Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[UmerIdrees]

But, I am really hoping that this will change in the third test match. Otherwise, it will be absolutely boring to see another 5 days of batting without any intention except for surviving. I really don't understand why they don't make a pitch that is good and suitable for both batsmen and bowlers? You know, they do have great bowlers in their squad…

The next match will be in Lahore.. I think the ground is better there. Are we going to discuss pitch again for the third test match or was that Karachi only? I have never heard so much about pitch issue. But I am very surprised and appreciate those who predicted a draw. That was really unbelievable guess.

The rest of whole series will be played in Lahore. Previously most of the matches were scheduled to be played in Pindi but due to law and order situation in the country, matches are shifted to Lahore.  Pakistan interior minister: White-ball matches against Australia moved from Rawalpindi to Lahore

The final  test match will begin on Monday It will be an extreme important match and I wish we could have a result in that test match.

[BALIK]

Two days still remain (approx. 180 overs of play) and West Indies still trail by more than 200 runs. But I agree that the probability of a draw is grater, unless the England bowlers can get some of the key West Indies batsmen out cheaply. The WTC has made test cricket more boring. In order to save points, weaker teams like West Indies and Pakistan are creating flat tracks, resulting in meaningless matches. The ICC needs to step in and stop this sham. The fans don't care about points and they demand quality matches.

I totally agree with you. England vs West Indies match was completely boring. Boring batting. No matter how hard the bowlers try, they are not able to take wickets. It is meaningless to bowl well on such a pitch. The ICC should look forward. And the ICC should play a role in pitch selection. We ordinary spectators do not expect such a boring match. If it continues like this, cricket will lose more spectators

[blatchcorn]

I totally agree with you. England vs West Indies match was completely boring. Boring batting. No matter how hard the bowlers try, they are not able to take wickets. It is meaningless to bowl well on such a pitch. The ICC should look forward. And the ICC should play a role in pitch selection. We ordinary spectators do not expect such a boring match. If it continues like this, cricket will lose more spectators

Definitely a draw as WI are now 219 runs behind with 6 wikcets in hands, only two days left for two complete innings. ICC has nothing to do with pitches please stop this discussion. In test format such things are happening ever since cricket started and will continue to happen as long as test cricket is there.

[pakhitheboss]

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Undoubtedly the match will be a draw. As we have seen the West Indies bowlers bowling poorly, the England bowlers are not doing well either. For a long time they could not take any wicket. And the pair of Braithwaite and Blackwood have probably scored 159 runs already.

It is highly likely that the match would end up in a draw because West Indies is fighting back and Kraigg Brathwaite is leading from the front and had a good partnership with Jermaine Blackwood and both reached their century, but Jermaine Blackwood lost his wicket and they are still trailing by 219 runs and two more days left in this match and unless there is a big turnaround in the morning session the match will end up in a draw .

Braithwaite is still playing comfortably and has now scored more than 100 runs. I think if he stays there till the end of day 4 then WI will be able to lead trail. England would like to get his wicket if they want to win this match. Still the chance of this match getting draw is pretty high.

[blatchcorn]

Braithwaite is still playing comfortably and has now scored more than 100 runs. I think if he stays there till the end of day 4 then WI will be able to lead trail. England would like to get his wicket if they want to win this match. Still the chance of this match getting draw is pretty high.

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood are the star performer of WI first innings. If WI score 300 runs on day 4 then they have lead of 81 runs only. If England can bowl out WI in first session of day 4 with lead of 100 or 150 then there is some chance of England winning the game. My bet is on draw of this game.

[Sithara007]

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood are the star performer of WI first innings. If WI score 300 runs on day 4 then they have lead of 81 runs only. If England can bowl out WI in first session of day 4 with lead of 100 or 150 then there is some chance of England winning the game. My bet is on draw of this game.

England made the mistake of leaving out James Anderson and Stuart Broad from the playing XI. These two are their best pace bowlers and have excellent experience in bowling under tough conditions. The pitch offered hardly any support for pace/seam bowling and the younger bowlers who were included in the playing XI performed rather poorly. Not going to blame them, since there was hardly any support from the pitch. But I have a feeling that if Anderson was there, then things could have been a lot better for England.

[BALIK]

I totally agree with you. England vs West Indies match was completely boring. Boring batting. No matter how hard the bowlers try, they are not able to take wickets. It is meaningless to bowl well on such a pitch. The ICC should look forward. And the ICC should play a role in pitch selection. We ordinary spectators do not expect such a boring match. If it continues like this, cricket will lose more spectators

Definitely a draw as WI are now 219 runs behind with 6 wikcets in hands, only two days left for two complete innings. ICC has nothing to do with pitches please stop this discussion. In test format such things are happening ever since cricket started and will continue to happen as long as test cricket is there.

