England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets in third ODI, chasing down 359 with ease

[Robert]

Must say I am impressed by England, who I think can’t usually chase a big target. Excellent preparation for the WC.

 

[Yezir]

150 will just go in the 2nd tier even faster. draft him in i guess lol

 

[PakHammer]

Shaheen looks so raw and mediocre. What has happened to him, he was looking quality when he first burst on the international scene. I would bring in Mir Hamza for the next game, least he has bowling in English conditions.

 

[Yezir]

Why are you so worried about how many times india has scored 350 in england? your team still lost twice after scoring more than 350 + twice in two games. 2 more to go & 9 more left in wc

 

[mesmerizer85]

This is what happens when merit is overlooked (both in bowling & batting). It seems somehow our batting has slightly improved but nepotism based bowlers like faheem have spoilt our best trait..

 

[mesmerizer85]

Just goes to show how india has turned its weakness into its next strength ie bowling by picking performers from domestics..

 

[jnaveen1980]

Trundlers will be banished on these pitches. You need a bit of pace even if they go for runs.

 

[PakLFC]

It is scary that we can't even defend 360. Okay, conditions plus a small ground were great for batting however we never looked liked taking many wickets at all. Dare I say at this point for once the batting looks far better then our bowling. Only consolation here is that perhaps Pak could have put more pressure on Eng had the catches been taken otherwise England are just too good for us. Had we set 400 they would have walked to that score as well. Shaheen is not gonna bother many batsman where as Faheem being picked is extreme nepotism.

 

[SecularPakistanii]

It's appalling to see Pakistani bowling drop down to this level. No doubt though, had the fielders held onto the simplest of catches this, would have been a different game.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Must say I am impressed by England, who I think can’t usually chase a big target. Excellent preparation for the WC.

They literally chased 360+ vs wi like 1 month ago or something.

 

[Ronaldo7]

It is scary that we can't even defend 360. Okay, conditions plus a small ground were great for batting however we never looked liked taking many wickets at all. Dare I say at this point for once the batting looks far better then our bowling. Only consolation here is that perhaps Pak could have put more pressure on Eng had the catches been taken otherwise England are just too good for us. Had we set 400 they would have walked to that score as well. Shaheen is not gonna bother many batsman where as Faheem being picked is extreme nepotism.

Our bowling was bad but our fielding just made it even worse. How can you drop a dollie like that?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

[MENTION=139981]HitWicket[/MENTION] [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] enjoy it. World Cup knockouts soon

 

[jnaveen1980]

It's appalling to see Pakistani bowling drop down to this level. No doubt though, had the fielders held onto the simplest of catches this, would have been a different game.

Pakistan fielding has always been substandard. But their bowling often was able to overcome this deficiency.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

If i was Eng, i woud'nt be running downtown with joy at 2 wins...end of the day they've leaked 700 + runs...i'd be very iffy with the bowling combo...its not all doom and gloom as far as pak r concerned, the 2 openers have fired, couple of good innnings from ali etc, they are not gonna get flat pithches all around, soon they will get a wicket and conditions that suit their pace attack...

 

[Robert]

They literally chased 360+ vs wi like 1 month ago or something.

Just learned that they have not lost a home run chase since 2015 and have run down 350 four times.

Of all the ODI openers who have over 1000 runs, Bairstow and Roy have the highest strike rates. Not Gilchrist, not Gayle, not McCullum.

But something will go wrong in the World Cup - they will get a pitch they can’t bat on somewhere.