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I hope he continues to do it but I can see this approach to fast bowling absolutely melting down when a serious batting lineup gets its mitts on England. Pakistan should be rubbing their hands frankly. Alas they're a rabbleTodds_right_hook said:
Rewind 5 months and delete cares and add Atkinson and I could be reading similar posts on the same threadLeuth said:
They're trying so hard to make this happen aren't they. His recent FC record is....let's be polite and say it isn't encouraging. But, yknow. He has attributeskillerandflash said:Bryson Carse makes his Test debut, in the revolving door that is the England seam bowling department post Jimmy and Broady.1 -
Pakistan, having won the toss, elected to bat and on a docile pitch, have made England's attack look somewhat ordinary. A legside strangle from Atkinson is all we have to show for our efforts. The mystery is why Pope persisted with Bashir (6-0-42-0) but only threw the ball to our senior (and better) spinner, Leach, for a token over at the end of the session.
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Shan Masood can't have been too far away from qualifying for England at one point. He was born in Kuwait but went to Stamford School (as did MJK Smith, Josh Hull, Joey Evison and Zak Chappell), then studied economics at Durham University after which he undertook a long distance course in Management and Sports Sciences at Loughborough University. More recently, he captained Yorkshire to promotion.0
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Excellent 100* (102) from Shan Masood. That's 1,524 days since his last Test ton.
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Well nowLeuth said:
I hope he continues to do it but I can see this approach to fast bowling absolutely melting down when a serious batting lineup gets its mitts on England. Pakistan should be rubbing their hands frankly. Alas they're a rabbleTodds_right_hook said:
Rewind 5 months and delete cares and add Atkinson and I could be reading similar posts on the same threadLeuth said:
They're trying so hard to make this happen aren't they. His recent FC record is....let's be polite and say it isn't encouraging. But, yknow. He has attributeskillerandflash said:Bryson Carse makes his Test debut, in the revolving door that is the England seam bowling department post Jimmy and Broady.0 -
England's weak and underprepared bowling getting carted all over Multan .. the pacemen moving from chilly Bristol to the Multan oven are really suffering0
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One of the most apologetic ton celebrations of all time, haha. Knows how lucky he is to be in the sideAddick Addict said:Excellent 100* (102) from Shan Masood. That's 1,524 days since his last Test ton.
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Fantastic to have Lord Gower on commentary. Shame we haven't got Bumble too.1
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Obviously England not doing great but this pitch is shockingly flat. Think it’s one of those games you can only judge after both teams have batted a bit. Has draw written all over it for me0
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233-1 (52) at tea0
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I'm sure England will do their best to find different ways to be all out for under 300. Top edging their spinner first ball received or being stumped walking down the wicket to a wide one.fenaddick said:Obviously England not doing great but this pitch is shockingly flat. Think it’s one of those games you can only judge after both teams have batted a bit. Has draw written all over it for me0 -
My money is on an Ollie Pope reverse sweep in his first overgolfaddick said:
I'm sure England will do their best to find different ways to be all out for under 300. Top edging their spinner first ball received or being stumped walking down the wicket to a wide one.fenaddick said:Obviously England not doing great but this pitch is shockingly flat. Think it’s one of those games you can only judge after both teams have batted a bit. Has draw written all over it for me0 -
Multan Graveyard for English Bowlers
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I know it's fairly common to see pitches that are like a road on the sub-continent but what exactly do they get out of preparing such pitches?fenaddick said:Obviously England not doing great but this pitch is shockingly flat. Think it’s one of those games you can only judge after both teams have batted a bit. Has draw written all over it for me
Why not prepare a pitch that is more likely to see a result?
Although i wouldn't be surprised if we go and do what Golfie posted above though.1 -
100* (166) for Abdullah Shafique
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You could have the peak West Indies bowling attack out there and it would make little difference. It's like playing on the M25Lincsaddick said:England's weak and underprepared bowling getting carted all over Multan .. the pacemen moving from chilly Bristol to the Multan oven are really suffering1 -
My guess is you're more likely to get 4/5 days play so you can sell a few more tickets and you can tell your broadcasters they're getting more bang for your buck. The reality is you get a less good spectacle.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I know it's fairly common to see pitches that are like a road on the sub-continent but what exactly do they get out of preparing such pitches?fenaddick said:Obviously England not doing great but this pitch is shockingly flat. Think it’s one of those games you can only judge after both teams have batted a bit. Has draw written all over it for me
Why not prepare a pitch that is more likely to see a result?
Although i wouldn't be surprised if we go and do what Golfie posted above though.
I also think Golfie could be right so another theory with the flat pitch is that England will throw wickets away anyway, why not create a pitch that's easy for your batters to score on? Must massively increase their chances of winning.0 -
You'd have hoped it would be reverse swinging a bit by now. Not sure this England attack has those skills though0
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if only they had a legendary seam bowler on their coaching staff they could turn to for advicekillerandflash said:You'd have hoped it would be reverse swinging a bit by now. Not sure this England attack has those skills though0 -
Abdullah out for 102. 262/20
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Collapse time. Shan Masood gone too
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When he's not playing golffenaddick said:
if only they had a legendary seam bowler on their coaching staff they could turn to for advicekillerandflash said:You'd have hoped it would be reverse swinging a bit by now. Not sure this England attack has those skills though0 -
Shan Masood C&B Leach for 151, tiredness definitely set in there0
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Exactly. He was playing in the Alfred Dunhill Tournamount up until Saturday. Don't think he made it through to Sunday but in any case I doubt he's been able to give the bowlers much input before this Test.Addick Addict said:
When he's not playing golffenaddick said:
if only they had a legendary seam bowler on their coaching staff they could turn to for advicekillerandflash said:You'd have hoped it would be reverse swinging a bit by now. Not sure this England attack has those skills though0 -
Sad to see how empty the stadium is - mix of fans preferring the short format, economic issues and it having to be held on Multan?0
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Great effort by Woakes, crucial breakthrough.1
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A Monday doesn't help, and Pakistan have been terrible this yearNorth Lower Neil said:Sad to see how empty the stadium is - mix of fans preferring the short format, economic issues and it having to be held on Multan?1 -
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Yeah, I think that's probably the thinking - if you know the opposition always play aggressively regardless of the situation, prepare a pitch the rewards patience and slow steady progress, then watch the opposition miss out on the extra scoring opportunities because they still want to score at 5 an over.fenaddick said:
My guess is you're more likely to get 4/5 days play so you can sell a few more tickets and you can tell your broadcasters they're getting more bang for your buck. The reality is you get a less good spectacle.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
I know it's fairly common to see pitches that are like a road on the sub-continent but what exactly do they get out of preparing such pitches?fenaddick said:Obviously England not doing great but this pitch is shockingly flat. Think it’s one of those games you can only judge after both teams have batted a bit. Has draw written all over it for me
Why not prepare a pitch that is more likely to see a result?
Although i wouldn't be surprised if we go and do what Golfie posted above though.
I also think Golfie could be right so another theory with the flat pitch is that England will throw wickets away anyway, why not create a pitch that's easy for your batters to score on? Must massively increase their chances of winning.0
