Pakistan finish on 223/9 at Stumps on Day 2 of the second Test vs England

[MenInG]

The situation as it stands now:




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98 overs per day.
1100 - 1300 morning session
1340 - 1555 afternoon session
1615 - 1830 evening session
+ 30 minutes to bowl the overs

 

[jiduguravindra]

Weather looks good hope we get more overs today

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Weather looks good hope we get more overs today

Heavy overcast conditions — I fear England could be batting after lunch.
Though no reason why we shouldn’t bowl well in these conditions also.
Hope lives eternal.....

 

[MenInG]

From Twitter - picture from not long ago

 

[JibranAnsari]

Expecting pakistan to get out for 165 70.

 

[MMHS]

I think, game will start on time as the weather prediction looks clearing sky, or may be start with some delay but more or less uninterrupted there after. But it’ll be tougher for PAK because they are batting in morning session and English pacers are fresh. If Poms can get one of the last to remaining batsmen early, reaching 200 could be tough; if that batsman is Babar, 170.....

 

[MenInG]

I think, game will start on time as the weather prediction looks clearing sky, or may be start with some delay but more or less uninterrupted there after. But it’ll be tougher for PAK because they are batting in morning session and English pacers are fresh. If Poms can get one of the last to remaining batsmen early, reaching 200 could be tough; if that batsman is Babar, 170.....

From Sky Cricket:

We expected it to be gloomy - and the light may well be the telling factor in the prospects of today's play - but at the moment the covers are also on. We're expecting a delay to the start of play but no official confirmation yet.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Update from Southampton not looking that good . <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvsPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvsPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/tCt56LsW5F">pic.twitter.com/tCt56LsW5F</a></p>— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) <a href="https://twitter.com/wasimakramlive/status/1294202388857982976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[MMHS]

From Sky Cricket:

We expected it to be gloomy - and the light may well be the telling factor in the prospects of today's play - but at the moment the covers are also on. We're expecting a delay to the start of play but no official confirmation yet.

We should get 5-6 hours play today, that’s around 75-80 overs at least. This game should have a direct result as PAK is batting first. I would have put England in here and make it a four innings game.

 

[MenInG]

Update : Start is delayed due to drizzle and bad light at present.

 

[Mr Crickekter]

So bad....
This England should be banned from hosting any cricket match..Cricket is not an indoor game..

 

[raashidkhan89079]

Ya Allah is it necessary to do inspection 30 minutes later
I mean rain has stopped go and do inspection and if light and outfield everything is good start this match
Why why why you are making this game hell please icc do something about this

 

[asadee]

Happy Independence Day everyone Pakistan Zindabad

 

[MenInG]

Word just in that the umpires will inspect conditions at 11.50am.

 

[Abdullah]

Best we can hope for today is that there is 15 wickets in the day.
It can happen.
I think Babar should give himself 10 minutes of batting and start upping the ante thereafter. No point hanging around waiting for the ball with your number on it. Let's get up to 200 and have a bowl.
End of the day we need 20 wickets to win, and there is rain around.
With the on off nature of the day hopefully our quicks can have quite a few spells

 

[Yk313]

Best we can hope for today is that there is 15 wickets in the day.
It can happen.
I think Babar should give himself 10 minutes of batting and start upping the ante thereafter. No point hanging around waiting for the ball with your number on it. Let's get up to 200 and have a bowl.
End of the day we need 20 wickets to win, and there is rain around.
With the on off nature of the day hopefully our quicks can have quite a few spells

Thank you. Finally someone posted this. Don’t see much point loitering about in these conditions with four slips and a gully waiting.

Would say that MR and BA should both start going for it soon as they have seen a few balls. Also, no Archer or Wood which means advancing down the pitch, trying different things should be slightly les risky. All 4 bowlers are swing/seam (line and length bowlers) so no harm in trying to throw them off. After all, they did to us, albeit in spin friendly conditions.

 

[Hasan123]

Play starting at 12:30pm

 

[shamaan]

Do people think rain is ganna be effected and it's going to be a draw

 

[fight_club]

Something will never change. They can't cover the entire field so play can resume when its not
raining.

 

[shamaan]

Pakistan zindabad

 

[sweep_shot]

Draw is looking likely.

