England vs Pakistan | 2nd Test | Headingley, Leeds | June 1-5, 2018 | Day 1 | Match Thread

[letme alone]

wicket please!

 

[yasir]

Three times it has happened already that edge bounced infront of slip... somebody ask these slippers to man up and come forward

Well that is job of keeper, he sets the tone of slip. Sarfraz sits way too deep for Amir, its quite evident on ground. He needs to come up yard or two, we have missed few catches because of that in last two tests :

 

[Watsupdoc]

Jennings is looking good here.

 

[Mueez]

Give the ball to Hassan, PLEASE!!!!!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Good shot by the Saffer.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Good shot...

 

[Syed1]

Good shot by the Saffer.

Zimbabwe ka nahi hai?

 

[Watsupdoc]

Jennings will get a century. Mark these words.

 

[ManFan]

England on a roll.

 

[Markhor]

Jennings has looked better today than he did all last summer vs SA.

 

[Friend786]

England will get 400-500

 

[babajee]

Time for some

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Jennings has looked better today than he did all last summer vs SA.

That's because we haven't bowled as well as Philander did.

 

[Mueez]

Jennings will get a century. Mark these words.

Hopefully this is a jinx attempt! LOL

 

[Mamoon]

Our heaviest defeat against England was at Old Trafford two years ago. That record is under threat.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Shows how well Broad bowled today.

 

[troodon]

Abbas looks toothless here.

Time for Hasan Ali or Faheem Klusener.

 

[Shadyboi]

Wickets please

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Bring Hassan in

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Zimbabwe ka nahi hai?

No man. He's the son of former Saffer cricketer and coach Ray Jennings. But his mother is English i think so he qualifies to play for the Pommies.

 

[Khan12]

Our heaviest defeat against England was at Old Trafford two years ago. That record is under threat.

And you will be happy right?

 

[Watsupdoc]

Hopefully this is a jinx attempt! LOL

No jinxing he’s just looking that good and in sublime form.

 

[Friend786]

Pakistan should only play in London

 

[Mueez]

Hasan to bowl now.

 

[Mamoon]

England are very determined to win this game. They are a top team but they need to find a way to sustain this hunger and fire.

They go soft very often and appear to go through the motions at times.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Our heaviest defeat against England was at Old Trafford two years ago. That record is under threat.

Let England cross our total first,before talking of 'heavy defeats'.

 

[Mueez]

Beautiful by Hasan.

 

[Mamoon]

The London bullies have been exposed again.

Old Trafford, Edgbaston and now Leeds.

 

[Khan12]

England are very determined to win this game. They are a top team but they need to find a way to sustain this hunger and fire.

They go soft very often and appear to go through the motions at times.

I thought this is the worst England team you have seen.

 

[Markhor]

Short and wide from Ali.

 

[Mueez]

Shot by Jennings.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Need a sharp burst from Hasan. Lift the team. Abbas has looked a bit flat today.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Yes England look set for 400 maybe 500.

We have missed this one.

But 1-1 Is still a good effort.

 

[Syed1]

Some people are enjoying to their heart's content

 

[Nikhil_cric]

England are very determined to win this game. They are a top team but they need to find a way to sustain this hunger and fire.

They go soft very often and appear to go through the motions at times.

Top team that loses so many tests at home an have the lowest W/L ratio abroad in last 7 years?

 

[babajee]

Rana will do it

 

[Mueez]

The London bullies have been exposed again.

Old Trafford, Edgbaston and now Leeds.

The first innings is still going on.
How can you already write off Pakistan so quickly? Considering the fact that the ball is 10 overs old now.

 

[Syed1]

Klusener into the attack

 

[Mamoon]

I thought this is the worst England team you have seen.

They are a different team when they play with passion.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Faheem is on.

 

[Mamoon]

The first innings is still going on.
How can you already write off Pakistan so quickly? Considering the fact that the ball is 10 overs old now.

This match is over.

 

[Mamoon]

Top team that loses so many tests at home an have the lowest W/L ratio abroad in last 7 years?

They lack intensity and go soft easily. A bit like their football team.

 

[Khan12]

Top team that loses so many tests at home an have the lowest W/L ratio abroad in last 7 years?

He said this is the worst England team he had seen just last match and now they are a top team.

 

[Mueez]

This match is over.

We know how unpredictable Pakistan are....

 

[Noman]

I thought this is the worst England team you have seen.

