******Cricket Thread******

[Gabriel]

Pakistan win toss and choose to bat, but England with an early breakthrough.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

2nd test started. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

England looking threatening with the ball early on.

 

[mekonmcfc]

Great start. Although if we bowl them out for 10, we'd score 9 at the moment

 

[KS55]

Even though I’m convinced Stoneman isn’t good enough for test cricket, I have to question the point of dropping someone in a two match test series.

What happens if Jennings flops in the second test?

Do they persist with him for future test series? Return to Stoneman? Select yet another opener?

A thorough evaluation of English cricket needs to take place after this series.

We could follow Australia’s example by picking someone like Hildreth, who has been a consistent run getter in county cricket for many years now. But I suspect his age and the fact that he plays half of his cricket at Taunton will be held against him. Both Adam Voges and Michael Hussey enjoyed a lot of success in the baggy green after years of honing their skills in the domestic circuit.

Remember David Steele.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Great start. Although if we bowl them out for 10, we'd score 9 at the moment

haha, sounds about right.

 

[andyhinch]

Not sure why we haven't got a 4th slip in, the balls doing plenty.

 

[waspish]

Interesting that Pakistan choose to bat after winning the toss thought they’d of bowled while England’s batting being shite

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

17-2

 

[Don Karleone]

78-6

 

[Don Karleone]

79-7 good stuff this

 

[Gabriel]

Another 3 day Test? :-(

 

[waspish]

Say again why did Pakistan batted first after the previous test match smells this.

 

[jimharri]

England 25 ahead at tea on day 2, with 7 wickets in hand. Time to crack on now. Get a lead of anything around 150-200 by lunch tomorrow, then put Pakistan back in.

 

[Jalfraag]

England 25 ahead at tea on day 2, with 7 wickets in hand. Time to crack on now. Get a lead of anything around 150-200 by lunch tomorrow, then put Pakistan back in.

Batting collapse incoming.

 

[waspish]

Looks odds on now for us to win this game 150 lead be enough.

 

[jimharri]

Batting collapse incoming.

Shush!

 

[jimharri]

Batting collapse incoming.

Bloody Jonah!

 

[jay_mcfc]

Say again why did Pakistan batted first after the previous test match smells this.

What does it smell of, exactly?

 

[ancoats]

What does it smell of, exactly?

smells like team spirit

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

England lead by 189.

Plenty of time left. Could even have it won today.