Fantastic start to the series by Pakistan

[Varun]

I know it's not over till it's over, but let's be real - barring rain, England are not coming back here.

I feel Pakistan have surprised themselves by performing so well in this game. But the bottomline is that Pakistan have been very competitive and the scoreline will most likely be 1-0.

Here's hoping Pakistan will win the series. It'll be great for test cricket and trip up smug England who were as usual getting too big for their boots.

And after two months of the nonsense IPL, this is a breath of fresh air.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Yup.

Amazing series.

Been watching it for more time than I thought I would.

Pakistan have performed way better than I thought they would.

Their pacers sucked though.

But its just 1 innings.

 

[Varun]

Yup.

Amazing series.

Been watching it for more time than I thought I would.

Pakistan have performed way better than I thought they would.

Their pacers sucked though.

But its just 1 innings.

They'll figure through the course of the year (England and Australia) that Amir is overrated and hardly any saviour but they still have the best bowling attack among the three Asian teams anyday.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

Lol. Sad attempts at jinxing.

If not then yes cricket has been really enjoyable in this series so far. Especially today the atmosphere created by english fans and pakistan fans to a lesser level is fantastic.

 

[static]

India also had a good start to the series in '14. Lets not get ahead of our selves, We might not even win this match.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Thanks bro, hearing praises of Pakistan team after a long time

England has put a good fight back though. Some how we need to cross 300 lead.

 

[waleed88]

They'll figure through the course of the year (England and Australia) that Amir is overrated and hardly any saviour but they still have the best bowling attack among the three Asian teams anyday.

Pakisttan's attack is not rhe best but we have an attack that has alot of variety rather than personalities..

Amir and swing and seam the ball with accuracy
rahat has decent pace but is mostly a seam bowler

Wahab is peter siddle kind of bowler with aggression and short pitch stuff to trouble the batsmen, gets better with reverse swing..

Yasir shah is the trump card where England have sort of struggled.. it is a mystery that has created alot of problems for england.. where england only have moeen ali as a spinner where they mostly leak runs..

Sohail Khan and Imran Khan are also decent additions to the side.. all very good with the old ball and slingy actions allow them to reverse it back in. Decent with the new ball as well..

So not the most extravagant bowling attack.. but around Yasir shah they get the job done.. chippin in with wickets.. keeping it tight..

Also important is the captain knowing how to use which bowler when..

 

[Hawkeye]

All thanks to Misbah, Sarfraz, Shafiq.

In bowlers Yasir Shah.

 

[Sherlock]

Tbh I don't think I'm the only one that thinks this is over in any shape or form.

It's the 3rd day and barring Pakistan scoring 300+ and it miraculously raining I have to give the advantage to England.

Pakistan have done well, but not as well as they could have. No Anderson or Stokes and still struggling to bat out a day is not something to be excited about.

 

[Ab Fan]

Yes, they can be competitive in the series. However, the next two games will be a tough battle.

Pak should win this.They can't give this game anyhow from here.

 

[troodon]

As long as there is not much in for fast bowlers and the bounce stays low, subcontinent teams always are in with a chance.
The pitch was exactly the same when India played England last time and we won the match, thanks to Ishant Sharma's 6 or 7 wicket 2nd innings effort.
Once the bowlers had more assitance, India was done.

Have to wait and see how Pakistan plays the moving ball. If they do better than India, they are in with a chance again as Pak's bowling is better than Indian bowling.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

As long as there is not much in for fast bowlers and the bounce stays low, subcontinent teams always are in with a chance.
The pitch was exactly the same when India played England last time and we won the match, thanks to Ishant Sharma's 6 or 7 wicket 2nd innings effort.
Once the bowlers had more assitance, India was done.

Have to wait and see how Pakistan plays the moving ball. If they do better than India, they are in with a chance again as Pak's bowling is better than Indian bowling.

While we won in Lords too, the pitch wasn't like this on Day 1.

The day Rahane scored the century was on one of the toughest pitches to bat EVER. Complete green.

By day 2, sun was out and the green pitch turned brown when England batted. Haha.

But yeah towards the end of the test, the pitches looked similar to the one here.

And yes, tougher tests await.

