[Cricket] England v Pakistan: 1st Test

[Steve in Japan]

257-5. Shan 108 not out. Poor since lunch.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

309/8, Shan Masood closing on 150.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Buttler is making mistakes and some of the fielding comical. Was it Anderson who chucked it to the wrong end for a run out in the last over? Then Buttler managed to miss the target completely throwing to the other end. Sloppy.

 

[pasty]

Masood aiming to be the first opener to carry his bat in a test in England since Rahul Dravid for India in 2011.

 

[pasty]

Masood aiming to be the first opener to carry his bat in a test in England since Rahul Dravid for India in 2011.

Oh well.

Shan Masood lbw b Broad 156

317/9

 

[Gwylan]

Interesting pitch - there's turn already and Pakistan have two spinners

England struggled against Chase in the WI series and he's only step up from a club bowler

 

[pasty]

About time!

Naseem Shah c Buttler b Broad 0

Pakistan 1st Innings 326 all out

Now watch us lose at least 3 wickets before close

 

[Pevenseagull]

Sweet baby Jesus, this ain't going to plan

 

[Pevenseagull]

Now watch us lose at least 3 wickets before close

only 3?

 

[The Wizard]

Absolute shambles.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Sussex-esque batflidding.


















*actually very decent bowling.

 

[jakarta]

****ing up seems to be the Plan for first Test of the series doesn't it?

 

[vegster]

****ing up seems to be the Plan for first Test of the series doesn't it?

Traditional first Test of a series ****up. Will draw series 1-1, lump on !

 

[Muzzman]

Bowling bowling mushy!

Awww... where's the mushy smiley!?

 

[pasty]

only 3?

No, more

 

[jakarta]

92-4 not good but Pope & Buttler have potential to go on. Think even a 260-280 first dig score will be OK given our bowling.

 

[vegster]

92-4 not good but Pope & Buttler have potential to go on. Think even a 260-280 first dig score will be OK given our bowling.

I admire your optimism, we are going to fold like a Fiat 127 , all over by lunchtime Saturday.

 

[Gwylan]

I admire your optimism, we are going to fold like a Fiat 127 , all over by lunchtime Saturday.

Yeah, I think we'll save the follow-on and bowl them out cheaply second time round but can't see us getting 300 in the fourth innings on that pitch.

 

[jakarta]

Shaky start, Buttler needs to learn how to run singles...

 

[CHAPPERS]

This is proper test cricket. If we haven't given the Pakistanis 50 runs too many we'd be bang in this game instead of chasing it