Mackenzie
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Broad has found rhythm, expect wickets to tumble.
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2nd Test: England v Pakistan, Old Trafford
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Finchley Seagull
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Some very poor shots from Pakistan too. Nobody seems to want to dig in. Younis Khan playing leg side late yesterday, very poor shot from Shafiq etc
jakarta
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Pakistan 88-6 (38 overs), trailing by 501 runs
Safraz Ahmed 8* Misbah-ul-Haq 10*
One each for Anderson and Broad this morning. Woakes into the attack.
Safraz Ahmed 8* Misbah-ul-Haq 10*
One each for Anderson and Broad this morning. Woakes into the attack.
Finchley Seagull
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Yes, after Lord's, what odds would you have got on this performance?
Not too surprising. England played poorly and obviously were better than that. Lord's is never a good ground for us and we have a good record at Old Trafford. Anderson and Stokes also due back. There was always going to be a reaction.
Winning the toss and batting was also key.
Finchley Seagull
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Must be tough for Pakistan. Two wickets down this morning and England's best bowler in the series has yet to bowl today.
BensGrandad
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Good possibility Pakistan will follow on 400 + behind.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Time to get Broad back into the action, the game is drifting.
Finchley Seagull
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Misbah and Wahab showing Pakistan's other players what a good pitch it is. If they'd all batted like that, they might have got close to England's score.
banjo
GOSBTS
Get some fast balls wizzing past their lug holes. FFS. 
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jakarta
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Get some fast balls wizzing past their lug holes. FFS.
Or perhaps use the spinner? 198ao...
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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No follow on? Very bizzare
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Should have enforced the follow on, Anderson and Broad haven't bowled for two hours. Weather will come into it.
Baffling muddled thinking from Cook.
Baffling muddled thinking from Cook.
jakarta
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Batting Practice? Open with Hales & Vince, Ballance up to No.3?
banjo
GOSBTS
Off for rain.
The Spanish
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i hope thats whats behind the thinking.
fat old seagull
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Just come home, and to my shock discovered no follow on! 
what in Gods name is Cook thinking about. We are one down in a series of four, the game is there to be won. With the Pakistanis needing to hold out for two days and a session to avoid defeat. If the skies open and it pizzes down and we don't win, I'd suggest he swaps jobs with Phil Tufnell!
what in Gods name is Cook thinking about. We are one down in a series of four, the game is there to be won. With the Pakistanis needing to hold out for two days and a session to avoid defeat. If the skies open and it pizzes down and we don't win, I'd suggest he swaps jobs with Phil Tufnell!
nicko31
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Think when they see the forecast for Mon / Tues, they will be making Pakistan follow on. Dunno what planet Cook is on...
BensGrandad
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Cook appears to not favour enforcing the follow on as he has done this a number of times. In fairness we have usually gone on to win by a handsome number of runs but surely it makes life more difficult to bowl them out for the 4th innings even if , which is unlikely, they had set us to bat again following on..