Pakistan v England | 3rd Test | Sharjah | Nov 1-5, 2015 | Day 3

[Abdullah]

Well done Rahat- Anderson and Broad are gonna bowl 6 overs each first thing - so please survive some of those for our batsmen!!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to bat well tomorrow .

 

[Abdullah719]

Rahat has a better defence than Wahab, at any rate... though that isn't saying much.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Discount Rahat I guess.... Even though the bloke survived the day I am pretty sure he won't last a good 10 balls come tomorrow morning session.

Still his wicket doesn't mean 4 wickets have falled cos he is tail.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Well done Rahat

Pakistan 74/3 - need atleast another 200 runs tomorrow which means Hafeez getting atleast 150+ and misbah and co getting some runs as well.

We cant afford a poor 1st session with bat tomorrow.

 

[Pakcricket89]

Game nicely in balance.

England ahead ATM

Pakistan need atleast 250 which looks far far away

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

England ahead ATM

Pakistan need atleast 250 which looks far far away

But england has only 3 batsmen where everything depends.

Cook, Root and Taylor.

76 for 3.

With Younis gone, yeah England marginally ahead.

 

[Pakcricket89]

Rahat has a better defence than Wahab, at any rate... though that isn't saying much.

Yasir is best among the sorry lot.

Wahab is in terrible batting form

 

[Ahson8]

So basically we're 74 for 3. Think a lead of 250+ should be challenging, but 300+ will feel safe.

 

[Justcrazy]

So that doesn't mean 4 anyways.

If you are 80-4 and one of them is tailender...its 80-3 only.

Its Mamoon thinking.

 

[Pakcricket89]

But england has only 3 batsmen where everything depends.

Cook, Root and Taylor.

76 for 3.

With Younis gone, yeah England marginally ahead.

Bairstow has done well

Patel and Rashid have been decent tailenders

Less than 250 would put England in the Boss seat

250 is Game wide open

Greater than 275 would give Pakistan advantage

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Bairstow has done well

Patel and Rashid have been decent tailenders

Less than 250 would put England in the Boss seat

250 is Game wide open

Greater than 275 would give Pakistan advantage

Thats why I said nicely balanced.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Fortress or not, we crap our pants against pacers.

That unfortunately is quite true and yet even with all the success going around us, in the test arena i mean, is probably one of the black spots in our dominant run at home during the last 5 years. If only we can somehow rectify or redeem ourselves with this label then as a purist test cricket fan I would be so much more content and happy with what we as a test nation have achieved in Post 2010 era.

Our best chance to change the general viewpoint can only be done I guess during the next Overseas season in 2016. I know we are getting butchered there but I would be more than happy even if we draw a couple of tests.