Live cricket commentary: England v Pakistan
just watching it and could not believe that the south african comes up on the screen as TOSS SA lmfao
Well done Warner and Watson - great batting, Pakistan never was going to win after these two mauled the seamers! Ah well, it's cricket after all.
KP should open the bowling for south africa with his pants on his head
#806 if the IPL is so great how come India are so awful at 20-20 cricket? You'd think they would learn how to play the game from the mercenaries.
This is cricket - one ball, one bad review, one bad fielding setup can change the complexion of the game! You can't win them all but you can give your best everytime you play. England or any team don't go out to lose. So you so called fans have faith in your team and stop slagging them off everytime they lose. Learn to enjoy the game and compliment others when they beat you. As for Bopara, someone has faith in him, let it be, he too does not go to get a duck. Cricket is the most circumstantial game invented and that's the beauty of it.
Bopara has had enough opportunities and confirms his inability with each successive one, just what do the selectors really see in this guy? Similarly, Morgan is just on another planet, hopelessly out of his class. He wants regular test cricket but has not got the mentality or strategy to be a test player. His last two innings displayed yet again that when that sudden stream of sawdust passes between his ears he is just totally out of place. He has an arrogant style that just backfires on him. little wonder he was despatched home last tour. He is hopeless in anything other than a big slog
Who at the ECB is sh****g Bopara or his misses HE IS USELESS
Another 7 wicket spanking for the no 1 side.
May be there should train with the ladies team at list the ladies are winning
Hi well I suppose we must be thankful Bopara did make 6 this time what a joke, we must have a 12 year old that could do better dont you think???
Apart from Broad are there any English born players in the England side or are the rest South Africa and Australian rejects.
Has Bopara got pictures of Miller and Flower in bed together? I can think of no other reason why this useless non player is in the England team.
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Matthew - lol, I am beginnig to get your sense of humour ;-)
What a game, a thriller indeed. Both teams deserved to win. I am glad Pakistan won - meaning they won the series. T20 finalists in the making here from what was on display. Magical bowling by Ajmal and superb batting fom both Pakistan and Australia. T20 at it's best.
Awesome for one day is good, I remember times when we were the pits on both days.
Anybody checked on the far east bookmaker odds on this match?
35 Pakistan 129-7 (Broad 0-1-1-0-0-0): Right, we have the mandatory ball change at the 34 over point, and Broady will make first use of the replacement white cherry. Gul drives wide of mid on for a single, before Razzaq rides the bounce of the ball superbly to pick up another. That is the extent of the damage, and surely it is curtains for Pakistan?!
34 Pakistan 127-7 (Swann 1-0-0-0-0-1): Swann stays round the wicket to Razzaq, who drives through cover for a single, before Gul takes another to keep the scoreboard ticking, albeit slowly! Pakistan's required rate is now up at 8.06 runs per over, and England are thriving.
32 Pakistan 117-6 (Swann 0-0-1-0-1-0): Razzaq takes a swift single to cover point, before Akmal keeps the scoreboard ticking with a neat nurdle into the gap at midwicket. It would be very foolish to rule out Pakistan entirely with this destructive duo still at the crease! /// Pakimaskeen says England and the umpires are both playing very well - ooh, that's a low blow!
31 Pakistan 115-6 (Bresnan 1-0-0-0-1-0): Akmal takes a swift single despite Anderson producing a superb pick up and throw to almost catch the batsman short of his ground! Razzaq takes another single with a dab down to third man, and that will be drinks. I'm going to see what this vodka/lucozade combo is all about - I'm slightly dubious!
30 Pakistan 113-6 (Swann nb-1-1-lb-1-1-1): Swann continues to bowl a very attacking line and length, and as a result Akmal and Razzaq take five singles from the over with a leg bye and a no ball also conceded. Pakistan's required rate is now at 7.20 - a tough ask! LIVE SCORECARD
29 Pakistan 106-6 (Bresnan 0-1-0-0-1-0): Timmy B returns, and it is a very wise time for Strauss to be bringing back his most expensive bowler, with Pakistan reeling from a Swann attack! Akmal and Razzaq each take singles as they consolidate their side's chase, and England are firmly on top.
