Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Vaskiy]

By the end of day 3 New Zealand have lost 5 wickets scoring 168 runs. Once again Mitchell and Blundell are on the crease. In the first innings with their contribution somehow New Zealand managed to score 329 runs. This time they're in a pressure to make some score, if not the match might end soon.

[coinfinger]

It is very annoying to watch the Test matches of Bangladesh. They have been weak in the Test format for a long time. Neither their players nor their management has the will to do well in the Test format. At the moment, none of the players in the Bangladesh team except Liton Das can collect runs regularly. At the same time their bowling lineup is very weak. They can't determine which of their bowlers are suitable for which type of pitch. If this continues, they will go down further in the test ranking.

Bangladesh team is strong in ODI format, but they are too weak in test format. BCB should take proper steps to improve their players capability in test matches. Recently they have removed Mominul from the test captaincy as he wasn't doing well, then they removed him from the squad as he continued with poor performance. Bangladeshi players should bring some changes on their playing style in test matches.

After losing first test matches now they are having very bad time in second test match as well their batting is completely down with no one able to give some stand right now West Indies is having very good time, and they can win this second match as well which is going to be good for them. Mominul is having very bad time because he is completely fail in batting and his poor captaincy is also bringing them down.

It's time for BCB to act quickly and have some strong domestic changes for better results in test format because without strong domestic set up they can't survive even they can go down against Afghanistan and Ireland which are new but having some better quality which can give them higher rank in test format.

[jostorres]

As soon as the match resumed after the rain, New Zealand lost the two batsmen at the crease. Henry Nicholls, who is now at the crease, has scored 7 runs, and Daryl Mitchell has not been able to collect any runs yet. New Zealand will not be able to give a big target if they do not add at least 80 runs to the scoreboard. But I still waiting to see another great pairing of Blundell and Mitchell today.

NZ once again are in trouble as they are leading by 137 runs and only 5 wickets are left behind. Kane Williamson and Latham are top scorer who are removed rest of the batting just collapsed. NZ from here can give a target of 250 run which can be easily chased on England. Ben Stokes is having a good time as captain.

After winning WTC New Zealand having some trouble in top order batting and this is bringing them down very badly same happening here in this series and now in this match but good thing happening their lower middle order is having very good time, and they are giving them some good support Blundell and Mitchell both are having amazing time but still fail to give success to their team.

If these both able to stay at crease for long time then surely it's going to help their cause otherwise most chances England under new captain going to win this series by big margin of 3 - 0 new captains and coach both are having good time in their first series and most chances they will win remaining matches of this season as well against India and South Africa.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh team is strong in ODI format, but they are too weak in test format. BCB should take proper steps to improve their players capability in test matches. Recently they have removed Mominul from the test captaincy as he wasn't doing well, then they removed him from the squad as he continued with poor performance. Bangladeshi players should bring some changes on their playing style in test matches.

Bangladesh is currently at no.2 position in the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, and that shows their strength in ODI format. At the same time, they have struggled in the test format, especially if held outside the subcontinent. Apart from a revamp of their domestic structure, one thing that may help is if some of their key players take part in English county cricket (4-day). Players from Australia, South Africa and Pakistan regularly take part in this tournament and all of them benefit greatly from playing in different conditions against quality bowlers.

[pakhitheboss]

By the end of day 3 New Zealand have lost 5 wickets scoring 168 runs. Once again Mitchell and Blundell are on the crease. In the first innings with their contribution somehow New Zealand managed to score 329 runs. This time they're in a pressure to make some score, if not the match might end soon.

If these two guys can build a partnership then it will be easy for NZ to build a lead of more than 350 runs. NZ has already a lead of 137 runs these two need to add 250 plus to make the chase difficult for the English batters. Looking at the present form of Bairstow 350 runs lead will still be reachable for the English side anything above it might not be that easy.

[onecall123]

By the end of day 3 New Zealand have lost 5 wickets scoring 168 runs. Once again Mitchell and Blundell are on the crease. In the first innings with their contribution somehow New Zealand managed to score 329 runs. This time they're in a pressure to make some score, if not the match might end soon.

If these two guys can build a partnership then it will be easy for NZ to build a lead of more than 350 runs. NZ has already a lead of 137 runs these two need to add 250 plus to make the chase difficult for the English batters. Looking at the present form of Bairstow 350 runs lead will still be reachable for the English side anything above it might not be that easy.

It will take a remarkable partnership and a perfect rescue act to remove the pressure and transfer it to the English batters. New Zealand have Mitchell and Blundell. The English bowlers should be able to break this partnership as soon as possible to ensure a wonderful day for the hosts. If they can hit 250+, then surely NZ will be the favorites. However, England remains the favorite for this match. It's no secret that Jonny Bairstow has returned to his best form in Test cricket. I thoroughly enjoyed his innings.

