*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Silver Silva]

Atkinson has at least shown that the short ball tactic can offer up some opportunities (unlike when Carse tried it), both bats been slightly lucky.

You guys are in deep deep trouble

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I think Robinson will be back against Australia and India next year

 

[Chin Music]

Nuts seam bowling side picked. I know we are short on choices in comparison to the last tour, but Woakes bowling overseas on a flatbed!

 

[ImpatientLime]

Nass giving it the big build up, picking the ball up with his fingers only.

sends down a 128kph half tracker first ball and gets carted

 

[Molehill]

Nuts seam bowling side picked. I know we are short on choices in comparison to the last tour, but Woakes bowling overseas on a flatbed!

You say short on choices, but I'm pretty certain the vast majority of us would've gone with Potts and Stone over Woakes and Carse. It's possible on this pitch it would've gone a similar way, but surely those 2 offer more wicket taking threat.

Carse currently with most economical figures largely because half his dross has been unplayable (and not in a good way).

 

[social]

Woakes is bowling 130 clicks

That ain’t going to cut it

 

[Burgey]

Really happy for Shan Masood. He bats like a bloke who should average 50+ tbh. Rarely looks hurried or troubled. But he just gets out.

 

[ataraxia]

It'll be really funny when England (choose one) lose by an innings / win by 7 wickets.

 

[Nintendo]

How is pope SO bad at reviewing. It's actually impressive.

 

[social]

Yeah, one of those guys who looks really good but his test record is terrible

 

[Spark]

How is pope SO bad at reviewing. It's actually impressive.

0 from 11 is legitimately amazing. Surely you have to get at least one through sheer dumb luck.

 

[Chubb]

Have to be honest I think this game was over the moment Pakistan won the toss. England will not bat well after spending two days in 40c heat.

Mayhaps this is one of my moronic opinions but we’ll see.

 

[Chin Music]

You say short on choices, but I'm pretty certain the vast majority of us would've gone with Potts and Stone over Woakes and Carse. It's possible on this pitch it would've gone a similar way, but surely those 2 offer more wicket taking threat.

Carse currently with most economical figures largely because half his dross has been unplayable (and not in a good way).

Isn't Stone missing this game because he's getting married? Potts I agree should have played, and certainly instead of Woakes. There are many very successful English seamers from county cricket who have been set up to fail when being asked to bowl in conditions that they simply won't thrive in. Woakes encapsulates this more than nearly everyone.

 

[Molehill]

Isn't Stone missing this game because he's getting married? Potts I agree should have played, and certainly instead of Woakes. There are many very successful English seamers from county cricket who have been set up to fail when being asked to bowl in conditions that they simply won't thrive in. Woakes encapsulates this more than nearly everyone.

Oh yeah, forgot about the Stone marriage....which makes squad selection even madder.

 

[Starfighter]

England's best spinner is on to bowl.

 

[Spark]

Have to be honest I think this game was over the moment Pakistan won the toss. England will not bat well after spending two days in 40c heat.

Mayhaps this is one of my moronic opinions but we’ll see.

Isn't this literally what happened last tour and they scored 550 in like three sessions?

 

[Starfighter]

Isn't this literally what happened last tour and they scored 550 in like three sessions?

The 500 in a day was batting first.

As a matter of fact looking up the scorecards from that series made me realise how impressive England's bowling effort was.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Not watching but looks like this is a road and eng bowling is clueless

 

[Chin Music]

Not watching but looks like this is a road and eng bowling is clueless

Don't think too many of us were surprised. You have a mixture of either poor picks (Woakes and Carse probably) and overall a lack of experience and quality. We said a few weeks ago that this was chalk and cheese compared to the team that travelled two years ago.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Don't think too many of us were surprised. You have a mixture of either poor picks (Woakes and Carse probably) and overall a lack of experience and quality. We said a few weeks ago that this was chalk and cheese compared to the team that travelled two years ago.

Missing wood badly