27 Pakistan 103-4 (Wright 0-1-0-1-0-0): Yousuf and Akmal each take singles with nurdles into the leg side, but it's another fantastic over from Luke-ozade Wright as he enjoys being served a drink for once with Ajmal Shahzad bringing on a swift isotonic!
26 Pakistan 101-4 (Swann 0-1-1-0-1-0): Yousuf brings up the Pakistan 100 with a flick through midwicket, and two singles follow as he and Umar rotate the strike. Swann and Wright are putting the stoppers on Pakistan right now - how will the tourists respond? /// P is a huge fan of the impact made by Swann in his first over, and thinks the Aussies must be awaiting the spinner with trepidation! Agreed.
25 Pakistan 98-4 (Wright 1-2-1-0-0-0): Four runs are mustered off Wright's fifth over, and the medium-pacer is performing superbly for England this evening, just as required. Yousuf is taking control for Pakistan, but he just isn't a dynamic a player as the tourists need right now. /// Sir Fleming tells everyone to just enjoy the great game!
24 Pakistan 94-4 (Swann 1-3-1-0-1-0): Yousuf works the ball away through midwicket for a single, before Akmal drives fiercely through the covers for three more with Wright making a fine diving stop to prevent the boundary! Two singles follow, and Swann is not happy with that over.
23 Pakistan 88-4 (Wright 0-0-1-0-0-0): Yousuf picks out third man with a precise shot, but that is the only run which he and Akmal can muster from the over. Wright is bowling superbly, and really relishing this opportunity to bowl in the middle overs with Yardy absent.
22 Pakistan 87-4 (Swann 0-0-1-0-0-0): Yousuf sweeps powerfully through short fine leg for a single, before Umar Akmal bides his time to play himself in, defending off the back foot to see out the remainder of the over. /// Who would everyone like to see thrown in from left field into the England Ashes squad tomorrow, then?
21 Pakistan 86-4 (Wright 0-1-0-0-1-1): Yousuf and Akmal exchange three singles between them as the pair look to consolidate for the tourists after a period of England dominance at the Rose Bowl. /// Glenn asks about the Ashes dates, and you can join me for the first Test at Brisbane from November 25 - how exciting!!!
19' Pakistan 82-3 (Wright W-1-0-0-1-0): WICKET! WRIGHT TRAPS AKMAL LBW! The all-rounder can barely believe it as he charges down the track with his arms aloft - he dismisses Akmal as the batsman is caught on the crease! The opener is absolutely furious and walks off painfully slowly - hot spot shows there was an inside edge, so he has every right to feel slightly aggrieved.
18' Pakistan 80-2 (Bresnan 1-1-1-1-0-0): Yousuf and Akmal exchange three singles, before Bresnan ends the over with two deliveries which the opener has to dig out of the block hole. England are putting the pressure on Pakistan now, and the tourists need a fresh impetus from this pair. /// Asif M is having a right old laugh, while Markear gives Drunken Sailor a piece of his mind and a ticking off to boot.
17' Pakistan 76-2 (Wright 1-0-1-0-1-1): One man who did not need those drinks is MoYo, who is just leaning on his bat with a runner out in the middle due to the ankle injury he sustained 'doing a Monty' on the boundary during England's innings. Pakistan can't run between the wickets effectively at the best of times, but it is sheer chaos out there now as Akmal is almost run out on three separate occasions!
15 Pakistan 67-2 (Broad 0-0-1-1-0-0): Broad seethes quietly to himself as Strauss makes a real hash of a simply piece of fielding at cover, and you cannot berate your skipper really, can you?! Akmal follows MoYo in taking a single, but this is much better from England. /// Martin G wonders what the odds were on Morgan getting a 100. Why, are you hoping to put a bet on it happening?
