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

[Blitz]

Pakistan lose toss, bowling first!

 

[Oxy]

England win the toss & will bat 1st

 

[Theo_14]

England win the toss and choose to bat

 

[ShehryarK]

Eng WIN Toss.

Eng WILL BAT.

 

[RehanG]

England won the toss!! hope same happens as against Ausies 88 allout

 

[Blitz]

I think its good for us. Best chance to bowl England out on day 1.

 

[ShehryarK]

Nice blazer by Salman at the toss

 

[Oxy]

S Butt would have batted 1st

 

[Seen Sheen]

From cricinfo.

Good to see ECB are aware of it..

 

[AZ]

Eng WIN Toss.

Eng WILL BAT.

Eng WILL get SMASHED.
:aamir

 

[ShehryarK]

Malik just told PP's Saj on the ground that he IS playing.

 

[chill79]

Its going to be tough toss on this pitch

 

[Sakss]

CMon pak skittle em out for 100

 

[Oxy]

Loving Sky's intro of the players!

 

[Gulf of Gold]

Strauss won the toss and is batting first...

 

[imshally81]

Salam to all
Inshallah we will won

 

[qamar84]

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

 

[Gulf of Gold]

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.

 

[Boi]

Same side from last test, for Pakistan.

 

[adnan yasin]

England won the toss and batting first

to me again its a good toss to lose

 

[imshally81]

malik and kaneria in

 

[Sir john]

It is intrested to see how england batsman play pak tri pace battery.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

And how are the conditions?

 

[Gulf of Gold]

Strauss is ready to face the AAG

 

[T20_Cricket]

England have won the toss and will bat.

 

[Gulf of Gold]

AAG-jala ker rakh kerde

 

[afridi_captain]

eng bat 1st

 

[Theo_14]

Loving Sky's intro of the players!

Their coverage is so good - makes it even better when Pakistan are playing, where ARY is a complete waste of a channel.

 

[T20_Cricket]

overcast conditions.

 

[Gulf of Gold]

malik in

 

[chill79]

Which TV channel is showing this match in Pakistan

 

[Seen Sheen]

Eng WIN Toss.

Eng WILL BAT.

Sh!t!!I am kinda fed up seeing us bowl first ...

So again,we'll be chasing a target...!!

 

[Gulf of Gold]

kaneria also in

 

[pak4life]

hopefully a good toss to lose but batting last is still a concern!

 

[Salazar]

One English wicket should fall in the first 5 overs.

 

[bobwoolmersarmy]

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[pakmania]

Here we go ! Here we go ! Here we goooo !!! here we go ! here we go !!!

DO IT FOR THE 152 GUYS !!

 

[Gulf of Gold]

t's also worth noting that the Pakistan flag is at half mast, after the air crash in Islamabad that killed 152 people yesterday.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

overcast conditions.

And Strauss opted to bat?

:aamir

 

[afridi_captain]

The weather actually looks quite good. Hope it stays the same for the course of the match.

 

[aamerfan]

i kinda like bowling first...clouds over head so we shall see

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lets hope AAG can make some early inroads into the England batting line up!

 

[Seen Sheen]

do it for the 152 guys !!

insha'allah,!!!

 

[chill79]

which channel is showing this match in Pakistan

 

[T20_Cricket]

Salam to all
Inshallah we will won

salam ,Yes Inshallah

 

[adnan yasin]

Sh!t!!I am kinda fed up seeing us bowl first ...

So again,we'll be chasing a target...!!

dont worry we wont bat 4th

ENG 150 allout PAK 350 1st innings ... England 150 bowled out again

so innings an 50 runs victory

 

[Maula Jutt]

England bats first.

 

[Seen Sheen]

And Strauss opted to bat?

:aamir

But this time around,Butt would have also batted first had he won the toss...!!

 

[Gulf of Gold]

C'mon Pak

 

[hur rizvi]

England won the toss and batting first .....

 

[Gulf of Gold]

You just have to win it......

 

[Energy]

Salaam valaikum everyone. England batting and Malik in the line-up. Bad news all round.

 

[afridi_captain]

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.

 

[ShehryarK]

Update by PP's Saj on the ground:

Pak team wearing black arm-bands.

Salman was wearing one over his blazer too.

 

[Blitz]

Botham says its VERY VERY dry. Bat every single time. Damn?

 

[Salazar]

Ouch.. The pitch is a shocker.. Certainly not what I expected... Not how it was for the Pak-Aus series

 

[Gulf of Gold]

Hours of play (local time): 11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

 

[Theo_14]

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.

 

[Seen Sheen]

dont worry we wont bat 4th

ENG 150 allout PAK 350 1st innings ... England 150 bowled out again

so innings an 50 runs victory

An Ideal performance from Pakistan!!???

You must be kidding!!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

But this time around,Butt would have also batted first had he won the toss...!!

Butt knows butt about the toss thing?

 

[Oxy]

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!)

 

[Gulf of Gold]

15 minuted to go

 

[the Great Khan]

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!!

 

[Gulf of Gold]

Oh can't wait

 

[Oxy]

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.

 

[Seen Sheen]

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...

 

[Gulf of Gold]

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!!

You heard it right

 

[Seen Sheen]

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?!!!

 

[moz]

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....

 

[Seen Sheen]

Butt knows butt about the toss thing?

Well,I hope so!!

 

[t11sk9]

Come on lads, lets get them.

 

[Energy]

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!!

You heard it right.

 

[Sakss]

Update by PP's Saj on the ground:

Pak team wearing black arm-bands.

Salman was wearing one over his blazer too.

nice to see....also the pak flag is at half mast

 

[RehanG]

Jeete ga bhai jeete ga Pakistan Jeete ga.

 

[RehanG]

Hare ga bhai Hare ga Farangi Hare ga

 

[adnan yasin]

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

 

[TheρaKaraBrocKer]

even Ramiz is favouriteing ENGLAND ***

Lucky you, can see the pre-match ceremony
Here in KSA they aren't showing anything at cricone and tensports.

 

[hur rizvi]

Pitch is dry so this is going to be real test for PAkistan bowlers

 

[Energy]

10 minutes left to the start!

 

[afridi_captain]

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.