***Official*** England in Pakistan

[Kweek]

Pietersen actually held onto one :O gosh..

 

[Neil Pickup]

How many overs will Pakistan have considering the badlight factor?? 130 overs??

Closer to 90.

 

[Beleg]

A maximum of 90 more overs left in the game.

 

[PY]

Beamer Time!

 

[Beleg]

Ouch! Nasty beamer there. Must have hurt quite a bit.

 

[wpdavid]

Ouch! Nasty beamer there. Must have hurt quite a bit.

Was it attempted slower ball?

 

[PY]

Yeah, came out a bit slower but still approx 70mph from what the radio is saying.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah, came out a bit slower but still approx 70mph from what the radio is saying.

Cricinfo are taking forever to update. Is Bell going off, or what?

 

[Neil Pickup]

He's fine, just taking his time to recover from getting whacked on the forearm.

Pitch now getting more than a little up-and-down bounce wise.

 

[Beleg]

The Barmy Army raising up quite a din there. Some of the Lahories matching them chant for chant with spirited bhangra of their own.

Seems like a great atmosphere.

 

[wpdavid]

He's fine, just taking his time to recover from getting whacked on the forearm.

Pitch now getting more than a little up-and-down bounce wise.

Thanks. Important innings for these two, actually. Both have had some success on this tour, but neither have been entirely convincing. Bell certainly needs a good knock after 2 very poor dismissals. You could argue they're competing for one place in the starting lineup in India.

 

[ClownSymonds]

Ian Bell is a nancy. He went to the ground after being hit in the arm by a ball slower than the one I took to the face. He looks like a premature naked mole rat. Out of all the English players, I hate him the most.

What is it that the Barmy Army chant in their bhangra style routine? Do they just keep saying "Barmy Army"?

 

[social]

Ian Bell is a nancy. He went to the ground after being hit in the arm by a ball slower than the one I took to the face. He looks like a premature naked mole rat. Out of all the English players, I hate him the most.

What is it that the Barmy Army chant in their bhangra style routine? Do they just keep saying "Barmy Army"?

What's that old expression?

Ah yes.

"No brain, no pain."

 

[Zinzan]

Ian Bell is a nancy. Out of all the English players, I hate him the most.

It has been noticed

 

[pakster]

Any reason why the english batsmen are playing defensivley against sami?...following on cricinfo

 

[shaka]

Bell has been the most productive Englishman on tour, much better than his performances in the Ashes.

 

[ClownSymonds]

The odds have swung greatly in favor of the draw. It's now 1.61 for the draw and 2.20 for a Pakistan win, whereas it was 2.50 for the draw and 1.70 or something for a Pakistan win. Looks like a draw to me. The pitch just isn't doing enough. Now I'm feeling bad about Inzi not getting his hundred again.

 

[magsi23]

Well i still think Pakistan will win this test, but what a series this has been for Pakistan they have played superbly its been tremendous team effort, i remember few people on this thread calling and comparing Pakitsan to minnows before the series started, i havent really heard from them for a while now??

I think its fair to say Pakistan has dominated the series throughout except first 4 days of the Multan test and could have won all 3 test matches.

 

[magsi23]

Yeh me too he deserved his 100 he is been out in 90's around 9-10 times(not sure) i think he is one of the top 3 batsman in the world right now.

 

[ClownSymonds]

Yeh me too he deserved his 100 he is been out in 90's around 9-10 times(not sure) i think he is one of the top 3 batsman in the world right now.

Yeah, on form he's probably right up there with Hayden and Kallis, if not ahead.