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

[Khan12]

Like Asif, Abbas needs grass to succeed. Asif has had many toothless performances on grass-less pitches.

Just like Anderson needs clouds.

 

[Kaptan]

If England scores 350+, its game over for Pakistan.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Faheem is bowling faster than Abbas, Amir. Not bad.

 

[Sachin136]

Just like Anderson needs clouds.

Is it always cloudy in England, UAE, WI, etc?

 

[Mamoon]

Just like Anderson needs clouds.

You can’t take 530+ scalps by depending on clouds. He is a legend.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Faheem and Shadab as all rounders certainly have done their job.

Fahim especially has been troubling top batsmen often.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Faheem is bowling faster than Abbas, Amir. Not bad.

faheem is the pick of the bowlers in this innings. Unlucky not to get a wicket more.

 

[NeVerMind]

Faheem has been on the money since his return. Only a matter of time he will get Bess, just like Jennings yesterday.

 

[Abdullah]

fahim bowling jaffas

 

[Khan12]

You can’t take 530+ scalps by depending on clouds. He is a legend.

And you don't take 100 plus wickets depending on grass.

 

[m.shah]

Good over from klusner

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Good shot by Bess

 

[Sirris]

English tailender outscoring all of our specialist batsmen. That's all I n Ed to knows about this match

 

[Arham_PakFan]

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Abbas bowling rubbish.

Disappointing.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Garbage from Abbas this innings.

Runs are leaking yet again

 

[m.shah]

Abass is having a hard time there.

 

[imshally81]

If England scores 350+, its game over for Pakistan.

Already over...

 

[srh]

scores level

 

[Mamoon]

And you don't take 100 plus wickets depending on grass.

You can.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Scores are level

 

[srh]

Sarfraz has literally gifted the match to England

 

[m.shah]

Just one slip for abass

 

[Khan12]

You can.

And you can take 500 with clouds too.

 

[Mamoon]

I don’t want to see Abbas against Australia and New Zealand in the UAE.

 

[mkyawar]

not sarfar fault. if he would have bowled first then eeryone would have said negative decision if 400+ scores and then rpessure of runs would have resulted in wicket.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Bring Shadab on noww.

 

[m.shah]

Why replaced Fahim when he was bowling well.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Kiske haath main lagi hai?

 

[imshally81]

Sarfraz has literally gifted the match to England

How?

 

[Mamoon]

And you can take 500 with clouds too.

He has taken wickets in all countries without clouds. He hasn’t been dependent on clouds since 2009/2010.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

I don’t want to see Abbas against Australia and New Zealand in the UAE.

Agreed.

He'll be worse than Imran Khan jnr. there.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Good delivery.

 

[srh]

How?

batting first

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

shady is our last hope.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Maiden over by Shadab

 

[Khan12]

He has taken wickets in all countries without clouds. He hasn’t been dependent on clouds since 2009/2010.

Yesterday was bright and sunny.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Shadab will get substantial turn in 4th innings. Let's just hope Azhar and Imam show some gherat and put up a good fight regardless of 2nd innings lead.

 

[imshally81]

batting first

Everyone was saying.. Itz batting first wicket...

 

[Lefthanded]

Isa Guha on commentary just said that Dom Bess averages 13 against spin in county cricket. He's only played 17 FC matches but why the hell didn't they open the bowling with Shadab? Or at least brought him on earlier than now?

Probably not doing their research.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Everyone was saying.. Itz batting first wicket...

Not when you're an inexperienced PAK batting lineup.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Abbas bowling well against Malan.

 

[babajee]

Ok so England are 0-3. Need them all out for 100

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Owning Malan there.

 

[Mamoon]

Abbas has bowled like that trundler Asad Ali who played a few games in 2013.

 

[Thomaskutty]

Game over for Pakistan. They can't recover from this position. They caught their opponents off guard in the first test but now England are ready.

 

[imshally81]

Abbas has bowled like that trundler Asad Ali who played a few games in 2013.

Welcome again Mamoon bhai... The Ultimate Pakistan Basher..

 

[m.shah]

Abbas has bowled like that trundler Asad Ali who played a few games in 2013.

