The International Cricket Thread

[olaftab]

To even get into a position to win on such a fucking awful wicket is astonishing, and yes, Pakistan might chase it down but this is transforming Test cricket.

It’s not an awful wicket. An awful wicket is where match is over in 2 and half days and 3/4 players take nasty knocks due to uneven bounce.

[Dave Cooper please]

To even get into a position to win on such a fucking awful wicket is astonishing, and yes, Pakistan might chase it down but this is transforming Test cricket.

It’s not an awful wicket. An awful wicket is where match is over in 2 and half days and 3/4 players take nasty knocks due to uneven bounce.

It is an awful wicket, nasty bouncers are also awful wickets as well, but these days there is no excuse for any ground not to produce a wicket that balances ball / bat.  This pitch had draw all over it, nothing for the seamers, wasn't turning for the spinners, might as well have been playing on glass.
It's only because Stokes and Baz have decided that draws are boring that we might get a result.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, pitches should provide a fair battle between batter and bowler. A pitch where twenty wickets fall in a day is awful, as is one where the combined first innings totals exceed 1,200 runs.

[cdbearsfan]

Why are they not getting in the full overs even once in this test? If it's because of bad light..   turn the lights on, FFS! Cricket really doesn't help itself.

[Dave Cooper please]

Or start an hour earlier, it was perfect conditions when they were warming up this morning.

[UK Redsox]

Why are they not getting in the full overs even once in this test? If it's because of bad light..   turn the lights on, FFS! Cricket really doesn't help itself.

The lights have been on but are pretty rubbish

[LeeB]

Wicket, and what should've been another but some fucker glued the bails on

[UK Redsox]

That should have been the match

Instead its the most total runs ever scored in a non-timeless test

[paul_e]

That was poor from Pope, when one is between the keeper and slip the keeper should always back himself. Either way the light is the only thing that will save Pakistan here, neither batsman looks comfortable.

[UK Redsox]

Here we go......given out on field

Under review

[UK Redsox]

They've won it

[PaulWinch again]

Stunning win - incredible from England and great they’ve been vindicated in their approach.

[manic-road]

Brilliant win didn't look possible a few days ago but that was outstanding.

[Dave Cooper please]

That is outstanding.
And now no country can ever think they can just prepare a flat pich to get a draw when playing England.

[LeeB]

Absolutely outrageous win, the best ever I reckon when all is considered.