 

[Professor]

It's clear that this match isn't over and this is a pretty sad jinx attempt. Honestly I understand if Pakistan was playing India but to put in so much effort to try to "Jinx" Pakistan in a match vs England, just seems obessive.

 

[New Yorker]

Pakisttan's attack is not rhe best but we have an attack that has alot of variety rather than personalities..

Amir and swing and seam the ball with accuracy
rahat has decent pace but is mostly a seam bowler

Wahab is peter siddle kind of bowler with aggression and short pitch stuff to trouble the batsmen, gets better with reverse swing..

Yasir shah is the trump card where England have sort of struggled.. it is a mystery that has created alot of problems for england.. where england only have moeen ali as a spinner where they mostly leak runs..

Sohail Khan and Imran Khan are also decent additions to the side.. all very good with the old ball and slingy actions allow them to reverse it back in. Decent with the new ball as well..

So not the most extravagant bowling attack.. but around Yasir shah they get the job done.. chippin in with wickets.. keeping it tight..

Also important is the captain knowing how to use which bowler when..

We wish Wahab was half Peter Siddle.

The attack right now is only Shah, let's be frank. But Amir will have much better days. If we get rid of some passengers, cough *Wahab * cough * Rahat* it could shape up to a very decent battery.

 

[Varun]

It's clear that this match isn't over and this is a pretty sad jinx attempt. Honestly I understand if Pakistan was playing India but to put in so much effort to try to "Jinx" Pakistan in a match vs England, just seems obessive.

I'm not jinxing anybody. Relax and well done to Pakistan.

 

[Hasan123]

Good start to the series. Hopefully we can win from here. Credit to Asad, Yasir,Misbah, and Sarfraz for there contributions

 

[Enforcer]

Yeah fantastic start for pakistan! It would be interesting if England can make a come back in this match. Difficult but not impossible.

Also watching a quality test match after a t20 over dose (world cup + IPL) making it more special.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

It's clear that this match isn't over and this is a pretty sad jinx attempt. Honestly I understand if Pakistan was playing India but to put in so much effort to try to "Jinx" Pakistan in a match vs England, just seems obessive.

100 % Agree, and the poster is well known for it

 

[Mahbub]

100 % Agree, and the poster is well known for it

Hi Sir. Welcome back. You remember me?

 

[cricket.mad]

Op deserves the treatment meted out by pak posters for calling ipl rubbish

 

[Professor]

100 % Agree, and the poster is well known for it

Lol yeah that's why I posted. IIRC before our match vs India in the WC. Since a month before the match, [MENTION=132715]Varun[/MENTION] would post in every possible thread about how Pakistan will thrash India in an attempt to jinx them .

It's amazing how much people believe in this jinx stuff .

 

[Varun]

Well I'm not jinxing Pakistan or anyone else today. Pakistan have a near-300 lead in the third innings of this test and are most likely on their way to victory.

You just have to take my word for it. Same time tomorrow we'll see who's laughing.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Well I'm not jinxing Pakistan or anyone else today. Pakistan have a near-300 lead in the third innings of this test and are most likely on their way to victory.

You just have to take my word for it. Same time tomorrow we'll see who's laughing.

Personally, I think we have a good total and should win this one but let's see. History is on our side for the moment and with Amir and Yasir, we have more than a good chance to keep the history that way.

That said, some of our players aren't known to handle pressure well and the pitch is still pretty much flat. It's been a good test match - that much is for sure.

 

[QalandarFan]

So far it's been a great test match. Although you never know with Pakistan Cricket, anything can still happen, but I really hope Pakistan win. We have a good bowling lineup with Amir and Yasir. I feel Pakistan will win, but lets see what happens

 

[Professor]

Well I'm not jinxing Pakistan or anyone else today. Pakistan have a near-300 lead in the third innings of this test and are most likely on their way to victory.

You just have to take my word for it. Same time tomorrow we'll see who's laughing.

Either way, Pakistan fans would be one with the last laugh. If we win that's awesome but if we lose than we can at least laugh at your thread

 

[MMHS]

Why it's such a surprise? This is a very settled PAK Test side against a shaky ENG team dependent on 2 batsmen & 2 bowlers. I recall to my 1st post on this series & stick to that - it's a Series, barring rain swinging from 3-1 to 1-3, either way, depending on how many dollies PAK drops.

