England finish Day 2 on 92/4 in response to Pakistan’s first-innings total of 326

[Baigel]

Pakistan needs to get Naseem on before bad light is called

 

[Major]

Swinging yorker

 

[sweep_shot]

26 overs are left. Pakistan should try to get 2-3 more wickets.

 

[Yk313]

Imagine if we had Amir here as our third seamer. England would have been nowhere.

I was just thinking this - relish that line up

 

[Titan24]

Difference between Waqar as coach and Azhar Mehmood as coach

Exactly.

 

[Yk313]

Pakistan needs to get Naseem on before bad light is called

Good idea I guess - not sure how awake AA is...

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Naseem isnt less in my opinion and in the long run will become much better than him.

Could have gone with 4 seamers as Amir is a decent bowling allrounder instead of a Faheem.

 

[topspin]

I was watching clips of India’s pace bowling from the 90s during the lunch break and forgive me for saying it was a real eye sore. It is so much more refreshing watching Shaheen and Mohammad Abbas. Thank you for make the eye sore vanish.

 

[sharmaji]

A Yorker already!!! Brilliant !

 

[shamaan]

This makes me question the people who are running our domestic circuits. Can you imagine we could've missed out on someone like Abbas if the toss hadn't gone his way

Agreed

 

[Firebat]

Don’t like SSA round the wicket this early. Don’t think it had completely stopped shaping.

Agreed. Far more dangerous to both edges coming over the wicket.

 

[watson367]

great cricket after so many months

 

[marlonbrowndo]

“Up North” is Wasim Akram’s second favourite phrase after “flicking the wrist”

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

We can already deduce ... one afridi is better than other.

 

[shamaan]

Beauty

 

[Syed1]

This makes me question the people who are running our domestic circuits. Can you imagine we could've missed out on someone like Abbas if the toss hadn't gone his way

Things are often hyped for stories as well. The toss might have been for selection for a particular match. Even if he had lost the toss he would gotten a chance sooner or later.

 

[Firebat]

Beaaaaauuuttyyy again

 

[Usman Chadda]

Shaheen has looked like taking a wicket every ball. Root is facing some high quality bowling here.

 

[topspin]

Abbas has got the nickbacker back, he lost it last year.

I wouldn’t say that. Dukes ball is much easier swing and seam but we should take nothing away from him. He’s bowled brilliantly today.

 

[watson367]

jaffa

 

[angrypathan]

“Up North” is Wasim Akram’s second favourite phrase after “flicking the wrist”

Don't forget, "That's where this guy is so dangerous"

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

I was just thinking this - relish that line up

If Amir agreed to play tests selectively it would have given Pak a better balance outside Asia. If Amir keeps it full he is very threatening.

 

[uberkoen]

The atmosphere created by the fielders has been brilliant.

 

[sweep_shot]

Shaheen's figure: 5-3-5-1.

 

[Nostalgic]

Shaheen's figure: 5-3-5-1.

Epic fast bowling.

1 four, 1 no ball, and 28 dots, most of them to Root.

 

[sweep_shot]

1 four, 1 no ball, and 28 dots, most of them to Root.

Keeping Root quiet is good because Root is not technically limited like Burns. Root can rotate the strike.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

1 four, 1 no ball, and 28 dots, most of them to Root.

A rare sight on the cricket forum

 

[JaDed]

I was watching clips of India’s pace bowling from the 90s during the lunch break and forgive me for saying it was a real eye sore. It is so much more refreshing watching Shaheen and Mohammad Abbas. Thank you for make the eye sore vanish.

Many Indians didn't watch it live when our team bowled in 90s why would you?

 

[Rayyman]

Lol chill Shadab is not a world class spinner

 

[Yk313]

We know PAK are charged up when we field and chirp like this :’)

 

[watson367]

hopefully british media doesn't highlight these no balls

 

[Greenstorm]

I am not liking this new no ball rule.

 

[Syed1]

I am not liking this new no ball rule.

What rule?

 

[Amjid Javed]

No freebies for the batsmen.

 

[angrypathan]

No balls disrupting Abbas' concentration

 

[Nostalgic]

A rare sight on the cricket forum

I lurk. I’m always here, so be at your best behavior.

 

[watson367]

What rule?

I think he's talking about he third umpire tech

 

[Mesozoic]

Wow that delivery to Stokes was phenomenal.

Abbas should only play in England and New Zealand.

 

[Salman4.]

Imagine if we had Amir here as our third seamer. England would have been nowhere.

Oh yes. Him bowling off-cutters with the new bowl would've been a sight.

 

[Greenstorm]

What rule?

