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*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Anyone else sceptical that the groundsman could have prepared that pitch in the manner that Pakistan's XI is obviously hoping for? Like, I think it'll turn more, but will still be quite flat.
 
Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
BazBall21 said:
Could be a massive toss. Interesting game ahead.
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Pitch could hold together too. I mean, if it's rock hard at the end of the last test, and is now, who says it couldn't be in five days' time?

There's a murmur going about that the third test could also be held in Multan due to protests in Rawalpindi. Maybe we can have a cricketing first and have three tests in a row on the same pitch.
 
BazBall21

BazBall21

International Captain
Starfighter said:
Pitch could hold together too. I mean, if it's rock hard at the end of the last test, and is now, who says it couldn't be in five days' time?

There's a murmur going about that the third test could also be held in Multan due to protests in Rawalpindi. Maybe we can have a cricketing first and have three tests in a row on the same pitch.
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A bit rubbish for England fans who booked and planned to travel to Rawalpindi
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Starfighter said:
Pitch could hold together too. I mean, if it's rock hard at the end of the last test, and is now, who says it couldn't be in five days' time?

There's a murmur going about that the third test could also be held in Multan due to protests in Rawalpindi. Maybe we can have a cricketing first and have three tests in a row on the same pitch.
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I mean Pakistan should really hope it holds together beyond just a cricketing sense. If it seriously goes sideways today or tomorrow and starts misbehaving badly then there should be serious sanctions applied above and beyond what is usually the case for a dodgy deck. As funny as the memeing is, they're playing with fire here.
 
Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Spark said:
If it seriously goes sideways today or tomorrow and starts misbehaving badly then there should be serious sanctions applied above and beyond what is usually the case for a dodgy deck. As funny as the memeing is, they're playing with fire here.
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Why? Is really any difference between this and a deliberately underprepared pitch with a loose surface?
 
Johan

Johan

International Debutant
a spin wicket would be kind of stupid to make considering Duckett/Root/Brook are all capable players of spin while Pakistani batting isn't capable against anything.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Johan said:
a spin wicket would be kind of stupid to make considering Duckett/Root/Brook are all capable players of spin while Pakistani batting isn't capable against anything.
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Lottery wickets tend to equalise teams and bring mediocre bowlers into the game more than they help distinguish better batsmen. This is why a lot of the home Tests India have lost in the last few years have actually been on more dubious wickets (Pune, Indore etc)
 
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