*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[LegionOfBrad]

Bowling first always a brave decision. No wickets in the first hour and you look a little silly. Which is what England will be telling themselves.

The pitch isnt a green seamer like it can be but conditions very favourable to the bowlers.

 

[Furball]

Wahab is ****.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

This pitch looks really slow.

 

[Scaly piscine]

We've discussed Borthwick and reached a consensus in the thread that he didn't cut the mustard last time and likely never will

No some Aussie decided he got two single figure scores batting at 8 four years ago so isn't going to make it. Some other fanboys ran in and tried to support it with equally nonexistent arguments.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I don't think I like all this talk about Edgbaston being "our Gabba"........where and when did that start??

FMD, it is in no way a fortress for England in the way that the Gabba is for the Cons.

Edit:

Oh I see it has come from Broad.......that's OK then.

Yep Broad's an idiot.

England have won every Test at Chester-le-Street so far. But obviously most of them are against drivel opposition to make way for The Ashes stealing ovine botherers to have 700 odd people turn up for the deciding day.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

So about that decision to bowl.

 

[wpdavid]

So about that decision to bowl.

Early days.

 

[MW1304]

Yeah this is pretty much how we started at Lord's and we all know how that went.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So about that decision to bowl.

They not bowled well enough, odd good ball and lots of dross so far.

 

[wpdavid]

There you go. And it's been on the cards given how the ball's been moving around.

 

[MW1304]

When was the last time a team, worldwide, had a stable and dependable opening partnership for a decent length of time?

 

[wpdavid]

When was the last time a team, worldwide, had a stable and dependable opening partnership for a decent length of time?

Depends what you mean by a decent length of time, but Warner and Rogers spring to mind.

 

[91Jmay]

Decision to bowl was still a bad one. 350 is a really good score on this pitch and the ball will swing and seam throughout. Will also spin day 3/4 onwards.

Pressure growing on Hales..

 

[Zinzan]

Haha, was just about to predict Root would fall cheaply... Cricket - the great leveller.

 

[Zinzan]

Decision to bowl was still a bad one. 350 is a really good score on this pitch and the ball will swing and seam throughout. Will also spin day 3/4 onwards.

Pressure growing on Hales..

Hales' looking more and more like your Test Guptill.

 

[mr_mister]

holy moly

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well the bowl first decision has been a good one despite the amount of runs we have already.

Vince won't last long.

 

[mr_mister]

they'll be happy that stuck

 

[Groundking]

Vince will do diddle squat , hopefully he can do his usual thing of a nice looking 30 then get out, but i doubt it

 

[wpdavid]

Decision to bowl was still a bad one. 350 is a really good score on this pitch and the ball will swing and seam throughout. Will also spin day 3/4 onwards.

Pressure growing on Hales..

350 looks a heck of a long way off right now. I know that the Pakistan batting is brittle, but there's a psychological benefit from bowling your opponents out cheaply first.