***Official*** Pakistan and England in UAE

[weldone]

Well, I voted for Pakistan before the series started. Now, I am predicting a 3-0 whitewash.

 

[marc71178]

I think some body like Swann benefits more from a turning track then Ajmal who relies more on variations.

Yes, if it's turning a lot, that should help the English batsmen to pick Ajmal as he'll need 2 different lines in order for both main variations to be attacking the stumps.

 

[Pizzorno]

Oush, beauty!

 

[Spark]

Man it's a good sight to see the off stump cartwheeling like so.

 

[Pizzorno]

Man it's a good sight to see the off stump cartwheeling like so.

Yeah, I was just casually dozing off when I heard the clunk and opened my eyes just in time to see such a majestic sight.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Hawkeye showing the ball that took out off-stump to be hitting top of middle? Itstl

 

[Spark]

Geez Broad is bowling some spell here.

 

[Spark]

Hawkeye showing the ball that took out off-stump to be hitting top of middle? Itstl

Flicked the pad.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Lovely bowling from Broad here anyway, McGrath-esque stuff. Great line and length with bit of subtle seam movement.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Flicked the pad.

Ah right, cheers.

 

[Spark]

And again.

Have Pakistan been taken batting lessons from Dravid?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

What a ball! Never thought I'd find myself enjoying Broad's bowling tbh...

On another note - Sharma would do well to watch a bit of Broad's bowling here and take careful notice of his length, pretty much spot on for any tall-ish fast bowler.

 

[Bouncer]

Ever Since I have been watching test cricket in UAE, I never thought that there will be I would get to watch an exciting test match in UAE and match that offers good contest between bat and ball and challenge both sides equally....Eng are going to make it happen for me in this 2nd test!

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Love seeing hapless batsmen lose their off stump. Shame I'm 'watching' this on cricinfo. Highlights, dammit. Someone link me up.

 

[Spark]

That's a near-perfect pitch map.

 

[Tom Halsey]

What a difference 7-8 months makes, it was only that long ago that Broad was bowling absolute garbage vs Sri Lanka. He's bowled exceptionally every time I've seen him bowl since then though.

 

[ganeshran]

Very good bowling by Broad. Shows how much harm a probing tight line can do.

 

[Spark]

Misbah!

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Looks like we've got the 2020 Misbah today.

aaand the field goes back, just as he planned.

 

[Athlai]

Misbah is the awesomest guy in the world. Franklinesque in his appeal.