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*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

morgieb

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Has to go close to Younis's greatest innings in terms of the context of the match and his career. What an effort.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
you didn't watch the third test did you?
Apart from anything else, the lead is far bigger this time.

Beyond that, our performance here has become increasingly poor as the match has progressed, and with it their attitude has visibly deteriorated. To turn this around really would be astonishing.
Given a lead that's already 180+, an innings defeat is likelier than an English win.
 

smash84

The Tiger King
Apart from anything else, the lead is far bigger this time.

Beyond that, our performance here has become increasingly poor as the match has progressed, and with it their attitude has visibly deteriorated. To turn this around really would be astonishing.
Given a lead that's already 180+, an innings defeat is likelier than an English win.
England did wipe out the whole deficit last time without losing a wicket. The wicket will be great to bat on until at least the end of day 4. So England have at least a day and a session to bat which they easily can (and their RR is usually around 4 rpo). There is still life in the game.
 

nightprowler10

Global Moderator
Apart from anything else, the lead is far bigger this time.

Beyond that, our performance here has become increasingly poor as the match has progressed, and with it their attitude has visibly deteriorated. To turn this around really would be astonishing.
Given a lead that's already 180+, an innings defeat is likelier than an English win.
I can't tell which is worse, smali's post or the bolded. Even if England have little chance of a victory, England have the firepower to draw this match easily, or at least give Pakistan a good total to bat for. It would take a collapse of epic proportions on a day 4 pitch for them to lose by an innings.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
I can't tell which is worse, smali's post or the bolded. Even if England have little chance of a victory, England have the firepower to draw this match easily, or at least give Pakistan a good total to bat for. It would take a collapse of epic proportions on a day 4 pitch for them to lose by an innings.

Which England still do from time to time. Whereas setting a winning total from here is, I think, beyond us.

The unquantifiable factor is England's mental state after being humiliated in the field like this. If they are as ****ed as they look, then a batting collapse is far from out of the question.
 

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