Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Essential10]

So is the series going to be a draw in the end? The fifth test took a dramatic turn at the end. Australia is batting at a target of 384 runs. In the third session, Australia lost four wickets in four consecutive overs. Australia still needs 92 runs with only three wickets in hand and 37 more overs to go. Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes turned the match with brilliant bowling. Let's enjoy the last minute fifth test between Australia and England.

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Australia put in a great batting performance today and there is no doubt that they will reach the target set by England. The match is currently suspended due to rain, play will be suspended until the rain ends. On the fifth day, Australia put in a good batting performance towards their win but England have yet to perform as well as Australia. So far Australia have scored 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets and they are showing a great game today. Still Australia have enough wickets and not too many runs to reach their target of victory, 146 runs will help them to reach the target of victory. At the moment two Australian batsmen Travis Head and Steven Smith are batting well, surely they will score runs for the team brilliantly.

Like previous days, the match is being delayed due to rain again today. The match was completely controlled by Australia. But due to rain, maybe the match will be a draw now.
Australia lost only 3 wickets. And the team managed to collect 238 runs. Australia needed only 146 runs to win. As Australia lost just three wickets. So the match was completely under the control of the Australian batsmen. I am not satisfied with the performance of England's bowlers. They are not able to bowl well. However, the match is most likely to be a draw. And if the match is drawn, the series will be won by Australia 2-1.

Australia put in a good batting performance but when the match resumed after the rain cleared England's victory was somewhat assured.  
Australia had already lost 7 wickets when batting after the rain and were 292, needing 92 runs to win. The Australian batsmen did not put up a very good batting performance thereafter which led to a quick fall of wickets. But there is a good chance for England to win the match because Australia have only 3 wickets left, if they can improve their bowling performance a little bit then Australia will definitely come under pressure. Australia are already under good pressure due to the loss of so many wickets, if they can't improve their batting performance then this match may be lost and England will have a chance to win.

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Just put the cricket back on, wow what a collapse by AUS.

ENG only need 2 wickets to win, AUS need 90 runs to win.

AUS 294-8

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Australia batted brilliantly with signs of victory on the fifth day, their batting line was very good. The four batsmen in their first sari played very well, especially the opening pair of Warner and Khawaja. Warner scored 60 off 106 balls and Khawaja scored 72 off 145 balls. After these two players Warner and Khawaja were out, Steven Smith and Head were able to take the lead of the Australian team very well. I would say luck was not with Australia because actually bad luck for Australia due to some rain interruptions in their game, before the rain started Australia team had collected 210 runs losing only three wickets. Australia lost back-to-back wickets when the rain came to an end and their score is now 294, having lost eight wickets. Australia has only two wickets in hand, the match will be very difficult for Australia. England are bowling very well, now they will try to take the wicket of Australia, England is very close to victory.

[ZAINmalik75]

The bowling conditions might favor England today, but it didn't work out rather Australia batters showed excellent skills in their batting performance.
They have a chance to win, although they still need to score quite a few runs. However, there is a possibility of rain affecting the game, just like it did in the 4th test.
I really hope hope that the rain doesn't interfere this time because this series deserves a conclusion and of-course Australia deserve it.

Yeh before rain things were completely in favour of Australia, they have some good and important wickets in hand but later after rain things got change suddenly, after dismissal of Smith and head they can't control situation and lose wickets quickly one after another.
Personally after a spectacular opening start from Australia side I want Australia to get the series because England bowler were bowling like a dead gaint but after rain they become Monster and get them quickly as possible, now the only hope for Australia is A.Carey and some bowler as they already lose 8th wickets while the required is 85 runs in 30, still it's very hard to predict anything..

[noormcs5]

Very nice of SONY to show only the last 5 balls every over.  

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Watching a cricket match without an interception is a blessing in itself, especially when you will see no ads during the over changes or Water breaks etc.

[Haunebu]

Wow! What a finale. Stuart Broad went out in style with both the bat and ball. England managed to win this one by 40+ runs when it looked like the Australians would end up cruising to victory.

