The International Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

Babar gone, bowled by Robinson for 1. The ball is starting to do something for our seamers. A terrific delivery indeed.

[Villan For Life]

Well Pakistan have made a cracking start. Not panic stations yet, but need to start making inroads.

It’s certainly game on, we need a breakthrough soon though. Imam may not bat, he’s at a hospital having a scan on a hamstring injury so we should be able to capitalise.

Apparently he’s back at the ground and he will bat.

[olaftab]

And now he to free to go back to hospital for a proper look at it.

[paul_e]

Much needed breakthrough from Leach, probably 5-6 overs left before the light goes (at most)  and then 12-15ish overs with the old ball in the morning, we've got to take a couple in that set and let the openers clean up the tail with the new ball. I wouldn't be surprised if the game is over by lunch tomorrow if we bowl competently.

[olaftab]

I think this current Pakistan team is full of immense talent but still a bit fragile at the moment. Once they slip to 4/5 down then it's inevitable that they will be bowled out  for 75 to 100 additional runs at best. This is likely to be the scenario tomorrow.

[paul_e]

I think this current Pakistan team is full of immense talent but still a bit fragile at the moment. Once they slip to 4/5 down then it's inevitable that they will be bowled out  for 75 to 100 additional runs at best. This is likely to be the scenario tomorrow.

yep 1 more wicket and we're into a very long tail.

[Villan For Life]

Good to see them get an early wicket, Root’s 50th test wicket

[Villan For Life]

They’re chipping away at our lead, we need 5 wickets they need 97 runs. The new ball has been taken but no breakthrough yet.

[Villan For Life]

Huge wicket for England, Wood gets Nawaz. They need 64 runs, we need 4 wickets, if we can get Shakeel soon then we should go on and win the test.

[Villan For Life]

Shakeel out just before lunch, we should go on and win this now, their tail is very weak. A very close decision which went to review and the TV replay umpire seemed to take ages. Joel Wilson kept us hanging!

[DrGonzo]

Never out on my book, that ball was in the turf.  That's a massive decision that has probably won the game for England.  Don't rate Wilson as an umpire.

[Lsvilla]

Surprised that was given out. I get that 2d cameras are very deceptive and it probably was out but looks as if the ball was grounded. 

[PaulWinch again]

This is going to the wire.

[Villan For Life]

I think the key to the Shakeel wicket is that the on-field umpire gave a soft single of out. The TV umpire then has to find concrete evidence that the ball touched the ground, there isn’t any so he has to uphold the soft decision.

[PaulWinch again]

Pakistan are hammering it now.