On This Day: Aug 8, 1987 - Pakistan declare on 708 and Ian Botham takes 3 wickets .... for 217

[MenInG]

What a game and have to say, not the ideal advertisement for Test cricket!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...istan-5th-test-pakistan-tour-of-england-1987/

Some big scores from Pakistan including 260 from Javed Miandad but spare a thought for one of the home players.... Ian Botham

 

[Markhor]

3-217 ?

What a pity...ah well.

 

[Abdul]

3-217 ?

What a pity...ah well.

One of his wickets was Rameez Raja.

 

[Zaz]

Pakistan batted on for too long making 700 and didn’t give themselves enough time to bowl England out twice

In hindsight surely 600 declared would’ve been sufficient

 

[Robert]

Botham was finished as a test player by then. No way was he even a test change bowler any more. He really should have been playing ODIs only.

 

[Robert]

Though he did bat nearly all the last day for 50 off 250 balls to shut Pakistan out.