Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[BALIK]

How long we need to put up with these sort of matches? West Indies got bundled out for just 27 runs, and in the end Australia won by a huge margin of 176 runs. Remember that the match was played on a pitch which gave undue advantage for bowlers. So winning by 176 runs is equal to winning by an innings and 500 runs in the subcontinent. I fully support the proposal to have West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh relegated to the second division of test cricket. These teams don't have the ability to compete against top teams.

We knew that the West Indies were not in good form. Yet since it was the home series in the West Indies. The matches were likely to be contested. But the West Indies completely failed. In every match we can see the West Indies bad performance. Each match is united and I can only see the Domination of Australia.

The West Indies lost all the wickets to their home ground to collect just 20 runs. The West Indies were not desirable in any way. Squads in the squad did not add any runs to the scoreboard. In the Test series, I saw the West Indies fierce performance. T20 Series is looking forward to how the team is doing.

[Compromise me]

Those who say Test cricket is boring should have watched the match between Australia and England. The excitement that was there in the match between Australia and England towards the end proves that Test cricket is still a prestigious game and still better than other formats. The game reached a point in the last minute where only one team could win. At that time, every spectator in the gallery stood up and the Indian fans were expecting their team to win. The English fans were expecting their team to win. Finally, the English fans left the field happy because their team secured a 16-run victory against India. When England batted badly in their second innings, I realized that it is a difficult wicket to bat on, so no matter how many runs England scored or how many runs they set for India, India will struggle to score and that is what happened.

We all have the idea that there is truly a mystery hidden within Test cricket, for the proof of which we must understand the essence of the heart-pounding battle between England and India. There was a statement from an Indian player that they would win, in his follow-through I observed that this player was the victim of a quick attack by Jofra Archer. However the most mysterious thing about this match was when Mohammad Siraj was dismissed because the player was truly out in a strange way while performing in this Test match.
Even in this match Jofra Archer tore the stumps of the Indian left-handed batsman out of the ground to be honest from that moment on I believed that England would definitely win this match.

Yes, you are absolutely right. Jofra Archer has high speed and they had target in the mind and they were playing in the home ground and we always see that Indian International team lose more matches out of the home ground because they are habitual to play on their wickets and they don't play league matches and they only try to organize ICC tournaments in the India because it give favour them to win the final but Indian International test cricket team need further improvement and government also should give NOC to the players to play other country leagues where they will get more experience about pitches and players . England test cricket team is leading in the series because that team won 2 matches and 1 match lost by  India test cricket team.

[Nanga Parbat]

The 3rd test game between India and England had a shocking results. England was eliminated India at just 170 runs which has brought us out of mind. In the start of the innings, England scored 387 runs with a century contribution by Root but due to final order's low performance 387 was the target. India during the chase scored the same 387 runs with a century by Rahul and the first innings left without any results. In the next innings, India's bowlers knocked out players very early without any major contribution. The first wicket was down at 22 runs and the wickets kept falling at short intervals. England's top and final order struggled leaving bad results and performance and this innings ended at 192 runs. The score was not a big deal so everybody was hoping that India is going to win this game but something unexpected happened. England knocket out the whole Indian batting lineup at 170 runs with a major wickets elimination by Ben Stokes who eliminated 3 players and let his team win this game by 22 runs.

This is quite understandable because in this match, the thought was different but the winner was someone else and there was no such hope and hard work from this team in the second innings. With this target, I felt that the England bowlers would not be able to do anything and they would lose this match very easily. The first innings of both of them had made the match quite interesting but the second innings had worried and impressed us and it was thought that India would victory this match but they would lose due to not batting well in any way. The Indian batsmen would lose the match by only 22 runs which is a very bad defeat because there are very few matches where they are defeated by such a low run in a Test match. It was very difficult to have such expectations from the Indian team because they play very strong and with efforts but they also gave up hope.

[HelliumZ]

Lol I was disappointed with the performance of West Indies. I didn't think a team like West Indies would be all out for 27 runs in a Test match. Australia scored 225 runs in the 1st innings and 121 runs in the 2nd innings. On the other hand, West Indies were bowled out for 143 in the 1st innings and West Indies were bowled out for 27 in the 2nd innings which was a shame. Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland bowled brilliantly, which surprised everyone. Scott Boland scored a hat-trick which is very commendable. West Indies batted very badly in this Test series, but the bowling line was good. Congratulations to Australia, Australia won 3-0.

