Cricket thread

[Beebo]

Time to see how England bowl on it.
Pakistan could get momentum or could crumble. The pitch seems to have some demons in it.
I prefer this sort of game to the 1st match bore fest for the first 4 days.

 

[T4tomo]

oohh now its getting interesting 3 quick wickets and the first for a pace bowler...

 

[Beebo]

Honours even at the end of day 1.
English hopes currently rest with not having to bat 4th on a pitch which is already unpredictable.

 

[Beebo]

England are having a good morning

 

[T4tomo]

Ye

England are having a good morning

At 150-4 Pakistan were getting back into it, Stokes throws the ball to Ahmed and now its 187-7!

a 50-70 run 1st innings lead would be very handy, i suspect many of the Friday prayers during the extended lunch break will be for that to be much much smaller!!

As I was listening to TMS this morning, Western Australia got a mention, they were 45-1 and slipped to 53 all out!

 

[slow scot]

Ye


At 150-4 Pakistan were getting back into it, Stokes throws the ball to Ahmed and now its 187-7!

a 50-70 run 1st innings lead would be very handy, i suspect many of the Friday prayers during the extended lunch break will be for that to be much much smaller!!

As I was listening to TMS this morning, Western Australia got a mention, they were 45-1 and slipped to 53 all out!

They then went to 52 for 2, and lost the next 8 wickets for 1 run. All out for 53.

 

[Beebo]

Not going as well after lunch☹️

 

[geocycle]

Oh dear. Well played Pakistan, they gambled and won, not just because of the toss in the second test, but they recognised they had a batsman and a bowler who could cope better than England in dry turning conditions. It’s not the first England team to not be able to adapt to these sub continent pitches. I thought Pope, Root, Brook and Duckett had the skill set but clearly not. On to NZ.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Yep, played Pakistan.
Was anyone watching when the commentator gifted Pakistan the match and series at the end of Englands 2nd ins? Hilarious.

 

[geocycle]

Watching an hour of Eng v WI ODI, the England scoring rate is less than the test team!