England v Pakistan | 1st Test | Lord's | Jul 14-18, 2016 | Day 4

[hur rizvi]

Need to somehow keep it tight after lunch. Rate of scoring has kept England in the match

 

[Shafi]

Unless we get few quick wickets no way we can win. All English tailenders batsmen are capable to score 30s

 

[castortroy]

Wicket isn't spinning

Seamers still leaking runs

 

[Slog]

Advantage England now

 

[BleedGreen]

need to get these 2 out early after lunch

 

[hur rizvi]

If it rains, will it help Pakistan more or England?

England, ball getting wet will be bad for Yasir and wont help fast men with reverse

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

This second session will decide the game, I expect the reverse swing to play a crucial role.

 

[BleedGreen]

If it rains, will it help Pakistan more or England?

definitely Pakistan

 

[hur rizvi]

Advantage England now

LAst half hour tilted the balance a bit. Could easily have been 75-3 if they bowled with discipline. Gave 15-20 more runs than my liking

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Eng in the driving seat, pak in trouble.

Amir and Wahab been disappointing.

 

[castortroy]

Woakes, Barstow, broad, Ali are all capable of scoring 25-30 each

 

[hur rizvi]

definitely Pakistan

Wet conditions will help England

Reverse swing and Yasir will be at a disadvantage

 

[hur rizvi]

Wicket isn't spinning

Seamers still leaking runs

AS per Shane Yasir needs to switch ends. Other end has much more rough because of fast bowlers bowling from opposite end.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

15 - 20 runs here or there doesn't matter.

Its 88-3.

Not 188-3.

England still under the pump.

One bad shot can lead to 2 quick wickets and they would be staring down the barrel.

There is a reason why 4th innings scores above 250 don't get chased.

Pakistan however need to get disciplined.

 

[Sherlock]

I do hope Micky tells the players they're bowling too short and not allowing any swing to develop. Also tell Misbah to get both Silly-mid-on and Silly-mid-off. Too many errors are being made thus this game is still on a knife-edge.

 

[Big Mac]

Eng in the driving seat, pak in trouble.

Amir and Wahab been disappointing.

Are we watching the same game?

 

[BleedGreen]

Wet conditions will help England

Reverse swing and Yasir will be at a disadvantage

How will reverse swing help England?

 

[Noman]

No plan bh pak bowlers

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Are we watching the same game?

lol.

 

[Canistani Hero]

Advantage Pakistan. 70-30 from here.

 

[hur rizvi]

How will reverse swing help England?

WEt conditions=LAck of reverse

Wet conditions= Difficult to grip the ball

Advantage England

 

[Big Mac]

How will reverse swing help England?

Wet conditions will prevent reverse swing

 

[Mainul]

Pakistani fans and bowlers seems to be in a hurry to win this. They should be patient and bowl tight and wait for a breakthrough.Otherwise they will leak runs and England will run away.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Are we watching the same game?

Bloody wrist skitters just don't shut up

 

[BleedGreen]

Lets hope it gets windy

 

[srh]

England still ahead

 

[Fahdi]

Vince has been served too many boundary balls. Need to get him out.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Are we watching the same game?

the last five overs eng are edging it. Dont forget the Bear is yet to come, he is dangerous also.

Eng will win a cliff hanger...

 

[Mainul]

Yasir will face trouble to handle and grip wet ball.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Vince has been served too many boundary balls. Need to get him out.

need him out asap!!!

 

[yasir]

Pakistani fans and bowlers seems to be in a hurry to win this. They should be patient and bowl tight and wait for a breakthrough.Otherwise they will leak runs and England will run away.

That's right, all they need is patient, focus on length control, slow down the run. Wickets will come... I hope Yasir will focus on channel rather than trying to take wicket every over. Change of end will help.

They are not experienced player, they will make mistakes, we have already got the prize wickets...


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[Syed1]

Yasir will face trouble to handle and grip wet ball.

You wish

 

[t_kaay]

15 - 20 runs here or there doesn't matter.

Its 88-3.

Not 188-3.

England still under the pump.

One bad shot can lead to 2 quick wickets and they would be staring down the barrel.

There is a reason why 4th innings scores above 250 don't get chased.

Pakistan however need to get disciplined.

Agreed

 

[Hasan123]

Balance and Vince was under pressure, in typical Pakistan style we release the pressure on them.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

If runs required come down to under 100, then we will be in trouble, so far, we are safe, need to be disciplined.