I thought maybe West Indies' score of 27 runs was going to be the lowest score in a Test, but New Zealand were all out for 26 runs, one run less than that, and still holds the record for the lowest total in a Test. Yesterday, Australia bowled out the West Indies for 27 runs and that was the low scoring Test innings. However, it is very unfortunate that this wicket was very tough to bat on and a Test cricket team like Australia has been bowled out in almost every match. This pitch was a bowler's paradise and an opportunity to bowl their records and they have already made the most of it. Mitchell Starc has probably set the record for taking six wickets for the fewest runs in a Test.

[God Of Thunder]

What the hell just happened? I was checking the scorecard of Bangladesh on Cricbuzz since they have won the last T20I against Sri Lanka. I was interested to check who played a little better. But when I came to the homepage of Cricbuzz, I just found that Australia won a test match against the West Indies, which is good and not surprising at all, but dude, when I saw that West Indies got all out in the 2nd innings for 27 runs, I was like What the hell?

This is the 2nd lowest total in a test innings. The first lowest total of 26 Runs by New Zealand against England and which happened back in 1955. West Indies could have created a new history. This is amazing. Michell Starc is the guy who made it happen.

[ZAINmalik75]

Lol I was disappointed with the performance of West Indies. I didn't think a team like West Indies would be all out for 27 runs in a Test match. Australia scored 225 runs in the 1st innings and 121 runs in the 2nd innings. On the other hand, West Indies were bowled out for 143 in the 1st innings and West Indies were bowled out for 27 in the 2nd innings which was a shame. Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland bowled brilliantly, which surprised everyone. Scott Boland scored a hat-trick which is very commendable. West Indies batted very badly in this Test series, but the bowling line was good. Congratulations to Australia, Australia won 3-0.

Well I think it's usual for viewers mostly when team face mighty Australian at test format, according to statics Aussies already got the big giant Indian team on below 70 for three times and the lowest were 36 which is horrible and somehow define Aussies aura😎. Anyway as expected west indies got defeated in third consecutive match and thus they are officially got whitewash with 3-0 margin. Starc were truly phenomenal at last innings and through his spell less then 15 overs they get rest of west indies lineup with 6 wicket haul and an impressive hatrick from Boland. Now Aussies will continue things with same opponent west indies but in t20 format hope here situation will not one sided.

[Cheema02]

It's sad to see teams like WI in such a miserable condition. This test series tells a lot about where WI cricket stands and it's time for WI cricket board to think why they were not able to create replacement of great players like Brian Lara and County Walsh. Losing all test matches at home is a sign that team is extraordinary weak.

Zimbabwe also has a bright past and used to be a reasonably strong team when players like Grant Flower and Andy Flower used to play for the side. But gone are good days of Zimbabwe cricket as they are rarely seen in ICC events and strong teams take Zimbabwe as an opportunity to improve stats. 

Yes, you are right west Indies disappointed performance in second inning bowled out under 30 runs while chasing down a target of 204 runs. Australia won all three matches of series and moved to top position on the world test championship. Australia team wonderful bowling performance especially Mitchell Starc bowling spell is world class picking 6 wickets in no time. Mitchell Starc best bowling figure picked six wickets by giving just nine wickets in second inning of the test match. Scott Boland also bowl really well in second inning picked thee important wickets by just giving only two runs. West indies needs to identify his mistakes and make some changes team in bowling and batting units if they want to win matches in test format.

[AirtelBuzz]

Lol I was disappointed with the performance of West Indies. I didn't think a team like West Indies would be all out for 27 runs in a Test match. Australia scored 225 runs in the 1st innings and 121 runs in the 2nd innings. On the other hand, West Indies were bowled out for 143 in the 1st innings and West Indies were bowled out for 27 in the 2nd innings which was a shame. Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland bowled brilliantly, which surprised everyone. Scott Boland scored a hat-trick which is very commendable. West Indies batted very badly in this Test series, but the bowling line was good. Congratulations to Australia, Australia won 3-0.

I thought maybe West Indies' score of 27 runs was going to be the lowest score in a Test, but New Zealand were all out for 26 runs, one run less than that, and still holds the record for the lowest total in a Test. Yesterday, Australia bowled out the West Indies for 27 runs and that was the low scoring Test innings. However, it is very unfortunate that this wicket was very tough to bat on and a Test cricket team like Australia has been bowled out in almost every match. This pitch was a bowler's paradise and an opportunity to bowl their records and they have already made the most of it. Mitchell Starc has probably set the record for taking six wickets for the fewest runs in a Test.

