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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2022, 04:45:50 PM »
How good was it to watch?

Errr...as it was so out of the ordinary, I actually enjoyed it for the most part.  I wouldn't enjoy it if it kept happening though, as there was only ever the semblance of a contest for about two overs when Shah put the new ball in some good areas.

All four centurions batted well.  Brook may cash in with a double tomorrow because he looked like there was no bowling at him by the end. Stokes too, for that matter.  But they will all be honest with themselves that these were not difficult runs - oddly, if you didn't keep an eye on the scoreboard ticking over, it would not have felt like there was anything particularly revolutionary going on so conventional was the majority of the strokeplay - it is simply a very benign pitch (but crucially not a completely dead one), and if we are honest a fairly weak attack (especially given how much strength in depth Pakistan appear to have).
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2022, 05:48:04 PM »
Quote from: Thamesvalley on December 01, 2022, 01:51:30 PM
Pak would have in likely scored slower as they don’t have the baz ball style just yet …

However dross indicates to me the bowling was crap on occasion but on a flat deck like that
Good balls from pacers are Nullified and they look and feel like 60 mph bowlers in club cricket for pros


Could just be the Gray Nics UK vs Gray Nics Aus difference? Crawley scored 2 runs less than Azam did in the entire T20 WC, using a UK GN, at a faster strike rate and in 1 innings. 3 centurions, 331 runs plundered by bats made by a random ginger bloke in Robertsbridge, part of history as it's the first time there have been 4 centurions on day 1 of a test. Wonder if they're happy with their bats...

Absolutely nuts to think that there were only 75 overs played, some absolute carnage. Hard to tell how the match will go until both sides have batted, but I do feel there may not be that many wickets...
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2022, 06:47:59 PM »
Quote from: Chad on December 01, 2022, 05:48:04 PM

Could just be the Gray Nics UK vs Gray Nics Aus difference? Crawley scored 2 runs less than Azam did in the entire T20 WC, using a UK GN, at a faster strike rate and in 1 innings. 3 centurions, 331 runs plundered by bats made by a random ginger bloke in Robertsbridge, part of history as it's the first time there have been 4 centurions on day 1 of a test. Wonder if they're happy with their bats...

Absolutely nuts to think that there were only 75 overs played, some absolute carnage. Hard to tell how the match will go until both sides have batted, but I do feel there may not be that many wickets...

Think the wickets bit is an understatement with our bowling attack! Hopefully they prove me wrong
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2022, 07:51:35 PM »
Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on December 01, 2022, 02:52:52 PM
I haven’t seen it to comment on the pitch or was it just good batting? We have seen many flat pitches but can’t remember a team scoring 500+ in a day or basically 3/4 of a day with 76 overs bowled.

Aus have just scored almost 600 in 150 overs to put that scoring rate into context. Let’s see what happens after 5 days if it’s 500/4 players 600 for 5 and 100/0 and a boring drawer maybe a flat pitch but let’s see

Flat pitch, average bowling, below average fielding at times.

Englands batting was brilliant though.

Australia played here not that long ago - what was the most they scored in a day? Not much more than 300 I suspect.

Have to confess I havent seen alot of Duckett First-Class wise. Any Notts or Northants fans reckon he is a candidate for the full time role at the top or is this a horses for courses selection against spin heavy attacks?
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2022, 08:37:18 PM »
Four centuries in 75 overs sounds like pure madness to me. England went bonkers today
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2022, 09:44:56 PM »
Quote from: Devondumpling00 on December 01, 2022, 07:55:08 AM
That’s Crawley in the team for the next 10 years

Hope so.
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2022, 09:46:27 PM »
Quote from: alba caerulea on December 01, 2022, 07:51:35 PM
Any Notts or Northants fans reckon he is a candidate for the full time role at the top or is this a horses for courses selection against spin heavy attacks?

It's quite a long time since he played for Northants!
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2022, 07:07:55 AM »
Mahmood the reluctant owner of two new records...

The 9th most expensive figures in an innings in test history, 4-235. And...

The joint-5th most expensive over in test history - Harry Brook hit him for 27 in an over.

England finish on 657... Feel like there were a few more runs to be had out there, and Stokes & Livingstone missed out really today. But we can hardly complain! I just feel like a 700/800 was very much in reach.

Brook got his 150 and looked so, so good. Some player. The future of the England Test team seems immeasurably brighter than it did a year or so ago.


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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2022, 07:24:44 AM »
Didn't get the chance to watch him yesterday but Brook looked phenomenal this morning, there was more than a hint of Kevin Pietersen watching him go after the spinner.
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2022, 09:56:22 AM »
May as well just shake hands
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2022, 11:13:02 AM »
Spare a thought for the bowlers,  :)
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2022, 11:43:22 AM »
Are england bowling dross or the pitch just dire for bowlers
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2022, 11:59:37 AM »
Odd bad ball, but this surface is just lifeless. Exactly the same dross they served up for Australia.
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2022, 12:25:39 PM »
It’s what I thought the pitch is just rubbish and as I thought pak can’t live with englands run rate but are not in any more d anger of getting out

Pointless game so far …
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Re: Pakistan v England Test Series 2022
« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2022, 12:44:24 PM »
Shocking that Will Jacks can get picked as a bowler.
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