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

[BensGrandad]

After losing an early wicket Pakistan have stuck to the job in hand admirably. Now we need to take control after lunch to stop them getting a big score.

 

[spring hall convert]

I do not go to matches now due to the make up of the fixtures. Too many limited over games to bring in money which I understand. My idea of cricket is and always was teams that had players who could build an innings geared to progeessing to test cricket. I enjoyed watching the likes of Trevor Bailey and Geoff Boycott batting.

Geoffrey, you're meant to be commentating on TMS not buggering about on a football message board.

 

[spring hall convert]

Gubbins of Middlesex is high up the averages.

Went to the same school as the current England director of cricket, I see.

 

[Titanic]

OMG

Drop at 2nd slip, between Root and Cook, Root went for it, both hands... and shelled it

Life for Azhar Ali on 38. Fine double teapot from Jimmy!

73-1

 

[pasty]

Bugger! That really should have been taken

 

[ManOfSussex]

That was a regulation catch.

 

[Titanic]

Banger would have pouched that one

 

[pasty]

Banger would have pouched that one

Wonder why nobody has thought about getting him back in the side

 

[Uncle Buck]

Banger would have pouched that one

He can keep wicket as well....

 

[Gwylan]

He can keep wicket as well....

... and bowl medium-paced partnership breakers ...

 

[Titanic]

Azhar Ali 52* (129 balls, 6 fours)

Impressive innings under a lot of pressure.

Pakistan 98-1 (40.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

103 partnership for Azhar Ali 52* and Sami Aslam 40*

Came up with a rather shambolic four buzzers as Bairstow failed to gather the throw. (Banger wouldn't have let that one through!)

Pakistan 103-1 (40.4 overs)

 

[pasty]

4 buzzers

Hundred up for Pakistan

103/1

 

[Pavilionaire]

Fvcking Hales! But for him Cook and Trescothick would've put on 400 for the first wicket by now.

 

[pasty]

This is going nowhere. Slowly. Pakistan doing a very good job of draining the England bowlers trundling along at under 2.5 an over. England need something to click here.

 

[spring hall convert]

This is going nowhere. Slowly. Pakistan doing a very good job of draining the England bowlers trundling along at under 2.5 an over. England need something to click here.

Given the theme of cricketers with injuries that mean they have retired from international cricket.

Why didn't we pick Swann?

 

[Titanic]

Sami Aslam 51* (135 balls, 5 fours)

Impressive performance in his 4th test... brought in when the opening partnership was under real pressure, and hist 1st Test match fifty.

Pakistan 121-1 (47.3 overs)

 

[Pavilionaire]

This is going nowhere. Slowly. Pakistan doing a very good job of draining the England bowlers trundling along at under 2.5 an over. England need something to click here.

Wouldn't happen if Ryan Sidebottom was playing...

 

[BensGrandad]

Pakistan batsmen showing exactrly hiow to do it when undser pressure. In a similar situation we would probably be about 7 or 8 wickets down.

 

[Titanic]

Another one hits the dust

Moeen Ali off his own bowling... Azhar Ali (on 69) driven back hard and high, but tipped over the bar

144-1 (52 overs)