Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

Poms are sprinting and deserve a lot of credit for such positive batting and it'd be no surprise if they manage to wipe out all deficits in the next 50 overs.

Having said that, the last 5 overs showed a bit of sign that this attacking beast can be tamed. Rohit just needs to be proactive with their field settings and bowlers must follow the instruction.

Rohit took a page from Stoke's playbook and set a heavy leg side field and Siraj went with the short ball tactics and in the same over they managed to manufacture a wicket, similar to what England did. India needs more of that, even if they go for runs.

Until Duckett is there, none of these tactics are going to work. At no point of time, he looked lacking confidence. Tomorrow's first session is going to be very crucial. If Duckett survives it, then he may even take England to a first-innings lead. Else, Root and Ben Stokes need to build a partnership to stabilize the innings. BTW, I am not really sure whether Jasprit Bumrah will be available for extended spells tomorrow. He was showing some signs of discomfort during the last session today. And I would still say that selecting two pacers for this match was a blunder by the Indian selectors.

[HelliumZ]

Duckett of to a flying start and posted 50 in no time.

ENG is pushing for the defensive mindset after such start which is exactly what they need to do and finally ball has been given to Ashwin but so far the runs are flowing in singles as well as boundaries.

Who is going to draw the first blood?

Ben Duckett completed his half century with 12 T4's then his batting style was completely T20 style. Unbeaten on 133 off 118 balls so far. If Duckett can get through the two sessions till tomorrow then England's run score will be relatively high. If England want to draw this match then England must play two sessions tomorrow. Duckett and Joe Root have been on the wicket so far and if these two batsmen put together a good partnership tomorrow, the third Test match is likely to be a draw.

[AirtelBuzz]

Until Duckett is there, none of these tactics are going to work. At no point of time, he looked lacking confidence. Tomorrow's first session is going to be very crucial. If Duckett survives it, then he may even take England to a first-innings lead. Else, Root and Ben Stokes need to build a partnership to stabilize the innings. BTW, I am not really sure whether Jasprit Bumrah will be available for extended spells tomorrow. He was showing some signs of discomfort during the last session today. And I would still say that selecting two pacers for this match was a blunder by the Indian selectors.

Ben duckett is becoming increasingly formidable against the Indian bowlers for the England team. Looking at the batting performance of both teams in this match, it seems that the pitch of this test match is a batting pitch. First Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett put together a good partnership then Jack Crawley got out for 89 but Ben Duckett is still unbeaten even as he completes his century. Looking at the batting performance of the England team, it seems that they are going to easily surpass the 445 runs given by India and give India a big target.

[jasonjm]

NZ won the match comprehensively in the New Zealand vs South Africa match. This is New Zealand's first test series win against South Africa in 92 years. Kane Williamson batted beautifully in the 4th innings to chase a target of 269. William O’Rourke took 9 wickets in the match and played a major role in the NZ victory. Dane Piedt also took 8 wickets, but he was a lone warrior in this SA bowling unit.

In the match between India and England, ENG is batting aggressively. India put 445 runs on the board thanks to Sharma and Jadeja. So far, Ben Duckett is putting up a show in this 2nd inning.

[ZAINmalik75]

Despite losing three wickets for 33 runs, India managed to amass a massive total of 445. But the pitch is batting friendly. It cannot be said that India is in a safe position even with a big collection of 445. The match will probably be a draw.

The England team got off to a good start. Ben Duckett's batting in particular looks like an ODI match. Duckett is unbeaten with 79 runs off 72 balls. England lost one wicket in 21 overs and managed to collect 117 runs. England team is also likely to collect more than 400 on this batting friendly pitch.

