Cricket 2024

No real surprise, a ground buikt to encourage young spinners in Guyana and the Indians just doing their thing. India's 4th choice would comffortable be England's best
 
The last two wickets were shocking decisions.

The ground decided, time decided, both before a ball was hit in the group stages. Umpires wanting to call everything the game was always against us but that was a pathetic effort.
 
I think Jimmy should have been given the summer, I understand forward planning but still got to stay in the here and now to a degree.

Atkinson bowled very well this morning on debut to get a couple of early wickets. Good to see Stokes back bowling as well.
 
Delighted for Atkinson. Poor opposition but what numbers for his test debut.

7-45
 
Headlines in The Guardian. Pope will strike Different tone. I thought it was something religious.
Then it says about the England captaincy and how Ollie Pope will try a different tone in the audition to become the Captain.

He might as well pray too. As Pope it will hard for anyone to deny him.
 
Joe Root becomes England’s leading run scorer in test cricket. It’s a fantastic achievement and unlikely to be beaten.
 
Joe Root becomes England’s leading run scorer in test cricket. It’s a fantastic achievement and unlikely to be beaten.
Yeah phenomenal player, I don’t think any English player will get anywhere near his record what with the increase in short form games.

It’s a stretch to think he’ll get to Tendulkar’s record but I think he will end up being number 2 at least on the all time run scorers when he retires.
 
Feels like a pointless match so far. England will probably try and bat all day tomorrow and see if they can bowl Pakistan out in one day on day 5. But looks like the pitch is offering nothing to the bowlers at the moment.
 
Feels like a pointless match so far. England will probably try and bat all day tomorrow and see if they can bowl Pakistan out in one day on day 5. But looks like the pitch is offering nothing to the bowlers at the moment.
That’s the funny thing about pitches in Pakistan, they can do nothing for four days but then suddenly becomes a minefield on day 5 - as was the case in our previous tour there.

I think we’ll bat sensibly tomorrow morning, go bananas in the afternoon and all being well declare with an hour to go and have a dart late tomorrow.
 
5 down now! Can always rely on a Pakistan collapse, that’s why I never thought this was a dead game!

And with Abrar in hospital with a fever, we might only need 9 wickets!
 
What a result! Pakistan always have a self implosion in them and that was yesterday! Fantastic all round performance though.

Leach is our best spinner by a mile, I can understand why Bashir plays as he’s one for the future but learning your game in Test cricket is tough.
 
Same pitch being used for the second test starting tomorrow. It has a potential for bowling carnage especially for the spinners as those cracks were starting to open up towards the end of the first test. It may make the balance between bat and ball a little closer for sure!
 
Pakistan are 79-2 at lunch. They have picked 7 spinners!
You can tell how they think the pitch is going to play out!

This first innings for Pakistan is crucial because this could be an absolute minefield in England’s second innings! As by that time it’ll be a 8/9 day old pitch.
 
Great innings from Duckett before England drop 4 wickets in quick succession for 14 runs. Games been turned on its head in the last 15 mins and england need something from Smith.
 
Seems like the kind of pitch now when you can lose a cluster of wickets. Going to need the tail to hang around with Smith tomorrow.

Going to be treacherous batting last on this surface though so I would say Pakistan in control.

Excellent from Duckett, definitely one of our better players of spin.
 
8 down and Pakistan now lead by 230. Get these last two cheap and you never know.

This England team will never die wondering so they won’t scratch around to chase 250 in 70 overs, they’ll be looking to do in 40-50. The scoring will always be free flowing so get a couple of partnerships and who knows. Going to be a real tough chase though.
 
Getting them cheap didn't really work out! 65 run partnership for that 9th wicket.

Got away from us a bit here but our batting line up is full of players capable of doing something special.
 
Awful start for us in this come back. 2 wickets gone inside 11 runs.
 

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