And the game of "musical chairs" returns with Bashir replacing Leach at the end he originally started at. Fully expect Leach to now bowl the next over.
And the game of "musical chairs" returns with Bashir replacing Leach at the end he originally started at. Fully expect Leach to now bowl the next over.
That is what happens as Leach comes back for his 84th spell of the morning
Potts comes back for Bashir. There surely hasn't been many mornings on the first day of a Test match with quite as many bowling changes as we've had today.
Pitch isn't actually doing all that much. Bit of turn but England still having to search for that sideways movement. Nothing for the seamers in their first spell unless one kept low after hitting a crack. Still be hard work taking wickets first up I think
Pitch isn't actually doing all that much. Bit of turn but England still having to search for that sideways movement. Nothing for the seamers in their first spell unless one kept low after hitting a crack. Still be hard work taking wickets first up I think
Quite a good test match wicket at the minute. Fingers crossed it doesn't completely disintegrate and make both side's 2nd innings a farce
Unless this is a totally re-invented team in terms of "over my dead body" attitude, as much as things might look good for Pakistan at 98-2 (36), they will have a collapse of epic proportions at some point in this Test match.
This series is a good test of Smith's wicket keeping, seems to be doing fine so far
Yeah considering his lack of experience with the gloves he's done well so far. One clanger of a missed stumping in the first test is the only mistake I can recall
150 up, courtesy of an outside edge off Stokes who has got a higher percentage of balls to do something in his two overs of reverse swing than any other bowler today
2 sessions of predominantly spin & yet we are still 3 overs short. Given the extra 30 mins allowed those 3 "lost" overs should be made up but is it time for the Governing body to look at what should be expected in a days play ?
(I think we "lost" 20 overs over the first 4 days last week)
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69-2 (24)
100-2 (38)
115-2 (43)
Partnership of 96
168-3 (56)
Pakistan with a 149 partnership to show some spirit before Potts gets the break through.
(I think we "lost" 20 overs over the first 4 days last week)
178-4