*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[Spark]

Ghulam recalling the spirit of Younis Khan in this game. Very impressed.

 

[BazBall21]

I did say before the series, a spin v spin type contest is a better bet for Pakistan than a road where England's batting will just overpower theirs.

 

[Spark]

Ghulam recalling the spirit of Younis Khan in this game. Very impressed.

Proper kiss of death

EDIT: Lmao yeah that's as out as they get

 

[sayon basak]

This will be interesting to see.

 

[Spark]

Surprising error to make really

 

[Molehill]

Proper kiss of death

EDIT: Lmao yeah that's as out as they get

Looked stone dead, I get why he'd review but it was plumb.

England doing enough to just about stay in the game, but hard to see them chasing anything over 200 on this.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Gonna be tough to bat 8th on this deck I fear.

 

[BazBall21]

Gonna be tough to bat 8th on this deck I fear.

What's max England can chase? Maybe 220

 

[sayon basak]

Much better knock than the century in the first inning.

 

[Johan]

What's max England can chase? Maybe 220

this entirely depends on how Root and Duckett do.

 

[BazBall21]

That 30 odd more runs Rizwan made after he was out and they didn't review

 

[Spark]

What's max England can chase? Maybe 220

Anything in that 180-220 range would certainly be fun to watch because you suspect that England would try to chase that down in the session to try and "outrace" the conditions so to speak.

 

[BazBall21]

Anything in that 180-220 range would certainly be fun to watch because you suspect that England would try to chase that down in the session to try and "outrace" the conditions so to speak.

Tbf I can't begrudge that approach here. There's no point scratching around on such an unpredictable surface and it's not as though England have percentage type players. Just look to take smart attacking options

 

[Molehill]

Anything in that 180-220 range would certainly be fun to watch because you suspect that England would try to chase that down in the session to try and "outrace" the conditions so to speak.

Yeah, it's the sort of thing they could whizz to 2 down or get bowled out for 80. I suspect the latter....

 

[Howe_zat]

England are barely clinging on, but clinging on nonetheless.

Problem is a jammy 40 from any of their lower order will probably take it out of reach.

 

[Spark]

Tbf I can't begrudge that approach here. There's no point scratching around on such an unpredictable surface and it's not as though England have percentage type players. Just look to take smart attacking options

Yeah I didn't really have an issue with England still trying to attack a lot in the first innings. It's just the plans they had for attacking which I thought were dumb. Less forceful drives down the ground, more sweeps/reverse sweeps is what they needed.

 

[chris.hinton]

Ghulam recalling the spirit of Younis Khan in this game. Very impressed.

Looks a fine player

 

[BazBall21]

I'd have given Carse another over v Rizwan

 

[GIMH]

Gonna be tough to bat 8th on this deck I fear.

7th

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

7th

If you score 800 runs it counts twice.