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England v Pakistan | 3rd Test | Birmingham | Aug 3-7, 2016 | Day 1

Thanks to Sohail Khan for me proving me right about what i have been say from day 4 at Lords, 3 left armers was an overkill and out bowlers basically gifted the match to england by making it a net session
 
Someone needs to speak to Rahat from mgmt. convey to him that hes no where near it and to just ignore the bs of the umpires. Get closer and keep bowling. If he warns you and we will need evidence of it which there wont be any of.
 
Ramiz is clueless. He wants Yasir to bowl when vince basically nicks anything on the off side from a pacer
 
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What PAK needs is half an hour of real tight cricket - may be 10 runs in next 7 overs; England could be 4 down by lunch. Bowling first wasn't a bad decision, but bowlers had to back that. But, I guess the damage is managed for a loose shot from Root. Now, needs to tighten the screw.
 
Only four comments from [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] in the last two page. Pakistan must be doing well
 
Another beauty... Hope Rahat doesn't get too distracted by this stupid umpiring
 
Rahat shouldn't mind the drive. It's the cut that cook shouldn't be playing. Keep bowling there maybe a little less straight
 
No Problem Rahat about this boundary !! Was a good line and lenght ball !! Keep pegging here boys :14:
 
Cook is batting like a rockstar this series. The guy has transformed himself from a boring accumulator to 'take the attack to opposition'.

Its been a long time watching him bat like this.
 
He shares his first name with the phenom so this was pretty much expected loool.

RMF (:yk) Rahat also looking pretty threatening today.

Shoaib Akhtar paid him a visit with his cricket bat :)) he is still bowling pies though :facepalm: although not as frequent in the last test
 
Lool I told everyone that Sohail Khan was a good bowler for Pak, Wahab is an overhyped individual who has little skills with the bowl apart from pace.
 
what did he say?

Rameez was describing Cook's innings as one a typical of a test opener--one which was cautious and without "belligerent" drives. Gower says "actually the stats suggest quite the opposite".
 
If Junaids was my doctor would have sued him for his false prognosis and have him struck from the medical register...

even my goldfish can predict better
 
Sohail needs to keep tight lines and vince will nick one!
 
Amir should come back and take couple of wickets....he still has to prove why he is in the team ?? Anyone's guess?

He has been their best bowler, keeps a tight line and gets the ball to do a bit but is guilty of not pitching the ball up and making full use of the movement.
 
Wicket falls every 34 balls in the morning session at Edgbaston..

3 more overs for the next wicket.
 
Pakistan need to focus on bowling one side of the wicket to cook and make him earn his runs.
 
Rameez was describing Cook's innings as one a typical of a test opener--one which was cautious and without "belligerent" drives. Gower says "actually the stats suggest quite the opposite".

He wasn't a good commie to begin with plus his constant verbal Diarrhea in IPL and other tamasha leagues has made him nothing more than a narrative based commodity. Chisti is probably the most boring commie in the world right now but I am pretty sure he'd school Rambo day in day out in cricketing technicalities - especially the five day game !!
 
Vince averages 30 odd in his last two FC seasons for Hampshire.
 
England's batting is sooo shaky.

McGrath-Gillespie....Donald-Pollock....Ambrose-Walsh.....Wasim-Waqar would have ripped its heart out multiple times.

Modern era is not just the era of FTBing but also an era of inferior skills in test cricket imho.

Pakistan hasn't bowled 2 tight overs on a trott.
 
First time he angles it across, Vince plays and misses. Bring back Amir and make both these guys angle it across Vince
 
If Junaids was my doctor would have sued him for his false prognosis and have him struck from the medical register...

even my goldfish can predict better

Why?

Two wickets on the first morning but a run rate of over 4.1.

What's the difference between that and my prognosis?
 
So any clue about Star Sports ? Why aren't they telecasting match ?

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England may somehow want to hack it to 250 and have a go at Pakistan.

This England batting side ain't gonna win any damn thing overseas.
 
I spoke too soon lol. :facepalm:

At this rate they might have better luck with the physio! absolutely shocking bowling, even in the birmingham premier league which is one of the best club cricket leagues in the world you will find opening bowlers who keep things tight. This guy lacks control at the test level, It's hard to digest and I know Waqar leaving has hurt him more then the others but it's simply unacceptable. Releases all the pressure at the other end.
 
Why?

Two wickets on the first morning but a run rate of over 4.1.

What's the difference between that and my prognosis?

Becuase you are predicting 2 wickets to fall for the rest of the day for 280 odd runs, with one of the 2 gun bats in the team already in the hut.

That is why
 
Both these left at mets should come over the wicket and angle it across Vince.
 
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