*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[mackembhoy]

I've got the game on mute...has Smith lost two runs?

Cricinfo with the answer

Yep, turns out 58.4 was a four. So it's two less to England's score - 248 for 8 now - and Smith innings is downgraded to 89!

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

I've got the game on mute...has Smith lost two runs?

I wondered the same. I presume leg byes were given instead during tea?

Edit. Mackem gave the answer a split second ahead of me.

 

[Chin Music]

Yet appears that way. Not sure what's happened there.

apparently they found that an awarded 6 was short of the rope so changed to a 4. It means Smith scored 89 instead of 91. Oh, you got there first!

 

[danzydab]

turn and variable bounce, but alotta wickets thrown away by england

 

[GIMH]

apparently they found that an awarded 6 was short of the rope so changed to a 4. It means Smith scored 89 instead of 91. Oh, you got there first!

That doesn't feel right to me. They don't change non-given/referred lbws that were out to out after the fact

 

[BazBall21]

Baldy is okayish at supporting batsmen but this isn't a situation for him batting with an 11.

 

[Molehill]

That doesn't feel right to me. They don't change non-given/referred lbws that were out to out after the fact

Yeah, what if he was out for 101?

 

[Groundking]

That doesn't feel right to me. They don't change non-given/referred lbws that were out to out after the fact

They shouldn't be able to change it after the umpire has signalled.

Well at least it's something to bowl too considering where we were at one point but we're at least 100 runs light imo.

 

[Chin Music]

Baldy is okayish at supporting batsmen but this isn't a situation for him batting with an 11.

He is a better than average no10. Can defend decently and one or two decent shots, but not likely to string a long innings together and that's fine. You can't expect him too. It is more on the actual top 6 players who gave their wickets away too easy than him.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, what if he was out for 101?

If the umpire signalled six, it's six

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Yeah, what if he was out for 101?

I'd be waiting until I got to 106 before raising my bat, just in case.

 

[Burgey]

That doesn't feel right to me. They don't change non-given/referred lbws that were out to out after the fact

I think it’s something which has been done before, and tbh provided they sort it before an innings change it seems ok to me

 

[tony p]

So how many wickets that fell were due to the pitch, and how many were due to poor batting/decision making.?

 

[Molehill]

Anyway, England are probably still in the game, but had the chance to bat Pakistan out of it which they've failed pretty horrifically to do. I guess we're about to find out what kind of total it is.

 

[GIMH]

I think it’s something which has been done before, and tbh provided they sort it before an innings change it seems ok to me

good job nobody asked you ****

 

[Molehill]

So how many wickets that fell were due to the pitch, and how many were due to poor batting/decision making.?

Root and Duckett got good ones (Duckett's unplayable), the rest were poor.

 

[Burgey]

So how many wickets that fell were due to the pitch, and how many were due to poor batting/decision making.?

Couple to the pitch, others poor shots and some decent bowling

 

[tony p]

Root and Duckett got good ones (Duckett's unplayable), the rest were poor.

So sounds just like normal Bazball batting then.

 

[mackembhoy]

Can't wait for the inevitable blame that is put on the bowlers when Pakistan go past our first innings score.

 

[BazBall21]

He is a better than average no10. Can defend decently and one or two decent shots, but not likely to string a long innings together and that's fine. You can't expect him too. It is more on the actual top 6 players who gave their wickets away too easy than him.

Leach is better than the average no10 at supporting the batsmen. Doesn't suit batting with an inept tailender at all.