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England v Sri Lanka & Pakistan

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  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Sri Lanka beat Australia to win the series . Should Pakistan win the series they will become number one country in test match cricket
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Cook out 66! 126-1
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    Twist! Good - the game needed it. Now to see what the middle order are really made of
  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    Alwaysneil said:

    Well it's not easy but I reckon if anyone can start tomorrow as if they had 0 and it was their first ball it's Cook. (Risks kiss of death)

    Hmmm
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Addick Addict said:

    Chizz said:

    Chizz said:

    Right now, it's...

    ENG 30.8%
    Draw 37.3%
    PAK 31.9%

    ENG 32.6%
    Draw 40.5%
    PAK 26.9%
    Odds, according to the market, are nearer:

    England 41.0%
    Draw 50.3%
    Pakistan 8.7%
    That 10.5-11.0 available on Betfair last night is looking rather big now. Nothing like a bit of "aftertiming"!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    bolloxbolder said:

    Sri Lanka beat Australia to win the series . Should Pakistan win the series they will become number one country in test match cricket

    Sri Lanka or Pakistan?
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,334
    bolloxbolder said:

    Sri Lanka beat Australia to win the series . Should Pakistan win the series they will become number one country in test match cricket

    Spare a thought for Fernando. He was picked for this Test to make his debut. He opened the bowling in Australia's first innings and removed Warner in his first over. He didn't get a wicket in his second over, was taken off and didn't bowl again in the match.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    151-2 currently.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Callumcafc said:

    bolloxbolder said:

    Sri Lanka beat Australia to win the series . Should Pakistan win the series they will become number one country in test match cricket

    Sri Lanka or Pakistan?
    Pakistan
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Sun's out come on Root!
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    Root dropped at slip.

    174-2.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    edited August 2016
    Root c Hafeez b Yasir 62

    221-3

    118 lead
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    Ballance c Shafiq b Yasir 28

    282-5
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    367-5. Quality batting from Ali and Bairstow.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,334
    When should we declare? Overnight? After an hour? Lunchtime? Later still..?

    I reckon Cook won't want to bowl more than 60 overs, so he'll aim to bat one more full session.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    edited August 2016
    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I can't believe Pakistan could get the 311 now off 90 overs, so there's little point continuing much longer.

    If we only scored 20 off 6 overs, they'd need 331 off I think 81 or 82 overs, which is more than 4 an over.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,334
    Covered End said:

    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I think Moeen will be close to it by then too...
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    Chizz said:

    Covered End said:

    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I think Moeen will be close to it by then too...
    I doubt Moeen can score 40 in 30 mins.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Great day at Edgbaston - aside from coach breaking down and not getting home til 2am !
    Bairstow and Moeen batted beautifully in the evening to take Pakistan out of the game.
    Only concern is the brainless dismissals - just when you think the likes of Hales,Root,Vince and Ballance have got going then they get out to mindless shots - all of them absolutely rubbish shots that could have put England in trouble.
    However, if you havnt been to Edgbaston on a Test Match Saturday , then as a cricket fan, make it one of your must-dos - the noise and banter and fancy-dress - it is more like a football crowd without the aggression- like no other cricket ground that ive been to on the planet.
  • superchrissypowell
    superchrissypowell Posts: 693
    I think we will bat for half hour...another 30 runs or so. Basically bat them out of the game...so we cant lose. We will then only get one new ball, so will need to make the most of it.
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    bat 4 overs max this morning, let Jonny get his hundred, and then let us have 84 overs to knock them over which means we night have 4 crucial overs with new ball at end of day.
  • superchrissypowell
    superchrissypowell Posts: 693
    20 off the first over...
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,235
    Covered End said:

    Chizz said:

    Covered End said:

    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I think Moeen will be close to it by then too...
    I doubt Moeen can score 40 in 30 mins.
    Covered End said:

    Chizz said:

    Covered End said:

    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I think Moeen will be close to it by then too...
    I doubt Moeen can score 40 in 30 mins.
    He's just scored 19 off five balls! Winky thing.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    edited August 2016
    Bairstow lbw Sohail 83.

    435-6

    Lead 332, we should declare now.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    We really have to declare at the end of this over.

    442-6 339 lead
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    edited August 2016
    445-6 declared lead by 342

    Moeen 86 no.

    Glad we didn't bat until lunch.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    Covered End said:

    Chizz said:

    Covered End said:

    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I think Moeen will be close to it by then too...
    I doubt Moeen can score 40 in 30 mins.
    26 in 20 minutes extrapolates to 39 in 30, so I suppose your clear-headed analysis has won the day yet again
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited August 2016
    Lets see what inroads we can make this morning - get 2/3 wickets and Pakistan will be shitting themselves- and probably fold-especially if we can get Misbah early.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    Leuth said:

    Covered End said:

    Chizz said:

    Covered End said:

    I'd bat for another half hour, or a bit longer, to allow Bairstow the opportunity of getting a ton.

    I think Moeen will be close to it by then too...
    I doubt Moeen can score 40 in 30 mins.
    26 in 20 minutes extrapolates to 39 in 30, so I suppose your clear-headed analysis has won the day yet again
    Moeen didn't get a ton, so my doubting he would was correct. I accept that he got closer than I envisaged.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    Just messin'

    Hafeez needs to be dropped forever

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