4 years, 3 Test series and still Pakistan and England are neck-and-neck in England

[shamaan]

They are a better team than Pakistan. That's why they won thay match and will win the series.

They have a better lower order that's what won them that match

 

[shamaan]

In english conditions I would disagree. In general, that could possibly be true but we have to see how they do when they tour.

The only difference in this tour was anderson and buttler in terms of batting and bowling

 

[Hasan123]

They have a better lower order that's what won them that match

They have better bowlers and a better batting line up.

 

[Rana]

England will take 1-0 even though they should be 1-0 down

 

[Mamoon]

England will take 1-0 even though they should be 1-0 down

It should actually be 2-0 to Pakistan. Don’t forget the fantasy win in the second Test with Naseem taking a 6 wicket haul in the second innings.

 

[Mesozoic]

England will take 1-0 even though they should be 1-0 down

And why should they be 1-0 down ?

 

[Mesozoic]

I think 1-0 is a fair result at the end of it all. Pakistan did not deserve winning this series after how atrocious they were this game.

Valuable 27 WTC points lost for England.

Second test would have gone either way. So draw was a fair result.

 

[Ab Fan]

Some Pakistan fans are really deluded lol, they should feel lucky about 70-80 overs atleast has been lost due to rain and hence saving their chance of a 0-2 smashing.

England would feel rain has literally washed them the chance of getting to Test Championship finals.

 

[Thephenom]

A test championship set up by Australia, England and India who are 3 of the best test playing nations in the world, knowing that there’s no way other teams except New Zealand have a chance of getting to the final, let’s not kid ourselves!

 

[Rana]

Some Pakistan fans are really deluded lol, they should feel lucky about 70-80 overs atleast has been lost due to rain and hence saving their chance of a 0-2 smashing.

England would feel rain has literally washed them the chance of getting to Test Championship finals.

England should count their stars. They were bailed out by a flukey win at Old Trafford, where Pakistan just surrendered an easy win, and they most likely would have lost the second Test. Pakistani haters can argue all they want against this

 

[Thulsa]

England should count their stars. They were bailed out by a flukey win at Old Trafford, where Pakistan just surrendered an easy win, and they most likely would have lost the second Test. Pakistani haters can argue all they want against this

What are you basing the 2nd test supposed victory on?

Pakistani bowlers bowled well in patches throughout this series but nothing to suggest that the second test was stacked heavily in Pakistan’s favour.

 

[shamaan]

They have better bowlers and a better batting line up.

Shan masood and abid ali got more runs than thier openers
Azhar got more runs than root
Babar got more runs runs than pope

The only difference was buttler and anderso

 

[shamaan]

I think 1-0 is a fair result at the end of it all. Pakistan did not deserve winning this series after how atrocious they were this game.

Valuable 27 WTC points lost for England.

Second test would have gone either way. So draw was a fair result.

No I think 1-1 would have been fair result

 

[Firebat]

Azhar Ali's assessment on how Pakistan lost the series:

“Of course, we’re sad about not winning but some things happen that aren’t in your control. We can learn from this experience. We are disappointed. We came here to not only draw the series but win it. We had an opportunity to do that but we missed it and England performed well under pressure."

“The first Test cost us. If we won that Test and with the weather like this, we would have won the series."

“The positives are so many from this series. Unfortunately, the results aren’t in our favor. Mistakes happen in cricket but if you learn, you’ll come back. We played good cricket and this was the message from the team management also. In the 1st and 2nd Tests, we played good cricket but the sessions that really mattered, we lost, but we dominated the first Test mostly."

 

[KB]

In the five innings they batted, on four of the occasions they did so with great determination and batted at least 80 overs. The one occasion they failed to do so, they failed spectacularly: the second innings at Old Trafford. In the end that solitary capitulation with the bat was fatal in the series.

Nevertheless, a lot of fight shown. After a painful defeat in the first Test match, being flattened on the first two days of the third, and being encased in a bio-secure bubble - taxing no doubt in its own way - submission would not have been a surprising outcome in this Test when the score read 30-4. But to their credit, their resolve was not exhausted.

 

[tyron_woodley]

A test championship set up by Australia, England and India who are 3 of the best test playing nations in the world, knowing that there’s no way other teams except New Zealand have a chance of getting to the final, let’s not kid ourselves!

yes...most popular team gets preferential treatment in every sport. Most marketable team who happen to be good as well generally win.

 

[tyron_woodley]

England should count their stars. They were bailed out by a flukey win at Old Trafford, where Pakistan just surrendered an easy win, and they most likely would have lost the second Test. Pakistani haters can argue all they want against this

I want to feel that way but I believe the series should have ended 1 -1.

who do you think bad the edge in the second test though? England were 4 wickets down for 100.

239 is what pak managed to score.

Had it been 100/5 I would say edge to pakistan. i believe England's strong middle order would have helped them get to a 250 ish score.
from there it's anyone's game. pakistan did bat poorly in the second innings of the first test.

 

[Napa]

In the five innings they batted, on four of the occasions they did so with great determination and batted at least 80 overs.

Batting 80 overs gets you only about 240 runs, which is more often than not not enough to avoid defeat.

 

[MenInG]

In the five innings they batted, on four of the occasions they did so with great determination and batted at least 80 overs. The one occasion they failed to do so, they failed spectacularly: the second innings at Old Trafford. In the end that solitary capitulation with the bat was fatal in the series.

Nevertheless, a lot of fight shown. After a painful defeat in the first Test match, being flattened on the first two days of the third, and being encased in a bio-secure bubble - taxing no doubt in its own way - submission would not have been a surprising outcome in this Test when the score read 30-4. But to their credit, their resolve was not exhausted.

Lovely summary of Pakistan's effort but still does not absolve Misbah etc