Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Compromise me]

2 interesting tests about to start soon. We have West Indies vs Australia 2nd test which is only interesting to me because of the fact that the odds of Australia winning in many sportsbooks are great value.

Next, we have India vs England which is interesting considering the fact that England tends to perform the best in the test format, but the edge is with India.

West Indian International test cricket team is not that kind of team that can win against Australian International test cricket team. West Indian International team is suitable for only T20s. They are aggressive and aggressive player can't play in test matches because test cricket is a game of patience and Australian International test cricket team is best in all formats. They are hard workers and they work on their weaknesses.
Indian International test cricket team can win this match but match will be very interesting because England is also good side.

[Haunebu]

Aus vs Windies would be another one sided contest and at best 4 day affair. I'd be surprise if it goes to 5th day.

Yeah. Most probably. Am only interested in this match for betting purposes since it's easy money as long as rain doesn't interfere.

Ind vs Eng is an interesting match up because of the sheer dominance of Indians at home but the BAZBALL mentality of England gives some hope and it could surprise us during this series, given Poms clicks with the bat.

Bazball approach could help them, but what will help them more is the absence of the run machine. Both teams are missing key players like Brook and Kohli which will have a big impact on the series.

[JSRAW]

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Ind vs Eng is an interesting match up because of the sheer dominance of Indians at home but the BAZBALL mentality of England gives some hope and it could surprise us during this series, given Poms clicks with the bat.

Bazball approach could help them, but what will help them more is the absence of the run machine. Both teams are missing key players like Brook and Kohli which will have a big impact on the series.

Brook is an amazing talent and so far he has done a wonderful job for England so it sucks that he had to leave.

Having said that, he's yet to bat in tough conditions. His fair amount of runs and majority of tons came against Pakistan when they toured there for 3 tests and we know how Rambo &ucked up in those historical series (Eng, Aus, NZ) by introducing flat decks. Also, Brook hasn't done any wonders in India be it IPL/ODI so the jury is still out if he's comfortable facing the likes of Jaddu-Ash-Axar-Kuldeep on spin tracks. It could've been an exciting contest for him as every visiting batter has to go through "Trial by spin" when they visit India.

[libert19]

Rajat Patidar has been named replacement for Kohli, nothing comes close to Kohli for his formidable presence on ground but Patidar is good choice IMO. On Englad side, Dan Lawrence has been named replacement for Harry Brook, never heard of Lawrence and not a fan of Brook from what little I've seen of him in IPL and in ODIWC.

[Bureau]

Rajat Patidar has been named replacement for Kohli, nothing comes close to Kohli for his formidable presence on ground but Patidar is good choice IMO.

He has been added to the squad but will he be part of the playing team? I guess not. There are more bowlers this time and they need a specialist batter which is why he got the opportunity. He made his ODI debut last year and I did not fins him that good or my expectation were to high for this guy. Frankly I am not sure why BCCI selection team takes ages to select players like him as he is already 30 now and might play a max of four years more.

[3kpk3]

Having said that, he's yet to bat in tough conditions. His fair amount of runs and majority of tons came against Pakistan when they toured there for 3 tests and we know how Rambo &ucked up in those historical series (Eng, Aus, NZ) by introducing flat decks. Also, Brook hasn't done any wonders in India be it IPL/ODI so the jury is still out if he's comfortable facing the likes of Jaddu-Ash-Axar-Kuldeep on spin tracks. It could've been an exciting contest for him as every visiting batter has to go through "Trial by spin" when they visit India.

True. He performed like crap in India so far, but that could have changed thanks to his recent surge in form. He is one of the few consistently good batsmen in the depressing England team these days.

Rajat Patidar has been named replacement for Kohli, nothing comes close to Kohli for his formidable presence on ground but Patidar is good choice IMO. On Englad side, Dan Lawrence has been named replacement for Harry Brook, never heard of Lawrence and not a fan of Brook from what little I've seen of him in IPL and in ODIWC.

Both are boring replacements. These are great opportunities for them though which they should try and use wisely.

[JSRAW]

Having said that, he's yet to bat in tough conditions. His fair amount of runs and majority of tons came against Pakistan when they toured there for 3 tests and we know how Rambo &ucked up in those historical series (Eng, Aus, NZ) by introducing flat decks. Also, Brook hasn't done any wonders in India be it IPL/ODI so the jury is still out if he's comfortable facing the likes of Jaddu-Ash-Axar-Kuldeep on spin tracks. It could've been an exciting contest for him as every visiting batter has to go through "Trial by spin" when they visit India.

