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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9678945.stm

Not a very good start for England on the first day of this series.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9678945.stm


We will need to bowl well now or else we are facing a uphill task.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16565788.stm

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Shocker of a first day, Prior the only one with pass marks really. Can't understand only one spinner:confused: although batsmen have given them very little to bowl at. Am I right in saying that Pakistan prepared the pitch? If so it was obviously going to turn.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9680034.stm

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Watching live at the moment apart for Stuart Broad not a lot of wicket action this morning at 176-2 pakistan look set to take a lead in the first innings,the pich is fairly flat though not as flat as some of those in pakistan.

Andersen though has just finished a maiden good stuff.:)

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Hafeez gone well bowled swann lets have some more.!:)

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Yes our under par first innings has certainly left us with a uphill task now Richard and to be perfectly honest we have to limit their lead to no more then 100.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16612557.stm

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England have done quite well to restrict the Pakistanis to that figure after most of our top batsmen flopped,Pakistan will have quite a handy lead if they can get a lead say of 150 then England will have to bat really well in the 2nd innings of the match must remember to set my alarm for 5.30am in time to make a cup of coffee and tune in.:)

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Well l am usually up by 5.00 being a early riser but if England can get the rest of the wickets early tomorrow then score around 400 then they still have a chance to win this game Richard.

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Yes denphone England are still in this game but they have to stop the tail wagging even more first thing,then go on to bat a lot better 2nd time around still plenty of time left in the match and if the pitch wears a bit it might suit the England bowlers better particularly swan who may get the ball to turn a bit more.

Look forward to the next few days of the match.:)

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Yep a fantastic fightback. One thing this side have proved over the past few years is that they've got guts. Skittle them out for another 50 - 70 runs and it's very winnable.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9681048.stm

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England seem to be slipping a bit 35 for 3 with Strauss,cook and Pietersen, all back in the hutch if they are to win this one the batsmen will have to sart performing.

And still trailing by 111 not looking good.:(

Another one bites the dust Bell now gone as well.

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This has been a disaster from start to finish in this test and lets hope this is not a prelude to the whole series.

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To be fair denphone the 1st England innings was disasterous apart from Prior and Swann who did their best to add a few after a top order collapse,Englands bowling seemed a bit stiff at first then they did start to take wickets Trott included.

But the 2nd top order collapse makes me think pakistan have done their homework and will be no pushover England will have to up their game,at the moment England look to me like a team thats not played togeher in a while and need to get into "team" mode very quickly.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9681048.stm

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England look to have snatched an appalling defeat from the jaws of a bad one....

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Yes l really did not expect this type of performance after our glorious summer against India but it seems to me England still have a big problem against certain spinners.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16625445.stm

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Yes i think Strauss is right England have not played together in a while and they looked rusty especially in the batting dept,added to that the fact this is pakistans home series and they are all fired up after recent events,mean that England need to do some re-thinking and get on with it.

Thats what i think Andy Flower will be trying to instill in the team also,he like Strauss is a non panicker and i would expect England to play with more purpose in the 2nd test.(Hopefully ;))

At least i can have a lie in tomorrow thanks to the team for that at least as no getting up to watch sky sports.!!!!

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16646896.stm

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He is basically saying what i said in another posting denphone, IE they had not played together in a while and were a little rusty.

I expect them to be much better in the next test mate.:erm:

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Lets hope that is the case Richard with regards to the next test.

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Probably the only one watching today on sky sports 4 Sri Lanka had a fantatsic last two ball 50 over a side match win v South Africa today, what a fantatsic advert for the 50 over game.:)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-af...ry/550458.html

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Yes there have been many who have said that the 50 over game is dead and but from some of the games l have seen l think that news of its death is greatly exaggerated.

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Hopefully denphone as i love the 50 over format rather then the pro 40 stuff.

Australia are touring this year and my county Essex have been given a proper 50 over one day game against them,rather then a 3 day no result fest.

The 40 over game in the uk is rather odd as the international format is 50 overs as per the old friends provident 50 over comp,before it went all 20/20.:)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16696136.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16698659.stm

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Yes well done to Ricky Ponting on that wonderful achievement.!

Bad news on Tremlett though denphone, i hope England try two spinners in the upcoming test and see how Swann and Panesar work together,they might get more out of the pitch then the seamers.

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Yes its fingers crossed that we can strike back quickly when the 2nd test starts tomorrow.:)

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Yes i shall be up very early to start viewing on sky sports 1.!:)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9685611.stm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9685611.stm

Could do with a couple of wickets quite soon.

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Yes could do denphone trouble is the ball was turning for Swann and Panesar earlier that has now gone,perhaps Stauart broad can grab another couple hopefully, the pitch now is fairly flat and the ball getting on a bit.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16698659.stm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9686257.stm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9686257.stm

Now this is more like it and long may it continue after tea.

