*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[zaremba]

Gosh. I can't say I saw this coming. What a couple of days for England.

 

[slowfinger]

But even eagle and nassem are also bowling below 135 kph

brydon carse showed how you bowl the ball into the pitch. what a ball to get rid of rizwan

 

[Silver Silva]

If they make lottery pitch like second test vs india then sl are favourites but if they make fair pitches then they are tough to beat at which will make task harder for you

I will discuss more of this when the appropriate thread comes around. But I believe we are battle hardened in test cricket this year. We whitewashed a tricky Bangladesh side in Bangladesh, were competitive in England and then dealt with New Zealand at home so it will be tough but there is no reason to be scared of winning in SA.

 

[govinda indian fan]

I will discuss more of this when the appropriate thread comes around. But I believe we are battle hardened in test cricket this year. We whitewashed a tricky Bangladesh side in Bangladesh, were competitive in England and then dealt with New Zealand at home so it will be tough but there is no reason to be scared of winning in SA.

Yes bro all the best hope you guys do well

 

[govinda indian fan]

brydon carse showed how you bowl the ball into the pitch. what a ball to get rid of rizwan

Ha ha

 

[BazBall21]

No, no it's not. Wi are 3rd class level tbh

It's close. Pakistan can't buy a win at home and would be mostly uncompetitive in SENA. I would probably still have them above WI because I suspect they'd do better in WI than WI will in Pakistan, but it's increasingly debatable. Pakistan are doing shockingly bad now unfortunately.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

@subshakerz Thoughts on your team’s performance?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Brook's the real deal and Root at the moment is leading the Fab 4 by a margin greater than it's ever been between no.1 and the rest. At least Smith in his prime had Kohli reasonably close on his heels and KW/Root not far behind, but Root right now is almost lapping the next best. And he's just 33 still too. Hope his run continues and he bumps Tendulkar off the list. If he does, chances are it won't be in the lame manner that Tendulkar finished his career.

 

[Slifer]

Partially true, we do have a formidable bowling attack.

The bowling is very good at home assuming it consists of: Seales, Shamar, Motie and Roach/Holder. Away no chance and the batting is honestly the worst I've seen since I've been following cricket. So Pakistan >>WI.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The bowling is very good at home assuming it consists of: Seales, Shamar, Motie and Roach/Holder. Away no chance and the batting is honestly the worst I've seen since I've been following cricket. So Pakistan >>WI.

That's why I was saying, partially. I stand behind this bowling as it goes through a phase of growth with the younger guys delivering. Rome wasn't built in a day...and looking at the way Pakistan is going with their business at the moment...they are more dire than us.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Brook's the real deal and Root at the moment is leading the Fab 4 by a margin greater than it's ever been between no.1 and the rest. At least Smith in his prime had Kohli reasonably close on his heels and KW/Root not far behind, but Root right now is almost lapping the next best. And he's just 33 still too. Hope his run continues and he bumps Tendulkar off the list. If he does, chances are it won't be in the lame manner that Tendulkar finished his career.

The best ability is availability, while Kohli is skipping tours for weddings and babies , Williamson ducking the hard tours and Smith stupidly toying with being an opener at 35 , Joe Root has quietly gone about his business racking hundred after hundred . He's number 1 in my eyes out of the Fab 4 lot.

 

[PaulLennon]

I will discuss more of this when the appropriate thread comes around. But I believe we are battle hardened in test cricket this year. We whitewashed a tricky Bangladesh side in Bangladesh, were competitive in England and then dealt with New Zealand at home so it will be tough but there is no reason to be scared of winning in SA.

yup plus elgar is gone who was like half their batting.

 

[PaulLennon]

The bowling is very good at home assuming it consists of: Seales, Shamar, Motie and Roach/Holder. Away no chance and the batting is honestly the worst I've seen since I've been following cricket. So Pakistan >>WI.

i think it will be 1-1 in feb. pak batting is pretty bad too. the home pitches make them look better than they are.

 

[honestbharani]

Babar is the most disappointing batsman of this generation. Got a ton of talent, but so underwhelming.

The Inzy to the Sachin/Lara/Ponting of the Fab 4

 

[PaulLennon]

The Inzy to the Sachin/Lara/Ponting of the Fab 4

lol

Inzy averaged 49 and had some 100s in Eng/NZ/WI even if poor in SA/Aus

Babar has 1 100 outside Asia

He will end up lower than the likes of Asad Shafiq

 

[Shri]

Looking forward to tour of SA later this year , think they are there for the taking

If India have a close bgt and if Lanka win vs sa, very real chance of WTC final being India vs lanka

 

[PaulLennon]

If India have a close bgt and if Lanka win vs sa, very real chance of WTC final being India vs lanka

yeah lanka can also defeat aus. was 1-1 in 2022 and sl have become better.

 

[social]

Just lol at the 2nd test being played at the same ground

No crowd & one of the worst pitches I have ever seen

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Just lol at the 2nd test being played at the same ground

No crowd & one of the worst pitches I have ever seen

Maybe if they keep playing on this surface eventually it’ll play like a normal Test wicket lol

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Though your typical Pakistani wicket as we’ve seen here suits us down to the ground!