PCB is idiot therefore plays home Test on UAE dross, as they don't know what the strength of their team is. In ENG, ball swings a bit, therefore Woakes ran through PAK line-up - on same surface, may be a bit more consistent bounce, with a bit of crack & a bit dry to reverse the ball; in conditions where it doesn't swing much in air; Yasir, Barab, Wahab, Rahat & Aamir 'll run through most of world's contemporary batting line-up & the batting is much better than what we make out. The last 2 Test in UAE was played on wickets where Jimmi & Berbi did have lots of support in 1st 3 days - ENG didn't even competed after Day 2 & they are the best touring side these days. And, PAK did beat SAF, at their pomp, by chasing.

It's fancy to criticise PAK & undervalue the performance, but has anyone thought, what would have ENG's position been in this Test, had a bowler with 15 wickets in 8 Test @ 42, not taken 11/100?

 

[Hasan123]

Why it's such a surprise? This is a very settled PAK Test side against a shaky ENG team dependent on 2 batsmen & 2 bowlers. I recall to my 1st post on this series & stick to that - it's a Series, barring rain swinging from 3-1 to 1-3, either way, depending on how many dollies PAK drops.

PCB is idiot therefore plays home Test on UAE dross, as they don't know what the strength of their team is. In ENG, ball swings a bit, therefore Woakes ran through PAK line-up - on same surface, may be a bit more consistent bounce, with a bit of crack & a bit dry to reverse the ball; in conditions where it doesn't swing much in air; Yasir, Barab, Wahab, Rahat & Aamir 'll run through most of world's contemporary batting line-up & the batting is much better than what we make out. The last 2 Test in UAE was played on wickets where Jimmi & Berbi did have lots of support in 1st 3 days - ENG didn't even competed after Day 2 & they are the best touring side these days. And, PAK did beat SAF, at their pomp, by chasing.

It's fancy to criticise PAK & undervalue the performance, but has anyone thought, what would have ENG's position been in this Test, had a bowler with 15 wickets in 8 Test @ 42, not taken 11/100?

Dammm your right. Also don't forget his batting performance. Anderson could have got his wickets though.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

Haha the excuses started. I predicted this a week before the series

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Bravo. Here's a cookie.

Now run along.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

By the way, that post was not aimed at OP but was a response to the above post and that too reg one specific point about 3-1.

Maybe reading helps.

 

[MMHS]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

I am not leaving PP, so we'll come back again here.

It's a swing between 1-3 to 3-1; provided all the Test ends in result. And Stokes, Anderson should return from Old Traford.

 

[Hasan123]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

Old Trafford wicket could offer turn on day 4 and 5. Hopefully Imran khan is selected in place of Rahat or Wahab, he will give us a tight end. Don't rule us out bro

 

[JibranAnsari]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

Cook was dropped twice ,england probably would not have scored 200 if the catch was taken. This balances out things quite a bit.

 

[MMHS]

Both the team has the fire power to knock 20 wickets; but for PAK, is a must that their bowlers are supported as much as possible. As England had depth in batting, while PAK is heavily reliant on 4 bowlers who are not the fittest around.

Catch drops are indeed part of the game, but it won't hurt ENG that much like PAK for one reason I have mentioned, the other reason is the batting quality - apart from Asad, hardly any PAK batsman is likely to hurt with a 'life' - may be Azhar, but he scores at 35 SR. On contrary, if Root or Bairstowe is dropped, they can run away with the game.

Obviously England 'll also drop catches, but that's a separate discussion - may be that can stop them winning 4-0; but PAK has absolutely no chance to compete with dropping such regulations to key players. Their main (if only) strength is penetration with ball, but the bowlers are not economical enough to strangle scoring - England can keep 10 overs for 5 runs, PAK wouldn't be able even for 3 overs. Therefore converting catches is key for PAK

 

[joly]

Fantastic match so far,I wish the wicket could be a bit livelier,none the less a very good match and nice to see Pakistan doing so well ,best wishes from India

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Old Trafford wicket could offer turn on day 4 and 5. Hopefully Imran khan is selected in place of Rahat or Wahab, he will give us a tight end. Don't rule us out bro

Not at all ruling Pakistan out.

But expecting 3-1 win for Pakistan JUST based on catches taken isn't a straightforward expectation.

