- Posts: 62461
- Thank you received: 36
A brilliant team performance from England |
07 Aug 2016 14:46 #316515
by chairman
Always tell someone how you feel because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye but regret can last a lifetime.
cricketwindies.com/forum/
http://www.newstatesman.com/sites/default/files/styles/nodeimage/public/blogs_2014/09/453642636.jpg?itok=3PbAlpjs
BY DILLINGER
(CRICKETWINDIES)That was a brilliant team performance from England. They are really starting to gel together.
Teams with a 100+ first innings lead have a microscopic 3% losing percentage. The odds were strongly stacked against England, especially after being rattled out for under 300 in the first innings. Woakes picking up the wicket of Azhar Ali on the final ball of the second day really changed this match.
England's bowlers were fantastic after lunch. Jimmy and Mo really turned the screws bowling in tandem. Jimmy got the ball reversing and Mo had the ball drifting. Once they removed Azhar and Younis, the rest of the seamers tore through Pakistan's vulnerable middle order. Broad, Finn and Woakes were disciplined with their lines and the pressure took its toll.
This will be a disheartening loss for Pakistan. They were cruising at the lunch interval with only one wicket down and still an outside chance to pull of an unlikely win. Despite the loss, Pakistan will take heart with the performance from Sami Aslam. They have found themselves a genuine opening batsman. The difference between Sami Aslam and Shan Masood is night and day. Young Sami looked very assured and organized. He knows where his off stump is and showed good judgement (his eventual dismissal excepted). He has big potential.
BY DILLINGER
(CRICKETWINDIES)That was a brilliant team performance from England. They are really starting to gel together.
Teams with a 100+ first innings lead have a microscopic 3% losing percentage. The odds were strongly stacked against England, especially after being rattled out for under 300 in the first innings. Woakes picking up the wicket of Azhar Ali on the final ball of the second day really changed this match.
England's bowlers were fantastic after lunch. Jimmy and Mo really turned the screws bowling in tandem. Jimmy got the ball reversing and Mo had the ball drifting. Once they removed Azhar and Younis, the rest of the seamers tore through Pakistan's vulnerable middle order. Broad, Finn and Woakes were disciplined with their lines and the pressure took its toll.
This will be a disheartening loss for Pakistan. They were cruising at the lunch interval with only one wicket down and still an outside chance to pull of an unlikely win. Despite the loss, Pakistan will take heart with the performance from Sami Aslam. They have found themselves a genuine opening batsman. The difference between Sami Aslam and Shan Masood is night and day. Young Sami looked very assured and organized. He knows where his off stump is and showed good judgement (his eventual dismissal excepted). He has big potential.
Always tell someone how you feel because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye but regret can last a lifetime.
cricketwindies.com/forum/
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Time to create page: 0.165 seconds
| ||||
