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England v Pakistan | 3rd Test | Birmingham | Aug 3-7, 2016 | Day 2

but nass i thought you said england would be happy with 297? today they 'batted poorly'?
 
The first 50 of this partnership took 121 balls, the second 120 and the third 82.
 
Azhar is the best Test batsman in Pakistan. Make peace with it. Babar, Haris, Saud and even Asad when he moves up have the most potential though.
 
No this in not LOI. We have a batting line up and stick to it. Why send Sarfaraz at 4? Do we want to up the runrate? :sanga
 
The pair shouldn't worry about runrate , if we bat 150 overs we will get 450. Just keep batting.
 
Ramiz is right. If the next wicket falls after 200, then Sarfraz should bat at 4.

No... Younis Khan is due a big one and he needs to grab his chance...

If Pakistan can take the innings into post lunch tomorrow and at that time, if Sarfraz is batting - he can easily take game away from England as bowlers will be tired and lethargic... let these pacers bowl 30+ overs each and than go into attacking mode with Sarfaraz & Asad --- no silly stuff before that..
 
is it just me or has Rameez's commentary over the last few years actually regressed?! I mean he has never been a great commentator in terms of content but now he just seems to have no clue of what he's talkign about . . so much so that he is made to look like a bit of a fool in front of the other commentators
 
We haven't given Woakes any wickets that is why England have been struggling.


Anderson and Barbie aren't exactly the most threatening bowlers around.
 
Well who saw this coming ? Azhar's rode his luck a bit but a superb partnership.

Had doubts about Sami Aslam given his cheap dismissals last year in the Tests in Bangladesh, and thought he was too raw for an England tour but happy to see him prove me wrong. His judgement outside off stump has been terrific and shown a lot of guts playing outside Asia for the first time.
 
is it just me or has Rameez's commentary over the last few years actually regressed?! I mean he has never been a great commentator in terms of content but now he just seems to have no clue of what he's talkign about . . so much so that he is made to look like a bit of a fool in front of the other commentators

He is an inspiration to mankind.

As in you can be woefully crappy and still make nice bucks.
 
No... Younis Khan is due a big one and he needs to grab his chance...

If Pakistan can take the innings into post lunch tomorrow and at that time, if Sarfraz is batting - he can easily take game away from England as bowlers will be tired and lethargic... let these pacers bowl 30+ overs each and than go into attacking mode with Sarfaraz & Asad --- no silly stuff before that..

Good point actually.
 
Waqar would have been a better bet for the commentary. Ramiz is just out of his depth
 
you used to say that sami was not good.....

You are right. I always had doubts about his technique against pace but he has impressed me today. Still one innings is obviously not enough. Id be happy to be served some humble pie
 
You are right. I always had doubts about his technique against pace but he has impressed me today. Still one innings is obviously not enough. Id be happy to be served some humble pie

I would agree, yes he is not a complete batsman, he has technical problems. But the good thing is with in his limited ability, he is gutsy, determined and doing an amazing job. Playing a beautiful Test knock, he is not trying to do any thing extra ordinary, just playing a simple Test game.

I guess, which is pleasant to watch after many disgusting performances by our openers.

But i hope, and really hope he will try to remove his technical problems and will try to improve day by day.
 
The aim should be to score about 90-100 runs before the second new ball.
Wickets can fall with the new ball
 
Oh look, seam and swing for Woakes. What a flat wicket.

Only Shehzad fans and English crybabies will Not give credit to these 2. Shehzad wouldve been killed on this wicket as well. He gets exposed on flatter wickets against any international pacers like the world cup. But his fans just dont want anyone else to score so he somehow gets a spot back. Fotrtunately its over for him.
 
Great shot for another six. This time Sami. He has a brilliant attacking game against spin
 
Aslam and Azhar ending Shan's, Shehzad's and Hafeez's careers and I'm loving it..
 
Sami Aslam is a magnificent strokemaker, especially against spin bowling.
 
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