Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self

England and India are playing best mate game, both changed their position after 1st test. Australia will watch every match of this series. Their WTC finals dreams depends on it.

If the series ends in a draw, then the WTC finals will be between Australia and New Zealand. I personally want the final to be played between England and New Zealand, after all the drama we had during the 2019 CWC finals. I still regard New Zealand as the real winners in that final match. England managed to win (on paper) only due to generous help from the umpires, who granted 5 runs from a single ball, despite Ben Stokes deflecting the throw to boundary.

I am considering the match more to be dependent on the toss and batting first team has the better chances of winning the test. Well if England win the toss then chances of them winning the series rises and India would have to come back strongly after losing in their home ground and their morale would also be down with the loss. Rohit and Rahane if can stay long on the pitch they can build their innings well then later.

Chennai's pitch is one of the highest turning tracks in the country. I won't be too surprised if India manages to keep another full-time spin bowler in the side. I am not so sure about the selection of Shahbaz Nadeem in the second match. I always thought Kuldeep Yadav is a much better option as he has an unorthodox style of action which becomes quite unplayable after you have batted the whole day and are exhausted. Moreover, with such a good turn on the pitch, he could do wonders if he sticks with the correct line and length. I feel Indian batsmen should practice playing Jack Leech. He is the best spinner that England has.