England in Dubai vs Pakistan...Cricket.

[SydneyBridge]

8 down, 247 ahead- going to be a tough chasing a relatively low total, assuming we can get the last two quickly

[spikeyhead]

It's sliding away in a sea of full tosses.

[jbswagger]

Pakistan 355 all out.

England need 284 to win, can they do it?

[hornetrider]

283 required.

Predictions please!

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

283 required.

Predictions please!

England's best effort so far chasing 4th Inning scores in the Subcontinent is a mighty 209

So I am predicting a rather disappointing defeat, in a kind of spineless apart from one batter (Root) sort of a way.

173 AO

[spikeyhead]

hornetrider said:

283 required.

Predictions please!

I predict that we'll actually need 284 to win.

It's time we got a win, it's been a close series apart from one England batting collapse. It will be tight, need to average almost 3 an over, which is far more than has been done so far on this pitch.

We'll also need some luck.

[anonymous-user]

hornetrider said:

283 required.

Predictions please!

England all out for 198

[anonymous-user]

With way, the both of the crowd are in for a treat.

[jbswagger]

How many overs are left today?

[SydneyBridge]

jbswagger said:

How many overs are left today?

21 minimum

[anonymous-user]

Ouch

[jbswagger]

SydneyBridge said:

21 minimum

England all out today then?

[hornetrider]

Off to a flyer

We'll be done by lunch tomorrow.

[johnfm]

England will win this by 6 wickets or so.

[Gargamel]

johnfm said:

England will win this by 6 wickets or so.

Hmm this would be the sixth highest run chase of all time and the highest in Asia....

[hornetrider]

Speaking of nearly records.

Stat! said:

Anderson's 13 at 15.6 second best series figures for England paceman in Asia behind JK Lever's 26 at 14.6 in India in 1976-77

Credit where it's due Jimmy

johnfm said:

England will win this by 6 wickets or so.

You can ps off.

[Gargamel]

And there is one back in the hutch. Ali gone

[hornetrider]

2 down. I predict 128 all out.

[Gargamel]

JohnFm, Would you say Australians don't enjoy an angry Root .....

[Challo]

This has to be the last time we see Ali as an opener and Bell at number 3??