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Yes 159-1 England as i thought are a lot better in this 2nd test match hopefully the result will be the right one this time.;)

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Yes its going quite nicely at 176-2 at the moment.

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198 for 3.... Soon to be 240 for 6 and 300 all out...!!! COme on Pakistan!

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Not this time around England have at last got their act together!

I only hope one day these tests can be played in pakistan,did i read a while ago pakistan have invited Bangladesh there for a series.?


Hmmmm Pietersen out maybe i spoke too soon-203-4.:p::p:;)

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Me too. The atmosphere in Dubai is a bit flat in my opinion.

I think the sticking point will be whether England will want to play in Pakistan. Will they be willing to following the 2009 Sri Lanka shooting?

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The Dubai atmosphere is very flat, over there they prefer the one day game the stadiums look impressive though.

I think at the moment England would not want to play in pakistan like wise Australia,but the idea of asking Bangladesh i think a much smaller cricket playing nation,is to start building up trust again if they acceptand they tour without a hitch , then the bigger test playing nations might follow.

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And hopefully Pakistan will be skittled out for 130 in the second innings..:D

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Oh dear 207-5 Morgan departs at the end.

The balance tilts a little in Pakistans favour.:(

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I was being a bit conservative with my 260/6 lol

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1st hour of play should be interesting tomorrow. I might be late for work ;)

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Well we shall see Richard.

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:D:D:D:D looks like it mate,another mini collapse but Bells still there, Swann and Prior to come for a last minute swash around hopefully.:)

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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...ntil-2019.html

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I'd love to see a Geoff Boycott and David Lloyd double act.

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Yes that would be very interesting with those two sitting together with their forthright views..

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with added Yorks v Lancs friction

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9686966.stm

Now if only we can stretch that lead to about 100.

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Just got in from work in time to see broad hit a six and get to his half century well done to him,every run is needed to get a decent lead,would be good to have a 100 + lead but its a big ask.:)

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66 lead at lunch for England hope Andersen can hang around as Monty is not very renowned for his batting.:shocked:

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Yes a reasonable mornings work Richard and perhaps Saaf is not as confident now as he was yesterday.;)

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Excellent mornings work from the position England were in at the start the match has turned yet again.

I would imagine like the ball Saaf will put a good spin on it denphone.:D

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Montys on his way in to bat not long until pakistans 2nd innings i fear.:erm:

As if to prove my point he is out.!

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Oh dear.:(

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Here we go hopefully Pakistan 34-2 time to press home the advantage before scores are level.:)

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36-3 well done Panesar.:)

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Yes Saaf must be shaking in his boots this morning and he seems strangly very quiet this morning as well.:D

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Yes he is very silent this morning,must be having a few coffees before he ventures on here.;)

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l think he might require something a bit stronger come the end of the match.:D

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Ha ha ha.....

We had a client visit this morning so I couldnt post on here.

125 for 4, so in effect 55 for 4..... Misbah's wicket was a huge blow but I reckon we'll be defending a lead of 210 when England go into bat again.

Love Boyc's summary....

"England will come back refreshed in the morning and there is no doubt in my mind that England will win. I'll put my house on it, all three of them if you want. It's been a terrific game of cricket. Stuart Broad's counter-attacking innings was the man-of-the-match performance. He did exactly what I prefer the late-order batsmen to do, go after the ball. Monty bowled very well and it was nice to see him get back into his old rhythm."

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Granted, the fat lady is warming up her vocals, but she's not performing yet ;)

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BAtting last on day 4 is going to sort out the men from the boys..... ;)

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Sorry Saaf about your sadly missed absence this morning but l am sure England will finish the game quite quickly tomorrow so we can put you out of your misery as early as possible.;)

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Hi Saff you mst have now cheered up Pakistan on 125-4 with a 55 run lead is starting to turn the game again if pakistan can hang around and get a lead of say 220-230 in that region batting last for England could well be tricky,Panesar and Swann were both getting the ball to turn today Panesar more so then Swann ,and very often small totals can pose a problem as the batting side get the wobbles still more to come from this match i feel.

Love Boycs summing up i liked him as a player though,as a commentator you always get a forthright opinion from him love him or loathe him,he does not do fence sitting :shocked:!

It should be an interesting next couple of days with the best team(England ;))
winning.:D

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9687876.stm

Just 3 more wickets to get cheaply and then it looks like we can finish this test today.:)

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Yes just three more wickets to get and pakistan with a relatively modest lead of 128 runs, looks like an England winner but i have learnt with England over the years to never count your chickens.;)

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198-8 game on after lunch just two more to get.

