Post by weststigersbob on Aug 22, 2019 4:42:06 GMT
A fine day of Test Cricket indeed.
Aus v Eng : I think the toss might be crucial. Whoever wins it should gain the ascendancy and control the game from there, regardless of who wins it and what they do. The opposition might not be too concerned about losing the toss either though. I say this because between the two teams, there are only 3-4 players who look in any sort of nick. And one of them is concussed and not playing.
SL v NZ : Not expecting too many personnel changes to either side, but after the last game on a spinning deck when SL chased easily, maybe both sides might rethink their strategies. I know NZ won’t bat as frivolously as they did last Test, when they simply assumed 3 spinners and a 5th day pitch would win them the game, irrespective of what target SL needed.
WI v Ind : The Windies have the bowling to really upset the Indians, the big question though is can they bat well enough against a still vastly underrated Indian pace battery. The key man again for the Windies is Jason Holder. Can his one man band act beat India though ?
Aus v Eng : I think the toss might be crucial. Whoever wins it should gain the ascendancy and control the game from there, regardless of who wins it and what they do. The opposition might not be too concerned about losing the toss either though. I say this because between the two teams, there are only 3-4 players who look in any sort of nick. And one of them is concussed and not playing.
SL v NZ : Not expecting too many personnel changes to either side, but after the last game on a spinning deck when SL chased easily, maybe both sides might rethink their strategies. I know NZ won’t bat as frivolously as they did last Test, when they simply assumed 3 spinners and a 5th day pitch would win them the game, irrespective of what target SL needed.
WI v Ind : The Windies have the bowling to really upset the Indians, the big question though is can they bat well enough against a still vastly underrated Indian pace battery. The key man again for the Windies is Jason Holder. Can his one man band act beat India though ?