Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

The second test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will start tomorrow, and this is going to be the final match of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Both of these teams have failed to qualify for the WTC finals. The final will be played between India and Australia at the Oval on 7th June 2023. BTW, it is strange that none of the Indian batsmen feature among the top-5 run scorers in the WTC. The top run scorer is Joe Root, followed by Usman Khawaja and Babar Azam. Marnus Labuschagne and Jonny Bairstow are at 4th and 5th positions respectively.

[justdimin]

The second test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will start tomorrow, and this is going to be the final match of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Both of these teams have failed to qualify for the WTC finals. The final will be played between India and Australia at the Oval on 7th June 2023. BTW, it is strange that none of the Indian batsmen feature among the top-5 run scorers in the WTC. The top run scorer is Joe Root, followed by Usman Khawaja and Babar Azam. Marnus Labuschagne and Jonny Bairstow are at 4th and 5th positions respectively.

There is no doubt this ICC World Test Championship is not good for the Indian batting side but good thing now they are second time into final of this event which is going to play second time in England as last time they lost against New Zealand now they are going to face Australia at The Oval but here another interesting thing happening while they are going to face Australia they have bowler at third spot with Ashwin is having 61 wickets which is also good for them as he is still consistent performer in this team with his bowling and many times help them with his batting as well.

Usman Khawaja having good tours of Subcontinent which helps him for having second spot in batting list, but England is surely best team in this competition even they fail to qualify for the final second time.

[mm2543363580]

The second test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will start tomorrow, and this is going to be the final match of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Both of these teams have failed to qualify for the WTC finals. The final will be played between India and Australia at the Oval on 7th June 2023. BTW, it is strange that none of the Indian batsmen feature among the top-5 run scorers in the WTC. The top run scorer is Joe Root, followed by Usman Khawaja and Babar Azam. Marnus Labuschagne and Jonny Bairstow are at 4th and 5th positions respectively.

There is no doubt this ICC World Test Championship is not good for the Indian batting side but good thing now they are second time into final of this event which is going to play second time in England as last time they lost against New Zealand now they are going to face Australia at The Oval but here another interesting thing happening while they are going to face Australia they have bowler at third spot with Ashwin is having 61 wickets which is also good for them as he is still consistent performer in this team with his bowling and many times help them with his batting as well.

Usman Khawaja having good tours of Subcontinent which helps him for having second spot in batting list, but England is surely best team in this competition even they fail to qualify for the final second time.

India is more consistent in rest format than many other teams like England, Newzealand and Pakistan and honestly the test championship trophy seems like they ll win this year . Australia showed good performance but not like India so there are thim chances of them to win the title.

[Sithara007]

Usman Khawaja having good tours of Subcontinent which helps him for having second spot in batting list, but England is surely best team in this competition even they fail to qualify for the final second time.

England is overdependent on a few of the players, such as Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Joe Root and Stuart Broad. When some of these players are unavailable, their performance go down the drain. Because England surprisingly seems to have an issue in finding younger players, despite the fact that they have the best domestic cricket system in the world. On top of that, they haven't performed credibly in sub-continental conditions. Australia has been far more consistent under such conditions, especially under the captaincy of Steve Smith.

[Minor Miner]

Usman Khawaja having good tours of Subcontinent which helps him for having second spot in batting list, but England is surely best team in this competition even they fail to qualify for the final second time.

England is overdependent on a few of the players, such as Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Joe Root and Stuart Broad. When some of these players are unavailable, their performance go down the drain. Because England surprisingly seems to have an issue in finding younger players, despite the fact that they have the best domestic cricket system in the world. On top of that, they haven't performed credibly in sub-continental conditions. Australia has been far more consistent under such conditions, especially under the captaincy of Steve Smith.

England's overall performance against Bangladesh was poor. The pitch was bowling friendly. England has world-class bowlers but we have not seen good performances from them. And most importantly, England's batting line-up was very weak in the T20 series. England's batsmen are the best in the world in the T20 format. Even then they don't play well. I have not seen a batsman in the England squad who has consistently played well in every match. However, before the ODI World Cup, England will have to try to resolve the problems within the team. Otherwise, I would not be surprised if England is knocked out in the first round of this year's ODI World Cup.

