*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Immenso]

Leach just threw in from the boundary with his right arm?

 

[Molehill]

Thought this line from Dobell summed things up quite nicely:

"Pakistan gambled on the repeated use of this pitch, gambled on their team selection and gambled on winning the toss."

Fair to say it paid off.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Leach just threw in from the boundary either his right arm?

He normally does. Lefties are weird...

 

[Howe_zat]

Thought this line from Dobell summed things up quite nicely:

"Pakistan gambled on the repeated use of this pitch, gambled on their team selection and gambled on winning the toss."

Fair to say it paid off.

It's pretty accurate. Sometimes **** works.

 

[sayon basak]

Got saim in the last bowl before lunch.

 

[GIMH]

Hasn’t paid off yet.

Bashir brilliant in that session.

 

[Molehill]

Hasn’t paid off yet.

Bashir brilliant in that session.

Brilliant and rubbish at the same time. He's served up some pies but he's also bowled two rippers.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

England taking inspiration from the constant Chumbawamba interludes to bounce back from a rough day.

 

[Spark]

Honestly mostly just nice to watch actually interesting cricket in Pakistan for a change.

 

[Molehill]

Honestly mostly just nice to watch actually interesting cricket in Pakistan for a change.

They need to change it to a 4 match series, we'll play 2 in Rawalpindi (same pitch obvs).

 

[Silver Silva]

@Silver Silva could you please provide list of bowlers with the best bowling average this series? ( It would be great if you gave the batting list too)

Currently Sajid Khan has the best average with 7 wickets @15.85

Leading wicket takers (TOP 5)

1.Jack Leach - 11 wickets @27.15
2.Sajid Khan - 7 wickets @15.85
3.Brydon Carse - 7 wickets @27.14
4.Shoaib Bashir - 5 wickets @53.60
5.Gus Atkinson - 4 wickets @36.25

 

[chris.hinton]

Honestly mostly just nice to watch actually interesting cricket in Pakistan for a change.

The Last test was interesting

 

[Burgey]

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.

Visiting finger spinners typically do it pretty hard down here. He’d not alone there

 

[chris.hinton]

Hasn’t paid off yet.

Bashir brilliant in that session.

He has, Not a massive fan of his but he has been impressive

 

[Chin Music]

Brilliant and rubbish at the same time. He's served up some pies but he's also bowled two rippers.

Too little too late, me thinks. Might dip his average back towards the mid 30s but doesn't make up for a very poor first innings from him that you could decide is nigh on the main factor in the likely result.

 

[Molehill]

Too little too late, me thinks. Might dip his average back towards the mid 30s but doesn't make up for a very poor first innings from him that you could decide is nigh on the main factor in the likely result.

I'd say the toss is looking the main factor. 11 wickets fell in the first 5 sessions, 12 have gone in the next 2.

But even now, he just can't land 6 balls in the same place.

 

[Chin Music]

I'd say the toss is looking the main factor. 11 wickets fell in the first 5 sessions, 12 have gone in the next 2.

But even now, he just can't land 6 balls in the same place.

Not going to argue with that, just saying that a better performance in the first innings might have meant circa 40-50 runs less from Pakistan and at least a very competitive last innings each. Even if Pakistan are rolled over for 150 that is way too much for us to chase.

 

[BazBall21]

Not much has gone for England in this game.

 

[Johan]

get Leach on

 

[sayon basak]

Amount of spin by English spinners in both innings:-