.Two subcontinent Test series receive underway today with substantial prospective ramifications for the competition to next year's World Examination Champion at Lord's as two longshots attempt to manage a magic. Bangladesh deals with the may of India off of house in a two-Test series starting on Thursday, however the Tigers are bold to dream after placing themselves in contention to play at Lord's through spoiling Jason Gillespie's first set as Pakistan Exam instructor with a 2-0 away succeed. Sri Lanka likewise kept themselves in the quest as they scientifically defeated England through eight openings in the final examination of their three-match collection previously this month. They right now deal with New Zealand in your home in a two-Test series that where the winner could take the loss away from the ethnicity for Lords. Enjoy India v Bangladesh Live & unique on FOX SPORTS, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free trial today > India and Australia continue to be perched in the leading pair of positions but along with their blockbuster five-Test collection on Australian ground still to become participated in a rematch of in 2015's World Examination Champion final-- where centuries to Travis Director as well as Steve Johnson assisted restrict India to a second trustworthy loss at a loss ball masterpiece-- is no forgone conclusion. The Planet Exam Champion standings are actually all about succeed amount, certainly not complete success, thus a group's lot of money can easily open quickly if they get on a scroll. 'As Pakistan coach, I want to beat Aus'|01:01 India-- first, 68.52% India remains in the box seat to make a 3rd successive final as well as offer themselves a shot at ultimately succeeding the one part of ICC flatware that has shunned all of them. Leader Rohit Sharma and his precursor Virat Kohli relinquished worldwide T20 cricket observing their World Mug accomplishment in the Caribbean earlier this year and also with the likes of celebrity rewriters Ravichandran Ashwin (37) and also Ravindra Jadeja (35) looking near completion of their Exam jobs-- the Indians are actually placing all chime in on winning the mace. India's home-record is intimidating for any kind of visiting side-- they have actually not dropped a collection at home due to the fact that England beat them 2-1 in 2012-- however especially therefore for Bangladesh and also New Zealand that each travel to India in the coming months. The Tigers have never beat India in an Examination suit not to mention on Indian ground, while New Zealand have actually certainly not succeeded an Examination certainly there due to the fact that Richard Hadlee took ten wickets for the suit in Mumbai in 1988. Rohit Sharma's edge are as a result hefty favourites to grab 5 direct victories-- 2 against Bangladesh and 3 against New Zealand-- as well as easily schedule their area at Lord's in advance of venturing down under to make an effort claim a 3rd direct set success in Australia. The highly-anticipated five-match set is actually India's last in this Planet Exam Champion cycle.India vs Bangladesh components: 1st Examination-- Chennai: 19 September, 2pm2nd Exam-- Kanpur: 27 September, 2pm View India v Bangladesh Live & unique on FOX SPORTS, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today > Aussie bowling unit is the 'finest' ever?|01:02 Australia-- 2nd, 62.50% Australia are going to need to kick back and also wait while their rivals challenge in the coming full weeks as Pat Cummins' edge carry out certainly not go back to the Test arena up until the home series versus India begins at Optus Arena in Perth on Nov 22nd. The Australians are actually despairing to gain vengeance on India for the past 2 home defeats and recover the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the very first time since the summer season of 2014/15 when Nathan Lyon rotated Australia to success along with seven 4th innings wickets in the initial Exam complying with Phillip Hughes' passing away and Steve Smith performed his absolute best Bradman impersonation racking up a century in every Test on his way to 769 compete the collection. Australia is going to need to win as lots of as of the 5 Tests this summer as feasible to experience comfortable for their opportunities of making the Planet Test Championship last since their references are going to be actually highly evaluated through a two-Test collection in Sri Lanka in February. An innings loss in the second Examination of the one-all attracted series where each suits were played in Galle in 2022 left a sour taste in the Australians' oral cavities and also Sri Lanka has actually certainly not been a happy hunting ground for the guys in saggy eco-friendlies as they have actually shed four of their final 5 Examinations on the isle. A rejigged selection for subcontinent disorders poses a lot of questions including are Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann still Australia's 2nd as well as 3rd option rewriters after they played in India in 2013? Carries out Glenn Maxwell get a repeal for his capability to encounter spin and also provide one more spinning choice? Unless Australia may improve their amount with a collection succeed against India, those telephone calls by selectors George Bailey, Tony Dodemaide as well as Andrew McDonald may produce or even damage their odds of going back-to-back on the planet Examination Champion. Dizzy spines Move to thrive as an opener|01:37 New Zealand, 3rd-- 50.00% Trial by spin will identify the inaugural champs' destiny before they possess a reunion along with previous leader Brendon McCullum as well as his Bazballers in the house. New Zealand were set to prepare on their own for a two-Test series in Sri Lanka and a three-Test series in India along with a one-off Examination against Afghanistan in the north of India-- which was not component of the Globe Exam Championship-- yet that was actually ruined by monsoon rainfalls damaging the ground in the lead-up as well as not a round was bowled. Tim Southee's edge is actually a very flexible one however and also as consistently are going to be up for the fight. Turn bowling all-rounders Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner as well as Michael Bracewell permit all of them to prolong their batting line-up to sustain the likes of Kane Williamson and also Devon Conway. Left-arm orthodox rewriter Ajaz Patel took all 10 arches an innings the final time the Dark Limits remained in India yet runs will definitely be actually the