[pakhitheboss]

I agree that the boorish behavior from the fans have become rare. Not sure whether it is due to fans becoming more mature, or because the Indian police becoming more competent in arresting the culprits. Anyway, we can't blame the fans solely. After all, some of the senior players do behave like monkeys on and off the field. At least some of the fans may get influenced by them. And I am not sure whether the IPL teams have a large fanbase. In India, fandom is mostly based on the player. Some (like Kohli and Rohit) have fans all over India, while some others (including Samson) have fan bases concentrated in certain geographies.

Fans still boo but the place for doing such activities has changed for example sports bars/pubs, clubs and the stadium. We do not hear such noises because broadcasters have been intelligent enough to increase the volume of the stump mic in such a situation. A lot has changed after IPL now fans are more aggressive with franchise team than the national team. One thing I would agree with is that the violence that we used to see earlier against players has now become zero. That does not mean Indians have become tolerant. That means the security cover has improved. Recently Parthiv Patel was in the news because he declined a selfie request from a female fan. He does not have any security from the BCCI or the state government as he is not part of the national team and is also not as big as other players.

[Tony116]

Usman Khawaja having good tours of Subcontinent which helps him for having second spot in batting list, but England is surely best team in this competition even they fail to qualify for the final second time.

England is overdependent on a few of the players, such as Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Joe Root and Stuart Broad. When some of these players are unavailable, their performance go down the drain. Because England surprisingly seems to have an issue in finding younger players, despite the fact that they have the best domestic cricket system in the world. On top of that, they haven't performed credibly in sub-continental conditions. Australia has been far more consistent under such conditions, especially under the captaincy of Steve Smith.

I believe it is more like England underestimating Bangladesh. Because Bangladesh is the team which recently lost badly in the T20 World cup. Bangladesh have also lost against some teams in the T20 very badly.

So if we suddenly see Bangladesh whitewashing the England team, of course, it is going to be really surprising for a lot of people. At the same time, to be fair to England, Bangladesh have improved a lot in the T20 format. At least that is what I think watching this series against England.

[LDL]

I believe it is more like England underestimating Bangladesh. Because Bangladesh is the team which recently lost badly in the T20 World cup. Bangladesh have also lost against some teams in the T20 very badly.

So if we suddenly see Bangladesh whitewashing the England team, of course, it is going to be really surprising for a lot of people. At the same time, to be fair to England, Bangladesh have improved a lot in the T20 format. At least that is what I think watching this series against England.

It is true that Bangladesh won only two out of five games in the last T20 World Cup. Bangladesh won the match between Bangladesh and Netherlands by 9 runs, Bangladesh won the match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe by three runs. Without these two matches, Bangladesh had no victory in the World Cup. But that Bangladesh will whitewash the champion England team in T20 World Cup is undoubtedly a wonderful thing. However, Bangladesh has improved a lot in the T20 format compared to before. However, Bangladesh's performance in Tests and ODIs has not improved much.

[mm2543363580]

I believe it is more like England underestimating Bangladesh. Because Bangladesh is the team which recently lost badly in the T20 World cup. Bangladesh have also lost against some teams in the T20 very badly.

So if we suddenly see Bangladesh whitewashing the England team, of course, it is going to be really surprising for a lot of people. At the same time, to be fair to England, Bangladesh have improved a lot in the T20 format. At least that is what I think watching this series against England.

It is true that Bangladesh won only two out of five games in the last T20 World Cup. Bangladesh won the match between Bangladesh and Netherlands by 9 runs, Bangladesh won the match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe by three runs. Without these two matches, Bangladesh had no victory in the World Cup. But that Bangladesh will whitewash the champion England team in T20 World Cup is undoubtedly a wonderful thing. However, Bangladesh has improved a lot in the T20 format compared to before. However, Bangladesh's performance in Tests and ODIs has not improved much.

Sometimes overconfident gives you heavy shocks or you can say you can't take anything lightly these days and specially in t20 format in which you have to be well prepared and efficient in your game .
Anyways Bangladesh played outstanding plus they had home ground card with them so both things should be kept in mind .