Indeed, everyone thought that West Indies might be about to post the lowest score in Test cricket and Australia's pace star is the man who made it happen. We have already seen that he reached a milestone in Test cricket, namely playing in his 100th Test match but it seemed like he might not have imagined the dramatic scripts while playing this match.
He was able to achieve his best bowling figures against the West Indies as he took six wickets in that match, to my knowledge that was even more terrifying than the Sri Lankan legend's record. It can even be said that he gave everyone a complete epic gift in this match against West Indies because he has been the best of matches and series alone.

[Sithara007]

It's sad to see teams like WI in such a miserable condition. This test series tells a lot about where WI cricket stands and it's time for WI cricket board to think why they were not able to create replacement of great players like Brian Lara and County Walsh. Losing all test matches at home is a sign that team is extraordinary weak.

Zimbabwe also has a bright past and used to be a reasonably strong team when players like Grant Flower and Andy Flower used to play for the side. But gone are good days of Zimbabwe cricket as they are rarely seen in ICC events and strong teams take Zimbabwe as an opportunity to improve stats. 

Back in 1990s, Zimbabwe were quite strong and they had star players such as Alistair Campbell, Andy Flower, Neil Johnson and Murray Goodwin. Their performance peaked during the 1999 Cricket World Cup, when they managed to enter Super-6 stage, by defeating India and South Africa. But then the Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe came up with his radical land reform plan. And this resulted in the exodus of white players, and ultimately the death of cricket in Zimbabwe. 

[Popkon6]

Lol I was disappointed with the performance of West Indies. I didn't think a team like West Indies would be all out for 27 runs in a Test match. Australia scored 225 runs in the 1st innings and 121 runs in the 2nd innings. On the other hand, West Indies were bowled out for 143 in the 1st innings and West Indies were bowled out for 27 in the 2nd innings which was a shame. Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland bowled brilliantly, which surprised everyone. Scott Boland scored a hat-trick which is very commendable. West Indies batted very badly in this Test series, but the bowling line was good. Congratulations to Australia, Australia won 3-0.

Well I think it's usual for viewers mostly when team face mighty Australian at test format, according to statics Aussies already got the big giant Indian team on below 70 for three times and the lowest were 36 which is horrible and somehow define Aussies aura😎. Anyway as expected west indies got defeated in third consecutive match and thus they are officially got whitewash with 3-0 margin. Starc were truly phenomenal at last innings and through his spell less then 15 overs they get rest of west indies lineup with 6 wicket haul and an impressive hatrick from Boland. Now Aussies will continue things with same opponent west indies but in t20 format hope here situation will not one sided.

Yes, although it was funny for the audience, this game was a lot of challenge for the West Indies team. Where the Australian team has won three consecutive Test series matches, but the opposing West Indies team gave up at the last moment despite repeated attempts. In the second innings of the third match, the Australian team performed very poorly, and the expected results were not achieved in this match.
Where seven batsmen could not score any runs, and the rest of the players touched the scorebook a little, but the West Indies team lost all their wickets in a moment. Only here I will praise the bowlers of the Australian team, the Australian team is identified as a very strong team on the cricket board. Such results are normal because the West Indies team is relatively weak, but the margin of defeat in this match is the highest.

I think it is impossible to lose by such a margin in a T20 match, but the game will be very challenging because after losing the Test series, the desire to win will definitely arise in the minds of the West Indies team players and the possibility of performing well will be the highest.

[Fuso.hp]

Lol I was disappointed with the performance of West Indies. I didn't think a team like West Indies would be all out for 27 runs in a Test match. Australia scored 225 runs in the 1st innings and 121 runs in the 2nd innings. On the other hand, West Indies were bowled out for 143 in the 1st innings and West Indies were bowled out for 27 in the 2nd innings which was a shame. Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland bowled brilliantly, which surprised everyone. Scott Boland scored a hat-trick which is very commendable. West Indies batted very badly in this Test series, but the bowling line was good. Congratulations to Australia, Australia won 3-0.

I thought maybe West Indies' score of 27 runs was going to be the lowest score in a Test, but New Zealand were all out for 26 runs, one run less than that, and still holds the record for the lowest total in a Test. Yesterday, Australia bowled out the West Indies for 27 runs and that was the low scoring Test innings. However, it is very unfortunate that this wicket was very tough to bat on and a Test cricket team like Australia has been bowled out in almost every match. This pitch was a bowler's paradise and an opportunity to bowl their records and they have already made the most of it. Mitchell Starc has probably set the record for taking six wickets for the fewest runs in a Test.

