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

[babajee]

Ye kya kiya Sarfraz

 

[Syed1]

 

[Red Devil]

Yaaaaar

 

[ManFan]

Sarfraz is in real danger of losing his spot...

 

[shah_1]

Pathetic leader

 

[idrizzy]

and he's not even a proper opener..just shows how skilled he is that he can adjust..

He didn't even start as a batsman, but a bowler. So there's that too

 

[ManFan]

Last ball before Tea.

Come on!

 

[m.shah]

Sarfaraz is mediocre

 

[Rayyman]

C'mon Saifi.

Right before the new ball

 

[mmkextreme_1]

pathetic batsmanship

poor cricket from Sarfaraz

 

[pkckt]

omg sarfaraz fell for such an obvious bait

 

[Markhor]

What was the need for that before tea ?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Poor shot.

Need to squeeze another 100 here.

 

[DRsohail]

Kick this specialist captain out of the team.He is hiding behind the youngsters.

 

[troodon]

Pitch seems to have eased up quite a bit.

Pak should look to have a 200 lead and the match will be in the bag.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Can't see Pakistan even getting a lead of a 100 with the new ball coming in now

When is Sarfaraz going to start taking responsibility?!

 

[Mueez]

 

[the Great Khan]

chulo jee..mushkil say fifty lead..

 

[Asif321]

sarfraz gifting wicket again

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Captain clueless strikes again... one over before tea and he pushes the panic button

 

[Fahdi]

Dammit Sarfraz!

With the new ball due soon the 100 run lead looks quite distant all of a sudden

 

[Watsupdoc]

Sarfraz

 

[HuzaifaE]

How dense do you have to be to do that, absolutely horrific

 

[AFM]

What was the need for that shot? Tea was just around the corner. Poor cricket. Even Mickey couldn't believe it.

 

[troodon]

Terrible shot from Sarfraz.

 

[ManFan]

Pitch seems to have eased up quite a bit.

Pak should look to have a 200 lead and the match will be in the bag.

Not happening.

If one of Shadab or Babar (suspectible to falling before/after breaks) goes after Tea, ENG will be relieved.

 

[Mueez]

Can't see Pakistan even getting a lead of a 100 with the new ball coming in now

When is Sarfaraz going to start taking responsibility?!

Don't underestimate Rana saab and Shadab!

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Poor poor from Sarfraz. Really need to change his test batting style.

 

[the Great Khan]

idiotic shot..just duck for goodness sake!!

 

[world cup captain]

Surely the likes of Shadab will bat above Sarfraz from now on .

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Very irresponsible. That was tailender-esque.

 

[m.shah]

Should be kicked out of the team for this shot last ball before tea and he does this. England back in it.

 

[punter17]

stupid cricket form sarfraz. Letting the side down once again.

 

[hitthestump]

Specialist captain

 

[sam_ahm]

Another failure for Sarfraz... People would have called for Kamran to be ousted from the country had it been him.

 

[babajee]

Faheem is perfectly capable of scoring a century here.

 

[troodon]

Pak as usual will keep the opposition in the match. That is how they play.

Shadab and Faheem should bat ahead of Sarfraz.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

idiotic shot..just duck for goodness sake!!

What's worse is how obvious the field setting was, Sarfaraz played right into their hands.

 

[ManFan]

Another failure for Sarfraz... People would have called for Kamran to be ousted from the country had it been him.

Atleast Sarfraz hasn’t had a Sydney 2010 behind the stumps... yet.

 

[IAJ]

He was leaving them so well and then doing this. Not good at all. Coach didn’t look amused.

 

[abughio]

57 runs more needed with babar at the crease and new ball available..

Oh Sarfi... surely a batsman short with this kind of form..

Fingers crossed

 

[ArsenalFC]

Saw Sarfraz's dismissal coming. Ever since he's won CT he's not been serious about his batting and fitness. Call it captain privilege.

 

[ManFan]

Faheem is perfectly capable of scoring a century here.

New ball due, pitch still has some juice, fresh ENG bowlers.

Looks mighty difficult from here.

 

[idrizzy]

Moves too much at the crease. Not the captaincy we need there.

300 hopefully is still achievable.

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Too much on the shoulders of shahadab and faheem to take the lead beyond 100.

 

[troodon]

Another failure for Sarfraz... People would have called for Kamran to be ousted from the country had it been him.

Sarfraz won CT for Pak. Well at least under his captaincy. You cannot kick out someone from the team when he is coming off of something that Pak has not done in a while.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Babar's century coming hopefully.

 

[babajee]

New ball due, pitch still has some juice, fresh ENG bowlers.

Looks mighty difficult from here.

Depends on how Shadab goes. If he can weather the storm with Babar for a bit then Faheem can definitely score a lot of runs.

 

[Asif321]

he is not out of form . he is out of brain for now . that is it . he looks in good touch but brain explodes sudeenly . he just wana show some swag and that backfires

 

[IMMY69]

Another 120 runs from here would be nice.
Means we have to bat at least until halfway through tomorrow mornings session

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Hopefully Babar continues with a cool head and doesn't get in any pressure. We're still in the driving seat.

