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

[King Pietersen]

Bowler gets wicket -
Run out - GIMH
Retired (hurt) -
Retired (dehydration) -
Struck by lightning and/or plague of locusts - Howe_zat
Stumps on day 5 -
After beating Lara's 501* record - KP

 

[Dan]

How will this Cook innings actually end sweep

Bowler gets wicket -
Run out -
Retired (hurt) -
Retired (dehydration) -
Struck by lightning and/or plague of locusts - Howe_zat
Stumps on day 5 -

Disappointed by the lack of "rapture occurs, Cook is the last one remaining because there are still runs to be scored dammit" option. That and there being no "attacked by velociraptors" available.

 

[Dan]

Imagine if Tests remained Timeless. We'd still be here in 2026 on this deck, Cook on about 100,000* while everyone else has gone home.

 

[Howe_zat]

balls

Root did not look that good after lunch, maybe he was caught in two minds on how to progress, but the bowling was decent

 

[King Pietersen]

Rooteh

 

[Pothas]

Bairstow has played 18 Tests, when did this happen?

 

[King Pietersen]

Spinners 0/498 on this deck from 151 overs. Fine effort.

 

[Cabinet96]

People joke, but this would actually be a pretty interesting timeless test IMO.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Just because I don't think a lot of people will realise how England are actually in a good position here, albeit one still overwhelmingly in favour of the draw.

The best odds on an England win are 11-1, with more like 8/10 to 1 on average.
The best odds on a Pakistan win are 150-1, with the odds being more typically 50-1.

England can only really lose by giving themselves a chance of winning. So they need to get on with progressing the game here and make the best of their chance and make the draw a little less likely. Because they'll start the other two Tests as significant second favourite to Pakistan.

 

[Scaly piscine]

England already batted a few overs longer than Pakistan. Put your foot on it please...

 

[Cabinet96]

So what you're saying is they should be prepared to lose to win?

 

[Scaly piscine]

So what you're saying is they should be prepared to lose to win?

That's part of it. This may be England's best shot at a win all series.

They need to show intent and be prepared to get bowled out for 500, although that's highly unlikely anyway because we're talking about the intent to score 4-5 an over. They'd been pissing around at 2-2.5 an over after lunch. I'd rather England give themselves a 20% chance of winning and a 4% chance of losing than a 10% chance of winning and a 2% chance of losing.

 

[Captain_Cook]

That's part of it. This may be England's best shot at a win all series.

The suggestion that Pakistan could lose this game is very disrespectful. They've worked themselves into a very good team especially in the UAE...

 

[GIMH]

The suggestion that Pakistan could lose this game is very disrespectful. They've worked themselves into a very good team especially in the UAE...

Behave yourself. You always want to be batting last in a game like this as you have a much smaller chance of losing.

 

[Scaly piscine]

The suggestion that Pakistan could lose this game is very disrespectful. They've worked themselves into a very good team especially in the UAE...

Eh? Pakistan are always prone to a good collapse. You always have to give yourself a shot. I remember Sri Lanka getting knocked over in a session on a game that had draw written all over it. Strange things happen. Pakistan might decide to try and bat like Bell and making nothing deliveries look like wicket-taking ones.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bairstow hit the ball or get out.

 

[Pothas]

Poor old Bairstow.

 

[Cabinet96]

This isn't coming up green.

 

[Gnske]

Thank god for that

 

[Scaly piscine]

8 off 39 was the last thing England needed.