Indeed, everyone thought that West Indies might be about to post the lowest score in Test cricket and Australia's pace star is the man who made it happen. We have already seen that he reached a milestone in Test cricket, namely playing in his 100th Test match but it seemed like he might not have imagined the dramatic scripts while playing this match.
He was able to achieve his best bowling figures against the West Indies as he took six wickets in that match, to my knowledge that was even more terrifying than the Sri Lankan legend's record. It can even be said that he gave everyone a complete epic gift in this match against West Indies because he has been the best of matches and series alone.

West Indies lost three wickets in the first over of the innings and Mitchell Starc took these three wickets. In the fifth over of the same innings, West Indies lost two more wickets and at that time West Indies' run was only 11. 5 wickets for 11 runs and another wicket in the next over they lost 6 wickets in the sixth over so it was in everyone's mind that West Indies were going to score the lowest score in the history of Test cricket. We saw the Australian bowlers all out West Indies for 27 runs. I was really surprised to see Mitchell Starc's bowling, the way this bowler started his career, he is still bowling the same way. Mitchell Starc was selected as the Man of the Match in this match and he was also selected as the Man of the Series. Many congratulations to Australia and many congratulations to Mitchell Starc for performing so well.

[Haunebu]

I think it is impossible to lose by such a margin in a T20 match, but the game will be very challenging because after losing the Test series, the desire to win will definitely arise in the minds of the West Indies team players and the possibility of performing well will be the highest.

West Indies are a different team altogether in the T20 format which is why this could be a competitive series considering the fact that it's a 5 match series. I would still give the edge to the Aussies though.

They can acquire some sort of relief after that humiliating test series whitewash if they end up winning this T20 series though.

[noormcs5]

We knew that the West Indies were not in good form. Yet since it was the home series in the West Indies. The matches were likely to be contested. But the West Indies completely failed. In every match we can see the West Indies bad performance. Each match is united and I can only see the Domination of Australia.

What is this, Starc the master of Pink ball, he did magic in the second innings, gave nine runs and got 6 wickets. Scott Boland did hattrick in the 13th over, While the early wickets got by Starc and gave the lead to the team Australia and his performance made them feel motivate and at the end of the day, the Australian team won the game, that is really amazing. And that is the end of the Test series it is the time for the T20 that starts on 21 July and there is no Starc there but at the end we can see Glenn Maxwell, I am missing him in one-day cricket.

[Rustam Meraj]

What is this, Starc the master of Pink ball, he did magic in the second innings, gave nine runs and got 6 wickets. Scott Boland did hattrick in the 13th over, While the early wickets got by Starc and gave the lead to the team Australia and his performance made them feel motivate and at the end of the day, the Australian team won the game, that is really amazing. And that is the end of the Test series it is the time for the T20 that starts on 21 July and there is no Starc there but at the end we can see Glenn Maxwell, I am missing him in one-day cricket.

Mitchell Starc was fantastic taking 6 wickets for only 9 runs which really helped Australia get ahead early. Then Scott Boland hat trick in 13th over was incredible helping Australia to win game and series easily and that kind of performance surely boosted their confidence. Now Test series is over and T20 matches are starting soon on July 21st. It is pity Starc can not be playing but it is great news that Glenn Maxwell is back as many fans miss his explosive play in shorter games and it will be interesting to see how T20 series unfolds without Starc but with Maxwell skills.

[UmerIdrees]

Rahul -Jadeja partnership will be the deciding factor whether India will win or not. This is the only experienced partnership in India where the longer they can stay on the wicket, the more chances India will have of winning. India are unlikely to win because, without writing a post, India's most reliable batsman KL Rahul was out lbw off Ben Stokes. Can these two batsmen, Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy/Washington Sundar, win this match? However, there is no position for a draw because it will not be possible for the next batsmen of India to draw the team by batting for 85 overs.

India could have won this game, they were so close but little bit up and downs were coming in the whole day, England bowled so well that on the 4th day they got 4 wickets already and then on the last day they tried again and again to get the Indian wickets and at the end they won by 22 runs. The last wicket of Siraj in that wicket, I think the mistake was of Muhammad Siraj that if he is looking at ball is going outside, then why is he playing it? And also that is the last wicket, while on the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja was trying to handle the game. It was just touch and go for the Indian team and hard luck in the end for them.

Yeah if Siraj wanted he could easily leave that ball and put his leg front to get leg by or at least would be not out. However, if we think in a different way, he tried to tip the ball as I am sure Jadega was instructing him not to play long shots and keep it grounded. When he tipped everybody was happy and Jadeja was looking forward but when the English players shouted, he understood something unnecessary had happened. Muhammad Siraj tip the ball and the ball was coming back towards and the stumps fell down. Indian dreams were shattered and England won the match.