Is it happening in every test? Really? You probably didn't watch the India vs Sri Lanka Test match. The pitch was enough good. The bowler has the advantage, but if the batsman is experienced, he is able to score well. But the kind of pitches that Pakistan and the West Indies are making are totally helpful for batting. I think such a pitch is perfect for T20 or ODI format

[coinism]

England made the mistake of leaving out James Anderson and Stuart Broad from the playing XI. These two are their best pace bowlers and have excellent experience in bowling under tough conditions. The pitch offered hardly any support for pace/seam bowling and the younger bowlers who were included in the playing XI performed rather poorly. Not going to blame them, since there was hardly any support from the pitch. But I have a feeling that if Anderson was there, then things could have been a lot better for England.

James and Broad have played enough cricket and should have left the team by themselves before team management drop them. ECB is doing good by giving chance to new pace bowlers else England will be in same situation like Srilanka are in right now. Srilanka key players like jayawardena, Sangakkara, malinga left at same time leaving team in worst situation.

[galambo]

I totally agree with you. England vs West Indies match was completely boring. Boring batting. No matter how hard the bowlers try, they are not able to take wickets. It is meaningless to bowl well on such a pitch. The ICC should look forward. And the ICC should play a role in pitch selection. We ordinary spectators do not expect such a boring match. If it continues like this, cricket will lose more spectators

It's now confirmed that second test will end in a draw as WI are 156 runs behind of England first innings total and they have still 5 wickets in hands. Kraigg Brathwaite has scored his 10th century and looking for double century. We saw Same situation in Pakistan Australia Test series. Let's hope pcb design some meaningful pitch for last test.

[og kush420]

The rest of whole series will be played in Lahore. Previously most of the matches were scheduled to be played in Pindi but due to law and order situation in the country, matches are shifted to Lahore.  Pakistan interior minister: White-ball matches against Australia moved from Rawalpindi to Lahore

The final  test match will begin on Monday It will be an extreme important match and I wish we could have a result in that test match.

Yes -  I read the news as well. Hard luck for fans in Rawalpindi. Hope this time we see some real cricket and not an end day match when our heart races to its fastest level. May the best team win. Looking fwd to some amazing cricket this time.

[kro55]

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Trailing by 436 runs and losing 1 wicket does not mean they are out of the match. Still 3 more days left and WI can chase those run if they play sensibly on day 3, they need a big partnership

West Indies are still trailing by 153 runs and they have four wickets in hand. But, West Indies did a good job, Even though they are trailing they make sure that they are playing a lot more overs.
It's the fourth day and session two and I don't see any results except for a draw in this match. And that happened because the West Indies played a lot of overs.

England scored 509 runs in 150 overs. On the other hand, West Indies have scored 354 runs, they have already played 152 overs. that alone has made the draw quite obvious right now.

[Theones]

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Trailing by 436 runs and losing 1 wicket does not mean they are out of the match. Still 3 more days left and WI can chase those run if they play sensibly on day 3, they need a big partnership

West Indies are still trailing by 153 runs and they have four wickets in hand. But, West Indies did a good job, Even though they are trailing they make sure that they are playing a lot more overs.
It's the fourth day and session two and I don't see any results except for a draw in this match. And that happened because the West Indies played a lot of overs.

England scored 509 runs in 150 overs. On the other hand, West Indies have scored 354 runs, they have already played 152 overs. that alone has made the draw quite obvious right now.

A long game too boring for the players and the viewers as well. I have seen there were hardly any spectator in the ground as well. Sometime such a long games drain too much of energy. I think it well end in draw like Pk and Aus match. I will keep a look on the  update to see if my prediction turns out to be right.

[Mamun74]

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Trailing by 436 runs and losing 1 wicket does not mean they are out of the match. Still 3 more days left and WI can chase those run if they play sensibly on day 3, they need a big partnership

West Indies are still trailing by 153 runs and they have four wickets in hand. But, West Indies did a good job, Even though they are trailing they make sure that they are playing a lot more overs.
It's the fourth day and session two and I don't see any results except for a draw in this match. And that happened because the West Indies played a lot of overs.

England scored 509 runs in 150 overs. On the other hand, West Indies have scored 354 runs, they have already played 152 overs. that alone has made the draw quite obvious right now.

A long game too boring for the players and the viewers as well. I have seen there were hardly any spectator in the ground as well. Sometime such a long games drain too much of energy. I think it well end in draw like Pk and Aus match. I will keep a look on the  update to see if my prediction turns out to be right.

Test cricket more enjoyable when you enjoy test cricket. Test match very interesting match.ENG vs WI match ENG scored 507 and declared.WI batsman Kraigg Brathwite scored 160(489)ball,he done his job properly. WI batsman are really good playing this series and this test match.I hope this 2nd test match will be draw to end.

[jostorres]

England made the mistake of leaving out James Anderson and Stuart Broad from the playing XI. These two are their best pace bowlers and have excellent experience in bowling under tough conditions. The pitch offered hardly any support for pace/seam bowling and the younger bowlers who were included in the playing XI performed rather poorly. Not going to blame them, since there was hardly any support from the pitch. But I have a feeling that if Anderson was there, then things could have been a lot better for England.

