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Pakistan v England | 1st Test | Abu Dhabi | Oct 13-17 | Day 2

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Moeen has gone round the clock without taking a wicket.

Oh look, Root has come on at 400-4. Bet he gets a wicket.
 
Okay. Can Shafiq quickly get his ton so Sarfaraz can come in. I wanna see some shots
 
Watsupdoc said:
The pitch will suddenly turn into a minefield when England will come out to bat :))
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Gutted that we can't set Yasir on them. An heavy defeat would've demolished their confidence. Right now, I don't trust our bowling line up to run through them but for an inspired performance.
 
Anchorman said:
Gutted that we can't set Yasir on them. An heavy defeat would've demolished their confidence. Right now, I don't trust our bowling line up to run through them but for an inspired performance.
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I think Malik will cause them some problems with the ball, but yea I agree it's going to be hard without Yasir and with 3 pacers.
 
Asad you can't hit big so relax.

These two should just get milestone calmly, then attack...... let Sarf come in and BOOM!
 
so is malik gonna get his double first or will shafiq get his hundred??? england being ground into the abu dhabi dust!!
 
Watsupdoc said:
I think Malik will cause them some problems with the ball, but yea I agree it's going to be hard without Yasir and with 3 pacers.
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we need a massive score on the board to mitigate the loss of yasir. The third day will turn! and we have pace in wahab. Hopefully we can put pressure on them in the morning session and the final by attacking with pace and spin..
 
I would like to see a lift in tempo right about now. Should aim for 550 and give our bowlers as much time to bowl England out as we can. They'll need it looking at this pitch.
 
Nice to see the commies backing Adil Rashid. He can be a good option for England after a few tweaks.
 
the Great Khan said:
we need a massive score on the board to mitigate the loss of yasir. The third day will turn! and we have pace in wahab. Hopefully we can put pressure on them in the morning session and the final by attacking with pace and spin..
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Wahab is overrated in tests, I don't think he will trouble them. Zulfi will have to bowl very well.
 
Our best bet of getting England out quick is to put them under a a lot of scoreboard pressure
 
It is interesting that all four wickets have gone to the seamers, and they have been less expensive than the spinners too.

I can see Adil being dropped for another batsman, unless he hits a ton down the order tomorrow.
 
They should start to lift up the tempo now. Get to 500-550 as soon as possible and put Eng in.
 
Get to your milestones and then start playing a T20 match.
 
Shafiq also got 89 vs Australia in the first test of that series last year. Good to see him on 90.

If only Shafiq actually reached a ton vs Aus that day.

He would then have tons against:

South Africa, England(today), New Zealand & Australia.
 
Bilal7 said:
Right? If you won't take your chance then why blame the pitch?
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Yeah, you created the opportunity but didn't avail it, so it's your fault. Your bowlers are bowling in the wrong areas and not creating pressure so start playing blame games.
 
Robert said:
It is interesting that all four wickets have gone to the seamers, and they have been less expensive than the spinners too.

I can see Adil being dropped for another batsman, unless he hits a ton down the order tomorrow.
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Because the spinners are mediocre to say the least
 
Rashid is out of his depth.

Lots of time, just need to keep grinding away.

If we had Yasir, could be a bit more bullish - but we don't. So all about getting runs on the board and making sure we are in a position where it is virtually impossible to lose.
 
Pakistan should bat another 20 overs , add 100 more and then try to pick up 2/3 wickets in the remaining overs.
 
Jimmy boy is back in the attack.

He can do some damage with the old ball
 
Slog said:
Why though?

He has been pretty poor. Very inconsistent line
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It's his debut, he's a leggies and is bowling in the first innings of a test match being played on a road.

Remember Yasir Shah in the one match he played at the World Cup?
 
Wish Hafeez was able to bowl

Game would have been in the bag then!!
 
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