*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[91Jmay]

Even session again, but think draw is odds on favourite now. England won't declare today so Pakistan need to take 8 wickets on flat pitch which is possible but hard.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Pretty dreadful watching that last hour. Understand why Pak went that way but it only takes a couple of crap overs and your "control" is gone.

 

[Stace]

10/1 is a big price and worth a few quid imo, I don't think they will win but ENG are still only 17 ahead and if a few wickets fall in the morning a cash out offer should be decent.

Called it it was so obvious. Hales cant score unless he gets a really bad ball so all you gotta do is bowl good to full 4th/5th stump and wait for him to hang himself, he's had longer then previous opener's have had now its time to go to Bell-Drummond. .

 

[MW1304]

Pretty dreadful watching that last hour. Understand why Pak went that way but it only takes a couple of crap overs and your "control" is gone.

Would have been a different story if they'd held on to the Root chance. Pitch really isn't offering anything so it's a decent tactic.

 

[Niall]

God you are so ****ing boring.

Good partnership to take sting out of it but Pakistan a wicket away from being well on top.

Yeah he is been overly negative, but the fact is their is no Pakistan supporter who would be comfortable chasing 200 outside Asia against anyone not named Zimbabwe. I don't think its far fetched to suggest England will get 200 or probably more clear. Its boring to talk about how crap Younis, Hafeez and the tail is, but its true, their isn't many runs in those dudes whatsoever!

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Agree with the Coms that at least Vince is trying to fix his issues. I don't think hes going to make it as a test match player but it's good to see hes trying to improve.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

That's crap umpiring. Not even on the cut strip when passing the bat.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Yeah he is been overly negative, but the fact is their is no Pakistan supporter who would be comfortable chasing 200 outside Asia against anyone not named Zimbabwe. I don't think its far fetched to suggest England will get 200 or probably more clear. Its boring to talk about how crap Younis, Hafeez and the tail is, but its true, their isn't many runs in those dudes whatsoever!

I don't disagree with this but the problem is you guys have been saying pretty much the same thing from the beginning of the series..and every series that involves Pakistan if I may add. That's what makes it boring.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Lol @ Botham and Warne. Neither of them really get Misbah at all. And the reason they are getting to talk so much is because of Hafeez. Root being out would have shut them up. What surprises me about Warne's impatience as a commentator though is the fact a great spinner has to be patient.

 

[Stace]

Pleeeease double it Joe!!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Be good if he can double it, in this session will do too.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Warne: You don't like Virat Kohli as captain?
Botham: No
Warne: Why not?
Botham: because...everyone tells me..Just No.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Botham is our version of the channel 9 commentary team in that he doesn't watch any cricket outside of our home tests. His sources on Kohli are right tho imo.

 

[Gnske]

Botham is our version of the channel 9 commentary team

Yeah lets not demean Channel 9's quality of coverage so readily.

 

[grecian]

Lol @ Botham and Warne. Neither of them really get Misbah at all. And the reason they are getting to talk so much is because of Hafeez. Root being out would have shut them up. What surprises me about Warne's impatience as a commentator though is the fact a great spinner has to be patient.

and he was as a bowler, it's so infuriating this persona of the ultimate aggressor he's built up for himself in the comm box, yet in the end, I remember when wickets weren't falling him just shoring up an end with accurate leg-spinners and a defensive field, him and McGrath just suffocated batsmen in tandem.

 

[91Jmay]

Let's demean channel 9 at every opportunity. At least you still get Holding, Nass and Ath here. Runs starting to come now. Get that hundred.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

This is why the defensive bowling can go wrong quite quickly. Runs flowing now.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Yeah lets not demean Channel 9's quality of coverage so readily.

Why not? It's fecking dreadful.

 

[Gnske]

Why not? It's fecking dreadful.

- Spidercam bringing glorious new angles to cricket coverage
- Interesting guests during tea breaks
- Exciting commentary unlike the valium-induced, prosaic feces that get produced on Sky
- Informative Lunch breaks with Slats and Brett Lee
- WinViz going beyond the abilities of Sky's 'WASP'
- Provides plenty of entertainment for the summer casuals, but also plenty of thought provoking commentary and little bits for the cricket connoisseur.

Botham wishes he was this good, as does Sky.

 

[91Jmay]

You must be trolling and/or are Brad McNamra