No one would have have known Yasir factor (who turned out to be this good - people expected him to be good but he exceeded expectations as of now).

I am not sure of the basis of prediction. Not the prediction itself.

Cook was dropped twice ,england probably would not have scored 200 if the catch was taken. This balances out things quite a bit.

True. Catch drop balanced out but that's not the point of my post.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I am not leaving PP, so we'll come back again here.

It's a swing between 1-3 to 3-1; provided all the Test ends in result. And Stokes, Anderson should return from Old Traford.

Its not about 1-3 or 3-1 result MMHS. Its about everything coming down to catching which I am not sure of.

Catches need to be held but catches aren't the main defining factor for such a big swing in results. It matters a lot I know but its just one of the defining factors.

Pakistan if it gets 3-1 (let's say) would have resulted in several players playing out of their skin (or a few having an outrageous series) which would have contributed a lot to the win.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Today the game is in this position because Misbah and Yasir played incredibly well exceeding expectation digging Pakistan out of the hole twice.

Not because everything was going smoothly and catches were taken.

That's my point.

 

[Suleiman]

Thanks, but this is Pakistan.

We have ****ed up test matches in which we were in equal to if not in much better positions compared to this test. Not going to say anything until this test is done.

 

[classic]

The Pakistani team can smell blood here and I think we will see something truly special today by Misbahs men.

In my other post I mentioned that this time their is something very different about the players attitude which I noticed at the ground . They seem to be far more focused and even the English spectators were very cautious in their celebrations as they may be sensing a strong finish by the Pakistanis here.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

Looks like some people are hurt that yasir has performed well than the home track bully ashwin. Tch.

 

[waleed88]

We wish Wahab was half Peter Siddle.

The attack right now is only Shah, let's be frank. But Amir will have much better days. If we get rid of some passengers, cough *Wahab * cough * Rahat* it could shape up to a very decent battery.

wahab was your spearhead until amir showed up.. don't forget that

 

[Hawkeye]

wahab was your spearhead until amir showed up.. don't forget that

Never was.

It was Junaid Khan, Gul before that, Rahat after Junaid and IK supporting him.

Wahab was always a spray gun never liked by anyone barring Wasim because "he runs in hard and gives his 100%".

Of course, had his one or two moments.

 

[Adijazz1706]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

You bringing up Stokes is strange, the guy isn't too good. He averages about 38 IIRC with a SR of about 65, much worse than the unlucky Finn. Finn had 2 catches dropped and Sarfraz inside edging a couple of times.

 

[waleed88]

Never was.

It was Junaid Khan, Gul before that, Rahat after Junaid and IK supporting him.

Wahab was always a spray gun never liked by anyone barring Wasim because "he runs in hard and gives his 100%".

Of course, had his one or two moments.

I mean yea big fan of Junaid Khan.. but Wahab took over from him since 2014 Srilanka series I think.. then Rahat and Imran Khan came in did well to support the spinners..
Wahab was the main bowler in 2015 after that Watson spell really hyped him to no ends

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Nah. I am afraid I don't agree with that viewpoint.

Several unexpected things happened at the same time:

1. Yasir's destruction of English batsmen in first innings...England would have EASILy taken a lead if Yasir was merely economical but he did something no one expected him to do in first innings. The ball stopped swinging after a while.

2. Anderson's injury coupled with Stokes injury playing of sub par Finn and and mostly ineffective Ball. And Broad is no Anderson in terms of consistency (not talking about oevrall stats - at tims he will run through attacks and other times, he can be playd off)...This is the reason why England couldn't capitalize on Pak's 60-4 and turn it into 150 all out.

3. Pakistan's pacers didn't do so well but then misbah's catch was dropped in first innings too. Plus Root's screw up (which he rarely does) turned out to be a game changer.

I respect Pakistan's resilience and game and I think they are gonna win this game but I really don't think Pakistan were bound to be 3-1 just if they could hold on to all catches. England had a lot going against it (mostly unexpected stuff). Not Pak's fault but stuff happens.

