Race to the finals of the ICC Test championship - Predict your finalists. And Pakistan's ridiculous draw in the ICC Test championship

[rangeelaraja]

Australia is certain to make it to the finals ..unless they screw up real bad now.  

 

Its going to be a super tight race between India, Pakistan and South Africa.

 

Pakistan plays the ENTIRE ICC Test Championship in the subcontinent.  Have never seen such a bizarre draw.

 

Pakistan plays home series against Aus, Eng and NZ and away series in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.  Not a single  damn away series against SENA in the cycle. 

 

India has to trounce Aussies at home by atleast 2-0 to win.  Our bowling will as always ...always stand up. I don't trust our current batting at all against a strong side even at home ...we shall see..

 

Home \ Away
Australia	—	—	4–0 [5]	—	—	—	3 matches	—	2 matches
Bangladesh	—	—	—	2 matches	—	0–2 [2]	—	2 matches	—
England	—	—	—	1–2 (4)[5][a]	3 matches	—	3 matches	—	—
India	4 matches	—	—	—	1–0 [2]	—	—	2–0 [2]	—
New Zealand	—	1–1 [2]	—	—	—	—	1–1 [2]	2 matches	—
Pakistan	0–0 (2)[3]	—	3 matches	—	2 matches	—	—	—	—
South Africa	—	2 matches	—	2–1 [3]	—	—	—	—	2 matches
Sri Lanka	2 matches	—	—	—	—	2 matches	—	—	2–0 [2]
West Indies	—	2 matches	0–0 (1)[3]	—	—	1–1 [2]	—	—	—

 

 

Edited March 18, 2022 by rangeelaraja

[cricketfan28]

Australias vs India.

[Frustrated]

Aus vs Pak.    And for a change, this one won't be a draw 

[Serpico]

If Kane recovers, Nz tour of Pak will be interesting. Azaz is better than lyon and already won an Asian series against Pakistan. Pcb is shooting themselves in the foot with these roads. 

 

Still think it'll be Pak vs India

 

[Lone Wolf]

Hmm...  I believe it won't that straightforward for Pakistan.   That lost game in WI can come back to bite them.  OP should correct his schedule that Pakistan drew 1-1 in WI last year. 

I expect Pakistan to lose 1 test away to lankans at least.  That series if Lanka wins tosses won't be easy.  

NZ probably peaked in last WTC & I don't think they will be a bigger threat but if u offer them roads then they will belt u. 

 

Australia needs a thumping series victory in SL as well to make it to the finals. 

 

India's path looks a lot straightforward.  Win the decider in England & we are through. 

[SK_IH]

WTC is no bar to judge the best test side in the world, so basically no fks given about who plays final of this flawed event

 

[rageaddict]

Australia v/s India.

 

Pakistan will continue to lose/Draw Tests at home against Australia, England and NZ. To be able to qualify for the finals, a team shall have an outstanding record at home and some wins away. Pakistan will continue to lose precious home points, they dropped a Test in WI and would also drop another in SL.

 

India should be going through to the finals if they win against Australia at home, pretty straight forward.

 

If by chance some miracle happens and India lose to Australia, SA might qualify for the finals . They will win all home series and need to win few away tests so should be through but India is still favorites.

 

Pakistan has no chance , they have a defeatist defensive mindset who don't want to take a risk to win the series and are content with drawn matches.

Edited March 18, 2022 by rageaddict

[rangeelaraja]

16 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

 

 

India's path looks a lot straightforward.  Win the decider in England & we are through. 

 

 

Don't assume that Aussie tour is going to be easy. Nothing is straight forward 

 

We beat them on their turf - back to back.

 

They will be itching to hit back. They are a quality bowling side, - and our batting is not settled/reliable/prone to collapse.

[rangeelaraja]

15 minutes ago, rageaddict said:

Australia v/s India.

 

Pakistan will continue to lose/Draw Tests at home against Australia, England and NZ. To be able to qualify for the finals, a team shall have an outstanding record at home and some wins away. Pakistan will continue to lose precious home points, they dropped a Test in WI and would also drop another in SL.

 

India should be going through to the finals if they win against Australia at home, pretty straight forward.

