England v Sri Lanka & Pakistan

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8-1

Hales c Azhar b Rahat 6

Addickted2TheReds

Cook is on 21 from 9 balls!

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Cook dropped at first slip off Amir.

Super_Eddie_Youds

Really good to see root against a new ball.

Ben18

At this rate we'll have a lead just after tea!

cfgs

Super_Eddie_Youds said:

Really good to see root against a new ball.

Shame it wasn't for the second new ball.

Addickted2TheReds

These two have put on 42 in 6 overs.

Super_Eddie_Youds

cfgs said:

Super_Eddie_Youds said:

Really good to see root against a new ball.

Shame it wasn't for the second new ball.

Maybe it will

Addickted2TheReds

50 for Cook, from 60 balls. His second quickest.

He has hit 10 boundaries today.

The_President

Another slow day at work Joe ?!

Addickted2TheReds

The_President said:

Another slow day at work Joe ?!

Sky go, lovely stuff.

Clock watching to be honest, I'm leaving to watch Kent play a village team at 4.

killerandflash

Cook dropped for the second time, a sitter by the keeper

Addickted2TheReds

Amir back into the attack.

Cook nicks off first ball and the keeper doesn't seem to pick it.

That's twice off Amir now, his wait for another test wicket goes on.

You really don't want to be dropping Cook once, let alone twice.

Addickted2TheReds

100 partnership between Cook and Root from 147 balls.

The_President

Amir going to be a very good bowler - think he's trying so hard not to over-step !

Addickted2TheReds

Cook has a new record.

He has overtaken Gavaskar and now has the most amount of runs opening the batting in Test history.

Addickted2TheReds

Root has a mental block and goes for a massive slog sweep and spoons straight in the air.

Root gone for 48 and he is pissed off at himself.

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Root c Hafiz B Yasir 48

118-2

Gravesend_Addick

That's the most Un-Root shot you'l ever see

The_President

Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:

That's the most Un-Root shot you'l ever see

He has a habit of doing that - but luuurve Joe Root !

Addickted2TheReds

Vince gone for 16 - lbw off the bowling of Shah.

Addickted2TheReds

Gary Ballance gets a single off of his first ball.

A strike rate of 100.

And you lot call him the snail?

Humble pie time.

:-)

bolloxbolder

Not a test batsman get rid asap

Addickted2TheReds

Ballance lbw Shah 6 (8)

Addickted2TheReds

3 for Shah

147/4

Leuth

We're watching the best spinner in the world, for mine. England needs someone like him or Swann fairly desperately

dickplumb

Snail gone. He is just not good enough.

Addickted2TheReds

Tea.

153/4.

Yasir Shah 3/22.

We were 118/1.

Pakistan's afternoon - 89/3 in the session.

killerandflash

Cook bowled by Amir for 81. Game on

Leuth

Game on? Needs an England middle-order player to bat properly for that