England v Pakistan
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And meanwhile England end the first day of the test in Pakistan at 506 for 4. Yes you read that right. Fastest ever test 500 up. Zak Crawley with the fastest ever ton by an England opener off 86 balls.
I wonder what’s going on at the bookies!
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@Catogrande From Cricinfo -
Never before has a team scored 500 on the first day of a Test, never before have they had four centurions. Zak Crawley's 86-ball ton was joint-fourth on the England list... until Harry Brook surpassed him with an 80-ball knock; Brook and Ben Duckett both scored their maiden hundreds, Crawley and Ollie Pope their third in Tests. -
Yeah 500 in 76 (I think) overs. Carnage.
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Exceptional batting by England. Dodgy bowling by Pakistan.
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Jeepers, not often you see Root as the only non centurion.
Unbelievable days play, then you remember that Pakistan are playing.
Hmmmm.
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So, Eng v Pak. Talk about virus infecting squad and England might have to delay the match. I see Cricinfo scorecard has Livingstone still to come in to bat, at number 8, and Jacks at 7 who is also a specialist batsman.
So, is it whoever was well enough to play on day 1 is in the 11?
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@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
Yeah 500 in 76 (I think) overs. Carnage.
Yeah pretty amazing that with still 15 overs left on the day they still got to 500. Ironic that they went off for bad light when the batters were seeing the cherry like a beach ball….
I watched a few highlights and saw that there was 6x 4s over, that were hit on both the off and on sides and down the ground.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Other Cricket:
went off for bad light when the batters were seeing the cherry like a beach ball….
mercy rule
i think Pakistan had 4 guys on debut? welcome to test cricket youngblood
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incredible that it's only a year since England couldn't buy a run in Australia
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Stokes goes bang and then goes to the sheds.
41 off 18 in a test match. Haha.
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Well, Pakistan have slowed the run rate at least…..have either of them looked like getting out ? What a bizarre test match.
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Shit decks will be the death of the best format.
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@mariner4life said in England v Pakistan:
Shit decks will be the death of the best format.
I watched a few minutes of the game, it looked a terrible pitch. Funny that they prepare such a lifeless wicket when they have some very good seamers
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Not followed this at all.
I'm guessing this is worse than a road.
411/3 on day 4 and you're still 46 short of the follow on?
How is a pitch THIS good for batting?
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@booboo fine coming PCB's way. Surely.
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Someone on the BBC was wanking on after Day 1 about how England are irrevocably changing test cricket. Honestly it was embarrassing.
Certainly, the change in England now their mental shackles have been released is quite remarkable, but before we anoint them as worthy of all that jism we need to remember fortune definitely favoured the brave during their summer and Lady Luck is a fickle lass. Plus, this pitch. FFS if this is the new face of cricket - give me the old one.
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Was a complete cringe moment. Some of the press have been similar. Pope apparently has made the No3 spot his for as long as he wants it and Harry Brook is already a great of the game.
I like the way England are playing these days but it is far too early to be frapping on about how great we are.
Oh and back to the cricket. England’s lead is just over 200 with three wickets down. Brook hits a 6 with his first scoring shot. If that isn’t proof of greatness…
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This test is an interesting case study for batting on a road. With a traditional first innings this match is a draw with the English openers scratching around after tea on day 5 waiting for the captains to agree a draw.
The risk is than you got bowled out cheaply and then have to bat with a bug deficit and massive pressure in the second innings, but if the pitch is a road that you trust to hold up for all five days then going hell for leather on day one is actually a pretty decent tactical innovation. Either you're bowled out for 300 odd and back yourself to get out of the hole when you bet again or you do what the poms did and basically make two days progress in a day.
It's all a bit academic though since this is a rubbish pitch that (thankfully) isn't the norm anymore so building tactics around it are relatively pointless. And if you try it on a proper pitch you'll get cooked. As a novelty test I'm actually finding it kind of fun but if it becomes the norm I'll lose interest.
