Pakistan vs England test series

Pakistan vs England test series

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Downward

3,592 posts

103 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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Baron Greenback said:
Thought with all the cricket we should be playing in county matches our players should be match/cricket fit but these guys look like still hang over from new year break! Sad showing!
No good if half are over the IPL though while the rest are playing county with guys who probably resent them based on contracts and the fact they seem to be able to walzt in and out the team when they want.

spikeyhead

17,314 posts

197 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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I'm glad I don't have a ticket for tomorrow.

SydneyBridge

8,592 posts

158 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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Really really good bowling and fielding, but we should be batting much better

Murph7355

37,708 posts

256 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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Murph7355 said:
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As for his batting, one swallow doth not a summer make....
Cough!

This is embarrassing.

Could quite easily be over today. Serious changes required.

spikeyhead

17,314 posts

197 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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We're winning smile

Baron Greenback

6,980 posts

150 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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spikeyhead said:
We're winning smile
Half glass full person? In the lead,need a lead of 46 and get South Africa win of getting Pakistan out for 45

SydneyBridge

8,592 posts

158 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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25 deliveries, 4 wickets, 64 to win
Cracking bowling but not much resistance

alfa phil

2,097 posts

207 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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Pathetic morning from England ,changes needed at least 3 or 4 players are just are not up to it, oh forgot they dont do changes do they ,give em all another chance then.

Gargamel

14,987 posts

261 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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Loved this line from Nasser

Can't bowl when the ball isn't moving, Can't bat when the ball is moving !

Pretty much sums us up at the moment, I knew we'd fold up like a cheap deckchair this morning. Broad can never be counted on with the bat in a fight, too many scars.

Another missed opportunity for Andersen to get his first test century... how many more chances does he need !

Buttler played a good innings, but doing it in the last session of a day with an old ball, versus first up in the morning fresh bowlers and a new ball - he didn't look quite so clever.

Who else is there ?

Downward

3,592 posts

103 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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Where is Moin Ali ?

Gargamel

14,987 posts

261 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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Downward said:
Where is Moin Ali ?
Dropped on account of being st at test cricket recently

SydneyBridge

8,592 posts

158 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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With the next Test starting next friday, there isnt much time to make any or many changes.
The thought of a Jimmy Century made me smile, that would be amazing.

Downward

3,592 posts

103 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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Gargamel said:
Downward said:
Where is Moin Ali ?
Dropped on account of being st at test cricket recently
Good choice, I can see the improvement

Downward

3,592 posts

103 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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What the hell is Joe Root doing ?

Cant captain at silly point kneeling ffs.

Someone spoke about this Friday.

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

123 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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England’s worse home performance for a long long time. Well done to Pakistan however this England side really need to pull their socks up. Losing in sport is fine but to lose in this manner is pathetic.

Gargamel

14,987 posts

261 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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Downward said:
Good choice, I can see the improvement
See you are thinking of match winning Moeen, who hits centuries for fun a takes wickets....he has played for really quite sometime.

Another Moeen Ali replaced him and played really st for quite a while

Murph7355

37,708 posts

256 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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BlackLabel said:
England’s worse home performance for a long long time. Well done to Pakistan however this England side really need to pull their socks up. Losing in sport is fine but to lose in this manner is pathetic.
Same as in Australia.

Someone will say so.mryhing to hurt Root's feelings, we'll come out fighting and win, then back to the nonchalance. Rinse and repeat.

Root's not ready to be captain. His decision making is poor (experience maybe). The selectors also need to be more adventurous - tried and tested only at being beat is not a good avenue.

Stan the Bat

8,916 posts

212 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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"Root's not ready to be captain."

Exactly this, has hardly had a decent score since being made captain either.

Amirhussain

Original Poster:

11,489 posts

163 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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That was a top performance from Pakistan in all departments. Who’d have thought England would drop all those catches....

Seem to have found a decent bowler in the making in Mohammed Abbas. Anything to keep Wahab Riaz out of the side...thank god.

alfa phil

2,097 posts

207 months

Monday 28th May 2018
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Stan the Bat said:
"Root's not ready to be captain."

Exactly this, has hardly had a decent score since being made captain either.
so who is it to be, i agree Root is not the man at the moment, i would tell Cook TO pick it up again .thought he made a good captain, but said it affected his performances, so now his performances are no better,confused this would hopefully get Root back to the form he once had, if cookie doesn't want to do it drop him, and give it to James Anderson, hes been round the block a few times , we cant do any worse , I know this is thinking outside the box a bit .but hey we are pretty crap at the moment, ps get moeen ali back in the side ,