*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[govinda indian fan]

Batting in asia not strokes strongest suit

 

[slowfinger]

pakistan actually looking like the home team

 

[ashley bach]

226-6 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[GIMH]

This is suboptimal

 

[BazBall21]

It sounds salty but the toss offering such an advantage isn't a good thing.

 

[Daemon]

Smith's such a good talent imo. Could give Pant a run for his money in a few years as best keeper bat.

 

[Johan]

match isn't done if we can get to 300.

 

[Groundking]

It sounds salty but the toss offering such an advantage isn't a good thing.

They should be fined heavily for having decided to play on the same deck they just used, if you're going to play at the same venue at the bare minimum it should be on a new deck.

 

[BazBall21]

Yep, toss starting to look crucial. This pitch has changed dramatically in the last hour it seems.

It's frustrating, but Pakistan have acted within the rules and made it a leveller with so much dependence on the toss.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Pakistan up to 3 maiden overs for the series.

It's slipping away from us here.

 

[Spark]

It's frustrating, but Pakistan have acted within the rules and made it a leveller with so much dependence on the toss.

I see very little evidence of this so far personally. It's turned a bit but it's slow, slow turn, like yesterday.

 

[PaulLennon]

match isn't done if we can get to 300.

Need to get to 300 and then Pak collapse in 3rd innings

 

[Silver Silva]

Mother Cricket has to humble us every now and again just to keep a team and their fans in check , i think this is what is happening to England.

 

[Pothas]

I see very little evidence of this so far personally. It's turned a bit but it's slow, slow turn, like yesterday.

That stat just there suggests otherwise.

It is always hard to tell though, things just look so much more frantic when wickets start falling and you get new batters in.

 

[Spark]

But this is exactly why I was so interested in whether England's method would work on this sort of deck. Duckett showed that it can still work, but by the same token that's three top order bats out to hard-handed drives - exactly the sorts of shots which are so hazardous if the pitch is slow and inconsistent.

EDIT: Four - forgot Crawley.

 

[Spark]

That stat just there suggests otherwise.

It is always hard to tell though, things just look so much more frantic when wickets start falling and you get new batters in.

Wasn't that just after tea, though? That doesn't feel like toss dependence so much as just the random variation you get in cricket in general. But yeah the franticness of wickets falling in clumps is just classic visiting-team-on-slow-turner, Misbah's team used to do this to sides all the time.

 

[Johan]

Need to get to 300 and then Pak collapse in 3rd innings

it's possible

 

[Silver Silva]

It sounds salty but the toss offering such an advantage isn't a good thing.

Pakistan have shown character

Toothless Pakistan

This post was only 2 hours ago , that's the beauty of test cricket let's give Pakistan credit .

 

[Apex Predator]

Told ya Sajid is best finger spinner at present in Pakistan.

Stokes is absolute NPA to have in subcontinent. Bits and pieces cricketer these days

 

[danzydab]

Knew Pakistan made a very good total.
Brook's dismissal had 7 degrees of turn.

Stokes is a walking wicket on turning pitches