***Official*** Pakistan in England

[Pratters]

Ouch.

Never seen that happen!

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Never seen that happen!

Me neither, it must have happened before though.

Hit amidships, as Blowers' would have it.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Pretty scary stuff looking at the ODI career wickets totals for the England team:

Collingwood 48
Clarke 11
Mahmood 8
Lewis 6
Bell 6
Dalrymple 5
Trescothick 4
KP 1
Broad 1

 

[Kweek]

give Tresco a bowl!

 

[GIMH]

Sounds like we're batting fairly well

What time are the highlights on five?

 

[open365]

Pretty scary stuff looking at the ODI career wickets totals for the England team:

Collingwood 48
Clarke 11
Mahmood 8
Lewis 6
Bell 6
Dalrymple 5
Trescothick 4
KP 1
Broad 1

Well they can hardly do any worse than the others.

 

[Pratters]

Okay I could understand Strauss charging early on when things weren't going England's way. Not the shot which took his wicket. Unnecessary.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Pretty scary stuff looking at the ODI career wickets totals for the England team:

Collingwood 48
Clarke 11
Mahmood 8
Lewis 6
Bell 6
Dalrymple 5
Trescothick 4
KP 1
Broad 1

With a few exceptions, every crop we produce seems to be as inept as the last at ODI cricket. From the late 80s to around '97 we were excellent at it but poorer at the Tests comparitively, now it's t'other way roond.

Funny old game.

Dunno what the answer is.

 

[open365]

Okay I could understand Strauss charging early on when things weren't going England's way. Not the shot which took his wicket. Unnecessary.

Good going Straussy

 

[GIMH]

I'm trying to work out why Inzi chose to bat 2nd under lights, and the only reason I can think of is that he fancies his attack to skittle England quickly so Pak can be back at the hotel in time for "Lost". Am I wrong?

While "Lost" never crossed my mind, I was half-seriously thinking that it was a time-saving operation to save Pakistan from unnecessarily using all 50 overs when batting

 

[PY]

Ergh, KP KP.

Looking million dollars and get out in twenties.

 

[Pratters]

I don't think Pieterson was looking special at all. Pakistan has just straying down leg side and people are punishing it - evident by the ball Colingwood got now.

The particular shot of Pieterson - maybe he misjudged the length and expected it to be a bit fuller. I wouldn't blame him for the particular shot as misjudgements do occur in one day cricket. I am against England going for a lot of runs though. Pakistan isn't bowling any thing special and the pitch is flat. The runs will come any way.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Must settle down and have a slog later, ideal man in now to hit the gaps and change the strike.

Shoaib is back..

 

[aussie]

Now that KP is gone England will do well to get up to a 260-270 score.

 

[jack_sparrow]

259-9

meh...bout right i'd say but otherwise....264 - 8

 

[aussie]

Recently he's been batting four, which means he's only been in during the middle overs - apparently the selectors don't realise that he's far more dangerous at the end of an innings. He needs to move back to five, but due to the fact that Paul Collingwood's usefulness as an ODI player is rapidly diminishing, we can't really afford to do that unless we're going to bring in another top order batsman.

Thats depatable i feel, yea when KP came in South Africa he was superb at #5 but in a full-strength England ODI side i think he should bat in the top 4.

On Collingwood i can't see how his usefulness as ODI is rapidly diminishing, his form since the natwest series last summer where he was very good hasn't been poor.

 

[GIMH]

Now that KP is gone England will do well to get up to a 260-270 score.

Always brings a smile to my day when you post Aussie, as I assume you've just finished school/college, which means my day at work is nearly over

Wouldn't it be nice if we posted a competitive total? Our recent ODI form is so bad that winning isn't an option anymore, and making the opposition work for their victory is cause eniugh for celebration

 

[viktor]

With a few exceptions, every crop we produce seems to be as inept as the last at ODI cricket. From the late 80s to around '97 we were excellent at it but poorer at the Tests comparitively, now it's t'other way roond.

Funny old game.

Dunno what the answer is.

Duncan Fletcher?

 

[GIMH]

Call me arrogant, obnoxious, call me whatever the hell you want, but I somewhat orefer it this way round myself.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Thats depatable i feel, yea when KP came in South Africa he was superb at #5 but in a full-strength England ODI side i think he should bat in the top 4.

On Collingwood i can't see how his usefulness as ODI is rapidly diminishing, his form since the natwest series last summer where he was very good hasn't been poor.

Batting average of 36 = still not fantastic for a number five. He should be expecting a few not outs from that position, which should raise it a bit. It's acceptable, but in an ideal world he'd be batting number seven in England's ODI side, for mine.