[Sithara007]

New Zealand may not be able to get to a lead of 300 plus. They lost two quick wickets now, and are leading by 283 runs at this point. They have only one wicket in hand and the no.11 batsmen Trent Boult is at the crease. Even 280 plus is going to be troublesome for England, since their top order is not in good form. In the first innings, the top 4 batsmen made a combined total of 20 runs, before Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton rescued them. The advantage for England here is that the opposition lack quality spin bowlers.

[JSRAW]

^^ Yeah i guess Kiwis don't even have regular spinner, just 2 part timers. Having said that test is evenly poised and could swing to any side. Kiwis pace battery is world class but on the other hand Poms middle order looking very different nowadays.

I watched downfall of last 3 wickets and some balls are really behaving weirdly, like keeping way too low out of nowhere so chase could be tricky.

[LittleBitFunny]

It is very annoying to watch the Test matches of Bangladesh. They have been weak in the Test format for a long time. Neither their players nor their management has the will to do well in the Test format. At the moment, none of the players in the Bangladesh team except Liton Das can collect runs regularly. At the same time their bowling lineup is very weak. They can't determine which of their bowlers are suitable for which type of pitch. If this continues, they will go down further in the test ranking.

Bangladesh team is strong in ODI format, but they are too weak in test format. BCB should take proper steps to improve their players capability in test matches. Recently they have removed Mominul from the test captaincy as he wasn't doing well, then they removed him from the squad as he continued with poor performance. Bangladeshi players should bring some changes on their playing style in test matches.

After losing first test matches now they are having very bad time in second test match as well their batting is completely down with no one able to give some stand right now West Indies is having very good time, and they can win this second match as well which is going to be good for them. Mominul is having very bad time because he is completely fail in batting and his poor captaincy is also bringing them down.

It's time for BCB to act quickly and have some strong domestic changes for better results in test format because without strong domestic set up they can't survive even they can go down against Afghanistan and Ireland which are new but having some better quality which can give them higher rank in test format.

Bangladeshi players are playing badly in both batting and bowling. West Indies are now 376/7. They are 142 runs ahead of Bangladesh. But the good news for Bangladesh is that the weather in the West Indies is not good now. The match is being delayed due to rain. The chances of the match being drawn will increase.

 The BCB is a cricket board rich enough. Yet they are failing to improve their cricket. This is definitely a failure of the management. To improve the Test format, Bangladesh should now organize Test series with weaker teams. Afghanistan is stronger than Bangladesh in the Test format. Bangladesh will not be able to win with Afghanistan. They should play against teams like Ireland and the Netherlands.

[Swordsoffreedom]

New Zealand scored 328 in the first innings and 329 in the second innings. And they gave England a target of 296 runs. Winning doesn't seem possible with such a low-run target. England is an experienced team. Like the first two matches, they will win this match as usual. So far England has collected 104 runs, and they have lost two wickets. The interesting thing is that England's run rate is now 4.33. Pope and Root are playing great.

[eaLiTy]

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The BCB is a cricket board rich enough. Yet they are failing to improve their cricket. This is definitely a failure of the management. To improve the Test format, Bangladesh should now organize Test series with weaker teams. Afghanistan is stronger than Bangladesh in the Test format. Bangladesh will not be able to win with Afghanistan. They should play against teams like Ireland and the Netherlands.

Organizing matches with weaker teams will not improve the performance of a team so that it will continue even when they face tough competition. Having a tournament with weak teams means the players can improve their averages and score some big runs but that will not help the team even in the short term against better teams. Find young talents groom them and that is how you improve the format and be a better team.  

[Mahdirakib]

Bangladeshi players are playing badly in both batting and bowling. West Indies are now 376/7. They are 142 runs ahead of Bangladesh. But the good news for Bangladesh is that the weather in the West Indies is not good now. The match is being delayed due to rain. The chances of the match being drawn will increase.

The first innings of West Indies has ended with 174 runs lead. Bangladesh has already lost their first 3 wickets in just 32 runs. The rain delayed the match for a while, but it didn't wasted much time of the match. Bangladesh will loss the match without any doubt. Bangladeshi players should practice the test match more in their home ground. The team director should create different type of pitch to improve their players ability. Otherwise they will never be able to do well in test format.

[jostorres]

^^ Yeah i guess Kiwis don't even have regular spinner, just 2 part timers. Having said that test is evenly poised and could swing to any side. Kiwis pace battery is world class but on the other hand Poms middle order looking very different nowadays.

