England v Pakistan Test Series (Aug and Sep)

[kaebess]

Love it, just love it, when extras is the highest scorer ( except when England are batting of course )

 

[nick logan]

48-5

 

[TW3Bee]

Pakistan could be all out before lunch here.

 

[TW3Bee]

48-5

64-6

 

[ppobee]

Pakistan could be all out before lunch here.

Six down now. Can see a two day test looming.

 

[Gazza Bee]

As expected this is a procession - might get to 100 but not much more.

 

[Jam Jar]

England have missed a trick here would have been a good chance to blood fringe players hell even a third eleven would comfortably beat this Pakistan line up.

 

[Gawain]

England have missed a trick here would have been a good chance to blood fringe players hell even a third eleven would comfortably beat this Pakistan line up.

Maybe. Otoh, maybe their senior players need all the Test experience they can get, as a counter to all the short game stuff they're playing? (At least for when they're up against decent opposition.)

Now 86/7, 20 overs.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

England have missed a trick here would have been a good chance to blood fringe players hell even a third eleven would comfortably beat this Pakistan line up.

This is a fairly new side. I'd certainly want this attack to keep bowling together, we have Gay, Lawrence and Cox as fairly inexperienced which probably leaves only Duckett, Brooks and Smith as players who could have been rested.

 

[Gazza Bee]

Typical - first ball I watch after work is a wicket... 143-4

 

[Untouchable]

Well done to chappy for travelling several thousand miles and managing a pair.

 

[Untouchable]

Pakistan 0-2. Robison has 2 in 4 balls.

What a clusterfuck from Pakistan.

 

[Gazza Bee]

52-2 at close, all over tomorrow. Pakistan setting a new all time record for lowest average score to be 2 down in a 3 match series, might be more records tomorrow if they don't reach 200

 

[CTBee]

52-2 at close, all over tomorrow. Pakistan setting a new all time record for lowest average score to be 2 down in a 3 match series, might be more records tomorrow if they don't reach 200

If they get bowled out for under 200 tomorrow then they will be the first team since 1897 to not make at least one score of 200 in a 3 match series.

 

[Judio1999]

FINALLY

Pakistan
171
135
110
194
133

Today it may happen (!)

184 for 3

200 here they come ....

 

[Gazza Bee]

What is going on - 113 ahead now and pummelling England's bowling attack. Another hour and the match swings in Pakistans favour...

 

[Judio1999]

100 for the 9th wicket now

Ten 6s between them

 

[Gazza Bee]

130 to win - fair play to Pakistan for making a fight of it albeit I'd be shocked if England lost on this pitch

 

[Les Beeavinu]

I enjoyed a bit of a contest, good fun.

 

[Officer Dibble]

Raz ball replaced Baz ball.

 

[Jam Jar]

Razaullah looks a star proper Afridi like hitting. At last some fight from Pakistan

 

[Judio1999]

Razaullah looks a star proper Afridi like hitting. At last some fight from Pakistan

Will he get a chance in the IPL ?

 

[Catbee]

Will he get a chance in the IPL ?

Probably not!!!

 

[Gazza Bee]

0-1, Duckett out first ball...

 

[Gazza Bee]

2-2...

 

[Gazza Bee]

Root bowled by a no ball - could be the key moment that prevents a real fight for a win today

 

[Untouchable]

England win the match by 8 wickets and win the series 3-0.

 

[Greybeard]

Joe Root is saying that they didn't know much about Razuallah and found it hard to set a field for him. How ridiculous. This is professional sport and there's no excuse for lack of research. It typifies the amateurishness of some aspects of the England set up.

Sorry to be a wet blanket after a series win but if we're going to be challenging India and Australia we need to be thoroughly professional.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Joe Root is saying that they didn't know much about Razuallah and found it hard to set a field for him. How ridiculous. This is professional sport and there's no excuse for lack of research. It typifies the amateurishness of some aspects of the England set up.

Sorry to be a wet blanket after a series win but if we're going to be challenging India and Australia we need to be thoroughly professional.

9 first class matches.

 

[Greybeard]

If the Pakistanis know enough about him to select him we should know enough to bowl to him!

 

[longtimeagobee]

If the Pakistanis know enough about him to select him we should know enough to bowl to him!

Good job we didn’t know how to bowl at him, probably the most entertaining bit of the series.

 

[badgerbee]

Even if Root didn't know much about him, he should have been proactive enough to work out a "bowling plan" while he was batting.
After all, poor Club Cricket Captains have to do that against most batsmen every week.....