Pakistan vs. England 2015

Hmmmm.
Why do I get the feeling England will make the docile pitch look like a minefield when it's their turn to bat? .

Pakistan have declared on 523/8. They had reached 499/4 before England took a sudden flurry of wickets after tea.

Close of play England 56-0

(13-10-2015 16:56 )snookered147 Wrote:  Why do I get the feeling England will make the docile pitch look like a minefield when it's their turn to bat? .

Nothing could be further from the truth. Cook has strolled to a century in an utterly serene way, completely untroubled except for one close lbw shout. At tea on the 3rd day England are 197/1 with Cook 116 not out.

Bell got an edge off their fastest bowler and it landed 3 ft short of the slips.

These are the types of pitch where you can improve your batting averages

The new balls due

Day 3 close of play England 290-3 with Cook 168 not out.

At the end of day 3 England end on 290-3. One of those was the night watchman
Cooke is 168 not out.

(15-10-2015 12:13 )William H Bonney Wrote:  

(13-10-2015 16:56 )snookered147 Wrote:  Why do I get the feeling England will make the docile pitch look like a minefield when it's their turn to bat? .

Nothing could be further from the truth. Cook has strolled to a century in an utterly serene way, completely untroubled except for one close lbw shout. At tea on the 3rd day England are 197/1 with Cook 116 not out.

And I could not be more pleased to be wrong ............... so far . If any team can cock it up from 290/3 it's England . #seen it all before .
Now come on England prove me wrong some more please .

This is why people don't turn up to watch test cricket over there. Who wants to turn up to watch a batting paradise pitch where only one result is possible.

It's hardly worth watching.
Cook is closing in on his double century and England are nearing 400.