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England vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Lord's, London | May 24-28, 2018 | Day 2 | Match Thread

Asch Ali said:
Still Babar defintely should change his technique. He doesn’t have the Kohli flair in him. He needs to bat MUCH faster.

Maybe Babar should learn from his cousins...

Kamran Akmal has a Test SR of 63
Umar Akmal has a Test SR of 67

And both of them played like 10 years ago. Babar is really behind them with his 45.
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No no no :)))
 
the Great Khan said:
Ive been one of his biggest supporters on PP and of shafiq..ignore the haters..they have no idea about cricket and should simply watch gully cricket..
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I don't understand how anyone who's an opener with an average of 45+ can get criticised.

If his style of play ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
Technique, flair and sheer ability - Asad


Grit, determination and ability to absorb pressure - Azhar




Azhar as a whole is a better batsman due to his consistency. If Shafiq was consistent he would wipe the floor with Azhar, but he isn't.
 
Asch Ali said:
Still Babar defintely should change his technique. He doesn’t have the Kohli flair in him. He needs to bat MUCH faster.

Maybe Babar should learn from his cousins...

Kamran Akmal has a Test SR of 63
Umar Akmal has a Test SR of 67

And both of them played like 10 years ago. Babar is really behind them with his 45.
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Recall Wahab Riaz because Hasan Ali hasn't been bowling at 90+mph in tests too. Awful player Hasan is. He needs to change his bowling technique.
 
get a lead of 250, bowl them out for less than 250 and win by an innings.
 
Syed1 said:
Technique, flair and sheer ability - Asad


Grit, determination and ability to absorb pressure - Azhar




Azhar as a whole is a better batsman due to his consistency. If Shafiq was consistent he would wipe the floor with Azhar, but he isn't.
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Thanks for that :floyd
 
I guess we can now reduce our lead predictions.... A lead of 100 seems like about right at the moment. Unless Sarfaraz scores some runs.
 
Syed1 said:
Technique, flair and sheer ability - Asad


Grit, determination and ability to absorb pressure - Azhar




Azhar as a whole is a better batsman due to his consistency. If Shafiq was consistent he would wipe the floor with Azhar, but he isn't.
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Bhai yeah Kia Kya Jani :(
 
big innings now for Sarfraz - needs to his rut of low scores. First ton since 2014 would be perfect right now.
 
need to get a lead of fifty now..cant see the rest lasting too long now..need sarfi to move things along a bit..
 
This is where we would miss having an extra bat.... imagine Fakhar striding out right now. We would all be so much more relaxed.
 
Need Sarf to get settled and score here, need him to see the new ball off as well
 
Root showing his inexperience as captain. Continuing with Bess against Saifi
 
England have hung in there and full credit to them. Well bowled Stokes. And it was a good ball, and most batsmen would have struggled with that.

Game is live, Pakistan still ahead but could collapse to 240 all out.

We're still just about comfortably ahead, but early days yet as we know.
 
Badly need Sarfraz to deliver a captain's knock. His Test batting form has deserted him since his appointment as skipper.
 
Asad Shafiq is still a bad test cricketer. Got 2 chances in his 50 :facepalm:
 
Imagine if Bobby finds his ODI form in Tests.... this would be side capable of number one ranking


Azhar
Haris
Asad
Babar



That is as strong of a middle order as any in world cricket
 
Really bad time for Shafiq to get out! With the new ball due in 8 overs and Sarfaraz's poor form, this can't be good . . let's see how many Pakistan can eek out . .
 
Syed1 said:
Imagine if Bobby finds his ODI form in Tests.... this would be side capable of number one ranking


Azhar
Haris
Asad
Babar



That is as strong of a middle order as any in world cricket
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Fakhar.
 
Pakistan is in trouble.. last recognized players.. other two are rookies in test cricket.

play by 10-10 runs get to 50 lead and then access the situation..

but new ball is due as well
 
Bar Imam, none of the other players have gone cheaply...need the same from Saf, Faheem and Shadab...
 
I would bring wood in place of bess to attack a little,, then with new ball everybody know who will bowl
 
Seeing Babar developing under Micky in tests just gives a reminder of how Amla and ABD developed under him. They both had very ordinary starts to their test career but Micky saw the talent and sticked with them and we know how good they became.
 
Fifties from Azhar, Asad and Babar. Need atleast other fifty from Saifi/Shadab/Faheem and few cameos
 
idrizzy said:
I don't understand how anyone who's an opener with an average of 45+ can get criticised.

If his style of play ain't broke, don't fix it.
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and he's not even a proper opener..just shows how skilled he is that he can adjust..
 
Titan24 said:
Seeing Babar developing under Micky in tests just gives a reminder of how Amla and ABD developed under him. They both had very ordinary starts to their test career but Micky saw the talent and sticked with them and we know how good they became.
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Yeah Arthur has changed a lot since his appiontment and has backed talented youngsters unlike a certain Waqar who played Khurram,Iftikhar,Farhat,Unfit Jamshed and what not.
He is doing what Gary Kirsten did to the Indian team
 
Cozyrensetter said:
Yeah Arthur has changed a lot since his appiontment and has backed talented youngsters unlike a certain Waqar who played Khurram,Iftikhar,Farhat,Unfit Jamshed and what not.
He is doing what Gary Kirsten did to the Indian team
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Well said, Mickey has done an excellent job of developing the youngsters and has demanded high expectations of the seniors.
 
I really love Sarfraz intent. He’s never a boring player!!

Babar+Sarfraz for 300 run partnership!!
 
Whose idea was it to put Sarfraz at 6 to play a 1 Test young AR at 7 who averages 31 in first class cricket?

Maybe they'll both succeed in this and future Test matches but do people think Test cricket is a joke where you can make these kinds of decisions and keep making them if they're not exposed?
 
"Root is at FSL."



Not sure if that is the best spot for the skip to stand
 
Lefthanded said:
Whose idea was it to put Sarfraz at 6 to play a 1 Test young AR at 7 who averages 31 in first class cricket?

Maybe they'll both succeed in this and future Test matches but do people think Test cricket is a joke where you can make these kinds of decisions and keep making them if they're not exposed?
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Mickey mentioned it was exciting and risky.

The AR at 7 allows them to have four pacers and a spinner.

Which is part of the reason why ENG got out to a low score yesterday as they had to face fresh as daisy bowlers.
 
England getting mauled at home. Scorecard is something I would never expect with a young inexperienced Pak team putting England under the pump.

Its a 2 match series. A great opportunity for Pak to win the series if they win this one.
 
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