England vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Lord's, London | May 24-28, 2018 | Day 1 | Match Thread

[Hermoine Green]

Bhateeja needs to play like Inzi, he has earned this spot and now he needs to perform on this big stage.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Azhar will be key

 

[Markhor]

Oh god, time to watch our batting from behind the sofa.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Azhar Mahmood keeps getting bashed as bowling coach - he may not be a big name but he's trained the bowlers excellently here. They've bowled the ideal length for English conditions.

One of the very few ex-players I like, talk sense and good bowling coach too. Do watch his recent interview with Rameez when yu have time

 

[Pete Rose]

Come on azhar belt a few drives down the ground

 

[Hermoine Green]

531 wickets steaming in......

 

[Cozyrensetter]

Ummmm... I am Indian and don't remember saying any of those things!

Mostly been some Pakistani posters here who were saying such things.This Arthur-Sarfaraz-Inzi combo is doing wonders for Pak unlike our Kohli-Shastri duo

 

[Pete Rose]

Oh god, time to watch our batting from behind the sofa.

My thoughts as well. 30 overs of terror

 

[Hermoine Green]

Azhar will be key

Who will be the lock?

 

[Send1983]

England are still a pretty good side irrespective of how they have been thrashed by Aus in recent times.

It was a poor decision to bat first and Pak's strength is bowling. You do not play to oppositions strength by batting in tricky conditions.

Either way, I think England has enough runs on the board. 180 is low score against good batting units. But not against Pak.

This will be a closely fought Test.

Only if pitch stays the same for next 2 days. I believe this will get better. Pak might score around 250.

 

[Syed1]

Wondering if the bats have a couple of throw downs before they step out to the crease... I always preferred having the feel of the ball BEFORE I went out to the bat

 

[the Great Khan]

chulo me signing off..hoping the boys do some tuk tuk and survive till tomorrow..

 

[Dios]

Anderson to run through the Pakistani lineup.

 

[Justcrazy]

BIg task ahead for Pakistan Openers , they need to blunt this new ball , lots of time left in the game.

 

[Hermoine Green]

My friend says "Borhay hogye ho ab to cricket ki jaan chor do"

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan need to put the bad balls away.

Can't afford to just shoulder arms and block away.

 

[Syed1]

As a Pakistani fan, us batting is always the most nervous time specially in the first 10.


When we are bowling we can all relax and have bit of a banter

 

[Justcrazy]

Any lead of less than 100 would be bad for Pakistan after getting Poms for sub 200 total

 

[Markhor]

Come on kid, hoping those ul-Haq genes come through.

Nervy slash to start with.

 

[Rayyman]

I can read the scorecard. You don't need to recite it to me.

 

[Napa]

England are still a pretty good side irrespective of how they have been thrashed by Aus in recent times.

Indeed. They beat SA 3-1 at home less than a year ago.

 

[Adil_94]

Best day to have a day off work. Just chill at home n watch Pakistan stealing the show at Lord's.

 

[New Yorker]

Pakistan need to have a plan against tail.

the plan is called abbas

he's very good at this, too.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Inexperienced squad<br>4 bowlers playing their first ever Test match in England<br>Packed house at Lord's<br>Lose the toss<br>Bowl England out for 184<br>Just another day in the crazy world of Pakistan cricket <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/999677797361733632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Theo_14]

Good stuff by the bowlers - but as usual the batsmen will let us down.

 

[letme alone]

need at least 50 from azher

 

[Cric1234]

Have to get a lead chasing 250+ on here will be like 350 on a better wicket.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

My friend says "Borhay hogye ho ab to cricket ki jaan chor do"

Us sai kaho yehi to Pak cricket ka best era ho ga. These youngsters will teake our team forward. Bright times ahead.

 

[Syed1]

Koi masla nahi.... block out the first 10 for no runs, just don't lose wicket

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

It's going to be a low scoring game I reckon. Pakistan will do well to take a decent lead here, still anyone's game.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This pitch has got quicker

 

[Justcrazy]

2 maidens in a row.

 

[New Yorker]

Hassan and Abbas. 2 gems MASHALLAH.

but but too short trundler blah blah

 

[Markhor]

RESPECT to Nasser Hussain - about the only non-Pakistani commentator I've heard who's bothered to research that our domestic pitches aren't the flat decks of yesteryear.

 

[Plumb]

keep leaving the balls.... good cricket, get your eyes set ...runs 'll come eventually

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rain is coming to rescue Pakistan

 

[babajee]

RESPECT to Nasser Hussain - about the only non-Pakistani commentator I've heard who's bothered to research that our domestic pitches aren't flat roads anymore.

