*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[LegionOfBrad]

Makes me feel ashamed to be a Lancastrian to hear these cretins no balling Amir - pretty sure there's an offence being committed there as well - Greater Manchester's thin blue line failing in their duty imo

Honestly don't care. He made his bed and had to lie in it. It all seems pretty good natured.

 

[91Jmay]

I know it sounds like my normal bullshit about Woakes but I seriously believe he is one of England's best players of spin.

 

[Captain_Cook]

Tame. Lame. Shame.

 

[91Jmay]

I know it sounds like my normal bullshit about Woakes but I seriously believe he is one of England's best players of spin.

Well and truly cursed him there. Still backing the point though.

 

[Daemon]

Honestly don't care. He made his bed and had to lie in it. It all seems pretty good natured.

I was just thinking about this and quite honestly if it was funny I'd join in for a bit. Like you said it's not really bad natured in that these guys are furious he's playing or whatever. They do seem to have carried on for really long though.

 

[91Jmay]

600 declaration? Root gets 250+ and Stokes slogs a few.

Make them score 400 to avoid the follow on.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good session, Stokes can play himself in then tee off. 550 declaration half an hour before tea would be my way of going for it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Looks like a top class innings from Root. Pakistan need Younis to step up big time imo, since he's the only guy in the lineup who I'd back to get a big daddy hundred.

 

[TNT]

How many times has Root been dropped?.

 

[91Jmay]

How many times has Root been dropped?.

Once but was an incredibly hard chance and he was on about 160 at the time.

 

[TNT]

Was that Younis, I read that he has dropped three catches in the series so far.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, low right at first off the leggie. Tough but catchable at that level.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, he seemed to react slowly and then never had a chance. Odd because it is the type of slip catch off spinner that happens regularly in Pakistan/UAE.

Think Younis might have dropped 4 now. He dropped an absolute sitter off Vince yesterday.

 

[Burgey]

He's old mate. They don't get any easier

 

[Furball]

Does it count as a drop if the fielder doesn't lay a hand on it?

 

[Gob]

Does it count as a drop if the fielder doesn't lay a hand on it?

of course not

 

[91Jmay]

Wonder when the bugle gets sounded? Stokes should be looking to score at a run a ball really from here

 

[91Jmay]

Keeper should have taken that i think. Went up high enough

 

[LegionOfBrad]

550

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Honestly amazed they're still bowling Yasir.