True. He performed like crap in India so far, but that could have changed thanks to his recent surge in form. He is one of the few consistently good batsmen in the depressing England team these days.

Under Ben Stokes and McCullum's leadership, i won't use the "Depressing" for the Poms. For me, it's quite the opposite because they changed their gameplay style. Be it batting positively or setting awkward fields or unexpected inning declaration.

But yeah before these 2 gentlemen took charge, they were a depressing test team, barring Joe Root. 

Both are boring replacements. These are great opportunities for them though which they should try and use wisely.

I think recently Patidar scored 2 tons against England Lions (2-day warm up and 4-day first class match)

[cryptoWODL]

Two Test matches will be held on the 25th in which India and England will face each other in one Test and West Indies and Australia will face each other in the other Test.

India vs England
The Test series between England and India will consist of five Test matches with the first starting on 25th January i.e. tomorrow.There will be a lot of excitement in this match. We all know that India is a very strong team there is England and another strong team like them. But a sad news for the Indian team is that their best batsman Virat Kohli is not in their squad as he may not be able to participate in the first two Test matches due to family reasons. Virat Kohli's absence from the Indian team may create an additional opportunity for the England team.

West Indies vs Australia
There will be two Test matches between Australia and West Indies in the Test series between them in which one Test match has already been played with Australia winning.They have one more Test match left between them and if Australia wins this match, Australia will whitewash the West Indies in the Test series. And if the West Indies team wins this test match against Australia then this test series will be a draw of 1-1.

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The first test series of India vs England is going to start tomorrow. I will definitely put India ahead in this test series. Because the Indian team is currently performing very well. The 2023 World Cup did not go well in England, they were in batting failure and could not do well in bowling. Considering the current performance of England, they will definitely not win the Test series against India. If England's batsmen perform exceptionally well, maybe the game can be competitive. But I think India can win the first Test series. Because the Indian team has experienced batsmen and it has to be said that we saw Rohit Sharma shine against Afghanistan. So it is expected that India's first Test win against England will be more likely.

[elevates]

Two Test matches will be held on the 25th in which India and England will face each other in one Test and West Indies and Australia will face each other in the other Test.

India vs England

I think this match would be competitive and entertaining as both the teams are good in test format. India is ranked 2nd in test and England is ranked 3rd. Virat Kohli won't be playing tomorrow and it would be interesting to se which player would replace his in the playing 11.

West Indies vs Australia

The outcome of this match would be similar to the first one. It is not that easy to defeat Australia in test cricket and that to in their home ground. The first match ended in three days and Inam expecting similar ending from the second game.

[Compromise me]

The first test series of India vs England is going to start tomorrow. I will definitely put India ahead in this test series. Because the Indian team is currently performing very well. The 2023 World Cup did not go well in England, they were in batting failure and could not do well in bowling. Considering the current performance of England, they will definitely not win the Test series against India. If England's batsmen perform exceptionally well, maybe the game can be competitive. But I think India can win the first Test series. Because the Indian team has experienced batsmen and it has to be said that we saw Rohit Sharma shine against Afghanistan. So it is expected that India's first Test win against England will be more likely.

Brother, no doubt Indian International test cricket team has good batsmans and bowlers but you can't ignore England team . England International  test cricket team has Joe root which is top class player and he is technically sound player. Every day is different from previous day and every match is  different from previous one. So, England can win if they forgot ,they are playing in Indian . If England International test cricket team played natural inning then they have more chances to win the first test match.Ben stokes and Jonny Bairstow are good test cricketers and they can bend match to their side .

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Two Test matches will be held on the 25th in which India and England will face each other in one Test and West Indies and Australia will face each other in the other Test.

India vs England

I think this match would be competitive and entertaining as both the teams are good in test format. India is ranked 2nd in test and England is ranked 3rd. Virat Kohli won't be playing tomorrow and it would be interesting to se which player would replace his in the playing 11.

West Indies vs Australia

The outcome of this match would be similar to the first one. It is not that easy to defeat Australia in test cricket and that to in their home ground. The first match ended in three days and Inam expecting similar ending from the second game.

