England reach 36/2 at stumps on Day 3, chasing 297 to win the second Test against Pakistan

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The final session was eventful, featuring 36 overs, 151 runs, and five wickets. By the end of Day Two, Pakistan held the advantage. In response to Pakistan's total of 366, England's openers began positively, as they often do. Duckett was involved in three consecutive half-century partnerships and showcased his skill with sweeps and reverse sweeps, ultimately scoring his fourth Test century.

England maintained a run rate of just over 5 RPO, but Sajid Khan turned the match on its head. After tea, he found more turn and bowled brilliantly, consistently tossing the ball up outside off, which paid off. Despite being swept by Pope, he stuck to that line and managed to bowl him through the gate. He dismissed Root using the same strategy; Root attempted to sweep but ended up dragging the ball onto his stumps. Sajid also induced Duckett's outside edge on multiple occasions, eventually having him caught at first slip for 114 runs. He then cleaned up Brook, the triple-centurion from the previous match, with a sharp off-break.

Noman Ali also joined in, claiming the wicket of Stokes. England's score plummeted from 211/2 to 225/6, losing four wickets for just 14 runs within 18 balls. The second half of the final session saw increased intensity, with Sajid particularly extracting significant spin. As the match progresses, batting is expected to become tougher, and England still trails by 127 runs.


Teams:

Pakistan
(Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir


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moving day. 90 overs today will decide the course of this Test. Dramatic collapse has opened al kind of possibilities for Pakistan.
 
This test reminds me of one of the ENgland tour to India where ROot made a 186 or something and ENgland won the first Test. NExt 3 tests they were up against rampaging Axar patel. He had insane numbers in that series. The funny thing is Axar took almost all his wickets with straight ball with no turn.
 
This test reminds me of one of the ENgland tour to India where ROot made a 186 or something and ENgland won the first Test. NExt 3 tests they were up against rampaging Axar patel. He had insane numbers in that series. The funny thing is Axar took almost all his wickets with straight ball with no turn.
Something happening.

Le indians, lets bring our country into it.....
 
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To be honest, I fell victim to thinking this game was drifting away and that England were going to bat us into the ground again today. That last half hour or so has really opened the door.

Getting Jamie smith early or skittling the bowlers at the other end will be key now. If we let England bat past the first session, we will have already squandered the advantage given how quickly they put on runs. Smith has already shown he can bat under pressure with that quick 67 he put on at the oval in the midst of a collapse.

Pitch is spitting the long awaited venom now so our lead shouldn't be allowed to go under 80-90 really.
 
Pakistan will need to take a lead of 50 runs because if England gets close to their total it will be difficult for Pakistan as they may struggle to score more than 150 in the second innings on this track.
 
Pakistan will need to take a lead of 50 runs because if England gets close to their total it will be difficult for Pakistan as they may struggle to score more than 150 in the second innings on this track.
Pakistan will definitely get a lead of 100 runs. Their tail won't stand a chance against spitting cobras from Sajid.
 
England to take the lead. It will be classic Pakistan. Getting hyped up for no reason.
 
Pakistan should be looking to bowl England out in the first hour. It is possible now seeing the pitch.
 
England to take the lead. It will be classic Pakistan. Getting hyped up for no reason.
Pitch deteriorated significantly by the 6th session.

I'm not sure England can get a lead easily with the conditions favouring PAK spinners.
 
moving day. 90 overs today will decide the course of this Test. Dramatic collapse has opened al kind of possibilities for Pakistan.
This game will depend in how pakistan bat in the 2nd test. Now how England bat.

Pakistan has been losing all it's games due to how they bat in the 2nd innings.

Not referring to England 2dt test, Talking about Australia and Bangladesh series.

2nd innings is caused collapses.
 
New Template for future series :

'All tests or each series to be played on same Pitch" :)....

Intresting day's play ahead, lets see if don Sajid can roll over Eng or if Eng can make the big runs.
 
