[Cricket] 3rd Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Edgbaston, Aug 3-7, 2016

[Titanic]

Runs FLOWING now (don't look [MENTION=17103]Mo Gosfield[/MENTION] !!) SIX fours in the last 16 balls

England 138-3 (32 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Vince out.. caught at slip... but some debate... being reviewed...

 

[Titanic]

That looks out to me... but it is one of those...

yes... confirmed by the 3rd umpire... he is a gone for 39! @Mo Gosfield will be spitting feathers!

JM Vince c Younis Khan b Sohail Khan 39 (65b 6x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

144-4

 

[Rodney Thomas]

That looks out to me... but it is one of those...

he is gone!

144-4

He's just too loose for test cricket. Can't help driving outside the off stump.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Vince 6 matches, 8 inns, 169 runs at 21.12 average. 0 tons, 0 fifties.

Taxi!

 

[Titanic]

England 150-4 (38.5 overs)

Ballance 38* Bairstow 4*

 

[Titanic]

Bairstow gone... caught behind...

158-5 (40.1 overs)

a fourth wicket for Sohail Khan... amazing selection... 1 Test wicket for 245 in 2 matches before today

 

[Titanic]

Last 7 Test matches at Edgbaston... 2 draws... side batting 2nd has won 5 times.

300 might be a decent score here.

 

[Pavilionaire]

35 overs before the new ball should get us up to 300 if we bat sensibly. Ballance needs to anchor this innings now.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Lots of feather spitting in Gosfield Towers.

 

[Titanic]

I'm sure you are positively glowing at the sight of a bit of dogged grit from Ballance and Ali though Mo!

Current partnership 24 runs, 12.3 overs, RR: 1.92 (Ali 13, Ballance 11)

England 183-5 (53 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Tea, Day One

England 184-5 (54 overs)

Ballance 49* Ali 15*

28 overs 84 runs 2 wickets in the session... could still go either way!

 

[Titanic]

Gary Ballance 50* (113 balls, 8 fours, RR44.2, 157 minutes)

7th 50 in 18 Tests, 4 hundreds

#yorkshiregrit

 

[Titanic]

Crowd are bored with Ballance and Ali now... Mexican waves have started

Current partnership 32 runs, 17.0 overs, RR: 1.88 (Ali 20, Ballance 12)

 

[Titanic]

Ballance 57* and Ali 23* have been boring the pants of the Edgbaston crowd since tea... who are now trying out the Icelandic football chant

Current partnership 41 runs, 21.4 overs, RR: 1.89 (Ali 22, Ballance 19)

199-5 (62 overs, RR3.21)

 

[Titanic]

England 203-5 (62.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

50 partnership for Ballance and Ali... some of the crowd are still awake, and there is a smattering of applause

50 runs, 23.4 overs, RR: 2.11 (Ali 24, Ballance 26)

England 208-5 (64 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Ballance out... caught glancing down the leg side by the keeper off Yasir for 70 (150 balls, 11 fours, 201 minutes)... impressive catch

England 224-6 (67.2 overs)

 

[BensGrandad]

Hopefully we can limp along to 300 or a few more.

 

[BensGrandad]

Hopefully we can limp along to 300 or a few more.

Looking very unlikely with 7 wickets gone and only 244 runs.