Yeh it's true pitch look like favouring batting side and that's why we have a big bunch of target in first innings from indian side, while just like we expect we will have a big target tomorrow like around 400+ exact same things happened now while second innings England were looking under pressure and that why they lose thier important top order two batter but later after that they took a good start and brutally smashed entire indian bowling lineup. Now they were looking at good position because they just lose thier two wickets with a total score of 207 and main contribution has been done by of Duckett till now with his century and still unbeaten. Hope we will see a draw results if England continue his rythm and momentum

[Patrol69]

Yesterday, New Zealand needed 227 runs to win against South Africa and I said then that runs will not matter to New Zealand if they build a good partnership. New Zealand started the fourth day well and their team captain secured the victory. Williamson was unbeaten on 133 runs. New Zealand batsmen did not perform well in the first innings but in the second innings they managed to play an important innings and that important innings helped them win. In Test matches, one cannot expect to win only one innings well, instead of just one innings, one should try to perform two consecutive innings, but the victory will likely come in favor of that team. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

[Popkon6]

Ben Duckett is truly a great player with a century on day one, and will have plenty more to do. Because today the England team is up to 207 runs for just two wickets, and he can do better when the second innings break comes on the second day. Ben Duckett and Root will open the innings tomorrow and both of them are very efficient batting. If these two batsmen can perform for a long time, then the England team will definitely be able to fulfill the target of 445 runs given by India. Currently England team players are performing better than in the past.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Rohit took a page from Stoke's playbook and set a heavy leg side field and Siraj went with the short ball tactics and in the same over they managed to manufacture a wicket, similar to what England did. India needs more of that, even if they go for runs.

Captaincy was not up to the mark in the beginning but at last he did something that he has been reluctant to do in this series.

Tomorrow morning could be the only hope for India, or else ENG will tally the score in another two sessions and then go for runs before spinners came into attack. 500 wickets for ASH that is quite impressive but overall the top class Indian spin attack looks very average against attacking play.

[Z_MBFM]

Ben Duckett is truly a great player with a century on day one, and will have plenty more to do. Because today the England team is up to 207 runs for just two wickets, and he can do better when the second innings break comes on the second day. Ben Duckett and Root will open the innings tomorrow and both of them are very efficient batting. If these two batsmen can perform for a long time, then the England team will definitely be able to fulfill the target of 445 runs given by India. Currently England team players are performing better than in the past.

England played very well against a team like India, not expected from them.They collected 207 runs for 2 wickets.  Meanwhile, India have given their first innings target of 445 runs which is really high. But England continues to play with confidence despite getting such a big run target. Their performance is really commendable. England may not win the match against India but on the other hand they won't lose by a huge margin

[Haunebu]

What will happen if Duckett gets out early tomorrow? None of the other English batsmen looked comfortable out there, including Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Joe Root. Duckett on the other hand started attacking the bowlers from the very first ball and continued with Bazball style till the end of day's play. Neither the pacers, nor the spinners were effective against him.

Duckett is on a roll and he might end up scoring 200 too unless one of the Indian bowlers outfox him properly. England seems over-dependent on him right now which is why him getting out quickly could mess up their winning chances.

And more worryingly for India, Jasprit Bumrah showed signs of unease. If this guy gets broken down every now and then, I don't know how he can be a regular in the team.  

True. I hope his fitness improves because he is the key pacer in the Indian test bowling lineup currently.

[JSRAW]

Poms are sprinting and deserve a lot of credit for such positive batting and it'd be no surprise if they manage to wipe out all deficits in the next 50 overs.

Having said that, the last 5 overs showed a bit of sign that this attacking beast can be tamed. Rohit just needs to be proactive with their field settings and bowlers must follow the instruction.

Rohit took a page from Stoke's playbook and set a heavy leg side field and Siraj went with the short ball tactics and in the same over they managed to manufacture a wicket, similar to what England did. India needs more of that, even if they go for runs.

Until Duckett is there, none of these tactics are going to work. At no point of time, he looked lacking confidence. Tomorrow's first session is going to be very crucial. If Duckett survives it, then he may even take England to a first-innings lead. Else, Root and Ben Stokes need to build a partnership to stabilize the innings. BTW, I am not really sure whether Jasprit Bumrah will be available for extended spells tomorrow. He was showing some signs of discomfort during the last session today. And I would still say that selecting two pacers for this match was a blunder by the Indian selectors.

Don't care much if orthodox tactics fail, traditional tactics of test cricket is not working anymore so won't mind if India try new things, even if back fires or maybe they can mix things up because Indian seamers do know things or two about reversing the ball. So far it's been a flat track so going with 2 seamers is not a bad decision IMO.

One thing is for sure we'll have a cracking 3rd day and the match usually moves quickly when Poms are batting, bet it runs or mini collapse.