In the first test match of Australia vs West Indies, we did not see a good performance from West Indies. West Indies' batting failure in the first innings was followed by more batting failure in the second innings, which led to little hope that the second Test match would clinch the Test series against Australia. Because Australia is performing very well as Australia team is batting as well as bowling they are very strong in both so if they have to win the test series against Australia then they must perform well in both batting and bowling.Otherwise West Indies will never be able to win the Test series against Australia. If the Australian team can maintain the same performance as they did in the first test match, then they are going to beat the West Indies by a huge margin in the second test match as well. But since cricket is a game of uncertainty it cannot be predicted that West Indies will lose the match but if West Indies team can perform well on the field then the game can be competitive. But I think West Indies will not be able to win the Test series against Australia.

[Haunebu]

Great news for Cricket fans. It seems that Kochi will host a huge sports city which is supposed to be carbon neutral.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-to-host-countrys-first-carbon-neutral-sports-city-featuring-international-cricket-stadium/article67770063.ece/amp/

I guess it will be ready in the next couple of years since Jay Shah already signed off on the proposal. Good to see more and more quality international cricket stadiums popping up in India these days.

[tbterryboy]

West Indies vs Australia

The outcome of this match would be similar to the first one. It is not that easy to defeat Australia in test cricket and that to in their home ground. The first match ended in three days and Inam expecting similar ending from the second game.

We already know how things are going into Australia vs West Indies as first match of this series already give all details about West Indies and their future their batting is completely down, and they need to work on this if they want to fight back which is surely not easy with in these circumstances board and players need to sit and settle all affairs then we can hope for some improvement.

India vs England which is also going to start their series at Hyderabad which is also clearly in Indian favour but tomorrow first inning will give all view how things will be gone in this series because if we have something good from England and their spinners then surely things will be interesting but if they fail to create anything positive then surely this series will be also one-sided.

[Nazmul012]

Two test match is going to held tomorrow with same time. "India vs England, 1st Test"  and another one is "Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test" i think India vs England test match will be more interesting cause we can guess Australia have 95% possibility to win the test match again with WI, even i doubt maybe this time Australia will win by a inning lol. But i believe, there'll be a good competition between india and English cause both team are experienced enough. Although i will give India priority and i believe they'll ahead from English in this match cause india team is stronger than English team. Still some hours left to start.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Both are boring replacements. These are great opportunities for them though which they should try and use wisely.

I think recently Patidar scored 2 tons against England Lions (2-day warm up and 4-day first class match)

Yes, he is having good form but if Kohli comes back then Patidar has no place in the squad, so my guess is he won't be playing the first match and I believe they will go with Shreyas and KL at no.4 and 5 respectively.

This venue can assist spinners but not much of turner like other Indian pitches so England stand a chance if they play better cricket than India but India leads in every department comparing England team and the fun fact England was the team to beat in India in 2013 while no other SENA team did that so England can do that?

[Bureau]

England won the toss and choose to bat first. India went with three spinners and two pace bowlers. That is a good strategy as Indian pitches do support  spin bowling. Patidar is not part of the playing team. I saw Shubhman Gill coming in the position where Kohli bats. The form that he is in now, I am not sure whether taking him was a good decision.

[FinePoine0]

England won the toss and choose to bat first. India went with three spinners and two pace bowlers. That is a good strategy as Indian pitches do support  spin bowling. Patidar is not part of the playing team. I saw Shubhman Gill coming in the position where Kohli bats. The form that he is in now, I am not sure whether taking him was a good decision.

I have lost faith in the England team as they have performed poorly throughout the season. So I don't support England team in today's game, because they are not patient players. They have lost with a huge margin even with the normal teams, that's why I think India is strong in today's test match. Farooq's team has reliable batting in Test matches, so if India can put up a good bowling performance today, they can all out England in the first innings on the first day.

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The first Test match between India and England has already started.In the first Test match between India and England, the England team is batting first in their first season.Right now, England team has collected 21 runs without losing any wicket in 3.2 overs.At such a stage, their average runs are 6.3 per over.They have been scoring great runs so far.The opening batsmen for the England team are Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley.

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The first Test match between India and England has already started.In the first Test match between India and England, the England team is batting first in their first season.Right now, England team has collected 21 runs without losing any wicket in 3.2 overs.At such a stage, their average runs are 6.3 per over.They have been scoring great runs so far.The opening batsmen for the England team are Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley.

It seems England are comfortably batting today was the fastest between England versus India in Hyderabad stadium. I think India will be benefited because they are playing in home ground even then India position in ICC world cup test championship is better than England team so let's see what's going to happen. Currently England is on 41 run after 8 over Bowl done they didn't lose any wicked.