RichA
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By imagining it was a cheese roll?Mike Gatting taught him that move!
The Cricket Thread
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Mudball
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Indian PM appointed as President of G20 ...
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Well very little gained by England in playing that Series!
Mudball
Assistant Pro
these days it all about TV rights and keeping Boards happy..
Neilds
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Good to see Jofra Archer back bowling for England Lions in the warmup match before the England v Pakistan tests. Hope he can stay fit and get back to the pace he was bowling before his injuries.
The players didn't want to be there, it was pointless after a world tournament.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Half the England side gone down with a virus and seems likely they may delay the start of the test by a day, but will leave the decision as late as possible
Mudball
Assistant Pro
With so much cricket being played... i thought we were still in Aus.. now i realise we finished that series and now in Pak. somehow watching cricket in winter just does not seem right, unless it is a winter ashes. The only other exception is a good Boxing day test match.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Pretty much 2 different squads now. Pretty massive series this, been a very long time since we went to Pak for a test series. Bit of a worry might be some short games unless the pitches are very flat.....
That said I wont be doing the 4.30am starts!
Tbh I prefer tours elsewhere, much more sensible getting up early and watching a test than having to stay up all night like the ashes
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
We all know South Africa is the best place to tour in Winter. Far more sociable hours
West indies isn't too bad either.We all know South Africa is the best place to tour in Winter. Far more sociable hours
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
do they play cricket anymore lol
About the same standard as SA judging by the last series?
Mudball
Assistant Pro
There is nothing like walking up on a cold winter morning to find Eng is 24-4 after 2 sessions on the Day 1 on a bouncy track... there is a bit of deja vu, nostalgia, comfort, hope, anger all rolled into one.
JRS7
Member
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam Ul Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (Captain), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid, Mahmood.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (Wicketkeeper), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (Wicketkeeper), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
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Newtonuti
Active member
England on for a MASSIVE score here! 141/0 after 21 overs! Crawley and Duckett are just picking off the Pakistan bowlers as they please.
JRS7
Member
England 174/0 (27). It's Lunch.
ColchesterFC
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Just seen a stat that said England scored more runs in the first 20 overs today than they did in the final of the T20. Incredible stuff.
The first and third fastest centuries by England openers. I remember the second one - Gooch in the 2nd innings against India when they were going for a declaration and he'd made 333 in the first innings.
