*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[91Jmay]

Billings should be in the team, let alone the squad. Wood has the gas from ball one again, 90+ mph.

 

[weldone]

Both Bairstow and Billings would be better than Stokes as a ODI batsman - and there are some more who took part in the recent LO competition

 

[DriveClub]

What about Jason Roy? Is he near the odi team re selection?

 

[wpdavid]

What about Jason Roy? Is he near the odi team re selection?

He's been an ever-present for a year and a bit.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah he is opening today, has been really good last 10 or so ODIs.

Wood extra pace gets breakthrough. Decent variety of partnership here, Woakes hit lines/lengths and Wood with pace.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Proper piss poor review when you only have one.

 

[wpdavid]

Yet again

 

[91Jmay]

Another drop. FFS. Hales as well.

Woakes bowled superbly so far.

 

[MW1304]

If Stokes can't bowl he shouldn't be in an ODI team; just hasn't yet proven he can bat properly.

I see our fielding hasn't improved between formats.

 

[wpdavid]

Our catching must be down with the worst in international cricket. Two gone down already. Just embarrassing.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah that one was tougher but still ****ing catchable. Absolute pits our catching is. Ali has been so **** but will probably get a ton now.

 

[glosfan94]

You've only got one review and it's meant for the howlers, you shouldn't review one like that when it's 50/50

 

[wpdavid]

And there's the review gone.

Apparently we haven't won an ODI here since 2012.

 

[91Jmay]

Ha Root. WAG.

 

[wpdavid]

Nice of Hameez.

 

[Pothas]

And there's the review gone.

Apparently we haven't won an ODI here since 2012.

It was all so predictable, it was out of course but they know the stupid rule.

 

[91Jmay]

Pakistan really do play old style ODI cricket still don't they. They could win playing like it today, but over the course of 12 months you are going to lose far more than you win with this style I think

 

[glosfan94]

Given the style Root's bowling, which is as straight as possible with 3 on the leg side boundary, would it be more effective for him to go round the wicket?

 

[91Jmay]

Root having 3 cheap overs and getting a wicket was good, but Morgan now got stupid and too funky with it. No reason he should be on a head of Moeen/Rashid here. Has given Pakistan a RR boost and released loads of pressure.

 

[wpdavid]

Root having 3 cheap overs and getting a wicket was good, but Morgan now got stupid and too funky with it. No reason he should be on a head of Moeen/Rashid here. Has given Pakistan a RR boost and released loads of pressure.

Yeah, I think you should always recognise when one of your part-timers has got lucky and bring back a full timer for the new batsman.
I think we all know who Barbar would prefer to be facing.