Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

In 2nd Test, England is going with a pace attack and no spinner or spin allrounder, which means Lord's deck should be lively and dark green. Maybe they also took a forecast into consideration?

Aussie might follow the 4 pace +1 spin attack combination, as they never drop Lyon anywhere.

 

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After three bore cricketing days we have fourth very exciting day as 15 wickets fall and now match is completely in Australian control even England having very good start of fourth inning while they were chasing target of 267 with having 50+ runs stand for the first wicket now they are 116 for 5 after end of fourth day play.
 
Introduction of Ashleigh Gardner change the match momentum as she picks three quick wickets and breaks the backbone of England now mostly likely we will have result before lunch because tail-enders can't handle this situation and bowling of Ashleigh Gardner which is at the top of the game after picking three vital wickets and bring back his team in winning situation.

Well, it was genuinely sad how the match ended. I thought the England women were going to actually show some good heart and try to win this match.

But obviously, you are not going to win a test match if you lose six wickets in 68 runs. Except for Wyatt, no one else was actually able to score. Anything meaningful for the England team. I genuinely thought the England women have a chance. But they proved me wrong. A big win for Australian women by 89 runs in the end.

I thought those who had bet on the England women's team would have a change of emotions throughout the game. They may be happy once England made 463 runs in the first innings, Then when England bowled out Australia for only 257 runs, they would have been very happy and must have thought that they will win the bet on England.
But they never knew that England's batting line up will disappoint them and they won't be able to chase this small target. A disappointing end of the Oval test match for the host nation.

[UmerIdrees]

In 2nd Test, England is going with a pace attack and no spinner or spin allrounder, which means Lord's deck should be lively and dark green. Maybe they also took a forecast into consideration?

Aussie might follow the 4 pace +1 spin attack combination, as they never drop Lyon anywhere.

I think it's always good to go with at least one spinner no matter how the wicket is designed. I will emphasize this more in test cricket where the fast bowlers may get tired bowling long spells and a spinner can easily hold the other end of the bowling.
England will be overconfident if they go without the spinner and this may turn out to be a big mistake in the context of this test match.

[n0ne]

In 2nd Test, England is going with a pace attack and no spinner or spin allrounder, which means Lord's deck should be lively and dark green. Maybe they also took a forecast into consideration?

Aussie might follow the 4 pace +1 spin attack combination, as they never drop Lyon anywhere.

I think it's always good to go with at least one spinner no matter how the wicket is designed. I will emphasize this more in test cricket where the fast bowlers may get tired bowling long spells and a spinner can easily hold the other end of the bowling.
England will be overconfident if they go without the spinner and this may turn out to be a big mistake in the context of this test match.

Already the team paid big with the first test match loss due to overconfidence, declaring earlier in the first innings. During the match everything looked like favouring England, but things didn't worked. Finally lost the match by a small margin, if they've completed the first innings, atleast the match could've ended in a draw. This time England have made a different plan, and hoping for the best outcome. However in a test match surely the bowlers will be tired. As said spin bowlers can lead the bowling unit without much of difficulty.

[Sithara007]

In 2nd Test, England is going with a pace attack and no spinner or spin allrounder, which means Lord's deck should be lively and dark green. Maybe they also took a forecast into consideration?

Aussie might follow the 4 pace +1 spin attack combination, as they never drop Lyon anywhere.

I am OK with all-pace attack, but the pitch for first test was not suitable for that. England was really missing a quality spinner on the 5th day. Joe Root did a lot of the work, but he was missing any support from the other end. I really hope that this time the pitch is more conductive to seam bowling. However, if the match ends in 3rd day, then the TV rights holders are not going to be happy about it. Already the ECB is looking at declining revenues from TV rights sales, because of declining popularity of cricket in England.

BTW, I don't understand the logic of Nathan Lyon being such an integral member of the Australian team. If they can drop Mitchell Starc, then it is OK to drop Nathan Lyon as well.

