*Official* Pakistan in England 2020

[honestbharani]

I like the look of Crawley. I know Pope is all the rage as far as young English batsmen go but think Crawley has some punch to him. Can go on to be a very good batsman for them IMO, even better than Pope.

 

[Neptune]

He's been one of the best performing openers domestically. That isn't desperate.

No, I mean we were desperate for an opener who could occupy the crease for a bit and score some runs. We’d been messing around with Keaton Jennings etc for a while and we were crying out for an opener who could actually hit runs.

 

[Burgey]

Abbas would be an order of magnitude more effective on this deck if the keeper was up to the stumps

 

[Spark]

Too short from Abbas so far.

 

[wpdavid]

Worth Shaheen putting in the odd yorker here imo.

vs Crawley?

 

[Uppercut]

Abbas would be an order of magnitude more effective on this deck of the keeper was up to the stumps

Looks plenty effective to me. Crawley’s walking at him now though so yeah might be time to bring the keeper up.

 

[honestbharani]

Sibley facing Afridi could be ugly for English supporters.

 

[Burgey]

Epic bouffant young Chris Isaak is rocking here

 

[Neptune]

Can go on to be a very good batsman for them IMO, even better than Pope.

Nah, Pope is absolutely brilliant. He’ll be one of the best in a few years I reckon, I’m willing to stick my neck out. Averaged over 60 in FC cricket, in English conditions, before he was picked. Crawley looks good but I can’t see him being as good as pope.

 

[Burgey]

Looks plenty effective to me. Crawley’s walking at him now though so yeah might be time to bring the keeper up.

yeah that’s why. It stops an exaggerated movement forward let alone someone walking at him. Be ballsy but worth a shot imho. He’s nigh bowling backwards at his pace

 

[honestbharani]

Nah, Pope is absolutely brilliant. He’ll be one of the best in a few years I reckon, I’m willing to stick my neck out. Averaged over 60 in FC cricket, in English conditions, before he was picked. Crawley looks good but I can’t see him being as good as pope.

If he does though, I am sure you will be doubly happy.

 

[Starfighter]

vs Crawley?

Either imo. Just a ball that seems to be forgotten about.

 

[trundler]

Ooh aah
Shaheen Shah

 

[honestbharani]

Shaheen has been too short this over.

 

[Daemon]

Imagine if Afridi could spam tests in England all the time. Looks unplayable when he has the new ball in hand.

 

[Starfighter]

Abbas would be an order of magnitude more effective on this deck if the keeper was up to the stumps

Always wondered whether a Maurice Tate or Tom Cartwright pace bowler would still be effective in these sorts of conditions with the keeper up.

Darren Stevens is still taking wickets in Div 1 so there is that.

 

[Starfighter]

Oh GAGF.

 

[honestbharani]

So that's that for the day?

 

[trundler]

Ffs

 

[Spark]

Yeah that'll be that for a while at least.