The first look of the Multan Surface! The grass seems to have returned!🧐(Pakistan v England 3-Test Match series 2024)

[Mohammad Aizaz]

The stage is set for the Pakistan vs England 3-Test Match series 2024

The grass is back, and it's looking lush! Will this green track prove advantageous for Pakistan's pace attack or will England's batters rise to the challenge?

 

[AMSS]

Pakistan fighting fire with phyreee!

Looks to me like pakistan won't take a single step back under Shan and Jason. #JeeteHainShaanSe

 

[pratiktc]

Lets not be fooled by subcontinent grass. It usually burns off quickly under sun.

Anyway the only decision for Pak is Shaheen vs Mir Hamza.

 

[Ahmed216]

Lets not be fooled by subcontinent grass. It usually burns off quickly under sun.

Anyway the only decision for Pak is Shaheen vs Mir Hamza.

Playing 11 has already been announced. Shaheen is in

 

[jnaveen1980]

England has a non-existent bowling. Woakes poor bowler in these parts. Then three noobs. England will rely on scoring quickly and use that as a pressure.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Oh stokes is not playing. Pakistan has everything going for them.

 

[Vikram1989]

Pak should have let eng in for batting. Eng will beat the crap out of any team on batting pitches.multan will not detoriate much to put eng in trouble

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pak should have let eng in for batting. Eng will beat the crap out of any team on batting pitches.multan will not detoriate much to put eng in trouble

Pakistan may be worried about getting outbatted. ALso will have to bat last.

 

[jnaveen1980]

If England wants to draw inspiration they have to draw from Bangladesh who stuk to their line and length.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pitch is a road by the look of it. Ball just sits up.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Already bazball debate has begun as Ramiz Raja brought it up.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pitch lacks bounce.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shan Masood said, on the eve of the toss of 1st Test:

"We asked for a good cricket wicket."

"Looking at a pitch with a noticeably green tine."

"Like you see with both XIs, everyone's stacked in the batting department. We want to change things, we want to get back on track - we're looking to do so with this group of players."

Ollie Pope: "The conditions are probably the hottest I've played in! We would have had a bat too - but there's a little bit of moisture in the pitch so we're hoping to make the most of it first."

 

[jnaveen1980]

Shan Masood said, on the eve of the toss of 1st Test:

"We asked for a good cricket wicket."

"Looking at a pitch with a noticeably green tine."

"Like you see with both XIs, everyone's stacked in the batting department. We want to change things, we want to get back on track - we're looking to do so with this group of players."

Ollie Pope: "The conditions are probably the hottest I've played in! We would have had a bat too - but there's a little bit of moisture in the pitch so we're hoping to make the most of it first."

Fake "green pitch" It is a placid wicket by the look of it. Batsmen just hit through the line already.

 

[Vikram1989]

If pak continues with these kind of atrocious pitches,teams should play with hard leather ball for more bounce and excitement .it's beyond ridiculous see that bounce on a green tinged pitch in first few overs

 

[jnaveen1980]

Saim Ayub strangled down. That was a straight ball. Hardly any movement

 

[Vikram1989]

Saim Ayub strangled down. That was a straight ball. Hardly any movement

I was thinking what kind of a batsmen can get strangled down like that on such pitch.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

It's Pakistan. The pitch is going to be flat. The only hope is that it starts to deteriorate by Day 4 and 5.

 

[Mohammad Aizaz]

Apparently, the grass was shaved off before the toss and I assume this pitch will start turning after two days.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Bazid Khan during commentary on Day 1 of 1st Test between Pakistan and England:

"The last Test played here was Pakistan v England, and Abrar got a 11-fer. But it's a different look to the pitch this time. There's a lot of grass But if you have a closer look, it's still quite dry. That means the grass is there to help the pitch remain intact. There might be seam, swing up front. But I reckon spinners will have a role to play".

 

[FearlessRoar]

Now that Pakistan's batting is firing on all cylinders, they start complaining about pitch

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843211672187772930

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Now that Pakistan's batting is firing on all cylinders, they start complaining about pitch

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843211672187772930

He can’t be wrong when we’re 1 down for 200 odd

 

[the Great Khan]

Looks as flat as a pancake..we would probably need 900 to make this a game lol..

 

[Dhakar Pola]

Thank you pakistan for not giving this flat wicket vs Us

 

[nish_mate]

Now that Pakistan's batting is firing on all cylinders, they start complaining about pitch

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843211672187772930

Yet when they complain about Indian pitches you (general PP awaam) seems to agree.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Thank you pakistan for not giving this flat wicket vs Us

Pitches were as flat as this, our players just got caught dozing off thinking it's only Bangladesh. They paid the price for disrespecting a test playing nation.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

I think we need to wicket till England innings to really ascertain the real nature of pitch.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Yet when they complain about Indian pitches you (general PP awaam) seems to agree.

from now on we wont disagree! lol

 

[ElRaja]

how can curators not figure it out, grass does not make a pitch conducive to seam bowling, grass on a hard surface makes it conducive as the ball bounces with true pace. you put grass on a road and it only makes it better to bat on as a low bouncing track becomes true paced, and does not deteriorate like a non-grassy pitch.

pakistan never had pitches conducive to fast bowling, it had rough bare pitches, with rough bare squares and reverse swing until the pitches fell apart, somewhat, and some spin came into the game. without reverse swing you cannot have test cricket in Pakistan. you can make the flattest pitch in the world, but replace the boundary Toblerone with some bricks and you'll have way better test cricket.