Pakistan 🇵🇰 v England 🏴 1st test Rawalpindi
- Thread starter Liverpool Beachball
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Can’t wait til Robinson breaks down after 5 overs in the heat.
Absolute madness
I take it you didn’t watch him in the summer
Not madness at all
Liverpool Beachball
Striker
Can’t wait til Robinson breaks down after 5 overs in the heat.
Absolute madness
Gym freak now IIRC
Frankel
Winger
I saw him in Australia.
It’s a massive risk. Reliant on Stokes with a nackered knee and 40 year old Anderson.
I hope so.
Lots changed since then though tbf,
Frankel
Winger
It has and if he’s got himself fit then fair enough.
But Jimmy and Stokes are hardly at the peak of fitness. Seems odd not to have included Overton. He’s decent with the bat too.
Aye was an option, must have wanted 2 spin options, guess we will see
Silly Point
Winger
Not going to be hot either
I am Boss
Winger
Still plenty if time to go but that looks a million miles away from the tracks they prepared against the Aussies
scotch
Striker
Wonder if Root bowls much given his back...
Think he might more than when was captain
I reckon root part of reason they picked Livingstone over jacks
Bazza
The Breen Machine
Striker
Probably just as well we have picked a batting line up that should score at a high run rate, as I don’t see that bowling attack taking 20 wickets in a hurry.
FatCat2402
Midfield
Close of Day 1 England 380 all out. Stokes 70 off 70 balls, Livingstone 85 off 26
Day 2 Pakistan 290 - 1. Robinson back gone, stokes knee gone. Anderson side strain
Day 3 Pakistan 821 - 3 declared. Leach 0 - 480
Day 4 Eng 120 all out off 16.2 overs. Livingstone 93 not out off 24 balls
Day 2 Pakistan 290 - 1. Robinson back gone, stokes knee gone. Anderson side strain
Day 3 Pakistan 821 - 3 declared. Leach 0 - 480
Day 4 Eng 120 all out off 16.2 overs. Livingstone 93 not out off 24 balls
couple of interesting points
Stokes says Root is 2nd spinner and Livi is third
and also Livingstone turned down 250k from the big bash to play in this, that should be praised, and its worth remembering Mo Ali turned down England to play in a T10 league, while moaning about the schedule
shows great desire to play for England
England missed the boat with Livingstone years ago, I remember him scoring 2 100s in Sri Lanka for England A on spinning wickets, he should have got a gig years ago
ffs
Stokes says Root is 2nd spinner and Livi is third
and also Livingstone turned down 250k from the big bash to play in this, that should be praised, and its worth remembering Mo Ali turned down England to play in a T10 league, while moaning about the schedule
shows great desire to play for England
England missed the boat with Livingstone years ago, I remember him scoring 2 100s in Sri Lanka for England A on spinning wickets, he should have got a gig years ago
ffs
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Inside Forward
Midfield
Picking only 3 seamers including Robinson and Stokes to bowl on what I assume will be a flat pitch seems rather risky.
FatCat2402
Midfield
I think they are aware they are short of red ball games, so trying to get out of the 1st test with a draw. Hence, tons of batting
