**Official** Pakistan and England in the UAE 2015/16

[Gnske]

What happened to Stokes? Did he think he was the BMac of fielding or something?

 

[Howe_zat]

Ideas on the batting order? 1. Cook, 2. Moeen 3. Bell 4. Root 5. Taylor 6. Bairstow 7. Patel 8. Rashid 9. Broad 10. Anderson?

Probably, yeah.

We'll know a bit more about Stokes tomorrow. If he's fit he might bat at seven.

 

[smash84]

make these 2 overs count rahat and wahab (or yasir)

 

[Howe_zat]

sure why not

hes not an opener anyway

 

[smash84]

oh wow, moeen, shot

 

[Cabinet96]

Great day.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Great day England.

Need to back it up with another good one tomorrow.

 

[smash84]

England will be pleased with today's proceedings. Let's see how Pakistan respond now that they've been put under the hammer

 

[theegyptian]

Not sure this was such a good day for England. I'd still fancy Pakistan to win from this position and the Stokes injury could be a massive blot going forward. It being his bowling arm there is no guarantee of an easy or complete recovery.

 

[Cabinet96]

Sky just posted a graphic of new ball pairs with the most wickets but used Steyn and Morkel who have only played a small portion of their games opening the bowling together.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Why does Stokes have to wait until tomorrow? Is it a religious thing?

 

[smash84]

yeah, was wondering why stokes won't have a scan tonight

 

[grecian]

I think it's fair to say that was Moeen Ali's day, best of the spinners and 100% of Englands runs.

 

[91Jmay]

Anderson/Broad bowled as well as they ever have as a pairing here. Sensational. Got a huge chance here if one of the top 4 can ton up, Get a lead of 150 + and win the game, massive chance here.

 

[greg]

Sky just posted a graphic of new ball pairs with the most wickets but used Steyn and Morkel who have only played a small portion of their games opening the bowling together.

I think the graphic was for fast bowling partnerships, and the commentators were getting confused. It would explain why they were referencing Broad and Anderson having "overtaken" Waqar and Wasim as a new ball partnership, despite (according to the graphic) having done that 60 odd wickets ago.

 

[ImpatientLime]

20 @ 20 from 6 matches in the uae for clouderson.

 

[Jono]

Surely $1.7 is ****ing value, notwithstanding the fact its Engloland?

 

[Furball]

Not sure this was such a good day for England. I'd still fancy Pakistan to win from this position and the Stokes injury could be a massive blot going forward. It being his bowling arm there is no guarantee of an easy or complete recovery.

Yeah, England would be much better placed if Pakistan were 300/4.

 

[Jono]

yeah don't get that. Sure Pakistan would still fancy themselves to win from here, but doesn't make it not a great day for Eng.

 

[Cabinet96]

It's debatable whether the benefits of one good day outweigh the negatives of Stokes having an injury, which could possibly see him miss the rest of the winter.