1st Test: Pakistan v England @ Multan Cricket Stadium Oct 7-11, 2024

[AlwaysGreen]

Poms 3/492, 64 behind. Root 176*, Brook 141*.
Root overtakes Cook as England's highest run scorer.
2 days to play.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Considering Pakistan have had SFA international cricket for 13 years between 2009-2022.

The shithouse crowd is either a big concern for test cricket or they realise these pitches are diabolical and figured what's the point.

Anyway its a major worry if Pakistan can't draw a crowd to Test Cricket i would have thought they would have been craving any time someone visits to play a test there.

 

[Twizzle]

draw coming up

 

[Bazal]

Harry Brook is a pretty f**ken good player, to be fair to the BazBallers

 

[King-Gutho94]

draw coming up

I sense another Pakistan 2nd innings collapse.

Its happened plenty of times before.

 

[TheParraboy]

Poms 3/492, 64 behind. Root 176*, Brook 141*.
Root overtakes Cook as England's highest run scorer.
2 days to play.

Few options to keep the Bazball theme

1, Declare overnight

2. Declare drinks break first session day 4

3. (My personal favourite) Declare when either Root or Brook are on 199*.... "Its all about the team and moving forward for the win"

 

[Twizzle]

I sense another Pakistan 2nd innings collapse.

Its happened plenty of times before.

depends on what price they get

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Credit to Ellen and Who cares Harry as they pile on 357 for the 4th wicket and take a 50 run lead.
Root 232*
Brook 194*

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Partnership now 409 which is just 2 runs off England's best ever by Cowdrey and May in 1967.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Seriously Pakistan need to sort there shit out when it comes to pitches.

This is a genuine disgrace.

It's not what test cricket needs is a Multan highway.

 

[This Year?]

Harry Brook's strike rate is almost a run a ball and he's closing in on a triple century.
Is it the fastest triple century ever in test cricket?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I think Sehwag may have scored a faster one.

Edit: yep in 278 balls.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Harry Brook's strike rate is almost a run a ball and he's closing in on a triple century.
Is it the fastest triple century ever in test cricket?

Fastest on a synthetic pitch equivalent that Under 10 Div 3 in regional Dungog would play on.

 

[This Year?]

This is almost as bad as those european 10 over games.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

This is almost as bad as those european 10 over games.

Don’t knock European cricket. I’m quitting my job to go play in it.

 

[This Year?]

Don’t knock European cricket. I’m quitting my job to go play in it.

I hope not as a bowler.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

I think Sehwag may have scored a faster one.

Edit: yep in 278 balls.

Against prime Steyn Ntini and Morkel with Kallis too.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

5 Pakistani bowlers have gone for 100 plus.

 

[This Year?]

Poor bastard. He was so close.

 

[This Year?]

Congratulations Prince Harry.