Sajid Don has truly turned this match around. Pakistan needs to capitalize on this and ensure England has at least 300 runs to chase on the 5th day.
 
This guy sajid should calm down. Wasted a review.
He didn't. I'd have reviewed it.

The reasoning was that the ball turned, it didn't hit the pad outside, it hit the inner thigh.

It was impacting outside by a very very tiny margin, Umpire thought it hit the pad.

It was a good review
 
5 fer for the Don.

Chacha and Misbah are not having a good day
 
Well done , Sajid Don. Whatever his skill level, always good to see aggressive Pakistani cricketers who are looking to win matches.

Too many timid, passive cricketers with bland personalities in PAK these days :ba
 
Kattappa is a proper spinner.

There's drift, spin, deception in flight, change of pace, control and aggression.

Remember there hasnt been extravagant help from this pitch but just enough for a good spinner.
 
70-80 run lead is huge on this wicket.

Unless the wicket flattens out , England aren't chasing anything more than 200 in the 4th innings. All Pakistan needs to do is avoid their usual 3rd innings collapse that they're accustomed to..
 
Kattappa is a proper spinner.

There's drift, spin, deception in flight, change of pace, control and aggression.

Remember there hasnt been extravagant help from this pitch but just enough for a good spinner.

There was much more spin in the last session yesterday compared to previous sessions.
 
6 fer from the don

@RedwoodOriginal what was that about best possible team? You won't be laughing at my sajid don recommendation again will you
 
There's chirp, there's chatter, like this new energy in the squad! Loving it, what a comeback boys. Somehow they've injected pride that was missing for a looong time.
 
They are not picking Sajid. GIven the natural variation surface offers job is all the more difficult.
 
Well done , Sajid Don. Whatever his skill level, always good to see aggressive Pakistani cricketers who are looking to win matches.

Too many timid, passive cricketers with bland personalities in PAK these days :ba
Takes six wickets, calls it whatever skill level. LOL.
 
What a match for Sajid. Truly spectacular stuff and single handedly carrying the bowling attack at the moment.
 
Welldone Saj Don. Proper test cricket bowling. Good control, excellent variations.
 
Sajid Khan is an another addition to the crimes of Babar Azam.
Not just him.

Pakistan had been selecting players who don't even play red ball to represent their international circuit


All these guys Abdullah, Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen, Naseem and many others barely have any fc experience or haven't played in years.

Their many proper fc performers in pak like zafar gohar who haven't gotten an opportunity
 
Ghulam, Noman and Sajid. All three have come good this test. Wow! Selector's dream
 
He's still a proper spinner. I saw him in champions one day cup.

Shadab, Nawaz, Chacha, Agha and many others can't even spin the ball?

Abrar can spin but is slower then a woman spinner

He is good but his real Test will be on flat pitches that Pakistan usually rolls out.

He didn't look anything special when Australia toured and everyone here wanted him out, lol.
 
Arent you guys literally reknown for doctored spin pitches?
Ashwin and Kimble have taken over 600 wickets by bowling on these types of pitches for more than a decade or so. Just look at the audacity of these guys. :)
 
Kattappa is a proper spinner.

There's drift, spin, deception in flight, change of pace, control and aggression.

Remember there hasnt been extravagant help from this pitch but just enough for a good spinner.
Wow! Never though I would hear that name here. Pleasantly surprised :afridi
 
Jamie Smith the bazball prodigy
Very dissapointed with thr way England have batted today.

Carse and smith played rubbish shots when the mantra is to stay on and try to nullify the lead, and not go gun ho, That wicket of potts however was genuine class from the Don.

Nothing you can do about that, Pierced everything.
 
Shehzad fans should be ones to talk.
Enjoy this low time of Pakistan cricket. I know the likes of you well. We all know how many of you lot would have been left here had the nincompoops chased the measely 120 in New York. Would have been a completely different story for people like you and your legends.
 
ngl, it actually feels shocking to see Pakistan making quick work of England here to go into the next innings with a big lead. Still gotta hope they put enough on the board because they may not get that type of spell from Sajid again.
 
