England vs Pakistan 1st Test Abu Dhabi

[hans kraay fan club]

Our quicks were a combined 10 for 201 in the first innings.

Didn't they declare 8 down?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Didn't they declare 8 down?

True, my mistake, but the general point that the quicks the top 8 out relatively cheaply means there's got to be a glimmer of hope of doing some damage with a ton plus lead and two full sessions left on Day 5. Surely Bell can't keep shelling catches?

 

[Titanic]

Slow going... 468-5 (Cook 237* Stokes 16*) at tea on day 4, trailing by 55 runs.

 

[Titanic]

England 501-5 (177 overs)

 

[KZNSeagull]

This Cook innings has now lasted longer that the entire 4th Ashes Test Match at Trent Bridge in the summer.

 

[Titanic]

Alastair Cook 250* (496 balls, 17 fours, 796 minutes)

 

[Titanic]

Ben Stokes 52* (77 balls, 7 fours)

 

[Pavilionaire]

Amazing knock from the captain, a metronomic run every two balls.

 

[Titanic]

At 800 minutes and counting, this is now the longest individual innings in Test match cricket for England (beating Len Hutton at The Oval in 1938)

 

[Titanic]

England 526-5 (181.5 overs) - England now lead on 1st innings by 3 runs, with 18 overs and 1 day remaining

 

[pasty]

Stokes b Shoaib Malik 57

Eng 534/6 - lead by 11

 

[Pavilionaire]

Zulfiqar Babar 64 overs, 0-157.

I see the new Bond movie is coming out soon. It's good to see this lad getting in on the act. Zulfiqar. He's the man. The man without the Midas touch.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Dull, dull, dull test match. I've not read the thread at all, love test cricket as the pinnacle of the sport, but there is no enjoyment in this whatsoever. Everyone seems to be denying who is responsible for producing a pitch like this.

 

[Pavilionaire]

'Tis true, the thread is better than the action.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Cook gone for 263

 

[Pavilionaire]

You ****ing useless **** Cook!

 

[fleet]

Cook out - ok plan B get a lead and have our spinners bowl them out tomorrow for nearly nothing (maybe)

 

[jakarta]

Buttler suffering heat stroke...

 

[KZNSeagull]

Cook was out to a no ball apparently!

 

[Pavilionaire]

I don't blame Buttler for having a go, their bowlers must be dead on their feet and a cheeky 40 runs off the final 6 overs would have made it very interesting.