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Pakistan vs England | 2nd Test | Dubai | Oct 22-26 | Day 4

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Going to be a monumentally large England loss and most likely a 1-0 or 2-0 Pakistan series win.
 
Yasir needs to tighten it up a little. English bats getting too many easy runs

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If these two bat till the close of play, panic will creep into our camp.
 
Pitch doesnt have any real demons. These two looking good. Yasir needs to bowl fuller. Hes been bowling too short.

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Root playing Yasir with ease. He is a class act.

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Root is probably the most talented english batsman after KP. Brilliant player of both spin and fast bowling.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
Saw Root bat on Friday at the stadium. You can tell even from the stands he is different class. Has a lot of time and many options for each ball.
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The way he scored 77 odd on debut in India on a turning wicket, it was pretty obvious that he is one of those players who will be talked about for years. The most refined young Test batsman I've seen in years.
 
Looks like we are just expecting things to happen. No real impetus or energy out there.

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Its not only his technique. He has quick hands , has great hand eye coordination and plays the spin very well on front forr and on deep at his crease.
 
Yasir looks like he is bowling too quick also like kumble almost.

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Yasir causing no problems at the moment. No penetration and too short.

Cook must be kicking himself for throwing his wicket away.
 
Yasir needs to bowl it fuller and slow it down.

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Once again we are banking on a Wahab burst with the old ball if Yasir doesn't find wickets here. Our approach is very one-dimensional.
 
Zulfi just bowling straight darts no real penetration.

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Aamir, Asif, Wahab, Yasir with Imran as backup. We are going to win in England with our bowling...not batting.

I think next wicket will come from Imran.
 
Hawkeye said:
Now tell me who doubts AB is on his way to match Viv?
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Posted it in the match thread. The softest and most meaningless hundred one can score in ODIs, given the conditions, bowling attack and match situation.

No one is better than him at flaying already deflated attacks, but unless he comes up the order rather than riding on the momentum of the batters above him, he cannot be categorized with Viv.

QdK and Faf played the superior innings.
 
Now that AB is out back to this match
 
Yasir has seriously lacked the control that makes him so good in this test. Needs to find his rhythm, bowling too many short balls, and not really looking penetrative due to lack of consistency.
 
Potentially a small chance to get the draw if these 2 make it through to stumps.
 
If England manage to bat out till the last session of day 5, this test will become very interesting.
 
So wahab on.. Letz see he extracts some reverse swing or not..

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Meanwhile, Indian bowlers have restricted South Africa to a measly 438-4, should be easily knocked off by those superstars. Ha ha ha
 
Pakistan will win.. But we should only have batted 40 minut to day. Declareed late
 
Definite plan here by Wahab to angle the ball across Root and get an edge through to the keeper like he did in the 1st innings


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It's pretty frustrating, but hopefully wickets will tumble after this partnership is broken.
 
TalhaSyed said:
Definite plan here by Wahab to angle the ball across Root and get an edge through to the keeper like he did in the 1st innings


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Root will be adamant not to play that shot again, Wahab should continue to pitch it up and sucker punch him with a throat delivery with short leg gladly taking the offering.
 
I'm already happy with England's performance in this series. I know we are going to lose this badly but the fight they are showing this time around is more than enough as a fan.
 
shaz619 said:
Root will be adamant not to play that shot again, Wahab should continue to pitch it up and sucker punch him with a throat delivery with short leg gladly taking the offering.
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Yup Wahab needs to mix it up a bit and make Root dance around the crease like he did in the first innings.

Otherwise I think Root will be more than happy to just leave all the deliveries angling across him since they are looking for a draw. Need to pepper him with some short stuff so that when the ball is pitched up Root is drawn into the shot.


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The moaning has already started and some are demeaning team pakistan as usual , some of them go usually quite when we are winning :D
 
Getting too predictable - Root will be happy to leave these till the cows come home


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Root wont fall for the same trick again Wahab.

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TalhaSyed said:
Yup Wahab needs to mix it up a bit and make Root dance around the crease like he did in the first innings.

Otherwise I think Root will be more than happy to just leave all the deliveries angling across him since they are looking for a draw. Need to pepper him with some short stuff so that when the ball is pitched up Root is drawn into the shot.


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He's so annoying, Root just has that face you want to punch; fair play to David Warner. Misbah and Wahab need to think of something else and quick; Joe is looking too compatible
 
shaz619 said:
He's so annoying, Root just has that face you want to punch; fair play to David Warner. Misbah and Wahab need to think of something else and quick; Joe is looking too compatible
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Haha - yea really need some one to create some pressure/chances here


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Root is class personified.

Better than Williamson
 
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