*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Hungry Llama]

with england trailing by 127, and only potts leach and bash to come, my money be on pakistan for this 1.

 

[Starfighter]

Actually kind of makes sense that Pakistan would be more suited to a UAE-style pudding turner than the highways they've rolled out since coming back home. This game feels a lot like a UAE game with the Pakistan bats grinding their way to a decent total and then just sort of finding ways to flummox the visiting batsmen somehow.

Wouldn't say you even need to compare it to a UAE style pudding. The bounce has been very low yes, but it's been abrasive and produced reverse swing, something that rarely happened in the UAE. Both Carse and Potts were able to move the odd ball quite considerably off the deck. It's spun without but without spitting. In short I think it's not too far from a normal Pakistani pitch.

The thing about the recent highways is that although flat pitches have been quite common in Pakistan, this was clearly a top down directive. They created pitches that neuter their middling bowling attack, which means they cannot win. What's the motivation? Maybe those insinuating that it was to flatter their batsmen were right? Certainly a ludicrous strategy to pursue against current England. They had a strategy for a set of conditions that worked, and ditched it.

 

[social]

Pitch is a better cricket pitch on day 7 than on any of the first 5

Btw, thought that the English quicks were good

 

[Spark]

Wouldn't say you even need to compare it to a UAE style pudding. The bounce has been very low yes, but it's been abrasive and produced reverse swing, something that rarely happened in the UAE. Both Carse and Potts were able to move the odd ball quite considerably off the deck. It's spun without but without spitting. In short I think it's not too far from a normal Pakistani pitch.

The thing about the recent highways is that although flat pitches have been quite common in Pakistan, this was clearly a top down directive. They created pitches that neuter their middling bowling attack, which means they cannot win. What's the motivation? Maybe those insinuating that it was to flatter their batsmen were right? Certainly a ludicrous strategy to pursue against current England. They had a strategy for a set of conditions that worked, and ditched it.

The absurd conspiracy theory has always been that they did it to inflate Babar's states and drive fan engagement that way. I say "absurd" because that would be a catastrophically stupid thing to do.

But it is interesting that the one of the first "balanced" pitches they roll out in ages just happened to be the one for the game where he gets dropped...

 

[Starfighter]

So how will Pakistan give it away today? Smith plus tail adding 100+ followed by a collapse to be 6/140 at the close?

 

[the big bambino]

Zak Crawley has exactly the same batting average(32.77) in FC and tests, before this innings.

@ashley bach @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Daemon]

So how will Pakistan give it away today? Smith plus tail adding 100+ followed by a collapse to be 6/140 at the close?

Came here to post this. Don’t think they’ll collapse batting that badly but I think they’ll fail hard at bowling this tail out cheaply.

 

[sayon basak]

Sins gets his fifer.

 

[GIMH]

Bah

 

[Johan]

protect the tail Jamie

 

[GIMH]

Starting to think we won’t get a lead

 

[Johan]

Leach should let Jamie cook

 

[King Kane]

Sajid Khan on fire again today, an inspired selection. for Pakistan.

 

[Spark]

Can't remember the last time I saw a dismissal like the Potts one

 

[Spark]

Tf is Leach doing here

 

[sayon basak]

That is so irresponsible from Smith.

 

[Spark]

Bit limp this

 

[GIMH]

Good bowling but ultimately been pretty poor batting aside from Duckett

 

[Nintendo]

Brainless from Smith. Last ball of the over with the #10. Just look for a single mate.

 

[Johan]

with a 100 lead either we fold Pakistan under 100 or it's done.