Was thinking the same.
U turn aur u turn

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Bouncer daal yar

 

[marlonbrowndo]

They lack intensity and go soft easily. A bit like their football team.

Therefore, they aren’t a top team

 

[Mueez]

Looks high tbh.

 

[JaDed]

Top team that loses so many tests at home an have the lowest W/L ratio abroad in last 7 years?

He is a blind fan ENGLISH cricket team.

 

[Khan12]

They are a different team when they play with passion.

Lol you should have mentioned this last game why now because they are on top at the moment. Why didn't they have the passion last game?

 

[JaDed]

Pakistan did well tonbounce back but have missed the momentum which was with them at end for their batting.

 

[m.shah]

Faheeem doesn't look ready for tests yet. Pak should play batman instead of him.

 

[Mamoon]

Therefore, they aren’t a top team

Skill-wise they are. Cook, Root, Stokes, Bairstow, Anderson and Broad. That is a core of six top, top players.

They go into slumber every now and then, and need a kick up their backsides to wake up.

 

[Khan12]

They lack intensity and go soft easily. A bit like their football team.

Their football team is awful.

 

[punter17]

Wasim highlighting Amir issue about bowling wide of the crease

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They lack intensity and go soft easily. A bit like their football team.

Well if that's a given they aren't a top team are they?

 

[Syed1]

Hasan needs to get his radar right

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Skill-wise they are. Cook, Root, Stokes, Bairstow, Anderson and Broad. That is a core of six top, top players.

They go into slumber every now and then, and need a kick up their backsides to wake up.

Supposed skill isn’t the only thing that makes a team great. Mentally weak, not a single decent spinner in the whole country, 100 openers tried in the last few years, atrocious away record. Not what I’d call a top team. Maybe you might think so

 

[Mamoon]

Lol you should have mentioned this last game why now because they are on top at the moment. Why didn't they have the passion last game?

They thought Pakistan would roll over, but they got a reality check. The way they prepared for this game is something that should be the norm.

 

[Syed1]

Yaar this does not look good

 

[Arham_PakFan]

more for Cook

 

[ManFan]

Yaar this does not look good

Relax.

Max they can get is 225.

 

[Jabo]

glad we got over 150

that was minimum we needed
England have made a solid start though
we need a huge spell from someone

 

[dravidthewall]

Can england cross pakistan total today itself?

 

[Mamoon]

Supposed skill isn’t the only thing that makes a team great. Mentally weak, not a single decent spinner in the whole country, 100 openers tried in the last few years, atrocious away record. Not what I’d call a top team. Maybe you might think so

Yes, the talent pool does look dry though. Not many new players coming through that can take over from the extant stalwarts.

 

[m.shah]

Yaar this does not look good

50/5 not happening

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He is a blind fan ENGLISH cricket team.

Well we've always known that he supports England but even English fans don't rate their team that highly at the moment.

 

[Syed1]

50/5 not happening ��

Abhi bhi saath run baqi hain

 

[Someone]

TOO EZ BOYS

 

[troodon]

This will be a long Test for Pakistan.

Pitch has turned into a Patta. England should look to score 400 here. Anything less is a choke job.

 

[Mamoon]

Well if that's a given they aren't a top team are they?

They have the skills but they need some mental conditioning. Maybe a new coach would work.

 

[punter17]

500 is on! Batting looks comfortable against short pitch & mediocre pace bowling.

 

[babajee]

Drawn match.

Rain all day tomorrow, England will bat all of day 3, Pakistan will bat all of day 4 and most of day 5 so no time for England

 

[coy0607]

suns out, pitch looks flat, England extra motivated and hungrier

its early still, but 350 looks reasonable from here

 

[Syed1]

England batting is weak... If wickets fall they will fall in heaps

 

[Mp812]

50/5 not happening

It's almost 50 only 5 is missing

 

[Syed1]

Time for a bit of Shadab Khan perhaps?

 

[Khan12]

They thought Pakistan would roll over, but they got a reality check. The way they prepared for this game is something that should be the norm.

Yeah sure. I can come up with the same nonsense or excuses for pakistan too.

 

[Syed1]

Drawn match.

Rain all day tomorrow, England will bat all of day 3, Pakistan will bat all of day 4 and most of day 5 so no time for England

You are at the opposite end of the spectrum compared to some folks....


mayana-ravvi tou chu ke hi nahi gayi hai na

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They have the skills but they need some mental conditioning. Maybe a new coach would work.

This maybe. Bayliss' time is up. The test team has been god awful by their standards for quite sometime.