England test tour of Pakistan December 2022

[Chubb]

Lol nice one £rawley

 

[Gnske]

Zak "Four dot balls has me panicked for runs" Crawley

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah, run-outs are completely unnecessary. And it only takes one wicket to change the dynamic of the session.

 

[BazBall21]

Pinch hitter in

 

[Chubb]

Daddy obviously didn’t pay for a running coach.

 

[Chubb]

It’s all good tho because we’re not looking for consistency from him and there are few players in the world who could have scored a hundred on that wicket in Rawalpindi.

 

[wpdavid]

So Will Jacks is batting at number 3 for England. Things I thought I'd never see.

 

[wpdavid]

Abrar is a throwback to the 1980s when teams visiting the SC would sometimes be skittled by a leggie that they'd never heard of before. Perhaps more often in India than Pakistan, as we'd all heard of Qadir of course. Oh, and here we go again. Jacks no match for him, predictably enough. .

 

[Gnske]

That was the epitome of a vintage England Batsman c. 2020s innings.

 

[BazBall21]

Not very Bazball but we need to be careful here. Throwing this away would be criminal.

 

[wpdavid]

Not very Bazball but we need to be careful here. Throwing this away would be criminal.

It would. Root returning to godlike mode in these conditions would be handy.

 

[BazBall21]

A **** run out and poorly-executed shot before getting set

 

[Howe_zat]

It's all gone... normal?

 

[kevinw]

A **** run out and poorly-executed shot before getting set

Plenty of batting to come. You'd think England just need 250 in this innings to be clear favourites.

 

[BazBall21]

Plenty of batting to come. You'd think England just need 250 in this innings to be clear favourites.

Yeah. Looking good. Was still in a very strong position.

 

[BazBall21]

Surprisingly lean tour for root unless he makes a double next test

 

[Bahseph]

I am failing to see the appeal of Nawaz and Salman at 6 and 7. Are they allrounders or batters who bowl? I thought the SA selections made my head hurt but I swear these are worse from
Pakistan.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

A bit sad that Root isn't cashing in here while Marnus is moving clear of him in the rankings by bullying the WIndies second string attack.

 

[wpdavid]

Sounds like it was some catch.

 

[MW1304]

A bit sad that Root isn't cashing in here while Marnus is moving clear of him in the rankings by bullying the WIndies second string attack.

Yeah lame, but it's his own fault really. Usually murders spin with the sweep, but keeps duffing them.