Pakistan v England | 2nd Test | Multan | October 15-19 | Day 2 | Match Discussion

[Amjid Javed]

Dropping naseem and then playing on a used wicket made zero sense

 

[zarak]

Short, nimble batsmen for spin decks. Way to go

Rizwan?

 

[shaz619]

I mean that is just comically disgracefully bad. Proper amateur village stuff

The best part of it is, Gillespie is a part of the madness / multi-verse of Pakistan cricket, it’s like whoever steps foot in Pakistan, lose their bearings completely.

The comic book ending for him now, would be to return to Yorkshire with Mr. Masood.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan?

Nimble*

Not numb

 

[Rana]

IMO Pakistan haven’t bowled too bad

English batters so far have just met the fire of spin with the fury of sweeps

They are brave players

 

[James]

The best part of it is, Gillespie is a part of the madness / multi-verse of Pakistan cricket, it’s like whoever steps foot in Pakistan, lose their bearings completely.

The comic book ending for him now, would be to return to Yorkshire with Mr. Masood.

after Masood left Yorkshire for Pakistan this year, Yorkshire’s form dramatically improved with a stand in captain and they got promoted.

 

[zarak]

IMO Pakistan haven’t bowled too bad

English batters so far have just met the fire of spin with the fury of sweeps

They are brave players
IMO Pakistan haven’t bowled too bad

English batters so far have just met the fire of spin with the fury of sweeps

They are brave players

Not too many good balls TBH. Sajid darted so many on the legs.

 

[Saurav]

Why was Nauman chacha dropped in first place? Very good spinner

 

[shaz619]

Next Test match, in revenge against the idiot Pakistani fans and media, the management will field 6 seamers and 1 spinner for the next Test, you guys want more seamers? no worries, sorted.

This is the way these mortons make plans.

 

[mb3407]

Is Rizwan playing for England?

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Next game they must play Mehran and let him groom with Noman , Mehran is quicker than Noman and even though he turn less than him but will create trouble due to extra pace and put doubt in the mind of batsmen with the one which get grip and turn , he is as accurate as Noman as well.

 

[m.shah]

It is Pakistan's bowling that is loosing them matches continiously.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Mehran can learn top spin from Noman as well as it will make him more effective with the pace he bowls at.

 

[zarak]

Mehran can learn top spin from Noman as well as it will make him more effective with the pace he bowls at.

does Noman bowl good top spin

 

[BouncerGuy]

Day 2: TEA BREAK as England trail by 278 runs

PAK 366

ENG 88/1 (17) CRR: 5.18

 

[TheSultan]

How did Rizwan not hear it ?

Lets be fair to him, it was synchronised perfectly with his nasal “oh yaaaaa”.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

I wish we had someone like AM Ghazanfar in our lineup, deadly accurate bowler who basically bowls outswingers at 90-100 kph and the balls seams away after pitching and at the same time he can off spin back in to the stumps from the same action and drift /outswing which he gets. Truly a magical off spin bowler.

 

[zarak]

Next game they must play Mehran and let him groom with Noman , Mehran is quicker than Noman and even though he turn less than him but will create trouble due to extra pace and put doubt in the mind of batsmen with the one which get grip and turn , he is as accurate as Noman as well.

What does Sajid add over Agha. If anything Agha seems more accurate.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

does Noman bowl good top spin

He does bowl good top spinners with extra bounce.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

What does Sajid add over Agha. If anything Agha seems more accurate.

Sajid gets slow turn which practically makes him useless on most surfaces.

 

[Mainul]

After seeing England going at more than 5 per over i want to ask like that Bangladeshi journalist -

Final match . Your perform. What's happening?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Sky Sports' Michael Atherton:

"That opening partnership between Duckett and Crawley is such an important part of this England team.

"Neither of them had played together for the last eight innings because of injury to Crawley, and the dislocation to Duckett's thumb in the first Test match.

"It's great to see them back. They combine superbly, they're so different. Down the ground, square of the wicket, right handed, left handed. So difficult to bowl at, and a pleasure to watch."

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

After seeing England going at more than 5 per over i want to ask like that Bangladeshi journalist -

Final match . Your perform. What's happening?

I think it was Dre Rus or chris gayle or some Windies guy, his reaction was priceless

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

The best part of it is, Gillespie is a part of the madness / multi-verse of Pakistan cricket, it’s like whoever steps foot in Pakistan, lose their bearings completely.

The comic book ending for him now, would be to return to Yorkshire with Mr. Masood.

Because ex players, politicans and PCB staff start overruling them and forcing their decisions. Ex players are the main problem. Inzamam and his saya corp connection is a perfect example.

I always say if you want PCB to run at its best, get rid of all the ex players.

 

[Asad T]

Nasser and Atherton dunking on Shan's captaincy during the tea break

 

[Rana]

Probably saving Zahid Mehmood for reverse swing

 

[BouncerGuy]

Probably saving Zahid Mehmood for reverse swing

Waiting for bal to get old so Zahid can come and reverse it. Only chance

 

[Rana]

English seamers were miserly on this deck in much harder bowling conditions

Jamaal leaking too many

 

[Asad T]

Ramiz: I don't know if a lemon is a fruit or vegetable

How was this guy our chairman

 

[AMSS]

after Masood left Yorkshire for Pakistan this year, Yorkshire’s form dramatically improved with a stand in captain and they got promoted.

