*Official* Pakistan in England 2010

[King Pietersen]

Pakistan's fielding picking up where they left off yesterday. Morgan dropped. Should have been taken. Mohammad Aamer misses out on so many wickets, he must be so frustrated.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Oh dear. Salman Butt already looking like he's aged five years in the course of the game...

 

[Hurricane]

I was just going to post that I didn't like Morgan's defensive system. He doesn't get forward enough and then he edges one.

Aamir will never be the best bowler in the world without slips to take his catches.

 

[King Pietersen]

Collingwood gone LBW. Was probably worth a referral I guess, as there was a possible inside edge, but in the end it turned out to be a decent initial decision. I'd actually like us to be all out for about 450, bat the rest of the morning and get 'em in just after lunch.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Colly gone

 

[four_or_six]

D'oh.

Good rescue operation from Colly as per usual, anyway. Hope Prior gets some decent runs here.

 

[Jarquis]

Imagine if Aamer was English, playing the majoirty of his Tests in our conditions and then with generally good fielding to back it up.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Was pretty much a given England would lose a wicket in the first half hour or so. Just have to bat as they did for the big partnership and make the depth count.

 

[Pothas]

Have just read through the thread.

Interesting game, isn't it - Morgan gets given LBW to what (according to a couple of posters in here) would have been given if a review was still had, and he leaves the lower order under pressure, and is pretty much guaranteed of being the casualty when Bell is fit.

Now he's on his way to notching up a big 100 and turning the Test into an easy win, and possibly securing himself a permanent spot in the line-up. So many amazing variables and what-ifs in our game.

Would have been even worse if Akmal was not such a dire keeper and had a stood a couple of inches closer.

To be fair though he has got the whole series to prove himself so one failiure would not have certainly cost him his place.

 

[King Pietersen]

Morgan gone LBW for 130. Fine innings. Should be in for some entertainment with Prior and Swanneh at the crease now!

 

[four_or_six]

Imagine if Aamer was English, playing the majoirty of his Tests in our conditions and then with generally good fielding to back it up.

He's still very young. Maybe we can persuade him to defect?

 

[superkingdave]

Sounds like good bowling for Pakistan this morning. Hopefully we can make 400

 

[Scaly piscine]

****ing imbeciles.

This sort of ****ing stupidity is why England rarely make the big 450+ totals.

 

[King Pietersen]

Quality running.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Haha you just knew that there'd be a swear-ridden Scaly Piscine tirade after that run-out. Pretty poor stuff from both players though, it must be said. Swann probably slightly more culpable.

 

[Manee]

Asif is too good.

EDIT: Five wickets for Asif, love the puppydog expression on Jimmy's face as he looked up.

 

[Scaly piscine]

England's useless ****ish ****wits haplessly throwing away dominating positions since the dawn of time. Absolutely ****ing pathetic.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Okay boys, "B" is for "bat"...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Asif has been awesome today.Good job we got runs on the board yesterday as the pitch isn't going to get any easier to bat on.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Scaly and Pickup to be brought into the team and score 50s in the next match, IMO.

Nah, in all seriousness, in some pretty bowler-friendly conditions I reckon we still have more than enough to win the match. And, of course, in amongst Scaly' apocalyptic and absurdly sweary ranting, he does ignore the fact that Asif has been absolutely fantastic this morning.