Bad defeat. I have to question team selection. Knowing it would certainly be a very spin friendly pitch why was Rehan Ahmed not in the team? Pakistan had seven spinners, we had three. Their leggie took eight wickets in our second innings, Ahmed took a five for on debut here last tour.
They only needed the two in the 2nd innings. It’s about the ability to bowl effectively on turners,and to bat. We don’t see many of them, and it’s usually only Root who can adapt, but on a Day 9 pitch it’s not gonna be easy!
In my opinion, the visiting team in ALL Test Matches should have the choice of either batting or fielding. This would stop all pitch pampering by the home teams federations.
Similar thoughts, but the losing team from the previous contest should have choice. Normal toss after a draw.
Pakistan 151/5 in reply to England's 267 The India NZ test looks an interesting lower scoring match as well
yeah the wheels have come off, I haven't checked I assume we are going to play India next we always seem to be playing them and NZ just handed them a series defeat In India for the first time since 2012 so expect further misery
We go to West Indies next week for T20 and ODI matches. Starts Thursday, so quick turnaround. We then travel onto New Zealand for a Test Series.
all out for 209 Why are we bouncing around to different countries like an excited dog not giving our players any time to adjust to local conditions?
First ODI, Antigua England 209 all out (45.1 overs): Livingstone 48 (49); Motie 4-41 West Indies 157-2 (25.5 overs): Lewis 94 (69); Livingstone 1-32 West Indies win by eight wickets (DLS method) Poor performance, plenty of starts but nobody went on to post a good score.
Summary Career-best knock from Livingstone takes England to victory Skipper cracks 124 off 85 balls, including nine sixes Salt, Bethell & Curran also hit half-centuries West Indies post 328-6 Hope, dropped on 60 by Salt, scores superbly-paced 117 Carty makes 71 before falling to Rashid googly Series level at 1-1 - final match in Barbados on Wednesday Good game today, and good victory
First test v NZ day two. Brook into the 90's but has been dropped three times so far. Pope out to a great catch after he and Brook had put on 150..Brook has just reached his ton. Edit:- And was dropped again. And so was Stokes.
Root out for a duck. When did that last happen? Brook looking excellent again. Close game, difficult one to call
First Test, Christchurch (day three of five) New Zealand 348 (Williamson 93) & 155-6 (Williamson 61; Carse 3-22) England 499 (Brook 171, Stokes 80, Pope 77; Henry 4-84) New Zealand lead by four runs Can't see us losing this one
England batting in 2nd Test. http://www.fawanews.com/New Zealand vs England.html Good stream here if you're staying up.
