England test tour of Pakistan December 2022

[Starfighter]

Maybe the virus was just an excuse to drop Foakes and pick another T20ish batsman.

 

[ataraxia]

Plumb, I thought? Like, really plumb.

 

[Prince EWS]

Gonna be so good if Zahid picks up 4/160 here.

 

[Daemon]

Joel Wilson is really bad. Like, close to Dharmasena levels bad.

 

[ataraxia]

Disappointing failure on this pitch. Though that one did turn.

 

[BazBall21]

Send Root in now

 

[Zinzan]

Played Duckett. Flat deck or not, you've still got to score em.

This opening partnership >>> Crawley/Lees. Not just the left/right combo, but tall/short. So different to bowl to.

I'm assuming Lees was dropped & isn't injured.

 

[honestbharani]

Pope against spin is terribad but then again, its this pitch. Gonna be an interesting watch now.

 

[Prince EWS]

Joel Wilson is really bad. Like, close to Dharmasena levels bad.

But was he better in ODIs than Chris Harris?

Did he decode the doosra?

 

[Starfighter]

Joel Wilson is really bad. Like, close to Dharmasena levels bad.

He's way worse than Dharmasena. Pretty much there to provide some variety country-wise.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pope vs leg spin is so bad.

 

[honestbharani]

And it keeps low just as he comes in to bat, lol.

 

[ataraxia]

Honestly, Wilson may well be just enjoying this and not want to end the fun. Or he's paid by Crawley's dad obvs.

 

[Zinzan]

Send Root in now

Agree, even if it's horses for courses in the SC

 

[Starfighter]

Pope vs leg spin is so bad.

If he doesn't score on this pitch, he won't score anywhere.

Also if this pitch breaks up at all, England have got off to such a ridiculous start that Pakistan will have no hope of batting time. Would show how stupid it was to gamble everything on the pitch and negate your own pace attack.

 

[BazBall21]

Tom Latham celebrating with champagne in the knowledge he will play this attack on these pitches soon.

 

[BazBall21]

Root time.

 

[Aritro]

This is the biggest crowd I've seen at a test in Pakistan in many, many years. Maybe this century.

And good on them, they're enjoying this Pak comeback.

 

[Prince EWS]

This is the biggest crowd I've seen at a test in Pakistan in many, many years. Maybe this century.

And good on them, they're enjoying this Pak comeback.

I wonder what they think of the pitch.

 

[Aritro]

Root time.

Let out a little "whoop!" so we know when you're done.