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

[Titanic]

Alastair Cook 51* (67 balls, 5 fours)

His 51st in Test cricket, with 29 hundreds.

His 6th fastest in Test cricket, 3 of those have been in this series.

England 89-0 (24.3 overs)

 

[pasty]

Cook 51 no

Chipping away at the lead

 

[Titanic]

The hundred partnership for Cook 57*(79) and Hales 38*(93)

England 100-0 (28.3 overs), trailing by 3 runs.

Their first in the 18 innings they have opened together.

 

[Titanic]

Hales not out LBW, reviewed... pitched outside leg. Phew.

101-0 (29.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

England 106-0 (30.3 overs), leading by 3

Impressive effort from Captain Cook 57* and Alex Hales 44*, still a long way to go, with all four results possible.

 

[jakarta]

Boring Test Cricket, lets forget about it and just play 20/20...

 

[knocky1]

That meant a lot to Hales. He can sleep better tonight. Cement his place from now on??

 

[Triggaaar]

Boring Test Cricket, lets forget about it and just play 20/20...

Wicket's too flat.

 

[BensGrandad]

Boring Test Cricket, lets forget about it and just play 20/20...

This is proper cricket as it should be.

 

[Triggaaar]

This is proper cricket as it should be.

Have you just woken up after a nap?

 

[BensGrandad]

Have you just woken up after a nap?

No have been out just got back.

 

[spring hall convert]

That meant a lot to Hales. He can sleep better tonight. Cement his place from now on??

There's a certain Somerset opener who can switch his mobile back on now.

 

[Triggaaar]

There's a certain Somerset opener who can switch his mobile back on now.

You think BG won't still call him?

 

[knocky1]

This is proper cricket as it should be.

Absolutely. All options open with 2 days to go.

 

[pasty]

Almost gutted I'm going to Derby tomorrow now

 

[dazzer6666]

Fascinating game ahead now, proper test cricket. Loving it.

 

[Triggaaar]

Fascinating game ahead now, proper test cricket. Loving it.

If it's proper test cricket, then both teams will run out of time for a win.

 

[dazzer6666]

If it's proper test cricket, then both teams will run out of time for a win.

One option, but not necessarily.....

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Boring Test Cricket, lets forget about it and just play 20/20...

Clearly not a purist.
Thank God you weren't around to watch Bailey, Boycs, Barrington or Tavare grinding it out. Or R G Nadkhani ( 32 - 27 - 5 - 0 ) including 131 successive dot balls v England in 1964.

 

[BensGrandad]

Clearly not a purist.
Thank God you weren't around to watch Bailey, Boycs, Barrington or Tavare grinding it out. Or R G Nadkhani ( 32 - 27 - 5 - 0 ) including 131 successive dot balls v England in 1964.

As a young man that was my ideal day sat in front of the TV on BBC watching the full days play havinga break for drinks or food when they did. As regards this test I will be happy if we are still in bat at 5.30 today which means we will have a possible winning total on the board and a day plus to bowl them out.