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

[Spikey]

The English are also historically (last few decades at least) rather rank against spin bowling for some reason. Wonder why.

For whatever reason I was looking at the 2005 Ashes scorecards the other day, and I'll never understand why we played tait over macgill. never. there's just. nope. never ever.

 

[Prince EWS]

We're running away with this now.

(these two top scorers, bloody hell)

Prior top scoring isn't embarrassing or even surprising from my perspective. I honestly think he's the second best player of spin in the side after Bell.

 

[Burgey]

Nah, England still perfectly capable of scoring 400 themselves and defending 150-200 against Pakistan. This is Test cricket, scores are volatile if there's something in the pitch even when Australia aren't batting.

Has the pitch in the UAE become a mine field? I haven't seen the game tbf but everyone keeps saying they're missing straight breaks. They should be used to facing them tbh.

 

[Spark]

Nah the pitch is a road. Deadset road.

 

[Furball]

Who said Ajmal wasn't that good?

I did. Standing by it.

 

[smash84]

Gul has looked totally toothless this innings.....doesn't even look like he will take a wicket.....

maybe Cheema can be retained next match and Umar Bull kicked out

 

[Howe_zat]

Prior top scoring isn't embarrassing or even surprising from my perspective. I honestly think he's the second best player of spin in the side after Bell.

It was more a realisation of Swann having overtaken everyone except the batsman he's with in about half an hour.

 

[Spark]

holy ****. dig the hall of shame PLEASE

 

[Furball]

This might be the worst review ever.

 

[smash84]

wasted review......damn that bull

 

[Pothas]

Wow what a review

 

[Daemon]

Wow, is that the worst review ever?

 

[Cevno]

Pews is one soft captain. No point shaking your head now.

Told you to bring Hafeez on.

 

[NasserFan207]

I think Gul temporarily forgot about the outside leg LBW rule. Can easily happen to a fast bowler in the heat of the moment

 

[Scaly piscine]

Has the pitch in the UAE become a mine field? I haven't seen the game tbf but everyone keeps saying they're missing straight breaks. They should be used to facing them tbh.

People are ALWAYS saying pitches in the UAE are like roads. I'm not watching either but people have this fascination with writing the game off as a draw and so on, particularly in the UAE. The scorecards generally tell a different story. Before the match the draw was evens, which is ridiculous given the bowling attacks.

 

[Furball]

Wow, is that the worst review ever?

Has to be. Didn't hit him in line with the stumps, pitched about a foot outside leg and was probably going over the top.

 

[Spark]

Nah deadset this is a road. Apart from one ball, none of the pacers have moved it off the straight. It's barely turned. There's no inconsistent bounce and no high bounce at all. If that doesn't make a road, I don't know what does.

England have just batted... so badly. So, so badly.

 

[benchmark00]

This pitch looks pretty dead to me.

 

[Burgey]

holy ****. dig the hall of shame PLEASE

Moderator calling for threads to be dug up.

Tsk Tsk.....

 

[NasserFan207]

Has to be. Didn't hit him in line with the stumps, pitched about a foot outside leg and was probably going over the top.

Tbf nothing ever seems to go over the top on these pitches. The bounce (or lack off, more accurately) has been the chief destroyer today, and is what the England batsmen have to make the biggest adjustments for.