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Who will it be?

Probably England, although it has started already.

England seem the most likely, though we won't be playing many away Tests in 2014, so home conditions may give us a fighting chance against india. Hopefully we'll have too much for SL in May.

I have a real worry that the West Indies could fall apart completely.

DiligentDefence wrote:I have a real worry that the West Indies could fall apart completely.

I think once you get Ramaul,Roach and Gayle back in the side, they will be better.

SaintPowelly wrote:

DiligentDefence wrote:I have a real worry that the West Indies could fall apart completely.

I think once you get Ramaul,Roach and Gayle back in the side, they will be better.

A fully fit Rampaul and Roach for a prolonged period would be good. I don't think Gayle is interested.

Zimbabwe, purely for the fact that i think they will completely drop out of test cricket again...domestic games constantly being forfeited due to strikes, and players not being paid etc..

Arthur Crabtree wrote:England seem the most likely, though we won't be playing many away Tests in 2014, so home conditions may give us a fighting chance against india. Hopefully we'll have too much for SL in May.

which is why I went for SL

it seems to me that Bang, Zim, and WI haven't got far enough to fall to experience the biggest decline. (is Zim a test nation?)

Durhamfootman wrote:

Arthur Crabtree wrote:England seem the most likely, though we won't be playing many away Tests in 2014, so home conditions may give us a fighting chance against india. Hopefully we'll have too much for SL in May.

which is why I went for SL

it seems to me that Bang, Zim, and WI haven't got far enough to fall to experience the biggest decline. (is Zim a test nation?)

Zimbabwe still play Test cricket. They beat Pakistan a few months ago.

Bit hard to guess given the way teams are going up and down lately...

I mean only a few weeks ago the leading candidates for a rotten 2013 were probably the Australian team who had lost seven and drawn two of their last nine matches...what a difference a month can make

West Indies can't have far to fall , can they ? If SA were to lose this Test Mini-Series to India (possible at time of writing ) and then get turned over by Australia , who have a fair record against them even when not at their best , it would probably be them , on the "further to fall" principle...

I am an abstention for now...don't want to hex anyone.

SL
Been in a downward spiral for a while now and losing Dilshan hasn't helped their cause. Plus the shambolic way the board has been run in SL gives them little hope for optimism imo

What are the reasons for India?

Zimbabwe after losing test status

ddb wrote:What are the reasons for India?

I think we'll be fine. Looking forward to the summer battle with England. Should be close. Hopefully, a couple more senior Eng players would've retired by then.....

SaintPowelly wrote:

DiligentDefence wrote:I have a real worry that the West Indies could fall apart completely.

I think once you get Ramaul,Roach and Gayle back in the side, they will be better.

Gayle? In Test cricket?
Didn't he play the India tests and looked as much of a Test player as Darren Sammy?