He is good but his real Test will be on flat pitches that Pakistan usually rolls out.

He didn't look anything special when Australia toured and everyone here wanted him out, lol.
There's reason why Ashwin has never picked a fifer I think outside of sub continent or west indies.
Spinners need some help from the surface and good spinners will make use of very little on offer
 
There's reason why Ashwin has never picked a fifer I think outside of sub continent or west indies.
Spinners need some help from the surface and good spinners will make use of very little on offer
Not just about taking fifers. If he can offer control instead of getting smashed at 5-6 rpo in Australia and offer a bit with the bat then he will be worth it.
 
Ashwin and Kimble have taken over 600 wickets by bowling on these types of pitches for more than a decade or so. Just look at the audacity of these guys. :)
Its in their nature, they always lurk and attack whenever they see someone being weak. And they do it in packs. Pathetic bunch. Coming from the land of doctored pitches who couldnt even stop themselves from doctoring the pitch of a worldcup final. Shameless beghairat of the highest order.
 
Enjoy this low time of Pakistan cricket. I know the likes of you well. We all know how many of you lot would have been left here had the nincompoops chased the measely 120 in New York. Would have been a completely different story for people like you and your legends.
Gonna be a long time , then .
 
He is good but his real Test will be on flat pitches that Pakistan usually rolls out.

He didn't look anything special when Australia toured and everyone here wanted him out, lol.
Mate, People even want kamran Ghulam out cause he's threatening Babar.

The lobby for Misbah fans is very very strong, and the reason they wanted sajid out was due to him threatening chacha. Samajho, that some of the people you interact with Including the general major who makes nonsense posts don't have the interest of Pakistan in mind.

Just look at the comments, They've gone super calculus mode to determine why KG is weak against pace but apprantly Babar and rizwan are pak's best batters even though I did a proper analysis.

Babar vs Spin and Rizwan vs Seam are useless. They struggle far far more then KG does. But obviously they ain't gonna admit this fact cause it means Misbah is a crook and they can't attack their hero
 
There's reason why Ashwin has never picked a fifer I think outside of sub continent or west indies.
Spinners need some help from the surface and good spinners will make use of very little on offer

Spinners can pick fifers in SENA only when they bowl alongside an incompetent pace attack. It's not easy when you have to share wickets with Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, Siraj etc.

A fifer is not the same as a century while batting. There are limited wickets.
 
Enjoy this low time of Pakistan cricket. I know the likes of you well. We all know how many of you lot would have been left here had the nincompoops chased the measely 120 in New York. Would have been a completely different story for people like you and your legends.

"mEaSlEy 120" :murali


On that NY wicket, that was 160-170 on a normal wicket. You lot wouldn't even have crossed a 100 had Dube not dropped a sitter early on.
 
Its in their nature, they always lurk and attack whenever they see someone being weak. And they do it in packs. Pathetic bunch. Coming from the land of doctored pitches who couldnt even stop themselves from doctoring the pitch of a worldcup final. Shameless beghairat of the highest order.
And what happened in WC 1983, World Championship of cricket 1985, 2002 champions trophy T20 WC 2007, T20 WC 2024? A pity the real all time world champions - the wonderful examples to all cricketing nations, the Aasmani Jazbewali .COM who have an excess of ghairaat went missing in these tournaments played outside India & won by India.
 
Spinners can pick fifers in SENA only when they bowl alongside an incompetent pace attack. It's not easy when you have to share wickets with Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, Siraj etc.

A fifer is not the same as a century while batting. There are limited wickets.
C'mon they don't even pick him in the side most of the time because they know he can't do anything.

Indian seamers have bowled well only for last 6-7 years but Ashwin been playing since 2011 I think.

Pak have had great seamers over the years but we always had mushi saqlain ajmal doing the damage in England
 
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