Another way of thinking is this is a great way to give the Poms some false confidence. If anything, the return series after this summer will be a world of pain for the Australian team, as it's been proven in the past few weeks how well England play, and how badly Australia play, in these conditions.lol @ 48/6
Jeeez, Australia must be sweating now!
Bring on the ASHES! Ricky P. easily can be the ONLY Aussie skipper to have lost 3 Ashes
Oops - apologies; my illiteracy. Hameed is in the tour party, but is not the back-up keeper.
I'm guessing he is extremely part time with his keeping, otherwise his batting should get him straight in, over Akmal.
CricketArchive suggests he's kept wicket twice in senior cricket, first in The Home of CricketArchive, where he took two catches but conceded nine byes, then again seven years later against Essex in a tour game - The Home of CricketArchive. Another nine byes, and a catch. Doesn't look too much cop.
Trying to rival a certain batsman who edged it behind with his trousers. I think Pakistan will win that particular contest though.
I can't believe Prior wasn't aware that it was heading down: you know as a keeper where the ball is going, because it's where your hands and head have gone to catch the ball when the batsman misses it, You can see Prior jerk his head back from outside leg stump as part of the appeal process: a little bit simple-minded, really. Amir keeping it nice and simple and demonstrating that, contrary to the opinions of those who thought 6/17 was acceptable this morning, it is actually possible to score runs out there.
I didn't think it was acceptable, but rather understandable. Conditions are very difficult out there, the ball is moving about and the combination of the two new balls today made things a lot harder. Surely the initial economy rates of the two teams said something, as well as the sudden ease experienced (here, and by Morgan/Collingwoood) when the new ball got a bit older.
155 will be enough - so another 65.
Wouldn't have minded a maiden 50 for Aamer.