England vs Pakistan 1st Test Abu Dhabi

[Pavilionaire]

Stumps 569/8, England 46 ahead.

So, tactics. No point giving it away, our bowlers have been well rested for the past 2 days so they should be able to take a bit of heat. Therefore, bat sensibly for the first hour, get the lead up to 100+ then make sure you get them in 20 mins before lunch and see what happens.

 

[jakarta]

Stumps 569/8, England 46 ahead.

So, tactics. No point giving it away, our bowlers have been well rested for the past 2 days so they should be able to take a bit of heat. Therefore, bat sensibly for the first hour, get the lead up to 100+ then make sure you get them in 20 mins before lunch and see what happens.

I think I might want a lead of few more than 100 even on this miserable strip!

 

[Mackenzie]

Stumps 569/8, England 46 ahead.

So, tactics. No point giving it away, our bowlers have been well rested for the past 2 days so they should be able to take a bit of heat. Therefore, bat sensibly for the first hour, get the lead up to 100+ then make sure you get them in 20 mins before lunch and see what happens.

Just keep batting. This match has only ever been a glorified net.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Stumps 569/8, England 46 ahead.

So, tactics. No point giving it away, our bowlers have been well rested for the past 2 days so they should be able to take a bit of heat. Therefore, bat sensibly for the first hour, get the lead up to 100+ then make sure you get them in 20 mins before lunch and see what happens.

We can't lose this one, so may as well try to create as much pressure as possible.. We might get lucky.

 

[jakarta]

And so it starts - Pakistan lose their first wicket still 72 runs behind.

EDIT: Anderson gets Malik in the same over! 3-2 game surely on!

 

[Pavilionaire]

It's good to see England being so positive and believing they still have a chance.

 

[Hiney]

How the hell was that decision not overturned?

Clear deflection

 

[Pavilionaire]

Ben Stokes! Wow, something out of nothing, 47-3

 

[KZNSeagull]

Pakistan are effectively 84-6 now. Gonna run out of time, but England doing well and Rashid has a couple of wickets bowling very nicely.

 

[KZNSeagull]

165-7 Lead by 90. 24 overs left in the match.

 

[Simster]

Really need these last three wickets in the next 8-10 overs to have any sort of chance. A dire four days and now this. Funny old game.

 

[KZNSeagull]

168-8. Lead of 93. Rashid has 3, Ali 2

 

[KZNSeagull]

173 All out. Lead of 98. Rashid has 5

England need 99 to win!!! Blimey

 

[KZNSeagull]

Rashid 5 for 64

 

[Pavilionaire]

Michelle Rashid. Credit to Cook for keeping the side focused.

 

[KZNSeagull]

99 from 19 overs. Light could be a factor. Perhaps 1 hours play left, so time to give it a smash

 

[nwgull]

Bloody hell; I'd stopped even bothering with checking this since Cook got out. How many overs? 10+ and you'd back us to win this!

 

[nwgull]

99 from 19 overs. Light could be a factor. Perhaps 1 hours play left, so time to give it a smash

No need, just over 5 an over should be easy over the course of 20 overs.

 

[KZNSeagull]

No need, just over 5 an over should be easy over the course of 20 overs.

They went off for bad light yesterday in about an hours time, so that is the issue, not overs. Light fades very quickly there. Athers reckons only 50 minutes play left before umpires will get jittery.

Ali and Buttler opening,

 

[Simster]

No need, just over 5 an over should be easy over the course of 20 overs.

There is every need. No way 19 overs get bowled with bad light expected. Expect ten or eleven overs!