4th Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, Aug 26-30

[8ace]

Start delayed due to rain.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Nothing before 12:30 according to the TMS scorer on twitter.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

The draw is still showing as 7/4.

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Probably no play before lunch. Groundsman says he needs 30-40 minutes to get the ground ready and no signs of him doing that yet.

 

[CHAPPERS]

The draw is still showing as 7/4.

Neither side is batting well enough to play out a draw IMO and there is good weather forecast for the next four days.

 

[8ace]

Pakistan looks the value punt at 11/2

 

[8ace]

Play due to start at 1.40.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

England team
AJ Strauss*, AN Cook, IJL Trott, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, EJG Morgan, MJ Prior†, GP Swann, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, ST Finn

Pakistan team
Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Salman Butt*, Mohammad Yousuf, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal†, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Asif

 

[CHAPPERS]

That 11/2 looks very good now.

 

[8ace]

That 11/2 looks very good now.

Got on just in time - 4s best price now.

 

[crodonilson]

Will be a testing first hour, this is make or break for Cook, I know he made a century in the last game but he needs to be consistent with decent scores and the first hour with these conditions and these bowlers will be a great test of his technique and temprament.

 

[keaton]

I think apart from Trott it's a big game for all our batsmen

 

[keaton]

Oh and i bet on us to make less 349 in our first innings at 5/6

 

[Pavilionaire]

It's not make or break for Cook, the last test effectively booked his seat on the plane.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Oh and i bet on us to make less 349 in our first innings at 5/6

That looks pretty decent.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Oh and i bet on us to make less 349 in our first innings at 5/6

What were the odds on above 349?

 

[crodonilson]

What were the odds on above 349?

5/6

 

[8ace]

Cook dropped - dolly apparrently.

 

[Pavilionaire]

England's record at the Home Of Cricket is superb. Strauss test average there is something like 64.

I don't think Pakistan will win, but there's a few England batsmen praying they get a score, particularly Strauss and Pietersen. I think ALL 6 of this lot plus Bell will go to Australia but, psychologically, you don't want to be sitting on 13 or 16 tests without a ton.

 

[The Wizard]

Oh dear. Butter fingers.

 

[Uncle Buck]

5 wides in 2.4 overs!!