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

[Titanic]

Pakistan 239-2 (80 overs)

The new ball is not yet taken... but Stuart Broad is on for a final fling this evening...

 

[Titanic]

The old ball is caressed through cover for four by Younis... the new ball is taken... 243-2 (80.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

OMG Azhar Ali goes on the last ball of the day!

Edges Woakes and it flies to Cook at slip who takes a good catch in front of his face...

Great innings - Azhar Ali c Cook b Woakes 139 (294b 15x4 1x6) SR: 47.27

 

[Titanic]

Close of play, day two.

Pakistan 257-3 (90 overs), trailing by just 40

Younis Khan 21*

Massive day for Pakistan... can they press on tomorrow and set up a winning position, or can England with the fairly new ball get back into it in the morning session?

 

[BensGrandad]

Bad day for Engalnd lets hope for better tomorrow.

 

[jakarta]

Crucial Day today, could decide the Series...

 

[pasty]

Early wickets required.

(no shit sherlock)

 

[pasty]

Not quite as early as wanted, but we're off...

Younis Khan c †Bairstow b Woakes 31

Pak 274/4 trail by 23 with 6 wickets in hand

 

[jakarta]

According to TMS the Test Statistics for winning after conceding a 100 lead don't look good for England...

 

[fleet]

Finn just bowled one near the batsman at a decent length! Really he did.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Bowled im!

 

[pasty]

Another one down

Asad Shafiq b Broad 0 - an 18 ball duck!

Pak 296/5 trail by 1 with 5 wickets in hand

 

[Triggaaar]

According to TMS the Test Statistics for winning after conceding a 100 lead don't look good for England...

We'd better not give them a 100 lead then.

As the commentators have pointed out, we don't want to be trying to save a match. To be honest, a draw doesn't seem that realistic, so hopefully we'll be positive and try and win.

 

[pasty]

Scores level

 

[Triggaaar]

Shiiiiiiiit

 

[pasty]

Lunch Day 3

Pakistan 336/5 (116.0 ov)

Pakistan lead England (297) by 39 runs with 5 wickets remaining

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think we need to bowl them out by tea, otherwise we're struggling for the second time in this series. Need Jimmy to get it reverse swinging.

 

[pasty]

I do enjoy Bumble talking to the crowd through those Sky earpieces they have when nothing much is going on.

 

[pasty]

Huzzah!

Misbah-ul-Haq b Anderson 56

Pak 358/6 - lead by 61

 

[pasty]

lbw review on Ahmed. Original decision out.......