 

[BleedGreen]

need 3 wickets in the next 10-15 overs

 

[hussain.r97]

Can't let this partnership go down to 150 runs needed. The English tail is long and very capable.

 

[Haroon786]

England on the cusp of victory.

 

[Fahdi]

Maybe Amir should get a go with the ball reversing.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

England on the cusp of victory.

that over from wahab giving 13 has given eng confidence..

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Has the rain stopped?

 

[hussain.r97]

Amir should be utilized as a reverse swing bowler too. He should bowl a bit quicker, target the stumps and 4th stump channel.

 

[Haroon786]

that over from wahab giving 13 has given eng confidence..

That post was sarcasm rather than my genuine view point but yes we need a couple of wickets very quickly as this current partnership had nearly doubled England's total from 47-3 to 90-3.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Enough to know that he has been ordinary in this match in both innings.

Not enough then.

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[hur rizvi]

Not enough then.

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Just ahead of Wahab and Finn fo being the worst in the match. So Quite an ordinary match for Amir. ******* should learn to take criticism.

 

[BleedGreen]

Match is slipping out of our hands

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

You guys know what the real problem is right now ?? Apart from Yasir, the seamers don't exactly know what their generic roles are. Although the coming of Amir has been a positive it has essentially put in a confusion on who is expected to do what exactly ??

For instance our last series in SL the pacers that played were

Yasir - Leader
Imran - Line and Length Seam bowler (Container + Reverse)
Rahat - New Ball (Swing Bowler)
Wahab - Old Ball (Enforcer + Reverse Swing Bowler)

Now with Amir coming back, everyone expected him to take the mantle of leader from day 1 but since he hasn't been up to scratch the other two are dumbfounded on the field.

Rahat - Took 3 wickets but hardly any discipline (way too many boundary balls) + expects to be cannon fodder
Wahab - The less said the better, let's just hope he gets some reverse going on in the post lunch session.
Amir - Not into any test match bowling groove whatsoever
Yasir - Still chipping away but clearly can't be the leader of the pack in English conditions.

During this lunch break if Misbah and Mickey are clever they will assign specific roles to all bowlers and send them on the pitch with a directive game plan. Pre lunch session was all over the shop and not impressive by any stretch of imagination.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

I sense a repeat of Chennai 1999.

 

[Timewaster]

Pakistan still favorites, as Martin Crow would say, they just need 7 pieces of good cricket to win.

 

[BleedGreen]

play resumes

 

[hur rizvi]

Not enough then.

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Just ahead of Wahab and Finn fo being the worst in the match. So Quite an ordinary match for Amir.

 

[hur rizvi]

Yasir needs to switch ends before its too late. No help for him from this end

 

[Shafi]

Is Yasir is bowling from same end?

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

This is rubbish from Misbah, put sweepers for God's sake.

 

[Hasan123]

Amir can cause problems to Balance

 

[BleedGreen]

reverse swing come on

 

[Shafi]

Every over we keep bowling at least 1 bad ball

 

[Syed1]

A boundary every over

 

[Hasan123]

This is rubbish from Misbah, put sweepers for God's sake.

Was a rubbish ball from Yasir.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Crazy to keep a deep point

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Good to see the reverse swing, lol.

 

[Hasan123]

Come on Wahab no bad balls now. Scoreboard pressure will force errors

 

[Adil_94]

Yasir not bowling with the same accuracy and venom as in the first innings

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[marlonbrowndo]

Good reverse

 

[hur rizvi]

Easy runs available everywhere

 

[BleedGreen]

pitching it too short?

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Wahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab.

 

[BleedGreen]

Good to see the reverse swing, lol.

why do you always lol?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Gone!!!

 

[hur rizvi]

Younus makes amends

 

[Shafi]

Gifted Wicket!!!!

 

[imshally81]

Yesss..

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[Markhor]

Peak James Vince. Look a million bucks making a pretty start then gets out.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Thank God he didn't drop that...

 

[Muhammad10]

Yes!

 

[MSaad1237]

Wow a wicket !


Still England can win tho..


They bat deep .

 

[hussain.r97]

That's a relief!

 

[ExplicitAI]

Just came after my pizza break and Wahab gets a wicket!

 

[Red Devil]

Yessss yesssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[QalandarFan]

Gone!!!!!!!!
Yes!!! Finally partnership broken.