**Official** Pakistan and England in the UAE 2015/16

[Niall]

Junaid hasn't swung the ball like that in ages.

Agreed his demise has been shocking, bye bye once Amir is back,

 

[Howe_zat]

Root looking really comfortable now. Starting to be good to watch again if we're lucky

 

[Howe_zat]

Gotta put more miles in their bowlers legs first.

Still 140 behind, it's not exactly done and dusted.

It's the conceding 520 that killed England's chance of a win, hope people remember that rather than assuming everything that happens is a result of batting tactics

 

[Adders]

Gotta put more miles in their bowlers legs first.

Yep.....no result coming here but there is a series to set up. Keeping the Pakistani bowlers out in the field while ours sit in the air con with their feet up is going to be a big plus going into the second test.

 

[Cabinet96]

Also, it's still not impossible for England to win. Would have to do a Cardiff 2011, but **** happens sometimes.

 

[Howe_zat]

Lol at Cook taking a single every over and letting Root have all the strike just to troll Cabinet

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Gotta put more miles in their bowlers legs first.

Bat all day today and a bit of tomorrow. Maybe all of it if nothing happens in mean time.

 

[Cabinet96]

Gun.

 

[duffer]

Played Cookie!

 

[Adders]

Na na na na na na na na na

Ali Ali Cook , Ali Cook , Ali Ali Cook​

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Brilliant.

Well done skipper. Now for 300.

 

[Howe_zat]

I for one welcome our reptilian overlord

 

[Gnske]

A masterclass of making the audience want to blow their brains out.

Delightful from Cook.

 

[Howe_zat]

Random highlights of Root's 74* when Cook just reached a double

Someone press the wrong button?

 

[GIMH]

Brilliant from Cook.

Jono now having a double waaaah

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Bumble saying Cook going through the gears.

Personally don't think he has got out of 3rd gear this innings.

 

[Howe_zat]

A masterclass of making the audience want to blow their brains out.

Delightful from Cook.

You can shock, destroy or bamboozle the opposition, but making them lose the will to live will always be more effective

 

[Captain_Cook]

Hurrah! Skipper's back with a big one! Now push on for the triple!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

You can shock, destroy or bamboozle the opposition, but making them lose the will to live will always be more effective

Knowing his record of backing these up on tour is ominous for Pakistan too.

Could reach 10000 test runs before the next English summer with a couple more tests here and the tour of SA to come.

 

[Cabinet96]

Bumble saying Cook going through the gears.

Personally don't think he has got out of 3rd gear this innings.

He doesn't go through gears in test matches most of the time. It's the same tempo throughout. If anything he's slowed down, his 2nd century was slower than the first.