***Official*** Pakistan and England in UAE

[Agent Nationaux]

300 lead will be brilliant.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well, maybe I should stop watching. Not the best post-lunch session.



...Oh dear.

Haha yeah I know; Watto's stupid bowling h4x is something that can't be avoided though if you actually look at his recent Test record. It's one of those things that you just have to chalk up to "sometimes short to medium term statistics aren't the best indicators of current ability in cricket". I don't mind if my system under-rates players who haven't done much yet, but when it over-rates things like Watson's bowling I do get annoyed.

Then again, I used to say that about Philander being rated in the top 10 bowlers in the world before he'd even debuted, and ....

 

[Pothas]

Them getting 300, and hence seeing 230, would make a tough but possible chase for me. Chasing 180 would make us favourites.

I do think this has been a great match so far and could well have a great ending.

Yeah 230 is possible for sure but wouldn't be confident by any means, someone would have to play a blinder.

Couple of early wickets here, got a good feeling about Jimmy.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Hafeez must be tired. From bowling to batting straight away.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hafeez must be tired. From bowling to batting straight away.

He bowls off spin, scores all his runs in boundaries, throws away good starts 75% of the time and weighs about 50kg. I don't reckon he's going to feel the pinch much.

 

[CWB304]

That's why you don't waste reviews on 'tactical' guesses. Keep them in your hand for when you know it's not out.

Yep, saw Bell waste a review when he was plumb; was there another one? Particularly infuriating as Cook had set a great example by refusing to challenge when he was plumb in the 90s and Panesar has now got a pretty good defensive technique - could easily have hung around long enough to help Broad take the lead past a hundred.

 

[Turbinator]

He bowls off spin, scores all his runs in boundaries, throws away good starts 75% of the time and weighs about 50kg. I don't reckon he's going to feel the pinch much.

 

[Z-Man]

I reckon its umpires call down the legside

 

[Z-Man]

So Monty Panesar comes in, I have a gut feeling hes going to perform.

 

[Burgey]

I'd forgotten how often Monty appeals.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Not more than Akmal.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'd forgotten how often Monty appeals.

Not as often as Ajmal.

 

[Burgey]

Good to hear the comms acknowledge that in a match between Pakistan and England, the two biggest stars are Australian.

They know their place.

 

[Burgey]

Not as often as Ajmal.

Yes but I hadn't forgotten that.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Scary Toffee.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Ohhhhhhh so close.

 

[Burgey]

Is most of the World's glass made in countries on the Arabian Penninsula?

 

[Pothas]

This is really good stuff from both ends, and there it is!

Get in Monty.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Hafeez looked uncomfortable against Monty. Not surprised he's gone.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Been coming, bats haven't looked comfortable.