3rd Test: England vs Pakistan @ The Oval

[Titanic]

A N Cook 101*

England 143-2 (leading by 103)

 

[Pavilionaire]

Spoken too soon.

Anderson gone. Eng 40/2, 35 behind.

40mins. Just enough to frustrate the Pakistanis at the start of the day and settle England. Good job by Jimmy.

 

[Simster]

100 for Cook

 

[CHAPPERS]

Well playing to him, he needed that.

 

[Pavilionaire]

He should "retire hurt" and let Pietersen rediscover his form by feasting on this docile pitch.

 

[Titanic]

AN Cook c Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz 110 (173 balls 17 fours)

England 157-3

Now it's Kevin Pietersen's chance to confound his critics of late.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

AN Cook c Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz 110 (173 balls 17 fours)

Oh gawd.



Does this mean we are lumbered with him for the Ashes?

 

[Mendoza]

Cook with a century and another catch for Kakmal
Funny few minutes that...

 

[Titanic]

Time for tea.

Eng 194/3 IJL Trott 36*, KP Pietersen 23*

Hopefully Trott will come out of his shell a bit after tea... he's faced 125 balls, and failed to score from 104 of them.

 

[vulture]

kp out 194-4

 

[Titanic]

D'oh... first over after tea...

KP Pietersen b Saeed Ajmal 23

 

[simmo]

Trott out

 

[Titanic]

Double d'oh!

IJL Trott c Azhar Ali b Mohammad Amir 36 (130 balls)

195-5

 

[Titanic]

What's going on out there??

PD Collingwood c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir 3

202-6

A lead of only 127... come ON!

 

[brightonmark1234]

6 down c-mon prior get us out of a big hole we are in now

 

[brightonmark1234]

were going to lose this test

 

[Titanic]

206-7

EJG Morgan b Saeed Ajmal 5

 

[brightonmark1234]

were be all out by the end of play

 

[brightonmark1234]

weve been rubbish in this test

 

[Seagull over NZ]

KP - poor shot
Trott - poor shot
Morgan - poor shot

Toio many poor shots by the England top order. Not gonna retain the ashes like that !!