[JSRAW]

England is overdependent on a few of the players, such as Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Joe Root and Stuart Broad. When some of these players are unavailable, their performance go down the drain. Because England surprisingly seems to have an issue in finding younger players, despite the fact that they have the best domestic cricket system in the world. On top of that, they haven't performed credibly in sub-continental conditions. Australia has been far more consistent under such conditions, especially under the captaincy of Steve Smith.

Don't forget Jonny Bairstow, he had a career defining run last year and a new sensational name in test cricket Harry Brook, he's been an excellent addition to England's team. I would say atm he's the most promising test batter in the world.

When it comes to the subcontinent they are only bad in India but England whitewashed Pakistan and if I remember correctly then drew the series in SL.

[romero121]

The 2^nd test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka should have started by now. Due to rain the match have been suspended. The first test match have created importance and now more will be waiting for the second test match. The brilliance in performance from Williamson took New Zealand towards win and it was really a match completely dominated by Sri Lanka and finally New Zealand grabbed the last ball win which isn't expected. If the days gets reduced, the match will end in a draw and the series will be won by New Zealand.

[justdimin]

It is true that Bangladesh won only two out of five games in the last T20 World Cup. Bangladesh won the match between Bangladesh and Netherlands by 9 runs, Bangladesh won the match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe by three runs. Without these two matches, Bangladesh had no victory in the World Cup. But that Bangladesh will whitewash the champion England team in T20 World Cup is undoubtedly a wonderful thing. However, Bangladesh has improved a lot in the T20 format compared to before. However, Bangladesh's performance in Tests and ODIs has not improved much.

Sometimes overconfident gives you heavy shocks or you can say you can't take anything lightly these days and specially in t20 format in which you have to be well prepared and efficient in your game .
Anyways Bangladesh played outstanding plus they had home ground card with them so both things should be kept in mind .

England is the only team which won back to back two ODI series in Bangladesh so just because of this they were feeling they can put them on their way in this format as well but after losing first T20i they were shocked, and then they were going for the win of series but this all gone in wrong way for them, and they have gone down and out of this series by whitewash which is surely matter of shame for them because Bangladesh is currently one of the worst teams in test playing countries but after winning this series they can feel proud.

England was playing here with their full squad which is also another big advantage for them but Bangla tigers after losing ODI series not give up and have one of the best win for their recent time specially with the score of 3 - 0.

[TheGreatPython]

Usman Khawaja having good tours of Subcontinent which helps him for having second spot in batting list, but England is surely best team in this competition even they fail to qualify for the final second time.

England is overdependent on a few of the players, such as Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Joe Root and Stuart Broad. When some of these players are unavailable, their performance go down the drain. Because England surprisingly seems to have an issue in finding younger players, despite the fact that they have the best domestic cricket system in the world. On top of that, they haven't performed credibly in sub-continental conditions. Australia has been far more consistent under such conditions, especially under the captaincy of Steve Smith.

This is not new problem for the England because despite having world's best domestic system they have never been ideal team to have replacements for their star players just because of this England face problems sometime these gone for long time, and they have to done things which help them for having better replacements on right time like right now they can bring few good players for the test format from their counties into England A side or their academy as well which help this player for having better environment to replace his star player while he is not fit for the time being or going to announce his retirement.

Currently, they have few outstanding bowlers and two good batsmen which are holding them for having better results, so it's good time for them to check their available resources and start their work for timely replacement.

[rojan]

Sri Lanka tour New Zealand's 2nd Test match has started today. New Zealand has come out to bat now. Scored 40 runs in 13.2 overs. Today New Zealand has come out to bat first. Maybe New Zealand can score good runs. But if Sri Lanka bowls  If they can do a little better in this direction, the batsmen of New Zealand will have to bear a little pressure. I am waiting to see how well the batsmen of New Zealand can perform today.

[Sithara007]

Don't forget Jonny Bairstow, he had a career defining run last year and a new sensational name in test cricket Harry Brook, he's been an excellent addition to England's team. I would say atm he's the most promising test batter in the world.

When it comes to the subcontinent they are only bad in India but England whitewashed Pakistan and if I remember correctly then drew the series in SL.

