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[edge]

Game over, some quick runs from Broad would have given us a decent chance but that's it.

Unless... Woakes... please.

[InternalTraining]

Bairstow played well...just a single lapse of judgement got him out. That's cricket.

Wahab v/s Broad should be fun. 

[Biggie Smalls]

Oh Bairstow .......good knock comes to an end . Pity . This is one of the best tests ive watched in ages (big call for me considering im a neutral fan/observer with these teams).
Egland need Stokes , Anderson , one more batsman and a real spinner .
Wooooaaaaaahhhhhh.....as i type Broad has been bowled . 2 wickets in 3 balls . It's red rover time now me thinks .

[InternalTraining]

Amir got Broad. Oh well...

[InternalTraining]

Only century of the match came from the oldest player of the match, Misbah. Young'uns don't stick around much.

[InternalTraining]

Finn survives, what a match!!!!

[smilley792]

The annoying tactic of clock face to get Finn on strike, actually gets woakes

[InternalTraining]

^ It is the classic reverse psychology tactic from Misbah.

[ppccopener]

Brilliant match well done Pakistan. Hats off to misbah I saw his hundred there it was excellent.

For England....hmmm, I don't think there is much between rashid and Ali and rashid is more of a threat. Ballance and Vince played ok got to stick with them

We need Anderson back for Finn.

Series is on

Pakistan deserved it but we made a fight of it.

Test cricket dead? 

[Marc28]

Before anyone lamb basts the England players
I want to say
Very well bowled Yasir Shah,
And also Mohammed Amir
Great effort from those the bowling in tandem

[Big Mac]

This Lords test had no sixes in the whole match, the first time that's happened in England for four years and 30 tests. We should all be worried about the balance between bat and ball. Bats need to made even bigger, won't someone think of the poor batsmen?

[InternalTraining]

Bats need to made even bigger, won't someone think of the poor batsmen?

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

[smilley792]

Bayliss talking about need to spin away from the ten right had nets Pakistan has.


Rashid recall?


Anderson and stokes probably back to. So who's the three that miss out?

Finn and Ali seen the obvious ones, although Ali will only be replaced if Rashid plays.
It will be Ballance or Vince for stokes, both had a decent second innings but who did enough?

[rickjames]

Exciting test match and the better team won; 2nd Lords test of the summer is always a bogey affair.

Thought we bowled well but just collapsed too many times with stupid shot selection, Root and Moeen spring to mind. Special mention to Woakes who's come on leaps and bounds and stepped up.

Anderson naturally will swing things in our favour and I think he'll give the openers something to think about, but also fancy Shah to be more than capable at Old Trafford and Oval. He's definitely one of those generational leggies that only come through every once in awhile a la Warne/Murali etc that are like gold. Would also consider Rashid right now over Moeen.

[Sitonit]

Perhaps England batsmen can join Pak team in the nets and practice playing against Yasir and Mushie?
Not sure if it's allowed by the laws but if a talk is made with Pakistan camp, I don't think Pak management will have an issue. They will happily invite English batsmen to their nets.