The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

Looks like England are going to have their work cut out dealing with

this series

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler has missed two big chances today.

[olaftab]

Yes  he dropped not too difficult catches despite that I would say 139/2 at close is fairly even for the day.

[UK Redsox]

For Test Matches, they seem to be picking Buttler out of hope that he'll perform if England need a rapid run chase or someone to marshal the tail.

Foakes is a better keeper and, for most Test Match circumstances, I think he's a better batting choice.

[paul_e]

I think the stumping chance was pretty tough, Bess doesn't normally get a huge amount of bounce and that one did the batsman because it got loads extra, Buttler flung a hand at it but it just didn't stick, it happens.

[Villafirst]

Archer and Woakes had Pakistan in trouble before lunch, but Root reverted to Broad/Anderson afterwards. The game has swung in the tourists favour; the post lunch session for England was poor. Woakes has been underused.

[PaulWinch again]

Could do with Root turning up with a big score here.

[PaulWinch again]

Well this is looking pretty grim.

[manic-road]

England 12-3, Stokes out to a good ball that nipped off the seam.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s been great bowling. England need to battle through this.

[PaulWinch again]

Luckily we’ve packed the batting here....

[PaulWinch again]

Naseem looks pretty handy.

[PaulWinch again]

Root fails far too often for his talent.

[Villan For Life]

Why are we generally so poor in the first test of a series? I thought we might have some momentum going into this on the back of the Windies series but yet again we have reverted to type.

[PaulWinch again]

Why are we generally so poor in the first test of a series? I thought we might have some momentum going into this on the back of the Windies series but yet again we have reverted to type.

It’s disappointing. I think in this Test it’s a combination so far. We had a couple of poor sessions with the ball and let Pakistan get 60-70 more than they should have. Pakistan then bowled very well, but having come through it Root threw it away. We have these sloppy periods/decisions that undermine progress.