***Official*** England in Pakistan

[aussie]

Because that's the way Duncan Fletcher does business. He did it with Bell during the Ashes too (2nd Test). If a player fails in the first innings, that's no reason to shaft him down the order the second time around (unless he's a tailender/night-watchman). Even if the situation is tough, you show confidence in your players and ask them to do the job once more. IMO it's the right way to go.

good reasoning Liam, very well said...

 

[Sanz]

If either of these two batsmen remain at the crease until lunch, this match is over..With Eng 1-0. So Pakistani bowlers better get their act together and get these two gentlemen out.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Same here.

... and same here. Bwahahaha!

*has howardj's dismissal of Pakistan as consistently poor and without heart on standby for quoting*

You Aussies, sticking your noses in where they don't belong......

This collapse is all your fault!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

You Aussies, sticking your noses in where they don't belong......

This collapse is all your fault!

I actually think the collapse is either Neil's or Bush's fault. That's just basic intuition though.

 

[aussie]

Freddie you didn't

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Flintoff gone. Uh oh.

 

[Neil Pickup]

What the hell is going on?!

 

[Barney Rubble]

Freddie you didn't

Didn't what? Engage his brain before playing that shot? Damn right. He might be a legend, but sometimes he's a bloody idiot.

 

[social]

Freddie succumbing to old habits.

Game became a bit harder with Sami bowling early 90s, so he has a slog.

 

[ClownSymonds]

The best team in the world are in some trouble now, aren't they?

 

[Barney Rubble]

The best team in the world are in some trouble now, aren't they?

Lost to West Indies already, have you?

 

[Sanz]

I have observed this quite often that whenever India and Pakistan are playing simultaneously and one of them is doing badly the other performs well (i.e. today it seems like India is struggling...)

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Freddie did.

 

[ClownSymonds]

Actually, we assured ourselves victory months ago, when we scheduled our series against them.

 

[aussie]

Ha, this is funny Sami is just like Lee, they have what it takes to be good test bowlers but sometimes they bowl some real ignorance, i'm sure Pakistani's must be saying why cant he bowl like this all the time.

 

[Sanz]

They should bring Shoaib Malik from the other side and put some pressure on KP and GI Jones.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Actually, we assured ourselves victory months ago, when we scheduled our series against them.

Careful, that attitude's come back to bite you once this year already.

 

[aussie]

They should bring Shoaib Malik from the other side and put some pressure on KP and GI Jones.

why?, Sami is bowling pretty well..

 

[ClownSymonds]

Careful, that attitude's come back to bite you once this year already.

That's why they've brought me into the squad.

 

[aussie]

its 80-20 Pakistan now IMO...