*Official* Pakistan in England 2020

[trundler]

I swear this always happens in difficult run chases. Batting side gets off to a bit of a flyer, the bowling side tightens up and then the wickets fall.

The pitch starts acting up. Tale as old as test cricket really.

 

[vcs]

And everyone always gets excited and falls for it. Especially on dry pitches like these.

That little bit of hope that you might witness something special is what keeps us watching cricket though, isn't it

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

It could be that the ball landed on the seam that caused it to do just a touch more off the surface.

 

[Spark]

Looking at the replay, it didn't bounce that much.

Doesn't have to. Definitely bounced a bit more than usual, that carried really comfortably to first slip.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Up against it here. All on this pair.

 

[vcs]

The pitch starts acting up. Tale as old as test cricket really.

This is true as well. The roller probably made the pitch settle a bit for the first 20 odd overs.

 

[honestbharani]

I mean he edged it halfway up his bat. Was a good tight line but it's an easy leave ball for a set batsmen. Wide of off out of the hand.

Shaped in, held its line and he had to play at it, I really do not see why the batsman should be blamed here, bowler was able to get something off the pitch that we had not seen earlier, but for that one ball from Abbas. And once again, the extra bounce at pace always does batsmen than at medium pace. That fraction of a second can make all the difference sometimes.

 

[grecian]

insert clockwise quote, gotta go down fighting now though, the rest are all best when playing shots, so do it, no point scrabbling around.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The period of play where we had ~24 dot balls in a row...and now things happening at rocket speed....ahh the ebbs and flow of this great (and only) format of the game. Purity.

 

[Preed]

Root once again cant go on not in same class as Smith KohlI and Williamson.Used to be but not since captaincy

 

[trundler]

His holiness off to a good start. Does have what it takes.

 

[vcs]

Appealing for the ball hitting the bat now, eh Pakistan

 

[91Jmay]

The bounce should be irrelevant to be honest, it was never threatening stumps on angle and didn't seam. It's a really good ball but you're supposed to negotiate those in Test matches if you want to score a hundred. Not saying it's a Sibley like dismissal but i think it's a fairly meh but not unusual shot.

 

[Spark]

Shaped in, held its line and he had to play at it, I really do not see why the batsman should be blamed here, bowler was able to get something off the pitch that we had not seen earlier, but for that one ball from Abbas. And once again, the extra bounce at pace always does batsmen than at medium pace. That fraction of a second can make all the difference sometimes.

This is true but like I said it reminds me a lot of how he got out a lot in Australia. Very good deliveries, but he just sort of tentatively pushes forward at it and if there's a little more bounce and seam than he expects, he's liable to feed first slip.

The bounce should be irrelevant to be honest, it was never threatening stumps on angle and didn't seam. It's a really good ball but you're supposed to negotiate those in Test matches if you want to score a hundred. Not saying it's a Sibley like dismissal but i think it's a fairly meh but not unusual shot.

I mean. How do you think bowlers get wickets in Australia? Bounce is extremely relevant when you're actually in the middle, having to make these split-second decisions about what to play and what to leave. It's hard to explain but it's definitely no accident that bounce encourages batsmen to nick off when they otherwise wouldn't.

 

[honestbharani]

His holiness off to a good start. Does have what it takes.

Gotta up your gambhiring, lad.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Last 10 overs: 35/2

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Gotta up your gambhiring, lad.

He meant Inmate number 4646464

 

[honestbharani]

This is true but like I said it reminds me a lot of how he got out a lot in Australia. Very good deliveries, but he just sort of tentatively pushes forward at it and if there's a little more bounce and seam than he expects, he's liable to feed first slip.

Well, if the point is that he has to negotiate very good deliveries better, then it makes sense, but its kinda how he is set up when batting. It maybe why he is the good looking 50s man and not quite the great test batsmen the other 3 from the fab four are but I still have a hard time blaming the batsman when the ball is that good.

 

[grecian]

Don't really get all the talk about the pitch, it has done little, this bowling attack against this batting, with Root out of position (hopefully for the last ****ing time) 105-3 seems normal, on whatever pitch.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is true but like I said it reminds me a lot of how he got out a lot in Australia. Very good deliveries, but he just sort of tentatively pushes forward at it and if there's a little more bounce and seam than he expects, he's liable to feed first slip.

Usually got pinned lbw in Australia didn't he?