Australia can still win the Test Championship

Australia can still win the Test Championship

The rat race to get a ticket to Lord's seems to be over. South Africa has already secured the final of the Test Championship. The remaining seat is up for grabs. Australia, which defeated India, is one of the contenders for that hot seat. But it is not official yet. How?

Here is a small calculation. This if-and-but calculation will only be possible if it is a coincidence. So the calculation is based on the points table. The Proteas are at the top with 7 wins from 11 matches. The elusive Markram-Bavuma have collected 66.67 points. They have no more tests left. The Lord's ticket is also a sellout. The problem is with the second finalist.

Australia is in second place in the table. Their points percentage is 63.73. Australia will then play a two-Test series against Sri Lanka. If Australia loses those two Tests, Australia's points will drop to 57.02 percent. Sri Lanka, which is in fifth place with 45.45 points, will then have a points percentage of 53.85. That is, Pat Cummins' team will not be in trouble even if they lose the series to Sri Lanka. So where is the problem!

The problem is, the points deduction. In this Test cycle, Australia lost 10 points for slow bowling in the fourth Test of the Ashes. England lost 19 points in the two Tests in the same series. If something like that happens this time too, that is, if the Aussies are deducted at least 8 points for slow bowling, then their foreheads will burn. It is worth saying that India has no chance here. If the Aussies are not lucky, the final will be certain for Sri Lanka. So maybe Australia will look at time in the Sri Lankan series along with wins and losses.

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