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***Official*** England in Pakistan

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tooextracool

International Coach
wpdavid said:
I wonder if they will. Shoaib & Naved will enjoy more helpful conditions just as much as the English attack, so unless our batters show a bit more discipline then we're going to see a lot more low scores from our boys.
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i doubt shoaib will be too much more devastating in england than he was in this series. Naved will be quite a handful especially if he hits the right lines and length consistently. but if by some miracle sami is still playing then, England should consider themselves quite lucky.

wpdavid said:
As for the olde Aus comparison, I know they've scored quickly, but that's basically against the moderate attacks that make up test cricket nowadays. And, even allowing for that, their top 6 just don't throw it away as often as our guys have done. They do have a"Plan B" when circumstances demand.
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you have to look at the kind of wickets you play on. what most people fail to remember is that the major reason Australia have been scoring quicker is because they played half their tests on the flattest wickets in the world where the ball comes onto the bat nicely. In the subcontinent, most of their players toned their game down and batted sensibly, something which england havent done.
 
Beleg

Beleg

International Regular
So he scored these 1000 runs in 15 innings, which include a pair in the Super Test as well, effectively making it a square 1000 from 13 innings - and the highest score is only 183! Extremely good consistency.
 
Nate

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
Declares the innings. HUGE total, though Rana would`ve wanted his 50.

"Finish him!"
 
Jono

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Trescothick plumb LBW to Akhtar on the 2nd ball of the innings. Pakistan only bowled one over at England before lunch, and boy was it a crucial one.

England in a deep hole here.
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
tooextracool said:
you have to look at the kind of wickets you play on. what most people fail to remember is that the major reason Australia have been scoring quicker is because they played half their tests on the flattest wickets in the world where the ball comes onto the bat nicely. In the subcontinent, most of their players toned their game down and batted sensibly, something which england havent done.
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Yes, absolutely spot on.
 
ClownSymonds

ClownSymonds

U19 Vice-Captain
Seems like anything that's gone wrong for Pakistan in this match has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Inzi's runout actually proved very helpful for Pakistan.
 
social

social

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Just got home.

Boy is this a whalloping. The wicket wasnt that good!

Eng will do well to avoid an innings defeat.
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Beleg said:
Pakistan hasn't lost a test series in England since, hmm, early 1980's?


Interesting, when people talk about Pakistan being stronger at home; I have always felt that they play better overcease, specially in the last 15-20 years. (excepting Australia, of course :p)
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Exactly. We're going to hear an awful lot about how different it will be in England, but unless we address the glaring weaknesses that have been evident in this series, you wouldn't bet against Pakistan doing the double over us.
 
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