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

[Howe_zat]

Someone to give me a rundown on this partnership? Classic Cook-Trott grindathon?

I noticed Pakistan have lost 2 reviews.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So frustrating when the batsman who shouldn't be there goes on to get a milestone.

Own teams fault for not reviewing it.

Playing well though so far, needs to go on and make it a big one though.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Top day for us so far. Another good session and we are well on the way to levelling the series.

 

[NasserFan207]

Someone to give me a rundown on this partnership? Classic Cook-Trott grindathon?

I noticed Pakistan have lost 2 reviews.

A lot of close calls, but yeah typical Trott/Cook. Trott should've been given LBW but Pakistan didn't review.

 

[smash84]

brilliant session for England

 

[Burgey]

England need to remember they are meant to be entertaining this massive crowd, not boring the day lights out of the....zzzzzzzzzzz

 

[GIMH]

Nah; the dropped catch was just poor cricket from England. Misbah was lucky to be there in a personal sense but England didn't deserve to get him out if they couldn't hold the catch.

It's not Ajmal's job to umpire. Pakistan don't stop deserving the wicket just because they didn't review it.

Nah, if you don't review something then you have no right to complain about it.

 

[Flem274*]

awta.

Fans have every right to abuse their team for not reviewing it though. Would be ragin' if it was me.

 

[smash84]

ugh.....this is getting so boring without any wickets falling

 

[smash84]

bring in junni, tamper the ball, and get some reverse swinging yorkers going

 

[hazsa19]

ugh.....this is getting so boring without any wickets falling

We're still well short of parity, both in runs and time. Plus, it's frightening to think how much KP and Bell can screw up a situation like this.

 

[GIMH]

awta.

Fans have every right to abuse their team for not reviewing it though. Would be ragin' if it was me.

Yeah, same here. Or if they couldn't review it because they'd wasted reviews, that's always annoying as well.

 

[GIMH]

If Cook & Trott stay in long enough to get us close to level, I predict an innings victory.

On a completely unrelated note, isn't it funny how there are far less India fans in the thread compared to this time last week?

 

[smash84]

damn it hafeez, you are no good in the middle of the innings

 

[Z-Man]

So where all those Pakistani fans getting over the top with their celebrations?

Ajmal failed as I predicted. Gul is as bad as he was in the last game. I preferred Wahab Riaz over Junaid as I wanted a 'backup' strike bowler for Ajmal which Junaid really is not.

Lots of time left but I can see England making a mammoth lead here.

 

[smash84]

why the hell is Gul getting the ball all the time and Junaid Khan not getting a bowl?

 

[TT Boy]

Always likely to happen. Wicket is a road; Pak's weak batting failed and England have shown that they can just adjust pretty quickly in recent times. Top partnership from Cook and Trott. Ugly but doing the job. Rehman's inclusion looks serious overkill. Paul Harris flights the ball more.

 

[smash84]

So where all those Pakistani fans getting over the top with their celebrations?

Ajmal failed as I predicted. Gul is as bad as he was in the last game. I preferred Wahab Riaz over Junaid as I wanted a 'backup' strike bowler for Ajmal which Junaid really is not.

Lots of time left but I can see England making a mammoth lead here.

I would hav been there to support all your doomsday scenario prediction. Unfortunately I was banned.

 

[Prince EWS]

Fawad Alam would've scored a ton here.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

ugh.....this is getting so boring without any wickets falling

Is it heck, loving this.