Pakistan v England

[claretonthecoast1882]

2 quick wickets for Ahmed Pakistan 155/6 still 111 behind

[Shappie]

Rehan getting a quick 3. Looks a tidy bowler I’ve not seen him before

[Bordeauxclaret]

187 for 7 at lunch.

Very much game on.

[expoultryboy]

In a bit of trouble now . Smith's dropped catches are costing us in this series , should he just be in for his batting instead of Pope ?

[Bordeauxclaret]

Continuation of the problems we’ve seen previously in Asia. It’s incredibly tough to keep wicket.

Personally I’d always go with the best wicket keeper but can see why England’s current management want the more dynamic batter in the system.

[RVclaret]

This has been a disastrous session and could finish the series.

[Mondsley]

Pakistan finally all out for 344. Sometimes you just have to accept that the opposition are allowed to play well. And, since lunch, Pakistan have been excellent. Tough hour coming up for England.

[RVclaret]

England 20-3. Pope out for 1. His time is up I think.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Disastrous tour for Pope. Averages 11.

[Bordeauxclaret]

England 20-3. Pope out for 1. His time is up I think.

I’m not sure what they do with him. He had a good test against WI where I think he got 150 and then another 50. Since then he’s gone

10
6
6
17
1
7
154
0
29
22
3
1

Feast or famine.

[Casper2]

Ill rise to it. Do you mean the guy who scored 154 in his last England game?

You was saying !

[Newcastleclaret93]

Disastrous tour for Pope. Averages 11.

Any number 3 that averages 34 should be knowhere near a starting eleven.

He’s always been crap

[jrgbfc]

Thing is they've made him vice captain now. If he were from Durham instead of Surrey i don't think he'd have had the same chances given his record.

[Bordeauxclaret]

70 for 5. Still 7 behind.

Awful from Stokes.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Worse from Smith 75 for 6

[Clive 1960]

last two dismissals very poor in different ways..

[Bordeauxclaret]

Root goes. Start the car.

[RVclaret]

Embarrassing.

[Clive 1960]

Root goes. Start the car.

Don't you mean the plane

[Clive 1960]

Pakistan win by 9 wickets...

[Bordeauxclaret]

Small margins as Dyche would say. England take their chances yesterday and could easily and probably would be setting a target of 200 plus.

However they didn’t and the reaction with the bat was really really poor again.

Interesting juxtaposition with Burnley at the moment, one with a dull approach getting the right results, one with an attacking approach and, if the Test Championship standings are anything to go by, one not.

[Buxtonclaret]

We've been awful against their spin.
Pakistan have just outplayed us, the last two tests.

[Burnley Ace]

If the way Pakistan prepared the pitches for this series benefits Pakistan Test Cricket, then it’s a hit we can take.