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Lots of runs in the first innings - check
A number of centuries - check
A 6fer - check
Test lasts 5 days - check
Both teams can still win - checkWhat’s not to like?
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The England declaration looks brave now, Pakistan hitting out. Going to be a tasty finish ... plenty of drama to come I suspect
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Jesus Christ. Geoffrey Boycott is turning in his grave at how this test is going.
Is Liam Livingstone a specialist number eight batsman ?
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Injured and possibly already on the plane home.
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@nzzp said in England v Pakistan:
The England declaration looks brave now, Pakistan hitting out. Going to be a tasty finish ... plenty of drama to come I suspect
I felt the declaration was a bit too aggressive and gave Pakistan too much time on this track. We’re now in the likely position of losing a game where we’ve scored over 900 runs and one that we’ve pretty much been in control of from the word go.
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@Catogrande 343 is a decent target.
That said, Pakistan scored at 3.7 in the first innings... so going at 3 or so isn't ridiculous. Also, the wicket doesn't seem to be really acting up.
But yeah, 110 overs (light aside) is plenty to bowl out a isde.
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My thought was that giving them 110 overs on this track meant that they really didn’t have to push too hard to be in with a chance plus having the option to shut up shop if they do lose a few.
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@MN5 said in England v Pakistan:
Geoffrey Boycott is turning in his grave at how this test is going.
Neat trick
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@Catogrande fair. I actually read waht you said now - I agree, brave and aggressive declaration. Fair play to Stokes, though, live by the sword, die by the sword. They are staying aggressive with the field, and runs are coming. Feels like a couple of wickets though,a nd the game could be close to over.
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@nzzp said in England v Pakistan:
@Catogrande fair. I actually read waht you said now - I agree, brave and aggressive declaration. Fair play to Stokes, though, live by the sword, die by the sword. They are staying aggressive with the field, and runs are coming. Feels like a couple of wickets though,a nd the game could be close to over.
I would have liked another 5 overs or so. A few more runs for us and a few less overs for them but still leaving all three results a possibility. I think they got a bit too bound up in the psychology of declaring at the last minute during the tea interval.
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Here we go. Final session. 86 runs needed by Pakistan. 5 wickets for England
Win, loss, draw and even tie are all on.
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Big wicket. Ollie gets Salman, who was looking rock solid.
4 wickets to go. 85 runs to win
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It’s pace here on out for the Poms. The spin simply wasn’t getting it done.
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@ACT-Crusader said in England v Pakistan:
It’s pace here on out for the Poms. The spin simply wasn’t getting it done.
28 overs left and tail to bowl to. Poms will get it done.
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A very very good win for England. An aggressive batting approach and declaration. Pakistan batted pretty damn well in both innings all things considered. Ollie bowled brilliantly.
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@ACT-Crusader said in England v Pakistan:
Here we go. Final session. 86 runs needed by Pakistan. 5 wickets for England
Win, loss, draw and even tie are all on.
great setup - pity Pakistan Pakistanned and fell in a heap.
Well done England. Pace was the answer all day
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England rollicking along.
Fascinating call though - Dar gave English batsman out on the field - but the bat hit the ground a tthe same time the ball hit the pad. He was really not convinced - asked the TMO to go back and check again.
Genuinely ambiguous - but if given out on the field, how do you overturn?
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Abrar gets the first 5 wickets on the first day of his first ever test match.
England going at 5.5 rpo with 167 in the first session
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@ACT-Crusader said in England v Pakistan:
Abrar gets the first 5 wickets on the first day of his first ever test match.
England going at 5.5 rpo with 167 in the first session
it's bloody watchable
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@nzzp much better than that Aussie test.
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@ACT-Crusader said in England v Pakistan:
@nzzp much better than that Aussie test.
I just grabbed some popcorn to watch two spinners at work. It's a cliche. I'm a cliche. Don't judge.
