There's the top spinner..!! Or at least a slider. Jos done all ends up playing for turn.
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Awful from Buttler
Looking at it that was just a leggie that turned slightly less, Buttler over played it.
Too many cheeky night time raids into Rusholme for free kebabs and curry from British Pakistani owning restaurants.
He does have illustrious bellies like Inzamam and Afridi to live up to
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Remind me to never question an opposition leggie again. This Test is over.
Well at least I’m not going to need to spend my weekend inside watching the tv.
Lovely bowling that.
whoops.
England have a bad habit of making average/ decent spinners look world class, done it with Lyon, Chase and now Yasir
That kid sat at the front in that inthemarket advert is f’n creepy
Hopefully this is the last test I need to witness Woakes,
I think Yasir is alot better than you give him credit. 213 wickets in 39 tests is very good.
Last time he bowled at old Trafford 2016 he took 1/266 (finished the series with a 40 avg) Last year with the ball he averaged 101. This year it’s 35. Dom Bess is his only wicket that was a decent delivery, Root awful shot, Buttler poor defence, Woakes awful shot
feck me, England should give Rashid & Mason Crane a call so they can get some practice vs leg spin before the next match
Archer needs to bowl like fire here. I'd give him the new ball with Broad.
Ffs
If only Jos caught Masood when he was on 46, looks like it’s going to be the difference between a tense game and an easy Pakistan victory
They've definitely got above par here. Looks like a good score is about 260-280. They got slightly above, we're going to get slightly below and that's all the difference.
That would be a massive mistake.
Superb effort from the bowlers. Gives us a decent lead going into the second innings.
Why, pray tell?
Good misfiled from Pakistan in the end
Yeah great bowling performance. Really spicy attack this.
Because you give the new ball to the bowlers who can use it the very best, that's the other three seamers.
Also, Archer has done little to suggest he is capable of bowling at full speed this test.
If Stokes ends up bowling that's a total farce.
Agreed. He's probably warming up because he's pissed at his dismissal.
Rizwan has showed the massive difference between a proper gloveman and a batter who can also catch.
What do you think is the most runs England could chase in 4th innings?
250 probably, and we'll need a top innings from someone to even get that.
Have Buttler’s gloves been dipped in oil?
* and just like that he catches one
* and just like that he catches one
Yes Stu!! Time for a magic spell, please.
Think we should be looking at a change for the next text. Bring in Foakes/Bairstow and play Buttler at 6.
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Predictable that he would get a duck after his fantastic first innings
Broad strikes. I would have been tempted to have Woakes share the new ball with Broad.
Is it just my memory of has Anderson found an extra 4+ MPH, sure a couple of years ago he was around 80 mark, now he’s getting it at 86 MPH
Slips look really close together.
Think Stokes & Root need to spread out more