**Official** Pakistan and England in the UAE 2015/16

[91Jmay]

Tour Match: England XI v Pakistan A at Sharjah, Oct 8-9, 2015 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

In this tour match I am 99% sure he bagged em in a day.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bell has 9 off 77 against Babar. Cook 44 off 80. Agree that it's time for Bell to get on with it.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Seems a little condescending the English commentators talking about how flat the wicket is.

Both teams have just batted well - and very patiently, and are missing a spinner who can create something.

 

[Black_Warrior]

This pitch is offering turn. Rashid got the ball to turn and Zulfi got a few to turn too...problem is the pitch seems to be really taking pace off the ball, plus the lack of any bounce makes it very docile.

 

[Cabinet96]

Getting cover driven for four twice by Cook in one over is probably enough to discredit any double hundred scored.

 

[theegyptian]

This is **** by bell

It reminds me of him just nudging around Majid Haq bowling his 42mph offbreaks at the world cup with mid off up for 54 off 85. There is just no pressure being exerted by Pakistan at all and he still can't rotate the strike. This session after tea (whilst Cook was still at the other end) he should have been looking at gently increasing the pace with the Pakistan bowlers tired. Instead he's just gone into his shell. Just completely lacking in match awareness.

 

[91Jmay]

Not sure Bell playing out maidens off Malik really does much for us, bit of foot on the accelerator wouldn't hurt.

 

[Furball]

It's innings like these that make me question the sanity of anyone who thinks Bell is good to watch.

 

[Cabinet96]

Would get out when Wood is due in next wouldn't he.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Finally

Boy did Wahab deserve that wicket

 

[Gnske]

Boo, **** play. I was enjoying today's play.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Come on boys just 2 more wickets to the tail ( and one of them is a nightwatchman)

 

[Scaly piscine]

If he was going to throw it away just before close he could have at least done it about 30-40 balls of binary earlier.

 

[Black_Warrior]

And of course he was not ready for the catch... I mean it was a new batsman, a nightwatchman, why would he expect a catch his way now

 

[Jono]

haven't watched, but FMD that's slow from Bell.

 

[Prince EWS]

Would get out when Wood is due in next wouldn't he.

I'm usually cool with nightmatchmen but I sort of question the wisdom of sending out the #10 on a road at 280/2, especially when the #8 has ten First Class hundreds and will be batting nine now. I would have thought about sending Rashid out instead if Root didn't want to bat today.

EDIT: Yep Wood gone now. Bad call IMO.

 

[MW1304]

It's innings like these that make me question the sanity of anyone who thinks Bell is good to watch.

This is silly. He absolutely can be great to watch. He can also be turd like here, I think most people recognise that.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Why the **** are they so ****ing deep in the slips? The pitch hardly has any carry?

 

[LegionOfBrad]

That was a pretty crap nightwatchman effort tbf.

 

[Black_Warrior]

It's innings like these that make me question the sanity of anyone who thinks Bell is good to watch.

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