Woakes was the game-changer! I thought Stokes dropped the match when he dropped Smith's catch, but he got out pretty quickly. Also, Bairstow took a stunner for a change behind the wicket.

Overall, Australia luckily retained the Ashes thanks to rain, but England came back brilliantly.

[MusaPk]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

[GigaBit]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia started to collapse from 74 overs. 4 wickets fell in these four overs from 74 overs to 77 overs. Since then the Australian batsmen could not settle on the pitch. Alex Carey got some runs but captain Pat Cummins couldn't do much there. Due to which the team has suddenly accepted defeat. England won by 49 runs due to Australia's wicket crisis. Even though England did not win the series, they were very happy with the victory in the last match.

[Vaskiy]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia started to collapse from 74 overs. 4 wickets fell in these four overs from 74 overs to 77 overs. Since then the Australian batsmen could not settle on the pitch. Alex Carey got some runs but captain Pat Cummins couldn't do much there. Due to which the team has suddenly accepted defeat. England won by 49 runs due to Australia's wicket crisis. Even though England did not win the series, they were very happy with the victory in the last match.

What a match and how good England have performed to level the series. None could've expected this to happen, because the team is at their best as they had good opening partnership coming between Warner and Khawaja. Chris Woakes is the man who gave the break and took four important wickets. Particularly the wicket of Starc who used to do good at the tail end. Moeen Ali have performed well and he had done the right thing at the right time and fulfilled the purpose for which he's been brought into the test match squad after long break.

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Oh, my word. What a match it was between England Vs Australia. They needed only 249 runs with ten wickets in hand. Australia was in a good position after the 4th day. I believe the momentum was broken for Australia because of the daybreak and England come back strongly on the 5th day. Even though Australia retained the Ashes, the result was 2-2 good for England in the end.

Feeling a bit for Stuart Broad. He is retiring from all formats of cricket at a young age. But, he gave his best to the team and we should appreciate his service to the country. It seems Moen Ali is done as well as he said I know I'm done. If Stokes messages me again, I'm going to delete it. That's me done

[onecall123]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia started to collapse from 74 overs. 4 wickets fell in these four overs from 74 overs to 77 overs. Since then the Australian batsmen could not settle on the pitch. Alex Carey got some runs but captain Pat Cummins couldn't do much there. Due to which the team has suddenly accepted defeat. England won by 49 runs due to Australia's wicket crisis. Even though England did not win the series, they were very happy with the victory in the last match.

What a match and how good England have performed to level the series. None could've expected this to happen, because the team is at their best as they had good opening partnership coming between Warner and Khawaja. Chris Woakes is the man who gave the break and took four important wickets. Particularly the wicket of Starc who used to do good at the tail end. Moeen Ali have performed well and he had done the right thing at the right time and fulfilled the purpose for which he's been brought into the test match squad after long break.

What a fantastic series it was! England, Australia both teams demonstrated highly competitive and gave us a thrilling contest.

England's comeback from 2-0 down to level it 2-2. It will go down in history as one of the most incredible comebacks in Test cricket. England might have even ended up winning the series 3-2, if there no weather intervening in the 4th test. Chris Woakes made the difference with his exceptional bowling skills. Moeen Ali, who is one of my favorites. He played with utmost dedication, giving his heart, blood, and soul to fulfill his role in the Test match. Watching him perform last time was a treat.

[Sithara007]

England made an unbelievable comeback and drew the series 2-2. But I am concerned about their future. England bowling attack will never be the same without Stuart Broad. And James Anderson may retire as soon as he get to 700 test wickets. This means that the pace bowling responsibility will fall on the shoulders of Mark Wood, Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson. And I am not sure whether they are ready for it. And the less talked about their spin attack, that better. At this point, they have only one good spinner with them and his name is Joe Root.

[Popkon6]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia batted well in the beginning as an opener, but on the last day came the worst performance. If the Australian batsmen could have collected some runs then there was definitely a chance to win the match. But in this case England bowlers Moeen Ali and Woakes have completely destroyed the bowling of Australia as they have lost seven wickets together. I think Australia's collapse has not been seen in other matches. But England's bowling performance is quite good and it has been highlighted by the audience and because of the good bowling performance, England has been able to equalize.

