*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Suprised england didn't declare after brook got out. Don't let pakistan rest for 20 mins at tea and wear woakes down by batting. Just send them out and get 2 goes with the new ball between tea.

They might be thinking Woakes has a shot at Lara's record here.

 

[Spark]

Suprised england didn't declare after brook got out. Don't let pakistan rest for 20 mins at tea and wear woakes down by batting. Just send them out and get 2 goes with the new ball between tea.

They probably want a lead of at least 300 first, to optimise the innings win

 

[CricAddict]

Ayub gets to his century too now. That's the record number of centuries by bowlers in a single innings..

 

[Silver Silva]

This is England's highest test score since 1938 !
Incredibly they have two higher scores in test cricket than this one

 

[GIMH]

They probably want a lead of at least 300 first, to optimise the innings win

Yeah I think at home we'd declare in these circumstances especially in June/July when light isn't going to meddle, but what Howe said before about Pak slowing the game down for a small chase back in 15 will be on their minds. Bat once and bowl them out

 

[Johan]

Declared

 

[GIMH]

& as I post that Pope declares

 

[chris.hinton]

40 overs to bowl at Pakistan

1-0 to England

 

[BazBall21]

Played lads. Let's have a go here. Grab one or two before tea. Pakistan will be knackered and deflated. There's signs of spin.

267 - a familiar number in this fixture.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Pope’s score

 

[chris.hinton]

& as I post that Pope declares

Stokes did not pope lol

 

[Johan]

so Lads, better inning, Root or Brook?

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Highest Test Scores by a Visiting Batsman in Pakistan: Top 10

1998: Mark Taylor - 334 not put

2024: Harry Brook - 317

2004: Verinder Sehwag - 309

2004: Rahul Dravid - 270

2024: Joe Root - 264

2006: Verinder Sehwag - 254

2004: Sanath Jayasuriya - 253

2009: Mehala Jayawardene - 240

1980: Greg Chappell - 235

2000: Thilan Samaweera - 231

**Harry Brook & Joe Root - same innings**

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Pakistan batted 149 overs, we managed 150. We're winning by 1.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Babar needs to perform. It’s been like 2 years since he scored a test fifty.

 

[ashley bach]

Played lads. Let's have a go here. Grab one or two before tea. Pakistan will be knackered and deflated. There's signs of spin.

267 - a familiar number in this fixture.

Zak Crawley loves this declaration

 

[andruid]

I come here, more than 800 runs later, to ask why did Ollie Pope open the batting?


Also this scorecard looks like it belongs on a certain online cricket manager game.

 

[King Kane]

England putting Pakistan out of their misery with that declaration, only they can win this test now, the question is can Pakistan still fight out a draw?

They look like a defeated team after conceding over 800 runs.

 

[Boy_Blunder]

I come here, more than 800 runs later, to ask why did Ollie Pope open the batting?


Also this scorecard looks like it belongs on a certain online cricket manager game.

Injury to Duckett

 

[ashley bach]

Ollie Pope opening the batting worked a treat for England.