*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[flibbertyjibber]

If Hales had played the shot Root got out to he would have been slaughtered.

 

[MW1304]

Depends what you mean by a decent length of time, but Warner and Rogers spring to mind.

I suppose I was thinking a couple of years at least. They definitely count, though it doesn't feel like we've had many good ones since the halcyon days of Strauss/Cook, Sehwag/Gambhir and Iqbal/Kayes.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Well the bowl first decision has been a good one despite the amount of runs we have already.

Vince won't last long.

50-2 after the first hour doesn't make it a good decision. Particularly as Pakistan have Hales on toast as soon as the ball does anything, and Root played a pretty crap shot, and Pakistan actually held two catches.

To bowl first you really have to get a 50-100 run lead to compensate for batting last, when you could have had England batting last v Yasir Shah.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

50-2 after the first hour doesn't make it a good decision. Particularly as Pakistan have Hales on toast as soon as the ball does anything, and Root played a pretty crap shot, and Pakistan actually held two catches.

To bowl first you really have to get a 50-100 run lead to compensate for batting last, when you could have had England batting last v Yasir Shah.

They will be delighted to have 2 in the opening hour, they will think they can have 4 by lunch given our middle order frailty.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Yes this is ridiculous umpiring but do care to point out that Ian Botham is directly responsible for this Warne and Nas.

 

[Scaly piscine]

They will be delighted to have 2 in the opening hour, they will think they can have 4 by lunch given our middle order frailty.

The middle order frailty is always there. They'd back themselves to get Hales when the ball does owt. Which it will likely do all match. Root is the big wicket and he played a **** shot.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

350 looks a heck of a long way off right now. I know that the Pakistan batting is brittle, but there's a psychological benefit from bowling your opponents out cheaply first.

It's 50-2 not 60-4.

 

[the big bambino]

350 looks a heck of a long way off right now. I know that the Pakistan batting is brittle, but there's a psychological benefit from bowling your opponents out cheaply first.

Indeed. You wouldn't have found a psychologically happier person than me when Oz hustled Lanka out for 117.

 

[wpdavid]

Indeed. You wouldn't have found a psychologically happier person than me when Oz hustled Lanka out for 117.

Fair enough.

 

[wpdavid]

It's 50-2 not 60-4.

True,but we all know how important the 2nd of those two wickets was.

 

[mr_mister]

shotttt

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The order they come in later will be interesting. The cricinfo scorecard has it Bairstow, Woakes then Moeen. Will Woakes bat at 7 ahead of a guy with a ton this summer?

 

[Pothas]

Has Cook ever looked this good in England?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Has Cook ever looked this good in England?

India summer when he got the huge score at Edgbaston. Didn't always go big but looked in ridiculous form all summer.

 

[Groundking]

Has Cook ever looked this good in England?

No, something has obviously broken with him, and long may it continue haha.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Just hope after the last two innings nobody says to get Cook in the one day side again.

 

[MW1304]

India summer when he got the huge score at Edgbaston. Didn't always go big but looked in ridiculous form all summer.

Nah he couldn't get a score either side of the 294 that series.

 

[Cabinet96]

**** off

 

[Pothas]

****.

 

[greg]

Vince should have told him not to bother. Didn't show sufficient strength of character for me...