Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:29 pm  

John_D wrote:

Oh, and memo to Alistair Cook: get thissen back to the counties and score some bloody runs before you play a Test again. If only I could think of another opener I'd have faith in taking the spot from him. There must be someone in Gauteng or Free State we could pinch.

There's a young lad at Yorkshire who has been scoring first-class runs for fun this season, but he's got at least another five or six years to go before he'll be "ready" for Test cricket based on the usual England selection methodology.

If he's lucky Adam Lyth might get to spend the winter carrying the drinks around Australia, it seems to be the defined role for Yorkshire players on England tours.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:39 am  

England win the toss and bat first, team unchanged.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:06 am  

Think Cook will go cheaply again today.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:08 am  

Bang wrote:

Think Cook will go cheaply again today.

And he has.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:40 am  

Oh dear!

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:42 pm  

Finally a whole good day from Pakistan, hopefully we are in for competitive last two tests.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:26 pm  

AvA wrote:

Finally a whole good day from Pakistan, hopefully we are in for competitive last two tests.

Hopefully it might realign the expectations of some England fans, who got carried away on performances against Bangladesh and a very inexperienced Pakistan side.

This might not be the Australia of Hayden, Warne and McGrath but at the moment they are still ahead of England IMO, particularly with home advantage.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:48 pm  

must say i disagree. Pakistans attack is far better and a much scary prospect than the Aussies. Pakistan on there day are the best team in the world regardless of which team they put out all pakistani's have the natural ability and when they put it together are quite formiddable. I must say im looking at a 2-0 series win over in Aus at least. Think we underestimate ourselves ( the english way) Who of the aussie attack could you say actually looks like taking a wicket all the time? nobody. Like i have said before Johnson is so overrated. Hilfenaus is a good consitent bowler. Bollinger is average. Tait wont play Tests. Mackay wouldnt get on my local team lol. Hauritz i must admit is a good bowler but i think we will go there and win quite comfatably.

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:46 am  

oggy123 wrote:

Pakistan on there day are the best team in the world

Re: Super Cricket: Pakistan in England : Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:21 pm  

Great knock from Cook this morning. Took some bottle that.