England beat Pakistan by 3 wickets in the first Test at Manchester in a close encounter

[Yk313]

Don’t fall for the hype of Pakistani fans again. It is not possible because we are a disaster.

Haha, relax. Could have won too despite inept captaincy, just need some luck to gloss over inadequacies. Would still take a win despite the inadequacies though.

 

[Jeetlodil]

We had everything at our disposal to win this game. Yes we threw it away in our second innings... but the captaincy today is what has cost the game

Yes and very very poor bowling

 

[Major]

boudnayr sacved by short leg lol

 

[Mamoon]

Waiting for Junaids to revise his calculations of how Pakistan are going to play in the World Test Championship final next year at Lord’s.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shaheen coming up

 

[sweep_shot]

15 for a tie.

16 to win.

 

[Major]

Game is not done yet. Cricket is a funny game. You never know.

maybe when 30 runs were needed, but jofra and bess can bat.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Last over for Broad needs to slog now!

 

[Mamoon]

Dude, I love my country so i want them to do well and will support them no matter what.
However, you need to understand that apart from my nationalism, I am not a blind optimist and I dont regard this as a top tier team yet, neither do I celebrate mediocre players in this team.
There are just too many weaknesses atm, but it is not all doom n gloom like you point out.

My optimism is based on what can be in 3-4 years if things go how I expect them to.
I see potential and character in the two young fast bowlers. I also see an end of the fast bowling drought of the last 10 years. Now there are a lot of talented quicks coming up.
Azhar and Asad are going to leave, and two potentially very good batsmen are going to replace them in Haider ali n abdullah shafiq.
I see a potential great captain in Shan masood taking over from Azhar and changing the rotten culture.

I am more interested in what can be in 3,4 years and i think i am not wrong in this.

I will tell what will happen in 3-4 years. We will still be 6th or 7th and will be hyping the next generation of mediocre youngsters.

 

[Major]

shoudl the new ball be taken or let spin be the main attack?

 

[castortroy]

Yes and very very poor bowling

If your leading by 350 your spinners can bowl with attacking fields

You can't do that if you get bolwed out for 169

 

[Jeetlodil]

Yasir is still the best bowler in Pakistan

 

[watson367]

But Faheem Klusener Stokes is better than Woakes.

 

[Jeetlodil]

If your leading by 350 your spinners can bowl with attacking fields

You can't do that if you get bolwed out for 169

It was 112 for 5. enough to attack.

 

[Titan24]

As I said yesterday, if England manage to dismiss us for around 150, we would end up handing over the match to them.

This match was actually over last night when we were reduced to 137-8. We wouldn’t be ranked 7th if he had the capacity to fight back after a setback and momentum shift.

There is no doubt we are an inconsistent team as the ranking shows as well. I think Pak got the momentum back when they got Eng 117/5 but, Butler and Woakes getting the momentum back for Eng was the main blow I guess.

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

I will tell what will happen in 3-4 years. We will still be 6th or 7th and will be hyping the next generation of mediocre youngsters.

You say this because you have an overall negative view about everything and are low on the spiritual quotient.
You dont see and feel the signs.

 

[castortroy]

New ball will just lead to quick boundaries

SSA will get smashed

 

[sweep_shot]

New ball is now due.

England need 13 runs. Pakistan need 4 wickets.

12 for a tie.

 

[Titan24]

shoudl the new ball be taken or let spin be the main attack?

I would take it.

 

[Major]

new ball taken, 13 runs to defend

 

[owais1]

No one can blame the bowlers, they did well to even pick up 6 wickets. The only problem is the idiotic batting line up we have.

Abid Ali instead of Imam
Azhar Ali instead of Fawad
Asad Shafiq instead of Haider Ali

280 was way too less to defend

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Look at their fitness

 

[watson367]

Kuch bhi hosakta hai. Misbah will send a messenger to Naseem and he will take 4 wickets in 4 balls.

 

[JibranAnsari]

take the new ball , last chance.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Azhar Ali might cry if England win.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

79mph with the new ball

 

[Mamoon]

You say this because you have an overall negative view about everything and are low on the spiritual quotient.
You dont see and feel the signs.

I hope we are both here in 3-4 years so that we can revisit these signs.

 

[castortroy]

It was 112 for 5. enough to attack.

Just takes one partnership to resort to defensive fields

This pitch is still good for batting. No excuse to be skittled for 169.

 

[Major]

3 balls left, i think naseem will ball from other end

 

[topspin]

It's going to be 3-0 whitewash but we're still hear from Misbah fans how their hero has been able to lift Pakistan from the "Mickey Arthur dark era".

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

I hope we are both here in 3-4 years so that we can revisit these signs.

InshaAllah!

 

[JibranAnsari]

funny how people are still saying that the target was low , england was 115/5. Yasir was bowling around the wicket when there was 160 runs to defend and england were 5 down.

 

[watson367]

Still an above average performance from Pak

 

[Major]

thts a big no ball. )

 

[castortroy]

SSA with another No ball lol

This clown has no discipline

 

[Jeetlodil]

Just takes one partnership to resort to defensive fields

This pitch is still good for batting. No excuse to be skittled for 169.

It isnt. Not a single short ball to woakes. Also look at how many no balls Pakistan has bowled. 277 and then 112 for 5 was Pakistans bowlers to close.

 

[Matty]

I would have given the new ball to Abbas

 

[castortroy]

Where is the Hadi guy he said 200 is enough lmao

England bat all the way. Woakes has shown today how deep England Bat.

