England test tour of Pakistan December 2022

[mackembhoy]

unless someone is properly crocked, not sure why england would make any changes for the last test.

they don't play again until feb when they go to new zealand and their bowling attack inevitably gets blunted.

Playing wood again might keep him out till march. Robinson only just been getting himself fit this summer into now.

Jacks didn't do much so might want to look at Ahmed or Foakes to come back as he was always going to play instead of Jacks.

Guess some of it depends on whether Stokes able to bowl next test.

 

[Xuhaib]

Lost pace, isn't lethal at international level anymore. On the other hand he was still economical even without the extra yard of pace, could be useful against this england lineup, try and force them to make a mistake vs the other bowlers.

Robinson and jimmy are not quick. I dont belive you need pace in sub cont tests you need to be accurate and stay stump to stump, little reverse you are in business. Abbas has lost some nip but he is still decent i think for such tracks better then the options here.

 

[Xuhaib]

Ramiz Raja "I suggested to Babar Azam that look, England are playing the T20 format in the 5-day version, so you better pick T20 players here"

 

[Tom Flint]

Just seen the Pope catch for the first time, not really sure why Wilson is getting such stick, I haven't seen any clear evidence that he either caught it or grounded it. On field decision was out so why Wilson is in the wrong? Unless someone has an angle I haven't seen yet?

 

[Starfighter]

Ramiz Raja "I suggested to Babar Azam that look, England are playing the T20 format in the 5-day version, so you better pick T20 players here"

FFS
F
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FFS

 

[ImpatientLime]

I'm not sure they will either but I'd like a more normal XI with a wicketkeeper in it as oppose to Will Jacks being the Bez of the team

 

[Ashes81]

Just seen the Pope catch for the first time, not really sure why Wilson is getting such stick, I haven't seen any clear evidence that he either caught it or grounded it. On field decision was out so why Wilson is in the wrong? Unless someone has an angle I haven't seen yet?

As an England fan I would be very disappointed if that catch was given against us.

The problem is the soft signal - once that is given out, was there enough for the TV umpire to overturn it - presumably Wilson thought not.

Why have the soft signal - how can the standing umpire say if it carried or not when it's so tight. Why can't the umpire just ask for a review with no soft signal

 

[Tom Flint]

If it was "so tight" why are we all getting so annoyed that it was given out in the end.

 

[Spark]

Ramiz Raja "I suggested to Babar Azam that look, England are playing the T20 format in the 5-day version, so you better pick T20 players here"

Ruin a nation's cricket speedrun any%

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Thanks. I remembered the 11 in 2004.

Another nightmarish 3-niller when NZ went to England as favourites. The year before the (2005) Ashes, so perhaps history will repeat and you'll get a great series.

 

[Kirkut]

Pakistan's fast bowling in tests has never been the same since Amir/Asif messed up things. The continuity broke after that and there was no clear mentor in their bowling lineup, a lot of fast bowlers came and disappeared. This is what's ailing them, since Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Shaheen have all the basics right when it comes to pace. The art of taking wickets is missing due to a lack of mentor.

 

[Sunil1z]

So how many members of current Pak Team will make this Pak Team of 2006 ?

 

[TheJediBrah]

This Pak team looks terrible tbh

I'm sure they were stronger when Aus toured, but even then they weren't great

 

[Line and Length]

I see Adam Gilchrist described Ben Stokes as, "A very, very, very good captain."

 

[Starfighter]

If it was "so tight" why are we all getting so annoyed that it was given out in the end.

A lot of us don't think it was 'so tight', we're pretty sure it was grounded.

 

[Starfighter]

So, given that description, why was it not poor, like Melbourne?

Rawalpindi pitch earns second 'below average' rating of 2022

Match referee Andy Pycroft ruled that the surface provided "almost no assistance to any type of bowler"

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[honestbharani]

Coz somehow, they eked out a result. I know it's not supposed to matter, but I guess it does.

 

[Gnske]

When will Bazball be vindicated?

So used to seeing guys like Harry Brook new into their career get absolutely dad dicked in the subcontinent when teams visit. Something unnatural is happening in Pakistan.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

A lot of us don't think it was 'so tight', we're pretty sure it was grounded.

“Pretty sure” isn’t conclusive enough to overturn the soft signal.
The real truth is that Joel Wilson has dodgy peepers. When they reviewed the final dismissal of the match he openly stated during the review that he didn’t see any bat involved even though it was a noticeable deflection even without ultraedge.

 

[Starfighter]

“Pretty sure” isn’t conclusive enough to overturn the soft signal.

I think for most people, including most umpires, it would be.