Eng v Pakistan test series (Page 3 of 11)

Ramps never averaged 50 before his awful runs of form.  KP will be ok, although yes, I do think he should be playing for SA, before anyone pipes up.  I'm more concerned about Cook and Collingwood.

For the Aussies we should play six batsmen I think, with Colly out, Morgan at five, Prior at six, Bresnan at seven - and bring Lyth or Nashy in for Cook.

A goatmouth is a rash statement that causes the opposite to happen.

eg...Pietersen looks in awsome form ....will be followed by his immediate dismissal

Pakistan are dreadful and couldnt beat the blind scholl...will be followed by a Paskistan victory.

A bad team can be a challenge when playing a bad team?

Last edited by triple century (27-08-2010 14:06:29)

Maiden century for Broad. Great stuff and excellent recovery by him and Trott.

Were they not saying earlier that his dad has never scored a test ton??

I think his dad scored six hundreds in his 25 tests that he palyed in.

He scored centuries in three consecutive matches, in 1986, only the eighth Englishman at the time to have achieved this feat (four more have achieved it subsequently)

Only the third English no9 batsman to score a ton, the other 2 were Gubby Allen and John Murray according to the commentary. Perhaps he'll go on and get a double today or get out third ball.

I think Pat Symcox got a ton for S Africa batting 10.

Despite Broad's indifferent batting of late, maybe it's time to promote him to 8 to facilitate the potential for all rounder status.

Pakistan are clearly a talented but unpredictable side.Given their selection and discipline problems and the problems back home these wild swings in performance are not all that surprising.Their batting lacks experience and a collapse is often not far away.

Last edited by triple century (28-08-2010 15:15:12)

Oh dear, the BBC report someone has been arrested Re: a betting scam surrounding the present England v Pakistan Test.

I must admit, the way Yousuf got himself out in the second innings looked pretty dodgy to me. Let's see how this pans out. It may be nothing.

Last edited by softandfluffy (28-08-2010 21:19:05)

The end for Pakistan...these incredible swings in form may be bribe induced.

Watching it on SKY now...incredible

If these allegations are founded, and the evidence to date looks compelling, what a sad day for test cricket and sport in general, and even worst, how sad for those poor people in Pakistan that have suffered from the terrible floods and loss of life .

How can they carry on with this match, series and the one day series to come, and should those names on the boards be removed?

On the plus side, Yards and Luke could stay with us for the run in

This story is unfolding very quickly. I could see the ODIs being cancelled which means we'll have both Yards and Luke for the final games.

Although, I don't believe this is a shock to cricket supporters. The Pakistan evidence has been mounting for some years. Well done to 'The News of The World' for finally breaking the scandal.

The tragedy is, the youngsters like Butt, Amir etc.. are really talented players with great international careers ahead of them. This scandal has sent them to the rubbish tip. It may take Pakistan cricket years to recover.

Last edited by softandfluffy (28-08-2010 22:29:58)

There have been big oversteps in other tests this series too. At the time it just looked like incompetence but thinking about it now, it is hard to see how a bowler who has had his run up fine for previous balls can suddenly be a foot out by accident.