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Pakistan vs England | 2nd Test | Dubai | Oct 22-26 | Day 2

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Wahab needs to sort his no ball issue out as it could end up costing a wicket!

23/2
 
Yep, 33 years old, not scoring any more and dropping crucial catches.

Get Taylor in instead.

The Beard TBF is not suited to opening, especially if he is going to bowl all those overs first. I reckon the top six should be:

Cook
Hales
Taylor
Roooooooooooooooooot
Moeen
Stokes

Hales in tests?
 
Wahab needs to make this aggresion count by taking one more wicket at least.
 
Wahab sometimes does over do it with the short stuff

29/2 after 8 overs
 
These two have in them to build a double hundred partnership. Lets see how they respond to spin
 
probably another 2 overs each from our pacers here before we see spin i reckon.
 
Cook's transformation from a mediocre opening batsman who couldn't keep the ball off his pads in the last two years to the current form he's in is commendable.
 
LOL :)))

Wahab is doing a Shane Watson to Root. [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]
 
Yeah, you'd expect Root to be better than Watson. But made him extremely uncomfortable - the angle being created was same as that encounter.
 
Yeah, you'd expect Root to be better than Watson. But made him extremely uncomfortable - the angle being created was same as that encounter.

Yeah and thats why wahab needs to be smart in using the short ball, Root has all the ability to survive this and score a massive ton.
 
The man of the hour is on. IA hell do well. No pressure he doesnt have to strike straight away
 
England scoring at a quick rate here, Pakistan need to stem the flow of runs but also we need 2 quick wickets here, cant allow englands main two batsmen to get a foot hold on proceedings here.
 
Hales in tests?

Sure, why not? He has been tearing up trees in 4-day County cricket.

There's a possibility that he might not have a strong enough back-foot game for opening in SA, but Moeen doesn't have one either.
 
The problem is, you have the great leg spinner on one end with all the pressure, then the decent off-spinner comes on and releases the pressure
 
Zulfi not looking threatening at all.

They'll handle Yasir quite well too. Enroute to 400.
 
Wahab should have bowled around the wicket to root.


Looks like we are not going to get any wicket rest of the day.
 
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Rubbish bowling from Zulfi so far hes offered no control!

We cant give away a boundary an over as it releases pressure so easily.
 
Zulfiqar has gotta be the worst spinner currently at the moment in Pakistan, why isn't a youngster like Zafar Gohar promoted ahead of him, Baba is past his prime and is finished as a bowler for some time now. When will they kick him out?
 
Zulfiqar has gotta be the worst spinner currently at the moment in Pakistan, why isn't a youngster like Zafar Gohar promoted ahead of him, Baba is past his prime and is finished as a bowler for some time now. When will they kick him out?

To be correct BAbar is the worst specialist spinner in the world
 
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