England reach 239/6 in reply of Pakistan's first Innings total of 366 at stumps of Day 2 of the second Test

[Varun]

Wasn't this always the case?

It was.

Away in Australia/India = 5-0/4-0/4-1
Home vs Australia/India = 2-2 draws

 

[Rana]

If that's the sole reason then just keep Babar away from test team. There shouldn't be flat roads just for keeping Babar's average high.

Try saying that in Pakistan without receiving death threats

 

[jamie smith]

would like another wicket before stumps

 

[mazkhan]

Oh PCB, why there were no spinning wickets before

Because our batsmen are worse than England playing spin.

This games not over let's see how we bat in 2nd inns on this pitch

 

[nish_mate]

Beware the tail wagging!

cut the tail!

 

[emranabbas]

Wasn't this always the case?

today is the 9th day the management obviously know what they were doing

1st test started on the 7th Octobers between both tests today is the 9th day

 

[sindhiboy]

Knew Pakistan made a very good score on this pitch, batting first a big advantage.
Stokes is a proper tail ender on a pitch that has any turn

 

[Saurav]

Congrats guys. Brilliant performance

 

[Nikhil_cric]

How much has the spin increased since tea?

 

[followed]

Lol I take back every wrong thing said to Sajid tinda.
He looks like a daku though. LOL

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Give Jamal couple of overs and see if the ball is reversing as there is only 5 overs left for today , we may very well get 80-90 lead here.

 

[mominsaigol]

How much has the spin increased since tea?

You were right bro, That rizzu drop catch did come back to haunt em

Edit: I meant knick and not taking a review

 

[sindhiboy]

How much has the spin increased since tea?

quite a bit.
Brook's dismissal had 7 degrees of turn.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

You were right bro, That rizzu drop catch did come back to haunt em

Edit: I meant knick and not taking a review

Yeah. That partnership he had looks costly in hindsight.

PAK need to drive home this advantage and bat big in the next dig.

 

[Buffet]

Eng can't bat well if there is something in pitch or bowlers are good when playing away. Every one is going Gaga over Root or Bazball,

Last 5 years in Ind, Aus, SA

English batsmen,

Root Avg 37
Stokes 32
Pope 37
Crawley 29
Buttler 15

Pakistan has no spiner of note and yet see how poorly Eng is batting as soon as it;s not super road.
It was a mistake to serve super roads by Pakistan. Served no purpose. Yes, you can still lose on turning tracks but it won't be totally one sided.

 

[TheSultan]

I really like Salman’s involvement in things. He’s the one who insisted on the Crawley review, and is talking to the spinners.

Kick Shan out and make Salman captain

 

[Nikhil_cric]

quite a bit.
Brook's dismissal had 7 degrees of turn.

That's huge turn. Especially for an offie.

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan need 80+ runs lead .

Don't waste this golden apportunity

 

[batandballbattle]

Nice to be on top for once in the series.
This does not slip now!

 

[Devadwal]

True test of pakistan batting in 3rd innings when ball will turn.

They need to set 300 runs target for England.

Batting last is not going to easy on this pitch still need 275+ Target.

 

[Red-Indian]

Wow this is getting exciting. You guys are really exposing England's soft underbelly. Unfriendly conditions - spin or pace doesn't allow Bazball to be played as freely and suddenly they're flailing.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Atleast give Amir one over before the close of play , He might pickup a wicket here.

 

[Buffet]

Take 2 more Pakistan, don't allow tail to score.

 

[Devadwal]

Jadeja >>>>> stokes as test allrounder

 

[sweep_shot]

England - 238/6.

Still trailing by 128 runs.

Sajid and Noman have been superb.

 

[Rana]

Big lad Jamie Smith

Looks 6ft 4

 

[SpiritOf1903]

They won't even get a lead

 

[Devadwal]

Jamie Smith is very capable batsmen so Pakistan need his wicket badly.

 

[jamie smith]

i have yesterday predicted a daddy hundred for future goat jamie smith

 

[Rana]

They won't even get a lead

That’s why they need to get as close as possible

 

[Muhammad Saad]

This is stupid captaincy , just try a Amir Jamal before the end of play and he just might pickup a wicket here as the batsmen will be in defensive mode and the reverse swing just might do the trick here.