Without any doubt a big blunder by English Selectors as they leave their main bowlers from this tour and now having another big set back with Mark Wood injury is hurting them very badly in this series where they can take a win and good positive change after losing worst The Ashes series, but it's their own decision, and they can't blame any other for this all now they have to face this situation right now after England's 507, West Indies is having 403/8 with Da Silva is still on crease and just 25 overs remaining in today's play most chances we have another bore draw which is not helpful but still good for home team as they are settled for this draw with having no good chance of positive result against England but losing their own credibility and time with this useless game.

They need some better domestic set up and reunion which help them to have some good and exciting players those can play for their country instead of franchise cricket and can bring back old gold days.

[eaLiTy]

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A long game too boring for the players and the viewers as well. I have seen there were hardly any spectator in the ground as well. Sometime such a long games drain too much of energy. I think it well end in draw like Pk and Aus match. I will keep a look on the  update to see if my prediction turns out to be right.

There was a time when there is a match in West Indies, the stadiums used to fill and it used to be like a carnival and it is strange to see that the stadiums are empty. I did not watch the matches because the run rate is really low and you need to have the patience to watch the match  .
West Indies still trail by 97 runs but the match is not going anywhere as it will end up in a draw as there is not much time left in this match.

[doomloop]

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A long game too boring for the players and the viewers as well. I have seen there were hardly any spectator in the ground as well. Sometime such a long games drain too much of energy. I think it well end in draw like Pk and Aus match. I will keep a look on the  update to see if my prediction turns out to be right.

There was a time when there is a match in West Indies, the stadiums used to fill and it used to be like a carnival and it is strange to see that the stadiums are empty. I did not watch the matches because the run rate is really low and you need to have the patience to watch the match  .
West Indies still trail by 97 runs but the match is not going anywhere as it will end up in a draw as there is not much time left in this match.

Right now, we have two series in progress and both are giving very negative impact on test matches with franchise leagues are stealing all show, both West Indies and Pakistan bringing some poor mind-set which is really not supportive from any side.

West Indies lost all ten wickets, but we are also losing all chances of any result from this test match and now end of two innings in four days is surely the worst thing happening with run rate from West Indies is also very poor like 2.25 is not good hopefully we will have some good and supportive things in near future from these countries and main culprit behind this all ICC to do some better things for life of Test because if they fail then surely it's going to be dead rubber, and we are going to lose one off most beautiful game in this poor way.

[7788bitcoin]

^^ Australia tour of Pakistan and England tour of West Indies are the two series that had pitches that are not helping the bowlers in a long time, any series before that we used to see results and if the match ends up in a draw it would be a competitive one. This is a rare series and hopefully we will see competitive pitches in the upcoming matches. England and West Indies will end up in a draw, Australia and Pakistan ended in a draw. Lets see how the rest of the series goes.

[jaberwock]

^^ Australia tour of Pakistan and England tour of West Indies are the two series that had pitches that are not helping the bowlers in a long time, any series before that we used to see results and if the match ends up in a draw it would be a competitive one. This is a rare series and hopefully we will see competitive pitches in the upcoming matches. England and West Indies will end up in a draw, Australia and Pakistan ended in a draw. Lets see how the rest of the series goes.

Most chances we will have no positive results from these both series because currently West Indies is in not good shape, and they are bringing flat pitches for having some better results for their team instead of supportive their quality is not good enough for facing England.

In Pakistan case, it's same happening with Pakistan is already in some good position for qualifying into WTC final and staying at second spot behind Australia they need some more points for this spot which is only possible with these flat pitches with Australia is currently world's most attractive and best team in presence of quality batsmen and bowlers and Pakistani youths have no good experience to face them, so they are doing these dirty tactics for WTC points and staying alive against quality teams.

[Sithara007]

^^ Australia tour of Pakistan and England tour of West Indies are the two series that had pitches that are not helping the bowlers in a long time, any series before that we used to see results and if the match ends up in a draw it would be a competitive one. This is a rare series and hopefully we will see competitive pitches in the upcoming matches. England and West Indies will end up in a draw, Australia and Pakistan ended in a draw. Lets see how the rest of the series goes.

Remainder of the series will be exactly the same. Pakistan knows that they don't have the capability to defeat Australia. So they played defensively and asked the curator to prepare a dead track, which offer no support for the bowlers. Same was the case with the West Indians. They also aimed for a draw, and they got that in the end. The only ones who are losing out here are the spectators. They are spending so much money and time to watch these matches and what are they getting in return? A few matches that end with no result?

[blatchcorn]

Remainder of the series will be exactly the same. Pakistan knows that they don't have the capability to defeat Australia. So they played defensively and asked the curator to prepare a dead track, which offer no support for the bowlers. Same was the case with the West Indians. They also aimed for a draw, and they got that in the end. The only ones who are losing out here are the spectators. They are spending so much money and time to watch these matches and what are they getting in return? A few matches that end with no result?

Your analysis may be true in case of Pakistan, though i firmly believe that Pakistan is capable of beating Australian as they did in 2018/19 in UAE. But WI have recently won ODI series against England, why they made a pitch like that ? We have one test coming up in lahore and chances are that pitch will he made in a way that match must not draw.