[MusaPk]

Yesterday, New Zealand needed 227 runs to win against South Africa and I said then that runs will not matter to New Zealand if they build a good partnership. New Zealand started the fourth day well and their team captain secured the victory. Williamson was unbeaten on 133 runs. New Zealand batsmen did not perform well in the first innings but in the second innings they managed to play an important innings and that important innings helped them win. In Test matches, one cannot expect to win only one innings well, instead of just one innings, one should try to perform two consecutive innings, but the victory will likely come in favor of that team. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

It was an opportunity missed by SA to level the series. SA were right on top when NZ team got out on 211 runs in first innings but then again SA batting failed to deliver and got out on 235 runs. In second innings, NZ team made no mistake in chasing the target of 266 runs. Kane Williamson and Young both had a partnership of 152 runs. Kane Williamson was man of the series because of his 403 run in 2 tests.

[wiss19]

Yesterday, New Zealand needed 227 runs to win against South Africa and I said then that runs will not matter to New Zealand if they build a good partnership. New Zealand started the fourth day well and their team captain secured the victory. Williamson was unbeaten on 133 runs. New Zealand batsmen did not perform well in the first innings but in the second innings they managed to play an important innings and that important innings helped them win. In Test matches, one cannot expect to win only one innings well, instead of just one innings, one should try to perform two consecutive innings, but the victory will likely come in favor of that team. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

It was an opportunity missed by SA to level the series. SA were right on top when NZ team got out on 211 runs in first innings but then again SA batting failed to deliver and got out on 235 runs. In second innings, NZ team made no mistake in chasing the target of 266 runs. Kane Williamson and Young both had a partnership of 152 runs. Kane Williamson was man of the series because of his 403 run in 2 tests.

Even we have improved performance from the South Africa but still I am not agreed about this they lost opportunity to level the series because New Zealand is much better in quality at home, and they were playing with their all available best players which perform good even they failed in first inning but still they have done good job in second inning and bring the win for their team with this win now they are at the top of WTC table for some time because now after 4 matches they won 3 and lost 1 Australia is at the second spot and India third which can take top spot if they are able to beat England at home.

Kane Williamson and Young play impressive inning while they were chasing target of 269 and from 117 to 270 were achieved and Williamson score another hundred and Young having fifty which give good big win South African need to check their strategy and policies if they want to have better results in coming matches.

[hafiztalha]

Yesterday, New Zealand needed 227 runs to win against South Africa and I said then that runs will not matter to New Zealand if they build a good partnership. New Zealand started the fourth day well and their team captain secured the victory. Williamson was unbeaten on 133 runs. New Zealand batsmen did not perform well in the first innings but in the second innings they managed to play an important innings and that important innings helped them win. In Test matches, one cannot expect to win only one innings well, instead of just one innings, one should try to perform two consecutive innings, but the victory will likely come in favor of that team. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

This series was ended now and both games of this series was won New Zealand team with full of great effort in all lineups. In 1 st Inning, South Africa team effort was brilliant in bat or bowl both, South Africa team made 242 runs in 1 st Inning and opponent side, New Zealand team scored 211 runs and South Africa team trail by 31 runs but in 2 nd inning, South Africa team put low effort and lost this game by 7 wickets. The player of series award goes to K.Williamson batsman because in both game his batting effort was outstanding and in this 2 nd game, K.Williamson made 133 runs in 260 balls and he hitted twelve 4s and two 6s. In 1 st Inning, same K.Williamson also scored 43 runs in 108 balls. D. Piedt bowler bowled out 5 wickets in 1 st Inning and in 2 nd inning, D.Piedt also dismissed 3 wickets that's why, this player got a player of game award.

[FinePoine0]

The England team is back to its past performance, the best performance in recent Test matches. So far the team is on a winning percentage of 60%, England player Ben Duckett is likely to score a double century if he performs well today. Meanwhile, if Root can provide support as a partnership, then the England team will definitely be able to fulfill the target of 445 runs in this match. As Ben Duckett got enough rest today he will prepare himself to perform all day today.

