*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[91Jmay]

This is a pretty good pitch as well. Wood bowled pies last few overs but I guess that happens when a bloke is trying to bowl quick.

 

[Scaly piscine]

This is a pretty good pitch as well. Wood bowled pies last few overs but I guess that happens when a bloke is trying to bowl quick.

Yea I didn't agree with the 5th over in the spell, I can see the thinking but Wood will be dangerous at any stage of the innings and they have a partnership going. You want to change things up a bit and then bring Wood back when a wicket falls.

 

[Howe_zat]

Pretty great batting, forcing England away from attacking further, and fixes the run rate. Risk paying off

 

[91Jmay]

Think this is still a par 300 surface. Ball coming off bat beautifully

 

[Howe_zat]

Plunkers does love this change bowler role, if you brought back Willey it would probably have to be for Wood, as he usually swings the ball but doesn't quite have enough gas to change things up against a partnership.

 

[fredfertang]

Plunkett shouldn't have removed the beard - he looked much more menacing with it

 

[Howe_zat]

Sarfraz is an excellent player, really is

 

[grecian]

Plunkett shouldn't have removed the beard - he looked much more menacing with it

Adil not looking menacing with his, this 20 overs of spin could be interesting.

 

[Scaly piscine]

England (Morgan) fencing themselves into a corner here with the way the bowlers have been used.

Pakistan know they've got 10 overs of finger spin, minimum, to come.

 

[Howe_zat]

Adil not looking menacing with his, this 20 overs of spin could be interesting.

Yeah they need to get Stokes bowling. More good stuff from Wood, it's like the Pakistan batsmen are playing completely different games against pace and spin.

 

[91Jmay]

Moeen come back really well after first few overs. Getting through the overs of spin fine

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Even if they bat really well from here they look like they will be well short of what they would normally want on a track like this.

 

[grecian]

Moeen come back really well after first few overs. Getting through the overs of spin fine

Yeah. feared for the beard after 14 off his first 9 balls.

 

[Howe_zat]

First boundary in eight overs coming off a misfield, rather irritating.

Think Pakistan are waiting for Rashid to come back on and will look to smash him.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Roy is not a very good fielder is he?

 

[Howe_zat]

Roy is not a very good fielder is he?

He's fine, had plenty of good moments in the Sri Lanka series and snagged some run outs.

 

[91Jmay]

Roy is the same batting as he is fielding. Does some amazing stuff and then sometimes looks like he has never seen a game of cricket before

 

[Niall]

Wasim clearly playing with a scrambled head, because he is better than this shambolic effort at the moment

 

[91Jmay]

He is batting with knowledge of what is to come to be fair to him

 

[Black_Warrior]

Wasim clearly playing with a scrambled head, because he is better than this shambolic effort at the moment

His batting has been like this for a while now..remember his runout in PSL?