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[Postman Pep]

Very good review of the game

England share the burden and the glory in Ben Stokes' crowning victory

Captain's inspirational leadership dredges an impossible win from Rawalpindi road

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[Postman Pep]

 

[The Black Shed]

Long live test cricket!

 

[Postman Pep]

 

[waspish]

Can we beat Australia via Baz Ball is the big question?

This will be our toughest series as always because we don’t seem to do well on fast pitches with a high bounce plus against top class fast bowlers!

 

[beehive_bob]

That is one superb photo. Thanks for posting :)

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Very good review of the game

England share the burden and the glory in Ben Stokes' crowning victory

Captain's inspirational leadership dredges an impossible win from Rawalpindi road

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Stokes setting of the field is outstanding. Root wouldn't have set the field shown in the pic in a month of Sundays. Great captains think outside the box when it's needed.

 

[KS55]

That’s remarkable, every fielder in a catching position. Amazing captaincy.

 

[jimharri]

That’s remarkable, every fielder in a catching position. Amazing captaincy.

To be fair, that was late on, when a Pakistan win was out of the equation. Consequently, Stokes had nothing to lose, and had to press hard for the last wicket or two, with the light fading rapidly. Didn’t he say after the game that they probably only had around 10 minutes left to get that last wicket when it fell?

 

[KS55]

To be fair, that was late on, when a Pakistan win was out of the equation. Consequently, Stokes had nothing to lose, and had to press hard for the last wicket or two, with the light fading rapidly. Didn’t he say after the game that they probably only had around 10 minutes left to get that last wicket when it fell?

Right. Root would have had a couple on the boundary, just in case!