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

[marlonbrowndo]

Beautiful from Yasir

 

[Energy]

Pope is Yasir's bunny now.

 

[Rana]

Wow. Shah has been brilliant’

 

[Yk313]

Yaaaassirraaaa

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Don't know abt Root but Pope is Yasir's bunny.

 

[King_Kohli]

Beautiful delivery from Yasir

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Ofcourse, he is nothing extraordinary at the moment. He has young and far from a finished product but, one can see the potential to become a good bowler by applying any definition of potential. How is career trajectory goes will obviously be dependent upon how much work he puts in.

He will mate. Soon he will run out of ideas because he is young and not reached full potential capacity. He will have to go back to domestic for sometime so he can be groomed more. But this International experience will give him boost and he will know how to reach his potential with this experience. I think he should have been rested for this test and Haris Rauf should have played here.

 

[ammar_merry]

never seen yasir get wickets with deceptive sliders.

 

[Markhor]

Yasir still the champ. Great post-lunch period for Pakistan.

 

[Mesozoic]

I can already see Pope getting castled left and right by Jadeja when they tour earlier next year.

Looks terrible against spinners.

 

[shamaan]

Brilliant ball from yasir give mushy a permanent contract

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Get in there!!

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

who said yasir is finished ..........

 

[shamaan]

Wow. Shah has been brilliant’

Mushy !

 

[Titan24]

theyre both patan. i dont think thre has been a balochi or sindhi cricketer in the pak team ever

Shoaib Khan who was an opening batsman played 4 T20I for Pak was from Balochistan. With Sindh, you mean interior Sindh?

 

[MMHS]

Big, big wicket- well bowl Yasir. Game on

 

[Energy]

Interesting phase of play now, Pakistan on the front foot. Need to maintain pressure, and good to see Abbas into the attack.

 

[Yk313]

Buttler will now play his game I feel. We did not have a plan the first time, OK. Now it would be cardinal to fail again. Time for Misbah and Waqar to show their worth and Azhar to prove he has something between the ears.

 

[topspin]

Great delivery Yasir. Now please lose that belly.

 

[PakPremi]

Yasir is truly great bowler when he is on song.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Damn that's unreal from Yasir! Stumps being uprooted is so satisfying for the bowler and the fans. Beautiful.

 

[Markhor]

I swear if Azhar relieves the pressure now on England and doesn't attack...

 

[Yk313]

Two stroke players at the crease. Misbah, Waqar, Azhar please please please show us that you have something between the ears. Pleaaase.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

good chance to restrict to below 250 ...

 

[Rana]

This is a good move. Naseem leaking too many boundaries and Crawley is playing all others very confidently

 

[ManFan]

Yasir has bowled surprisingly well this tour.

Needs Mushy.

 

[Firebat]

Just brilliant from Yasir. Second time that Pope can't handle the faster straighter one.

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Naseem and yasir combination is pure filth

Haan bhai, what were you saying?

 

[Yk313]

I swear if Azhar relieves the pressure now on England and doesn't attack...

I am going to get locked up for murder if he does. Ground is just 2 hours from my Work From Home pad lol

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I swear if Azhar relieves the pressure now on England and doesn't attack...

It’s azhar. You expect anything different. All responsibility on the bowlers to produce wicket taking deliveries

 

[Titan24]

I can already see Pope getting castled left and right by Jadeja when they tour earlier next year.

Looks terrible against spinners.

Sibley and Crawley also dont have the game at the moment to play in sub continent, will probably try to prepare for that but at the moment their technique isnt good against spin.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

For Butler it’s important for abbas to be back and on the other end naseem should bowl and bowl quick wk to wk.

 

[Markhor]

Big, big wicket- well bowl Yasir. Game on

Wondering whether a certain all-rounder and "the next Shakib" could take 2 wickets @ 3 RPO on Day 1 of a Test in England.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Two stroke players at the crease. Misbah, Waqar, Azhar please please please show us that you have something between the ears. Pleaaase.

believe me we have not changed our field placings in last 20 years ...... only one with a bit of sense was wasim akram

 

[Yk313]

Haan bhai, what were you saying?

Nice one. Hope they get one more.

 

[Mesozoic]

This wicket surely ain't a patta. Enough in it for everyone.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I am going to get locked up for murder if he does. Ground is just 2 hours from my Work From Home pad lol

Isn’t that just called home....?

 

[asadee]

2 wickets and the trolls disappear

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wondering whether a certain all-rounder and "the next Shakib" could take 2 wickets @ 3 RPO on Day 1 of a Test in England.

He brings more than captain and Shafiq purely with the bat these days

 

[lahoriyah1234]

This bowling attack is v good one from Pakistan. If they can keep consistency in their bowling they can win many matches.

