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

[castortroy]

Yasir bowling his trash once again

 

[Ahmed216]

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.

Accurate

 

[Mueez]

Lol I forgot this Burns was shushing our bowlers when he got out in the first Test.

)

 

[Titan24]

where are the close in fielders ...

Yasir takes 2-3 overs to get into his groove like most leggies so he is provided defensive fields for that period.

 

[shamaan]

Weres naseem ?

 

[Ahmed216]

Shaheen bowled a very heartening spell

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Isnt abbas a little off today ... bowling wide I think.

 

[shamaan]

Isnt abbas a little off today ... bowling wide I think.

Thiers not much on offer tbh

 

[Thephenom]

Terrible captaincy from Ali again, letting Crawley ease himself into a big innings, bring the keeper up to the stumps for gods sake!

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Burns is better than masood, remember?

 

[Mesozoic]

Burns averages 4 so far this series.

He's outdoing Warner.

 

[obaidshariq]

Prior to the toss, Pakistan had a 20% chance of escaping with a draw. Now, our chances have been reduced to 0.1%.

Oh my days. Just keep quiet for a bit.

 

[Mesozoic]

This may very well be Crawley's day.

He's treating this like an ODI so far.

 

[Titan24]

Lol I forgot this Burns was shushing our bowlers when he got out in the first Test.

)

His bat isnt doing enough talking so I guess he had to use bit of hand gestures to let the steam out.

 

[castortroy]

*** why is Yasir bowling.

Such a inconsistent bowler nowadays

 

[Firebat]

Is there a reason Yasir is bowling wide rubbish? Am I missing something? What is the wicket taking option here?

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Too many boundaries ...

 

[Omer2002]

Absolutely a belter of the wicket here..no spin what so ever no carry..crawley looks a grt find ..

 

[sindhiboy]

*** why is Yasir bowling.

Such a inconsistent bowler nowadays

pretty sure he has been paks main bowler this series

 

[Bewal Express]

Far too many easy runs. It's seems more like a benefit game than a test you need to win. Absolutely awful

 

[Mesozoic]

Yasir is just so easy to score off.

 

[Ahmed216]

Archer is a very good addition on a pitch that is expected to keep low later in the game

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

We need a wicket now .....

 

[Manunited18]

Looks a 400 + batting wicket

 

[sindhiboy]

Crawley and ollie pope are going to be engs main batsmen and root will have very little pressure.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

This was my only concern ... England getting away with quick runs.

 

[Titan24]

Considering not much help for bowling, Naseem will have to stand up here.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Finally some luck for england with the toss.

 

[sindhiboy]

His bat isnt doing enough talking so I guess he had to use bit of hand gestures to let the steam out.

I just realized burns is acting exactly how imam ul haq was . He also shushed the crowd after scoring a 50

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Naseems deliveries are barely carrying to rizwan. Guarantee if there’s a nick it’ll fall short

 

[castortroy]

Naseem is a just a bowling machine set at 87mph

 

[Gullycricket]

Calm down people. Eng batting is jittery. We will get quick wickets soon

 

[sindhiboy]

Sarfaraz robbed rizwan of 20 tests

 

[Firebat]

This is going to be a long day for Pakistan.

 

[Markhor]

Hoping Naseem can make something happen on a slower pitch. Runs have come too easily for England for the first morning of a Test.

 

[Titan24]

Is it me or Naseem has shortened up his run up a bit? If he can still produce 140+ Consistently like he is doing here it can be good for him in the long run.

 

[sindhiboy]

Attempted yorker in naseems first over, pretty brave.

 

[castortroy]

Yasir shah used to have good control.

Can't bowl 2 deliveries in the same spot anymore

 

[IMMY69]

They have bowled to Sibley's strengths this morning.

Far too much on leg stump when they should be bowling it consistently on 5th or even 6th stump line

 

[Junaids]

Poor lengths from Yasir so far.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Is this pitch that easy to bat on ......

 

[Firebat]

Don't know why they are touting Yasir to be this bowler who builds up dots and holds down an end. He can't do that, he's never done that, he's there for the magic balls for which the team will sacrifice an economy of 4.

 

[Mamoon]

There is a bit of a young Root in Crawley. Looks like a very talented player.

He may not be ready to score big yet, but England should persist with him because he can be a genuinely good player.

 

[castortroy]

Yasir has released any sort of pressure there was

 

[shamaan]

Looks like a 300 is par here

 

[shariqnoor]

Pakistan needs a genuine fast bowler, not fast medium which is what Naseem is. His 87mph bowling is just not good enough. Shaheen bowls the same pace. Genuinely require a bowler who can consistently bowl every ball at 145kph.

