England v Pakistan | 1st Test | Lord's | Jul 14-18, 2016 | Day 3

[Vegitto1]

Need at least 300

 

[Shafi]

That's how we have to play. Play positively without being timid cat

 

[#GreenRoars]

Babar should join the Test squad for the second Test

WE have Sami Aslam warming the benh, he should play 2nd.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Lovely shot by Azhar.

 

[MMHS]

Good morning - 4 tailenders out already in the morning?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 7/1 - Lead by 74 runs

getting to lunch losing no more wickets will be a tough ask here.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Babar should join the Test squad for the second Test

Zulfiqar Babar is already in the Test squad, do you want his clone or what?

 

[_Salman_]

Nice shot by Azhar for four.

 

[Rayyman]

lovely shot azhar. he has a great straight drive

 

[Hasan123]

Misbah will never kick Hafeez. Time for Arthur to kick him out. We are struggling to bat in a flat pitch on a sunny day without Anderson and Stokes

I don't think he will be on Australian tour if he keeps performing like this.

 

[Zeshan547]

Now with hafeez, it's don't even funny any more. Don't know what potential use our management see in hafeez in test, how dumb they one can be, let's hope the other tailender shan can atleast make it to 10th over, to make life a little easier for middle order.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Shan Masood should rotate the damn strike.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

What a waste, cant score runs nor take catches

 

[niazi]

Shan Masood you're terrible for fishing out. Soon to give an outside edge.

 

[JilaWatan]

Clearly the message is to stay out there no matter what

 

[Hasan123]

If one of our batters make 70 plus we shall have a good score.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

With an aggressive field like this set, we should have been 30/1 by now.

 

[big_gamer007]

Masood Gonna score a century this time.. Mark my words..

 

[castortroy]

Shan won't last long. Get through yk and misbah and the game will be wide opened

The pitch will definitely flatten out

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Zulfiqar Babar is already in the Test squad, do you want his clone or what?

Sorry red devil. Babars first class average is below 50. How dare he be selected in the Test squad according to Last of the stars

 

[Red Devil]

WE have Sami Aslam warming the benh, he should play 2nd.

Nah we need someone solid at the top, don't think Sami is ready yet. Babar on the other hand has played quite a bit in England on this tour.

 

[On_the_up]

The game is there for the taking, pitch is still flat but these openers will make sure Eng stay in the game.

 

[Markhor]

Hope we don't choke under pressure.

Seriously, its a flat pitch with little carry, sun is out, you have a 67 run lead, no Anderson or Stokes - what more do you want ? No excuses for the batsmen.

 

[Anwar]

Cant go into our shells. Puts extra pressure for no reason

 

[yasir]

Azhar should Open and bring Babar/Shafiq at 3 and 6, this is only way Pakistan can have decent show...

Somebody needs to make sacrifice like AB did for SA, Pakistan cannot win with these openers


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[#GreenRoars]

Please Shaan, don't try to throw away your wicket.

 

[S_haq]

Shan Masood is a walking wicket. Continuously playing away from body

 

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar needs to get a big score in this inns as i cant see shan scoring to many.

 

[Shafi]

Good morning - 4 tailenders out already in the morning?

I never rate Broad and Woakes as tailenders. They are better than some of English and most of our batsmen

 

[Anchorman]

I really want Shan to score some runs but it just seems like he'll get out after his signature 9 (29).

 

[MMHS]

I don't think he will be on Australian tour if he keeps performing like this.

He won't be performing like this - he should get injured before or by Old Traford, should clear bowling test before WI series & you know ....

 

[Anwar]

Azhar should Open and bring Babar/Shafiq at 3 and 6, this is only way Pakistan can have decent show...

Somebody needs to make sacrifice like AB did for SA, Pakistan cannot win with these openers


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Yep need to drop one of the openers (probably Masood) and get Azam in and re-jig the batter order to accomodate.

 

[On_the_up]

Shan Masood, no footwork just playing from the crease wont work on England pitches.

 

[JilaWatan]

I can understand that this is a test match but really no aggressiveness whatsoever.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Nah we need someone solid at the top, don't think Sami is ready yet. Babar on the other hand has played quite a bit in England on this tour.

Nah, i think Babar has some more matches for A team to play before second Test. But i would be intelligent move if they call Babar (Which i personally think they won't do it)

 

[MMHS]

I never rate Broad and Woakes as tailenders. They are better than some of English and most of our batsmen

Poor observation - you missed the key number of my post

 

[Hasan123]

He won't be performing like this - he should get injured before or by Old Traford, should clear bowling test before WI series & you know ....

I'm worried that could happen. Actually that's more likely than him getting dropped for the Australian tour

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Cmon guys hit sixes!!!!!! Why arent we going at 8 an over. We need to be aggressive. Who cares if we lose wickets? Charge down the pitch already

 

[big_gamer007]

that's Farooq Engineer?

