[Cricket] Pakistan-England Test Series

[Bold Seagull]

Flatter than flat this is this pitch

Unlike many flat pitches though, it's got a bit of pace so lots of scoring at least.

I wonder what the quickest scoring of 1000 runs by either team has been in a test match? We're on 781 runs from 139 overs so far...

 

[jakarta]

High scoring bore draw, at least the batsmen get to pad their stats?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Also just seen Tagenarine Chanderpaul is 47 not out on test debut in Perth.

If he’s half as good as his Dad …

Tagenarine Dream debut.

 

[jcdenton08]

This is exactly the kind of cricket I don’t like to watch, sadly. Pointless.

 

[jakarta]

Have woken up to the astounding news we have taken 3 wickets!
Pakistan 298-3 at Lunch

 

[Bedsex]

Have woken up to the astounding news we have taken 3 wickets!
Pakistan 298-3 at Lunch

You also missed the other highlight of the first session, Joe Root shining the ball on the top of Jack Leach’s head

 

[jakarta]

Babar Century, Pakistan go past 400, not exactly a Result Pitch?

 

[Titanic]

SIX centurions and ONE DOUBLE in the first innings, FIVE so far in the second.

 

[Triggaaar]

This is exactly the kind of cricket I don’t like to watch, sadly. Pointless.

Test cricket is usually pretty pointless

 

[Eeyore]

This is exactly the kind of cricket I don’t like to watch, sadly. Pointless.

This is exactly the kind of cricket I love to watch. The intensity and focus of the long game.

Much better than the ugly kiss-me-quick thrill.

 

[dazzer6666]

Test cricket is usually pretty pointless

Incorrect

 

[Questions]

Have woken up to the astounding news we have taken 3 wickets!
Pakistan 298-3 at Lunch

This is exactly the kind of cricket I love to watch. The intensity and focus of the long game.

Much better than the ugly kiss-me-quick thrill.

Trouble is it would have to be a very long game to get 20 wickets on this strip

 

[dangull]

Trouble is it would have to be a very long game to get 20 wickets on this strip

Or even 40?

 

[Eeyore]

Trouble is it would have to be a very long game to get 20 wickets on this strip

Quite. But I lap up every ball.

The first overseas series I followed was England in India 1981/82. The dullest series ever. They didn't even have target over rates then. India won the first Test on a green top in Bombay and the rest of the series was draws. I think there would have been less wickets had the Indian umpires not taken a stack for themselves.

If I got through that series, waking up at 5am before me paper round to listen to the distant crackles of TMS, there was no way a Test such as this would ever been considered anything less than too much excitement.

 

[Scappa]

Pakistan's innings closes with them trailing by 78. Wicket falls in the first over of the 3rd innings. Pickle theory could come into play with something like 150 overs left to force a result

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

England 2 down now!
Lead only 117 with a long way to go, need to bat carefully for a few overs.

 

[jakarta]

3 down but lead now 195.

Need at least a further hundred?

 

[jakarta]

55th half Century for Joe Root, he will be pushing 11,000 Test Runs by the end of the Series.

152-3, at 6 an over, 20 more will see England around 320 ahead and maybe a declaration?

EDIT: Now going at 7 per Over, 2 hours more play, declare 30 minutes before Stumps and give Pakistan an 'orrid session at the end of the day?

 

[Paxton Dazo]

55th half Century for Joe Root, he will be pushing 11,000 Test Runs by the end of the Series.

152-3, at 6 an over, 20 more will see England around 320 ahead and maybe a declaration?

No chance we’ll set 320 on this wicket.

I hope not anyway!

 

[jakarta]

Root gone for 73, 270 runs lead, Stokes gone as well. Daft shot.