*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[flibbertyjibber]

Good day of cricket that.

Looking forward to going tomorrow and seeing us bowl.

 

[smash84]

a formidable score 297

 

[Dan Jamson]

Test match setup nicely.

 

[Daemon]

I reckon Pakistan have done well, but it's still even given the form some of the Pakistani batsmen are in. If the ball is still moving like it was just now then England might even be ahead.

 

[nightprowler10]

Yeah I'm pretty nervous about this score unless Anderson slips on a ball overnight.

 

[91Jmay]

297 is a decent score but Pakistan will be happy as well. Good day of Test cricket

 

[nightprowler10]

Happy for Sohail Khan. I met him at the Unity Cup a couple of years ago and he came off as a really laid back and nice guy.

 

[MW1304]

Ideal score for setting up a Test match. Kind of a what if innings.

 

[Daemon]

Happy for Sohail Khan. I met him at the Unity Cup a couple of years ago and he came off as a really laid back and nice guy.

Didn't bother mentioning that before his 5-fer did you? Some people only want to ride on the coattails of success :\

 

[nightprowler10]

How was the overall fielding today? I saw some good catches but were there any drops?

 

[Agent TBY]

Was it last year in Sheffield Shield, maybe the year before. There was a declaration when still trailing second innings of the match because the bowling conditions were so good? I'm sure the deficit was still 50-100 or something. Skittled the opposition out sharpish and won the match.

Could be misremembering details.

I somehow recall the same thing happening in FC cricket in West Indies or something but it backfired

Wait it wasn't an FC game, it was a Test match.

Australia nearly lost too, that would've been funny

1st Test: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Apr 7-11, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

5th Match: Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, Nov 6-9, 2015 | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

There it is. Deficit of 109.

Don't forget about this.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ummm that is a non hideous score I suppose.

Advantage always with the side that takes 10 wickets in a day. Also a brave call to bowl first from Misbah that paid off.

I haven't seen anything but would venture that a par score is basically always 310-350 in England. Which end of that scale are we.

 

[Compton]

Taking the last wicket too close to stumps to start their innings is a great result for Pakistan.

 

[nightprowler10]

Didn't bother mentioning that before his 5-fer did you? Some people only want to ride on the coattails of success :\

I know you're trolling, but...

 

[LegionOfBrad]

How was the overall fielding today? I saw some good catches but were there any drops?

No drops but some highlight reel crap outfielding that leaked a few boundaries.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Haha remember when Jimmeh used to be a dour, defensive tail-ender?

Yep, and far more effective too. Now he just rolls over like Broad.

Since the start of 2012 he averages 8.85, he averaged 11.91 before then. Despite his 81 happening in the later period.

The main thing though is since 2012 he averages just under 15 balls less than before. Since 2012 he averages 18.5 balls per dismissal, as opposed to 33.1 balls previously. That's a massive difference and he's not just costing himself runs but costing the guy at the other end, and the team.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Don't forget about this.

The egg on the faces there would have been hilarious.

 

[viriya]

Amazing how any Pak pacer off the street seems to be better than anything SL can offer.

 

[hendrix]

and yeah, Imran Khan a better option than Sohail

woops

 

[Zinzan]

The wicket offering much fellas and how's it likely to play over the next couple of days?

All out for 297 seems like a great day for Pakistan, but could easily see them rolled for 170 in response.