Third test - Pakistan v England, Dubai

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Still on for the prior century

Looks in good nick, can Monty and the lower order nurse him to 50 even...

 

[seagullondon]

Looks in good nick, can Monty and the lower order nurse him to 50 even...

well swann won't be helping

 

[maltaseagull]

Think we may get to 200 if Monty chips in with a few

We didn't need him Well done Boys Eng 210-8 Oh yeah we need 324

 

[fleet]

Just need 50s from Jimmy and Prior, Monty puts a few on and .......- what can go wrong?

 

[fleet]

Need less than 100 now (shame about the 8 wickets)

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

 

[The Large One]

From Mike, Ashford, TMS inbox: "Just spoke to Toby, aged 10, from across the road. Told me his Dad's car just skidded slowly sideways, the wrong way, in the snow into their garden hedge. I quote Toby: 'It was a real doosra'."

From Dr T in Billericay: "Re Toby aged 10 Does Toby bat at all? If so, he appears to be the only English batsman to recognise a doosra."

 

[The Wizard]

Don't understand the attitude of our batsmen this morning, Anderson managed to nurdle it around a bit yet the top order batsmen seemed to go with the attitude of boundary or block, I thought we'd learnt to play spin a bit better but this series has proven once again how vulnerable we are to a top class spinner

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

240/9

 

[The Large One]

Time for Sussex to win this...

 

[fleet]

You would get good odds at the bookies for the Sussex pair getting the 85 odd runs that will see us home - and someone having a deal on those very good odds is the only chance we have

 

[Don Tmatter]

England's batting averages for this series will make interesting reading, will anyone have averaged 30...28..25?

 

[The Wizard]

England's batting averages for this series will make interesting reading, will anyone have averaged 30...28..25?

Trott has the highest with 28 odd according to Sky.

 

[fleet]

Prior near to 50 at least - hope he gets it

 

[fleet]

He isn't going to get it is he

 

[fleet]

252 all out Prior 49, 3-0 whitewash.

 

[chimneys]

Think I'm right in saying if Prior gets 61 he will have most runs by Englishman in series (162), as well as highest average.

At other end of spectrum, series averages:

Morgan 13.6
KP 11.2
Bell 8.5

In 6 innings those are appalling averages!!

 

[ROSM]

And that's the frustrating thing here - you look at Strauss, Bell, Pietersen and Trott and think that with over a day left to play (so in cricket terms as close to all the time in the world) they really should have between them got the additional 80 or so we needed.

This is a kick up the backside for the team and how they react will be critical to their chances of staying/getting back to the Number 1 position

 

[chimneys]

Well not most runs but Prior well and truly tops averages-37.5. Next nearest Trott-26.8.

At least one batsman comes out of series with head held high!!

 

[Scoffers]

This is a kick up the backside for the team and how they react will be critical to their chances of staying/getting back to the Number 1 position

Does this mean we lose our No 1 ranking?