Pakistan put on 57 for their final two wickets in the first innings. So far, they have made 50 and still have those two wickets intact. Those 107 runs, in the context of this game, are massive.
On the flip side if Salman can score a Fifty on this 'day 8' wicket why can't England with their various X factor batsmen.🤔
I still believe but we will have to bat positive and hope for not too many Jaffas on the 'day 9' wicket.
We've seen in this last session the Pakistani batsmen slogging & sweeping without any trouble. What's the betting all our shots get caught in the deep.
Has the pitch calmed down now ? Have the demons gone away so knocking off 300 won't be a problem.
I doubt that it is easy to play on or, equally, unplayable at the moment. Have to be positive though, which we are, but shot selection and execution will be the most important factors on this track.
Has the pitch calmed down now ? Have the demons gone away so knocking off 300 won't be a problem.
I doubt that it is easy to play on or, equally, unplayable at the moment. Have to be positive though, which we are, but shot selection and execution will be the most important factors on this track.
Duckett goes for the sweep on a wide ball and just top edges it for a duck
On the flip side if Salman can score a Fifty on this 'day 8' wicket why can't England with their various X factor batsmen.🤔
I still believe but we will have to bat positive and hope for not too many Jaffas on the 'day 9' wicket.
We've seen in this last session the Pakistani batsmen slogging & sweeping without any trouble. What's the betting all our shots get caught in the deep.
Maybe not in the deep but our first shot in anger goes straight up & caught easily.
And the 2 "big hitters" at the top of the innings have gone. If we were going to win this it was getting off to a blistering start so that Root, Stokes etc wouldn't need to hang around for long.
It will all be over by Lunch tomorrow. I expect us to crumble & be all out for under 150.
BBC saying that England's highest ever successful chase in Pakistan is 208. The highest by anyone other than Pakistan is 200 by Sri Lanka. Still, given that there's too much time left to even think about the draw, they really might as well have a go rather than lose by playing defensively.
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Chasing a total around 240 we might have an outside chance.
196-8 - a lead of 271
I still believe but we will have to bat positive and hope for not too many Jaffas on the 'day 9' wicket.
209-8 and 284 ahead
Not our day is it.
Pakistan are now 296 ahead with the one wicket to fall
221/9. Lead of 296.
Has the pitch calmed down now ? Have the demons gone away so knocking off 300 won't be a problem.
297 to win
England players: "We believe Baz"
FFS !!
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Nothing changes.
It will all be over by Lunch tomorrow. I expect us to crumble & be all out for under 150.