 

If by chance some miracle happens and India lose to Australia, SA might qualify for the finals . They will win all home series and need to win few away tests so should be through but India is still favorites.

 

Pakistan has no chance , they have a defeatist defensive mindset who don't want to take a risk to win the series and are content with drawn matches.

 

 

If Bangladesh prepares absolutely pattas and we are not able to sweep them...that will damage out prospects as well.

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, rangeelaraja said:

 

 

Don't assume that Aussie tour is going to be easy. Nothing is straight forward 

 

We beat them on their turf - back to back.

 

They will be itching to hit back. They are a quality bowling side, - and our batting is not settled/reliable/prone to collapse.

Their spin attack looks quite weak.  Lyon looks past it.  Swepson is not the kind of bowler who can trouble us in Tests.  Agar can be handy though. 

Iyer Pant Jadeja is a good lower middle order.  Kolli & Rohit are a worry & we can't afford more than 1 passanger vs Aus.  

Let's see it's too early to predict that series. 

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, rangeelaraja said:

 

 

If Bangladesh prepares absolutely pattas and we are not able to sweep them...that will damage out prospects as well.

Mirpur will be a Turner mostly as pitch is always slow.  Chattogram I have seen is quite flat & Bangla usually struggles there.  But yes anything less than 2-0 there & we are toast. 

 

[Bigg Brother]

WTC is farce. Don't know why people take it seriously and consider it as some championship is beyond my understanding...

[Vijy]

4 hours ago, rangeelaraja said:

 

 

Don't assume that Aussie tour is going to be easy. Nothing is straight forward 

 

We beat them on their turf - back to back.

 

They will be itching to hit back. They are a quality bowling side, - and our batting is not settled/reliable/prone to collapse.

their bowling is overrated in SC. cummins is good but not great so far. Starc is inconsistent as is Lyon. both swepson and agar do not seem good enough. and on SC pitches, don't forget we bat till 9 with a lineup of iyer at 5, pant at 6, jaddu at 7, ashwin at 8, and axar at 9.

[Jay]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

their bowling is overrated in SC. cummins is good but not great so far. Starc is inconsistent as is Lyon. both swepson and agar do not seem good enough. and on SC pitches, don't forget we bat till 9 with a lineup of iyer at 5, pant at 6, jaddu at 7, ashwin at 8, and axar at 9.

At full strength honestly if India play seriously to its full potential, India wins 3 0 or 4 0. 

 

But now we may lax here and there and Aussies will come hard due to us being a bogey side for them. 2-1 or 3-1 India. 

 

At full strength we csn beat England and Aussies and saffers away too. Only in kiwi land we struggled but that's mainly cause we don't prep well nor do we consider them as a top side which is weird. 

[rollingstoned]

8 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Mirpur will be a Turner mostly as pitch is always slow.  Chattogram I have seen is quite flat & Bangla usually struggles there.  But yes anything less than 2-0 there & we are toast. 

 

More than losing it is the threat of rain costing us points in that series.

The championship is a flawed concept since you can sneak your way in there even playing easier series like Nzl did instead of the much tougher path we had to take. It is not a proper biannual league as such for this very reason.

[Dery]

Aus vs Pak. After 2 decades of no cricket at home not easy for them to win at home but they have a good team. I think Pak will win WTC too if they qualify for finals.

[Jay]

1 hour ago, Banton said:

Pakistan vs australia 

India will lose against engalnd and 1 match against australia.

 

Would be a travesty if a mediocre pak side wins the WTC but it is certainly possible. India could lose to England and one game to Aussies. Good chance for the greenbhais. 

[Lone Wolf]

4 hours ago, rollingstoned said:

More than losing it is the threat of rain costing us points in that series.

The championship is a flawed concept since you can sneak your way in there even playing easier series like Nzl did instead of the much tougher path we had to take. It is not a proper biannual league as such for this very reason.

There won't be any rain at that time of the year most likely.  We visited BD in June/July rainy seasons in 2015.

This tour would be good one.  BD team is strong in ODI format at home.   Only rain can save them in Tests. 

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, Banton said:

Pakistan vs australia 

India will lose against engalnd and 1 match against australia.

 

Pakistan will lose to Sri lanka in August...  You read it here first. 

[Autonomous]

What is the cutoff date for finals qualification