England close on 202/5 with a lead of 281 after day 2 in Multan

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ENG 281
PAK 107/2 (28) CRR: 3.82
Day 1: Stumps - Pakistan trail by 174 runs

Babar Azam is the key for tomorrow - a good innings could change the course of the game.

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[Kaddy]

Babar needs to be little careful for the first few overs of the day.

Should go for the century and help Pakistan take a decent lead. Batting in 4th innings will be difficult.

 

[Abdullah]

Huge day and a humongous first session.
We need to be still be batting at the end of the day - otherwise we are behind in this game
Saud and Babar need to keep going for a good while.
Good luck chaps

 

[wrongun]

Huge innings for Babar.

A pretty 60 won't do here, needs to ton up and drag some runs out of all these allrounders too. If they couldn't chase on that last pitch then being left anything up around 200 will be very difficult. So Pakistan need a lead here, a significant one.

300 probably not enough although it keeps Pakistan in the game. 350 minimum really needed. 400 is a strong position.

 

[Sarwar89]

Babar should display Luka Modric Croatian style counter punch & let this samba bazball bite the dust in Multan. Square the series 1-1 & go to our fortress National Stadium Karachi.

 

[adzzy786]

I don’t think our batting line up has ever looked so weak. One more wicket and we are 3 down and into the start of the tail.
I still don’t understand Aghas selection.

 

[jnaveen1980]

May not be an entertaining day. But it will be an absorbing day given the gambles of Stokes like Root bowling more overs than Robinson/Anderson/Wood.

 

[mon858]

I don’t think our batting line up has ever looked so weak. One more wicket and we are 3 down and into the start of the tail.
I still don’t understand Aghas selection.

I think they picked agha to make it look like azhar wasn't dropped for poor form but for allowing picking more all rounders and agha as backup spin option. Otherwise with 5 bowling options already they could have easily picked shan masood over azhar but then it would have clearly sent message that time is up for azhar which our weak captain and management may be too afraid to do with a senior.

On the flip side agha did okay in last test and had seen England Bowling once already so that could be a reason to continue with him.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Weird pitch. Extremely dry. ALthough cracks are there pitch is still low. You can take your time and play off the backfoot.

 

[msb314]

Good start by Pakistan

 

[jnaveen1980]

On this pitch you can play all day if you really want. Can't believe England surrendered 10 wickets on day 1 lol

 

[imshally81]

Outfield isn't super fast like pindi

 

[imshally81]

50 for Saud Shakeel

 

[hamzie]

outtttttttttttttttttttttt

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bang. This guy is bowling his first over? lol seriously stokes

 

[Kianig89]

we need to just bat bat and bat with head down nothing else

 

[Adi_62945]

Babar will remain average to good player in test matches. He is not learning the art to build his innings. If he cant do it after player 45+ tests them it will not be done on later on

 

[Ahmed216]

Big big wicket. Babar was scoring quickly

 

[Kianig89]

floodgates are open

 

[ammar_merry]

Lovely ball.

 

[msb314]

Frustrating dismissal but was one heck of a delivery lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

200 all out is a possibility now

 

[Kianig89]

Where there is no vision, there is no hope
Saqlain and Moyo

 

[Smudger]

Babar will remain average to good player in test matches. He is not learning the art to build his innings. If he cant do it after player 45+ tests them it will not be done on later on

Anyone can get a good ball why are you so dramatic

 

[Kianig89]

Still on paper we have long batting

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Babar will remain average to good player in test matches. He is not learning the art to build his innings. If he cant do it after player 45+ tests them it will not be done on later on

Babar scores quickly in tests, which is more damaging, the time of scoring big double and triple hundreds on slow pace has gone now

 

[waheed_sofi]

Why isn't Sony showing it on TV today. They have 4 Channels, on 2 they are showing India's match and on other 2 some random football highlights.
Anyone from India, why aren't they showing?

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Why isn't Sony showing it on TV today. They have 4 Channels, on 2 they are showing India's match and on other 2 some random football highlights.
Anyone from India, why aren't they showing?

Watching it on JioTV

 

[Farabi]

Babar scores quickly in tests, which is more damaging, the time of scoring big double and triple hundreds on slow pace has gone now

Umm not really. Big daddy hundreds win test matches.
Anyway, not to be for him today but played well.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar will remain average to good player in test matches. He is not learning the art to build his innings. If he cant do it after player 45+ tests them it will not be done on later on

Babar scored 54 runs in 70 balls against spinners (Root, Jacks, Leach). It was an easy passage for him.

 

[Savak]

Babar as usual gets exposed like a school boy against the big teams and on the big stages.

 

[jnaveen1980]

England is creating artificial pressure by having close-in fielders

 

[Kianig89]

just hit a couple of boundaries to disrupt the field bu Pakistan and self combustion are match in heaven

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

If Pakistan doesn't have any young keeper whom they want to groom, they should immediately call Sarfaraz back in test squad. Rizwan can't never be a test player with so much technical flaws and zero off side game.

