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What will be the result of the first Test between England and Pakistan?

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What do you think the result will be from this position in the match?

Pakistan had a chance to cement their position, but England fought back to give themselves a chance, considering the players they have.

A result will happen for certain.
 
Pak had a golden opportunity to seize total control of the game when Shafiq and Rizwan were going well but that run out may just end up being the turning point in this game.

Still I reckon it's like 65/35 in Pak's favour. But England with their batting depth and a hungry Ben Stokes can chase this down.
 
If pakistan lose this. I aint gonna bother to watch the rest of the series.

Was really excited about this series as england grounds have a very good outlook and scenary and sky sports provides the best coverage for cricket. Seeing the bowling flourish is just fun.

So i have been taking time out to sit and watch each day for 8 hours straight.

If they lose this match, cant waste time on them.

I think pakistan has a chance depending on how the pacers attack and when they bring in spin into play.
 
Mesozoic said:
Pak had a golden opportunity to seize total control of the game when Shafiq and Rizwan were going well but that run out may just end up being the turning point in this game.

Still I reckon it's like 65/35 in Pak's favour. But England with their batting depth and a hungry Ben Stokes can chase this down.
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Englands batting depth is indeed scary.

Broad scored valuable runs today and i think he might ne the difference between the two teams if it gets close tommarow
 
Head says English will win but hearts says Pakistan will win so I chose Pakistan to pull it off.
 
Loose from Shan, Abid, Babar summed up the complacent nature that is associated with Pakistan cricket.

Bowlers need to be fired up tomorrow and think positively.
 
Just want us to bat for 30 minutes. 270 and it's ours to lose as England will be 30-2 at lunch and we can have a big push tomorrow afternoon and hopefully the ball will start keeping low
 
It's going to be difficult now for Pakistan when it should have been a walk in the park. Problem is that the bowlers will panic if they dont get early break throughs and then will give boundaries away.

Key batsmen for England in the chase will be Burns, Stokes and Pope. If Pakistan get them out for a low score, then it should be victory.
 
If u had told me 2 days ago we would be in this position, I would have laughed to the bank.
If you would have told me at tea today we would be in this position, I would have ( and am) crying

It's all about perspective and being good at putting things behind you.

Like at the start of the series, I still think that openers are avg for England and 3 and 4 and 6 are too high for root stokes and butler, so we should be fancying our chances, especially if we strike with the new ball.
270 and I'm happy, so need some luck to get there
 
Pak win.

Tail will add around 20-30 runs.

Yasir ten wickets coming.
 
Syed1 said:
Sir what happened to the voices in your head :srt
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It is almost night time in Germany. If something reveals to me during sleep, I will keep you updated before the match starts tomorrow morning.

Right now no voice-hearing hence my above post.
 
If England get a decent start I can see it being close. Root or Stokes will have to get 70.

If not I think England will fall in a heap.
 
England will feel they have a chance on a decent wicket. But I do expect Yasir-Shadab to make the difference.

Tomorrow we will have a winner unless the weather intervenes.
 
Major said:
Englands batting depth is indeed scary.

Broad scored valuable runs today and i think he might ne the difference between the two teams if it gets close tommarow
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Broad is suspect against the short ball.Pakistan didn't bowl any short balls to him.
 
I predict target will be ~260 for England. Pakistan will win by 15-20 runs. But man, Pakistan had a really good chance at setting a 320+ lead here.
 
Hilarious that some posters are saying Eng is back in the game. It looks like they have not watched a test match before. I understand the jinx part but reality is Eng wont score more than 150 on this track against 2 leg spinners.

Test cricket is getting way too predictable. Win the toss, bat first, battle the 1st session and the game is at your mercy.
 
Rajdeep said:
Hilarious that some posters are saying Eng is back in the game. It looks like they have not watched a test match before. I understand the jinx part but reality is Eng wont score more than 150 on this track against 2 leg spinners.

Test cricket is getting way too predictable. Win the toss, bat first, battle the 1st session and the game is at your mercy.
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There are many youngsters, we have to give them a chance to learn. :waqar

Tbf it has always been this way, batting first usually means you win but in this instance(and in others) England had perfect bowling conditions on the morning of day 1, should have taken 4/5 wickets but bowled poorly.
 
Please bat like champions tomorrow. Pakistan has a healthy lead however if we can rotate strike and play smartly I really feel Yasir is good for a 50.
Yasir and Shaheen must Value their wicket.

So often We have seen players come out in the morning and out in the 1st over.
Just play sensibly and rotate strike. Get your eye in before going for big shots.

If Pakistan can reach 300 plus....Game Over.
 
If England barely crossed 200 and Yasir and Shadab took 6 in the 1st innings, what makes people think they have a great chance of doing so in the 2nd innings?

Advantage Pakistan.

We saw how 200 is a great target in the 2018 Indian series and 2016 Pakistan series.
 