Wonder where Saaf is having a lie down as Pakistan get bowled out.:D

Surely England cannot lose this one now.:erm:

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Looking very good now Richard and perhaps Pakistan can send Saaf in as the last man to help them in their moment of need.:D

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They may need him denphone as Monty has just got another wicket for a 5 wicket haul.:D

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Panesar grabs Guls wicket for a 6 wicket haul if England cannot knock the runs off now i will be amazed.:)

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Yes it looking good.:cleader::cleader:

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145 runs to win no wobbles please England.:eek::eek:

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England collapsing, 3 out already..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...rd/default.stm

4 out now :rolleyes:

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England lose their third wicket chasing 145 to win the second Test against Pakistan on the fourth day in Abu Dhabi after Monty Panesar takes 6-62.:(:(:(




For christ sake can someone please take on the bowlers as this is pathetic batting by England.:(:(:(

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I think, even with England 4 down, we're still 30 short of a winnable total.

Having said that I think I'm feeling a lot happier than you 2 right now ;)

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56 for 5..... It's very quiet in here ;)

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68 - 6 . I still think Broad and Swann can save this for England. One more wicket before 80 runs are posted is needed!

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oh dear 68-7!!!! COMMMMMMMMMMMMMME ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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Utterly pathetic and l think even a CF eleven could play better then these idiots.:(:(:(

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8 down....... !!!!!! Where are you Richard? Denphone?

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Oh, there you are ;)

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Yes and very unhappy with England.:td:

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:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

Well done to Pakistan i have to say that Saaf.

An amazingly bad collapse by England the worst i have seen in a while.

But i have seen England obtain a Loss out of the jaws of Victory a few times.:(

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16772011.stm

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I think thats probably an understatement by Geoff Boycott denphone,not being able to make 150 with the quality of batsmen England have the likes of Cook,Trott, Struass ect was simply very poor.

I know the Ball was turning a little more 2nd time around but as Boycs said they were missing straight balls:shocked:,to make 327 in the 1st innings and only 72 in 36.1 overs in the 2nd is beyond excuses.

If this was being played in the sub continent i could understand a bit more as their pitches are very dead and dry but Abu Dhabi is not the sub continent,in fact it even looked a tad beeezy some days.:(

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Are you India in disguise??!!! Lololol....

But Fantasic performance by Pakistan, the best thing about it for me is the mental attitude. England were poor, but Pakistan bowled exceptionally well, and also did well to post a lead of @140 runs, so let's not take anything away from them.


Moshin Khan's (the coach) post match interview was very good. Humble in victory too. Hopefully the PCB award him with a long term coaching role. We all know about how the PCB has allowed political interference in Pakistan cricket in the past, and also contributing to a ever changing structure (both in coaches and players), hopefully they will be looking for stability now.

Beating England, however badly they played, is still a huge achievement, which will bring huge confidence to this team.

Here's hoping for a 3-0!

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16779845.stm

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http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/m...316851,EN.html

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Its my understanding denphone re-the sky deal that the BBC did not even bother with a TV tender citing the cuts,ITV did not bother or anybody else so Giles Clarke did not have any bids apart from skys!!!!for the cricket coverage.

I am a bit concerned that there was no serious attempt to get say 20/20 live on terrestrial TV, but i think sky want all domestic coverage live for their money its all or nothing.

Which in my view could be bad for the longer state of the game but only time will tell on that one,i note this year 20/20 has been cut back in the domestic game with my county Essex getting 2 less games.

Personally i am not keen on Giles Clarke i remember when he tried to sell out our game to thet nice american chap whose name escapes me.;)

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The answer to Englands problems?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MEQgciqZRQ :cool:

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He is very good is it possible we could get him on the plane double quick for the start of tomorrows 3rd test in Dubai,he very probably is not as vulnerable to left arm spin as Mr Pietersen is.!:D

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Add 14 years on and he might be a solution to England's problems at the moment.:D

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16837091



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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16837091

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16837091


A great start on the first day for England and now lets hope we can bat a bit better then in the first two tests.

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It's only tea time. England could be 7 down by close of play.

It seems that whilst Boycs was happy to hypothetically bet his 3 houses in the last test, the Pakistanis probably bet their houses to be bowled out before tea on the first day ;)

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Well the latest score is England are 104-6.:(

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I'd take a deficit of 50 going into the 2nd innings.

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Thought you would.:D

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16876071

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No update since, denphone? ;)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16876071

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Looks like the game is going to be up pretty soon for England in this 3rd test with 120-2 andf a 78 runn lead for Pakistan with oodles of time left in this match.

Englands batsmen have lergely not been up to the job in this series in an hour or so i am off to work but will catch uop with the England horror show from there.:(

Cannot fault our bowlers though they have put England in winning position several times for the batsmen to squander it.:(

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Yes l agree Richard it is like two different functioning parts of a car and only one of those parts is working at the moment.:(

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Yes denphone :D our batsmen need a Premuim Fuel fill up to start firing properly.:D

England do not play traditonally vey well in certain parts of the world but the middle east was one of the parts Englands batsmen look like rabbits with their eyes caught in a headlamp. :(

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Yeah and l bet Saaf is having a field day at our expense.

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I think Saaf will be feeling our pain alright denphone.:D:D