England v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Manchester | Jul 23-26, 2016 | Day 2

[theariezman]

Clearly we are below par in fielding as well.... if England managed to make 500...that's 200 was gifted by Pakistan fielding.

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[Pete Rose]

if it rains tomorrow

even without it. so far similar to how it went in 2013

 

[Prince_]

Does Joe Root have special abilities that he can detect faintest of edges?

He trusts his partner. Stokes said that he didn't nick it and root believed it. There's nothing wrong in it.

Besides everybody who watched it on television knows that there wasn't any conclusive evidence to overturn the onfield decision.

 

[Pete Rose]

younis caught one at slip

 

[Syed1]

Lulloo with his usual garbage

 

[Pete Rose]

ramiz has, ofcourse, no idea about the tiger moth incident that gower is talking about.

 

[Justcrazy]

500 up for Poms

 

[Shafi]

We need a serious fielding cum catching and bowling coach

 

[Cricketrenew]

All the hype about yasir shah, his got no decent googly!

Teams must have played him badly

508 for 6 against a Pakistan bowling attack!!! Wow good batting by England. Pak didn't show patience yday. Gonna abandon this match and wait for next one

 

[MMHS]

I am not sure regarding weather report; but ideally England should pile up or try to pile up 700 here, provided that 450 overs are almost certain.

One reason is that, this wicket is never going to be better & if there is anything for bowlers, it's on day 4/5 & may be early morning. So, ideally, England should bat another 40 overs today, may be bowl 4/5 overs tonight & use the new ball tomorrow morning. Even in case of rain, may be England's best chance to win is by enforcing follow on.

2nd reason is a very thin one, but still it's a chance. England has scored so quickly that, there is actually enough time for PAK to win this Test. If England declares for say 554/7 with 10 sessions to go, PAK can pileup 650 & Yadir can run through England for <250, to set up a target of ~150 in 35 overs. Very little chance, but England indeed lost a Test at Adelaide after declaring got 551/6 & almost lost a recent Test in SAF after posting 625+/8 dec. Probably, few overs were lost, but SAF almost managed to beat England there.

 

[Executioner]

England batting aggressively, right ploy giving they are going to be declaring in about an hour if not 2

 

[srh]

Declare after Bairstow's 50?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Realistically speaking, England has batted Pakistan out of the game here.

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[street cricketer]

Pak batsmen must bat really well here. It's a belter but it's always tough batting under scoreboard pressure.

Need YK, Misbah, Asad to buckle down and bat at their own pace. Obviously the weather will help as well.

 

[Pete Rose]

Realistically speaking, England has batted Pakistan out of the game here.

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by probability, yes, only draw left for Pakistan to chase

 

[ViciousMachine]

Good tight over. That is what Pak need to aim for here, just control the RR. Every over batted by Eng is 1 less we will have to play.

 

[haris93]

Pak batsmen must bat really well here. It's a belter but it's always tough batting under scoreboard pressure.

Need YK, Misbah, Asad to buckle down and bat at their own pace. Obviously the weather will help as well.

just wait when Pakistan Batting starts it will turn into bowling paradise

 

[Pete Rose]

I would like to see the younis khan ballet again.

 

[srh]

England should not complain about bad wickets for test cricket in India when they themselves are now making same types of wickets in England

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Beefy has come out of hiding on Twitter !! Went into his usual closet after the 1st test.

Let's see whether he stays with us if this match goes towards a draw Inshallah.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Back to back good overs.

 

[Abdullah719]

I think this will be Wahab's last test of the series as Misbah is clearly over bowling him here.

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Are we watching a different game? He has bowled the fewest overs of all the regular bowlers.

 

[mz123]

was wahab getting any reverse swing ?

 

[Hasan123]

Root needs to be ruthless like this more often. Think the last game maybe have made him more ruthless. He's looking very solid and difficult to get our. By the end of his career he will be close to be England's greatest batter if not there greatest ever.

 

[ExplicitAI]

This is so horrible to watch, I feel to just play Pokemon Go

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms looking for 550 ?

 

[Pete Rose]

I don't think Pakistan have bowled that badly. This is a flat pitch.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Will Pakistan take the 3rd new ball?

 

[ExplicitAI]

Most successful to least successful bowler today (excluding part-timers)

Aamir
Rahat
Yasir
Wahab

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Can anyone calculate Yasir's bowling average right now, at this point? Merci in advance.

 

[Hasan123]

Mushy should work with Azhar on his bowling

 

[nish_mate]

How many centurions in the Pakistani lineup then?

Bowling one that is

 

[srh]

Even if Pakistan lose this test by an inning, this pitch is flat and not good for test cricket.

 

[Shafi]

Why Azhar Ali is bowing? Any batsman can play him by closing his eyes. I wonder why he left bowling. He should concentrate on positive batting instead of wannabe leggie

 

[ExplicitAI]

Whoever said that Old Trafford will suit Pak bowlers a lot just told the biggest lie

 

[Justcrazy]

524 / 6

Cook please declare !

 

[Justcrazy]

Why Azhar Ali is bowing? Any batsman can play him by closing his eyes. I wonder why he left bowling. He should concentrate on positive batting instead of wannabe leggie

he started his carer as leggie

 

[srh]

What is Botham saying about this flat wicket?

 

[Shafi]

Mushy should work with Azhar on his bowling

Waste of time and effort!!! Do not have any potential

 

[zoro]

England to.score 600 and declare 45 mins before close of play.
Pakistan to be 24 for 2 by close of.play having lost both openers.

