Credit where it's due tonight for Umar Gul's bowling, he's not looked the threat that he can be in the series so far, but he came good today. and how. He was getting the ball to seam about at very handy pace, but his accuracy was there too. The ball that dismissed Bresnan was an absolute beauty.
As for England, they recovered well after a shaky-ish start, thanks to the partnership between Morgan and Wright. And it was when Morgan fell, picking the man out at deep backward square when he was in little trouble, that it all began to go wrong.
Wright did well. but in the end lacked any support from the lower order. Swann's was a real loose one, but I suppose they'll say that's how he plays. Thing is, the ball before he was out, he left a ball with good judgement, sensible when the main threat had only one firther ball to go, then he played at a wide one he could have left comfortably.
However, it shouldn't really fall on the number 10 and 11 to knock off a very chaseable total. Yes they have a role to play, and you would suggest better than they did tonight, but ultimately the top order should be making light work of what was set.
