| England 680-3 on 10:02 - Oct 10 with 1216 views | homer_123 |
| England 680-3 on 09:58 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
Batting collapse ahoy! |
Carse smashed his first test 6 though! |  |
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| England 680-3 on 10:03 - Oct 10 with 1218 views | Steve_M |
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I was slightly surprised to remember Eng;and's other centurion when Cook got 294 against India in 2011.
Slight chance of England forcing the win but quite unlikely even with this team's approach. |  |
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| England 680-3 on 10:03 - Oct 10 with 1214 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 10:01 - Oct 10 by gainsboroughblue |
You're on a real hiding to nothing coming in after somebody has whacked 300 and 250 odd.
Surprised we didn't come off when Brook went to be honest. Think Stokes would have done. |
A costless thrash for 30 minutes in this situation could save England having to bat again. Turns the third innings effectively into the fourth (with a safety net). |  |
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| England 680-3 on 10:05 - Oct 10 with 1209 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 09:59 - Oct 10 by Ftnfwest |
bit too much time left in the game, we'd be batting again for sure even if we bowl them out. Try to put on another 70-80 although may be all out by tea anyway |
Time is only relevant in so far as having enough left to bowl Pakistan out and get any remaining total. The rate England have been scoring, they are going for the win, not a draw. | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:06 - Oct 10 with 1201 views | homer_123 |
We have scored 259 more runs in the same overs as Pakistan - that's quite something. | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:08 - Oct 10 with 1194 views | Guthrum |
Declaration - here we go! | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:11 - Oct 10 with 1190 views | homer_123 |
| England 680-3 on 10:08 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
Declaration - here we go! |
A wicket or two would be nice. Pakistan generally haven't batted well on the 3rd and 4th days.
However, that wicket isn't offering anything..... | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:12 - Oct 10 with 1184 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 10:11 - Oct 10 by homer_123 |
A wicket or two would be nice. Pakistan generally haven't batted well on the 3rd and 4th days.
However, that wicket isn't offering anything..... |
A bit of turn and low bounce in the last couple of hours. Something to work with. | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:12 - Oct 10 with 1185 views | Vegtablue |
| England 680-3 on 09:59 - Oct 10 by Ftnfwest |
bit too much time left in the game, we'd be batting again for sure even if we bowl them out. Try to put on another 70-80 although may be all out by tea anyway |
Are Pakistan going to target a healthy run rate now or are they going to try to pootle about for a day and a bit? |  | | |
| England 680-3 on 10:18 - Oct 10 with 1165 views | Guthrum |
Wow! | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:19 - Oct 10 with 1158 views | homer_123 |
| England 680-3 on 10:18 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
Wow! |
Honestly, that wasn't expected.
This is turning into a horror show for Pakistan. | |
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| I’m sure the second test…. on 10:21 - Oct 10 with 1155 views | Bloots |
| England 680-3 on 10:03 - Oct 10 by Steve_M |
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I was slightly surprised to remember Eng;and's other centurion when Cook got 294 against India in 2011.
Slight chance of England forcing the win but quite unlikely even with this team's approach. |
….will be an entirely different story.
Oh, hang on… |  |
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| England 680-3 on 10:31 - Oct 10 with 1118 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 10:19 - Oct 10 by homer_123 |
Honestly, that wasn't expected.
This is turning into a horror show for Pakistan. |
Pakistan are sounding nervy, giving away chances. | |
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| England 680-3 on 10:32 - Oct 10 with 1115 views | homer_123 |
| England 680-3 on 10:31 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
Pakistan are sounding nervy, giving away chances. |
Got to be tired and feeling the pressure - two dropped catches though from out point of view....don't want to give them any hope. Need to take these! | |
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| England 680-3 on 11:32 - Oct 10 with 1032 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 10:32 - Oct 10 by homer_123 |
Got to be tired and feeling the pressure - two dropped catches though from out point of view....don't want to give them any hope. Need to take these! |
A third gone. Think England's bowlers are more adept at taking advantage of what little the pitch is offering. | |
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| England 680-3 on 11:34 - Oct 10 with 1028 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 11:32 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
A third gone. Think England's bowlers are more adept at taking advantage of what little the pitch is offering. |
And a fourth. Wicket first ball for Carse! | |
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| England 680-3 on 11:37 - Oct 10 with 1026 views | homer_123 |
| England 680-3 on 11:34 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
And a fourth. Wicket first ball for Carse! |
As I said below, Pakistan are awful on the 3rd and 4th day. Against the Aussies and Bangladesh - they threw it away.
You are right, Brook seemed to know what the Pakistan bowlers were going to do and yet we do see a little better at mixing things up and making things happen, bowling wise. | |
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| England 680-3 on 11:37 - Oct 10 with 1021 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Pakistan players and their backers will have got very good odds on losing this one. | |
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| England 680-3 on 11:41 - Oct 10 with 1015 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 11:37 - Oct 10 by homer_123 |
As I said below, Pakistan are awful on the 3rd and 4th day. Against the Aussies and Bangladesh - they threw it away.
You are right, Brook seemed to know what the Pakistan bowlers were going to do and yet we do see a little better at mixing things up and making things happen, bowling wise. |
England bowlers also keeping the run-rate down, which the Pakistanis were unable to do. Adds to the pressure when they're 200+ behind. | |
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| England 680-3 on 12:45 - Oct 10 with 901 views | WD19 |
| England 680-3 on 11:37 - Oct 10 by ElephantintheRoom |
Pakistan players and their backers will have got very good odds on losing this one. |
This may well be your ‘monkeys and typewriters’ moment. |  | | |
| England 680-3 on 12:49 - Oct 10 with 896 views | Guthrum |
| England 680-3 on 11:37 - Oct 10 by ElephantintheRoom |
Pakistan players and their backers will have got very good odds on losing this one. |
That would imply something unusual has happened. It has, but only on a matter of scale.
Otherwise, flat sub-continent pitches, England scoring big and quickly, Pakistan struggling in their second innings, throwing away winning positions. None of those things are unprecendented. Doubt the odds would even have been worth sacrificing captaincy and Test positions for. | |
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| England 680-3 on 14:27 - Oct 10 with 809 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| England 680-3 on 11:34 - Oct 10 by Guthrum |
And a fourth. Wicket first ball for Carse! |
He's pretty much carrying on where Stuart Broad left off.
(Broad hit his last ball faced in Test cricket for 6 and took a wicket with the last ball he bowled.) | | | |
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