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England v Pakistan | First Test | Day 1 - Session 1 | Trent Bridge | 29/07/10

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England won the toss!! hope same happens as against Ausies 88 allout
 
I think its good for us. Best chance to bowl England out on day 1.
 
Shoaib Malik has been dropped for this match. He's not been taking part in fielding drills, and seems to be a man apart at the moment. We shall see soon enough. Yasir Hameed could be coming in instead. i just heard that
 
England have won the toss and will bat. Andrew Strauss thinks the pitch looks good for batting and getting runs on the board is the best way to put pressure on Pakistan, despite the overcast conditions. I wonder if he watched the Headingley Test last week.
 
Here we go ! Here we go ! Here we goooo !!! here we go ! here we go !!!

DO IT FOR THE 152 GUYS !!
 
t's also worth noting that the Pakistan flag is at half mast, after the air crash in Islamabad that killed 152 people yesterday.
 
Lets hope AAG can make some early inroads into the England batting line up!
 
Salaam valaikum everyone. England batting and Malik in the line-up. Bad news all round. :(
 
Slightly overcast. The clouds seems to be million mile up in the sky. I don't think it will be much help for the bowlers.
 
Update by PP's Saj on the ground:

Pak team wearing black arm-bands.

Salman was wearing one over his blazer too.
 
Botham says its VERY VERY dry. Bat every single time. Damn?
 
Ouch.. The pitch is a shocker.. Certainly not what I expected... Not how it was for the Pak-Aus series
 
It's a dry pitch which is ideal for a team to bat - however clouds are coming towards the stadium and it's getting cool to, so there could be early swing for a moment or two.
 
Shoaib Malik has been dropped for this match. He's not been taking part in fielding drills, and seems to be a man apart at the moment. We shall see soon enough. Yasir Hameed could be coming in instead. i just heard that

You heard that after the teams were officially announced!:)))
 
we got to keep it tight and bowl the right lines..England will play attritional cricket so this is a real test..heard the UDRS is in place for this series!!
 
I think it would be a nice gesture if the team could gather in a small huddle at the start & just spend a few moments in thought for the 152 that perished yesterday.
 
Botham says its VERY VERY dry. Bat every single time. Damn?

Thats why I am a worried man right now...If we dont pick up early wickets then we could be in for a longgg day in the field...

First session is absolutely crucial for us...We HAVE to pick up 2-3 wkts in it...:asif
 
I think it would be a nice gesture if the team could gather in a small huddle at the start & just spend a few moments in thought for the 152 that perished yesterday.

THIS!!

Or may be a one minute silence?!!!
 
Younis at 6 would have been a good comfort

Yousuf would take up too much space, especially in the 'dressing room' whereas Younis could be a great help to batsmen. Leave the order as it is, and just slot Younis in to a role similar to that of Hussey. Should wickets tumble, he could provide resistance, much more than Malik. Meanwhile teh youngsters ahead would still be free to gel and play strokes....
 
they need to bowl wicket to wicket like they did in the first innings of leeds test

which got us i think 7 decison bowled/lbw
 
David loyd is saying morgan is lucky that he is playing at 6. Pakistan may knock to 3 out and no.6 looks good spot to bat lol.
 
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