There are not many batsmen in the world who bat well with the tail...Missing Inzy hereCouple of costly bad decisions by Azhar IMO. Well done on grinding out this inning so far, but really not playing well with the tail at all.
Well he's probably not had to do it a lot throughout his career - even before he made his Test debut - as he's been an opener/#3 batsman with a conversion problem.Couple of costly bad decisions by Azhar IMO. Well done on grinding out this inning so far, but really not playing well with the tail at all.
Monty has been top class for the last year or so, and it's not surprising he's done so well here.Pakistan continues the trend of saving the careers of bad spin bowlers
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Dude he had a good county season but he was hardly dominating the competition. I mean he got outbowled by Gary Keedy ffs.Monty has been top class for the last year or so, and it's not surprising he's done so well here.
Let's give him a few more series against other sides who are not so generous and then we'll talk.Monty has been top class for the last year or so, and it's not surprising he's done so well here.
Bit harsh, Monty is better than that. Yes he lost his way but you don't get that many 5fers in such a short space of time without being a good bowler. He isn't top class and never will be but he is a good one.Pakistan continues the trend of saving the careers of bad spin bowlers
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Dude there are some spinners I have never rated and Panesar is one of them..along with Hauritz, Herath, Kaneria, Harbhajan.Bit harsh, Monty is better than that. Yes he lost his way but you don't get that many 5fers in such a short space of time without being a good bowler. He isn't top class and never will be but he is a good one.
Gary Keedy would dominate out here as well tbh.Dude he had a good county season but he was hardly dominating the competition. I mean he got outbowled by Gary Keedy ffs.
Not really, he hasn't bowled well by his own standards. Comfortably the 4th best spinner on view in the series, some may say the 5th.Surprising to see that Swann's average in the series so far has been higher than his test career average. Still a respectable 29 of course.
Time to declare. Officially. Knew it was slightly late. And what about the pitch. It's a right old turner. But be careful a draw is on my cards as well. Only just now.
what spinners do you rateDude there are some spinners I have never rated and Panesar is one of them..along with Hauritz, Herath, Kaneria, Harbhajan.
I think that's a bit harsh on Swann because this current Pakistan team are no mugs with the bat...Younis is an excellent player of spin and Misbah is good tooNot really, he hasn't bowled well by his own standards. Comfortably the 4th best spinner on view in the series, some may say the 5th.