England v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Manchester | Jul 22-26, 2016 | Day 1

[BleedGreen]

vince is owning yasir

 

[Syed1]

Shah ko kya hogaya hai yaar

 

[troodon]

Yasir offering pies to Vince.

Bowl Wahab and Amir for 5 over spells to him and Vince will perish.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Don't worry about Vince.. We will get him in next 5 overs.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Take Yasir off for a while

 

[street cricketer]

Vince has a reputation of being a style more than substance batsman.

Probably his last chance to correct it.

 

[troodon]

Shah ko kya hogaya hai yaar

Pitch is flat. Even lords was flat, but England panicked against Yasir.

 

[Markhor]

Not worried by Vince playing his shots. He's the sort of batsmen that'll always give the fielding side chances. Sooner or later he could nick one.

Obviously we gotta take our catches for that plan to work.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Beautiful bowling from Amir. Too bad our fielders are chokers and he's not getting any support from the their end

 

[Mamoon]

Vince is both brilliant and awful through the off-side.

 

[Syed1]

Amir needs support from the other end

 

[Pete Rose]

That's why the commentators were saying that should have been caught by shafiq , yah I am talking about that. That was a catch.

Not what the commentators said. They said catchable if they hadn't been standing like this is lords

 

[Syed1]

In other news A side have really come back in the game in typical Pak fashion

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Everyone is against Amir getting a wicket . Even Younis

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Guys plz no wrist slitting. This is an absolute belter of a pitch as mentioned by Nasser Hussain. And we have to remember that the batsmen involved in the previous 180 odd partnership are one of the best in the world and playing in their home conditions so surely getting them out is not easy

 

[IcedCoffee]

Pitch is flat. Even lords was flat, but England panicked against Yasir.

No. The bounce is the key difference. Bounce in the first game for Yasir was similar to UAE, this isn't. English players prefer to play on backfoot and that's how many were getting trapped lbw/bowled. Are you even watching the match?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Chokers in the slips

 

[Pete Rose]

Vince has a reputation of being a style more than substance batsman.

Probably his last chance to correct it.

He is Sadagopan Ramesh in the sense that he only knows how to drive the ball

 

[Mamoon]

Misbah needs to bring in another pace now and continue to tempt Vince with an off-side line.

 

[troodon]

Vince is both brilliant and awful through the off-side.

He only has 1 scoring shot. That big booming drive through the off-side for a 4.

Vince is a poor man's Rohit. Sharma at least knows how to take singles and has a good pull shot.

If Butler is fit, he should replace Vince.

 

[Syed1]

Misbah needs to bring in another pace now and continue to tempt Vince with an off-side line.

Yes bring in Wahab and try to repeat his dismissal from last innings

 

[sarmadsl]

Azharbto bowl

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yasir is bowling too damn full.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Take Yasir off after this over

 

[IcedCoffee]

Yasir is bowling too damn full.

And too flat. Needs to bowl touch slower and get some turn especially to Vince.

 

[Big Mac]

That was some sweet timing

 

[#GreenRoars]

Vince looking in good touch now.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Younis costing us almost every ball

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir really has been disappointing today.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

For me getting Root out before Vince gets set is the key to allow for a collapse or some kind of panic cuz imo Vince will eventually get out

 

[#GreenRoars]

Amir needs support from the other end

He needs support from all fielders as well.

 

[IcedCoffee]

Younis costing us almost every ball

This is a flat road; if not vince then the other 7 or 8 odd batsmen would have piled on the runs.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Thank you Younis

 

[troodon]

Yasir closing in on a well deserved 100.

 

[Mamoon]

Vince is like the Pakistani Kamran Akmal. Keep bowling on the off-side and he will eventually get out after hitting you for a flurry of boundaries.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This is a flat road; if not vince then the other 7 or 8 odd batsmen would have piled on the runs.

That's the wrong way of looking at things

 

[Syed1]

Yasir really has been disappointing today.

