Pakistan battle to save an innings defeat against England as they reach 152/6 at stumps on Day 4 of the first Test

[Amjid Javed]

The scoreboard pressure, plus the negative way Pakistan tend to bat usually will play into England's hands in 3rd inns. Expect leach and Bashir to have a field day with out pathetic batsmen later

 

[RidiculousMan]

If England do declare today. Lets see if King Babar can save this Test match like he did against Australia

 

[mominsaigol]

Root is not amongst top 10 batsman of all time in test cricket.
Covid fans showing their knowledge.

Let me guess, all top 10 batsmen in test are from India? No all top 50 infact?

 

[Devadwal]

At this rate they will score another 170+ runs in next session And declared with lead 270+

 

[Rana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844246598626250764

 

[RidiculousMan]

Day 4: Lunch Break - England lead by 102 runs

ENG 658/3 (130) CRR: 5.06

Run rate still maintained. Shows English batters don't statpad

 

[MANU ROY]

This is humiliation

 

[RidiculousMan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844246598626250764

I'm convinced the proactive field placements and game plan against Australian batters on the Australia tour was because of Hafeez.

Because Shan on its own knows nothing. As we saw in Bangladesh series and as we are seeing right now.

 

[Devadwal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844246598626250764

So what do you think ? It's batters fault or bowlers??

Honest answer.

 

[MANU ROY]

Root should score 400

 

[Rana]

The field settings are so boring,

Plus England have not even tried to take down the spinners

 

[MANU ROY]

So what do you think ? It's batters fault or bowlers??

Honest answer.

Pcb

 

[RyanRyan10]

Let me guess, all top 10 batsmen in test are from India? No all top 50 infact?

No they must be from Karachi, which you had considered a "cricket nation" few months back

 

[RidiculousMan]

An inning defeat loading for Pakistan.

I am 99% sure that Pakistan batting will fail in the 2nd inning

England will need 300-350 lead for innings win. 200 just might not be enough for that.

 

[Rana]

So what do you think ? It's batters fault or bowlers??

Honest answer.

Batters

It’s always the batters

 

[RidiculousMan]

Root should score 400

Highly unlikely given the BazzBall gameplan which prioritizes win over personal milestones

 

[Rana]

Pakistan plan of avoiding batting on day 5 backfired

 

[MANU ROY]

Highly unlikely given the BazzBall gameplan which prioritizes win over personal milestones

I really love to see another 400

 

[RidiculousMan]

The field settings are so boring,

Plus England have not even tried to take down the spinners

This is like me playing a Cricket videogame on my mobile because I'm bored as hell. I have no interest in doing anything and I don't know why I'm just scoring boring runs.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I really love to see another 400

You witnessed Lara's 400?

 

[MANU ROY]

England should bat like India just like India bat in Kanpur

 

[Rana]

Bowl 5 overs of Babar with no cow corner.

Ask him to flight the ball

 

[Josh]

Why select two all rounders for such pitches. Captaincy has been very bad

 

[Ijaz Ahmed07]

This is disgraceful in the proud history of Pakistan cricket

 

[AAli98]

What????

Inzamam slams Shoaib after loss - Rediff.com

'He has let us down with his performance and attitude,' Inzamam said.

www.google.com

 

[Rana]

Where is the guy who was giving me the stat in which it suggests anyone who scores decent runs in the first innings at Multan goes on to win the match??

 

[MANU ROY]

You witnessed Lara's 400?

Yes I was a schoolboy in that time Actually it was my dad who was watching the game my dad was screaming when Lara scored 400 I still remember that

 

[Rana]

Inzamam slams Shoaib after loss - Rediff.com

'He has let us down with his performance and attitude,' Inzamam said.

www.google.com

One game? Anymore?

He was a 155kmh bowler. They require heavy maintenance in these conditions. He didn’t come back to bowl spells of 130kmh.

Learn cricket first before you start to compare this crop of cricketers with the legends of the past.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Where is the guy who was giving me the stat in which it suggests anyone who scores decent runs in the first innings at Multan goes on to win the match??

My bad. I underestimated how bad this Pakistani bowling attack is.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Bangladesh and Pakistan both need to be stripped of test match status


Pathetic

 

[Rana]

My bad. I underestimated how bad this Pakistani bowling attack is.

Oh right it was you, what was the stat again? Genuinely asking, not being rude or aggressive.

 

[Croma]

Why dont they just drop SHaheen and Naseem and try some bowlers who perform well in domestic cricket, especially who have bowled well on this particular track.

if such bowlers exist of course.. I have heard legendary info about Pakistan having plethora of 140+kmph bowlers, surely one of them can replace of these two.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

England will bat one more session.. We are going to witness the 1st occasion where two batsman will score Triple Tons in same innings.. Pakistan will lose by innings till 2nd session tomorrow.

 

[Devadwal]

Batters

It’s always the batters

So even after scoring 556@3.73 is not enough??

What they need to do now ?

 

[Vikram1989]

Can I apply for virtual pitch curator job either at multan or pindi.i will do nothing and pitch will itself take care.any help is appreciated

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Oh right it was you, what was the stat again? Genuinely asking, not being rude or aggressive.

Teams that had scored 280 odd in the first innings and more have never lost at Multan previously.

 

[Rana]

So even after scoring 556@3.73 is not enough??