 

[Mueez]

Pakistan’s lone warrior.

 

[Abdullah719]

Play to start at 12.30 with lunch at 13.30.

Because obviously after 90 minutes wasted with more prospect of rain later on, it’s important to take a lunch break after just one hour of play

 

[Yk313]

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Pakistan’s lone warrior.

Ahaha yaaaar

 

[fight_club]

Play to start at 12.30 with lunch at 13.30.

Because obviously after 90 minutes wasted with more prospect of rain later on, it’s important to take a lunch break after just one hour of play

Something delisous must be on offer

 

[Firebat]

Play to start at 12.30 with lunch at 13.30.

Because obviously after 90 minutes wasted with more prospect of rain later on, it’s important to take a lunch break after just one hour of play

Great job match referees and umpires

 

[Yk313]

Play to start at 12.30 with lunch at 13.30.

Because obviously after 90 minutes wasted with more prospect of rain later on, it’s important to take a lunch break after just one hour of play

Thoosain gay nahi to healthy kesay rahaingay?

 

[Mueez]

Ahaha yaaaar

Kasam se, only good player alongside Shaheen. (Naseem is still raw)

 

[MMHS]

Cricket is run by morons and these crooks are hell bent to unpopularise Test cricket as much as possible. Sometimes I feel América is not bad always - if this was an Yank game, that match referee & umpires would have been man handled for this idiocy. We can get max 4-5 hours play today (after losing 60% of play in day one) and these buffoons will spend one hour of those for coffee and sandwiches.

 

[IMMY69]

Play to start at 12.30 with lunch at 13.30.

Because obviously after 90 minutes wasted with more prospect of rain later on, it’s important to take a lunch break after just one hour of play

Absolute lunacy!

Its not like there is an audience and they want them to spend their money on food etc etc....
There is literally no logic behind this and some people wonder why Test Cricket is dying...

 

[Firebat]

Morning Session: 12:30 - 1:30

Afternoon Session: 2:10 - 4:30

Evening session: 4:50 - 7:00 (or 7:30 if needed)

 

[MMHS]

Draw is looking likely.

Are you sure? PAK is batting first here and I wrote it in pre-match thread....

 

[castortroy]

Still can't believe pak decided to bat first

Won't be a draw. Pak can be bowled out in a session

 

[marlonbrowndo]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] why isn’t Bein Sports showing this?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Cricket is run by morons and these crooks are hell bent to unpopularise Test cricket as much as possible. Sometimes I feel América is not bad always - if this was an Yank game, that match referee & umpires would have been man handled for this idiocy. We can get max 4-5 hours play today (after losing 60% of play in day one) and these buffoons will spend one hour of those for coffee and sandwiches.

Yeah it’s absolutely pathetic

 

[marlonbrowndo]

ICC officials are completely brainless and rigid. And then we complain about why Test cricket isn’t growing

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] why isn’t Bein Sports showing this?

They are a bit slow at times. It’s on now.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why did they need to run that crazy single in the last over?

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The outfield has got quite slow due to the rains it seems

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Why did they need to run that crazy single in the last over?

Absolutely ridiculous.

It was a safe single

 

[Deewana Mastana]

It was a safe single

Didn't look like it

They need to get themselves settled in again after the long break

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Babar veer tere sar te Lou ae paii.Too much responsibility on his shoulders.Poor pathetic batting lineup.

 

[Firebat]

Didn't look like it

They need to get themselves settled in again after the long break

It was a well judged single, and they need to be looking to rotate the strike, otherwise you are a sitting duck in these conditions and on this pitch.

 

[Gullycricket]

View attachment 102765

Pakistan’s lone warrior.

Wow fitting description

 

[Green Patriot]

The tail starts after this. This pair needs to get us to 200 atleast.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Very very hard conditions to bat.

 

[Yk313]

Cannot drive with that kind of feet Rijjo buddy

 

[HitWicket]

Cricket is run by morons and these crooks are hell bent to unpopularise Test cricket as much as possible. Sometimes I feel América is not bad always - if this was an Yank game, that match referee & umpires would have been man handled for this idiocy. We can get max 4-5 hours play today (after losing 60% of play in day one) and these buffoons will spend one hour of those for coffee and sandwiches.