WHO CARES?
We leading 1 -0 in the series
bad weather forcast
just play sensibly and get the draw
We do not need to win another test in this series at the moment.
win if you can but if you cant get the draw.
i'll be more than happy if Pak with this series 1 - 0, with this test and the following 2 tests being boring draws.
Pressures all on England!

I respectvely requests you all now refer to ME and not Moha as the PROFESSOR!

 

[cric_lover]

Slow batting from Eng. Every dot ball is a crime.

 

[Hasan123]

Waste of time and effort!!! Do not have any potential

No its not. He has the ability to bowl 10-15 overs in a day.

 

[endymion248]

Can anyone calculate Yasir's bowling average right now, at this point? Merci in advance.

25.0

 

[Salman CricBio]

There are clouds since the start of today's play. I guess Clouderson won't have mercy on us.

 

[Hasan123]

These type of pitches suit England's batting but I don't think they really suit England's bowling. Some of our batters will make it look impossible to bat on but it's a wicket where you can score runs on

 

[ExplicitAI]

I'm expecting centuries by 2-3 batsmen from our side. No excuses, this pitch is flatter than roti

 

[mz123]

shan masood ....

 

[Abdullah719]

Why Azhar Ali is bowing? Any batsman can play him by closing his eyes. I wonder why he left bowling. He should concentrate on positive batting instead of wannabe leggie

Would you rather the bowlers keep bowling until they get injured?

Good that Yasir is getting a rest. Amir too.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Shan Masood ) ) )

 

[Hasan123]

If Shan and Azhar can give us 15-20 overs a day that would be very nice

 

[Mainul]

Cricbuzz is showing England is on 339/6. Wonderful fightback from Pakistan!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Shan Masood is on. Game over.

 

[ExplicitAI]

We're scraping the bottom of the barrel

 

[Shafi]

I am not sure regarding weather report; but ideally England should pile up or try to pile up 700 here, provided that 450 overs are almost certain.

One reason is that, this wicket is never going to be better & if there is anything for bowlers, it's on day 4/5 & may be early morning. So, ideally, England should bat another 40 overs today, may be bowl 4/5 overs tonight & use the new ball tomorrow morning. Even in case of rain, may be England's best chance to win is by enforcing follow on.

2nd reason is a very thin one, but still it's a chance. England has scored so quickly that, there is actually enough time for PAK to win this Test. If England declares for say 554/7 with 10 sessions to go, PAK can pileup 650 & Yadir can run through England for <250, to set up a target of ~150 in 35 overs. Very little chance, but England indeed lost a Test at Adelaide after declaring got 551/6 & almost lost a recent Test in SAF after posting 625+/8 dec. Probably, few overs were lost, but SAF almost managed to beat England there.

650!!!!! When we have Have opener like Hafeez and Masood and 4 terrible lower order and have to face Jimmi than we have to bat 4 times to score even 600

 

[QalandarFan]

Clearly we are below par in fielding as well.... if England managed to make 500...that's 200 was gifted by Pakistan fielding.

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According to CricViz Pakistan fielding has cost us 55 runs.

 

[shah_1]

Already bowling better than Wahab

 

[Hasan123]

England should just declare if there going to bat like this. When it was cloudy they should have been aiming to bowl at that time.

 

[hur rizvi]

Shan seems to have more going for his bowling than batting

 

[test_fan]

524 / 6

Cook please declare !

He will declare 15-20 mins after tea I think. That's what I'd do.

 

[blackanhyellow]

Hafeez should have taken the bowling test before this series. was he not allowed to?

 

[Syed1]

Shan has better control than Wahab and lulloo

 

[hur rizvi]

Strange Innings from Bairstow. Should be scoring atleast at 80+ S/R

 

[Pete Rose]

They will bat till an over of the second new ball

 

[Syed1]

Lol nice leg pulling of bumble

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

This has to be one of the worst bowling performances by Pakistan in a long long time.

 

[Abdullah719]

Bizarre tactics by England. Not complaining, they are taking time out of the game.

 

[Mainul]

650!!!!! When we have Have opener like Hafeez and Masood and 4 terrible lower order and have to face Jimmi than we have to bat 4 times to score even 600

Yes. If Pakistan can draw this test, i shall consider it as a victory for them or for any team. Winning this test from here by Pakistan with Hafeez and Masood is unthinkable.

 

[Syed1]

Bhai declare kardo

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Can't believe Yasir Shah's bowling figures.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Anyways, Hafeez will smash a double century.

 

[Syed1]

Declared

 

[ads101]

Relax guys. We are winning. England have to take 20 wickets. We only need to take 10.

 

[Syed1]

oh noo tea lol

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

If anyone thinks England will win this Test match, sorry to say but you are mistaken.

 

[theariezman]

According to CricViz Pakistan fielding has cost us 55 runs.

Count in some dropped catches and batsman managed to score big.

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[Syed1]

Relax guys. We are winning. England have to take 20 wickets. We only need to take 10.

Lol what is this logic. You are missing the elephant in the room - the 550 odd runs that England have piled..

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Our openers should smash these English bowlers, 4 runs per over at least.

 

[Mainul]

This has to be one of the worst bowling performances by Pakistan in a long long time.

Did you forget SA vs Pakistan in UAE in last tour where SA made 517 after Pakistan bundled out for just 99?

 

[Jabo]

We better not get bowled out cheaply for 100 or something, but had a feeling ever since we won the first match, that in the second we'll get blown away and then come back and play decent in the 3/4 games

we were in trouble batting first with out Anderson

not sure I'm ready to witness the carnage that's going to happen later tonight

 

[ads101]

Yeah Syed but our score isn't limited by potential. There's a whole realm of possible scores our batsmen can score. While England only have four batsmen left and will probably declare anyway at some point.