[Cricket] Cricket- England tour of Pakistan- October 2024

[CHAPPERS]

Ahmed nearly had one there. Decent enough day

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Well it's working

Don't get me wrong, this is purely an aesthetic issue.

Which as I'm "watching" via the text commentary while at work, doesn't even effect me.

 

[A1X]

Excellent from Rehan Ahmed this morning, three wickets and England arguably now on top

 

[Triggaaar]

Excellent from Rehan Ahmed this morning, three wickets and England arguably now on top

Yep. Now if he could just get Shakeel out.

 

[Eeyore]

Sky, and perhaps even the BBC for that circus, would do well to get Urooj Mumtaz on their commentary teams. Especially for the womens game. Brain like livewire.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Sad to see how empty the stadium is. Doesn't feel great for the future of test cricket.

 

[rippleman]

Sad to see how empty the stadium is. Doesn't feel great for the future of test cricket.

Is there any point when the ball is struggling to get over ankle height in the first session on the first day of a Test match?

Until Pakistan are able to produce proper Test pitches the ICC should be banning them from hosting Test matches.

 

[Titanic]

Another poor umpiring decision - he hit that!

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Just seen that in the Australian One Day Cup Western Australia went from 52 for 2 to 53 all out

 

[Si Gull]

Just seen that in the Australian One Day Cup Western Australia went from 52 for 2 to 53 all out

And the added run was a Wide! That's some collapse

 

[Bodian]

Some scorecard!

 

[Triggaaar]

Well this is a bit shit

 

[ManOfSussex]

Some scorecard!

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and they've all played for Australia too.

 

[Triggaaar]

WTF is going on?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Game over. Three spinners an error?

 

[Eeyore]

Just to hopefully put the wicket keeper thing to bed. Smith dropped a straight forward chance off Saud when he was on 26. He now has a big ton now. I don't think Foakes would have missed that.

 

[Eeyore]

Game over. Three spinners an error?

I think the errors have been in the field.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Just to hopefully put the wicket keeper thing to bed. Smith dropped a straight forward chance off Saud when he was on 26. He now has a big ton now. I don't think Foakes would have missed that.

I gather Jordan Cox is lined up to take the gloves for the New Zealand series, as Smith will be at home on paternity leave.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Game over. Three spinners an error?

Might be different if we had Wood available or somebody of that ilk who offers something particularly different, but I'm not sure a few overs of 80ish mph seam bowling would achieve much in this situation.

I don't think Pakistan bowled a single over with a seamer did they?

 

[Eeyore]

I gather Jordan Cox is lined up to take the gloves for the New Zealand series, as Smith will be at home on paternity leave.

Another occasional wicket keeper.