[Bitcoin_people]

On Day 2, England lost two wickets to meet the target set by India. However, their current score looks likely to meet the target and they currently have enough wickets in hand. England batsman Ben Drackett managed to score a brilliant century and is still unbeaten on 133 runs. If England can complete the rest of the 238 runs by batting on the third day, then there will certainly be a chance to give a huge lead later on. If the England team collects good runs in today's match then it will definitely be possible to win against India. The batting performance of England batsmen is quite good at present so it is expected that they will definitely score a good score if they stay till the end. How well England's batsmen do today on the third day will depend on him to meet their target. If India's batting performance on the second day is anything like then it will definitely be difficult for England to meet the Indian team target.

[Publictalk792]

The England team is back to its past performance, the best performance in recent Test matches. So far the team is on a winning percentage of 60%, England player Ben Duckett is likely to score a double century if he performs well today. Meanwhile, if Root can provide support as a partnership, then the England team will definitely be able to fulfill the target of 445 runs in this match. As Ben Duckett got enough rest today he will prepare himself to perform all day today.

Yes you are right. The England team has been doing really well in recent Test matches and their winning percentage of 60% shows that they have improved. You mentioned Ben Duckett, he is playing really well and could score a lot of runs in this match and has made 133 runs. It's also important for Joe Root to support him so they can do well together and try to reach the target of 445 runs. Ben Duckett has had enough rest and is ready for today's match so he will probably play really well. Overall the England team is in a good position and has a good chance of reaching their target in this match and can give good lead may be.

[Patrol69]

Yesterday, New Zealand needed 227 runs to win against South Africa and I said then that runs will not matter to New Zealand if they build a good partnership. New Zealand started the fourth day well and their team captain secured the victory. Williamson was unbeaten on 133 runs. New Zealand batsmen did not perform well in the first innings but in the second innings they managed to play an important innings and that important innings helped them win. In Test matches, one cannot expect to win only one innings well, instead of just one innings, one should try to perform two consecutive innings, but the victory will likely come in favor of that team. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

It was an opportunity missed by SA to level the series. SA were right on top when NZ team got out on 211 runs in first innings but then again SA batting failed to deliver and got out on 235 runs. In second innings, NZ team made no mistake in chasing the target of 266 runs. Kane Williamson and Young both had a partnership of 152 runs. Kane Williamson was man of the series because of his 403 run in 2 tests.

The South African team came to New Zealand to play only two test matches, but South Africa could not win any of the two matches against New Zealand. South Africa lost to New Zealand by a big margin in the first test match, but in the second test match, South Africa had a chance to turn the series around, but in the second innings, South Africa did not perform well at all, as a result of which, despite creating opportunities, South Africa failed to level the series. South Africa are whitewashed in the two-Test series against New Zealand after losing the second match. New Zealand did well in the first match, but compared to the first match, New Zealand performed a little better in the second match because New Zealand was under some batting pressure in the second match, but the New Zealand batsmen were able to win the team from that pressure.

[elevates]

The danger batter Ben Duckett out of an extraordinary ball by Kuldeep Yadav. He never expected that he would get caught in such a manner. India is back again already taking 3 wickets in the first cricket session and suddenly Rohit now has more attacking field. Two wickets were taken by Kuldeep and one by Bhumrah and Kuldeep is getting good spin from the pitch. Runs have dried down as Indian bowlers are not allowing the English batter to settle down both Stokes and Floakes are new batters. I am expecting a few more wickets by the spinners and I think Rohit should bring back Ashwin to the bowling attack.

[JSRAW]

The danger batter Ben Duckett out of an extraordinary ball by Kuldeep Yadav. He never expected that he would get caught in such a manner. India is back again already taking 3 wickets in the first cricket session and suddenly Rohit now has more attacking field. Two wickets were taken by Kuldeep and one by Bhumrah and Kuldeep is getting good spin from the pitch. Runs have dried down as Indian bowlers are not allowing the English batter to settle down both Stokes and Floakes are new batters. I am expecting a few more wickets by the spinners and I think Rohit should bring back Ashwin to the bowling attack.

With all due respect to Kulli, that ball was utter rubbish lol. 9 out of 10 times any batter could've pushed that ball for a single or left alone and even hit for boundaries so it was a lucky break.

India is fighting back and it's so pleasing to see because their back was against the wall as Poms did get a breathtaking start and mind you Ashwin is not available to ball today or might not play this test match due to some medical emergency (his mother) so Indians are 1 bowler short (Also 1 batter because he did score runs). Hope everything goes well in his family and he comes back soon.