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Making a good go of this but all set up for a heroic failure.

Shock horror almost the entire Pakistan attack warned for running on the pitch defending a fourth innings chase in a tight game

...And glorious failure it is.

Always something underhand about Pakistan, impossible to like, like a cricketing Chavski or possibly Italy or Argentina in international terms. Wouldn't normally be bothered about losing unless it's them or the Aussies.

England have a job on to win this series now. Anderson and Stokes back for the next Test. Ali out, Rashid in hopefully. And Root needs to locate his brain from somewhere

Who's got a ticket for Tuesday?

Let's have a bat for an hour or so this morning, put them in for half an hour before lunch and have most of the day today to bowl them out. I just hope the weather holds.

Perryashburtongroves wrote:Let's have a bat for an hour or so this morning, put them in for half an hour before lunch and have most of the day today to bowl them out. I just hope the weather holds.

It's Manchester!

Perryashburtongroves wrote:Let's have a bat for an hour or so this morning, put them in for half an hour before lunch and have most of the day today to bowl them out. I just hope the weather holds.

Are those terms euphemisms?

Sexy.

DB10GOONER wrote:

Perryashburtongroves wrote:Let's have a bat for an hour or so this morning, put them in for half an hour before lunch and have most of the day today to bowl them out. I just hope the weather holds.

Are those terms euphemisms?

Sexy.

My peephole batting helmet is modelled on an SAS balaclava....

My crease is clean, yours is dirty....You've got six runs, I've got two...runs.

Nonsensical decision not to enforce the follow-on notwithstanding, that was a pretty impressive demolition of Pakistan.

Chris Woakes and his sports bra are rapidly becoming indispensable to England.

officepest wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:

Perryashburtongroves wrote:Let's have a bat for an hour or so this morning, put them in for half an hour before lunch and have most of the day today to bowl them out. I just hope the weather holds.

Are those terms euphemisms?

Sexy.

My peephole batting helmet is modelled on an SAS balaclava....

My crease is clean, yours is dirty....You've got six runs, I've got two...runs.

Just don't get cricket at all

What a comeback. Could easily have crumbled in the second innings 100 behind. Always fancied us to turn up the pressure on them today

Leyton Gooner wrote:What a comeback. Could easily have crumbled in the second innings 100 behind. Always fancied us to turn up the pressure on them today

Yeah; proper team performance to overturn a 100+ run first-innings deficit. Still don't like Cook's cautious outlook in batting teams out of the game, as I'd have preferred 10 or so overs at them last night, but an excellent win is an excellent win.

Now to the Oval for another road and another England loss.

Brightonnxtround wrote:Just don't get cricket at all

It takes five days to play and one still might not have a winner.

Also; it's wonderful.

Happy to help.

England are much better than Pakistan and should be beating them comfortably in a home series BUT overturning a 100+ run first innings deficit to win emphatically is remarkable.

northbank123 wrote:England are much better than Pakistan and should be beating them comfortably in a home series BUT overturning a 100+ run first innings deficit to win emphatically is remarkable.

To misquote Phil Jupitus;

"I say! The Taff doesn't play cricket!"