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

[castortroy]

England battinf first so basically the test is over for pak

 

[Ab Fan]

This is a good batting surface. England will score 400 on this pitch.

 

[Yk313]

Man, this is a slowww one. Why’s Shadab not playing? Have a feeling I will in the minority by asking this question.

 

[Junaids]

On this wicket they’d have done better to bring in Amir and Haris for Naseem and Shaheen.

It’s much slower than the last track, with less bounce.

 

[castortroy]

Why are SSA and Naseem playing this test.

Both have been poor this serious.

 

[Junaids]

Man, this is a slowww one. Why’s Shadab not playing? Have a feeling I will in the minority by asking this question.

To be honest, Pakistan probably need Azhar, Shafiq and Fawad to make fools of themselves so that Misbah loses his job sooner and a sensible Chief Selector gets rid of the Failing Old Men.

 

[Yk313]

On this wicket they’d have done better to bring in Amir and Haris for Naseem and Shaheen.

It’s much slower than the last track, with less bounce.

Haris? Rauf?

 

[shamaan]

Slow wicket

 

[castortroy]

Root will get a 100

 

[Mueez]

Naseem’s gonna enjoy this track.

I’m afraid Abbas won’t do that much.

 

[Zeshan547]

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] i know amir is your crush, but give it a rest man, don't beat the dead horse, do you think Pak still have chance in this match with the team they have played. I think it's going to very hard to pull this back.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Soft signal is out. Let’s hope

 

[Mueez]

What a ball.

Shaheen wow, just wow.

 

[Yk313]

Looks out?

 

[imshally81]

Nothing offer for bowler so far..

 

[Ahmed216]

Slow wicket

I think its becoz of moisture. It should get quicker under the sun

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Looks out to me

 

[hb787]

Clean catch

 

[Firebat]

Out! Shaheen bags Rory Burns! ENG 12/1 (4.3)

 

[Markhor]

Soft signal is out.

 

[shamaan]

Brilliant catch from shan masood top notch

 

[Junaids]

The slips are still a metre too deep.

He should be taking that at waist height.

 

[Mueez]

Should be out!

 

[Markhor]

Good low catch from Shan.

Can people stop moaning now.

 

[shamaan]

I think its becoz of moisture. It should get quicker under the sun

defo

 

[Junaids]

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] i know amir is your crush, but give it a rest man, don't beat the dead horse, do you think Pak still have chance in this match with the team they have played. I think it's going to very hard to pull this back.

I think these are two really similar teams: very poor batting but excellent bowling.

Yes, Pakistan has a serious chance.

 

[shamaan]

We need to get root in early

 

[shariqnoor]

This Burns guy has serious technical deficiencies. He's a walking wicket against good left arm pace that can swing the ball.

 

[Gullycricket]

Burns is garbage

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

rory burns excelllent record against pakistan continues ....

 

[Zeshan547]

*** is our thick tank doing, can't even place slips right. Again too deep and it already almost cost us a wicket.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Good low catch from Shan.

Can people stop moaning now.

I can’t believe that people were crying 4 overs in

 

[Gullycricket]

Eng top 3 is a Joke.

 

[sindhiboy]

burns has been trash this series. he is engs best opener after cook though

 

[Ahmed216]

Nice seam position

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Now it is sibley's turn

 

[Yk313]

*** is our thick tank doing, can't even place slips right. Again too deep and it already almost cost us a wicket.

Exactly!

 

[Gullycricket]

Pakistan has given tough time to Eng. Just see Eng performance away when they tour UAE. We should stop moaning

 

[Ahmed216]

That last ball did not deserve to go for 4

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Crawley has realised ... only way to play PAKISTAN IS ATTACK .

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Need to restrict them to 230

 

[shamaan]

*** is our thick tank doing, can't even place slips right. Again too deep and it already almost cost us a wicket.

The keeper should be organising it

 

[sindhiboy]

Eng top 3 is a Joke.

crawley is pretty good

 

[castortroy]

This is poor bowling

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Abbas has been a bit too straight so far

 

[Yk313]

Too many pies, too early on. Good toss to win, good conditions to bat.

