4th Test England v Pakistan, The Oval, Aug 11-15

[Dr Cricket]

pakistan fielding been hopeless today.

[Aidan11]

Saw that "wicket" off the no ball just after lunch.

Pakistan might regret that.

[Dr Cricket]

Saw that "wicket" off the no ball just after lunch.

Pakistan might regret that.

they might regret a lot on the drop catches as well, think pakistan lost this test already now.
been a very good competitive test series barring one game.

[backfootpunch]

Bell isn't having a good season anyway

He has in T20 but not in the county championship

Jonathan trott has been a lot better

[Dr Cricket]

Although think england need 350 plus to out bat pakistan out of the game so a long way to go.
but england being 100 all out would have probably meant pakistan 90% certain of the win.

[backfootpunch]

445 runs @ 37

And he scored 174 of them in one innings so he is in very bad form since

Should be knowhere near the side

[Dr Cricket]

Bairstow been some player in the last 2 years, good fifty here or close to 50 right now.

[backfootpunch]

Although think england need 350 plus to out bat pakistan out of the game so a long way to go.
but england being 100 all out would have probably meant pakistan 90% certain of the win.

It's important england bat time simply to tire the pakistan seamers, so they are there for the taking in the second innings again

Get 20+ overs in there legs

[backfootpunch]

Bairstow been some player in the last 2 years, good fifty here or close to 50 right now.

Was very average at the start of his career, got dropped and came back a much better player

Then since that south africa tour has been batting superbly

[Dr Cricket]

can only do that if england score high enough in the first innings and then bowl pakistan cheaply in the 2nd innings.
can't really do that trick again if england are all out for 250 and batting again with 100 or so deficit this time the edges will carry and this pitch got more life in it for the bowlers.

[hopeforthebest]

Bell isn't having a good season anyway

He has in T20 but not in the county championship

Jonathan trott has been a lot better

I started this by qualifying my suggestion by saying "if Ian Bell could start scoring centuries" at present in the CC he's hardly earning his place for Warwickshire.

[Dr Cricket]

lol i see pakistani fans starting to turn on Yasir shah not sure why the spinners in the subcontinental teams are expected to win matches or series outside asia.
surely more question should be asked about the batting or the pakistani seam men not sure what the spinners can do more than be economical and secure an end.

[Dr Cricket]

wouldn't surprise me if this spinner turn out to be a better spinner than Ali.

[backfootpunch]

lol i see pakistani fans starting to turn on Yasir shah not sure why the spinners in the subcontinental teams are expected to win matches or series outside asia.
surely more question should be asked about the batting or the pakistani seam men not sure what the spinners can do more than be economical and secure an end.

England batting first in the last three tests has given Yasir no chance

He needs to be bowling last really like at lords

[backfootpunch]

wouldn't surprise me if this spinner turn out to be a better spinner than Ali.

Well moeen is a batsman who bowls part time

He bowls more for England than he does for his county