much improvement in the performance of the team. Bangladesh is always weak in Test format. The young and experienced squads are almost the same. Their performance is not improving

[Minor Miner]

I would say Bangladesh will not be able to collect more than 250 in the first innings against bowling lineup like New Zealand.

Against quality swinging pace attacks against Tim Southee and Trent Boult, I guess it would be too hard for any team in New Zealand soil. If Bangladesh continues same form like how they struggled against Pakistan then New Zealand may win by an innings. I am just expecting one-sided match here as I am not expecting Bangladesh to show any fight out side their home.

Bangladesh bowlers have done well. But Bangladesh will win the Test match, even against the strong New Zealand, I did not even dream of it. Bangladesh can fight hard. The match will probably be competitive if Bangladesh batsmen can play well. However, I do not believe in the batsmen of Bangladesh. No wonder they lost all their wickets before 100 runs. We have seen a lot of poor batting from the Bangladesh team.

[Mahdirakib]

Bangladesh is quite strong, but it lacks experienced play. Bangladesh isn't improving on test cricket, but in other formats it is performing good. During this match Bangladesh will experience the climate condition change. This can also make the players experience difficulty.

The names of the experienced players of Bangladesh are Shakib, Mushkif Tamim and Mahmudullah. But even though they are in the team, I have not seen much improvement in the performance of the team. Bangladesh is always weak in Test format. The young and experienced squads are almost the same. Their performance is not improving

They are the key players of Bangladesh. Among those players only Mushfiqur Rahim is playing in this series. You may expect something better from Bangladesh team if those key players are in the field. But currently they are playing with young and inexperienced players. New Zealand has made a good score today. Still I'm not going to keep them ahead, but the betting odds is fully in favour of them. Currently the odds is 1.06× for New Zealand win, which is 32× for Bangladesh.

[perfect999]

Bangladesh bowlers have done well. But Bangladesh will win the Test match, even against the strong New Zealand, I did not even dream of it. Bangladesh can fight hard. The match will probably be competitive if Bangladesh batsmen can play well. However, I do not believe in the batsmen of Bangladesh. No wonder they lost all their wickets before 100 runs. We have seen a lot of poor batting from the Bangladesh team.

It's typical New Zealand wicket which is favouring seamers, and they are doing good with very young batting line-up for Bangladesh I am feeling any target above 350+ is very difficult, and they can lose the match by an inning because they are no quality batting line-up which can face these Lethal Kiwis.

Shakib and Tamim now both are not part of this team which is bringing more problems with new batsmen are also having no good technique like we already watch them against Pakistan at home after many years as staying test nation they are completely failed to produce any good test player which is now big threat for them in test community with staying at bottom with West Indies and Ireland.

[coinism]

Bangladesh bowlers have done well. But Bangladesh will win the Test match, even against the strong New Zealand, I did not even dream of it. Bangladesh can fight hard. The match will probably be competitive if Bangladesh batsmen can play well. However, I do not believe in the batsmen of Bangladesh. No wonder they lost all their wickets before 100 runs. We have seen a lot of poor batting from the Bangladesh team.

Bangladesh bowlers good bowling was destroyed by Devon Conway century. The good thing for Bangladesh is Devon Conway is no more on crease, so there is a chance New Zealand can be bowled out at 350. Seeing the recent performance of Bangladesh I don't think they can win the game but they must try to chase runs and remain in the match. This will give there players confidence for future games.