What weather forecast are you looking at? The chance of rain is 10% for most of the day... The players still need breaks.

 

[Gullycricket]

Bobby yaar. Mashallah

 

[castortroy]

It's a shame that babar had to bat in bowler friendly pitches.

If these games were played in London, think he would scored really heavily

 

[Titan24]

Tough conditions, ball getting extra bounce from back of the good length and swing from fuller lengths

 

[Yk313]

Man these are not great conditions for batting.

Anyone else notice btw, how Babar keeps exhaling, probably by virtue of trying to concentrate hard and not let his natural game take over? Test cricket <3

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Babar needs to play an innings like that one Kohli played with the tail in England a while ago

 

[Gullycricket]

Babar needs to play an innings like that one Kohli played with the tail in England a while ago

Or like S. Smith who scored 144 in Ashes

 

[MMHS]

Babar is strongest on his pads and Jimmy knows it - what he is trying is to lure Babar driving on the up against swing and he has put a shot mid wicket for that. Probably best measure to counter this not to drive rather roll wrist and flick behind leg umpire.

 

[castortroy]

Babar needs to play an innings like that one Kohli played with the tail in England a while ago

Doubt kholi has ever batted in these type of conditions in England.

Weather has been blistering hot in London until today.

Pitches at the Oval and Lords would have been flat

 

[Gullycricket]

Rotate strike if possible. Can't let Anderson bowl so many bowls to one batsman

 

[Ashmal]

Babar needs to play an innings like that one Kohli played with the tail in England a while ago

The conditions were different in that game...this wicket/weather is a tougher challenge

 

[MMHS]

What weather forecast are you looking at? The chance of rain is 10% for most of the day... The players still need breaks.

I was looking at the Cricinfo weather forecast which suggests further downpours in afternoon session. Players indeed needs break, but not sure after 60 minutes play and 90 minutes delay...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

88mph by Anderson

 

[Junaids]

I still think this is a high scoring wicket. The humidity is aiding swing, but the pitch is lovely to bat on.

 

[castortroy]

SSA and Naseem are not going to get this type of movement

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Is the speed gun even accurate in Southampton

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SSA and Naseem are not going to get this type of movement

Obviously duhhhh

 

[castortroy]

I still think this is a high scoring wicket. The humidity is aiding swing, but the pitch is lovely to bat on.

England will bat well. We don't have swing bowlers.

 

[Gullycricket]

230 to 250 will be competitive given the conditions

 

[imshally81]

2nd Maiden in a row..

 

[Junaids]

It's a shame that babar had to bat in bowler friendly pitches.

If these games were played in London, think he would scored really heavily

It’s brilliant experience for Babar and Rizwan.

They both play too many balls outside off, the same mistake that Williamson makes.

Hopefully they will learn a lesson on this tour.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Not watching but looks like really tough batting conditions. Hopefully we can get around 250 and snaffle England for less than 200!

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Make Eng change their bowlers ...... Rizwan needs to rotate strike or bea little aggressive.

 

[castortroy]

Anderson bowling quick

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Not watching but looks like really tough batting conditions. Hopefully we can get around 250 and snaffle England for less than 200!

We will inshallah get them for less than 150. If there is grass on the pitch and similar conditions.

 

[MMHS]

I still think this is a high scoring wicket. The humidity is aiding swing, but the pitch is lovely to bat on.

It is. Ball is shaping in air but not much off the wicket. We have got perverted watching 350+ ODI innings, otherwise most of the Tests in 80s & 90s on this track would have gone to distance, many ending in draws. If this this difficult then people need to watch Gooch’s 154* at Leeds against Ambrose, Marshall, Walsh & Bishop.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

We will inshallah get them for less than 150. If there is grass on the pitch and similar conditions.

You're being too ambitious. One step at a time

 

[imshally81]

Another Maiden..

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Babar playing well so far.leaving the ball nicely.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

You're being too ambitious. One step at a time

Hope is what I have got plenty of ... especially for our cricket team.

 

[castortroy]

You're being too ambitious. One step at a time

Lol with what bowling attack. Abbas may get 2 or 3 wickets but who is getting the rest?

 

[imshally81]

Beauty

 

[Firebat]

So much swing still into the 54th over. Tough tough batting conditions.