4th Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval

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Moeen 95*

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and 3rd TEST Ton to Moeen !

Shabash  ;D

73.4
Yasir Shah to Ali, SIX, dances down, doesn't quite get to the pitch but plays the most

graceful of leg-side slogs and deposits Yasir into the stands at deep midwicket

to bring up his third Test hundred!

Off comes the helmet, he can drink in the applause, it's been a lovely knock

and undoubtedly all the more special given his heritage .

RIP Hanif Mohammad .

328 All Out

Soahil 5Fer

Moeen Ali c Yasir Shah b Sohail Khan 108

Superb day's cricket. Despite only 80 overs being bowled. Come on, umpires, ICC & players. Aim higher. Sort it out. Stop fleecing spectators

3- 1 after 3 overs

1.5
Broad to Sami Aslam, OUT, attacking the stumps, straightening a touch and thumps him

on the pads, Aslam playing around it... up goes Oxenford's finger, Aslam reviews!

Stumps, day 1

Yet another action packed day in a wonderful Test series. Runs and wickets galore. England looked to be set for a massive first innings total with Cook and Root in control at 68/1. Then the all too familiar collapse happened. At 110/5, I would have gladly settled for 250, and bit yer arm off for 300.

Imagine how good this England team would be if they got anything from No 4 and No 5. Sadly, this is likely the last Test for Vince.

I felt bad for Hales. He scorched that. When you are in form, that ball finds the ropes. When you are struggling for runs, it ends up in the hands of the fielder at square leg. That said, I am still not convinced the ball carried to Yasir Shah.

England's lower order once again came to the rescue. Bairstow has quickly become England's third most consistent batsman. Chris Woakes continues to do his best Jacques Kallis impersonation, and Moeen stood tall (after taking an almighty blow off the dome first ball up), dragging the tail along with him to a more than useful score of 328.

Though Sohail Khan finished with a five-for, I thought Wahab Riaz was Pakistan's best bowler today. He bowled with sheer pace and added a menacing snarl to Pakistan's attack.

Broad nipping out the impressive Sami Aslam before close of play will give England a big lift on a day filled with more twists than Chubby Checker in his prime.

Well recovered England!


Mo was fantastic, as was Bairstow.


Take 4 additional wicket by lunch and screw the Pakistanis to the wall.

132- 3 after 41 overs

Shafiq 41*