*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016

[GIMH]

Incredible from Amir

 

[Burgey]

Incredible from Amir

What? Into his fourth over of the day?

 

[Burgey]

**** I'm jack of the zany dress up cricket fan phenomenon. Was amusing 10-15 years ago, but it's just lame as **** these days.

 

[Howe_zat]

Kinell Root that's just your getting out shot

Am I wrong in thinking that he has a crap record when restarting the next day?

 

[smash84]

can we please have some wickets, pleaaaseee

 

[91Jmay]

**** I'm jack of the zany dress up cricket fan phenomenon. Was amusing 10-15 years ago, but it's just lame as **** these days.

Especially paired with a Lancasterian sense of humour

 

[Compton]

Kinell Root that's just your getting out shot

Am I wrong in thinking that he has a crap record when restarting the next day?

Not sure of the numbers, but I have the same impression.

 

[Captain_Cook]

Am I wrong in thinking that he has a crap record when restarting the next day?

Yes, but in most of those cases quick runs were the order of the day. Root can't force his strike rate up it seems, has to grow naturally.

 

[smash84]

i was about to say that everybody bar amir has a terrible ER. Even his ER has gone above 3.

 

[Howe_zat]

decent club he finds himself in these days - 12 players batting at 35+ and bowling at under 30

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[91Jmay]

Good job England sent in the six hitting all rounder at number 6.

 

[vogue]

You guys not doing mixir today...?

 

[Captain_Cook]

What is England's declaration target here? 550?

 

[Prince EWS]

It never struck me until this partnership where I've actually mixed them up a couple of times, but Woakes and Root have aesthetically quite similar batting styles.

 

[91Jmay]

Root has been starved a bit of strike here, can see him wanting to get on top of bowling.

 

[Captain_Cook]

Root has been starved a bit of strike here, can see him wanting to get on top of bowling.

I prefer it this way. Better him being starved of the strike than seeing out dots desperate not to get out this morning.

 

[Howe_zat]

IMO the game is as good as done from a Pakistan won POV. I know that sounds harsh but it's just he feeling I get with England bating as deep as they do this game and this many on the board already. Question is whether Pakistan can draw it from here and put them acid on England going into the third test. From that POV pakistan's first innings probably decides the game. If they bat into a decent part of day four there likely won't be enough time for England to force a result.

Would expect England to declare earlyish after pushing on hard on day two, maybe between lunch and tea. State of the series means they can't afford to meander at a normal pace deepinto session three today. Pakistan will, I imagine, try to limit the scoring rate and slow the pace of the game down as much as possible.

I think we had to wait for the possibility of early wickets this morning, and now that hasn't happened we're just about to reach this point now. Except for the early declaration bit. I'd hope we don't declare before tea.

 

[91Jmay]

Another 50 and I'll feel comfortable.

 

[Burgey]

Anyone else get nervous for the game's future every time a Pakistani bowler oversteps?

 

[Spikey]

world's premier number 6 batsman off to a good start this morning