Pakistan v England, 1st Test

[horseplayer]

Botham not really worth considering as he will change his mind in the next hour when he is bored/pissed again.

The pressure will not really be on regardless but worth sticking them in tomorrow obviously just to get Rashids confidence up

[horseplayer]

Cook 10 minutes away from longest innings ever here (by a captain)

[horseplayer]

Joe Root doing a Chanderpaul with the wicket here

[TightEnd]

Cook has scored more runs in this innings than any of the England team managed in the entire 2012 series in UAE.

[horseplayer]

Been pretty impressed with the Pakistan seamers and ours tbf.

No lack of effort wonder how much this will take out of them

[horseplayer]

Another good example of Cooks progression as a captain.

Misbah has not moved the field all innings (apart from a slip to a fly slip)


Cook did not change for changes sake but did move the field around sensibly and it resulted in at least one wicket.

[TightEnd]

a rare failure for Joe Root there. Just 85.

[TightEnd]

Figures for spin so far in this match?

0-503.

[fatcatstu]

Ramiz Raja is the most annoying commentator I have ever had the misfortune to hear. I would rather listen to Nick Knight.

And what is with this Wahab Riaz love in? Yes, I am well aware he bowled a few bouncers at Shane Watson. Get over it.

(I may be in a grump today)

[horseplayer]

arise sir cook

now longest innings by any english player ever

not a bead of sweat on as per looks like he could bat for 10 days

[horseplayer]

Ramiz Raja is the most annoying commentator I have ever had the misfortune to hear. I would rather listen to Nick Knight.

And what is with this Wahab Riaz love in? Yes, I am well aware he bowled a few bouncers at Shane Watson. Get over it.

(I may be in a grump today)

Makes Beefy look sane

Earlier he disagreed with a point he made himself 10 minutes earlier.

Now cant understand why Stokes was not given lbw when the bowler half appealed and the ball pitched a foot outside leg stump.

Atherton quite wisely just ignoring him

[fatcatstu]

Ramiz Raja is the most annoying commentator I have ever had the misfortune to hear. I would rather listen to Nick Knight.

And what is with this Wahab Riaz love in? Yes, I am well aware he bowled a few bouncers at Shane Watson. Get over it.

(I may be in a grump today)

Makes Beefy look sane

Earlier he disagreed with a point he made himself 10 minutes earlier.

Now cant understand why Stokes was not given lbw when the bowler half appealed and the ball pitched a foot outside leg stump.

Atherton quite wisely just ignoring him

He just talks utter nonsense, and is totally and utterly biased, which is fair enough, but not when you are broadcasting to a UK audience!

In other news I wouldn't bother declaring this match, what is the point in flogging your bowlers to death?

[TightEnd]

Alastair Cook has now batted longer than the combined total match time of England at the rugby and football world cups

[fatcatstu]

Alastair Cook has now batted longer than the combined total match time of England at the rugby and football world cups

Great knock and typical of the man.

Done over by a no ball too. Surely they either check all of them, or none of them?

[tikay]

Who'd have thought?

A result is now quite possible. England bowled Pakistan out, with Rashid getting an excellent 5 wickets to silence the doubters.

England need 99 to win in around 50 minutes, light permitting.