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

[Markhor]

English style green seamers would've actually played into our hands. England might continue with these placid tracks for the rest of the series with the confidence they can out-bat us and nullify our bowling enough.

 

[BleedGreen]

boring match. plus we are losing.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Our fast bowlers aren't good enough , failure of Yasir means we will concede around 450.

 

[Mamoon]

lol yes . You are naturally overconfident after losing 6 of your last 7 tests against that opponent.

All in UAE. It's normal for England to feel confident about their chances in England.

 

[geraltofrivia]

lol yes . You are naturally overconfident after losing 6 of your last 7 tests against that opponent.

Actually they had won 6 of the last 8 in England, hence the overconfidence.

 

[Belawal2014]

And the English cry when we make flat pitches.

 

[nish_mate]

Tuned into the match, something seemed amiss

Took me a few moments to ascertain it...Sarfraz not chirping and no Shabashs coming out...i

 

[Zak_Fan]

Pakistani should play 10 batsmen +Yasir. The pace attack is rubbish.

 

[ethan hunt]

Batting first at Lords and playing an under strength England helped Pakistan's cause greatly in the last match. This is some good batting by Cook and Root.

Yes losing the last 7 tests to pakistan is obviously a fluke .

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir dived too early.

 

[Ab Fan]

Looks like 500 is on cards. Pakistan should start eyeing on a draw here.

 

[imshally81]

boring match. plus we are losing.

Will meet in next match.....

 

[blue_champion]

boring match. plus we are losing.

Bhai mere......1st day ka 2nd session bhi pura nahin hua

 

[JibranAnsari]

Very poor and boring jousting ..be done with it guys.

 

[ethan hunt]

All in UAE. It's normal for England to feel confident about their chances in England.

Lords and oval is obviously in the uae ??

 

[Amjid Javed]

Could be 400-450 total on cards here for england, wicket hasnt really offered much so far but pakistan need to find ways of drying up the runs.

 

[BleedGreen]

pakistan losing.

 

[shah_1]

Really disappointing

 

[nish_mate]

I agree brother. Certain posters were pointing out how boring Ind-WI series is. I hope they're enjoying this exciting spectacle of Cook and Root batting Pakistan out of this match

It looks like a club level bowling attack Syed1 style

 

[blue_champion]

Time to watch Virat and even Ashwin who is a very elegant batsman in his own right than this eye sore batting...also Gabriel is probably one of the most exciting fast bowling prospects in the world and Bishoo seems to be hitting rythm a much more exciting contest is on the cards

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Any catches dropped this session?

 

[BleedGreen]

If England score another 30-50 runs then its tough for us.

 

[Mamoon]

As I predicted, people will give Saqlain the credit if Yasir doesn't take 10 wickets here.

It has nothing to do with Saqlain; England have been watchful against Yasir and have done their homework.

 

[Mamoon]

Lords and oval is obviously in the uae ??

geraltofrivia explained it better.

 

[Mamoon]

4 bowlers never enough in Tests.

 

[JibranAnsari]

As I predicted, people will give Saqlain the credit if Yasir doesn't take 10 wickets here.

It has nothing to do with Saqlain; England have been watchful against Yasir and have done their homework.

Like you said they wanted to throw their money away then? Not smart.

 

[Mamoon]

Like you said they wanted to throw their money away then? Not smart.

Yes they did. They don't need Saqlain's help.

 

[classic]

Cook wants to pile a huge total here and hope to bat out Pakistan ... I am gonna put my neck on the line here and say Cook won't get to his century .

 

[Mamoon]

Chucker would have been useful here, no doubt.

How long will the result take?

 

[ethan hunt]

geraltofrivia explained it better.

3-2 in eng
5- 0 in UAE
Over the last two tours so far . Only one side can be overconfident.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Yes they did. They don't need Saqlain's help.

Only one way to.prove it.. If Australia hire him and do well against spinners.

 

[Syed1]

Day three will have plenty of rain

 

[Mamoon]

Cookie Monster has been flawless. Fantastic knock from an all-time great Test opener.

 

[nish_mate]

Cook and Root's milking of Yasir would make any doodhwaaala proud

 

[JibranAnsari]

Day three will have plenty of rain

Good news for us. Hope its washed away completely

 

[Syed1]

Good news for us. Hope its washed away completely

Also day 5 will have showers too

 

[troodon]

Its Phainty time.

Pak needs quick wickets or they will be standing in Sun for the next 2 days.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Also day 5 will have showers too

Keep.coming...

 

[Mamoon]

3-2 in eng
5- 0 in UAE
Over the last two tours so far . Only one side can be overconfident.

6 year old results don't matter. England will always back themselves heavily against any touring side, since almost all teams today are very good at home.