 

[Mamoon]

Kuch bhi hosakta hai. Misbah will send a messenger to Naseem and he will take 4 wickets in 4 balls.

Our 12 year old speed demon would have to see fear in the eyes of Woakes and Broad first. Don’t think it is going to happen.

 

[asadee]

Yasir's bowling from round the wicket was a negative tactic. Look how more effective he was over the wicket

 

[sweep_shot]

6 more to go.

 

[Jeetlodil]

funny how people are still saying that the target was low , england was 115/5. Yasir was bowling around the wicket when there was 160 runs to defend and england were 5 down.

amazed. and that 4...poor bowling and field placings

 

[Robert]

6 to win.

 

[watson367]

thts a big no ball. )

easypaisa

 

[sindhiboy]

Honestly, both woakes and butler deserved centuries, quality batting from both of them

 

[castortroy]

SSA with some absolute brainless bowling

 

[Mamoon]

Woakes is what you would call an all-rounder let alone an ATG like Stokes.

Show-offs like Shadab would never play an innings like this in such a situation, but his fans would do bhangra over a 20 run cameo.

 

[Major]

Yasir's bowling from round the wicket was a negative tactic. Look how more effective he was over the wicket

nope. it was a set up. one of the commies did an analysis how the batsmen got set up cause of that

 

[Jeetlodil]

Yasir's bowling from round the wicket was a negative tactic. Look how more effective he was over the wicket

very poor. horrible tactic. scared bowlers

 

[Yk313]

You say this because you have an overall negative view about everything and are low on the spiritual quotient.
You dont see and feel the signs.

Yes and no. A decent number of wickets were by Yasir. He’s not going to be around in the next 3-4 years.

Shan, Babar, Rizwan, Shadab (maybe), Naseem and Shaheen will be there.

 

[castortroy]

Woakes just loves Pakistan

Batsmen have no clue against his bowling and bowlers have no plan to how to get him out

 

[sindhiboy]

easypaisa

)

 

[Titan24]

Chris Woakes MOM for me

 

[sweep_shot]

Wasim Akram is grilling Azhar Ali.

 

[Major]

Woakes is what you would call an all-rounder let alone an ATG like Stokes.

Show-offs like Shadab would never play an innings like this in such a situation, but his fans would do bhangra over a 20 run cameo.

this
had shadab not tried to wack the ball, he could had played a similar innings

 

[owais1]

Wasim was all happy when the score was 150/5. "Everyone back home is happy, not just me. This is Pakistans game to win right now".

 

[castortroy]

Expecting 3-0 for England now.

Batters will continue to struggle

 

[Major]

you take the freaken new ball and give it to Yasir shah?

WHY TAKE THE NEW BALL THAN?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Our 12 year old speed demon would have to see fear in the eyes of Woakes and Broad first. Don’t think it is going to happen.

“12 year old”

 

[Jeetlodil]

Waqar and Mushtaq bowling coach

 

[MMHS]

Woakes is what you would call an all-rounder let alone an ATG like Stokes.

Show-offs like Shadab would never play an innings like this in such a situation, but his fans would do bhangra over a 20 run cameo.

Come on, he took 2/13 as well. Still the best bowler for PAK, statistically. In fact it’s Yasir that lost this game for giving 160+ runs

 

[sweep_shot]

you take the freaken new ball and give it to Yasir shah?

WHY TAKE THE NEW BALL THAN?

Strange move indeed.

 

[Major]

lol given

 

[castortroy]

Woakes will probably get 20 wickets this series and get 250 runs

 

[Jeetlodil]

Yasir still your best bowler.

 

[watson367]

I expect the media to create controversies out of SSA's no balls.

 

[Robert]

One more twist.....

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Wasim Akram is grilling Azhar Ali.

What’s he saying?

 

[sweep_shot]

Gone!

England are 7 down now.

Is there a twist?

 

[Yk313]

Wasim Akram is grilling Azhar Ali.

Him, all of PP, my neighbour’s dog. I mean come on bro, 117-5, even if you concede 50 odd and they are sweeping, reverse sweeping, whatever, just go on all out attack.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Azhar ali punching his fist. lol

 

[castortroy]

See what an extra 50 runs would have done

 

[sweep_shot]

What’s he saying?

He was saying that he should go to Shaheen and talk with him. He was saying Azhar is not being proactive. Also, he was criticizing Azhar's field setting.

 

[IcedCoffee]

I hope we are both here in 3-4 years so that we can revisit these signs.

Even if we're in a similar boat in 3-4 years, it doesn't change anything. You can't just be negative and pretend things will change. At least if you're optimistic, your only way is up instead of this constant wrist-slitting.

 

[Major]

never seen azhar ali this pareshan

 

[Jeetlodil]

Him, all of PP, my neighbour’s dog. I mean come on bro, 117-5, even if you concede 50 odd and they are sweeping, reverse sweeping, whatever, just go on all out attack.

Azhar ali is like a football team captain. kisko banana hai captain. tu ban jaa

 

[sweep_shot]

4 more are needed.

3 wickets to go.

 

[King_Kohli]

easypaisa

Lol

 

[Jeetlodil]

3 balls 3 wickets

 

[sindhiboy]

Woakes is what you would call an all-rounder let alone an ATG like Stokes.

Show-offs like Shadab would never play an innings like this in such a situation, but his fans would do bhangra over a 20 run cameo.

pakistan can only dream of having woakes. though shadab had a relatively good all round performance