*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Thala_0710]

I think duckett would definitely bat tomorrow, until others pile up ridiculously high scores and the extra batter isn't needed at all

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Has he tried looking at his hand?

Pretty sure

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Sad that india dont get to play pak in tests we would kicked their ass and virat and rohit would have got few double hundreds and bumrah and ashwin few cheap wickets

An absurd situation, I get that Indian cricket is doing just fine without playing Pakistan, but could you imagine politics derailing the Ashes?

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Most of pakistan pitches with exception of maybe rawalpindi

Ironic considering if you look up Pindi in the dictionary you’ll find the word pancake

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

I think duckett would definitely bat tomorrow, until others pile up ridiculously high scores and the extra batter isn't needed at all

Sounds like Duckett will be fine, but what happens if he can’t play the next Test? Cox I understand has some opening experience but is not a proper opener, would Stokes be willing to move up for a whole Test or two? Pope is barely a #3 let alone an opener, is Root too precious even on these flatties to risk as an opener even if he has a solid record there? Wouldn’t have hurt to name another player in the squad as backup to either opener, especially in light of the Sri Lanka series

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Sounds like Duckett will be fine, but what happens if he can’t play the next Test? Cox I understand has some opening experience but is not a proper opener, would Stokes be willing to move up for a whole Test or two? Pope is barely a #3 let alone an opener, is Root too precious even on these flatties to risk as an opener even if he has a solid record there? Wouldn’t have hurt to name another player in the squad as backup to either opener, especially in light of the Sri Lanka series

Been watching highlights of the previous series, I forgot Keaton Jennings went out there lol, what’s the harm in having him out there again just on the off chance one of the openers can’t bat? It’s interesting, the early BazBall era had Lees playing and Jennings travelling out to Pakistan, not always swashbuckling openers, but openers nonetheless, whereas they didn’t even get a sniff when Crawley was injured

 

[PlayerComparisons]

These are the type of pitches that shortens bowlers careers .

These are the type of pitches Shoaib Akhtar had to play on his whole career

 

[Silver Silva]

These are the type of pitches Shoaib Akhtar had to play on his whole career

Which wasn't very long

 

[Hungry Llama]

if smith hadnt missed a stumping and atkinson dropped a sitter, both errors prob due to tiredness after 5 sessions in the field, ducket wouldnt have done his thumb taking that catch. when pope got out it completed a rather misrable day for the surrey chaps. i'm sure the bowling coach is glad hes playing golf and not bowling on this wkt. i just hope england dont bazball themselves into gifting easy wkts tomorrow.

 

[centurymaker]

Naseem Shah must have seriously worked on his batting because when he first came to Tests he looked like he'd barely picked up a bat before in his life.

But his bowling has gone down and down.

He was running out of gas after just a few overs yesterday and speeds in the 128-138 range.

 

[social]

But his bowling has gone down and down.

He was running out of gas after just a few overs yesterday and speeds in the 128-138 range.

He’s one of the most improved young bowlers in the world but struggles with injury

 

[social]

Which wasn't very long

Old enough to remember this game

PAK vs AUS Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Peshawar, October 15 - 19, 1998

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, PAK vs AUS, Australia tour of Pakistan 1998/99 at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar dated October 15 - 19, 1998.

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2 quality attacks on one of the worst pitches you’ll ever see

 

[Shri]

2 quality attacks

lol no

mcgrath the only great bowler in there

no one else at that level across either team

 

[Prince EWS]

lol no

mcgrath the only great bowler in there

no one else at that level across either team

There have only been a handful of bowlers at that level across the history of cricket so it's a pretty high bar you've set there.

 

[Shri]

There have only been a handful of bowlers at that level across the history of cricket so it's a pretty high bar you've set there.

any attack that has both damien fleming and colin miller playing at the same time is not quality ffs

 

[social]

any attack that has both damien fleming and colin miller playing at the same time is not quality ffs

Both were very good bowlers and better than anyone in this test match

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Pak attack didn’t have Wasim or Waqar playing either

 

[Prince EWS]

any attack that has both damien fleming and colin miller playing at the same time is not quality ffs

Fleming was quality when he played. Had a short career due to injuries but did well when he was out there.

 

[PaulLennon]

No way to prove this either way, sadly.

That's like saying there is no way to prove Namibia won't win a test series in Australia unless they play there.

Cricket does not exist in a vacuum.

You can see the performance of both teams against the same oppositions in different conditions and come to a conclusion.

 

[Shri]

Both were very good bowlers and better than anyone in this test match

This acceptance of mediocrity must be why you guys haven't beaten us in 10 years ‍