JibranAnsari
ODI Captain
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An even session , batting is looking easy now. It will be harder to get wickets in the second session.
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We're extremely lucky to have taken these 3 wickets and I say that as Brums finest specimen and a big supporter of the Warwickshire Bears given my understanding of the Edgbaston ground but it doesn't take a genius to make sense of the pitch this morning. So Junaids, which side of the bed did you wake up this morning? was it the blue side or the green side![]()
I've said all along, I want England to win The Oval Test by 1 wicket to take the series 2-1. On the fifth afternoon, with three balls left!
And i was right, Sami Aslam and Sohail Khan playing. Shan and Wahab OUT.
Boss, can't you stop predicting. It's becoming boring every time you predict & I need to come back. Just enjoy the game - why bother to post what you like to happen rather than what logic tells.
This wicket should get a bit faster on Day 2, so - ideally PAK should look to finish the day 270/8, so that 1st hour of Day 2, they can get ENG all-out below 300 & bat for the best 2 days, which is a perfect decision from Misbah. Here your disliking of the Man is taking better of you - just like that 560 or innings defeat staff at Lord's.
Batting first or second has very little on a standard Test wicket as long as you are doing the basics correct. If Rahat & Amir bowled similarly like Sohail, England could have gone to Lunch 6 down & same could have been true for Jimmy, Berbi & Finn. Test cricket batting is all-time lowest level, at least for the last 70 years that I have seen some how.
Just enjoy the game.
An even session , batting is looking easy now. It will be harder to get wickets in the second session.
Nice bowling from Yasir. He's bowling slower than he did in the last game. Our session this.
) what if Pakistan are in a position to win in a similar manner?
Still bowling too fast.
I will be slightly disappointed from a nationalist point of view, then secretly rather pleased at a team I like doing well.
And then I'll go on a massive rant against Andrew Strauss, comprehensive schools, southern softies and Ant and Dec.
Cricket is stronger when Pakistan is a strong team that is not relegated to the margins of world cricket. I don't care much who wins, so long as the ECB sees fit to give Pakistan regular tours.
I will be slightly disappointed from a nationalist point of view, then secretly rather pleased at a team I like doing well.
And then I'll go on a massive rant against Andrew Strauss, comprehensive schools, southern softies and Ant and Dec.
Cricket is stronger when Pakistan is a strong team that is not relegated to the margins of world cricket. I don't care much who wins, so long as the ECB sees fit to give Pakistan regular tours.
BTW if you're watching on Sky, this is a good feature on Bob Willis.
Amirs careers on line
He needs to get wickets.
He is a spinner, brother.Still bowling too fast.
BTW if you're watching on Sky, this is a good feature on Bob Willis.
Amir has to improve if we have to get anywhere in this test
Any drops or lulloo decisions so far?
There is absolutely no chance of England winning this Test match.
Any drops or lulloo decisions so far?
Our batting line up will surprise you in this Test match.You do have Pakistani batting to contend with and it is even more shakier than England's
Our batting line up will surprise you in this Test match.
Shouldn't you be supporting Australia, failed the Tebbit test
I TOTALLY fail the Tebbit test.
Most of us Poms who live in Australia are complete hypocrites like me. We slam immigrants from other cultures who don't integrate or assimilate, but we don't actually change one little bit ourselves: because 90% of our culture is shared between England, Australia and New Zealand we don't stick out as aliens.
I lived my first 25 years in England then several more in New Zealand, where I could maintain my pantomime-style hatred of Australian sporting teams. So they are still the team I love to hate.
I basically support anyone who is playing against Australia, except for India. But having said that, because I live in Australia and have a kid who plays cricket, I am secretly really fond of several Aussie cricketers - especially Mitch Johnson and Shane Watson who have just departed the scene but also Pat Cummins who I think is everything that Mitchell Starc is not. Apart from fit.
As for today, I think it's pretty even-stevens.
It's really good to watch. I'm having a lot of fun.
I TOTALLY fail the Tebbit test.
Most of us Poms who live in Australia are complete hypocrites like me. We slam immigrants from other cultures who don't integrate or assimilate, but we don't actually change one little bit ourselves: because 90% of our culture is shared between England, Australia and New Zealand we don't stick out as aliens.
I lived my first 25 years in England then several more in New Zealand, where I could maintain my pantomime-style hatred of Australian sporting teams. So they are still the team I love to hate.
I basically support anyone who is playing against Australia, except for India. But having said that, because I live in Australia and have a kid who plays cricket, I am secretly really fond of several Aussie cricketers - especially Mitch Johnson and Shane Watson who have just departed the scene but also Pat Cummins who I think is everything that Mitchell Starc is not. Apart from fit.
As for today, I think it's pretty even-stevens.
It's really good to watch. I'm having a lot of fun.
WK/slips need to move up for Sohail. It's not going to carry.
Not too many things more frustrating than having batsmen with techniques like Ballance score runs against you.![]()
WK/slips need to move up for Sohail. It's not going to carry.
He's a decent player with a great temperament, nothing too wrong with him technically. Vince on the other hand is a natural stroke player who can't resist a few outside off stump but he's batting really well at the moment and leaving everything outside off
Having a look at the Sky team's analysis of his technique. Apparently he's improved.![]()