England v Pakistan | 1st Test | Lord's | Jul 14-18, 2016 | Day 2

[Sandeep]

It would obviously be disappointing if you felt Amir would turn up and get results. Have patience guys. This is test cricket. You need to work batsmen over, Amir is certainly capable..

 

[Hasan123]

May need to try azhar shan or younis as a suprise element.

 

[blue_champion]

All that run leaking and England are just about 4.5 runs per over...hardly a thrashing....cmon guys

 

[Hasan123]

I'm guessing the fourth ball will go for four

Was a good shot that was hit straight to the fielder. Root is in good touch

 

[Robert]

The Duke ball should be boomeranging in this murk.....

 

[FreePalestine]

Still ruing butter fingers... in an alternative universe, maybe we wouldn't have had that idiot at slip and Pakistan would be winning right now.

 

[Hasan123]

It would obviously be disappointing if you felt Amir would turn up and get results. Have patience guys. This is test cricket. You need to work batsmen over, Amir is certainly capable..

Agree with this.

 

[Sandeep]

The Duke ball should be boomeranging in this murk.....

Surprised why Pakistan bowlers are not getting any movement.. what could be the reason? Trying too much maybe?

 

[Mamoon]

Dude has real chance to break Sachin's records.. crazy, really..

It's true that England play a lot of matches, but to play 130 Tests in 10 years, spend the amount of time he does at the crease and never get injured, he has to be the fittest cricketer in 150 years of Test cricket.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

We must bring back amir after few overs keep him bowling at Eng once he finds his line and length... He will get wickets here.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Too long between Yasir Shah's overs, probably worth considering getting someone like Azhar to bowl a few overs so Yasir can get into a rhythm

 

[Indiafan]

It would obviously be disappointing if you felt Amir would turn up and get results. Have patience guys. This is test cricket. You need to work batsmen over, Amir is certainly capable..

Well it is only because of the hype build that people expect this. With great hype comes great expectations. I believe once he settles down he will take a lot of wickets

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Ooh good stuff Yasir

 

[BleedGreen]

match is slipping

 

[Sandeep]

It's true that England play a lot of matches, but to play 130 Tests in 10 years, spend the amount of time he does at the crease and never get injured, he has to be the fittest cricketer in 150 years of Test cricket.

Not playing other formats would help too.. Got to give it to him though.. grinded through the years and continues to do so..

 

[sshakir411]

pessimism galore here at PP...if our batsmen can put up 300+ then it should be understood that England will score more than us. Calm your self, ladies

 

[Syed1]

match is slipping

Your wrists are bleeding like crazy

 

[Hasan123]

Too long between Yasir Shah's overs, probably worth considering getting someone like Azhar to bowl a few overs so Yasir can get into a rhythm

Not a bad idea

 

[MMHS]

Friday's are so busy ..

MashAllah, MoHa has bolted one of Cook, now he has 50, but more importantly 4 X 10 fifty, which means PAK bowlers are bowling exactly what he likes - 3/4 wide ones & then a juicy pie. It's so intelligent to play 4 bowlers that would try to penetrate Cook's forward defence by bringing their stock ball in to him.

And then Yasir + 3 lefty would try to Fix him - may be playing Sohail Khan or Imran wasn't that bad an idea.

& MoHa is still honoured at 1st slip, good, good - can anyone "tweet" the thread on PAK Slip cordon to Misbah?

On a side note -

Babar has made a fantastic 100, but from # 4 after the last innings against SRL A - so, I guess there is National level understanding in PAK that top 3 in LO cricket is a coveted space - only dynamic players like MoHa, Azhar, Sarfraz, Ahmed or EXPLOSIVE players like Sharjeel, Awais are worthy of that dynamism.

 

[Sandeep]

Too long between Yasir Shah's overs, probably worth considering getting someone like Azhar to bowl a few overs so Yasir can get into a rhythm

This might actually be a very decent idea

 

[Rafay Shafiq]

Ooh good stuff Yasir

Neither bowling leg spin nor googly. What is he bowling

 

[Hasan123]

Yasir is bowling well just nothing in the pitch for him.

Think it's worth giving comando or Azhar a go.

 

[the Great Khan]

doubts in my mind about us staying alive in the match at the moment

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Neat stuff from Shan.

 

[imshally81]

Rizwan is better against fast bowling, but Sarfraz needs more time in Test cricket, for the time being.

Sarfaraz is Milez better than Rizwan...

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Neither bowling leg spin nor googly. What is he bowling

There is no spin in the pitch.

 

[Sandeep]

2nd day of test matches are generally the best to bat.. don't know why people are so surprised!