 

[Rana]

This is where that missed review of Rizwan is hurting England

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Jamie Smith is very capable batsmen so Pakistan need his wicket badly.

Or just rip through the side from the other end. PAK have to show some desperation to ensure 100 lead.

 

[Red-Indian]

Jadeja >>>>> stokes as test allrounder

In tests, easily. Stokes did use to bring that 'je ne sais quoi' though. The ability to inspire a team and have them playing his way.

 

[Buffet]

Get Jamie out, he is not playing brainless bazzball.

 

[Mamoon]

As I predicted, Pakistan will win this Test and the series. I don’t joke when I say that I will always have the last laugh, but some people will never learn.

 

[shaz619]

Well, well, welll…….

Pakistan to England now:

Welcome to India bhaiyoooo!!!

 

[Muhammad Saad]

As I predicted, Pakistan will win this Test and the series. I don’t joke when I say that I will always have the last laugh, but some people will never learn.

Match is not over yet , we might very well fall for 100 all out in the next innings.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Where is the wrong 'un to the tailender ?

 

[Ahmed216]

This is where that missed review of Rizwan is hurting England

Rizwan is that sort of a batsman. He'll make you pay if you give him a chance

 

[Devadwal]

Well, well, welll…….

Pakistan to England now:

Welcome to India bhaiyoooo!!!

Sabar , Pakistan need to score 250 in 3rd innings.

Im 100% sure England is not chasing more than 250 on this pitch .

But Pakistan has very bad record recently in 3rd innings .

 

[Ahmed216]

@hur rizvi any chance of England still scoring 500 in 80 overs?

 

[Devadwal]

Good day for pakistan. Probably best of this series so far.

 

[shaz619]

Sabar , Pakistan need to score 250 in 3rd innings.

Im 100% sure England is not chasing more than 250 on this pitch .

But Pakistan has very bad record recently in 3rd innings .

Yes, it’s not over till it’s over, especially with this England side, they always find a way

 

[sindhiboy]

Everyone should sign the Sajid DON apology form

 

[Ahmed216]

Could easily have been 400. Some soft dismissals.
Pitch doesn't seem ideal for bazzball it's sluggish, really interested to see how England bat

@Rana wanna laugh at this post again. I know more about cricket than you and all your buddies over here

 

[Mamoon]

Match is not over yet , we might very well fall for 100 all out in the next innings.

I repeat: Pakistan will win the series 2-1.

 

[batandballbattle]

Lead needs to be 80 at the absolute minimum, 3rd innings ain't gonna be easy now that the pitch is playing more tricks

 

[nish_mate]

Remember the name Sajid Khan... he came he bowled and he pocketed 4 of the finest bazballers...

 

[Devadwal]

Zahid Mahmood is waste of selection and he is Bowl only 5 over so far.

One more paper would have ideal team on this pitch .

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Get all the industrial fans to Rawalpindi and dry up the pitch as much as possible until 3rd Test.

 

[Mamoon]

@Rana wanna laugh at this post again. I know more about cricket than you and all your buddies over here

Telling Rana that you know more cricket than than him is like a falcon telling a rooster that the rooster cannot fly.

Rana and his buddies have 0 cricket knowledge.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Weaker teams should always prepare bowler friendly surfaces against sides like Bazball. It's their only chance.

Pak is not weaker bro look at that spin thats how Indians win with pitch turning like cobra

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good fight back by spinners.

However Pakistan tendency to bat poorly in 2nd inns of game. Wil still make England favourites here

 

[kron]

If that's the sole reason then just keep Babar away from test team. There shouldn't be flat roads just for keeping Babar's average high.

But which player from Pakistan can match babar in terms of personality, looks, charm, marketability and communications skills?

 

[Devadwal]

Good fight back by spinners.

However Pakistan tendency to bat poorly in 2nd inns of game. Wil still make England favourites here

From this position Pakistan is hot favourite , England is batting last on this pitch so they will exposed again if they play bazball cricket.

 

[RyanRyan10]

But which player from Pakistan can match babar in terms of personality, looks, charm, marketability and communications skills?

