England vs Pakistan | 2nd Test | Headingley, Leeds | June 1-5, 2018 | Day 3 | Match Thread

[Arham_PakFan]

I think that’s out.His fingers are under the ball

 

[TalhaSyed]

That’s out

 

[Hasan123]

Out.

 

[castortroy]

Out

 

[pakistani pride]

Is out

 

[imshally81]

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Yes!It’s

 

[Bubby]

Out

 

[Hasan123]

That was a very good catch.

 

[imshally81]

Finally.. Some luck going in Pakistan favor....

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Need the last 2 wickets quickly.

 

[pakistani pride]

Looks like it bounced. The slips seem a little too deep .

Didnt bounce man

 

[Arham_PakFan]

That was a very good catch.

Yes.Shafiq is our best slip fielder.The slips and WK are too deep though.

 

[barah_admi]

Finally! The breakthrough that was needed. Now to keep an eye on Amir. I honestly think he should be off for a couple overs and assessed.

 

[Ab Fan]

I hope Pakistan save the test match and win the series.

 

[Hasan123]

Yes.Shafiq is our best slip fielder.The slips and WK are too deep though.

I don't understand why they are that deep.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Shafiq being too honest here that was clear cut out.

 

[pakistani pride]

I hope Pakistan save the test match and win the series.

No saving here. There will be a result need to get 300 or more batting 2nd!

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Yes.Shafiq is our best slip fielder.The slips and WK are too deep though.

because of variable bounce. Sarfraz has taken quite a few balls on head height yesterday

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Buttler gets on strike and takes a single immediately

 

[castortroy]

Game is over. Just need a decent batting displace second innings rather than the usual 50-4

 

[Hasan123]

I think Buttler has cemented his place for the India series.

 

[Hasan123]

Amir off. Faheem in.

 

[castortroy]

Think India could beat England. England batting is fragile and India probably have a better bowling line up than us

 

[Hasan123]

Think Buttler is going to target Faheem.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Haha cute sledging

 

[imshally81]

So Amir is unfit...

 

[punter17]

Butler will make a mockery of this medium pacer attack. Just wait n watch

 

[Hasan123]

Single taken.

 

[Bubby]

I honestly thought you guys had series for taking like we had in South Africa, but in both places captain had brainfades

 

[barah_admi]

Need to get shadab in and have fielders around the bat.

 

[Bubby]

Here sarfaraz bats first, their Kohli didn't play rahane in two matches and dropped bhuvi in one match

 

[Hasan123]

Good ball.

 

[punter17]

Now faheem making sure to not pitch the ball up. Azhar Mehmood working wonders for this side.

 

[Bubby]

TBH guys like musa and shaheen should be in Odis setup at least.

 

[castortroy]

Butler will take this lead past 200

 

[Hasan123]

Nicely driven by Buttler.

 

[Bubby]

Abbas is a English conditions type bowler 79 mph will be canon fodder for pitches in Australia

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Lead over 150 now

 

[castortroy]

Butler cutting lose now

 

[Hasan123]

Half century for Buttler

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Top edges it for and reaches his fifty.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

England's game to lose now

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Why is Isha Guha in the commentary box? Almost as useless a presence as Ramiz.

 

[Kaptan]

Buttler

 

[punter17]

80mph will never be threatening in these conditions

 

[Hasan123]

That drop has proven very costly.

 

[Hasan123]

Hope Buttler is in this form versus India.

 

[Mamoon]

What a player Buttler is. He has all the tools to be a world class player in all formats.

 

[punter17]

Butler will show true colors of this slow paced Pakistani fast attack

 

[castortroy]

Think the game will be over an hour after tea

 

[Bubby]

Abbas is no way a bowler who can bounce players out he can only be handful in certain conditions 77 mph is absolute canon fodder

 

[punter17]

Abbas working on slow ball?

 

[Arham_PakFan]

333-8

 

[shaaik]

What a costly drop it’s turning out to be from Hasan ... changed the entire momentum of the game ..

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Hassan should be brought into the attack,after the next Faheem over.

 

[MeanAndGreen]

What a player Buttler is. He has all the tools to be a world class player in all formats.

Depends on your definition of world class

 

[punter17]

Time for Abbas to think about his leather factory once again. With this pace, he should just retire

 

[Bubby]

80mph will never be threatening in these conditions

He is not even generating that on consistent bases, plus he is not tall like asif.

 

[m.shah]

What a costly drop it’s turning out to be from Hasan ... changed the entire momentum of the game ..

That catch seems to cost the match

 

[imshally81]

Time for Abbas to think about his leather factory once again. With this pace, he should just retire

Knee Jerk

 

[Kaptan]

Looks like Buttler will now attack.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

IPL star Buttler is the top scorer for England? Who could have known?

 

[shaaik]

That catch seems to cost the match

Exactly ..
Pakistan and drop catches are synonymous..

 

[imshally81]

Lucky Broad

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Called it at the time of the Buttler drop that it'll cost big and here it is.

50 runs so far.

 

[punter17]

And then they say: Pace iz nawt imporatnt

Well, it is. You are taken advantage off, as batsman can out maneuver your swing just like England has done in this match. Pace ensures batsman stays back in crease

 

[Bubby]

I'm dissapointed to see this attack I don't want to offend anyone but pak attack is pretty same kind of attack like we had during 2006 pak test series, pace is pretty similar except may be Hassan also amirs injury isn't helping the matter either.

 

[Hasan123]

Good ball by Faheem.

 

[Mamoon]

Match was over before Hasan dropped Buttler, we were out of the game when we were reduced to 90/7.

However, we can look up back at the drop catch as a key moment to feel good about ourselves.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Broad looking clueless.

 

[Bubby]

To the ppers one question where is that musa guy and shaheen I thought they were good.

 

[punter17]

Time to call Muhammad Asif back. I bet he could bowl better than what Abbas is generating

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Any lead of over a 100 was going to be too much for them already and at this rate over 200 could prove to be assuring an innings defeat the way they look right now.

 

[Kaptan]

Man!
Buttler gave strike to Broad

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The body language is abysmal and they just look awful.

 

[Hasan123]

Hassan Ali into the attack. Still needs to make up for that drop.

 

[Mamoon]

Hasan is a mediocre Test bowler. I think he is a better version of Umar Gul.

He should play Tests sporadically and save himself for LOIs.

 

[Hasan123]

Amir and Abbas never taken a wicket from a bouncer in tests. Not a surprising stat.

 

[punter17]

Cmon Hassan Ali. Be the Jutt you promise us