Was Masood the price yorkshire had to pay for all the racism shenanigans going on at their club? The DEI captain.

 

[Rana]

Whos the guy screaming every good ball as if his village is on fire?

 

[Asad T]

Was Masood the price yorkshire had to pay for all the racism shenanigans going on at their club? The DEI captain.

If you saw Saj's interview with Bumble, Bumble didn't have good things to say about Shan's captaincy at Yorkshire. And literally, Bumble doesn't usually criticize anyone.

It's like if you rework the lyrics of that Beiber song -- Love yourself
"Bumble doesn't like Shan and he likes everyone."

 

[Human786]

When will this damn pitch crumble ? 116/1 in 22

 

[Asad T]

When will this damn pitch crumble ? 116/1 in 22

Tbh, there are puffs of dust when the spinners bowl. But the issue is, we are not hitting the right spots

 

[Ahmed216]

When will this damn pitch crumble ? 116/1 in 22

It offered some hope in the morning but seems to have gone to sleep again. Probably also has to do with quality of bowling

 

[Mesozoic]

Pope cutting loose now

He's probably the only English batter who has spared Pakistani bowlers on the last two tours.

 

[Rana]

When will this damn pitch crumble ? 116/1 in 22

It was a good enough wicket for Indian spinners to claw in

Pakistan have struggled. Mental block

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

i thought nelson wold strike 111/1 in 22.2...

 

[Asad T]

Ramiz: Usually when you play a reverse sweep, you don't know how far out of the crease you are

how is this guy even a commentator

 

[Croma]

My only interest in the game is to see Root score 300+

 

[Human786]

Tbh, there are puffs of dust when the spinners bowl. But the issue is, we are not hitting the right spots

125/2

 

[Human786]

125/2

get Root early & game on ...

 

[BouncerGuy]

Finally, Sajid gets one through the gap. Pope gone.

 

[Croma]

125-2 WOW

 

[Croma]

I still remember Bumrah castling Pope and changing the direction of that series (or maybe not)

Will this castling help Pakistan in the same way?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Yeah, beg them to get out else there is no way.

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[Amjid Javed]

Much needed wicket that

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Gee that was some delivery by Sajid the Don...
And that celebration wow ...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Our bowlers need to learn to bowl one side of wicket and show patience

 

[Asad T]

Ramiz says Pakistan followed their strength which is spin. Atherton interrupts, "They didn't think spin was their strength at the start of international summer, they were very keen on having grass on the pitch."

 

[Human786]

Bazzzzid says surface now offering a touch ... 132/2

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan need duckett wicket as soon as .

 

[Human786]

142/2 ... 28 overs left for the day .

 

[Devadwal]

Agha try to be oversmart otherwise duckett would have gone

 

[Asad T]

Agha try to be oversmart otherwise duckett would have gone

If only Abdullah Shafique was at first slip.... he would certainly not have acted over-smart.

 

[Human786]

12 wickets in 151 overs in this Test so far - not a minefield exactly .

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

That's the first maiden over bowled from a Pakistan spinner in this Test series

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Need to bring Zahid now , Ball is turning good and he will create problems for sure.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Not sure what Shan is saving Zahid for. Time to introduce him now. It is spinning

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Sajid lacks accuracy , even though he bowls some jaffa but is not consistent with his line , length is good though.

 

[Human786]

When does the 3rd spinner gets to bowl ? 152/2

 

[Muhammad Saad]

My gut feeling is that Saim and Zahid will wreck havoc as the ball has started to turn here.

 

[Rana]

Noman bowling well. Deserved Duckett there

 

[Markhor]

PAK creating chances but just cannot get any luck. Duckett could've been out twice in the last ten minutes.

 

[Devadwal]

On this pitch jadeja and Ash can bundled them inside 220.

 

[Ahmed216]

Not good field settings can't give easy singles away when there's slight help for spinners. Make them try something

 

[Devadwal]

Enough help for Spinners now .

 

[BouncerGuy]

Waste of review

 

[kron]

Not sure what Shan is saving Zahid for. Time to introduce him now. It is spinning

Shan basically picked for his English speaking skills and cause he is somewhat alright looking.
About time pakistan selects a tough ruthless aggressive player as captain. I still think it should be someone like rizzu bhai or an aggressive batsman/bowler

 

[BouncerGuy]

Duckett survives by a margin of milimeters

 

[neonoir]

Imagine a 2012 version of Ajmal, Abdur Rehman and Hafeez on this pitch Eng would be skittled out for under 200!

 

[castortroy]

Ducket not slowing down

 

[Human786]

TMS :
For the first time in the game, England's WinViz has gone above 50%.

WinViz currently - Pakistan 45%, England 51%, Draw 4%

Start of Day Two - Pakistan 64%, England 29%, Draw 7%

Start of the game - Pakistan 64%, England 28%, Draw 8%

 

[Mainul]

I think it was Dre Rus or chris gayle or some Windies guy, his reaction was priceless

It was Andre Russel who gave a good reaction

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Root consistently getting out of the line of the stumps to sweep

 

[Ahmed216]

Did they play zahid for his batting? Give him some some confidence yaar and the ball

 

[batandballbattle]

ben duckett the real chota don

 

[Vikram1989]

Why does rizwan laughs so shamelessly after burning review.he is the wk and he should have prevented it.if am a pak fan, I will kill him

 

[batandballbattle]

In the end England are going at the exact same rate on a 'trickier' pitch

 

[Rana]

Root struggling here