*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Boy_Blunder]

Good field placement from Pope there.

 

[GIMH]

Claim the extra half hour so I can have a lie in tomorrow

 

[CricAddict]

Easily the worst dismissal in this test

 

[King Kane]

A soft dismissal from Masood, it's time for Babar to step up and score a ton or at least a fifty.

 

[sledger]

From the Guardian live feed:

“Pakistan is the cricket’s equivalent of Everton or Spurs should they lose this test after scoring 550+ in their first innings,” writes krishnamoorthy v. Is McCullum in the dressing room saying: “Lads, it’s Pakistan”?"

@Uppercut

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This scoreboard pressure is what will win it if we manage it.

 

[King Kane]

Strip Pakistan of Test status IMO.

That will never happen, who will Pepsi sponsor if Pakistan lost their test status? Pakistan and Pepsi are an iconic duo, both of them are a real let down.

 

[Molehill]

This pitch is doing a bit now, two balls this over that have done odd things.

 

[Gremlin]

The delivery to dismiss Abdullah Shafique swung 2.31 degrees away before deviating 1.58 degrees in. The Expected Batting Average for that delivery was just 2.8.

From CricViz quoted on the BBC feed, I don't know what the Expected batting average figure refers to as such, however, Woakes got more from his first ball than any other bowler. There's a crack developing in the pitch

 

[ashley bach]

That will never happen, who will Pepsi sponsor if Pakistan lost their test status? Pakistan and Pepsi are an iconic duo, both of them are a real let down.

Coke>>>Pepsi

 

[mackembhoy]

Root's average at 3 is now up to 43.57

Trott averaged 45, Pujara 44 and Azhar Ali 42, Khawaja 37 of some other contemporaries at 3.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This pitch is doing a bit now, two balls this over that have done odd things.

Fresher bowlers and a harder ball plus actually aiming at the stumps helps.

 

[Johan]

Fresher bowlers and a harder ball plus actually aiming at the stumps helps.

This is an important part, other than the obvious mental aspect and English pacers frankly being superior in current form, They're actually aiming for the stumps while Pakistan were aiming for the legs.

 

[King Kane]

Coke>>>Pepsi

Yeah Coke is the real thing, Pepsi is the cola you drink if Coke isn't available, Pepsi only seems to be the no.1 cola drink in Pakistan which says a lot.

 

[ataraxia]

Just saw the score lol. Can I have a collected post of the records plz (under the assumption that Pakistan lose by an innings)

 

[Johan]

Wrap things up today guys, losing by an inning before the 5th day after scoring 556 in the first inning is something I'll tell my grandkids.

 

[Silver Silva]

Babar Azam is finished !

 

[mackembhoy]

Yeah Coke is the real thing, Pepsi is the cola you drink if Coke isn't available, Pepsi only seems to be the no.1 cola drink in Pakistan which says a lot.

Pepsi is better than coke.

I will die on this hill like I died on the we've only had 3 300s in a decade and nobody will score one anytime soon.

 

[PaulLennon]

Zimbabar!!!!!!!!!!!

Him and Shaheen are full PR lol.

Not even on the level of guys like Pujara, Ian Bell etc

 

[King Kane]

Babar gone, good bowling from Atkinson, this looks like being a win for England now.