[Bd officer]

The second test match of the England vs Australia test series starts today. Australia won the first match. Usman Khawaja played a great role in winning the first match for Australia. England batted well in the first innings in the first test but could not bat well in the second innings. England lost the first test match, England will try to play well in the second test. The match will be at England's home ground, England will get more support than Australia.

[Juggy777]

In 2nd Test, England is going with a pace attack and no spinner or spin allrounder, which means Lord's deck should be lively and dark green. Maybe they also took a forecast into consideration?

Aussie might follow the 4 pace +1 spin attack combination, as they never drop Lyon anywhere.

I am OK with all-pace attack, but the pitch for first test was not suitable for that. England was really missing a quality spinner on the 5th day. Joe Root did a lot of the work, but he was missing any support from the other end. I really hope that this time the pitch is more conductive to seam bowling. However, if the match ends in 3rd day, then the TV rights holders are not going to be happy about it. Already the ECB is looking at declining revenues from TV rights sales, because of declining popularity of cricket in England.

BTW, I don't understand the logic of Nathan Lyon being such an integral member of the Australian team. If they can drop Mitchell Starc, then it is OK to drop Nathan Lyon as well.

@Sithara007 England are trying way too hard and that attacking cricket style of theirs is not allowing them to see the bigger picture and that’s why they lost the first test match and thus I feel that dropping their spin bowlers will be a big mistake even if it suggests that the pitch is friendly for pace bowler’s. Furthermore Nathan could be in line for his 100th successive test match and he could be playing more now because of his experience and ability to get those one or two quick wickets which keeps the pressure on the opposite team.

[Sithara007]

The second test match of the England vs Australia test series starts today. Australia won the first match. Usman Khawaja played a great role in winning the first match for Australia. England batted well in the first innings in the first test but could not bat well in the second innings. England lost the first test match, England will try to play well in the second test. The match will be at England's home ground, England will get more support than Australia.

This time the pitch is rumored to be more supportive of the pacers. That will give some advantage to England, as they have a pace-heavy bowling lineup. Last time, James Anderson and others couldn't trouble the Australian batsmen because of the unfriendly pitch conditions. Weaknesses remain for both the teams, and Australian batsmen apart from Usman Khawaja were not at their best during the first test. Australian pace attack also lacked venom, with Nathan Lyon picking up the crucial wickets and the pacers being inconsistent.

[rojan]

The second test match of the England vs Australia test series starts today. Australia won the first match. Usman Khawaja played a great role in winning the first match for Australia. England batted well in the first innings in the first test but could not bat well in the second innings. England lost the first test match, England will try to play well in the second test. The match will be at England's home ground, England will get more support than Australia.

England vs Australia 2nd test match will start today after a few hours. We have seen that in the first test match England played very badly for which England could not win. But today's match if England try to play well then maybe the game will be a tough fight between the two teams. Australia team  Bowling and batting are very ahead. If Australia does not perform well in this match, the chances of the Australian team winning will be very low. However, I do not think that Australia will spoil Australia, a very strong team.

[LDL]

The second test match of the England vs Australia test series starts today. Australia won the first match. Usman Khawaja played a great role in winning the first match for Australia. England batted well in the first innings in the first test but could not bat well in the second innings. England lost the first test match, England will try to play well in the second test. The match will be at England's home ground, England will get more support than Australia.

Australia won the first Test which was a very memorable match as some bad decisions by Ben Stokes cost England the match. If England had not declared in the first innings i.e. could have batted until they were all out, then their target would have been higher without hesitation, and there would have been enough opportunities to give a lead in the second innings. But because of that wrong decision by Ben Stokes, Australia won the first Test match. However, to correct all those mistakes, England will perform well in today's match.

[CPNpr]

The second test match of the England vs Australia test series starts today. Australia won the first match. Usman Khawaja played a great role in winning the first match for Australia. England batted well in the first innings in the first test but could not bat well in the second innings. England lost the first test match, England will try to play well in the second test. The match will be at England's home ground, England will get more support than Australia.