14 Pakistan 65-2 (Bresnan 1-0-0-0-0-0): MoYo nurdles a full delivery from the returning Bresnan behind point for a single, before the burly all-rounder recovers well to end the over solidly. After that flurry of boundaries, Pakistan are being pegged back now following Broad's two vital breakthroughs. /// Matthew Robinson notes that the team batting second under lights at the Rose Bowl have enjoyed most of the success, and England will be hoping that is not the case this evening.
12 Pakistan 62-0 (Anderson 1-1-0-0-0-0): Hafeez and Akmal each take singles to begin the 12th over, but Anderson responds with four terrific deliveries to peg the batsman back in the crease. That is more fine bowling from Jimmy, and he and Broad are really giving it everything for the hosts.
11 Pakistan 60-0 (Broad 0-1-0-wd-0-1-0): England take their powerplay immediately, and even Pakistan's electric start does not deter Strauss from doing the inevitable. Akmal takes a single to third man, before Broad is wided for a delivery which Hafeez really should have hammered for four! Hafeez then takes a single with a pull out to deep square, and the required run rate is just 5.02 per over. /// Henry John rather dubiously suggests that Morgan should bowl an over and, well... no!
10 Pakistan 57-0 (Anderson 0-0-0-0-0-0): Brilliant from Anderson! Never have I been so excited about a maiden over in one-day cricket, but that was pretty exceptional stuff from the seamer, whose impeccable effort even prompts Strauss to stroke his chin and contemplate a slip, something he has not indulged in since 2007! /// David says: "Go Pakistan!" and Adam Easterlow thinks the 'all rounder' job specification is responsible for England's stubborn selection policy regarding Bressy! LIVE SCORECARD
9 Pakistan 57-0 (Broad 0-0-0-0-4-1): Hafeez bides his time as he watches four deliveries from Broad recorded as dots in the book. But the opener responds with a thumping pull through midwicket for four runs, and a single follows to retain the strike for Anderson's next over. Surely it is all about Graeme Swann for England this evening?! /// Carrow wonders why Morgan is representing England, and Drunken Sailor responds to that tired old argument by citing Jack Charlton's RoI squad!
5 Pakistan 25-0 (Broad 0-0-0-0-lb-0): Akmal plays with a great deal more circumspection as he rocks back in his crease and defends stoutly. Davies concedes a leg bye, but no runs come off the over as Broad begins superbly for England following the Bresnan debacle! /// Brian and Aesterlow discuss the skills and techniques required for all three formats of the game, and Bobito notes that Morgan is still only the 19th best player in the ICC rankings - yep, that tells us everything we need to know!
4 Pakistan 24-0 (Anderson 0-0-0-1-0-0): That is much better from England! Anderson reins in the Pakistan openers with a fine over in which only Hafeez can muster a scoring shot. The paceman concedes a single and no more - fine bowling!
2 Pakistan 15-0 (Anderson 1-1-1-2-0-1): Akmal and Hafeez both take singles as Pakistan continue their brisk start. Hafeez works a full delivery through square leg for two runs, before the opener takes a single to keep the strike as Anderson over-pitches.
49 England 236-6 (Gul 0-2-1-0-2-3): Afridi concedes an overthrow, then has the audacity to berate Akmal once more, but that was the skipper's fault entirely! Bresnan picks up two runs, and a single follows. Morgan then drives down the ground superbly for two runs, and follows that with a swipe across the line to pick up three more and move to 91 - what an innings this has been, and he thoroughly deserves a century for his efforts!
48 England 229-6 (Akhtar 1-4-1-1-2-1): Shocking fielding from Pakistan! Morgan takes a single which was never there, before Bresnan spanks a half-volley from Shoaib through cover for four runs! Both batsmen take unlikely singles, before Bresnan is gifted two runs as Umar Akmal hurls the ball wide of the stumps for an unnecessary overthrow.
47 England 218-6 (Gul 1-1-3-0-1-4): Morgan and Bresnan take singles, before Morgan whips a full delivery square for three runs! Morgan takes another single with some superb running, and Bresnan slaps a full delivery through cover for four more to end the over with a bang! Brilliant from England, and another 10 runs are taken from the over! /// Maidul says something or other, while Epo rightly recognises Luke-ozade Wright's contributions through the series with the drinks tray!