He is a closet Pakistan fan. I know it.

 

[Amirforpresident]

Shouldn't our batsmen be used to these kind of pitches?

 

[waleed88]

Wasim seems clueless about domestic cricket as usual. Always throwing general reverbisms

 

[Cric1234]

If England are 184 all out don't expect their bowlers to be belted for over 300 easily.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Lovely line Anderson

 

[Syed1]

He is a closet Pakistan fan. I know it.

"Pakistan cricket at its best
One minute down
Next minute up"





"I think we have worked out which Pakistan has showed up today
It is the one to be afraid off"

 

[zn426]

At this moment Azhar is actually the right batsman to have-don't need to do too much batting wise, just need to see off the ball and then we can worry about doing most of the scoring tomorrow.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

He is a closet Pakistan fan. I know it.

You must be spending sometime in his closet.

 

[IMMY69]

Lovely shot by Azhar

 

[Napa]

Seriously. If we lose or draw this series against this struggling team, would you not get upset or happy to call our team no 1 still?

The ICC ranking is what the ICC ranking is, who am I to argue with it?

India would still deserve the #1 ranking simply because while it is bad, the others are even worse.

 

[Justcrazy]

Azhar Ali gets that away , first runs on the board.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan is off the mark with a 4

 

[Hermoine Green]

Punched down the ground for

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Wasim seems clueless about domestic cricket as usual. Always throwing general reverbisms

The reason I prefer Waqar in the commentary box despite the fact that his English isn't that good.

 

[ManFan]

RESPECT to Nasser Hussain - about the only non-Pakistani commentator I've heard who's bothered to research that our domestic pitches aren't the flat decks of yesteryear.

He is extremely passionate about PAK.

Does his homework on all teams to be honest.

 

[Markhor]

Nice shot. Just play straight and see off this new ball.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Some fantastic glovework by Bairstow puts Sarfraz and Kamran to shame

 

[ManFan]

He is a closet Pakistan fan. I know it.

And who could blame him?

No other team is more fun to watch.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The reason I prefer Waqar in the commentary box despite the fact that his English isn't that good.

Who's English is better out of the two?

 

[Hermoine Green]

but but too short trundler blah blah

I remember when Hasan Ali was selected for the first time in Pakistan Squad for away tours, some of talent spotters wanted to see the tall and pacy Ehsan Adil instead of him

Same is the case with Abbas.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

The reason I prefer Waqar in the commentary box despite the fact that his English isn't that good.

Sorry but Wasim, Waqar, Ramiz know nothing about our domestic players bar the psl ones. Doubt they even knew about Saad ali before this series.

Mohammad Wasim (batsman), and Rashid Latif have much better knowledge about domestics to name a few.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to make sure they blunt this new ball here .

 

[letme alone]

Some fantastic glovework by Bairstow puts Sarfraz and Kamran to shame

today Sarfraz s glovework was fantastic

 

[rhony]

Wow wow wow. Haven't been following cricket much lately. Just saw the score. Pakistan is winning this one!!!

 

[babajee]

And who could blame him?

No other team is more fun to watch.

I know. After a few years of being in the dumps we are rising again

 

[troodon]

Good start from Pak.

Ireland > England

 

[Justcrazy]

Imam Ul haq gets that away

 

[Markhor]

Wow wow wow. Haven't been following cricket much lately. Just saw the score. Pakistan is winning this one!!!

Let's get 300 first...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

It's getting darker.

 

[troodon]

Broad bowling too short and wasting.

As usual Broad either bowls super good or bowls terrible.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

today Sarfraz s glovework was fantastic

Don't jump the gun.

 

[Hasan123]

Happy with the job the bowlers have done. Need the batting line up to perform now.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Imam and Azhar need to be solid.

 

[Justcrazy]

11 for no loss.

 

[Plumb]

they are bowling well.... both batsmen needs to be on top of their game till the end of the day..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good try Jonny

 

[Hamza_]

Good lift in the wicket.

 

[troodon]

Play out Anderson and the rest of the bowling is not so great.

 

[waleed88]

Mohammad Abbas continues the lesser known traditional of Pakistani bowlers without flair: rao iftikhar, Rana naveed.
Happy with his performance though.

The sort of stats the ones with flair are put to shame for... I would take this any day when you are literally picking up 3 or 4 times the wickets some flair bowlers do. Average of 20 and getting better

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

England bowling completely wrong lengths. Haven't learnt anything from Pakistan.

Good for the tourists. They can leave those length balls all day.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Not out

 

[Hamza_]

Imam looking like Shan Masood Part 2.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's a goner though lol

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Imam lbw 4

Here's the collapse