[3rd Test] England v Pakistan (Rose Bowl)

[Ghfd]

Not long awake, why didn't Azhar open?
Didn't he come out to bat last night?

He chose not to and yes he did

Got himself in all kinds of bother there. Hopefully we can get some momentum now

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That still makes it look missing.

 

[zebediah]

Jesus Christ, nice lay-in mate?

Night shift, actually woke up early lol.

 

[PeteFTM]

He chose not to and yes he did

That still makes it look missing.

He was definitely unlucky with it imo. However, he hasn't looked up to much since his first innings.

 

[zebediah]

He chose not to and yes he did

Had TMS on cycling to work when the light meter nonsense happened, they were talking then that he may have to open the following morning.
But when they confirmed close of play I switched to music.

 

[TheRey]

Night shift, actually woke up early lol.

Was gonna say!haha.

Anyways to answer your question - Azhar came out to bat, but whereas for most batters your innings "begins" at the point where you walk over the boundary rope, for openers it only begins when the umpire says "play" to commence the start of the innings. Thus his innings hadn't started and he was able to put himself back down the order

 

[Sack Fatto]

England boys look weary today....May be finding it hard to summon up the motivation. And the weather looks horrible again tomorrow.

 

[Ghfd]

Edged about five yards in front of buttler. No chance?

 

[zebediah]

He was definitely unlucky with it imo. However, he hasn't looked up to much since his first innings.

While he improved as that innings went on, he could have lost his wicket a dozen times early on, charmed life in that game.

 

[TheRey]

Edged about five yards in front of buttler. No chance?

Foakes gobbles it up.

 

[Ghfd]

Archer in the late 80s in this spell.

 

[zebediah]

Was gonna say!haha.

Anyways to answer your question - Azhar came out to bat, but whereas for most batters your innings "begins" at the point where you walk over the boundary rope, for openers it only begins when the umpire says "play" to commence the start of the innings. Thus his innings hadn't started and he was able to put himself back down the order

I take it TMS cleared that up after I switched....cheers.

 

[Ghfd]

Toilet break.

wicket imminent

 

[brandon]

Toilet break.

wicket imminent

We’ve got a non-spinner spinner and a military medium pacer on..... No chance.

 

[chopsfc007]

We’ve got a non-spinner spinner and a military medium pacer on..... No chance.

88 mph sluggish

 

[Ghfd]

Drinks. No wicket.

try to think outside the box, root bowl himself
close there mind

 

[brandon]

What a terrible day for my cricket teams. Two wickets in nearly 6 hours of play.

 

[TheRey]

What a terrible day for my cricket teams. Two wickets in nearly 6 hours of play.

On the plus side, Surrey look like finally getting a win. And against K*nt no less

 

[Ghfd]

This leg theory, was it inevitable the first ball would go for four between the wk and leg slip

 

[EchoMan]

England boys look weary today....May be finding it hard to summon up the motivation. And the weather looks horrible again tomorrow.

The Southampton forecast for Tomorrow afternoon has improved. Could get 5 hours play in.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Today has been quite an anti climax hasn’t it?