[CryptoBuds]

What a game of cricket and what a come back by England on the last day to win the last match and draw the series. No one was expecting that England will take 10 wickets on last day. Moin Ali and Wokes did the job for England by picking 7 wickets. Its the last game of Stuart Broad and he ended his career by picking 4 wickets in his final test. Hopes are high that Anderson will also announce his retirement now.

Australia batted well in the beginning as an opener, but on the last day came the worst performance. If the Australian batsmen could have collected some runs then there was definitely a chance to win the match. But in this case England bowlers Moeen Ali and Woakes have completely destroyed the bowling of Australia as they have lost seven wickets together. I think Australia's collapse has not been seen in other matches. But England's bowling performance is quite good and it has been highlighted by the audience and because of the good bowling performance, England has been able to equalize.

Sometimes I think Ashes matches are scripted! Looking at all the incredible results, we can say that the match is unlikely to be scripted. Every match is very competitive and full of excitement. It was a completely unexpected result that Australia would lose in the final match. Even at 260 I saw Australia lost only 3 wickets. Australia's innings ended there on 334 runs. It was completely unexpected that the Australian lower order would bat so badly. However, I am happy with England's win. Because the series has been drawn at 2-2. Delayed by rain, I thought maybe Australia were going to win the series. England were lucky, and the team performed brilliantly.

[Haunebu]

Broad retired and Ali followed him too. Weird thing is that Anderson still hasn't retired which isn't smart at all considering the fact that he might not be selected for Ashes 2025 in my opinion.

All teams should adopt the epic Bazball approach in order to make tests way more interesting since England has proven that it's an effective strategy.

[Juggy777]

Broad retired and Ali followed him too. Weird thing is that Anderson still hasn't retired which isn't smart at all considering the fact that he might not be selected for Ashes 2025 in my opinion.

All teams should adopt the epic Bazball approach in order to make tests way more interesting since England has proven that it's an effective strategy.

@Haunebu Broad and Ali are right to retire now because this is the perfect time to groom in other player’s and I also think that they were keen to avoid injuries too. Lastly even I’m baffled as to why Anderson didn’t announce his retirement because he could have retired on a high note and maybe he probably wants one last glory hence he’s holding out but only time will tell if he made the right choice or not.

[Patrol69]

The fifth day belonged to England alone as they won the fifth Test to end the series in an inconclusive draw. When Australia scored 130 plus runs for no wicket on the fourth day, there was a time when it seemed that England might lose the match and besides losing the match, they might also lose the series, but from the start of the fifth day, England's bowlers bowled brilliantly against Australia, which led to the fifth Test of this Test.
Back in the day they made a great comeback. Had the fourth Test not been interrupted by rain, England might have won the Test series. After losing consecutively in the first two matches of this Test series, England came back in the next three matches. Big congratulations to England and Australia for delivering a great series.

[JSRAW]

Broad retired and Ali followed him too. Weird thing is that Anderson still hasn't retired which isn't smart at all considering the fact that he might not be selected for Ashes 2025 in my opinion.

Come to think of it, a lot of candidates are lined up for retirement in the next 2-3 years.

Ben Stokes and Bairstow might be a potential guess as they play 2 formats so it's possible. Warner is going out soon. Khwaja is 36 and Smith also touching mid-30s.

[Mahdirakib]

Wow! What a finale. Stuart Broad went out in style with both the bat and ball. England managed to win this one by 40+ runs when it looked like the Australians would end up cruising to victory.
Overall, Australia luckily retained the Ashes thanks to rain, but England came back brilliantly.

Rain has also changed the momentum of the 5th test match. Australia was in the front seat of the match before the lunch break. Then the rain appeared and turned the lunch break into tea break. Australian batting lineup has collapsed after the long lunch and tea break. England will still regret for the rain which has interrupted in the 4th test match. The series has ended as a draw, but Australia has retained the title for the rules of the Ashes. Anyway, the end of Stuart Broad journey was really good.