Pakistan V England Test Series

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203-5

2nd wicket for Swann.

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216-6

lbw, 3rd wicket for Broad

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243-7

Swann bowls Rehman with his first ball. Not sure why Panesar has bowled twice as many overs as him ?

cafcfan1990

get them for around 300 and a couple of centuries will hopefully lead us to 425ish

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256-7 Close of play. Anyone's game.

cafcfan1990

yer would say we have the slight edge but were not batting well so who knows

Kap10

Any terrestial or on line highlights

richie8

Another p*** poor batting display like last time will show up the policy of having your top six set in stone.

BlackForestReds

Another p*** poor batting display like last time will show up the policy of having your top six set in stone.

In the last few years that top six has outbatted India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and held their own against South Africa the last time we played them. They have earned the right to be automatic selections.

richie8

I would like to see two or three other batsmen breathing down the necks of these six.At any level there has to competition for places.

BlackForestReds

There are quite a few players breathing down the necks of the established batting line-up, Ravi Bopara may get a Test in the near future if Morgan doesn't turn that promise into runs.With the bowlers Tremlett, Bresnan and Finn are realistically chasing one place, while Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann are contesting one spin bowling place.

richie8

Sorry I meant more on the batsmen front,the bowlers are great competition for places seems to work there.The batsmen however dont. Bopara is nailed on to get a go if a top six dropped/injured and he is a bit hit and miss.You can tellits a batsmans game when the attack gets picked on a horses for courses basis where the top six get picked on an Aussie strip an English seamer or an Asian burner where as Id like to see the batsmen working to a similar formula,picking the better players that like the conditions.

Chirpy Red

Morgan, promise? What promise?
I'll promise you one thing, he is NOT a Test player.

Ormiston_Addick

Agree on that one Chirpy, Morgan is a very fragile player against decent Test bowling.

Bopara deserves a chance at number six, although I have doubts about him too.

falconwood_1

Pakistan all out. Last 3 wickets taken in 16 balls.

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Pakistan 257 all out, only 1 run scored this morning. Excellent bowling. Broad 4-47 Swann 3-52 Anderson 2-46

England 96-1 Cook 42 no Trott 38 no Strauss 11

Halfway stage in the day.

Wicket will now fall shortly.

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132-1 at tea.

THEMCA

Trott gone 166/2

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166-2 Trott b Rehman 74

Cook 76 no

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198-3

Cook lbw Ajmal 94

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203-4 Pietersen c Hafeez b Ajmal 14 1st slip off inside edge on to pad

Spankie

Losing wickets now 166-1 becomes 203-4. Need another partnership to push us past 400...

Addick Addict

KP out too now after another "failure" (14). The boy just can't play spin.

203-4. Lead in the balance.

Addick Addict

Why do most of our batsmen play spinners from the crease? Use your feet when the time is right, hit through the line and those close fielders will soon scatter.

Addick Addict

And Morgan out now 207-5.

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207-5

Morgan 3 Now COP as was penultimate & ended up being last ball

Chirpy's right. Morgan doesn't look like a Test player at present.

richie8

We will be ok now the bowlers will be batting now!

Miserableoldgit

England 278-7 (Broad 36* Swann6*) Lead of 21...........

CHG

Swann gone, 8 down, lead of 32.

Miserableoldgit

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