*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[mackembhoy]

Well I know you shouldn't panic until both teams have batted.

But I'm panicking

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jesus, this could be over by Saturday. Nothing you can do when it does that.

 

[GIMH]

Questions need asking here. That's just not something you can accept happening in the first session of a game

Starting to think that one way or another I’m not going to need a Saturday morning alarm

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's hilarious but surely a good sign for England.

 

[Spark]

That Hawkeye. Farcical

 

[BazBall21]

That's hilarious but surely a good sign for England.

Yes and no. There's less of a toss advantage here than last week. Pakistan play spin better as a unit I'd say.

 

[Johan]

don't really know how you're supposed to score 200 here

 

[Spark]

Okay that's just hideous batting

 

[GIMH]

****ing hell Harry

 

[Burgey]

Brook has reverted to mean of late after that purple patch, hasn't he? Whereas Duckett seems to be kicking on more consistently

 

[GIMH]

Okay that's just hideous batting

Yep. Root and Duckett I won’t land any blame at. Pope so-so. Crawley and Brook didn’t need to get out

 

[Spark]

****ing hell Harry

I realise it's their game but seriously what's with all the premeditation, at least see the line of the ball before you commit to that shot

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Always mad to watch these sort of games on a pitch like this. Feels a lottery though with bounce. Scrambled heads now for England. 150 all out I reckon.

 

[mackembhoy]

That was pointless and ugly by Brook.

 

[Pothas]

****ing hell Harry

So many unpleasant things about this morning

 

[Burgey]

That's a low, low shot. Seriously.

Good to see one of the lads from S Club batting 7

 

[PlayerComparisons]

These types of pitches are much better than the pitch in the first test

 

[Spark]

Yep. Root and Duckett I won’t land any blame at. Pope so-so. Crawley and Brook didn’t need to get out

Clear sign of a bloke who isn't sure how he's going to score freely and feels he has to manufacture something probably. Really not a good idea on this deck though

 

[Spark]

That's a low, low shot. Seriously.

Good to see one of the lads from S Club batting 7

Would have fit in perfectly last year at Delhi tbh

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Lunch can't come soon enough

Pakistan spinners will take all 20 again by look of it barring a dopey run out.