I watched downfall of last 3 wickets and some balls are really behaving weirdly, like keeping way too low out of nowhere so chase could be tricky.

I was also feeling this may be gone either way but after having end of fourth day and poor bowling from Kiwis now it's all ended in 3 - 0 for England's new captain and coach they can enjoy their first win and this could be big booster for them before last test match against India where now we have bad new Rohit Sharma is having Covid-19 and could be doubtful for test match with this it's big below for visitors and having good advantage for home team which is already enjoying good start after the worst end of Root's era.

Kiwis having no full time spinner is big problem for them because this could be good game changes, but they fail and now having more below in this whitewash series.

[Minor Miner]

The players of the Bangladesh team are very unprofessional. They are consistently performing poorly but there is no inferiority among them. No attempt was made to improve their performance. Bangladesh's opponent is West Indies. West Indies' bowling lineup is not very strong. Though it is challenging for Bangladeshi batsmen to score 200 runs despite batting against these weak bowlers.

Bangladesh lost 4 wickets for only 57 runs in the second innings. Their performance is worse than the first innings. Bangladesh is still 106 runs behind. It is almost certain that Bangladesh will lose this match too. But I would not be surprised if Bangladesh lost by an innings margin.

[Webetcoins]

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The BCB is a cricket board rich enough. Yet they are failing to improve their cricket. This is definitely a failure of the management. To improve the Test format, Bangladesh should now organize Test series with weaker teams. Afghanistan is stronger than Bangladesh in the Test format. Bangladesh will not be able to win with Afghanistan. They should play against teams like Ireland and the Netherlands.

Organizing matches with weaker teams will not improve the performance of a team so that it will continue even when they face tough competition. Having a tournament with weak teams means the players can improve their averages and score some big runs but that will not help the team even in the short term against better teams. Find young talents groom them and that is how you improve the format and be a better team.  

A very strong team for test format is not possible without strong and competitive domestic set up which is key for this all and if BCB want to stay in this format and having better team then surely they need to do some big changes in this set up and bring some fair policy for all teams with strong initiative.

Now they are the worst team and having nothing revolutionary change in coming days which mean they can do more down or may be out of this list like Zimbabwe. Their batting is worst and with these bowlers are also unable to provide any assistant which is bringing the worst results for them.

[KennyR]

Bangladesh lost 4 wickets for only 57 runs in the second innings. Their performance is worse than the first innings. Bangladesh is still 106 runs behind. It is almost certain that Bangladesh will lose this match too. But I would not be surprised if Bangladesh lost by an innings margin.

Bottom order players are on the ground. Nurul Hasan and Mehidy Hasan need to do something to make it a draw, because both are the last order batsmen. Losing these two wickets will end up the innings. West Indies on the other side is quite good in batting and bowling against Bangladesh.

In the match between England and New Zealand, it is gonna be a win for England. Required 113 runs out of 93 overs is an easy target for the last day's play.

[pakhitheboss]

^^ Yeah i guess Kiwis don't even have regular spinner, just 2 part timers. Having said that test is evenly poised and could swing to any side. Kiwis pace battery is world class but on the other hand Poms middle order looking very different nowadays.

I watched downfall of last 3 wickets and some balls are really behaving weirdly, like keeping way too low out of nowhere so chase could be tricky.

I was also feeling this may be gone either way but after having end of fourth day and poor bowling from Kiwis now it's all ended in 3 - 0 for England's new captain and coach they can enjoy their first win and this could be big booster for them before last test match against India where now we have bad new Rohit Sharma is having Covid-19 and could be doubtful for test match with this it's big below for visitors and having good advantage for home team which is already enjoying good start after the worst end of Root's era.

Kiwis having no full time spinner is big problem for them because this could be good game changes, but they fail and now having more below in this whitewash series.

It will be very easy for the English batter to chase only 113 runs. I wasn't expecting such an appalling performance by NZ bowlers. After the dismissal of Mitchell I was hoping Blundell would take on the English bowlers but he too was having difficulty. The English side is completely different now after Ben stokes took over as a captain. This is a completely different team and after this test match win they will be unstoppable.

[onecall123]

^^ Yeah i guess Kiwis don't even have regular spinner, just 2 part timers. Having said that test is evenly poised and could swing to any side. Kiwis pace battery is world class but on the other hand Poms middle order looking very different nowadays.

I watched downfall of last 3 wickets and some balls are really behaving weirdly, like keeping way too low out of nowhere so chase could be tricky.

I was also feeling this may be gone either way but after having end of fourth day and poor bowling from Kiwis now it's all ended in 3 - 0 for England's new captain and coach they can enjoy their first win and this could be big booster for them before last test match against India where now we have bad new Rohit Sharma is having Covid-19 and could be doubtful for test match with this it's big below for visitors and having good advantage for home team which is already enjoying good start after the worst end of Root's era.

