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

[Agent Nationaux]

Remember the match where they had the teddy bear. I saw one now, feel bad for it.

 

[wpdavid]

250/3 after 50 is the score of a team lacking in confidence. Fair enough, really, given how ****e they've been, but it does waste an awful lot of batting.

Yes. It struck me that Cook didn't have a lot of faith in the middle order, otherwise he'd have tried to up the tempo sooner. I agree that it was a fair enough approach - not only after how we'd gone in the tests, but also based on the first ODI. But a better team would have made close to 300 from the start we had.

Pakistan are playing this very sensibly though. Given a decent start, they should be able to chase this total. Seeing off Finn was obviously the key.

 

[screamingfields]

Brilliant ball by Swann first up. Should have gotten a wicket.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Fart vs Swann......won't last long.

 

[screamingfields]

Pakistan are a good 20 odd runs behind. And expecting a wicket at any moment.

43 of 72. Ouch not fast imo. For the first ten overs Sehwag smashes them. Not defend. These guys can't buy a run in the first 10 overs compared to Sehwag.

 

[wpdavid]

And expecting a wicket at any moment.

Why?

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Because Fart has looked woeful. For an opener he sure does miss a lot of the deliveries. Can't play pace.

 

[wpdavid]

Because Fart has looked woeful. For an opener he sure does miss a lot of the deliveries. Can't play pace.

Quite probably true, but that hasn't been an issue for half a dozen overs now. They're coasting afaics.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

It's fascinating that Broad has suddenly become worse in the ODI's.

 

[screamingfields]

Which way is it? Pakistan look fairly comfortable. And now should continue with these two.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Idiot Hafeez, throws it all away.

 

[wpdavid]

It's fascinating that Broad has suddenly become worse in the ODI's.

Yes - all very odd.

Oh, and Hafeez has decided to give it away. Nice of him.

 

[screamingfields]

And a wicket for England! I though so!

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Yes - all very odd.

Oh, and Hafeez has decided to give it away. Nice of him.

Hafeez is so generous. He's always thinking about the opposition by gift wrapping his wicket for them.

 

[wpdavid]

Anderson is looking dire after the gimme wicket. You wouldn't know that he's played over 150 of these games.

 

[grecian]

Yes, let's give the new batsman a leg-stump half-volley, it's only sporting, after all

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Players from both sides being very generous.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Love it when they play Junoon in the background.

 

[screamingfields]

England are chopping and changing the bowling a lot now. Why?

 

[screamingfields]

Players from both sides being very generous.

Indians and Australians not so. But these guys.

England loosing the plot now...