Brook hitting 6 fours in an over. Mental
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Great to see Gower back with Sky, he's been sorely missed.
England battering Pakistan, loving Stokes team a breath of fresh air.
England battering Pakistan, loving Stokes team a breath of fresh air.
I’ve never seen anything like this in Test cricket!
What was in that virus they all had
What was in that virus they all had
What’s the highest first day test runs?
494 - Australia v SA in 1910!
If we could play the full 90 we'd be looking at 600.
Looking forward to the rank turner that’s prepared in the next test 
I've never seen anything like this. What remarkable is that each batsmen has continued the run rate. Stokes has the potential to just take to another level here.
Root, an abject failure. Get him out.
Boooo, bad light.
I’ve never seen anything like this in Test cricket!
What was in that virus they all had
Whatever it was, its giving them the runs
(stolen from twitter)
Cheeky shot at the fastest test 100? Wonder if McCullum will dare him…
Nearer 700 the way Stokes is batting. Shame there’s hardly anyone there to witness it.
I'm sure he's going to go for it. That final over looked like he was trying to get it on Day 1!
195 in 15 overs? Nah, not happening.
should england be banned from playing cricket?
England play with more intent in test cricket then India do in t20s..
absolutely sensational brand of cricket.
absolutely sensational brand of cricket.
Even Stokes plays with more intent in tests than he does in T20s, such a bizarre and beautiful thing to watch
McCullum has definitely brought a new identity to test cricket as a whole.
I feel like we will crash and burn at some point playing like this but I’m gonna enjoy it so much until then. I’d much rather see them play with intent than the previous passive version of England even if it does lead to losses.
Anyway we’ll still have to find 20 wickets from somewhere on this pitch
Anyway we’ll still have to find 20 wickets from somewhere on this pitch
Kind of nuts that England have made test cricket their most exciting format to watch.
tbf it’s not as if England test team was any good before this. It's very entertaining stuff and ofcourse some losses would be very bad but the wins will be glorious too and already have been.
He’s completely changed the mindset of cricketers in this country. His New Zealand team in ODIs were the blueprint for Morgan’s reinvention of our white ball side and now he’s got players at all levels playing with intent and freedom as the blueprint for how he wants the test team to play.
I’m sure it will go south at some point, maybe even this test, but I’m all in with this style of play. It’s not like England were winning tests playing solid test cricket beforehand.
It’s not revolutionary to play aggressively in test cricket, but historically the sides who were good at it were stacked with all time greats, what this England side are doing and who they are doing it with is pretty remarkable.
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I said “Nearer 700” ….meaning 650+
Stokes was scoring at 2 runs a ball, if he stays at the crease they could do it.
Anything seems possible with this batting line up.
Why the feck have they even bothered entertaining a match on this pitch?
Oh 100%, and for me and I guess most people it was the manner of previous losses which was frustrating, as you say at least it’s entertaining.
They know damn well at Rawalpindi there is very little daylight this time of year, so why not start earlier?
Why?
Tough call but I think day 1 belongs to England.
Hmm, not so sure… still think Pakistan are in with a (feck all) chance of winning
Why the feck have they even bothered entertaining a match on this pitch?
You say that, but there was actually a bit of movement towards the end. It was only the first session where it looked like there wouldn't be a wicket throughout the entire test. Definitely something to play with for the bowlers based on the last 2 sessions. England just obliterated an inexperienced Pakistan bowling attack.
Boycott does not approve this. Give him 29 runs off 109 balls anyday
Pakistan should feel cheated - they were told these guys were unwell
There are like 3 guys in the Indian T20 team who play slower than that
Wow. Just wow.
Imagine a full strength England with Bairstow and what not too.
Imagine a full strength England with Bairstow and what not too.
It isn’t fair on the rest of the world
Simply stunning, shame the last 15 overs wasn't bowled, good chance Stokes would have made it 5 centuries in a day.
The Stokes effect