key to all of them keeping their Lords wishes alive. Their subcontinent mission will concentrate on keeping their portion intact to give on their own an odds to succeed a second title through defeating England in the house. New Zealand leader Tim Southee. Photograph through Idrees MOHAMMED/ AFPSource: AFPBangladesh-- fourth, 45.83% A month ago, Bangladesh was not in the discussion for the Globe Exam Champion ultimate, but the Tigers demonstrated how quickly factors can easily alter in this particular nationality. The side led by Najmul Hossain Shanto went back coming from the verge in each matches against Pakistan with a 196-run mean the 7th arch in between Mushfiqur Rahim as well as Mehidy Hasan Miraz establishing a match-winning 1st innings total in the first Examination just before they recuperated from being actually 6-26 in the first innings of the second test to gain by six openings. They will certainly lug that assurance forward into dealing with India and also risk to dream of obtaining an initial Exam success versus their neighbors just as they carried out against Pakistan. Awaiting all of them after India is a two-Test trip of the West Indies in November and also December where the usually low as well as sluggish Caribbean pitches are assumed to help their batters as well as spinners. Yet an emerging crop of speed bowlers including Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana-- that declared 5 arches and also four gates each when they bowled Pakistan out for 172 in the 3rd innings of the second Examination-- appear to be the vital pillars in the Tigers' charge. The group is likewise buoyed by the wish to proudly exemplify their folks back home as the nation has actually been swept up through political turmoil in current months. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. Photograph by Aamir QURESHI/ AFPSource: AFPSri Lanka-- 5th, 42.86% Understanding home conditions and also picking up another distressed away win or 2 is the likely course to Lords for Sri Lanka. They deal with New Zealand at home for pair of Tests, they after that head to South Africa for 2 Exams in November as well as December prior to inviting Australia for two Examinations in February. The Lions are going to be quietly self-assured in their chances of a tidy move in their operate of home Examinations as they supply New Zealand and also Australia with a detailed examination on rotating sounds. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis and also Vishwa Fernando at the same time will be uplifting their teammates along with tales of their 2-0 collection succeed in South Africa in 2019 versus a far stronger selection than the current South African side. In recent opportunities, they have actually turned up Pathum Nissanka as a reliable, threatening opening concoction while speed bowler Asitha Fernando is crafting an excellent file with around 26.06 from 17 Tests as well as left branch orthodox content spinner Prabath Jayasuriya already possesses 7 five-wicket hauls in eight home Tests. Everything blends with each other for an interesting mix of young people and expertise that have a wonderful chance to bring in a cost in the direction of Lord's. England trainer Brendon McCullum as well as captain Ben Stokes. Photograph by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesEngland-- sixth, 42.19% Ben Stokes' edge have actually appeared to present little bit of take care of the World Examination Champion standings in the course of the Bazball era, but they remain an opportunity of looking at God's with three-Test collection in Pakistan as well as in New Zealand to accomplish their initiative. England have actually gained eight of their 16 Examinations during the two-year cycle, but their portion has been actually injured by penalties for slow-moving over costs and playing like they were certainly not also troubled due to the lead to the final Examination of the recent series against Sri Lanka. Nonetheless, Brendon McCullum's staff return to a delighted searching ground in Pakistan where they succeeded 3-0 2 years back in a statement efficiency for their Bazball methodology out of home. Pakistan would be actually unexpected to prep such standard sounds once more however irrespective of the situations, they are a staff down on kind having dropped Jason Gillespie's 1st collection accountable in the house. They at that point move to New Zealand where they pulled 1-1 last year after the Black Caps gained the 2nd Exam by one operate when Neil Wagner had Jimmy Anderson caught behind down the leg side to take the last arch after England earlier enforced the follow-on. The profit of Stokes and also Crawley to the group from accident will certainly take some of the batting pressure off Joe Origin who was prolific in the English summertime, but an operate towards Lords might depend upon the ability of current debutants like keeper-batter Jamie Johnson and also seamer Gus Atkinson to create match-winning efficiencies out of home. England v Australia second T20 Highlights|09:48 South Africa-- 7th, 38.89% South Africa could possibly go close to getting Lord's if they win their four remaining Examinations of the cycle which are all at home against Sri Lanka and also Pakistan. The South Africans have actually participated in 6 Examinations up until now in this pattern-- the equivalent least to day alongside New Zealand and also Bangladesh-- for two wins, 3 reductions and also a draw so incorporating 3 or even four additional triumphes to that file would carry out miracles for their percent. They start massive favourites in your home versus Sri Lanka and Pakistan yet their absence of Exam cricket along with a pure side-- they beat the West Indies 1-0 away in August however their series before that was in New Zealand with gamers certainly not involved in the SAT20-- makes them uncertain. Their hitting is greatly unproven at Exam amount and prompt bowler Anrich Nortje being actually not likely to come back coming from accident for the upcoming collection are actually worries but along with premium quicks like Kagiso Rabada still in the selection they can trigger damages. Pakistan-- 8th, 19.05% and West Indies-- 9th, 18.52% For Pakistan as well as West Indies, the focus is actually a lot more on salvaging honor in home series versus England and also Bangladesh specifically as they are out of the running for Lords. After Pakistan tour South Africa, they deal with the West Indies in your home in January for the informal World Exam Champion wooden spoon.