England in Dubai vs Pakistan...Cricket.

[Gargamel]

Bell is in gash form, and surely won't travel to SA,

James Taylor needs a place !

Buttler, Stokes, Ali all failed. Though Moeen must be relatively exempt as he is learning a new role

Broad needs to bat the situation, has gone back to having a Waft thinking there is no pressure on him.

We are going lose this one....

[Amirhussain]

What's up with Ben Stokes running his mouth? Just makes himself look like a tt.

[Amirhussain]

England desperately need to sort out their spin options... Ali & Rashid are just way too easy for Pakistan.

[johnfm]

Why haven't PAK declared?? Daft.

[dav123a]

Amirhussain said:

England desperately need to sort out their spin options... Ali & Rashid are just way too easy for Pakistan.

No other options unfortunately I doubt any other English spinner would do any better.

[spikeyhead]

The problem with England is that we lost our last seven wickets for 36 runs. Until we fix that then arguing about bowlers is irrelevant.

[Amirhussain]

johnfm said:

Why haven't PAK declared?? Daft.

Declared now. 354-6. England need 491 to win.

[Gargamel]

Ian Bell This is your moment....!

[Amirhussain]

Cook looks a bit fked....

[Amirhussain]

England lose their first wicket. Imran Khan gets Moeen Ali for 1.

[Amirhussain]

Cook is definitely fked.

[spikeyhead]

So Cook is crook, Ali isn't an opener, Bell and Buttler have forgotten how to spell form, let alone find any and apart from Root the rest of our batsman play like they don't care.

Oh how quickly things have changed form the last few hours of the last test.

Edited by spikeyhead on Sunday 25th October 10:26

[Amirhussain]

19-2. Cook gone

[fathomfive]

Meanwhile, South Africa have hit three centuries and are 430-4 in an ODI against India!

[Gargamel]

fathomfive said:

Meanwhile, South Africa have hit three centuries and are 430-4 in an ODI against India!

Pretty Impressive stuff - AB 11 sixes ... he is a talented chap.

[Baron Greenback]

Ouch strike rate of 195! /doff hat!

[Gargamel]

So 16 overs left tonight, strike rate of 2.5, so that is another 40 runs - so Say 150 runs at close of play

90 overs tomorrow to chase 320 - Stokes, Bairstow, Buttler, Wood, Broad. I have no idea what Rashid is like with a bat, we know Jimmy A is certain to make a run a ball 50 if required.

Would be a new world record run chase, but I think we can do it.

And look, as I type Root smashes another four. 100 more shots like that Rooty and we can win this.

[dav123a]

Bell just gone , looking like a tough day tmw.

[Gargamel]

dav123a said:

Bell just gone , looking like a tough day tmw.

Will Bell tour South Africa ?

Personally, I think it is a while since Bell grabbed a game by the scruff of the neck and dragged it in our favour.

[dav123a]

Probably he will he does seem to stick about despite his scores.