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

[Plumb]

gone

 

[shah_1]

OUT

was all over place

 

[Hasan123]

Imam gone.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Johnny's keeping has improved since 2016. Used to be a batsman keeper with below average keeping skills. Buttler was preferred over him as wicketkeeper.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fakhar would've been on 20 now and walking back

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Damn good ball

 

[Plumb]

ball kept very low....

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Damn. Yeah that looked out

 

[troodon]

Umpiring has been poor so far.

Inzamam gone.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Johnny's keeping has improved since 2016. Used to be a batsman keeper with below average keeping skills. Buttler was preferred over him as wicketkeeper.

Bairstow was always better in tests.

Didn't get exposure in ODI where Butler excelled.

 

[castortroy]

Tomorrow will also be overcast

Pak will probably get 130

Game will be over by Sunday morning

 

[waleed88]

Imam looking like Shan Masood Part 2.

Broad was peppering him with the ball moving away, and we thought Broad lost his radar... Imam looked clueless with the movement of the ball

 

[Justcrazy]

Imam gone

 

[waleed88]

I might be a pessimist, but I think England have a decent score on board, and I doubt if Azhar or Shafiq survive, we might even reach 150..

 

[ManFan]

It would be hilarious is this plays out like Lords 2005.

 

[castortroy]

Still expect England to take a lead

 

[Napa]

Given Pakistan's batting woes in the recent past, I was going to say Imam is a decent find... and he promptly gets out!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need one solid partnership here .

 

[troodon]

Still 23 overs remaining. This looks like the longest day in a Test match ever.

 

[Justcrazy]

Given Pakistan's batting woes in the recent past, I was going to say Imam is a decent find... and he promptly gets out!

I think he needs to be given a few test matches , if selected fair amount of chances must be given before moving forward.

 

[Markhor]

These two are critical to getting us to a competitive score. We need at least two fifties from somewhere.

 

[Abdul]

How many overs are left in the day?

 

[Watsupdoc]

Geoffrey Boycott is so annoying

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Bairstow was always better in tests.

Didn't get exposure in ODI where Butler excelled.

No Buttler was preferred wicketkeeper batsman in tests but then he couldnt score runs. Johnny was the better batsman though.

 

[Azrim_91]

There are players who when you instantly look at from their stance and their first few balls, you can tell are great players - Imam is not one of those I'm afraid - he will only become successful if he grafts like the way Azhar has in the past 8 years.

 

[Snowflake]

What is he saying?

 

[Hasan123]

Need to see off the new ball and then look to put pressure back on England from there.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Have patience, children. Take a nap if you're that scared.

 

[Hamza_]

Jaffa

 

[Hamza_]

[MENTION=141557]Chief Destroyer[/MENTION]

Aftaari ke baad nind nahi aati.

 

[Hasan123]

England seamers aren't easy to handle in these conditions.

 

[troodon]

England bowlers getting lot more lift from the pitch.

 

[Rana]

Broad looking awefully dangerous here

 

[ads101]

Great day so far from Pakistan, very happy.

 

[castortroy]

Horrible conditions here for pak batters

Pace, bounce and swing

 

[Rayyman]

So much tuk tuk ufff

 

[Markhor]

Stumps can't come soon enough. Just need to see this tricky period out.

 

[castortroy]

Broad will get 5 here

 

[Asch Ali]

Azhar Ali won’t survive the day! Babar, Shadab, Faheem will save Pakistan!!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Boys looking comfortable out there. It's all about nerves right now. If they can settle early and start rotating the strike, most of these "good looking" balls will go away.

 

[troodon]

Pak has done extremely well to lose only 1 wicket here.

So many unplayable balls bowled and only 1 wicket to show for it for England.

 

[Asch Ali]

Fakhar would’ve smashed several sixes by now and got the score to 60/0. Azhar would’ve been playing run-a-ball in this Test.

 

[Asch Ali]

Pak has done extremely well to lose only 1 wicket here.

So many unplayable balls bowled and only 1 wicket to show for it for England.

Don’t Jinx it!

 

[Hasan123]

Haris looked suited to 3 and Azhar is suited to opening. Hopefully we don't tinker with their positions.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Our batsmen need to dig in here. Englands totals pretty decent and if want to win this game we will need a 1st inns lead. Can we get to englands total? Not sure

 

[Hasan123]

Nice shot Haris.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

England bowlers getting lot more lift from the pitch.

Secretly a Pakistan fan?

 

[imranq]

Nightmarish conditions for Pakistani batsmen.

If they somehow survive and put up a decent score then we will hear that the pitch eased out, Pakistan got lucky England didn't bowl well, they got too many chances etc...

If they collapse then Pakistan batting is comparable to club cricket or worse, this was meant to be, they got lucky to dismiss England cheaply in the 1st innings etc...

Pakistan will never get credit for a win and all credit if they loose.

 

[Hasan123]

Need these 2 to be batting at the end of the day.

 

[Syed1]

Get to stumps with only one down and then it's Pakistan's test to lose

 

[Boi]

It's too dark!! Where's the light meter?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

These are our best test batsman. If they can both survive till the end of the days play, we will be in a very strong position

 

[Amjid Javed]

Playing straight, nothing flashy till close of play needed here.

 

[Oligochaetes]

I miss Fakhar

 

[Hasan123]

Don't mind this short stuff.

 

[Hasan123]

Absolutely sick of Broad over appealing for everything.

 

[idrizzy]

Don't need to do anything fancy. If these two can survive until the end of play it'll do a world of good for their confidence and rubbing off the shine on the ball.

 

[babajee]

I miss Fakhar

Same. Why do you?

 

[Hasan123]

Hopefully the weather is better tomorrow.

 

[Boi]

Good judgement around off stump from Haris. Keep it up!

They should go off for bad light man

 

[idrizzy]

Our tail looks better than Englands. Work that one out :

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Are they literally playing under lights here?? It's getting incredibly dark there!!

 

[Hasan123]

Think we can score runs off Stokes and the off spinner. So shouldn't worry about dot balls against Broad and Anderson.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Still an hour left

 

[Oligochaetes]

Same. Why do you?

Exciting fearless batsman.. I like watching him bat. That's all

 

[Plumb]

ball has a huge dent on it.... our batsmen didn't even hit that hard

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need each and every batsmen here to contribute

 

[Markhor]

Mark Wood is more about pace and extracting bounce than movement.

 

[troodon]

Pak batting looks paper thin. Lower order of Sarfraz, Faheem and Shadab have to step up and score runs.

 

[Syed1]

ball has a huge dent on it.... our batsmen didn't even hit that hard

Sandpaper

 

[Hasan123]

Impressive start by Haris.

 

[Hasan123]

Good shot Azhar.

 

[Justcrazy]

26 . 1

18 overs more left

 

[Amjid Javed]

Big score needed from Azhar and needs to lead from front.

 

[Asch Ali]

Goal is to get 90/1 at the end of the Day.

 

[Hasan123]

Good leave by Haris.

 

[idrizzy]

Tbh it was a bit unfair on Fakhar not to get the nod but Imam had scores of 50+ in a couple warm up games. It's a good problem to have but if Imam doesn't get a score next match I can see Fakhar playing the second test.

 

[Syed1]

Hoping Wood sprays it around and releases pressure

 

[IMMY69]

We just need to bat bat bat...
There is no hurry whatsoever

 

[Amjid Javed]

Doubt we will get 18 overs in here. With so many slips. Driving and cutting are danger shots.