*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Molehill]

England looking a bit frazzled out there, can see the batting falling apart when they finally get a go.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

England will score 600

Well they do get 6 bats in a 3 test series, so you'd hope so

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Pleasantly surprised how good Salman's record is for someone who bats at No.7 with the tail ..

1008 test runs @45.81 ..

That's a batting average higher than Babar Azam

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Hussain implying they should declare is so disingenuous. Surely Pakistan remember how well England batted last time.

After Pakistan declared on 440 odd against Bangladesh and lost by 10 wickets, there is no chance they'll declare imo

 

[Molehill]

Pleasantly surprised how good Salman's record is for someone who bats at No.7 with the tail ..

1008 test runs @45.81 ..

That's a batting average higher than Babar Azam

Only played 3 matches outside Pakistan or SL though where he averages 28.

 

[Silver Silva]

After Pakistan declared on 440 odd against Bangladesh and lost by 10 wickets, there is no chance they'll declare imo

They need atleast 600+ before taking that option

 

[Silver Silva]

Only played 3 matches outside Pakistan or SL though where he averages 28.

What's wrong with SL ? Salman is not from there

 

[Molehill]

What's wrong with SL ? Salman is not from there

Not dissimilar pitches to Pakistan though. 45 is surely just par when you play most of the time on these flatbeds.

Also, pretty lucky not to be out on 20 here.

 

[CricAddict]

Not dissimilar pitches to Pakistan though. 45 is surely just par when you play most of the time on these flatbeds.

Also, pretty lucky not to be out on 20 here.

Labuschagne will be averaging 10 if you calculate averages that way.

 

[Molehill]

Labuschagne will be averaging 10 if you calculate averages that way.

Yeah, but Labuschagne has played a significant amount of cricket on different pitches. Salman hasn't.

 

[Silver Silva]

Not dissimilar pitches to Pakistan though. 45 is surely just par when you play most of the time on these flatbeds.

Also, pretty lucky not to be out on 20 here.

No , it depends where you play , grouping all Asian pitches in the same category is ignorant

 

[Chin Music]

Yeah, but Labuschagne has played a significant amount of cricket on different pitches. Salman hasn't.

He (Labuschagne) is largely someone who has feasted at home. After his initial creditable series in England in 2019, he's been bang average away and his overall record has appropriately declined.

 

[Molehill]

He (Labuschagne) is largely someone who has feasted at home. After his initial creditable series in England in 2019, he's been bang average away and his overall record has appropriately declined.

But he still averages 49.6 despite being mediocre elsewhere. What would Salman average if he played more Tests on seam friendly wickets?

Salman also never has to face Indian bowlers either.

 

[Molehill]

Anyway, back to the game, would they declare if Salman gets his ton?

Still looks very flat. That one ball which Bashir got to turn was very much a one off.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

But he still averages 49.6 despite being mediocre elsewhere. What would Salman average if he played more Tests on seam friendly wickets?

Salman also never has to face Indian bowlers either.

Maybe he will be just as good as Woakes outside England or maybe he won't. Where he has played ,he has done well including here where he should get a 100 against your lot.

 

[BazBall21]

Good innings from Salman that makes a mockery of the declaration talk, and you would think all but kills England's chances of winning which was always a tall order with a woeful attack and an uninspiring stand-in captain. Hope we can sneak out of there with a draw and introduce Stokes and Potts in the next test.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Leach gets his 150 up , highest scorer in the test match so far.

 

[Starfighter]

Could've bowled the whole over in the time it took to set the field the first two balls.

 

[PaulLennon]

Labuschagne will be averaging 10 if you calculate averages that way.

Labu is a bit of a home bully though.

Agha, Shakeel, Shafique have feasted on flatties at home.

 

[Molehill]

That's a shocker from Smith who had been good up till now.