 

[the Great Khan]

Too much on the shoulders of shahadab and faheem to take the lead beyond 100.

cmon, if babar stays there they should help him get the lead to a 100 at least..rubbish from sarfi

 

[Syed1]

Seems like people's pent up frustrations are coming out... keep crying folks

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Poor stuff from Sarfraz

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Mistakes do happen. Neither did Root have any need to poke at a harmless wide delivery.

 

[ArsenalFC]

To play such a shot just before the tea break should really be a crime

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Atleast Sarfraz hasn’t had a Sydney 2010 behind the stumps... yet.

The drama mostly unfolded in second inns there

 

[aloo paratha]

This is where we miss Younis. In this situation we could trust him to go on and get a century, and maybe not even stop there. Once Younis was set, he put a price on his wicket, he never gave it away.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

We’re still on top. Lots of responsibility on Babar

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Mistakes do happen. Neither did Root have any need to poke at a harmless wide delivery.

Sarfi needs to change his batting style in tests. Always going after bowlers as they are nothing. Should move down his SR from 75 to 60.

 

[ManFan]

Mistakes do happen. Neither did Root have any need to poke at a harmless wide delivery.

Atleast his problem is converting 50’s to 100’s where as Sarfraz cannot convert single digits into double digits as of late.

 

[Kashmirilion]

Sarfraz needs to be replaced in tests. He's been woefully out of form and doesn't really bring much to the table.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

We’re still on top. Lots of responsibility on Babar

Yes, with Shadab, Faheem, and Amir to come, he will have ample support.

 

[ManFan]

The drama mostly unfolded in second inns there

I don’t wanna talk about itttt

Worst PAK Test match ever.

I feel genuine sympathy for the PAK fans that watched that match.

 

[Rayyman]

Kick this specialist captain out of the team.He is hiding behind the youngsters.

Captain clueless strikes again... one over before tea and he pushes the panic button

Surely the likes of Shadab will bat above Sarfraz from now on .

Should be kicked out of the team for this shot last ball before tea and he does this. England back in it.

Specialist captain

This FOOL Sarfraz needs to be sacked.

Everyone is sick of his stupidity !

Alright relax. This guy is the best choice as WK and captain in Pakistan. Simple as that. Need to back him.

 

[IAJ]

Seems like people's pent up frustrations are coming out... keep crying folks

What frustration? Didn’t you see what he just did? Mithai bantein?

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Alright relax. This guy is the best choice as WK and captain in Pakistan. Simple as that. Need to back him.

No he is not. He is rubbish, had a little purple patch over 3 years ago and has been living off that.

Now he's a liability and completely out of place in this team.

 

[Markhor]

Said it before the series - if you're going with the 5+5 formula then your keeper really needs to be a gun batsman. With Sarfraz at 6 its a risk as he keeps throwing his wicket away.

Shadab just needs to be compact like everyone else and give Babar the support he needs. Faheem, Ali and Amir can then be more positive.

 

[Rayyman]

No he is not. He is rubbish, had a little purple patch over 3 years ago and has been living off that.

Now he's a liability and completely out of place in this team.

Think if his poor form continues in this series and we lose, then he should be sacked as captain.

Don't think dropping him from the team altogether is a solution in the near future though.

 

[Syed1]

What frustration? Didn’t you see what he just did? Mithai bantein?

England were bowled out for 180 odd because of his excellent captaincy. He is going through a bad patch as a batsman. He is the best captain in the country and can keep adequately well as seen in the first innings. However, no matter what he does he will never be accepted and it is not because of cricket.

 

[Asch Ali]

Don’t worry. We have five more batsmen to come!! 300 lead on the cards!!

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

A test of Micky Arthur. How to preserve Sarfaraz's attacking instincts but embellish them with common sense.

 

[DRsohail]

England were bowled out for 180 odd because of his excellent captaincy. He is going through a bad patch as a batsman. He is the best captain in the country and can keep adequately well as seen in the first innings. However, no matter what he does he will never be accepted and it is not because of cricket.

we cant afford him as a mediocre keeper and pathetic bat with decent captaincy.

 

[babajee]

“Pakistan have a long tail”

He doesn’t know....

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Hahaha, that shot of Sarfaraz looking through the window, koi baat nahi yaar.

 

[emranabbas]

England were bowled out for 180 odd because of his excellent captaincy. He is going through a bad patch as a batsman. He is the best captain in the country and can keep adequately well as seen in the first innings. However, no matter what he does he will never be accepted and it is not because of cricket.

No no no kick him out and replace him with some unknown name from the domestic circuit he will do better

 

[IMMY69]

Keep positive guys.
On another thread we were debating whether this is the time when Barbar starts delivering as a test match player. Well here's the opportunity. He can take his game to a different level if he can get a daddy hundred here.

Then you have the young allrounders. They did it against Ireland so now lets see their mettle on the big stage

 

[the Great Khan]

Stokes with the new ball now..

 

[Lefthanded]

Leading by 44 may not end up being enough, but it's still leading by 44 runs.

Which means we're ahead, maybe not that much but ahead. I know that being a Pakistan fan leaves you with a mild form of PTSD where all you can think of are things like Sydney 2010, Hobart 1999 etc but we're still ahead.

Leads are always a bonus, and this England team can clearly be beaten. WI beat them in a Test last year with a weaker bowling lineup.

 

[Syed1]

The issue with Dukes is that the ball remains "new" for 20+ overs