Stokes/Pope partnership decides the game.
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Hope Pakistan bring on Shedab soon, leggies in tandem will mop England up in double quick time.
despite being an England fan in cricket, I feel like I’m rooting for Pakistan in this series. They are so absorbing and interesting to watch: a very likeable and talented team.
despite being an England fan in cricket, I feel like I’m rooting for Pakistan in this series. They are so absorbing and interesting to watch: a very likeable and talented team.
Nah. It was Root/Stokes. I think the game is now done.
Pakistan's game to lose now. Although with stokes still there anything can happen.
I’d bring on either Abbas or Shadab with Yasir. Got the breakthrough, need to amp up the pressure before these 2 get set.
Good matchup vs. Stokes for Pakistan that.
Considering I'm wrong about everything just asking questions now whether Stokes should bat in the swashbuckling Stokes way? Or patience the way forward?
Yeah too many times he either gets out just before a milestone or just after one. Maybe it's just me but can't recall seeing Root & Stokes bat well together in a test match but I am sure someone will put me right on that.
Blocking everything and then wacking everything later worked in that match at Headingley, so I'm all for that.
Seen this even from school level. Get the wicket job done. Then change an apply the pressure.
That's a 'it's Ben Stokes' review.
Naseem giving Stokes some verbals then legs it, yeah mate that is a very smart move because you wouldn't stand a chance against him
What a review! Big wicket!!!
Yup. Wonder who called for that
Cracking review!
Think it was the WK. I was about to say stop wasting reviews
Been really impressed with Rizwan this game. Kept very well.
And that's a better one!
Wow genuinely didn't hear anything in real time, great review
All over, trademark useless England collapse
Brilliant take from Rizwan.
I’m impressed they didn’t go for the review there just to not make Shaheen look silly.
I'm all for enthusiasm but Pakistan's appealing is pushing it.
That's it done then. Once either Pope or Buttler falls, I expect the leggies to mop up the tail quickly.
It does look bad when you do that and don't review but in fairness the wicket keeper didn't move. I think it was just the bowler getting himself and others excited.
EDIT - It's not like we haven't seen Broad do that countless times before the keeper says 'no, mate'.
I know. But then again, you probably not care if it wasn’t against your team.
They should probably just play some shots and at least try and put some pressure on.
Get in!!
Shaheen’s bowled a great line around the wicket. Not much Pope could do there.
Shaheen’s bowled a great line around the wicket. Not much Pope could do there.
Despite some recent success, I don’t think no 4 suits Stokes. It seems to me that he knows how to bat 3 ways (pure defence, ODI or hit and thrash) but doesn’t have the ability to mix up the styles. To be fair, no one in world cricket does!
England should keep Stokes at 5.
What have we had for lunch these last four days because quite clearly it is upsetting us completely
You can't play that. Impossible.
Pope's had two horrible balls this match.
Did you miss the test before this?
Did you read my first line?!
No prizes for guessing who you are supporting, thank our useless selectors picking Buttler for that massive lead you got in the first innings, we should never have let Shan off the hook in that first innings and ultimately it has cost us the match and yet another first test defeat.
I did but Headingley '19 and the last test are the most perfect examples of mixing styles you can get.
Headingly is kind of my point: he batted 3 pre meditated and different ways across that innings, as opposed to playing all the balls on merit and mixing styles required.
I find it really sweet when posters in these threads are like 'I don't know that much about cricket so I could be wrong...' considering the stuff we put up with from sammsky.
Diddums. You know Jack shit about your own shit anyway.
That's fair and I'd miss you if you weren't around.
I can’t help it if my intellect is beyond you. You must try harder
Buttler’s played some beautiful shots.
Pakistan can’t start thinking this game is done with.
Pakistan can’t start thinking this game is done with.