Itz clear he needs grass to succeed

 

[Arham_PakFan]

England in the lead now.

 

[Robert]

Bess is a real find for Engkand.

 

[imshally81]

Bess is a real find for Engkand.

Like Shadab??

 

[Arham_PakFan]

 

[Mueez]

Just a matter of time, wickets will come eventually.

 

[Buffet]

Just a matter of time, wickets will come eventually.

If it comes after 15 overs then Eng will already have 50 odd lead. Pakistan needs wicket right now.

 

[Abdullah]

Still want to see discipline and fight for the rest of this game.

we can try to score as many as they will!

 

[Mamoon]

Bess toying with the bowlers here. It would be great for England if he can get a hundred.

 

[Mamoon]

If Root stops chasing wide deliveries, he will average 60.

 

[Mamoon]

Abbas has been exposed here. Let’s see if he can bounce back.

 

[Mueez]

Michael Holding with his excellent analysis!
Still remember he was in tears when he heard about Amir back in 2010.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Bess toying with the bowlers here. It would be great for England if he can get a hundred.

We love debutants.

IND will blow this Bess dude out from the squad during the 5 test series.

 

[Khan12]

Bess toying with the bowlers here. It would be great for England if he can get a hundred.

He has played and missed so many times luck is with him.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Abbas being pummeled here.

Sarfraz needs to get Amir back now.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Nothing happening , thats where you need sheer pace.

 

[Mueez]

Timid captaincy by Sarfraz.
If you want wickets, tell the bowlers to bowl bouncers or yorkers and set an aggressive field.

 

[Buffet]

We love debutants.

IND will blow this Bess dude out from the squad during the 5 test series.

Ind will find it tough to keep intensity for long away series. I don't recall India ever keeping it up in a long series when playing away.

 

[darksher]

Like Asif, Abbas needs grass to succeed. Asif has had many toothless performances on grass-less pitches.

Mentioning Abbas in the same sentence with Asif is an insult to the bowling legacy of the later. You should know better.

 

[Darkrai]

Well the worse that can happen is the series will be drawn...but toothless is the right word for this bowling on flat pitches.

 

[Mamoon]

Mentioning Abbas in the same sentence with Asif is an insult to the bowling legacy of the later. You should know better.

Asif was far better, but they are similar in a lot of ways. We can say that Asif is a much superior version of Abbas.

 

[Mamoon]

We love debutants.

IND will blow this Bess dude out from the squad during the 5 test series.

He looks like a tough nut to me.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Ind will find it tough to keep intensity for long away series. I don't recall India ever keeping it up in a long series when playing away.

True but I'm pretty sure Bess of all people won't be scoring 50s against them.

 

[Mueez]

Shot.

 

[Abdullah]

Well the worse that can happen is the series will be drawn...but toothless is the right word for this bowling on flat pitches.

I think that is unfair- we should have made 300 batting first and then this game is totally different.
You cant really have a go at the bowlers for not blasting the opposition out for 200 every game lol.
Do you want me to go back and pick out the games where Mcgrath, Lee warne conceded scores of 300 plus. We behave like they never did!

honestly some PPers

 

[Mamoon]

Not the first or the last time our so-called world class bowling has been exposed on a flat pitch.

There is no bite in this attack barring Hassan and the occasional magic delivery/spell by Amir.

Fahim and Abbas are as threatening as kittens on flat pitches.

 

[DeadBall]

Who's Raheem?

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

What about giving Haris Sohail a few overs?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

550 on the cards. I'm guessing 250 to 280 is our score in 2nd innings

 

[Mueez]

Wicket coming soon!

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

He looks like a tough nut to me.

I had said the same about Handscomb, who scored a ton against us.

That was one of the least deserved 100s, full of nudges and prods.

At that time, he was being lauded by everyone.

 

[Mueez]

550 on the cards. I'm guessing 250 to 280 is our score in 2nd innings

Isnt this an exaggeration?
550.......

 

[Mamoon]

Stage is set for Buttler to blow away this toothless attack and put Pakistan to the sword. He is tailor-made for situations like these.