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*Official* Pakistan in England 2020

trundler

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Thought it was a generous decision. Just clipping. Well played. Stellar knock. Pakistan in a good position now.
 

vcs

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Run rate is usually easy to up if you stick around long enough, and if you don’t stick around long then you probably want to take time out of the game anyway. Scoring slowly in tests is massively underrated imo.
It's massively dependent on the batsman's comfort factor. In case of a guy like Pujara, you don't mind him playing out 10 consecutive maidens. Most batsmen would prefer to keep things ticking over, though. At least mess with the fielding team's plans by rotating strike. Otherwise you just let bowlers relentlessly tighten the noose until one eventually gets you. Most batsmen can't just completely shut shop when they feel like it.
 

Gremlin

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Well played Shan. Patience is a virtue in Test Cricket.

Also, noteworthy that Broad's average dipped below 28. Has it been that low before? (aside from his first series where one wicket can skew the average!)
 

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England will get nowhere near this target now. You don't want to lose an early wicket against this Pakistan attack and let them get their tails up. They are mercurial and can run through teams, but if you wear them down, they don't seem like the type to maintain control and build pressure.
 

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