Excellent day's cricket. Game is in the balance. We need at least 250+ but it will be hard work if England get a couple. Losing Younis is a big blow.
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Solid session. Just need to survive the new ball burst from Broad and Anderson.
If England had a decent spinner, they'd be winning this match by now. Superb from the 2 seamers.
We have to get to at least 250 lead. Anything less than that is a failure.
We have to get to at least 250 lead. Anything less than that is a failure.
What the feck Hafeez? Just threw away the series win.
Oh ffs wtf was that?
This test has the makings to be one of the best in recent memory.
A 250 chase will sure be interesting to watch.
A 250 chase will sure be interesting to watch.
Needed Sarfraz to bat on for at least half an hour more. 300 would've been perfect.
Every time I think we're looking good we lose a fecking wicket 
250 is what I wanted. 280 would be really good. 300 would be a dream. Should be a great conclusion to this, will come down to spinners v England.
250 is what I wanted. 280 would be really good. 300 would be a dream. Should be a great conclusion to this, will come down to spinners v England.
At least after this series we can dispense with the myth that Rashid is Warne incarnate being kept out of the side by a guy who's off break is as likely to land in the car park as on the pitch.
Oh Graeme, why did your elbow have to explode?
Oh Graeme, why did your elbow have to explode?
Oh look Cook, if you bowl the seamers who don't leak 12 runs an over and pick up wickets, we get wickets.
This pitch looks difficult to bat on now, unless the Pakistani spinners want to gift us 150+ runs to even things up they'll win this easily.
This pitch looks difficult to bat on now, unless the Pakistani spinners want to gift us 150+ runs to even things up they'll win this easily.
Good effort from the batsmen. Still some very soft dismissals but they've given the bowlers a defendable target on this pitch.
Over to the spinners....
Over to the spinners....
Poor from Pakistan only managing 284, so many soft dismissals. Pakistan need Yasir to fire, England only need one batsman to go big like Hafeez. Game in the balance.
Need two wickets before the close.
Need two wickets before the close.
Why don't all players wear that extra protection on the helmets nowadays?
Bring on the spinners!
You honestly think this is going to be an easy chase?
I haven't said that? I'm saying it's 50/50. Pakistan need Yasir to fire, England need one player to get set and grab a hundred. Don't know where you're getting the 'easy chase' part from.
Yeah - probably a bit reactionary on my part
I don't think the game is in the balance - Pakistan favorites here as far as I'm concerned.
Feck off, every umpire's call in this series is going in England's favour.
Malik!!
Malik you beauty, reconsider your retirement already!
Bell always lets us down when we need him most
Pakistan sure love a review...none left now
Not watching. Was it one of those instances when some teammate, too eager, convinces Misbah to go for the review, Misbah has a smile like a loving dad when his child cries for a toffee and is not able to resist to buy it?
Guess who's out for a duck?
Pretty much. Fair reviews though as both were close umpire's calls.
ICC should look into improving DRS. Either trust hawkeye 100 % and get rid of the umpire's call, if it's clipping then it's clipping and you're out. Or you should get to keep your review if it is umpire's call.
Keeping the review doesn't work, it would slow the game too much because every marginal decision would be reviewed on the grounds that you're not likely to lose a review.
If it's clipping, you shouldn't lose the review. If it's clearly not hitting (or hitting as the batting side) then lose it, but a few cm difference and you shouldn't be punished for an honest attempt to review the decision.
Can't help it, but, did Bell drop a clanger? Boom boom!
Selv-destruct mode ON.
Have to go to work now, but what a beautiful way to start the morning
If they miraculously win then fair enough, but why risk Stokes? Silly IMO
2-0 massively flatters Pakistan but at key moments the batting (surprise, surprise) and the spin bowling have let us down.
Pakistan win!!
Superb win. Great series from Pakistan, deserved winners. The spinners superb, a great spell from Wahab in the 2nd game & the oldies were the backbone for our batting. Still some issues to sort out (openers, soft dismissals, how long until Aamir returns) but a very good effort overall. I think 2-0 is the right result.
England's seamers were excellent, Cook & Root superb but the rest were mostly shit. Their middle order needs a revamp, Bell has to go & they need a decent spinner. Should be embarrassed that in spin conditions, all 3 failed miserably.
England's seamers were excellent, Cook & Root superb but the rest were mostly shit. Their middle order needs a revamp, Bell has to go & they need a decent spinner. Should be embarrassed that in spin conditions, all 3 failed miserably.
Like I said...once the chase got to more than 200 - England were never ever going to chase it down and it would be a comfortable win for Pakistan.
Apparently Pakistan will go to no.2 in tests...damn, when did that happen?
Massive turnaround from the match fixing and pariah status a mere 5/6 years ago
Yep
Last time I checked (after the ashes) there were only 5 or so points separating number 2-6 in the rankings.
We need to start winning our away series. (We as in Pak).
No test match cricket now until we tour England. Really poor scheduling from the PCB.