*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[LegionOfBrad]

We've been let off the hook here. Still could collapse to under 200 though.

 

[Howe_zat]

You shouldn't be talking about over rates Michael Holding

Bring in Boycott or Illingworth if you want to talk what about significantly faster over rates were like. Everyone else is dead.

 

[Pothas]

Nah, it is Woakes.

 

[Howe_zat]

We've been let off the hook here. Still could collapse to under 200 though.

With the exception of the drop I don't think we have - this is what a successful counter looks like

 

[Stace]

This made me laugh from cricinfo "Yasir Shah to Ali, FOUR, flighted, Moeen skips out to meet the ball and offers to take it out for a nice fish supper, chipped back down the ground for four".

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah JB is one of the best middle order bats in the world today. I do cringe when he explains how to keep wicket to Ian Ward or someone before play starts though as you just know he's gonna put down a couple of chances, its a shame as you can see he's really putting in a lot of work.

I don't think he's that consistent really. He'll have two good games in a row before clanging 4 catches and stumping. Long way to go but you see glimpses of a good keeper in there.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nah, it is Woakes.

Woakes for series yes, Bairstow for year.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

I see what people mean about Iftikhar. 25 my ass.

 

[Pothas]

Woakes for series yes, Bairstow for year.

Yeah, can't disagree with that.

 

[Stace]

I don't think he's that consistent really. He'll have two good games in a row before clanging 4 catches and stumping. Long way to go but you see glimpses of a good keeper in there.

Yeah true but I just always feel nervous, he's still young with plenty of time to improve though.

 

[Howe_zat]

Fear that Beard.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

These two have been brilliant.

Does help when the opposition hand you get out of jail free cards but game on.

 

[GIMH]

The Bairstow/Ali partnership becoming one for the ages, in terms of recurring things. Love it.

 

[Howe_zat]

Great partnership and session.

(I've suddenly forgotten about all that stuff I had to do)

 

[Howe_zat]

The Bairstow/Ali partnership becoming one for the ages, in terms of recurring things. Love it.

It's this year's Root/Stokes.

 

[wpdavid]

With the exception of the drop I don't think we have - this is what a successful counter looks like

The drop and the no-ball dismissal, tbf. But yes, they've been excellent since those let-offs.
Bairstow's looking increasingly likely to bat at 5 in India to make room for the 2nd spinner.

 

[Furball]

Unless Anderson or Woakes run through them in this test he's man of the series, I think.

Woakes surely?

Bairstow's heroics came against Sri Lanka.

 

[Furball]

Bring in Boycott or Illingworth if you want to talk what about significantly faster over rates were like. Everyone else is dead.

The hilarious thing about this over rates carp is that 2 Tests ago they showed the scorecard from the Old Trafford Test where Bob Simpson scored a triple and England bored themselves to 240/2 off 120 overs on day one.

Frankly, faster over-rates can go **** themselves if that's the sort of cricket that gets served up.

Given the improvements in physical fitness, perhaps session times could be extended if it's that much of an issue.

 

[Pothas]

The drop and the no-ball dismissal, tbf. But yes, they've been excellent since those let-offs.
Bairstow's looking increasingly likely to bat at 5 in India to make room for the 2nd spinner.

People so keen to weaken a strength.

Can understand why they would want to do in India (although I still don't think it is a great idea) but should never happen at home. Bairstow to 6 and then Stokes to 7 would be fair enough though.

 

[MW1304]

This partnership halfway to making this the India innings from the other day.