England vs Pakistan 4th Test 11-15 August at The Oval

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day One

England 92-4 (24 overs)

Bairstow 13* Ballance 3

Only 24 overs in the session, but 4 wickets (including Cook and Root) mean it is definitely Pakistan's morning, despite losing the toss.

 

[Triggaaar]

Only 24 overs in the session, but 4 wickets (including Cook and Root) mean it is definitely Pakistan's morning

You think.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Do you think Chris Woakes cooks James Vince's dinner and irons his shirts as well?

 

[BensGrandad]

Bang goes my theory of them setting out to bat the full day and amass a decent total.

 

[Titanic]

Bang goes my theory of them setting out to bat the full day and amass a decent total.

It is basically a decent wicket... we could still put together a decent first innings total.

 

[Titanic]

Bairstow caught off a no ball from Wahab Riaz... 95-4

Drove / sliced to point... and hung his head before realising it was a no-ball. Phew!

 

[Titanic]

England 101-4 (25.5 overs)

Bairstow 19* Ballance 3*

 

[Taybha]

Good catch 5 down (maybe)

 

[pasty]

Looks like we might still get see England bowl today anyway now

Ballance c Azhar Ali b Wahab Riaz 8

Eng 110/5

 

[Pavilionaire]

Hales and Vince out, Banger and Bell in.

Make that Banger, Bell and KP - Ballance can do one too!

 

[Titanic]

Good catch 5 down (maybe)

Hit his wrist, flicked up into his jumper and then trapped with a flailing hand as he rolled over.

 

[Titanic]

Bairstow caught behind or LBW? not given... reviewed...

didn't play a shot... hit high on the thigh pad... going over... phew!

 

[BensGrandad]

It seems that the oldies like Bootham etc know more about modern cricket and wickets than the current captain and management. As they all said we should have put Pakinstan in to bat.

 

[Uncle Buck]

It seems that the oldies like Bootham etc know more about modern cricket and wickets than the current captain and management. As they all said we should have put Pakinstan in to bat.

What would Trescothick have done?

 

[Titanic]

It seems that the oldies like Bootham etc know more about modern cricket and wickets than the current captain and management. As they all said we should have put Pakinstan in to bat.

Get him back in the side... old Iron Bootham would give 'em what for!

 

[Pavilionaire]

As they all said we should have put Pakinstan in to bat.

I used to love his chat shows...

 

[Titanic]

what would trescothick have done?

WWBD

 

[Pavilionaire]

It seems that the oldies like Bootham etc know more about modern cricket and wickets than the current captain and management.

Er, you've got the name of England's greatest ever cricketer wrong.

 

[Left Footer]

Michael Vaughan tweeted it`s a great batting pitch, poor batting.

 

[Titanic]

Michael Vaughan tweeted it`s a great batting pitch, poor batting.

So did Boycoot.