Besides, this is Pakistan's first overseas tour since 2013 where they got thrashed in SA and couldn't even win in Zimbabwe.

England had every right to be confident, but overconfidence is never good, and it cost them.

 

[BleedGreen]

how do we get them out on this pitch?

 

[srh]

Cook to score 100 before tea

 

[Mamoon]

Only one way to.prove it.. If Australia hire him and do well against spinners.

Australia hired the great Sri Lankan chucker for the UAE tour in 2014 and it didn't help.

 

[Markhor]

Rain is predicted from 12pm up until close of play on Sunday. This could end up a draw especially given this placid pitch.

 

[srh]

Cookie Monster has been flawless. Fantastic knock from an all-time great Test opener.

Cook > Sachin

 

[nish_mate]

Also day 5 will have showers too

Top team hoping for rain??...club level teams pray for rain.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistan always beat the upbeat england.. England were feeling good before the series.. Don't be surprised if we beat them in the series.

 

[_Salman_]

Beautiful delivery.

 

[Syed1]

Top team hoping for rain??...club level teams pray for rain.

Yeah we are club level with "toothless" pacers, "doodhwala" spinner and "lulloo" batsmen.. So all we can do is hope for rain

 

[Big Mac]

Flat pitch but you've still got to score the runs, this is very good batting.

 

[Syed1]

Edge for four

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir Shah the Spring Goat.

 

[nish_mate]

Yeah we are club level with "toothless" pacers, "doodhwala" spinner and "lulloo" batsmen.. So all we can do is hope for rain

Don't dish it mate if you can't take it....you were lippy yesterday, time to get some back..dil pe mat lo lassi piyo

 

[BleedGreen]

match is goign out of our hands. need rain to save us

 

[IAJ]

Phainty here

 

[cric_lover]

Eng should bat Pakistan out of the series in this innings. They should just destroy Pakistani morale.

 

[Mamoon]

Looks like England plan to bat only once.

 

[Syed1]

Eng should bat Pakistan out of the series in this innings. They should just destroy Pakistani morale.

Lol at the Indians hoping for an English victory

 

[Syed1]

Looks like England plan to bat only once.

Thank you captain obvious

 

[IAJ]

Looks like England plan to bat only once.

No doubt about that. The wicket will all of the sudden become mine-field when we bat lols.

 

[cric_lover]

Lol at the Indians hoping for an English victory

Not any different than Pak fans After all we are all indians.

 

[BleedGreen]

uff we losing

 

[Zak_Fan]

Boring match so far. West Indian bowling looked a lot more exciting the other day.

 

[nish_mate]

No doubt about that. The wicket will all of the sudden become mine-field when we bat lols.

Be good to see Yk dancing

 

[lahoriyah1234]

uff we losing

Match is not finished yet and you are talking about losing. Wow thank god you are not captain of Pakistan Team. This is a flat track even if eng makes 400 - i expect Pakistan to make around 350 here.

 

[IAJ]

But two quick wickets here and we are back in it.

The problem with 4 bowlers are that Misbah will kill them by overbowling them. Should get in Azhar Sami here.

 

[srh]

100 for Cook. Cook > Sachin

 

[Mamoon]

Cook a better opener than Hafeez.

 

[Syed1]

Boring match so far. West Indian bowling looked a lot more exciting the other day.

Nobody forcing you to watch.. you can turn off the telly and do something with your life

 

[nish_mate]

Chef's dished out a Lancashire hotpot

 

[IAJ]

Boring match so far. West Indian bowling looked a lot more exciting the other day.

West Indians are luckey they are not bowling on this Manchester road.

 

[Syed1]

Cook a better opener than Hafeez.

Thanks again captain obvious

 

[cric_lover]

Cook a better opener than Hafeez.

Yaar Cook ko gaali mat do...

 

[aslaisnomasla]

Boring match so far. West Indian bowling looked a lot more exciting the other day.

Cooks knock looksfar better than kohlis

 

[IAJ]

Well played captain!

 

[Shafi]

Very predictable bowling not tempting batsmen to make mistake. Hard to get a wicket by bowling like this.

 

[srh]

Cook a better opener than Hafeez.

Cook should be compared with Sachin. He is on track to overtake Sachin.

 

[BleedGreen]

azhar on

 

[cric_lover]

100 for Cook. Cook > Sachin

Great batsman this guy.

 

[street cricketer]

Brilliant ton from the Cookie monster.

Let's see if Root can get a ton here. He has a poor conversion rate. Must have missed out on some 4-5 tons already in his short career.

 

[cric_lover]

Cook should be compared with Sachin. He is on track to overtake Sachin.

I wish he does. As long as the records keep getting broken, that means we will continue to see good game of cricket.