Sport Cricket - England in Pakistan

[Sarge]

dominos ! Stokes gone ... is this a test or Tfucking 20?

 

[ZeroTheHero]

While we have been a bit culpable for some of the wickets...

... there is a reason why you have a new pitch for each game. It is day two of a five day test and the ball is turning a huge amount.

 

[Foley]

Smith especially batted really well at the end there( he has been incredibly impressive in.his start to Test cricket)

Of course it doesn't feel right that a pitch is used for 2 Tests in a row, but the cricket is far more interesting when the bowlers have a chance.

 

[holdsteady]

If we can get to 300 we have a chance, Pakistan have to bat a second innings on this pitch and with how frail they are that is not going to be easy, but they are in the driving seat now.

He will go onto prove me wrong but half way through this test series Stokes has bowled 5 overs and has one run, can only play when his body allows it now. You get the feeling he is never coming back as a full time player unfortunately.

 

[ECYellow]

Deficit of 75.

Pakistan are frail in the third innings. If we bowl them out for 150, I can see us winning the test by chasing 225, despite the pitch now taking turn.

 

[Foley]

Deficit of 75.

Pakistan are frail in the third innings. If we bowl them out for 150, I can see us winning the test by chasing 225, despite the pitch now taking turn.

It is taking a lot of turn!
Bashir 3 wickets already.
England will have to bat very very well to win this

 

[holdsteady]

It is taking a lot of turn!
Bashir 3 wickets already.
England will have to bat very very well to win this

7 wickets to spin in the morning session for 95 runs, they have 3 spinners as well so we could do with them not getting a lot more runs as its going to be a tricky chase on a day 9 pitch if they do.

 

[ECYellow]

It is taking a lot of turn!
Bashir 3 wickets already.
England will have to bat very very well to win this

Knowing this England, I think we’ll be ultra aggressive from the off, when we come to bat.

Cracking test match so far.

 

[SteMerritt]

Meanwhile, over in India, the hosts skittled out for 46 by New Zealand...

 

[Foley]

Meanwhile, over in India, the hosts skittled out for 46 by New Zealand...

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I bet that has gone down well.
In India and India won the toss!

 

[SteMerritt]

Meanwhile, over in India, the hosts skittled out for 46 by New Zealand...

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First innings lead, and haven't lost a wicket getting there.

 

[Sarge]

297 to win- certain batsmen ( or is it batters these days) need to deliver this innings - while remembering it is a test match

 

[ZeroTheHero]

15-2.

All on the third test test then. Will they play it on the same pitch?

 

[Oufcrealist]

297 to win- certain batsmen ( or is it batters these days) need to deliver this innings - while remembering it is a test match

And so far they are not. Poor batting from the openers on a turning pitch. Crawley looked like a tailender.

 

[Oufcrealist]

15-2.

All on the third test test then. Will they play it on the same pitch?

The next one's in Rawalpindi. I suppose they could dig it up and take it with them !!

 

[Andy Stroud]

The next one's in Rawalpindi. I suppose they could dig it up and take it with them !!

We could do with winning the toss in the next test

 

[Foley]

A very small chance of a win.
Root would have to bat to the end I reckon ( and get good support from 2 to 3 others).
It was a huge toss to win.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

According to the bbc it’s all over after losing 2 wickets chasing 270 when the guys at the crease scored that on their own. Hyperbole bbc. Pakistan favourites though for sure

 

[SteMerritt]

According to the bbc it’s all over after losing 2 wickets chasing 270 when the guys at the crease scored that on their own. Hyperbole bbc. Pakistan favourites though for sure

Well it's looking like they were right unfortunately.

 

[LowerSouth]

Listening
111 for 6 .

 

[Sarge]

oh dear , 144 all out

on to the third test & hopefully an England win

 

[ECYellow]

Lost it on the second day when we lost 4-14 and compounded it when we didn’t take our catches yesterday, which allowed Pakistan to get away from us.

Glad Pakistan were more competitive but hope we get it done next week.

 

[Foley]

I didn't watch, but it sounded as if the pitch deteriorated.
Had England won the toss they would almost certainly have won.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

It was a pretty desperate gamble by Pakistan - hope you win the toss. Because the team batting first had a huge advantage.

England's fielding didn't help though!

 

[ECYellow]

Horrendous first session of the third test.

Probably match defining.

Taxi for Pope

 

[Foley]

England won the toss!!

And are 98 for 5 before lunch. The ball is staying low already.

 

[SteMerritt]

Not managed to watch any so far this morning, is the pitch a shocker? Chance of a fine incoming?

 

[Foley]

Not managed to watch any so far this morning, is the pitch a shocker? Chance of a fine incoming?

They suggested that it is turning but slowly but the issue is low bounce.
Duckett made a 50 but was LBW to one that hardly got off the ground.
Pakistan have only used 2 bowlers to date- their 2 best spinners!

 

[Foley]

Having said all of that, there have been some poor wickets given away.
147 for 6 now. Smith 28 and Atkinson 'digging in', which Sky seem to think England haven't done to date.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Yes, Smith (who I am finding very impressive so far) and Atkinson are batting sensibly and dragging us towards at least something for the bowlers to work with.