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With the start of the new decade drawing near, here’s a chance to gaze into your crystal ball and show off your long-term prediction skills. Guess what will happen in the 2020s by answering each of the following questions with a yes or no. At the end of the decade we’ll see who got the most right, and I’ll post updates along the way. Please note these questions refer to men’s matches unless otherwise specified.
1. Will there be a Test total of 800+?
2. Will there be a Test total of less than 50?
3. Will there be an individual Test score of 350+?
4. Will there be a first-class individual score of 400+?
5. Will an Australian make a Test score of more than 335?
6. Will there be a Test 10-wicket haul taken in an innings?
7. Will Australia win a World Test Championship?
8. Will Australia win an away Test series in India?
9. Will Australia win an away Ashes series?
10. Will Australia lose a home Ashes series?
11. Will any nation play their first Test match?
12. Will there be any calendar year in which at least half of the Tests are day-night matches?
13. Will there be an ODI total of 500+?
14. Will there be an individual ODI score of 300+?
15. Will there be an ODI World Cup with more than 10 teams participating?
16. Will there be a T20I total of 300+?
17. Will there be a T20I score of 200+?
18. Will Australia win a T20 World Cup?
19. Will the Sheffield Shield remain at no fewer than 10 H&A matches per team per season for the whole decade?
20. Will any new teams be introduced into the Big Bash League?
21. Will any Australian venue host its first Test?
22. Will Australia play a Test in Pakistan?
23. Will Australia have a specialist leg-spinner play 30+ Tests?
24. Will anyone (apart from Jimmy Anderson) reach 600 Test wickets?
25. Will any Australian reach 500 Test wickets?
26. Will the record for the fastest Test century be broken?
27. Will Steve Smith end with a Test average of higher than 60?
28. Will Virat Kohli end with more ODI runs than Sachin Tendulkar?
29. Will any Australian player miss an international match due to being suspended for cheating (e.g. ball-tampering, spot-fixing)?
30. Will Australia have more than four different Test captains?
1. Will there be a Test total of 800+?
2. Will there be a Test total of less than 50?
3. Will there be an individual Test score of 350+?
4. Will there be a first-class individual score of 400+?
5. Will an Australian make a Test score of more than 335?
6. Will there be a Test 10-wicket haul taken in an innings?
7. Will Australia win a World Test Championship?
8. Will Australia win an away Test series in India?
9. Will Australia win an away Ashes series?
10. Will Australia lose a home Ashes series?
11. Will any nation play their first Test match?
12. Will there be any calendar year in which at least half of the Tests are day-night matches?
13. Will there be an ODI total of 500+?
14. Will there be an individual ODI score of 300+?
15. Will there be an ODI World Cup with more than 10 teams participating?
16. Will there be a T20I total of 300+?
17. Will there be a T20I score of 200+?
18. Will Australia win a T20 World Cup?
19. Will the Sheffield Shield remain at no fewer than 10 H&A matches per team per season for the whole decade?
20. Will any new teams be introduced into the Big Bash League?
21. Will any Australian venue host its first Test?
22. Will Australia play a Test in Pakistan?
23. Will Australia have a specialist leg-spinner play 30+ Tests?
24. Will anyone (apart from Jimmy Anderson) reach 600 Test wickets?
25. Will any Australian reach 500 Test wickets?
26. Will the record for the fastest Test century be broken?
27. Will Steve Smith end with a Test average of higher than 60?
28. Will Virat Kohli end with more ODI runs than Sachin Tendulkar?
29. Will any Australian player miss an international match due to being suspended for cheating (e.g. ball-tampering, spot-fixing)?
30. Will Australia have more than four different Test captains?