Third umpire is calling these.

 

[sweep_shot]

Too many no-balls are happening.

I think these were the cases in the past too but on-field umpires used to not pick up.

 

[Major]

Waiting for naseem now

 

[Baigel]

Get Naseem or Yasir on next over

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Oh yes. Him bowling off-cutters with the new bowl would've been a sight.

That's why I said if he kept bowling the fuller length like he did in the PSL after the session with Wasim he could have been lethal alongside Abbas, Shaheen and Naseem.

 

[sweep_shot]

Third umpire is calling these.

I actually like it. We need to eliminate all bad decisions.

On-field umpires make too many bad decisions.

 

[Markhor]

Don't forget, "That's where this guy is so dangerous"

"In our part of the world"

"It comes with experience"

 

[watson367]

Pak fielders sounding like gully boys.

 

[sweep_shot]

Get Naseem or Yasir on next over

Don't think Yasir can trouble Root. Naseem is better.

 

[Caved12]

Amazing start by Pakistan. Abbas and Shaheen are both on fire. Now it should be Naseem's turn

 

[Justcrazy]

26 . 3

If Pakistan can break this partnership , they can apply pressure on Poms lower order.

 

[Yk313]

Too many no-balls are happening.

I think these were the cases in the past too but on-field umpires used to not pick up.

Yup, always suspected that these were going unnoticed.

 

[Markhor]

Wow that delivery to Stokes was phenomenal.

Abbas should only play in England and New Zealand.

And West Indies as they use Dukes ball and Abbas was superb there in 2017.

 

[uberkoen]

Naseem's warming up. Looking forward to seeing him play.

 

[JaDed]

Wasim's memory is so good w.r.t Cricket.

 

[Firebat]

Loving the energy on the field, it's infectious. Barely even noticed there's no crowd.

 

[Yk313]

Sun’s out now. Hope we get 1-2 more today at least.

 

[hafizexpress]

Imagine if after this Abbas/SSA spell Amir and Naseem were coming to ball *heart eyes emoji*

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Naseem Shah is almost going to have a bowl!!! So excited.

 

[Justcrazy]

Naseem warming up , Pakistan will need him to get a wicket here , to Put Poms under more pressure

 

[Baigel]

I just hope that Naseem doesn’t leak runs...

 

[sweep_shot]

Very disappointing performance from Stokes. He didn't bowl and was playing as a specialist batsman. He ended up scoring a duck.

 

[angrypathan]

Pope playing well here

 

[uberkoen]

Still can't believe we didn't play Abbas in the Brisbane Test, last year.

 

[Mesozoic]

Pakistan should not relent. England bat very deep and once the ball stops doing things, it'll be tough to stop the run flow against Root,Butler etc.

 

[Yk313]

Wasim's memory is so good w.r.t Cricket.

Yup, remember him once reminding Sourav Ganguly how Moin Khan had dropped a chance en-route a big score by SG. SG kept saying it was in a different innings - apparently some fan dug out the footage lol.

 

[Major]

Still can't believe we didn't play Abbas in the Brisbane Test, last year.

He didnt do nothing special in the next test game afterwards

 

[Titan24]

Only 7 runs in Shaheen's 6 overs

 

[uberkoen]

Naseem to come in and blitzkrieg england the worst since WW2

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan should not relent. England bat very deep and once the ball stops doing things, it'll be tough to stop the run flow against Root,Butler etc.

This is true. Even Archer has a FC century.

 

[Major]

Azhar ali in attacking mode. He is goijg with abbas

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Pope is even looking better than Root here. Need to get him out.

Come on Naseem!!!

 

[Third Man]

"In our part of the world"

"It comes with experience"

"I reckon"
"I/we used to"
"One of the best/top bowler/batsman/allrounder in the world"
"At this stage of the game"

 

[Titan24]

I think Abbas should carry on if he can and Naseem should replace Shaheen

 

[Greenstorm]

And West Indies as they use Dukes ball and Abbas was superb there in 2017.

Basically anywhere but on those bouncy surfaces of Aus and SA.

 

[JibranAnsari]

The movement is gone.

 

[Yk313]

If the umpires start BS’ng about Abbas’s landing, I am going to get p****d off.

 

[watson367]

Wasim went from speaking no english to being decent. Cut him some slack.

 

[Greenstorm]

Good move this keeper up.

 

[sweep_shot]

The movement is gone.

Looks like it.

Root can take the game away. Pakistan need to get him out quickly.

 

[Mesozoic]

And West Indies as they use Dukes ball and Abbas was superb there in 2017.

Yeah there too.

He should never play in Asia and Australia/SAF.