Harry Brook can become the next Joe Root, given that he is properly groomed by the ECB. He has played just 6 test matches till now, but has an average of above 80. And here we are talking about someone who has a strike rate of close to 100 in test format!!!!! His 186 against New Zealand was exceptional (England still went on to lose that match by one run, as James Anderson got out to Neil Wagner in the 75th over). Coming to Jonny Bairstow, I missed him in my post because he was not in the squad against New Zealand. But he had a terrific run recently.

[BALIK]

Sri Lanka tour New Zealand's 2nd Test match has started today. New Zealand has come out to bat now. Scored 40 runs in 13.2 overs. Today New Zealand has come out to bat first. Maybe New Zealand can score good runs. But if Sri Lanka bowls  If they can do a little better in this direction, the batsmen of New Zealand will have to bear a little pressure. I am waiting to see how well the batsmen of New Zealand can perform today.

The first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was very competitive. New Zealand won the match by 2 wickets. The performance of the Sri Lankan players was quite good. The second match is also expected to be competitive. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field. After 15 overs, New Zealand managed to collect 47 runs. Sri Lankan bowlers failed to pick up any wickets. New Zealand batsmen are in very good form. If the Sri Lankan bowlers are not able to perform well then New Zealand will dominate the match.

[JSRAW]

Don't forget Jonny Bairstow, he had a career defining run last year and a new sensational name in test cricket Harry Brook, he's been an excellent addition to England's team. I would say atm he's the most promising test batter in the world.

When it comes to the subcontinent they are only bad in India but England whitewashed Pakistan and if I remember correctly then drew the series in SL.

Harry Brook can become the next Joe Root, given that he is properly groomed by the ECB. He has played just 6 test matches till now, but has an average of above 80. And here we are talking about someone who has a strike rate of close to 100 in test format!!!!! His 186 against New Zealand was exceptional (England still went on to lose that match by one run, as James Anderson got out to Neil Wagner in the 75th over). Coming to Jonny Bairstow, I missed him in my post because he was not in the squad against New Zealand. But he had a terrific run recently.

Oh, this Harry guy is going to be a big one, I dare to say even ahead of Fab-4 in the future if he keeps going like this. The sample size is small for sure but in his short gig, there is virtually no weakness visible. We have to see what he does when England visits India in the future tour.

Tbh I've never rated Johnny Bairstow as a Test cricket but last year he did everything right. He was a walking wicket before.

[Sithara007]

Oh, this Harry guy is going to be a big one, I dare to say even ahead of Fab-4 in the future if he keeps going like this. The sample size is small for sure but in his short gig, there is virtually no weakness visible. We have to see what he does when England visits India in the future tour.

Tbh I've never rated Johnny Bairstow as a Test cricket but last year he did everything right. He was a walking wicket before.

LOL.. playing against the Indian spinners such as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, that too on pitches that offer a lot of support for spin bowling is the ultimate challenge. If Brook manages to perform under these conditions, then we can be sure that he is the future superstar for England. Out of the 6 matches he played so far, 3 have been in sub-continent (during the tour of Pakistan). He played one match each in Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi and made a total of 468 runs at an average of 93.60. But then we need to remember that Pakistan lack a world class spinner nowadays. Playing against India will be entirely different.

[pakhitheboss]

The second & final test match between Srilanka and Newzealand has started. Srilanka won the toss and choose to bowl first. At the moment the Kiwi batter has scored 87 runs and has not lost any wickets. Devon Convoy is looking pretty aggressive. He has already scored his half-century with a strike rate of more than 70. If he continues to play in the same manner then I assume he will score his century before the end of day 1.

[Minor Miner]

The second & final test match between Srilanka and Newzealand has started. Srilanka won the toss and choose to bowl first. At the moment the Kiwi batter has scored 87 runs and has not lost any wickets. Devon Convoy is looking pretty aggressive. He has already scored his half-century with a strike rate of more than 70. If he continues to play in the same manner then I assume he will score his century before the end of day 1.

Devon Conway is batting brilliantly. Now he is unbeaten with 73 runs. Conway scored 73 runs off 94 balls. He is batting at 77 strike rate. Tom Latham scored 21 runs. He collected 21 runs off 73 balls. The strike rate is only 28. New Zealand's opening pair started their innings brilliantly. And if the rest of the team's batsmen can maintain this consistency, New Zealand will score at least 400 runs in their first innings. And I guess New Zealand will win the second test like the first match.