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

[King Pietersen]

Cricinfo taking the piss

But Hawk-Eye shows it pitching just in line with leg stump, umpire's call on the rest and he has to go, cruelly 92 short of his maiden Test hundred!

 

[Cabinet96]

Wait reviews only come back after the first 80 overs and not repeatedly after each 80?

 

[theegyptian]

Pakistan would be just about declaring around now if Cook had handled the ball second ball( they wouldn't have enforced the follow on)

 

[GIMH]

Wait reviews only come back after the first 80 overs and not repeatedly after each 80?

Weird one that

 

[theegyptian]

At lunch today I was looking at declaring 15 or 20 overs into day 5 with a lead of 130-150 and having 70 overs at Pakistan. That chance has gone. As Scaly says this is England's best chance of getting a win although those chances have diminished massively in this session.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wait reviews only come back after the first 80 overs and not repeatedly after each 80?

The ****?! I didn't know that either.

 

[Compton]

Bairstow is out of his depth at this level. [James Taylor] If only England [James Taylor] had someone [James Taylor] that they could try instead.

James Taylor.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Wahab

In this searing heat of 37 degrees he still keeps bowling fast, day after day.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Wait reviews only come back after the first 80 overs and not repeatedly after each 80?

edit maybe not.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

T

Wahab

In this searing heat of 37 degrees he still keeps bowling fast, day after day.

And getting it to move at pace

 

[Cabinet96]

Have England hit a spinner back over his head even once this innings?

 

[Howe_zat]

Have England hit a spinner back over his head even once this innings?

Cook did once on day 3. It dribbled away for three. Not worth it.

 

[Cabinet96]

How is this innings longer in minutes than Hutton's 364 despite being 350 balls shorter? What the **** were the overrates pre War?

Edit: I know Aus bowled a lot of spin but still.

 

[Howe_zat]

How is this innings longer in minutes than Hutton's 364 despite being 350 balls shorter? What the **** were the overrates pre War?

Edit: I know Aus bowled a lot of spin but still.

Over rates have a lot to do with it but it's also strike.

Cook hasn't actually had much strike today because he's just been taking a single all the time with the square fielders out. I imagine Hutton must have kept the lion's share

 

[Midwinter]

Declaration on reaching parity ?

 

[smash84]

well done england

what a weird match, none of the spinners has taken any wicket so far

 

[Howe_zat]

Another 3 hours to have the longest innings in Test history. Could do that tomorrow morning y'know...

 

[smash84]

yasir must be thanking his stars for getting injured before this match with such a god awful wicket

 

[Cabinet96]

Over rates have a lot to do with it but it's also strike.

Cook hasn't actually had much strike today because he's just been taking a single all the time with the square fielders out. I imagine Hutton must have kept the lion's share

True. That team innings is the longest ever though and was over inside three days. Must've got about 120 overs per day in, which is insane.

 

[Biryani Pillow]

Declaration on reaching parity ?

I wouldn't declare at all - knecker the bowlers as much as you can.......