 

[On_the_up]

Basically we have 4.75 batsmen in this team.

Ali
YK
Misbah
Shafiq

and

Sarfaraz 0.5
Hafeez 0.25

 

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar needs to keep his guard up here, could easily get out lbw the way hes playing.

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Haha sorry your darling isnt selected. No need to take it out on me. Btw I was wondering for a guy called "sports psychologist" your understanding of the game is surprisingly poor. No need to quote me anymore

And yours is??? ) wait for this series to end and you'll be ridiculed for your love for hafeez

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Real aggression right now would mean scoring off bad balls and Broad just hasnt bowled any!

 

[On_the_up]

Almost a repeat of the 1st inns dismissal

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Azhar needs to keep his guard up here, could easily get out lbw the way hes playing.

Yeah. Going down though

 

[MMHS]

Basically we have 4.75 batsmen in this team.

Ali
YK
Misbah
Shafiq

and

Sarfaraz 0.5
Hafeez 0.25

That's injustice - let Masood get out first.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar almost yorked then, lazy shot! just doesnt look convincing!¬

 

[Shafi]

Classic tuk tuk.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Have a feeling this was just as close (or not close) as his first innings dismissal. Needs to be careful here Azhar

 

[shah_1]

Again Azhar Ali struggling with the yorker

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Rameez affect may be but Bumble, Athers, Nasser and Holding are fine commies

They can be....but the commentary at the moment for instance is nothing to write home about. Bumble and Gower pretty boring - not much about the players or their strengths/weaknesses or providing a lot of insight that is not obvious already. That's why I like Warne.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Broad must be respected he is bowling very well especially to the left hander

 

[Hasan123]

The stats have England as favourites just

 

[#GreenRoars]

Shaani hits a

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lovely shot for 4 by masood.

 

[On_the_up]

1st decent shot by Shan




in the test match

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Nice shot. Thats reall aggression. Just put away the bad balls

 

[Hasan123]

Nice shot by Shan Masood

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Nah, i think Babar has some more matches for A team to play before second Test. But i would be intelligent move if they call Babar (Which i personally think they won't do it)

Bahar is by far a better batsman then all these so called talented openers so if somehow he opens for Pak will be the best move by our management I guess,

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Another nice shot for 2

 

[Amjid Javed]

2 more for masood, pulled away

12/1 - lead is 80

 

[Hasan123]

Ball and Finn will bowl some bad balls just have to wait and put them away. Broad seems to be getting better but he has bowled a lot overs in this game.

 

[PakFan2010]

Azhar is due a big score, I have huge hopes for him on this tour.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Babar will captain Pakistan in all 3 formats in the future and should join this team during the third test

 

[Amjid Javed]

1 more for masood,

14/1

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Smash them, don't make them look world class.

 

[Shafi]

Shan Masood must heard us bad mouthing against him and tried to prove himself

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Azhar is due a big score, I have huge hopes for him on this tour.

Same

 

[Hasan123]

Good run there by Masood. Need to do a little bit more of that especially when it's a left hand and right hand combination at the crease. Disrupts the bowler as we saw when we was bowling.

 

[Rayyman]

masood passes his first innings score

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Ahmed Shehzad will captain Pakistan in all 3 formats in the future

Fixed.

 

[Hasan123]

Azhar is due a big score, I have huge hopes for him on this tour.

Agree. Hope he can bat for a long time today.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Smash them, don't make them look world class.

Yes. Afridi the T20 ATG should be batting

 

[Amjid Javed]

no need for any booming cover drives while so many slips in place, pakistan need to work the ball around.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Azhar Ali should change gears, unlike the first innings.

 

[MMHS]

The stats have England as favourites just

At normal circumstances, might as well. Lord's track flattens out in Day 4 & 5. But this is a different ball game - on 4th innings, Wahab'll also come in to equation. If PAK can bat for an hour tomorrow (basically, if Misbah can use the heavy roller on 4th morning), Yasir is going to get another 6.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Fixed.

I bet just reading that makes you feel all good inside. It wont happen but dont worry youll get over it. Btw why the hypocrisy? His first class average is below 50

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

2 more for masood, pulled away

12/1 - lead is 80

He is strong on the leg side. Lets hope England keep bowling him there.

 

[Hasan123]

At normal circumstances, might as well. Lord's track flattens out in Day 4 & 5. But this is a different ball game - on 4th innings, Wahab'll also come in to equation. If PAK can bat for an hour tomorrow (basically, if Misbah can use the heavy roller on 4th morning), Yasir is going to get another 6.

Need 250 plus lead. Azhar Ali should be aiming to bat for as long as possible than ahaha

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nice quick single here good thinking by Masood.