Better late than never, I guess.
England Cricket 2016 - Sri Lanka & Pakistan
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Might as well replace the fielders with dummies when Amir is bowling. That's the fourth drop catch off his bowling. All his five wickets have been bowled.
Vince is criminal.
Vince 
Oh feck off Vince.
I don't know if he's technically up to it or not but he blatantly doesn't have it between the ears. To get out that way time after time is ridiculous.
I don't know if he's technically up to it or not but he blatantly doesn't have it between the ears. To get out that way time after time is ridiculous.
Great day for England. Should comfortably get 450+ from here.
Going to be a struggle for us to win this one.
Going to be a struggle for us to win this one.
If Pakistan can respond with 300-400 themselves, this game should be draw. Checked the weather and rain is predicted for Saturday and Monday.
Can anyone explain to me the utter failure of groundstaff in this country to prepare pitches that bounce consistently beyond the first morning?
This pitch is flat. I think scoreboard pressure will get to Pakistan, though.
Indeed. Expect Anderson to take a couple of early wickets & the rest will crumble under the pressure. We need Younis-Misbah-Shafiq to bat for a long time to save this match.
Why is Younis in the slips ffs. Dropped so many catches and those he has taken have been awkward as feck.
Warne droning "baaaaawled" every time yasir bowls a ball is infuriating
Thought Amir looked good again when he bowled, Riaz very poor.
Thought Amir looked good again when he bowled, Riaz very poor.
Warne droning "baaaaawled" every time yasir bowls a ball is infuriating
Thought Amir looked good again when he bowled, Riaz very poor.
He just did it as he got hit for four ffs.
I like Warne when leg-spinners are on, but his need to tell you how good they are all the time is annoying.
England are really blessed with genuine all rounders at the moment. Just a shame they're lacking in any decent middle order batsman.
Bairstow?
I would play Bairstow at 5 but he's not a middle order batsman if he is coming in at 7 (likely in at 8 today).
Woo got a wicket!!
England should go for the kill now. Send in the big hitters & smash it about.
England should go for the kill now. Send in the big hitters & smash it about.
Woakes gone - will be massively gutted as it was a great chance to get a century.
England should aim for a quick-fire 100 now
England should aim for a quick-fire 100 now
Stokes against Yasir... hmmm.
Could be carnage after lunch
Conflicted on that. Clear mark on hotspot after the ball passes the bat, but its on the shiny bit of the glove, nothing on snicko. Possibly out, but conclusive enough to over-turn it?
Should have stayed with the original decision imo. Not conclusive enough.
Can't be overturning decisions with that little evidence.
Poor decision by the 3rd umpire.
Poor decision by the 3rd umpire.
496? What happened to Pak's bowling?
Shan Masood is a better bowler than he is batsman.
Excellent innings from England, where's this formidable Pakistani attack?
Yasir's been nullified with Pakistan bowling first and there are no right armers making anything rough on the pitch for him.
At the pacers should of had something though
Pakistani openers are walking wickets. They'll need a huge hundred from Younis or Misbah to save this game.
Apart from uneven bounce at one end this pitch is about as flat as you're ever likely to see. If Pakistan get bowled out twice on this they should just forfeit the series.
Why don't you hit that you absolute muppet.
Woakes the man again
Woakes is making a very good case to get the new ball off Broad.
Masood has a dreadful average however has only played a handful of tests. Is he one for the future?
He looks awful. Although maybe on the dead wickets of Asia he'd bring his average up.
No. I meant what I said above about his bowling being better than his batting.
Huuuuuge
Such a pathetic batting lineup. Giving away wickets for free.