Pakistan v England Test Match Series

(10-10-2024 14:49 )Charlemagne Wrote:  It's a balancing act, highest ever score, or an easy win against a poor test team. They obviously decided that the win was more important.

The England players are on a win bonus of £10,000 per man for winning the match plus £30,000 per man if they can win the series. Nobody will pay them anything for achieving the highest ever score.

The ECB also receive a prize payout depending on where England finish in the ICC Test Championship, so they wouldn't be too pleased if the England players were playing matches without trying to win.

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I had to laugh with my kiwi work colleague this morning when England declared we were thinking of root and brook didn't get out they may have got to 1000 and that would have been sum achievement especially away from home

(10-10-2024 14:49 )Charlemagne Wrote:  or an easy win against a poor test team.

A poor team who hit 500+ in their first innings. The poorest team score I recall was 8 a/o (not in an international, mind).

England’s first innings lead of 267 runs is the most for any team in Test history after conceding a total in excess of 550 in the first innings of a match.

(10-10-2024 20:38 )Doddle Wrote:  

(10-10-2024 14:49 )Charlemagne Wrote:  or an easy win against a poor test team.

A poor team who hit 500+ in their first innings. The poorest team score I recall was 8 a/o (not in an international, mind).

Going off the ICC world ranking they are currently in 8th position.

All over
ENG win by inns and 47 Runs 1 - 0 up

I think Pakistan probably look back on that and will wonder if they should have prepared better or are they in a transitional period.

(10-10-2024 07:05 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(09-10-2024 06:30 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(08-10-2024 05:22 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(07-10-2024 04:34 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Pakistan v England 1st Test - Multan Day 5
Toss - Pakistan elected to bat
Pakistan 556 (149 overs) Masoood 151 Salman 104 no Shafique 102 Shakeel 82 Naseem 33 Afridi 26 Babar 30 Leach 3-160 Carse 2-74 Atkinson 2-90
England 823-7 dec (150 overs) Brook 317 Root 262 Duckett 84 Crawley 78 Saim 2-101 Naseem 2-157
Pakistan 220 (54.5 overs) Salman 63 Jamal 55 Shakeel 29 Saim 25 Leach 4-30 Atkinson 2-46 Carse 2-66
England won by an innings & 47 runs

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(10-10-2024 14:49 )Charlemagne Wrote:  an easy win against a poor test team

All wins are the same in the Test Championship. You don't get more credit for beating Australia than you get for beating Pakistan. A win is a win.