*Official* Pakistan in England 2020

[vcs]

Yasir's got some good purchase from the pitch. They need Pakistan to splinter to 47 allout or something to have any chance.

Yeah. England keeping up their proud tradition of starting a series with a defeat.

 

[trundler]

Why are they fielding well? Pretenders

 

[Arachnodouche]

So why is Yasir bowling with more topspin, a somewhat slower pace, and with more variation now? Does it really take a whole tour averaging 100 to peg that this may be a good idea?

Those three wickets somewhat flatter him. He's only now beginning to find his radar.

 

[vcs]

Pakistan seem to have played Shadab Khan as a specialist batsman, and for some bizarre reason, it has worked.

Cricket is weird.

 

[honestbharani]

Game is not over yet, vcs. He may bowl a lot more in the 2nd innings of England.

 

[Starfighter]

Those three wickets somewhat flatter him. He's only now beginning to find his radar.

I know he's sent down crap, but at least he's been trying different crap, rather than the same crap for over after over like he did in Australia.

Frankly, his entire career flatters him.

 

[wpdavid]

That's not sounding a great dismissal on TMS. Bowled trying to pull the ball?

Broad may as well have a swing here. No point in prodding around until he misses one.

 

[Starfighter]

That ends a tortured stay.

 

[Spark]

Don't know why you'd read too much into what happened in Aus tbh. Australia is where touring spinners go to die.

 

[Spark]

That's not sounding a great dismissal on TMS. Bowled trying to pull the ball?

Flatter, quicker and skidded on. Might have been a flipper, but the idea was the same regardless.

 

[trundler]

That was top class. A genuine flipper that deceived him.

 

[Flem274*]

Frankly, his entire career flatters him.

nah

 

[smash84]

I know he's sent down crap, but at least he's been trying different crap, rather than the same crap for over after over like he did in Australia.

Frankly, his entire career flatters him.

He isn't too bad. Tries to stick some of the basics and get wickets mainly through his stock delivery. He isn't terribly accurate and hence leaks a lot of runs. Is able to get decent turn and get batsmen out with natural variation. Very handy on spinning decks especially.

 

[Uppercut]

I know he's sent down crap, but at least he's been trying different crap, rather than the same crap for over after over like he did in Australia.

Frankly, his entire career flatters him.

This is nonsense. Bowling well isn’t just a synonym for bowling accurately.

 

[a massive zebra]

I know he's sent down crap, but at least he's been trying different crap, rather than the same crap for over after over like he did in Australia.

Frankly, his entire career flatters him.

How can you say someones entire career flatters them? Excluding Australia and South Africa, he has a good record against everyone and nearly 200 wickets @ 26. If you dont rate someone who has proven himself time and again against most opposition around the world, that's on you. Yes, he has failed against your team, but no more so than Warne vs India.

 

[honestbharani]

Yasir definitely bowled far worse than those figures suggest. But he does bowl the odd really good delivery, especially with the dukes, I guess.

 

[Flem274*]

who did australia collapse to on the regular in the uae? was it zulfifiqar and ajmal?

 

[smash84]

oh man, we don't want another Broad century here. He's hurt us before

 

[trundler]

What the **** is the point of that length

These are useful runs

 

[Flem274*]

it's a shame hasan ali lost his spot. i enjoyed his obnoxious celebrations.