England Cricket vs Pakistan (in UAE)

Callumcafc

Cook's faced 81 overs all on his own!!

Chizz

this is the 34th time in Test cricket that both sides have passed 500 in their first innings.

Half of those occasions have been in the last ten years.

Addick Addict

Cook 250* (496)

LenGlover

250 for Cook.

Captain's innings.

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Stokes 52* (77)

North Lower Neil

Basically the only interesting thing left in this match may well be how many will Cook get?

295 first target I guess for his top score.
Longest ever innings?
300?
334 to beat Gooch?
401?


Long way to go to most of them I'll admit!

Chizz

Cook's now scored 9,000 runs as an opener

Addick Addict

526-5

We now lead!

And Zulfiqar is now 0-152

Chizz

Cook's now batted for 800 minutes. That's longer than any other England player's innings.

Callumcafc

Atherton reckons we'll get a 150-200 run lead and then put Pakistan in for a few hours tomorrow...

SantaClaus

I'd still drop him.

Addick Addict

A SPINNER HAS A WICKET!!!!!

Addick Addict

Stokes out for 57 (87) bowled Malik

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Addick Addict said:

Callumcafc said:

Could Cook go for 400?

Not if there's no one at the other end!

I wasn't joking when I said that.

534-6

LouisMend

@BBCSport: Alastair Cook has now batted longer than the combined total match time of England at the rugby and football world cups

#bbccricket #PAKvENG

Chizz

Alastair Cook has now batted longer than the combined total match time of England at the rugby and football world cups.

killerandflash

Cook OUT for 263

Addick Addict

And he's finally gone!

Soft dismissal spooning the ball to Massod at behind square.

263 (528)

549-7

Addick Addict

Like buses...............Buttler caught a deep extra cover for 23 (28)

563-8 and a lead of 40

Addickforlife

Take away how much of a road the pitch is etc, that is one of the most remarkable innings.

How on earth can any human concentrate in that heat for that long. An incredible display of patience, technique and endurance.

Oh and he was still angry with himself when he got out.

Addick Addict

That wicket to Zulfiqar who now has the impressive figures of 69-17-177-1

killerandflash

Gooch's record stands!

Addick Addict

569-8 and a lead of 46

Rashid 6* (22)
Broad 0* (5)

North Lower Neil

Should have been a no ball, shame it wasn't called.

Well batted by Cook, amazing concentration levels.

Boughtonaddicks

Great innings!
Good to see the Pakistani players running up to him to show their respect. I love to see respect shown by an opponent who's been battling against them.

Todds_right_hook

Chizz said:

Cook's now scored 9,000 runs as an opener

Hasn't he always opened? I'm guessing that he battled at No 3 before?

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Todds_right_hook said:

Chizz said:

Cook's now scored 9,000 runs as an opener

Hasn't he always opened? I'm guessing that he battled at No 3 before?

In his first couple of Tests which were away to India in 2006 he opened but, for the two home series that year against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, he dropped to 3 to allow Trescothick to return to partner Strauss. Cook then returned to open for the away Ashes series at the back end of that year and has been there ever since.

Cook's current Test runs amount to 9593 @ an average of 47.49

Covered End

I'm really pleased for Cook. I've always backed him and thought that a batsman with so many runs in the past, would surely come good again.

MartinCAFC

Well done Cook. Finally gets a deserved rest until however long Pakistan go out to bat again.

Atletico Addick

MartinCAFC said:

Well done Cook. Finally gets a deserved rest until however long Pakistan go out to bat again.

About half an hour