2nd Test: England v Pakistan, Old Trafford

[Titanic]

England 173-1 (30 overs) DECLARED.

Cook 76* Root 71*

Pakistan trail by 564, with 185 overs remaining in the match (weather permitting).

Declaration came a bit early in my book

 

[Titanic]

One down. Nine to go.

Masood gone. Jimmy Anderson gets a bit of bounce on off stump, indeterminate prod forward, edge high on the bat, loops to Cook who catches it low down.

7-1

 

[Titanic]

Jimmy gets Azhar trapped in front. Hit in front of leg stump, but no review. He's a goner.

25-2 (10.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Ball-tracking show it was umpires call, clipping leg stump pretty firmly.

Younis looking rather like a flamingo, playing and missing off one leg!

Ben Stokes into the attack...

 

[LamieRobertson]

Can't wait for the team post match celebrations

 

[Titanic]

Ooops... Captain Cook spills a knee-high chance at 1st slip from Younis Khan

Stokes not impressed!

32-2

 

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day four

Pakistan 47-2 (16 overs), Hafeez 24* Younis 10*

Pakistan need 518 more runs to win, England need 8 wickets.

Jimmy Anderson 7-1-13-2

71 overs remaining today, weather permitting.

 

[Titanic]

That's not good... Ben Stokes pulls up lame, grasping his right calf... and he's off

Pakistan 68-2 (21.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Mooen completing the over... first ball... Hafeez advances down the wicket and smashes it over long on for SIX.

 

[spring hall convert]

After Sam Billings made 175 against Pakistan A a few days ago, another couple of England Lions have put up impressive scores, this time against Sri Lanka A (one name will be horribly familiar to Sussex fans, I suspect)

England Lions 425/1 (50.0 overs) Drummond-Bell 171* (139), Duckett 220* (131)

 

[Titanic]

Moeen Ali gets a wicket!

Hafeez inside edge, off the pad, pops up to short leg

83-3 (25.3 overs)

 

[Triggaaar]

Bumble: Pakistan batsman are well at home against spin

Next ball, out.

 

[Titanic]

Bumble: Pakistan batsman are well at home against spin

Next ball, out.

That's why I watch Sky and listen to TMS (that and Shane Yawn etc...)

 

[Titanic]

Misbah joins the attack against Moeen Ali, dropping back in the crease, and with a full driving swipe, smashing a perfectly good ball over long on for SIX.

91-3

 

[Triggaaar]

That's why I watch Sky and listen to TMS

Harsh on Bumble, it was a fair comment, just commentators curse.

(that and Shane Yawn etc...)

I don't find Shane boring, I just find him annoying.

 

[Titanic]

Moeen Ali.... Younis Khan... huge heave... caught at cow... strange batting indeed!

Pakistan 102-4

 

[LlcoolJ]

Moeen Ali.... Younis Khan... huge heave... caught at cow... strange batting indeed!

Pakistan 102-4

Completely mishit it.

 

[BensGrandad]

If we can get Misbahs wicket soon we will be well on our way.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I bet there's a number of journos rueing Cook's decision to bat on this morning. The way it's going Pakistan might end the day 8 or 9 down and everyone will have to come back here tomorrow for the last rites.

 

[BensGrandad]

If we can get Misbahs wicket soon we will be well on our way.

He could of course run out of partners.