 

[Ahmed216]

Babar scored 54 runs in 70 balls against spinners (Root, Jacks, Leach). It was an easy passage for him.

He did well against wood too if you forgot

 

[boomboomcheema]

Babar again throws it away. Always gets those cute 60-70s does Babar but never a big score.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Runs seem to have dried up.

 

[Ahmed216]

They need to keep scoring…can’t allow Robinson to hit his areas easily

 

[jnaveen1980]

He did well against wood too if you forgot

I thought seamers were hardly used. 2 overs for Jamie 4 overs for wood.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Pakistan playing for a draw now.

 

[imshally81]

Is ball reversing?

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Rizwan is a horrible player in longer format. Can't even take single to open his account. Should bat at 7 or 8.

 

[Ahmed216]

Such a limited batsman against pacers Rizwan

 

[msb314]

Rizwan is rubbish

 

[Ahmed216]

Rizwan is a horrible player in longer format. Can't even take single to open his account. Should bat at 7 or 8.

He’s under pressure now with Sarfraz in the dressing room

 

[Justcrazy]

Such a limited batsman against pacers Rizwan

What is required is grinding of the bowlers , the more they bat the better

 

[Champ_Pal]

Such a limited batsman against pacers Rizwan

He should play Tests like a LOI game. His defense looks very dodgy.

 

[Champ_Pal]

What is required is grinding of the bowlers , the more they bat the better

He looks like he can get out anytime now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to bat out today without being bowled out and get a solid lead.

 

[Justcrazy]

He looks like he can get out anytime now.

He should hang on , first innings will deciede the game here

 

[Ahmed216]

What is required is grinding of the bowlers , the more they bat the better

That’s not the point. He’s poor against pace and no. 5 is too high for him

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rizwan

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Pakistan need to bat out today without being bowled out and get a solid lead.

Building up a lead is a long short. I hope they recover the deficit first.

 

[waheed_sofi]

Watching it on JioTV

Brother, I have checked every sony Channel on TV and Jio Tv, they aren't showing it.
Which channel on Jio Tv are you watching?

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Today's play is a reflection of how good players groom and build careers of younger ones. Till Babar was there Saud looked comfortable and was scoring freely without any pressure.

Now with Rizwan he looks under immense pressure and afraid of getting out.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Brother, I have checked every sony Channel on TV and Jio Tv, they aren't showing it.
Which channel on Jio Tv are you watching?

Yeah you are right, not showing now.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rizwan is an extremely limited batsman , pakistan need to prepare a replacement.

 

[Suleiman]

Building up a lead is a long short. I hope they recover the deficit first.

Yeah exactly.

Either way, this isn’t a 500 run fest pitch. Has some spice in it.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Its just the matter of time ,the way these two are batting they will get out soon.

 

[Robert]

Bang. This guy is bowling his first over? lol seriously stokes

Robbo is our ace these days.

 

[Suleiman]

Today's play is a reflection of how good players groom and build careers of younger ones. Till Babar was there Saud looked comfortable and was scoring freely without any pressure.

Now with Rizwan he looks under immense pressure and afraid of getting out.

This is why trusting your own ability is important. Can’t always rely on the old guard to guide you and give you confidence, some of whom may not be mentally tough.

Can’t always have an elder hold your hand and guide you.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to rotate the strike , runs will matter

 

[Devadwal]

Last 9 over 7 runs

 

[shah_1]

What is the exact strategy?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Saud shakeel too is a limited batsman ,no flare whatsoever. Not even trying to score runs.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Rizwan is an extremely limited batsman , pakistan need to prepare a replacement.

Sarfraz was very good and fluent in making runs in test cricket.

Made some impactful inns.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

25 consecutive dot balls. Wow.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Rizwan again 0(21)

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rizwan pushes for wrong reviews from behind the wickets and killing the innings wth his poor batting.

 

[msb314]

Finally off the mark!

 

[Ahmed216]

This could be woods last over of the spell

 

[dravidthewall]

Rizwan playing gem of the innings.All time great knock

 

[Suleiman]

28 deliveries to get going? What is this? )

I know we have a dearth of talent in Pakistan currently but come on man. What has happened to him this year.

 

[kukkad kamaal]

Watching it on sonyliv mobile app in India

 

[Ahmed216]

Rizwan needs to make it count now after having a proper sighter otherwise it’s going to look very ugly

 

[boomboomcheema]

Pakistan better score runs now , too much tuk tuk would lead to conceeding a lead. Shakeel gone.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Terrible defensive batting by saud and now gone.

 

[dravidthewall]

Its just the matter of time ,the way these two are batting they will get out soon.

You were right shakeel gone

 

[Savak]

Fear of failure, being scared of the opposition, giving too much respect to the opposition. An eternal problem of the Pakistani team. The entire system is plagued by this virus.

 

[JibranAnsari]

England will most likely get a lead of 50 plus