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  1. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    I can see Wood being drafted into the Worcester side for their two day match against Pakistan. Hmmm interesting.
  2. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    They've already got plenty of backroom staff looking at data thanks. Bit odd that all of a sudden it seems to revert to Broad and Anderson's precious whining on whether to enforce the follow-on. Note I'm posting for people with working brain cells, not the PakPassion wannabes. I'm not expecting...
  3. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Yes no complaints with how England have batted after the poor decision.
  4. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Yes and for the record the % chances of rain have dropped considerably since the decision was made from the one I checked. It's 0-5% today and 15-20% tomorrow. Another one I'm looking at though has around 50% for 2pm 3pm and 4pm and 15% after. And the same for tomorrow but 33% for 5pm...
  5. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    God people in here going full on 'one swallow makes a summer' argument. Or a world champion who understands game theory far better than most said it was wrong so it must be right. The last few pages must be an appreciative nod to PakPassion. Declarations are totally something you can look at...
  6. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Next Test is well over a week after this one. Anderson and Stokes bowled comfortably more overs in an innings for Lancashire and Durham. This is a superfluous line of argument at best. I could say England would have knocked them over quicker by bowling again today and having more time off before...
  7. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    You're familiar with Manchester? Cloud forecast for the entirety of the remaining couple of days. Rain forecast both days. England have been fortunate they've had as many overs as they've had, because a lot of umpires would have took them off for bad light around an hour ago. The fact that they...
  8. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    It is a huge blunder. The sort that should result in a lot of questions being asked, regardless of the result. You can't just say ah well the captain has just made a decision that 20-30% of the time will cost England the match, that's alright. Because it isn't. They pay a fortune to having an...
  9. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Just looking through the Cricinfo commentary... England's bowlers were all over Pakistan, even when they had a partnership Stokes could have had a wicket at any moment. I mean what the ****ing hell in all that's holy were these ****ing idiots thinking.
  10. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Lets put this declaration into context. Pakistan would have had to have batted 5 sessions MINIMUM, just to set a target that isn't completely trivial - ie 120+. Including some prime conditions now for bowling and the fact they've just been routed for under 200. It's Manchester ffs. We may not...
  11. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Damn been busy today out walking and missed out on the opportunity, live at least, to comment on one of the dumbest decisions in the history of cricket. I don't care what Aussies think, because they've constantly made bone-headed decisions regarding declarations and follow-ons since their...
  12. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    He's not that type of batsman. Still averages nearly 70. Most runs are from Keaton Jennings - another Durham batsman.
  13. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Rubbish dismissal at a rubbish time.
  14. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    All Burgey came up with was questioning his temperament because he was out cheaply. So in other words nothing.
  15. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    When? Someone saying there's question marks against his temperament based on him get out cheaply a couple of times batting at 8. Nothing legitimate there at all.
  16. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Edgbaston has been a bit of a slow pitch generally over the past 5 years, lots of drawn matches.
  17. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Hales makes it count. Not good enough really.
  18. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    Everyone's vulnerable early in the innings, Borthwick a little more so. Difference is Borthwick when he gets in is very difficult to dislodge, goes on with it and very rarely throws it away. Unlike most of England's batsmen who will do the hard work for you. His stats over the last 4 years...
  19. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    I find it odd that England found out that the same two spinners in UAE were absolute cannon fodder and after Moeen on his own was absolute cannon fodder again but got gifted two big wickets in the second innings that the answer to England's problems is to pick another spinner and have the same...
  20. Scaly piscine

    *Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

    You what? Bowled fine and got out early batting at 8 or thereabouts. He's always vulnerable early in his innings. Back it up with something.

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