I’d believe it.
Rory Burns. And he’s no Alistair Cook.
@ChairmanDan is the third test vs South Africa proceeding? Shameful stuff. Heads will roll at ECB HQ in Lords?
I believe it is. It’s very disrespectful.
Big few days and weeks ahead for England supporters. First tour of Pakistan since 2005 and the first test gets under way in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
England 233/0 on the opening day in Rawalpindi. Centuries for both openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley.
Sounds like pyjama cricket over there in Rawalpindi. Coach Baz’s charges going at over a run a ball.
506/4 after the first day.
The Pakistan bowlers getting belted around the ground.
golden duckett
We could be in trouble in Rawalpindi. Pakistan are at 257/5 at tea on Day 5. They need another 86 runs.
I did feel yesterday it was overly generous declaration and we should have batted on. Be some balls to lose a test match after posting 657 in our first innings.
Nonsense. Great declaration. A sporting declaration.
Like that time in Adelaide
We have the breakthrough. 259/6. Ollie Robinson building up a head of steam here.
Robinson strikes again. 260/7. We’re in business now.
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Great effort in Multan to skittle out Pakistan from 142/2 to 202 all out. A first innings lead of 79.
Calamitous run out of Ollie Pope. England 155/5. A lead of 234.
England rallied from 21/3 to finish the first day of the second test in Wellington on 315/3.
Harry Brook on 184 not out overnight. That’s 807 runs on the board in just his 9th innings in test cricket. An overnight test match batting average of 100.88. Sir Donald Bradman a mere footnote in the history books for the moment.
He is playing some stuff. Him and Root took the game to the black caps last night.
Fair play to stokes for getting him into the team and sticking with him.
Stumps on Day 3
England 435/8d New Zealand 209 & 202/3 f/o
New Zealand trailing by just 24 runs now. It was a questionable decision to enforce the follow on. It still looked a pretty decent batting track in Wellington.