England vs Pakistan | 3rd Test | Southampton | Aug 21-25, 2020 | Day 1

[castortroy]

Not a single maiden over so far. Naseem is the definition of hype.

You can tell the English commentators are thinking the same.

He might bowl late 80s but the batters has so much time to face him.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Naseem and yasir GIFTING The game to England

 

[JibranAnsari]

Naseem is a teenager , we need to be patient with him. He will get better.

 

[Omer2002]

Surely its the quality of the batters or the pitch if they are easily facing him..what would our batters do.is the question

 

[castortroy]

How can that be given out. So far down

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I’m not sure about this one. He was far down. Hope it’s out

 

[Mir jibran]

Yasir strikes

 

[castortroy]

Wow its out

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Gone

 

[Mesozoic]

Terrible review.

 

[asadee]

Lol selfish review

 

[ammar_merry]

How can that be given out. So far down

its hitting middle of middle.

 

[Mamoon]

Poor batting by Sibley. All he needed to do was hold one end and let Crawley continue to find gaps.

 

[Yk313]

How can that be given out. So far down

Actually he finished quite far down, but at the point of impact had taken his first stride out maybe. I too was thinking it may get overturned on distance.

 

[Mesozoic]

I’m not sure about this one. He was far down. Hope it’s out

It hit him on his lower shin. Height was never the problem.

 

[NauV]

Yasir has found some drift . . that's why he got this wicket!

 

[the Great Khan]

Naseem and yasir GIFTING The game to England

err its a test match not a tuller t20, things can change very quickly

 

[sindhiboy]

Yasir has been brilliant this series. Really did not expect him to get these wickets

 

[Sir-fraz]

According to [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] this is eng best opening since strauss and cook, lmao what a joke.

 

[shariqnoor]

Been saying Sibley is Azhar Ali 2.0

England need better openers. These two are rubbish. Will score 3 times out of 10 but largely won't.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Poor batting by Sibley. All he needed to do was hold one end and let Crawley continue to find gaps.

Yasir would get into any Test team in the world. He makes things happen. He wins games

 

[Titan24]

Sibley is pretty poor against spin.

 

[Ab Fan]

Poor batting by Sibley. All he needed to do was hold one end and let Crawley continue to find gaps.

He probably got carried away watching Crawley hit a few boundaries.

 

[castortroy]

Would take Yasir off here. I know he got the wicket but he will allow root to settle with his inconsistent line

 

[Ahmed216]

There cant be better role model than steyn for naseem. Similar height,pace and rhythmical action. But not enought movement. He must learn to bowl out swingers with occasional nip backers.
Right now he looks short on confidence as well

 

[the Great Khan]

need to get root and crawley otherwise I see them knuckling down.

 

[Titan24]

Been saying Sibley is Azhar Ali 2.0

England need better openers. These two are rubbish. Will score 3 times out of 10 but largely won't.

They dont have better openers. Sibley was one of the top performers in FC cricket.

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir would get into any Test team in the world. He makes things happen. He wins games

Except India. He would only get into the Australian team in Asia though.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Now need another one before lunch another 2 wud be Session Pakistan

 

[sindhiboy]

Been saying Sibley is Azhar Ali 2.0

England need better openers. These two are rubbish. Will score 3 times out of 10 but largely won't.

but he actually is. the openers between burns-sibley and cook-strauss were incredibly poor. Sibley is much better than all those openers, shows how poor they were

 

[Mamoon]

According to [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] this is eng best opening since strauss and cook, lmao what a joke.

Both are better than the dozen openers they tried after Strauss’ retirement.

 

[ammar_merry]

Been saying Sibley is Azhar Ali 2.0

England need better openers. These two are rubbish. Will score 3 times out of 10 but largely won't.

Will wait until sibley get a triple in tests.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yasir has beetnhe best bowler this tour and Naseem the worst for Pakistan going by the numbers. Not going according to the expected script at all.

 

[Mir jibran]

Yasir has been brilliant this series. Really did not expect him to get these wickets

He is the only match winner we have in our test team

 

[jiduguravindra]

Yasir would get into any Test team in the world. He makes things happen. He wins games

These days almost all test matches are low scoring ones and the problem with yasir is he is too expensive which teams can not afford these days

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Good over from Naseem

 

[ammar_merry]

good over by naseem

 

[sindhiboy]

Been saying Sibley is Azhar Ali 2.0

England need better openers. These two are rubbish. Will score 3 times out of 10 but largely won't.

Yes they have had a poor series against pakistan. But they are much better than the openers eng have tried. Burns is the first opener to reach 1000 test runs after cook and scored vs cummins hazlewood.. Sibley and Burns survived some lethal opening spells against west indies. They are just going through a rough patch. But they will bounce back

 

[sindhiboy]

According to [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] this is eng best opening since strauss and cook, lmao what a joke.

but he actually is. the openers between burns-sibley and cook-strauss were incredibly poor. Sibley is much better than all those openers, shows how poor they were

 

[NauV]

Well, we had to have a good batting day at some point . . unfortunate that it comes through with England batting!

But these are the kinds of days where a bowling group grows . . test of temperament!

All the conversations around Shaheen being useless or Naseem being useless! Garbage! They are extremely inexperienced very young bowlers in their early 20s . . The world is recognizing their talent! Other option is to go back to Wahab Riaz and Sohail Khan and Rahat Ali . . well, they weren't tearing apart batting line ups either! So, this is the best we've got!

Shaheen is clearly extremely talented and is growing all the time . . has to work on old ball skills . .
Naseem is even more raw . . his action/run up and delivery stride has changed since the SL/Bang series which means he's not being able to move the ball and bowling too wide . . There are a few technical issues that can be corrected and should be and it will almost immediately make him more effective . .

