***Official*** England in Pakistan

[Beleg]

I loved watching the evening session. Exciting batting all-round, though England only themselves to blame for Afridi still being there.

All will depend on to what extent Afridi is able to negotiate the new ball tommorow. With this plateform, Pakistan can score both 450 plus or get bowled for 350 under.

 

[wahindiawah]

300-4.... End of play.


Afridi's innings was just brilliant!

Inzi and Yousuf were as usual very good.

 

[sqwerty]

they're showing it delayed arent they?

yeah maybe...but the whole first test was live. Delayed is pretty boring if you know the score

 

[sqwerty]

just flicked it on the telly - Pakistan are 0-0...........long night if I'm going to sit through this!!!

 

[wahindiawah]

Pakistan can score both 450 plus or get bowled for 350 under.

Ceratinly not for under 350 as they are already 300 with 6 wkts remaining.I think they should add a minimum of 70-80 runs, though they should try to get near 425-450 total.

 

[Nate]

Shahid you legend! Still supporting you mate!

 

[Barney Rubble]

The second coming of the English Christ, the ball McGrath stepped on.

Ignorance is bliss, eh?

 

[honestbharani]

lol, that six by Afridi off Udal, after he got to his fifty, should be worth 12.

 

[duffer]

just flicked it on the telly - Pakistan are 0-0...........long night if I'm going to sit through this!!!

afridids knock wont start till about 3 or 4ish i'd say. better set that alarm clock then

 

[Beleg]

hb,

He hit one similiar earlier of Udal as well.

 

[honestbharani]

I must have missed it. I was also watching the Tennis masters series finals, AND a movie. And I have a train to catch in a couple of hours and a 17 hour journey ahead of me.

 

[Slow Love™]

Hoo boy, the English are staring down the barrell of a series defeat here (or at least, not winning the thing). I'll be really interested in how they respond tomorrow. Looks like Afridi put a few into the fence (and over it) too.

Dunno why people are quibbling over the "demolish England" headline - is there some rule that a headline at the end of a match has to accurately and properly sum up in an even-handed manner the entire five days of the match? Sheesh.

So, how dodgy was Bell's catch to dismiss Yousuf? Roger Harper dodgy, or just Steve Waugh dodgy?

 

[honestbharani]

Hoo boy, the English are staring down the barrell of a series defeat here (or at least, not winning the thing). I'll be really interested in how they respond tomorrow. Looks like Afridi put a few into the fence (and over it) too.

Dunno why people are quibbling over the "demolish England" headline - is there some rule that a headline at the end of a match has to accurately and properly sum up in an even-handed manner the entire five days of the match? Sheesh.

So, how dodgy was Bell's catch to dismiss Yousuf? Roger Harper dodgy, or just Steve Waugh dodgy?

Jonty Rhodes dodgy.

 

[andyc]

How the hell did Bell get a wicket!?

 

[Isolator]

By claiming a catch he didn't take...

 

[ClownSymonds]

How the hell did Bell get a wicket!?

By cheating, of course. How else could he have done it? He got Yousuf to drive uppishly, took a good catch one-handed and diving to the right, dropped it, recovered it, and held it up with a guilty look on his face.

 

[Hazza]

By cheating, of course. How else could he have done it? He got Yousuf to drive uppishly, took a good catch one-handed and diving to the right, dropped it, recovered it, and held it up with a guilty look on his face.

Only a Warwickshire lad could do that and get away with it

 

[pakster]

I dont think bell could have known for sure whether or not he caught it, the umpire was unsighted and should have referred it. It all worked out for the best though, I woke up just in time to see the Afridi blitz

 

[howardj]

they're showing it delayed arent they?

I think it's live from Day 2 onwards, though.

 

[steds]

By cheating, of course. How else could he have done it? He got Yousuf to drive uppishly, took a good catch one-handed and diving to the right, dropped it, recovered it, and held it up with a guilty look on his face.

You can't say for sure that the ball hit Terra Firma, though. The replays looked quite inconclusive to me.