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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 53,239
    I'm surprised Rizwan was dropped, but his decision making & keeping has been poor in this series.
    I was at Lord's on day 1 and said to the guys next to me after about 20 minutes that Rizwan and the "slips" needed to move forward as the ball was clearly dropping short.

    I heard the commentators subsequently keep saying this throughout the Test and they never did. 
    Bizarre in the extreme.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 22,070
    At Edgbaston tomorrow in The Hollies Stand - Christmas present from my youngest. I will probably drink more than I ought and the weather looks ok as well for a full day's play. Really looking forward to it.


  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,895
    The confidence level of the Pakistan team must be at absolute zero. Illustrated by the fact they've just shown Pakistani bowlers measuring out their run-ups, despite having lost the toss and being inserted. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,256
    A bizarre situation.

    Player sent home, without playing in the first 2 Tests, but also 7 players have been called up to the squad, several who won't play in the only game they'll be in the country for.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    That LBW decision was the type of one you get on a Saturday afternoon opening the batting and then have to sit and sulk for the rest of the day. Absolute stinker!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,256
    Starting this game on a Wednesday makes it highly likely that it won't reach the weekend.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,792
    killerandflash said:
    Starting this game on a Wednesday makes it highly likely that it won't reach the weekend.
    If the weather holds id say that's very likely 
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,541
    killerandflash said:
    Starting this game on a Wednesday makes it highly likely that it won't reach the weekend.
    If the weather holds up, this game might not even make Friday. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    Robinson finally sorting out that terrible summer average of 8. Owed England a couple 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 43,396
    When was the last time Pakistan had a side as poor as this? They might well not get 200 runs in an innings in the whole series.

    171
    135
    110
    190
    26-4


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  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    Addick Addict said:
    When was the last time Pakistan had a side as poor as this? They might well not get 200 runs in an innings in the whole series.

    171
    135
    110
    190
    26-4

    Sad to see. The hierarchy are real cowards throwing the players under the bus too 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 43,396
    Pelling1993 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    When was the last time Pakistan had a side as poor as this? They might well not get 200 runs in an innings in the whole series.

    171
    135
    110
    190
    26-4

    Sad to see. The hierarchy are real cowards throwing the players under the bus too 
    Gillespie resigned because they removed him from the selection panel saying that "he didin't sign up for that". How can a coach manage a side and make tactical decisions with players he did not want or think were good enough? 
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 19,539
    48-5

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,842
    86/7.

    Lunch in 5 mins.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    Atkinson must be fuming at his returns in this series haha
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,228
    Im supposed to be going to this on Friday can't say im overwhelmingly optimistic 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 43,396
    The big question is this - do we declare our first innings without batting and then put them in again to make it a game?
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    McBobbin said:
    Im supposed to be going to this on Friday can't say im overwhelmingly optimistic 
    You'd think England would want to bat long if they can so hopefully we pile on and you see a win on Friday!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,792
    Pelling1993 said:
    Atkinson must be fuming at his returns in this series haha
    To be fair to him he has bowled much better than his figures show. 
    Several dropped catches of his bowling and Several inside edges. 
    On another day his figures would look quite different. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 53,239
    I was sitting next to a rather boastful Pakistan supporter at Lord's, who said he'd got 25 tickets for day 5 at Edgbaston.
     
    I laughed and suggested day 5 was never happening and even if it did it could well be free entry.
    But he wasn't having it.  :p

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,256
    Covered End said:
    I was sitting next to a rather boastful Pakistan supporter at Lord's, who said he'd got 25 tickets for day 5 at Edgbaston.
     
    I laughed and suggested day 5 was never happening and even if it did it could well be free entry.
    But he wasn't having it.  :p
    Pakistan are flying out 11 new players, so that we can have a 4th Test on Saturday and Sunday.

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 43,396
    Addick Addict said:
    When was the last time Pakistan had a side as poor as this? They might well not get 200 runs in an innings in the whole series.

    171
    135
    110
    190
    133

    Updated. A licence to print money on the "runs" markets
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 43,396
    Who knew that something that is successful at club level would manifest itself in Test cricket? The keeper standing up to medium pacers. 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,357
    edited September 9
    Addick Addict said:
    Who knew that something that is successful at club level would manifest itself in Test cricket? The keeper standing up to medium pacers. 
    Godfrey Evans always stood up to Alec Bedser back in the day 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,797
    Addick Addict said:
    Who knew that something that is successful at club level would manifest itself in Test cricket? The keeper standing up to medium pacers. 
    Certainly not Rob Key!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,792
    edited September 9
    Root is almost as bad as Bairstow was when it comes to wasting a review 
    Rather annoying 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,842
    Covered End said:
    I was sitting next to a rather boastful Pakistan supporter at Lord's, who said he'd got 25 tickets for day 5 at Edgbaston.
     
    I laughed and suggested day 5 was never happening and even if it did it could well be free entry.
    But he wasn't having it.  :p
    It will be lucky if it goes any later than tea on day 3. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    England are so crap. Lucky we are playing maybe the only side worse 😂
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,256
    Addick Addict said:
    Who knew that something that is successful at club level would manifest itself in Test cricket? The keeper standing up to medium pacers. 
    Stevo needs to come out of retirement!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 43,396
    killerandflash said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Who knew that something that is successful at club level would manifest itself in Test cricket? The keeper standing up to medium pacers. 
    Stevo needs to come out of retirement!
    The Aussies will be glad he never got a chance here. 

    "Stevo's gonna get yer" was frequently mentioned on a social media group of Aussie batters playing in the CC. In May 2021, Travis Head told Stevens about the group over a round of golf, boasting that he wouldn’t suffer the same fate. A few days later, Stevens bowled Head for a duck.

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