***Official*** Pakistan and England in UAE

[smash84]

can't we have AR back in the attack instead of qeema??

Misbah can you please log in to CW?

 

[smash84]

I would fine batsmen for playing the sweep.

The sweep is a great shot to have if you can play it as well as a Miandad or a Steve Waugh

 

[Prince EWS]

Misbah can you please log in to CW?

Yeah bro?

 

[Pothas]

The sweep is a great shot to have if you can play it as well as a Miandad or a Steve Waugh

You forgot this:

 

[Spark]

I would fine batsmen for playing the sweep.

It's fine if it's legside and really full (hard to play a drive to that) but otherwise... ugh.

 

[smash84]

You forgot this:

Not really.

There have been some really really good players of the sweep shot and those 2 were right up there

 

[Daemon]

Yeah bro?

Oh. My. God. It's really him!

Someone ban zinzan before he makes him leave as well

 

[Pothas]

Not really.

There have been some really really good players of the sweep shot and those 2 were right up there

But I thought you had to include one in every post?

 

[Howe_zat]

***y square drive.

DRIVE MORE

 

[Furball]

This session hasn't been terrible; shame the top order had to be so ****ing inept.

 

[Spark]

Oh look. If you get to the pitch and drive you can score some runs!

 

[Cevno]

The Michael Clarke school of batting against spin: don't sweep.

It works. Seriously.

You need to be able to use your feet and read the length of the ball somewhat early to do that well though. (If not read the variations from the hand.)

 

[Prince EWS]

You need to be able to use your feet and read the length of the ball somewhat early to do that well though. (If not read the variations from the hand.)

Hence "The Michael Clarke school" ...

 

[smash84]

Yeah bro?

Oh. My. God. It's really him!

Someone ban zinzan before he makes him leave as well

 

[GIMH]

Relieved to still see us 7 down. Honestly think we're in this game whatever we get out for now because I can see us batting much better in the 2nd dig.

 

[Cevno]

Hence "The Michael Clarke school" ...

Yeah, but not everyone can do that or is that nimble footed. The English resort to cross batted shots and sweeps more than any other country traditionally, for some reason.

 

[smash84]

But I thought you had to include one in every post?

nopes

 

[Cevno]

Yeah bro?

Oh. My. God. It's really him!

Someone ban zinzan before he makes him leave as well

So Misbah, what you think about Afridi's family commenting harshly on your slow batting in the WC semi final?

 

[Spark]

Yeah, but not everyone can do that or is that nimble footed. The English resort to cross batted shots and sweeps more than any other country traditionally, for some reason.

The English are also historically (last few decades at least) rather rank against spin bowling for some reason. Wonder why.

 

[Prince EWS]

So Misbah, what you think about Afridi's family commenting harshly on your slow batting in the WC semi final?

I found the irony of an Afridi trying to comment on the nuances of pacing an innings properly quite charming.