Kiwis having no full time spinner is big problem for them because this could be good game changes, but they fail and now having more below in this whitewash series.

It will be very easy for the English batter to chase only 113 runs. I wasn't expecting such an appalling performance by NZ bowlers. After the dismissal of Mitchell I was hoping Blundell would take on the English bowlers but he too was having difficulty. The English side is completely different now after Ben stokes took over as a captain. This is a completely different team and after this test match win they will be unstoppable.

English have a great chance of taking the series to 3-0 thanks to an unbeaten 132-run partnership between Pope and Root. The Kiwi bowlers looked helpless in all the fourth innings of the series, which ensure England another easy test victory. There is no doubt that this English team has become everyone's favorite. Having Brendon McCullum as the head coach and Ben Stokes as the test captain have paid off in the long run. There is nothing more courageous and entertaining than this English team.

[Marvell1]

I was also feeling this may be gone either way but after having end of fourth day and poor bowling from Kiwis now it's all ended in 3 - 0 for England's new captain and coach they can enjoy their first win and this could be big booster for them before last test match against India where now we have bad new Rohit Sharma is having Covid-19 and could be doubtful for test match with this it's big below for visitors and having good advantage for home team which is already enjoying good start after the worst end of Root's era.
Kiwis having no full time spinner is big problem for them because this could be good game changes, but they fail and now having more below in this whitewash series.

It will be very easy for the English batter to chase only 113 runs. I wasn't expecting such an appalling performance by NZ bowlers. After the dismissal of Mitchell I was hoping Blundell would take on the English bowlers but he too was having difficulty. The English side is completely different now after Ben stokes took over as a captain. This is a completely different team and after this test match win they will be unstoppable.

English have a great chance of taking the series to 3-0 thanks to an unbeaten 132-run partnership between Pope and Root. The Kiwi bowlers looked helpless in all the fourth innings of the series, which ensure England another easy test victory. There is no doubt that this English team has become everyone's favorite. Having Brendon McCullum as the head coach and Ben Stokes as the test captain have paid off in the long run. There is nothing more courageous and entertaining than this English team.

Currently, there is a rain delay going on. But England still has a lot of time to score the remaining runs. And I think the rain delay is the only thing that might cause a draw in this match. Otherwise, this match is also going to be a win for England. Unless the pitch is really favoring the bowlers after the rain delay.

New Zealand bowlers start taking wickets really fast. That is the only way New Zealand might win this test match but it is still going to be a series loss for New Zealand. New Zealand is again proving that they are not the best test team when it comes to playing in away conditions.

[GigaBit]

I was also feeling this may be gone either way but after having end of fourth day and poor bowling from Kiwis now it's all ended in 3 - 0 for England's new captain and coach they can enjoy their first win and this could be big booster for them before last test match against India where now we have bad new Rohit Sharma is having Covid-19 and could be doubtful for test match with this it's big below for visitors and having good advantage for home team which is already enjoying good start after the worst end of Root's era.
Kiwis having no full time spinner is big problem for them because this could be good game changes, but they fail and now having more below in this whitewash series.

It will be very easy for the English batter to chase only 113 runs. I wasn't expecting such an appalling performance by NZ bowlers. After the dismissal of Mitchell I was hoping Blundell would take on the English bowlers but he too was having difficulty. The English side is completely different now after Ben stokes took over as a captain. This is a completely different team and after this test match win they will be unstoppable.

English have a great chance of taking the series to 3-0 thanks to an unbeaten 132-run partnership between Pope and Root. The Kiwi bowlers looked helpless in all the fourth innings of the series, which ensure England another easy test victory. There is no doubt that this English team has become everyone's favorite. Having Brendon McCullum as the head coach and Ben Stokes as the test captain have paid off in the long run. There is nothing more courageous and entertaining than this English team.

Currently, there is a rain delay going on. But England still has a lot of time to score the remaining runs. And I think the rain delay is the only thing that might cause a draw in this match. Otherwise, this match is also going to be a win for England. Unless the pitch is really favoring the bowlers after the rain delay.

New Zealand bowlers start taking wickets really fast. That is the only way New Zealand might win this test match but it is still going to be a series loss for New Zealand. New Zealand is again proving that they are not the best test team when it comes to playing in away conditions.

In cricket we often see rain interrupted matches. Last day India Ireland T20 match has been reduced due to rain. Anyway, we're already on the last day of the Headingley The equation is very simple. England need 113 more runs on the other New Zealand need 8 wickets. It will be very easy for England to win the match if the game continues.