44 England 199-4 (Afridi 4-1-1-0-1-1): What a way to begin the powerplay! Afridi drops short, and Morgan absolutely mullers the ball over square leg for a one-bounce four - so nearly a six! Four singles follow, and England get going as they mean to go on with a big over. /// P thinks 250 is now getable, and he wonders why Wright has been picked in preference to Bopara - thoughts on that one?
43 England 191-4 (Gul 1-1-1-1-1-1): It was always coming: England take six singles off the over! There is nothing this pair love more than taking singles, and the return of Umar Gul sees six taken on the trot! The field is spread far and wide, and now England will take the powerplay... /// Koyli gets his wish with the powerplay, while Glenn is now hoping for a score in excess of 260!
42 England 185-4 (Afridi 1-1-0-0-0-1): Three singles are mustered from the pair, and Ajmal keeps things tight with some loopy flight and an unerring line on off stump. /// Koyli reckons England need at least 250 on this wicket, and he urges the hosts to "step on the gas" - yes! William sums up nobody's thoughts by simply saying: "Rain." That could not be more unlikely on this glorious evening!
41 England 182-4 (Akhtar 1-0-1-1-0-1): Akhtar continues, but the paceman is holding his side once more as he fires the ball in rapidly and on middle stump. Colly and Morgan take four singles between them, and I may as well just write that for every over in advance of it actually happening!
40 England 178-4 (Afridi 0-1-1-1-1-0): Afridi continues to ring the changes as he brings himself back on now. Morgan and Colly take another four singles, and all I can say is it is a very good thing that this pair are so incredibly fit! And I don't mean that in a Lily Allen kinda way either. (The singer famously said Graham Onions should be selected on the basis that he is damn hot!) LIVE SCORECARD
39 England 174-4 (Akhtar wd-0-2-0-1-1-0): Akhtar begins with a wide down the leg side after he is brought back, then Morgan glances a straighter delivery down to fine leg for two runs. He and Colly exchange singles, and five runs are taken from the over.
38 England 169-4 (Ajmal 0-1-1-1-0-1): Ajmal continues as Colly shuffles across his crease and picks out deep backward square for a single. Morgan and Colly continue to run incredibly hard as they take a further three singles, and the current projected score would be 222. /// What do others think would be sufficient?
36 England 156-4 (Ajmal 1-1-1-1-0-1): Saeed Ajmal, sans shades, continues with Colly and Morgan taking two singles a piece, before Colly takes another with a forward prod and run to end the over. The England run rate is now at 4.33, but the hosts need a big finish to post a competitive total on what looks a perfectly good wicket!
35 England 151-4 (Gul 0-2-2-1-0-1): The filthy old rag (or the 34-over-old ball) is changed, and Gul continues. Morgan drives through the covers for two runs, before he picks up another brace with a clip through midwicket. Morgan then brings up England's 150 with a cut out to deep cover, and this is fine batting from the Middlesex man. /// Ooh, Glenn that is a cutting rebuttal - enjoy your retirement!
34 England 145-4 (Hafeez 1-1-2-1-4-lb): Colly and Morgan take singles with clips into the leg side, before Colly flicks one over midwicket for two more. Morgan gets in on the act with a drive through cover for four runs, and 10 runs are taken from the over... cracking stuff!
33 England 135-4 (Gul 2-0-1-1-0-1): Right, the mandatory ball change is two overs away, and Gul will now look to make his customary impact. Colly works a leg-side ball through midwicket for two runs, then rocks back and cuts for a single. Morgan locates third man with an intentional deflection, and Colly ends the over with a fifth run to mid off. /// Glenn feels a score of around 228 would prove a good target for Pakistan, and he makes the tourists a short price favourite!
32 England 130-4 (Hafeez 0-0-1-1-1-1): Hafeez continues his successful spell and concedes just four singles off his eighth over as Colly and Morgan nudge and nurdle the ball around without being able to find the boundary rope. England are desperate to give themselves a pre-powerplay platform, but Umar Gul is about to make his impact.