 

[shamaan]

Need to restrict them to 230

The pitch is flat

 

[Zeshan547]

too many soft balls, need to be more discipline, with our batting we can afford gifts these free runs.

 

[Mesozoic]

England are playing positively here.

 

[Yk313]

Crawley plays his shots, will be more fluent in these conditions.

Dodged a bullet with that SSA ball, played it well in the end.

 

[castortroy]

This is really bad bowling by pak

 

[Zeshan547]

SA get your radar right for goodness sake man.

 

[Ahmed216]

Inexperience showing there trying to take a wicket off every ball now

 

[Yk313]

Beautyyy

 

[castortroy]

With paks terrible batting line up, will need to bowl England out for 200

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

feels like an ODI ...... I will take it if england are out in 50 overs with this run rate.

 

[Mueez]

Not gonna lie, Shaheen is our best bowler.

He is a gem which we need to take full care of...

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Need a wicket here ....

 

[Yk313]

100-4 should be the aim. Crawley with his fluency is perhaps the more prized wicket of the two.

 

[Mir jibran]

Not gonna lie, Shaheen is our best bowler.

He is a gem which we need to take full care of...

Exactly he has a bright future

 

[Yk313]

Anyone see Crawley’s dismissals against WI? Any pattern to it?

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

We need Joe Root on pitch before 40 runs.....

 

[Ahmed216]

Looks like a dry surface. If naseem bowls fast and straight he should pick wickets here

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Crawley batting well outside the crease to Abbas ...

 

[Firebat]

 

[Junaids]

I think I misheard Shane Warne then.

I think he just compared Mohammad Abbas to Rowan Atkinson, but I thought he said Ron Atkinson! I thought it was a suntan comment!

 

[Ahmed216]

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Sign of a good bowler. always preys on batsman's weakness after eyeing it

 

[sindhiboy]

I think I misheard Shane Warne then.

I think he just compared Mohammad Abbas to Rowan Atkinson, but I thought he said Ron Atkinson! I thought it was a suntan comment!

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[asadee]

I think he said Rowan..Mr. Bean

 

[Robert]

Why is Archer playing ahead of Curran on this slow seamer?

Good toss to win anyway. Bat slow, bat long, bat PAK out of the series.

 

[Kaddy]

I wanted wood instead of archer. archer better get a 5 fer this test.

I predict a strong opening stand from burns and sibley, they have been in bad form this series and should bounce back. They are eng's best opening pair after cook and strauss

Prediction Fails.......

 

[sindhiboy]

pitch is not flat, plenty of movement. good batting from crawley

 

[sindhiboy]

Prediction Fails.......

yea, i got slapped in the face. me and mamoon overhype eng alot

 

[Titan24]

Top bowling from Shaheen and that too from a tough end while bowling against the wind.

I agree with Warne to an extent that spells should be kept small so that bowlers remain fresh. If a bowler is really in the groove and taking wickets then I guess its understandable to carry on.

 

[Rajdeep]

Why is Archer playing ahead of Curran on this slow seamer?

Good toss to win anyway. Bat slow, bat long, bat PAK out of the series.

I would have played Curran as well. He is s very underrated cricketer, maybe due to his short stature and baby looks. But he brings more to the table than Archer.

 

[sindhiboy]

curran is like woakes, only good in england

 

[Titan24]

Crawley scores quickly. He is a good talent but I think he was a bit lucky in the last match, even today he hasnt been 100% convincing but still a young guy with talent and temperament for international cricket.

 

[Yk313]

Hope this field for Yasir is just for an over or two until he warms up. Hoping against hope.

 

[Ab Fan]

Crawley has been impressive, likes to play his shots. He doesn't really go into block mode like Sibley does.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

where are the close in fielders ...