If people like Wasim, Holding, Atherton, Nasser, Warne, etc. are talking about his talent, potential, action, etc. . who the hell are we to question their wisdom and knowledge?

If we're expecting him to tear apart this line up and average 3/4 wicekts a match, the problem is us not Naseem!

Trust me, there is no one in the domestic circuit who will come in and do better than him! and he definitely has a high ceiling . . We have to be patient and keep our own expectations in check! Give him 20 tests . . then see how he has developed and where he's at!

Waqar Younis has a job to do!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Beautiful from Yasir. He can get Crawley here

 

[ammar_merry]

yasir's new slider is good

 

[Ahmed216]

Beautiful over

 

[Mesozoic]

Much better from Yasir.

 

[Ahmed216]

Needs to have mid off up to make them play those sliders squarer

 

[Titan24]

Yasir is one of those bowlers who need that first blood early to come into their own

 

[asadee]

Crawley will struggle on sub continent pitches

 

[Omer2002]

Root v lucky against nasem there.. eed some luck too

 

[sindhiboy]

Crawley is facing the tough deliveries well, how does he have such a low fc average?

 

[Rajdeep]

Root clearly struggling against Naseem Shah.

 

[asadee]

Unlucky Naseem

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

stupidity ......

 

[shariqnoor]

I've always wondered why don't many teams go the India route and try a stroke maker as an opener ala Sehwag. I know Sehwag was an exception and his hand eye coordination was second to none but I do believe there is merit in having a swashbuckling opener in Tests.

It may be a radical idea but England can try Bairstow as an opener in Tests and give him the licence to play freely. Even a quick 35-40 goes a long way in demoralising the opposition.

 

[sindhiboy]

Crawley will struggle on sub continent pitches

why is this the knee-jerk response by every asian fan whenever there is a new successful batsman from SENA?

Crawley scored 80 in Sri lanka during a practice game just before covid cancelled engs sri lanka tour. So he isnt that terrible on spinning wickets.

 

[Mesozoic]

Root playing like a borderline tailender against Naseem.

 

[Ahmed216]

Poor batting by Sibley. All he needed to do was hold one end and let Crawley continue to find gaps.

Has been the case for last 100 years

 

[castortroy]

Think the test is already over for pak

Against Broad, Anderson, Woakes and Archer pak won't score more than 250 in either innings.

Will be England first home series victory against pak in what 10 years

 

[castortroy]

Yasir is a container so why we have only gone in with 4 bowlers is crazy

 

[Yk313]

Going down leg?

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Get root, we need his wicket deperately

 

[Markhor]

Crawley is facing the tough deliveries well, how does he have such a low fc average?

Doesn't help when the County Championship is largely staged in April, May and September when the likes of 70mph Darren Stevens can look like worldies.

 

[Ahmed216]

I've always wondered why don't many teams go the India route and try a stroke maker as an opener ala Sehwag. I know Sehwag was an exception and his hand eye coordination was second to none but I do believe there is merit in having a swashbuckling opener in Tests.

It may be a radical idea but England can try Bairstow as an opener in Tests and give him the licence to play freely. Even a quick 35-40 goes a long way in demoralising the opposition.

You do not pick a test player to score quick 30-40's.
Dont think bairstow has it. Relies on flat decks in odi to score most of his runs

 

[Yk313]

Going down leg?

Nevermind he edged it

 

[castortroy]

Yasir is a container so why we have only gone in with 4 bowlers is crazy

Isn't a container

 

[castortroy]

Seriously Yasir will follow up 1 decent deliver up with an over pitched one or half tracker

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Naseem vs Root Again ....... surprise him with pace and bounce.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

though I have feeling yasir might get roots wicket

 

[Markhor]

I've always wondered why don't many teams go the India route and try a stroke maker as an opener ala Sehwag. I know Sehwag was an exception and his hand eye coordination was second to none but I do believe there is merit in having a swashbuckling opener in Tests.

It may be a radical idea but England can try Bairstow as an opener in Tests and give him the licence to play freely. Even a quick 35-40 goes a long way in demoralising the opposition.

Quick 30s and 40s are useless in Test cricket.

I was a supporter of Bairstow, I thought he should've been a specialist bat at 5 for England instead of keeping and batting at 7, but his technique was totally exposed. He averages 24 since Jan 2018, and was getting bowled far too often for a Test batsman.

Your theory could work in places like the SC, but in England against the red Dukes it doesn't - see Jason Roy flopping last summer.

 

[Yk313]

Seriously Yasir will follow up 1 decent deliver up with an over pitched one or half tracker

That’s trademark YS

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Need one more before lunch and it’ll be an even session

 

[topspin]

Given the batting friendly conditions at the Ageas Bowl, the only glimmer of hope Pakistan had was batting first.

 

[Local.Dada]

I can’t tell if Crawley is a good bat or a mediocre one.

England either has these dynamic stroke makers or these strokeless wonders, nothing in between.

 

[asadee]

Yasir has been good today

 

[NauV]

Shaheen can learn the wobble seam ball from Amir that pitches on off stump and seams away a touch . . Amir does that better than most

 

[Yk313]

Funnily, Crawley’s is the one I want right now. Will keep raising the tempo

 

[Local.Dada]

“Aa jayegi” “Aa Jayegi” reminds me of “ghoomegi” “ghoomegi” :Kamran

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Beautiful from Yasir. Root needs to stop playing that shot

 

[Titan24]

When in groove there arent many better spinners then Yasir to watch. On his off days though it can be a nightmare

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Yasir a little back in groove...sadly it is lunch soon

 

[MMHS]

That’s first maiden of the morning session!!!! PAK loses heart the moment Captain loses toss - bowling first isn’t the worst thing here.