Cricket

[Mildredblues]

Can't play for the weather, we've seen how reliable forecasts are today when we were promised no interruptions.

We don't need to win this test. 13 overs tonight is plenty. If it rains all day Tuesday declaring earlier wouldn't help much. The forecast is iffy Monday too, so we could only have one day left if we're playing to the weather forecasts and a draw inevitable.

If England win this test, they they leapfrog Australia to 1st place in the test championship table. Good enough reason to grab a comprehensive home series win with such a commanding position.

 

[Mildredblues]

Apparently, when Crawley walked off, every single Pakistani fielder approached him to say Well Played.

Cricket is ace.

They've been good opponents. I thought they did well today to atleast ensure that Buttler did not tee off. Kept him scoring at a strike rate below 50 by disciplined bowling on the 4th-5th stump.

 

[ToffeeTim]

This looks a real poor decision to me

 

[Methuselah]

Pakistan have reduced the areas to 580.lol Root should have declared a lot earlier.

 

[Handball]

Umpire Illingworth with another corker of a decision.

 

[Blue Shoes]

England barely celebrated that expecting it to be overturned, illingworth doesn't even give himself time to think, couldn't get two more opposite umpires than the two in this test.

 

[ToffeeTim]

That one was plumb

 

[summerisle]

I feel sorry for Pakistan. lol

 

[ToffeeTim]

Good catch that by Dom Sibley

 

[tommye]

Anderson is just relentless. Fella is a machine

 

[ToffeeTim]

Big wicket

 

[tommye]

Another good day for England. Could get very messy for Pakistan early doors tomorrow with Babar gone.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Pakistan can't wait for four day tests with three rained off.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Illingworth is truly in the Dharmasena bracket, he's just that poor.

Joel Wilson, Kumar Dharmasena and S. Ravi are the worst we usually get. Illingworth and Kettleborough haven't been far off that standard.

Why on earth did Gunner Gould have to retire ?

 

[BigMick]

Illingworth is truly in the Dharmasena bracket, he's just that poor.

Joel Wilson, Kumar Dharmasena and S. Ravi are the worst we usually get. Illingworth and Kettleborough haven't been far off that standard.

Why on earth did Gunner Gould have to retire ?

Gunner's still around in the county game - did the Sussex/Essex game last week.

I remember Dharmasena won the Umpire of the Year about 8 or 9 years ago. He wasn't bad then, but then had a series where some decisions were overturned by DRS and, as I suspect happens to a lot of them, his confidence was shattered and now, as you say, he's terrible. I suspect that happens to a lot of them, but some should never have been near the international panel.