*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[Black_Warrior]

Misbah driving against pace. That itself shows that they are not really looking to save this game..just try to score some runs to salvage some confidence I guess.

 

[Black_Warrior]

England snuffing the life out of Pakistan for the rest of the series. How will pak recover from this crushing defeat?

3-1 England indeed

1-3
3-0
2-0
1-3
Away goal rules.

 

[Howe_zat]

Moeen currently averaging 8 runs per wicket less than Yasir in the series.

 

[Stace]

Out of his comfort zone for the first time in absolute yonks and close to 40, people shouldn't be that shocked he looks so uncomfortable in England.

Pakistan are ****ed this series, Aslam, Imran even Azam if they call him up, won't save them, this test has highlighted the gulf between them.

The only man who can save them plays for England at No.3.

If you are a bad left hander the idea of playing against Jimmy must genuinely give you anxiety. Thirimanne, Masood, van Zyl just off the top of my head have looked like complete amateurs against him.

Left handers + Kohli

If Woakes was West Indian he'd be there best bowler and bat in the top 5, he would get in there side as a frontline batsman.

 

[vcs]

Moeen currently averaging 8 runs per wicket less than Yasir in the series.

Stats eh

 

[Furball]

Or Yasir having one excellent test and one mediocre test.

 

[Howe_zat]

If this is, as previously stated, a match straight out of the 2011 series, then Chris Woakes is the Bresnan of this year, and I can't think of higher praise than that

 

[weldone]

Or Yasir having one excellent test and one mediocre test.

compared to Moeen's 2 mediocre

 

[morgieb]

If this is, as previously stated, a match straight out of the 2011 series, then Chris Woakes is the Bresnan of this year, and I can't think of higher praise than that

Hopefully for your sake he has more staying power than Bresnan

 

[Black_Warrior]

Or Yasir having one excellent test and one mediocre test.

And 86 wickets from 13 excellent tests before that

 

[Daemon]

And 86 wickets from 13 excellent tests before that

Not really relevant because the discussion was about series averages

 

[wpdavid]

England snuffing the life out of Pakistan for the rest of the series. How will pak recover from this crushing defeat?

Winning the toss may well do it. Worked in the previous seven, iirc.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Another good session for us bar the Stokes injury. Should wrap this up today.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hopefully for your sake he has more staying power than Bresnan

It doesn't really matter, when Tim makes his test match comeback there won't be room for Woakes in the side

 

[Howe_zat]

Winning the toss may well do it. Worked in the previous seven, iirc.

It's asking a bit too much of Smali to think back as far as the long-lost halcyon days of last week.

 

[Furball]

And 86 wickets from 13 excellent tests before that

13 also the number of goals that Just Fontaine scored in the 1958 World Cup.

 

[Stace]

Root has a 100 against all 7countries he's played against after that 254, also averages over 40 against everyone bar NZ (39..53 isn't far away). His only weakness (so far) is going nicking full and wide balls which when he left them alone he bangs out a 250, don't think he's that bad at the short ball but if his back get worse as he gets older it may become a problem, very good player of spin, brilliant across all 3 formats. Not bad for a 25 year old.

 

[Howe_zat]

But yeah Pakistan shouldn't panic,this test is almost completely a result of the first innings, in fact it's not too unlike the second Test of last year's Ashes, which wasn't exactly a disaster thereafter

One change they absolutely have to make is taking Masood out of the top order. Not for test cricket. if they can get an opening partnership working their middle order will find life a hell of a lot easier

 

[Howe_zat]

Shan Masood attempting to open the batting ↓

 

[Cabinet96]

Good review. They always know whether they've hit it though!