Australia won the first Test which was a very memorable match as some bad decisions by Ben Stokes cost England the match. If England had not declared in the first innings i.e. could have batted until they were all out, then their target would have been higher without hesitation, and there would have been enough opportunities to give a lead in the second innings. But because of that wrong decision by Ben Stokes, Australia won the first Test match. However, to correct all those mistakes, England will perform well in today's match.

England is a stronger team than Australia. But unfortunately, England lost the first Test by two wickets to Australia. But it is precisely because of some mistakes of Ben Stokes that the England team is in such a predicament. But Ben Stokes is a player to talk about. Hope England can return to their form in the next matches. But the opposition team Australia will also try to maintain their form

[onecall123]

The second test match of the England vs Australia test series starts today. Australia won the first match. Usman Khawaja played a great role in winning the first match for Australia. England batted well in the first innings in the first test but could not bat well in the second innings. England lost the first test match, England will try to play well in the second test. The match will be at England's home ground, England will get more support than Australia.

England vs Australia 2nd test match will start today after a few hours. We have seen that in the first test match England played very badly for which England could not win. But today's match if England try to play well then maybe the game will be a tough fight between the two teams. Australia team  Bowling and batting are very ahead. If Australia does not perform well in this match, the chances of the Australian team winning will be very low. However, I do not think that Australia will spoil Australia, a very strong team.

Lord's Test match is just a few hours left. There's a shocking record at Lord's, while Australia holds a strong record at this prestigious venue. Their eyes set on a 2-0 lead in the Test series. England finds themselves in a challenging situation after losing first Test. They have to win or at least manage a draw to keep their hopes alive. Winning the toss and an obvious choice to opt for bowling first. Lord's Test track is green, so who lose the toss might face a tough time.

[Sithara007]

Lord's Test match is just a few hours left. There's a shocking record at Lord's, while Australia holds a strong record at this prestigious venue. Their eyes set on a 2-0 lead in the Test series. England finds themselves in a challenging situation after losing first Test. They have to win or at least manage a draw to keep their hopes alive. Winning the toss and an obvious choice to opt for bowling first. Lord's Test track is green, so who lose the toss might face a tough time.

In all probability, if the Australians win the toss, they are going to take advantage of the green surface. Cummins, Boland and Hazlewood will rip through the England lineup, while the trio of Robinson/Broad/Anderson will fail to make use of the track. They could have gone for a surface that provides equal amount of support for both the batsmen and the bowlers. You also need to consider the strength of the opposing team, while preparing such surfaces. Anyway, one thing is sure. Toss is going to be very crucial for this match.

[Bitcoin_people]

England vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1, 1st Session Australia is batting in the first innings of the match. Australian two batsmen Usman Khawaja and David Warner are showing great batting performance. Right now both the batsmen are showing that great game especially David Warner is playing very well he can score a lot of runs if he continues. The way Australia are batting today will allow them to score more runs today than on the first day. If Australia can score 450 runs today then England will be very difficult to beat. At the moment Australia's total team score is 52 runs in 19 overs with no wickets falling so far.

[JSRAW]

In 2nd Test, England is going with a pace attack and no spinner or spin allrounder, which means Lord's deck should be lively and dark green. Maybe they also took a forecast into consideration?

Aussie might follow the 4 pace +1 spin attack combination, as they never drop Lyon anywhere.

I am OK with all-pace attack, but the pitch for first test was not suitable for that. England was really missing a quality spinner on the 5th day. Joe Root did a lot of the work, but he was missing any support from the other end. I really hope that this time the pitch is more conductive to seam bowling. However, if the match ends in 3rd day, then the TV rights holders are not going to be happy about it. Already the ECB is looking at declining revenues from TV rights sales, because of declining popularity of cricket in England.

BTW, I don't understand the logic of Nathan Lyon being such an integral member of the Australian team. If they can drop Mitchell Starc, then it is OK to drop Nathan Lyon as well.

Just out of curiosity, out of context topic. You are okay with all pace attack, which is fine by me but would you also support the decision if any team goes with full spin attack?

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So far Aussie are doing a fairly good job. 70 odds runs on the board and only 1 wicket down, considering overcast conditions it's not a bad outcome.