What they needs now ?

Haan haan match tou Galle ki pitch pe ho raha hai!

How can you not see a run rate of 3.73 is criminal on this deck?

England didn’t plug the field nearly as much as Pakistan have done since ball 1. Their spinners hardly resorted to negative lines in order to avoid getting smashed

They have been braver in the field!

 

[Vikram1989]

If eng thinks pak won't loose due to pitch ,they should bat till tomorrow evening and make pak bowlers /batsmen to crawl for the next match.it will serve pcb to make more spicy pitches

 

[Varun]

These weak teams like Pakistan is what Bazball is good for anyway.

In Australia and India they will revert to the usual 4-0/5-0/4-1 scorelines.

 

[Hellion]

These weak teams like Pakistan is what Bazball is good for anyway.

In Australia and India they will revert to the usual 4-0/5-0/4-1 scorelines.

They haven't even Bazballed this match.

 

[sindhiboy]

These weak teams like Pakistan is what Bazball is good for anyway.

In Australia and India they will revert to the usual 4-0/5-0/4-1 scorelines.

I dont think anything is wrong about bazball, England just don't have the players to win in India or Australia. Tbf, bazballing is the only way any team can win in India instead of traditional test cricket.

 

[Varun]

They haven't even Bazballed this match.

RR is over 5 though. All SRs are healthy.

Haven't been watching, admiteddly.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

RR is over 5 though. All SRs are healthy.

Haven't been watching, admiteddly.

Even Pakistan were going at 4-4.5 an over for long periods

This was just classic Test match batting on a flat deck except for maybe Duckett.

 

[Advaith]

What a boring match it is !!!! May turn eventful in final day but who in hell will watch these four days match ...No wonder test is a dying format in cricket..

 

[sindhiboy]

England need to up the run rate now.

 

[Rana]

Pitch reminds me of Bazid Khan’s commentary

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

and why should he not be considered among the all time top ten?

Because there are better batsman than him,lol.
Whats hard to understand here?

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Let me guess, all top 10 batsmen in test are from India? No all top 50 infact?

I will only keep one batsman from India in top 10, its not about India, the world has produced many greats, lol at calling Root second best.

 

[Rana]

Beautiful fielding by Naseem there

 

[atreus]

These weak teams like Pakistan is what Bazball is good for anyway.

In Australia and India they will revert to the usual 4-0/5-0/4-1 scorelines.

we got a pretty good victory in India

I guarantee you no nation other than Australia and England is managing a single win in India.

 

[castortroy]

What the hell is this dross.

Pak cricket reaching new lows after every game

 

[Human786]

18 runs in 2 overs after lunch .

 

[Rana]

Who’s Azeem? Probably another Nepo kid

 

[Asad T]

Love the Azeem bashing in the comm box

 

[Asad T]

Who’s Azeem? Probably another Nepo kid

The stats guy bro

 

[AAli98]

Pak won’t last more than 120/30 overs when batting 2nd innings collapse kings

 

[Rana]

Root needs to get out now

I wanna see some Carse fireworks

 

[MANU ROY]

Where is Mr mamoon I miss his humiliation word

 

[Asad T]

Saim looking good with the ball

 

[Asad T]

How fast has Jamal / Naseem been bowling?

 

[Rana]

Bowl fire in his eyes Naseem now

 

[Shafi]

Bangladesh and Pakistan both need to be stripped of test match status


Pathetic

Come on Bangladesh is far better than Pakistan. India would have won against us in 2 days

 

[BouncerGuy]

STAT:

692/3* is the highest total by a visiting team in Pakistan surpassing 675/5d by India vs Pakistan in Multan in 2004.

 

[Amjid Javed]

England playing like the Brian Lara cricket computer game on easy mode

 

[Human786]

41 in 5 since lunch - carnage - is Shan weeping ?

 

[Josh]

41 in 5 since lunch - carnage - is Shan weeping ?

He definitely had some say in the pitches. Him and bobsy

 

[Barragan]

I'm loving this

Destroy them

 

[godofprogrammer]

Joe root has made so much runs. Well bat. Now Pakistan cricket team is under great pressure. Because they first need to out the batting team and make good score to give target to England team.
Right now the match is more titled toward England's side.

 

[Human786]

700/3 - 54 overs left

 

[shortbread]

A 50 year old Jason Gillespie might be a more potent bowler than this lot!

 

[Josh]

Joe root has made so much runs. Well bat. Now Pakistan cricket team is under great pressure. Because they first need to out the batting team and make good score to give target to England team.
Right now the match is more titled toward England's side.

Lol tilted right now ? It's been this since first session yesterday

 

[Human786]

703/4

 

[Josh]

Agha Salman back for another century with bowl this time and gets Root ..claps

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Tired shot by Root. Need a rapid Bazball ton by Smith.

 

[Human786]

703/4

Root has been in the field till now throughout except for 8 balls

 

[Devadwal]

Someone about to cry due to root wickets .

Well played rooty

 

[mominsaigol]

Tired shot by Root. Need a rapid Bazball ton by Smith.

I think Brook might get a 300

 

[mominsaigol]

Someone about to cry due to root wickets .

Well played rooty

He played well. Very very well.

 

[RamLakhan]

Is 1000 possible?

 

[Human786]

708/4 - 52 overs left - bat for 7 overs & declare .