 

[Titan24]

I just realized burns is acting exactly how imam ul haq was . He also shushed the crowd after scoring a 50

That was unwarranted as well but, atleast he did it after a 50. Burns is scoring single figures and entering double on his best days in this series till now.

 

[ammar_merry]

Wind not helping yasir as shane warne also mentioning difficulty.

 

[Mesozoic]

Terrible field set.

What is Azhar Ali thinking lol ? Deep mid wicket and deep square leg.

 

[castortroy]

More trash bowling by Naseem.

He might be bowling late 80s but his bowling looks so average

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Terrible field set.

What is Azhar Ali thinking lol ? Deep mid wicket and deep square leg.

Looking for edge ... a bit too early on.

 

[castortroy]

Naseem doesn't get that zip or bounce.

Tailor made for subcontinent pitches but not here in England

 

[ammar_merry]

who is commentating? really biased. Is this strauss.

 

[IMMY69]

Naseem still 3 to 4 mph short on being a 'tear away'...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Terrible field set.

What is Azhar Ali thinking lol ? Deep mid wicket and deep square leg.

Yasir always starts off with a defensive field. He needs time to find his groove

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Didnt like paks body language wen they stepped foot onto field this morning. Already had a losers body language. If this was england they wud have already nipped out 3 of our batters. The problem is our bowlers are doing themselves any favours by bowling rubbish. Every bowlers has given away free runs. Another 10 overs od this rubbish and Game England !

 

[Titan24]

Possibly the best 1st day for batting till now with sun and wind not helping the bowlers much.

 

[castortroy]

This has been terrible bowling by pak.

So many lose deliveries

 

[shariqnoor]

Crawley is exactly the kind of number 3 batsman you'd want in a team. Come out playing your shots and reversing any pressure.

 

[Mamoon]

Burns is a good player. He has scored runs against much better attacks.

He had held his own against Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood, Rabada etc. but with a tighter technique.

He is technically all over the place at the moment, but England don’t have many better options.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Not nice viewing if your a Pakistan fan. Stark comtrast to Pakistans bowling in the first 2 test matches. Switching of !

 

[castortroy]

How have pak allowed Sibley to score at a decent rate

 

[sindhiboy]

There is a bit of a young Root in Crawley. Looks like a very talented player.

He may not be ready to score big yet, but England should persist with him because he can be a genuinely good player.

he is much better than root. almost like kevin pietersen,

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Anything over 280 frm england and pak will struggle to come bak in this match. I think England have 50% won this match by winning the toss and batting first

 

[castortroy]

Take Yasir of ***.

He has literally allowed these 2 to score freely

 

[Mamoon]

Didnt like paks body language wen they stepped foot onto field this morning. Already had a losers body language. If this was england they wud have already nipped out 3 of our batters. The problem is our bowlers are doing themselves any favours by bowling rubbish. Every bowlers has given away free runs. Another 10 overs od this rubbish and Game England !

That is why I said that we have a 0.1% chance as soon as England won the toss and opted to bat.

We are a poor side, and poor sides are also mental midgets. We don’t back ourselves to win while chasing in the 4th innings because we have no ability to bat properly.

So people who are surprised with our body language are not aware of reality of this mediocre team.

 

[Manunited18]

Good batting so far on the best batting conditions in the series so far

 

[Titan24]

Not nice viewing if your a Pakistan fan. Stark comtrast to Pakistans bowling in the first 2 test matches. Switching of !

I guess conditions play a role as well. Not much support for bowlers till now.

 

[Thephenom]

Rubbish so far, England could bat for 3 days just not to loose

 

[lahoriyah1234]

This is a good batting pitch. Pak need to bowl tight and put pressure to get wickets.

 

[castortroy]

Silly to play Naseem in this test.

Has provided zero threat in this series after all the hype

 

[castortroy]

England already taken the game away from pak before lunch

 

[Mamoon]

Naseem is so overrated it is not even funny.

 

[Mesozoic]

Wow Crawley is quality.

 

[Mir jibran]

Naseem needs to talk with the ball now

 

[shariqnoor]

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

 

[Titan24]

Shot from Crawley

 

[castortroy]

So many poor deliveries

 

[IMMY69]

This Zak Crawly looks like a real find.

Been really impressed with him.

 

[sindhiboy]

Crawleys is engs best no .3 after trott. how the hell does he have such a low fc avg?