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

[Deewana Mastana]

Even Curran is showing more confidence than Imam.

 

[Hasan123]

Unlucky.

 

[Mainul]

Not going to happen, but Specialist Captain should be axed from the Test team.

Rizwan cannot do worse with the bat, and he is a better keeper and also the fittest player in the country.

Shafiq can take over as captain. He is mediocre, but he is not going to be dropped, which means he is not a bad choice for captaincy.

At least he performs once in 3-4 innings unlike the current savior at the helm.

Mickey is a fan of Sarfraz. He has already said that Sarfraz is a great leader.So axing Sarfraz is a daydream.Sarfraz had a great time with the bat in UAE.In away tours he is just ordinary.Shafiq's place in the team is itself a controversy.Handing him captaincy will be joke of the century.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

If Azhar scores a 150 ball 50 tomorrow, then PAK might make 300-ish

Honestly, I don't expect PAK to give them a target of more than 180.

Could still be interesting tho with Shadab if Amir/Abbas can nip Cook & Root out early.

Don't think so.

 

[Ab Fan]

How many overs more left in the day?

 

[Plumb]

Bring Amir for one last over...

 

[Hasan123]

Curran has a solid defence.

 

[imshally81]

How many overs more left in the day?

Only 3

 

[Mamoon]

Mickey is a fan of Sarfraz. He has already said that Sarfraz is a great leader.So axing Sarfraz is a daydream.Sarfraz had a great time with the bat in UAE.In away tours he is just ordinary.Shafiq's place in the team is itself a controversy.Handing him captaincy will be joke of the century.

Sarfraz hasn’t performed anywhere since 2015.

 

[Abdullah719]

Bouncers against a number 9 with a new ball ? What happened to pitching the ball up with the new ball ?

No harm in having multiple plans.

Your suggestion is that it's a run-saving tactic, which I don't think it is.

 

[darksher]

If Azhar scores a 150 ball 50 tomorrow, then PAK might make 300-ish

Honestly, I don't expect PAK to give them a target of more than 180.

Could still be interesting tho with Shadab if Amir/Abbas can nip Cook & Root out early.

I can't see our top order surviving the new ball against Anderson & co in these conditions, would be 5-6 down by the time we eliminate the deficit.

 

[BaankeJi]

But but but... He is not a good keeper... Rizwan is country mile better him...

How many byez he has conceded? His catching has been good.

 

[Plumb]

People underestimated england after the first test. It was obvious that England were supposed to come out hard on pak. So far I say 60-40 england game.

Need to cleanup the tail quick.

 

[Hasan123]

Lucky runs.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Some were predicting England easily getting to a 400+ score. The current situation is not bad and too much out of control.

The situation is what it is, the failure was in the batting, England's innings has been a graft but they have enough of a lead to make it count.

 

[imshally81]

Oh God... Unlucky again..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Lovely French cut

 

[Plumb]

Unlucky inside edge

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan won't want to be batting too long

 

[imshally81]

How many byez he has conceded? His catching has been good.

All are very difficult chances...

 

[Ab Fan]

Buttler has done enough to warrant a place in India series.

However, if he has to make a permanent spot in the team, he still has a lot to learn. He needs to tighten up his defensive game, be consistent and be reliable as well.

 

[Mamoon]

Outside London, how many successive matches have we lost against England?

 

[imshally81]

What a beauty...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

England could get more swing out than Pakistan have today in the second innings.

 

[Hasan123]

Going to be a difficult day for our batsmen tomorrow.

 

[Hasan123]

Buttler will look to be aggressive tomorrow imo.

 

[Plumb]

First drop catches now people are looking at bye runs conceded by sarf... lol

 

[imshally81]

Just one wicket before stumps please...

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

I can't see our top order surviving the new ball against Anderson & co in these conditions, would be 5-6 down by the time we eliminate the deficit.

These condtions??

There's nothing in the pitch. Its overhead where it matters.

 

[MMHS]

Mickey is a fan of Sarfraz. He has already said that Sarfraz is a great leader.So axing Sarfraz is a daydream.Sarfraz had a great time with the bat in UAE.In away tours he is just ordinary.Shafiq's place in the team is itself a controversy.Handing him captaincy will be joke of the century.

Mickey is a professional - his employers are backing Sarfraz, so he'll deal with it that way, just like every professional should do. Nothing personal in it.

He'll say exactly same words replacing Sarfraz, if tomorrow PCB appoints Azhar - for a check, you can go back couple of years and read his comments regarding Azhar's Captaincy.

 

[Hasan123]

Get a wicket.

 

[Hasan123]

Good shot by Curran.

 

[Mamoon]

These condtions??

There's nothing in the pitch. Its overhead where it matters.

We can’t cope with scoreboard pressure.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shot Curran he will sleep well tonight after that.

 

[Plumb]

Amir should have bowled last over ..

 

[Mamoon]

Curran can open for Pakistan.

 

[Hasan123]

Debutant taking us apart now.

 

[abughio]

so, the tail succesfully protected buttler from new ball burst..

 

[Hasan123]

Englands day.

 

[imshally81]

Stumps

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Amir should have bowled the last over. Hasan is too hit/miss.

 

[Kroll]

Don't worry lads, Azhar will lead us to victory!