England test tour of Pakistan December 2022

[Starfighter]

Ali Cook the only other quote-unquote "bowler" I've seen to get that assignation recently.

Shakeel will be going some to be that bad though.

Average of 7 and strike rate of 18.

Dale Steyn eat your heart out.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well they said Bazball couldn't work abroad. This is even more ridiculous than in the summer.

I don't think there's really a style of batting that wouldn't work on this pitch, especially against this attack. It's the flattest pitch I've ever seen. Hopefully it breaks up a bit as the game goes on.

 

[Sunil1z]

Well they said Bazball couldn't work abroad. This is even more ridiculous than in the summer.

This is the perfect pitch for Bazball. Nothing in the pitch for bowlers

 

[Starfighter]

I don't think there's really a style of batting that wouldn't work on this pitch, especially against this attack.

Fairly sure I'd struggle to get off the mark. Maybe a lucky edge off Zahid.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I don't think there's really a style of batting that wouldn't work on this pitch, especially against this attack. It's the flattest pitch I've ever seen. Hopefully it breaks up a bit as the game goes on.

Yeah it is flat as a pancake but we expected that. Good to see them not get too carried away other than the silly mistakes against the spinner.

 

[ashley bach]

334/3 @SillyCowCorner1 a two ****ed you

 

[Gob]

I don't think there's really a style of batting that wouldn't work on this pitch, especially against this attack. It's the flattest pitch I've ever seen. Hopefully it breaks up a bit as the game goes on.

Why do they make them?

 

[Prince EWS]

Why do they make them?

Ramiz said it was so Babar could score a ton at home against England.

Like, seriously.

 

[Prince EWS]

People who follow Pakistan domestic cricket a bit closer than me - whatever happened to Umer Khan, the young left arm spinner? I saw him in the PSL a few years ago when he was still a teenager and I thought he was a Test prospect based on what I saw there. Aside from just getting a lot of good players out, he really tossed it up and gave it a rip - he wasn't bowling T20 sliders.

I'm disappointed to see that he's only played played five FC games and has been spending the past couple of months playing for the mighty Northern Second XI.

@Xuhaib @trundler

 

[Howe_zat]

I looked up the records for most runs by a team in a day and was very surprised by (1) how high they are and (2) how many are England

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They bowled a lot of overs in them days huh

 

[Bahseph]

I struggle to believe that any of these spinners on show are better than a hobbling,one-eyed,just woke up from a bender Yasir Shah.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wow, that one almost rolled. Might be hope for tougher batting conditions yet.

 

[Prince EWS]

I struggle to believe that any of these spinners on show are better than a hobbling,one-eyed,just woke up from a bender Yasir Shah.

Or Shadab.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Mad how one ball every 10 overs does something and they claim the England bowlers will be interested.

 

[CricAddict]

No, pretty sure cricket is a game of runs and wickets. You made a poor claim, don't complain when someone says so. Just because opinions are opinions doesn't mean some aren't better informed than others.

@Everton Seymour don't give up already. C'mon with the retort. I need blood.

 

[Prince EWS]

There's so much Ian Bell in that shot through wide mid-on Pope plays.

 

[TheJediBrah]

There's so much Ian Bell in that shot through wide mid-on Pope plays.

He's a slightly less rat-looking Ian Bell

 

[BazBall21]

They can’t stay away from the pads

 

[BazBall21]

Runs flowing

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Can we get to 500 before the light goes or is 450 a more realistic aim?