 

[Firebat]

2 wickets and the trolls disappear

One wide and one boundary and they'll be back )

 

[Titan24]

These are the situations where Captain's role become really important. Need to put extra pressure through the field as well.

 

[PakPremi]

Yasir has bowled surprisingly well this tour.

Needs Mushy.

When ever mushy is around Yasir confidence goes high and bowls well.
People alao forget Yasir has fitnesss issues last year or two.

 

[Yk313]

It’s azhar. You expect anything different. All responsibility on the bowlers to produce wicket taking deliveries

So true, hate that we need to come up with Youtube highlight reel worthy balls to take wickets.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Getting Butler is a key here. All Bowlers should give 110 % here to buy his wk.

 

[topspin]

believe me we have not changed our field placings in last 20 years ...... only one with a bit of sense was wasim akram

Younis Khan as well when he was captain. In fact, he had an even better cricketing mind than Wasim Akram.

 

[imshally81]

Long tail for England like Pakistan..

 

[Yk313]

Isn’t that just called home....?

Haha I was just joking. But yes, normally office is in London but everyone’s been allowed to work from the family home lately.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Younis Khan as well when he was captain. In fact, he had an even better cricketing mind than Wasim Akram.

Younis was tactically a very good captain. Probably tactically our best after Miandad and Salim Malik

 

[Yk313]

believe me we have not changed our field placings in last 20 years ...... only one with a bit of sense was wasim akram

Disagree here. Guy whose initials are my username was plenty good in the field with tactics but that’s for another thread maybe

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Getting Butler is a key here. All Bowlers should give 110 % here to buy his wk.

I think they will ... we have a score to settle with him and woakies.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Still a lot of short stuff from Yasir

Needs to adjust his line and length

 

[Rana]

Abbas bowling snakes out there

 

[Yk313]

Younis was tactically a very good captain. Probably tactically our best after Miandad and Salim Malik

Join the club brother!

 

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The Yasir dismissal of Pope

 

[Mesozoic]

Golden opportunity for Pak to restrict England below 220. Just one more wicket and England tail will start.

 

[Kroll]

How come Eng bring in players like Crawley but we continue to persist with expired players such as Azhar and Shafiq series after series?

 

[sindhiboy]

Shoaib Khan who was an opening batsman played 4 T20I for Pak was from Balochistan. With Sindh, you mean interior Sindh?

yes sindhi speaking, did Shoaib Khan speak Balochi?

 

[sindhiboy]

Did Yasir tour South Africa?

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Pretty same situation as England 2nd innings in 1st match. If azhar has learned sumthing he will attack England and try and get 2 more quick wkts to resteic England to below 250ish

 

[shariqnoor]

This Crawley guy is good. I remember another Crawley playing us so well. John Crawley flaying Wasim, Waqar, Mushtaq in 1996.

 

[imshally81]

The pope dismissal was treat to watch....

 

[Yk313]

How come Eng bring in players like Crawley but we continue to persist with expired players such as Azhar and Shafiq series after series?

They have the Ed Smith/Colin Graves school of thought. We have Misbah who has not thoughts of any school.

 

[sindhiboy]

Eng should bring in Sam Hain in place of one of the openers

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Not too many teenagers that can do this. Gotta back Naseem Shah.

 

[Yk313]

Toooooo deeep man. Now that Rizwan has come up, the slippers have responsibility to decide their own line.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Andrew Strauss on the commie box sounds like one of those monotone drone half asleep indian railway station enquiry counter bots

 

[imshally81]

Slip fielder was in too deep...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Slip fielder was in too deep...

That was never carrying anywhere

 

[Yk313]

Andrew Strauss on the commie box sounds like one of those monotone drone half asleep indian railway station enquiry counter bots

I genuinely feel he has not quite recovered from his personal stuff.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Must flight more deliveries by Yasir so Butler can do a skier.

 

[Markhor]

Winds me up no end how Buttler flops against every other Test side except us.

 

[topspin]

Andrew Strauss on the commie box sounds like one of those monotone drone half asleep indian railway station enquiry counter bots

Doesn't have that bold approach on air like he has with his hairstyle.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Unfortunately Pakistan have given away too many freebies today

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan need to sort slips out, to far back!

Butler looks in good touch.

Pakistan need 2 quick wickets here.

 

[imshally81]

Good over by Abbas

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Feel sorry for Abbas bowled well in clusters but no wkt

 

[Amjid Javed]

Butler riding his luck here.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Buttler looks in form. Dangerous.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

One Quick burst frm Shaheen and a wkt each frm Yasir/ Abbas will have England in tatters