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Where will the test sides be ranked in 4 years?

hendrix

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straw man said:
Heh, such typical optimistic NZ posts ;).
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I'm still in that masochistic cycle of blind optimism followed by searing disappointment. Rinse and repeat.

ohnoitsyou said:
So if a very good opener is required for a team to reach the top, how are NZ to reach the top 3 with middle order batsmen opening? :laugh:
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the top is number one.

I still think SA will be up there, but not number one.

How many of the top 3 test sides would you say are "very good" right now?

South Africa, maybe England. the playing field has evened out somewhat
 
Hurricane

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I think Bangers will have 7 test standard players 4 years from now and will win the odd test against teams that take them lightly.
 
morgieb

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Bump, seems like an interesting concept.

I'll go:

South Africa - reaching the end of their reign with Steyn falling off, but their middle order is still pretty immense and their
India - immense batting lineup will ensure plenty of home wins. If they can find another gun quick in all conditions they could even reach #1 again.
New Zealand - reaching near the top, strong batting lineup and 3 pretty immense quicks, but are coming from a little too far back and the lack of Tests means more upsets than the other big sides.
Australia - when fully fit, utterly peerless. But too many quicks are frustratingly absent and their batting is still fragile.

England - declining due to their bowling being too raw. Good batting though and can do damage at home.
Pakistan - strong bowling attack, but sans Younis and Misbah they lack the big name batsmen to take them higher.

Sri Lanka - rebuilding. Mathews often seems like a one-man army though their other batsmen are often solid contributors, at least at home.
West Indies - strong bowling, but their batting is poor and often underachieve.
Bangladesh - improving, batting looks pretty solid and their spinners look OK, but they lack the quicks to win away from home.

Zimbabwe - may be struggling to play regular Tests by 2018.
 
ImpatientLime

ImpatientLime

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lol

all this england hype back in 2012.

they have 0 decent fast bowling prospects coming through. once anderson goes they are ****ed.
 
Maximas

Maximas

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Not surprised to look back and see doom and gloom predicted for Sri Lanka, however I think to everyone's surprise the fast bowling unit has emerged as something that has helped carry the team throughout 2014 (particularly when Herath went out of form early on) and the rise of Matthews has turned the current team into a very good one and somewhat elated a few fears about the batting holes soon to be created, the developing openers (particularly Silva) have helped too. Unfortunately the batting chasm that Thirimanne and Chandimal were supposed to be ready to fill still looms as a threat despite the efforts of Matthews and the spin options to replace Herath are all blending into one mess of players just below test class it seems, I suspect a period of re-building while remaining decent at home and almost competitive away from home awaits if decent players don't fill the holes Sanga, MJ and Herath are about to leave.

NZ have the team to enter the top three if they maintain their form, however the interesting part is where SL, Eng, Pak and India will be in a year or so
 
Coronis

Coronis

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morgieb said:
Bump, seems like an interesting concept.

I'll go:

South Africa - reaching the end of their reign with Steyn falling off, but their middle order is still pretty immense and their
India - immense batting lineup will ensure plenty of home wins. If they can find another gun quick in all conditions they could even reach #1 again.
New Zealand - reaching near the top, strong batting lineup and 3 pretty immense quicks, but are coming from a little too far back and the lack of Tests means more upsets than the other big sides.
Australia - when fully fit, utterly peerless. But too many quicks are frustratingly absent and their batting is still fragile.

England - declining due to their bowling being too raw. Good batting though and can do damage at home.
Pakistan - strong bowling attack, but sans Younis and Misbah they lack the big name batsmen to take them higher.

Sri Lanka - rebuilding. Mathews often seems like a one-man army though their other batsmen are often solid contributors, at least at home.
West Indies - strong bowling, but their batting is poor and often underachieve.
Bangladesh - improving, batting looks pretty solid and their spinners look OK, but they lack the quicks to win away from home.

Zimbabwe - may be struggling to play regular Tests by 2018.
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When did India ever have a gun quick?
 
weldone

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4 years from now?

South Africa
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
England
Australia
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe
 
morgieb

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Coronis said:
When did India ever have a gun quick?
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Kapil. Zaheer was for a couple of years.

Think Yadav has the potential to get up there, but he needs to be fully fit and he's too expensive to be a proper spearhead.
 
weldone

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Srinath during his early years was probably as fast as Bond. There were no speedguns those days, but Umesh and Aaron don't look as fast.
 
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