So do we:

1. We are playing without openers. Afghan openers got bigger cojones than our lulloos
2. We are playing against England at their home (arguably toughest place to visit). Been years since we played outside UAE. Only Azhar has had "recent" exposure to English conditions.
3. Out of our 4 batsmen 2 are 40+ years old and 1 was given really tight decisions in both innings.
4. This is Amir's return match after 5 years and I am sure the poor guys was through PTSD for a while in first innings. And he had to get Cook out thrice

Somehow we are 281 runs ahead

I am not sure if we'll win this series (or first match). But Pakistan are playing competitive cricket (barring 'blessed in all facets of game of course' ).Which is refreshing to see.

In my humble opinion, we should expect a well fought series from Misbah and his men.
Respect and kudos to team Pakistan

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

You bringing up Stokes is strange, the guy isn't too good. He averages about 38 IIRC with a SR of about 65, much worse than the unlucky Finn. Finn had 2 catches dropped and Sarfraz inside edging a couple of times.

Finn gave away a lot of lot of momentum in innings one. Dude went at 5 rpo and then settled at 4 rpo.

Stokes isn't a great wicket taker but he keeps things tight.

So do we:

1. We are playing without openers. Afghan openers got bigger cojones than our lulloos
2. We are playing against England at their home (arguably toughest place to visit). Been years since we played outside UAE. Only Azhar has had "recent" exposure to English conditions.
3. Out of our 4 batsmen 2 are 40+ years old and 1 was given really tight decisions in both innings.
4. This is Amir's return match after 5 years and I am sure the poor guys was through PTSD for a while in first innings. And he had to get Cook out thrice

Somehow we are 281 runs ahead

I am not sure if we'll win this series (or first match). But Pakistan are playing competitive cricket (barring 'blessed in all facets of game of course' ).Which is refreshing to see.

In my humble opinion, we should expect a well fought series from Misbah and his men.
Respect and kudos to team Pakistan

True.

Which is why it makes Pakistan's position even more memorable.

I listed England's issues to make a certain point.

Your post just elaborates on my point in a way.

Fact is Pakistan doesn't have a tail, doesn't have proper openers, Younis has quality but is getting old and reflexes dimming, Misbah struggles against swing a bit and INSPITE of it they are in this position.

Why?

Cos some players played amazingly well and NAILED it.

3-1 to Pakistan isn't gonna be due to just catches cos the team has a lot of weaknesses.

Which was my point

If the results go that way, it would be due to some players playing out of their skin or some compensating for others...and of course, catches being taken which are always important.

 

[theariezman]

All thanks to Misbah, Sarfraz, Shafiq.

In bowlers Yasir Shah.

Soon you will add more names to the list

Sent from my SM-J710F using Tapatalk

 

[Hasan123]

Not at all ruling Pakistan out.

But expecting 3-1 win for Pakistan JUST based on catches taken isn't a straightforward expectation.

No one would have have known Yasir factor (who turned out to be this good - people expected him to be good but he exceeded expectations as of now).

I am not sure of the basis of prediction. Not the prediction itself.



True. Catch drop balanced out but that's not the point of my post.

Fielding is one of our main problems. On the our last 2 tours to england it's cost us big time. Even if we win today I still think people will back England for the series.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

100 times better than any lallu panju league matches. Finally after 3 months I am watching cricket quality cricket again.

 

[Varun]

So what did I tell you?

'Grats, Pakistan!

 

[Hasan123]

Team deserve credit!!!! What a win

 

[Theo_14]

Fantastic start indeed; but many weaknesses still there. Also, Azhar Ali should be bowling!

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

"Pakistan cricket at its best"

Well played. Watching seamers run in, wow what a sight this is.

Mazaa aa gaya.

As Naz said, one minute down, next minute up.

 

[TM Riddle]

Loving the performance so far.
Indian bowlers can learn a thing or two from these young Pakistani pacers.
Absolutely blown away this English side.

 

[Varun]

Said it during the last tour - also at Lord's - and am saying it yet again now.

Good start, Pakistan. Go ahead and draw/win the next test so you can claim the series.

 

[Varun]

There you go - a win by 9 wickets.

Back to back series in England that you can't lose.

 

[hadi123]

So happy. Last time I was at the stadium so enjoyed it even more, and I feel it's always much more awesome when the winning moment is the final wicket as opposed to final runs so 2016 I enjoyed more, but still, am delighted. Even if we lose the next test, I won't care, I'd have bit your hand off for 1-1 draw if offered at the start of the series but our players should still be looking for a win.