[leonair]

England vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1, 1st Session Australia is batting in the first innings of the match. Australian two batsmen Usman Khawaja and David Warner are showing great batting performance. Right now both the batsmen are showing that great game especially David Warner is playing very well he can score a lot of runs if he continues. The way Australia are batting today will allow them to score more runs today than on the first day. If Australia can score 450 runs today then England will be very difficult to beat. At the moment Australia's total team score is 52 runs in 19 overs with no wickets falling so far.

This is the second Test match between England vs Australia.  Australia is a much better team than England we must admit.  So Australia always has more chances of winning than England. Australia won the last match by two wickets.  Australia are batting first in the first innings in today's match and they have already lost 1 wicket and scored 84 so far.  I predict that Australia will score more than 350 runs in the first innings. And England can also score above 300 runs but will be some way behind Australia

[3kpk3]

Lol. Who the heck were those 'Just stop oil' protestors? It was hilarious watching Bairstow carry one of them like he was a little kid all the way to the crowd without even breaking a sweat.

Anyway, Australia started out well thanks to Warner and England is under pressure. A draw also seems possible thanks to overcast conditions as usual.

[Minecache]

Lord's Test match is just a few hours left. There's a shocking record at Lord's, while Australia holds a strong record at this prestigious venue. Their eyes set on a 2-0 lead in the Test series. England finds themselves in a challenging situation after losing first Test. They have to win or at least manage a draw to keep their hopes alive. Winning the toss and an obvious choice to opt for bowling first. Lord's Test track is green, so who lose the toss might face a tough time.

In all probability, if the Australians win the toss, they are going to take advantage of the green surface. Cummins, Boland and Hazlewood will rip through the England lineup, while the trio of Robinson/Broad/Anderson will fail to make use of the track. They could have gone for a surface that provides equal amount of support for both the batsmen and the bowlers. You also need to consider the strength of the opposing team, while preparing such surfaces. Anyway, one thing is sure. Toss is going to be very crucial for this match.

England won the toss and they have actually chosen to bowl first. Really don’t think that was a good idea to be honest. Australia is batting right now and they have only lost two wickets while getting 158 runs. David Warner performed really well in this match. Well at least in the first innings. Australia is currently in a rebuilding stage right now. But both batsmen who are in the middle are set by now. What is interesting is that England has already conceded 16 extra runs.

The English bowlers have to be more disciplined. it is only the second session of the first day. Things already are not looking good for England. They will have to get at least two more wickets before going into the next session. That will bring them back in the match strongly I believe.

[Sithara007]

Looks like Australia is going to win this test and it is clear even before the end of play for first day. Apart from occasional bursts by Josh Tongue, none of the England pacers seems to be capable of troubling the Australian batsmen. Partnership between Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith is now worth 82 runs, and it came after David Warner scored a half-century. The match is rapidly slipping out of England's control. Australia may end up somewhere around 350-400 on the first day. And they got Mitchell Starc in place of Scott Boland, so there's going to be a lot of searing pace once the Poms come out to bat.

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Looks like Australia is going to win this test and it is clear even before the end of play for first day. Apart from occasional bursts by Josh Tongue, none of the England pacers seems to be capable of troubling the Australian batsmen. Partnership between Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith is now worth 82 runs, and it came after David Warner scored a half-century. The match is rapidly slipping out of England's control. Australia may end up somewhere around 350-400 on the first day. And they got Mitchell Starc in place of Scott Boland, so there's going to be a lot of searing pace once the Poms come out to bat.

It's too quick to predict the match result. Don't forget that England is playing in their own backyard. So, you shouldn't underestimate their capability. They need only one good session to pack up the aussies batting lineup. Pitch behavior may change anytime, and bowlers might benefits from the pitch. This is a test match, and you shouldn't judge them before ending the first innings of both teams.

Josh Tongue got two wickets so far, and his bowling looks good to me. He might give another breakthrough. The match can be changed in a single session. I will wait at least for ending the first two innings of both teams. Let's see who can dominate who.