 

[blue_champion]

Well it is only because of the hype build that people expect this. With great hype comes great expectations. I believe once he settles down he will take a lot of wickets

Amir was hyped up due to the lack of quality bowling coming out of Pakistan lately....by that I mean fast bowling talent...Yasir I personally believe is world class...Amir was a wonderful talent who was on his way up...not entirely proven but on his way up......so the aura that was built after the ban made him into this messiah and he was given a red carpet welcome post ban.....We might have divided opinion if he should play or not,but no denying that the skill is there and he should do well but there is nothing that suggests that he is the bowling equivalent of Bradman

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Sarfaraz is Milez better than Rizwan...

Rizwan is better than him.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

match is slipping

Hmm slipping to where a DRAW. You are right then. It has to be a magical spell from Pak bowlers to win this test, result is looking far from it. Hoping a overcast condition so Amir can rip them through.

 

[Mamoon]

Neither bowling leg spin nor googly. What is he bowling

He is bowling too quickly. Needs to slower his pace to get more spin, because there is no assistance from the pitch.

 

[yasir]

Yasir is bowling well, considering these are there best players specially of spin... He is holding one end...In these weather conditions(cloud cover) seamer should have done better...Rahat has being good, Amir has not found the rhythm nor the swing, that catch could have settle his nerves, those little things are so important in high profile matches...

Still one wicket here could start trouble, Yasir would be good for us...Pakistan need to be patient and keep bowling right channels...

 

[imshally81]

Wahab should bowl now.... May be he can extract some Reverse Swing...

 

[#GreenRoars]

England doing it way way easily.

 

[PakFan2010]

300-1 at the close of Day 2...

 

[Mamoon]

Imran uses a very good brand of black hair dye. I wonder if it's Garnier, Kaala Kola or Grey to Great.

 

[PakFan2010]

Sums up the awful Pakistan batting display, this was a 500+ pitch.

 

[blue_champion]

I was hoping to see and was disappointed that Pak was batting first yesterday......I was so pumped up to watch Pak bowling and today this lackluster performance....2 dud days in a row

Last time I was this disappointed is when I saw Batman vs Superman

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Yasir bowled very well imho.

 

[Muhammad10]

Again!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

What the hell man

 

[Hasan123]

Dam you Sarfraz

 

[nish_mate]

ROFL

Another one!!!!


Cant make it up!!!!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Screw your batting and your keeping Sarfraz

 

[Arsal_AK]

This is just pathetic.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

LOL what the hell. Even an amateur cricketer would have caught that.

 

[Muhammad10]

Poor Amir. Cook dropped twice.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Yasir must bowl pad and bat bowl and line here. He can get a plumb here just keep it there I remember Warne when it used to no spin there he used to attack pad all the time.

 

[#GreenRoars]

What??? what what what the hell is this

How can you drop such a dolly? Oh dear oh dear

 

[Markhor]

Sarfraz totally failing to anticipate that one, doesn't get near it. Cook dropped twice now.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Sarfaraz is Milez better than Rizwan...

This is your Sarfraz.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

What another catch dropped?

 

[Hasan123]

I was just about to write it would be typical of Pakistan to get a few wickets now and than Sarfraz drops it

 

[troodon]

300-1 at the close of Day 2...

Even India can manage 300/4 at the end of the day.

Pak can have them like 270/5 or something.

 

[nish_mate]

Be it an Akmal or an Ahmed, if you are Pakistani keeper, you gonna put it down


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[Gabbar Singh]

Geoffrey Boycott on the radio: "my mum would have caught that in a pinny".

 

[Seller1984]

Now sir fraz

 

[Hasan123]

What another catch dropped?

Yes regulation catch as well.

 

[majiz]

welp

 

[in_cutter]

Cook dropped again..oh dear

 

[marlonbrowndo]

The aggressive fighter Sarfraz

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

feel for amir..

 

[MSaad1237]

Oh dear..


Watch Cook make Pakistan PAY..


BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Best wicket keeper bat....

 

[#GreenRoars]

Ridiculous this is

 

[the Great Khan]

got to make sure the runs dont flow like crazy..bog them down and slow things down...

 

[Indiafan]

Poor Amir. Cook dropped twice.

Lol reminds me of Sami's luck with wicket keepers

 

[Arsal_AK]

Amir has bowled really well post his first 3-4 overs.

 

[Syed1]

Are you freaking kidding meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Be it an Akmal or an Ahmed, if you are Pakistani keeper, you gonna put it down


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Pakistani genes.

Poor Pakistan.

 

[Watsupdoc]

It's cooks day - how can you drop two dollies of this man

 

[troodon]

Disappointed that Pak could only manage 330 runs in first innings. They were well set for 450.

 

[nish_mate]

Sarfraz and Hafeez chatting about catches- lol

Keep them away from Amir tonight

 

[Hasan123]

Nothing else Amir could have done there

 

[troodon]

If Cook gets these many chances, he will score a triple ton.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Hafeez has now got a consoling partner.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Amir gets his line right.

It stops swinging.

And fielders start dropping.

Amir be like fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[imshally81]

This is your Sarfraz.

Hahaha )

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

team mates letting him down..

 

[OS_89]

lol Anyone still want to try and convince people he's a good keeper?