Or just as you hoped for

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Should've kept Amir on for another one

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Vinces wicket would've brought another one

 

[troodon]

Rahat trundling at 80MPH.

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Rahat has to be up there among the most brainless cricketers in the world

 

[Syed1]

Lulloo Ali again

 

[IcedCoffee]

Rahat brings nothing to the table. Most of these pitches are going to be flat. He'll only have something with the new ball. Unlike Wahab, he can barely reverse it. Bring in a righty next game.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Rahat has to encourage vince to drive

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Rahat giving freebies again. Plz Misbah I can't even watch this guy bowl anymore. I've said it before and will say it again no more Rahat for the rest of the series bring Imran Khan jnr back

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Rubbish Rahat Ali starts of with his usual rubbish deliveries

 

[Syed1]

The only reason this fazul bowler is playing is because he picked up three tukka wickets in the last innings..

 

[street cricketer]

Not what the commentators said. They said catchable if they hadn't been standing like this is lords

Lol yeah..

Who can forget Sadagoppan Ramesh. Poor guy ended up an actor. Hope Vince doesn't go that way

 

[Syed1]

I hate YK man

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Packed off side why is Rahat afraid to bowl full? Or is he just brainless

 

[zoro]

Amir has world class potential, he is not world class right now. He has a lot to learn and experience to gain.

Two different things.

Amir has NOTHING to learn!
Amir knew eveything about fast bowling aged 17.
The legend Micheal Holding even said in 2010 series Amir had complete control of the ball something he didnt learn till he was 25.
imran said that Amir was better than Wasim at that age.
Amir swings the new ball both ways.
Amir can reverse swing the ball both ways.
Amir can bowl quality yorkers and bouncers.
What is it you think Amir needs to learn?
Amir is world class he just needs to play for 8-9years to get the wickets/ stats that so many people on this forum worship, which he will do as long as he is healthy.

 

[BleedGreen]

need a hattrick

 

[Mamoon]

Or just as you hoped for

Hoping changes nothing. Things happen because they happen.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Gone!!!!

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[Mamoon]

Looks like Kohli is all set for a 300.

 

[Big Mac]

Lulloo Ali again

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Btw has anyone noticed that Root is using a thinner bat as compared modern standards. Maybe he doesn't want edges to carry

 

[Mamoon]

Vince lol. Just one more innings to save his career.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Please just walk away

 

[Syed1]

Shukar

 

[Markhor]

Get out of here James - you nicked it and a batsman should KNOW they nicked it.

Stop wasting everyone's time.

 

[BleedGreen]

lets get them out under 280. come on!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This is an important session. Just bring back Amir for 3 overs to try and get Ballance

 

[Syed1]

Ok that was funny

 

[ViciousMachine]

Wohoo!! Big wicket, need to build some momentum to close the day

 

[Markhor]

Vince lol. Just one more innings to save his career.

The English Umar Akmal. His recent FC record is even similar too.

 

[Mamoon]

Vince, looks desi, has no temperament or capacity to learn from his mistakes but is definitely talented.

Can easily picture him in a Pakistani shirt.

 

[uberkoen]

Gone! Rahat finally takes one.

Cook and Root are the backbone of this England lineup. We should look to attack now and get the others out as cheaply as possible.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Vince was eventually gonna drive to any bowler so imo no credit to Rahat.

 

[Naim]

yesssssss

 

[Syed1]

Root running out of partners..

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why is england stuck with hales and vince? Don't they have better batsmen?

 

[Pete Rose]

Haha. I knew a wicket was coming. It always happens Rahat bowls rubbish

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Let's see if the floodgates indeed flow

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Try Wahab against Ballance

 

[Pete Rose]

Vince was eventually gonna drive to any bowler so imo no credit to Rahat.

Hmm. Makes me wonder if you have ever played even tape ball cricket

 

[Salman CricBio]

Don't worry about Vince.. We will get him in next 5 overs.

HAHA!
I think Vince is not a Test Material.

 

[IAJ]

Dont know how this guy takes wickets out of no where, but very welcomed