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[Cricket] 3rd Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Edgbaston, Aug 3-7, 2016



Titanic

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Runs FLOWING now (don't look [MENTION=17103]Mo Gosfield[/MENTION] !!) SIX fours in the last 16 balls :clap2:

England 138-3 (32 overs)
 






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That looks out to me... but it is one of those...

yes... confirmed by the 3rd umpire... he is a gone for 39! @Mo Gosfield will be spitting feathers!

JM Vince c Younis Khan b Sohail Khan 39 (65b 6x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

144-4
 




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Vince 6 matches, 8 inns, 169 runs at 21.12 average. 0 tons, 0 fifties.

Taxi!
 






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Bairstow gone... caught behind... :nono:

158-5 (40.1 overs)

a fourth wicket for Sohail Khan... amazing selection... 1 Test wicket for 245 in 2 matches before today :clap2:
 


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Last 7 Test matches at Edgbaston... 2 draws... side batting 2nd has won 5 times.

300 might be a decent score here.
 




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35 overs before the new ball should get us up to 300 if we bat sensibly. Ballance needs to anchor this innings now.
 




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I'm sure you are positively glowing at the sight of a bit of dogged grit from Ballance and Ali though Mo!

Current partnership 24 runs, 12.3 overs, RR: 1.92 (Ali 13, Ballance 11)

England 183-5 (53 overs)
 




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Tea, Day One

England 184-5 (54 overs)

Ballance 49* Ali 15*

28 overs 84 runs 2 wickets in the session... could still go either way!
 


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Gary Ballance 50* (113 balls, 8 fours, RR44.2, 157 minutes) :clap2:

7th 50 in 18 Tests, 4 hundreds

#yorkshiregrit
 


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Crowd are bored with Ballance and Ali now... Mexican waves have started :yawn:

Current partnership 32 runs, 17.0 overs, RR: 1.88 (Ali 20, Ballance 12)
 




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Ballance 57* and Ali 23* have been boring the pants of the Edgbaston crowd since tea... who are now trying out the Icelandic football chant :yawn:

Current partnership 41 runs, 21.4 overs, RR: 1.89 (Ali 22, Ballance 19)

199-5 (62 overs, RR3.21)
 
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50 partnership for Ballance and Ali... some of the crowd are still awake, and there is a smattering of applause :clap2:

50 runs, 23.4 overs, RR: 2.11 (Ali 24, Ballance 26)

England 208-5 (64 overs)
 


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Ballance out... caught glancing down the leg side by the keeper off Yasir for 70 (150 balls, 11 fours, 201 minutes)... impressive catch :clap2:

England 224-6 (67.2 overs)
 








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