Noman Ali

 

[shaz619]

Zahid Mahmood is waste of selection and he is Bowl only 5 over so far.

One more paper would have ideal team on this pitch .

I think one of the spinners should have been dropped for a seamer regardless, but having a leggie as part of any spin attack is always a positive move imo

 

[kron]

Pak is not weaker bro look at that spin thats how Indians win with pitch turning like cobra

Yes I agree india can't win if pitch doesn't turn at all in Asia. They need complete rank turners to win even vs Bangladesh.

 

[Red-Indian]

You guys should plan to play the third test on the same surface. Let it turn square from day 1 and get the match over with in a couple of days.

 

[Markhor]

Qayum : "Waking up in Charleston, U.S to see Pakistan playing like they could actually win is concerning. I hope it doesn't lead to the misconception that Babar was the root of our issues. We, as a nation, tend to forget quickly and easily find scapegoats. As much as I love Pakistan cricket, I'm praying for another loss."

With fans like this who needs enemies ?

 

[shaz619]

Good fight back by spinners.

However Pakistan tendency to bat poorly in 2nd inns of game. Wil still make England favourites here

Pakistan have a fighting chance with Babar Azam dropped, just a bit worried about how Rizwan is going to bat

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Yes I agree india can't win if pitch doesn't turn at all in Asia. They need complete rank turners to win even vs Bangladesh.

True bro thats the way to go pak should just now prepare pitches like this as simple as that

 

[shaz619]

With fans like this who needs enemies ?

Shawn/Diesel circa 90’s feud like your post

 

[sindhiboy]

Harry Brook probably got the best delivery bowled in Pakistan in the last 4 years, it spun in 7 degrees very fast

 

[Devadwal]

If Pakistan can win this test without bobsy the King then what will happen to all his delusion fans who are claiming Pakistan can't win without him .

 

[jnaveen1980]

350 was a good total here. Sohaib Bashir looked pedestrian. They have too much faith in this mediocre bowler.

 

[ataullah]

How much has the spin increased since tea?

 

[kron]

Lol I take back every wrong thing said to Sajid tinda.
He looks like a daku though. LOL

He doesn't care about fake phony fans. He has an army behind him.

 

[Mamoon]

350 was a good total here. Sohaib Bashir looked pedestrian. They have too much faith in this mediocre bowler.

He is just another mentally weak and mediocre British Asian cricketer. Most of these British Asian players are crap and play the racism card when they fail.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Thanks. That's what I'd missed. Near 40 % increase in spin. @ataullah

 

[batandballbattle]

If Pakistan can win this test without bobsy the King then what will happen to all his delusion fans who are claiming Pakistan can't win without him .

Bobby B fans are just clinging onto the hope that he will come back if/when one of the top 3 is dropped

 

[kron]

England - 238/6.

Still trailing by 128 runs.

Sajid and Noman have been superb.

Better than ashwin and jadeja tbh. Set new heights with this performance.

 

[jnaveen1980]

technically tomorrow 8th day pitch. Any lead here is very tough to overcome

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Better than ashwin and jadeja tbh. Set new heights with this performance.

True bro if they keep getting pitches with turn like ashwin and jadeja gets these two would be just as good

 

[kron]

True bro if they keep getting pitches with turn like ashwin and jadeja gets these two would be just as good

No they are already better.
These guys are just unplayable. Ash and jadeja rig pitches in game to pad their stats

 

[jnaveen1980]

I saw first half of England innings. i could notice a lot of natural variations from the pitch. Seems like it got progressively worse.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

I saw first half of England innings. i could notice a lot of natural variations from the pitch. Seems like it got progressively worse.

Bro what's your take on pak spinners they looked great bowled superbly?

 

[kron]

350 was a good total here. Sohaib Bashir looked pedestrian. They have too much faith in this mediocre bowler.

Bashir is intimidating to face. Just looking at him scares most batsmen. 6'4 spinner. He makes most batsman shiver. They use him as a spinning enforcer.

 

[Caved12]

Now the narrative shifts

It is hilarious to see them change their tune so quickly as if they have a split personality disorder