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

[Viscount Tom]

Didn't look like he'd grounded it behind the line

 

[GIMH]

He grounded it and then it bounced up.

Yeah, but he grounded it before the line, it bounced up, and then crossed the line. Maybe. I'm on a small screen on Sky Player tbh.

 

[screamingfields]

Wait. If Pakistan's run rate is 4. Then easily England can chase down anything under 220 I reckon.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Can Afridi pull it off?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Perhaps because his bat was never grounded across the line? Was always in the air when it crossed, I think. Dunno.

Would have to be. Law 29.

"if a running batsman, having grounded some part of his foot behind the popping crease, continues running further towards the wicket at that end and beyond, then any subsequent total loss of contact with the ground of both his person and his bat during his continuing forward momentum shall not be interpreted as being out of his ground."

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Wow, dropped.

 

[Howe_zat]

Have I mentioned I think Kes is a **** keeper?

I do think that.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hmm. Not clever and Broad does well to hide his disappointment.

 

[grecian]

Gotta catch those CK, I'm afraid, particularly when there are two other 'keepers in the squad.

 

[screamingfields]

Chance dropped by the keeper.

 

[marc71178]

WTF? I thought the law had been changed so batsman couldn't be run out on a bat bouncing up?

Bat never grounded though. Smart fielding tbh.

 

[GIMH]

Ad at the top for finnair, big fella obviously having an impact

 

[grecian]

Okay, those bopara overs were very bopara-esque, can we not do that again. I honestly think Trott's the better bowler.

 

[wpdavid]

Gotta catch those CK, I'm afraid, particularly when there are two other 'keepers in the squad.

At least he's making up for it with the bat .....

 

[wpdavid]

What a good over by Finn - batting Powerplay, 2 attacking batsmen well set, and they never looked like getting him away.

 

[Spark]

God knows what happened to Broad's first over. The rest has been much more what we'd come to expect from him.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Classy shot, that. Love a lofted straight drive, me. Finn overpitching slightly and Afridi makes him pay in full.

 

[Howe_zat]

Pakistan favourites now. Disappointing to say the least.

That said, aside from Anderson it's hard to see what England could have done much better. Been a very good partnership this.

Edit: had forgotten Kieswetter's drop. Looks like I have my pillorying target all set up.

 

[wpdavid]

Pakistan favourites now. Disappointing to say the least.

That said, aside from Anderson it's hard to see what England could have done much better.

Craig Kieswetter says 'hi'.

Beyond that, iirc Cook could have chosen more potent bowlers when they first came together instead of doing the captaincy-by-numbers thing.

 

[Jono]

Meh, very good partnership but England are massive value right now. $2.3 on betfair a steal imo.