[GigaBit]

What is this, Starc the master of Pink ball, he did magic in the second innings, gave nine runs and got 6 wickets. Scott Boland did hattrick in the 13th over, While the early wickets got by Starc and gave the lead to the team Australia and his performance made them feel motivate and at the end of the day, the Australian team won the game, that is really amazing. And that is the end of the Test series it is the time for the T20 that starts on 21 July and there is no Starc there but at the end we can see Glenn Maxwell, I am missing him in one-day cricket.

Mitchell Starc was fantastic taking 6 wickets for only 9 runs which really helped Australia get ahead early. Then Scott Boland hat trick in 13th over was incredible helping Australia to win game and series easily and that kind of performance surely boosted their confidence. Now Test series is over and T20 matches are starting soon on July 21st. It is pity Starc can not be playing but it is great news that Glenn Maxwell is back as many fans miss his explosive play in shorter games and it will be interesting to see how T20 series unfolds without Starc but with Maxwell skills.

Australia did not have to work hard to win the second innings of the third match against West Indies. Batting in the second innings, West Indies lost all their wickets for just 27 runs chasing the target of 121 runs. West Indies batsmen could not stand in front of Mitchell Starc. On the other hand, another bowler Scott Boland also bowled well. West Indies could not build any resistance in the Test matches and lost three consecutive matches. But will they be able to turn around in the upcoming T20 series? Once a time they had good reputation in T20 cricket, it is no longer the same as before. There is no consistency with their batsmen and bowlers. They may win one or two matches in the T20 series, but there is no assurance of that.

[JSRAW]

Wtc points table

-Aussie started quite well and no surprises here because of opponent.
 
-SL could've been in better position if not for one draw. In a long run, they won't top the chart by drawing at home.

-England did satisfactory job so far, although pundits predicted easy run for them against India but so far first 3 tests were tough and they are lucky to be at 2-1.

-India need to pull their socks up.

[noormcs5]

-England did satisfactory job so far, although pundits predicted easy run for them against India but so far first 3 tests were tough and they are lucky to be at 2-1.

-India need to pull their socks up.

Although it seems a bit awkward seeing India losing the two test matches out of the three played but then they are playing against one of the strongest team. After the two more matches against England, India will be playing two test matches against West Indies in October. That should be easy for them to win. Next they will play two test matches against South Africa in November and that would be a challenging series for them as South Africa is already World Test Champions. But the good thing is that it will be played in India, so it is not easy to beat the Indian team at home. 

[doomloop]

I think it is impossible to lose by such a margin in a T20 match, but the game will be very challenging because after losing the Test series, the desire to win will definitely arise in the minds of the West Indies team players and the possibility of performing well will be the highest.

West Indies are a different team altogether in the T20 format which is why this could be a competitive series considering the fact that it's a 5 match series. I would still give the edge to the Aussies though.

They can acquire some sort of relief after that humiliating test series whitewash if they end up winning this T20 series though.

After having humiliating defeat in test series and facing worst ever performance in last test match at Kingston CWI needs to check their mistakes and fixed them because now they have no more time for staying on their worst strategy which already kill cricket here in the Caribbean.

14.3 over just 27 runs and 7 batsmen gone on duck mean they are almost on lowest level with no chances of survival if they want to have something better done quick settlements and bring their best players back into their original uniform which can give them some hope of lifeline. If they are feeling it's not going to work then surely they needed to be done big decision and end their journey into cricket with have changes and bring all Islands their own teams in T20 and end their journey into test format which could be honourable decision for them.

[JSRAW]

-England did satisfactory job so far, although pundits predicted easy run for them against India but so far first 3 tests were tough and they are lucky to be at 2-1.

-India need to pull their socks up.

Although it seems a bit awkward seeing India losing the two test matches out of the three played but then they are playing against one of the strongest team. After the two more matches against England, India will be playing two test matches against West Indies in October. That should be easy for them to win. Next they will play two test matches against South Africa in November and that would be a challenging series for them as South Africa is already World Test Champions. But the good thing is that it will be played in India, so it is not easy to beat the Indian team at home. 

It feels awkward only because somehow this indian team manages to put up solid fight throughout first 3 test matches and won more sessions.

But before no pundit gave them a chance, which looked reseanable because it's a team which is going through transition period and lot of new guys in the team.

One would hope that they would be alright at home, you never know. After all, no one expected Kiwis to beat them .