ManFan said:
If England barely crossed 200 and Yasir and Shadab took 6 in the 1st innings, what makes people think they have a great chance of doing so in the 2nd innings?

Advantage Pakistan.

We saw how 200 is a great target in the 2018 Indian series and 2016 Pakistan series.
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Because the tailenders and Pope made that, all top 4 were dismissed cheaply. We have to pull off another 12-3 to gain the psychological advantage.
 
Pakistan should win but England have an outside chance.
 
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Pakistan have a very good chance - just need to bowl sensibly (and of course get those 30-40 more runs today)
 
its 50-50 right now. If the tail adds another 30 runs, we have a good shot at winning this one.
 
MenInG said:
Pakistan have a very good chance - just need to bowl sensibly (and of course get those 30-40 more runs today)
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They won’t get 30 - 40 runs. Maximum they will make 10 runs extra. Let’s see if they can cross 250 lead
 
Pak should defend this quite easily.
Unless the pitch does some tricks and goes flat. Bess was not getting any turn

The windies series showed the volatile nature of the pitches
 
Pakistan has lost 3 wickets too many by the end of day 3.

Abid Ali threw it away by an ugly slog. Asad Shafiq was reckless with his running and Shan was unlucky. Our batsmen had a fair bit of luck in the 1st innings to be honest and cricket is a great leveller.

The only concern i have is that our fast bowlers would still be tired from the 1st innings. The game is 60/40 in favour of Pakistan, but if Stokes or Buttler go berserk than who knows.
 
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Pakistan spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed says the side's attack could be "lethal" as they chase victory over England in the first Test in Manchester.


The tourists suffered a batting collapse late on day three but still lead by 244 with two second-innings wickets in hand meaning England will require at least the second-highest successful run chase in a Manchester Test.

Pakistan will call upon a superb bowling attack, with 17-year-old right-arm quick Naseem Shah, young left-arm paceman Shaheen Afridi, metronomic seamer Mohammad Abbas and leg-spinners Yasir Shah and Shadab Khan rolling England for 219 first time around.

"If we can get another 20 to 30 runs that will be a very good score on that pitch - if we set a good target, [our bowlers] can be lethal out there," said Mushtaq, who played 52 Test for Pakistan, taking 185 wickets.

Yasir picked up four wickets in England's first innings, while Shadab chipped in with two and both will be encouraged by the pitch still showing sharp signs of spin.

Mushtaq added: "Yasir and Shadab have hardly played cricket for the last five or six months, but the way they bowled in the first innings I think they've got the momentum now.

"They understand the pitch and what pace you need to bowl on it, what fields you need to have to different batsmen. I think they are feeling confident in their bowling now. We are very confident."

Former Pakistan international batsman Bazid Khan said on The Cricket Debate: "Looking around social media, everybody is waiting for the moment it all collapses and Pakistan throw this away.

"But I feel quietly confident because of the fact the bowling was so good in the first innings and the spinners came to the party. I think 250, 270 they will be very happy with.

"It will take a phenomenal effort and a superman innings from a major England player to take them over the line - for Joe Root, Ben Stokes or Joe Buttler to really stand up. I don't think Pakistan should lose. They hold all the aces."

Former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who joined Bazid on The Cricket Debate, added: "In a fourth-innings run chase, anything over 250 you start to worry.

"The players will say they can chase anything but the wicket is deteriorating - it is taking more spin and reverse swing will come into play."

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...s-of-first-test-vs-england-says-mushtaq-ahmed
 
Stokes and Root are the key.

Get them early and the game is Pakistan's.
 
My prediction is we will have a nail biting finish here and watch out for Ben Stokes , he could be the difference.
 
There have only been seven instances of a team scoring more than 270 in the fourth innings at Old Trafford. However, three of them have come in the last 15 years...
 
Mamoon said:
Congratulations on the easy win.
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Congratulations on a great loss.

On topic.

My 4 year old nephew knows more about cricket tactics than Azhar Ali does. I despise this man now for the joke of captaincy he showed not being able to defend so many runs. Allowing test avg players such as Woakes and Butler to score so many runs.

Until he is removed I will never predict a Pak win again. lol
 
I don’t think anyone can be blamed for predicting a Pakistan win in that match situation. Pakistan even had England 117/5 in the chase, but their tactics in the evening session were bizarre and left the door open for an England comeback.

It really is astonishing how no matter what has gone before, any Test match can be decided by the events of a single session right at the end of the game. Test cricket is a great and unpredictable contest.

I can’t take anything away from Buttler and particularly Woakes, who counter-attacked brilliantly and batted magnificently in relation to their own abilities. Root and Sibley also built a solid partnership which made the rest of the chase possible.

But there is no doubt that Azhar Ali and Pakistan lost the first Test match just as much as England won it.
 
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