*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[kevinw]

Foakes used to get stuck with the tail and couldn't usually shepherd it. I hoped Smith would do better. He had to get the deficit down by playing sensibly.

 

[morgieb]

England's batting reminding me of peak Lehmannball areas.

 

[Spark]

Beyond anything else they're still playing the wrong sorts of attacking shots for this sort of deck. How many batsman is that now who have perished on the drive?

 

[kevinw]

Good bowling but ultimately been pretty poor batting aside from Duckett

One of the three middling scores needed to kick on but ultimately from 200-2, parity should have been the bare minimum. This pitch ain't that bad.

 

[Burgey]

Shock me that the 12 year old keeper couldn’t get it done when put under pressure for the first time.

 

[Burgey]

Beyond anything else they're still playing the wrong sorts of attacking shots for this sort of deck. How many batsman is that now who have perished on the drive?

They’re revolutionising soft dismissals.

 

[GIMH]

One of the three middling scores needed to kick on but ultimately from 200-2, parity should have been the bare minimum. This pitch ain't that bad.

Yeah, we don’t often crumble for painfully low scores, but we do seem to have a bit of a tendency to collapse from 2 down to all out quite quickly.

Also happened with the ODI side recently too. Certainly something to think about

 

[GIMH]

Shock me that the 12 year old keeper couldn’t get it done when put under pressure for the first time.

You mean other than in his 3rd Test when he came out to bat at 54-5?

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[Johan]

in the next innings it's Duckett/Root/Brook or bust

wait a second-

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

You mean other than in his 3rd Test when he came out to bat at 54-5?

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Or against Sri Lanka when everyone else around him perished early and he was the only one to offer any resistance?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

There is hope in Leach

 

[GIMH]

Or against Sri Lanka when everyone else around him perished early and he was the only one to offer any resistance?

Yeah, I just went for that one as it was the ‘first’ time under pressure. Burgey will come back with some dirge about the opposition anyway, because the fact you’re expected to win obviously means you can’t be under any pressure when you’re in a bad position.

 

[GIMH]

273-9 @flibbertyjibber

 

[GIMH]

What the blue hell are you doing Bashir???

 

[Burgey]

You mean other than in his 3rd Test when he came out to bat at 54-5?

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At home on a featherbed. Won’t be in the side by the next Ashes. Gone.

 

[kevinw]

Jack Leach showing up better batters ahead of him in the order.

 

[Burgey]

There is hope in Leach

Surely still England’s best spinner.

 

[Johan]

wow Leach really doesn't want Bashir to have a job, outbowled him by a million times and not is batting like an all rounder

 

[Starfighter]

When a batsman, even a number ten, has repeatedly biffed you when you've bowled in a certain spot, it's probably best not to bowl there. Could maybe stick Jamal on right now.

 

[GIMH]

Surely still England’s best spinner.

Definitely is. If India or Australia had been the visitors this summer I’m sure he’d have played. But conversely I don’t think they think he’s the right choice down under.