31 England 126-4 (Afridi 2-0-2-0-0-2): Colly drives through the covers for two runs, before playing against the turn with a whip through midwicket for another brace. Another two follow to end the over as Colly works the ball off the back foot through square leg - good batting! /// Bobito agrees with Sussexdietcoke and Dave H that going through with this series was questionable. It's a very fair point you all make, and there is no doubt of course that Giles Clarke is only proceeding due to money!
29 England 113-4 (Afridi 1-1-0-1-1-0): Morgan and Colly take four singles off the over, but Afridi is delighted with another six deliveries which keep the pair firmly pegged back in their crease and the run rate down. /// Teal thinks Glenn has too much time on his hands, and that is no way to treat our own Poet Laureate!
28 England 109-4 (Hafeez 1-0-0-0-1-1): Morgan works a leg-side delivery through midwicket for a single, before Collingwood defends back in his crease to consolidate once more. Colly eventually takes a single to long on, but thankfully Morgan spares us another over of watching Colly block with a single of his own.
26 England 104-3 (Hafeez 4-1-1-0-0-2): What a shot from Morgan! The batsman rocks back in his crease and crashes a firm cut shot through point for four runs - that's a cracker! Two singles follow, and a drive wide of long on brings Morgan two more.
25 England 96-3 (Afridi 0-0-0-1-1-1): Morgan hammers two firm drives out to long on, but they both go straight to the fielder on the boundary and he is limited to singles. Three runs are taken off the over in all, and this partnership has consolidated well for England.
24 England 93-3 (Hafeez 1-0-1-1-1-0): England are cruising along nicely now, but the hosts desperately need a few boundaries to bolster the run rate! Four singles keep the scoreboard ticking along nicely, and Bell and Morgan are well set.
23 England 89-3 (Afridi 1-0-1-1-1-1): Bell and Morgan take five singles off the over, despite some rather hairy moments as Davies calls loudly as the runner and he and Morgan have to work out who is making the judgements! This is better from England, and this pair are settled at the crease.
22 England 84-3 (Ajmal 1-0-1-2-1-1): Four singles are taken as Bell and Morgan rotate the strike, seemingly at will, and Morgan adds another two runs with a clip through midwicket - good batting from the Middlesex man! Colly is back smiling on the England balcony...
21 England 78-3 (Afridi 1-2-0-0-1-0): Bell takes a single with a tap down the ground as Afridi continues, and Morgan again ups the tempo with a clip through midwicket for two runs! Morgan picks the gap at square leg for a single, and Afridi ends the over with a fine delivery.
20 England 74-3 (Ajmal 1-0-0-0-4-0): Ajmal bowls in some shades darker and even less suited to cricket than those sported by Graeme Swann. Bell takes a single to long on, before Morgan chips a full delivery from the spinner over the same fielder for an emphatic one-bounce four! LIVE SCORECARD
18 England 68-3 (Ajmal 0-1-0-1-2-0): Morgan takes a single to get off the mark with a tip and run, and Bell picks a good doosra from Ajmal to return the favour. Morgan then picks the gap at midwicket with a precise clip through the leg side, and that is fine batting - can he go on from here? /// Andrew hopes that Adil Rashid will get a go, and the spinner is a fine batsman, bowler and drinks waiter! Agreed.
17 England 64-3 (Gul 0-0-0-4-0-0): Gul is still not afforded a slip by his skipper, and Bell plays out three deliveries before skipping down the track and driving straight back past the bowler for four runs! Bell is playing very nicely, but England are still only going at 3.76 runs per over. /// Michael is off to the local drinking establishment, and thanks everyone for their company - cheers fella, have yourself and good 'un and join us back in November for 'the big one'!
15 England 59-3 (Gul 0-0-4-1-0-0): Bell clips a full delivery from Gul through midwicket for four runs, and that is a delightful shot from the number five! Bell punches a short delivery through the covers for a single, and Colly plays out the fnial two deliveries - is he okay to continue after the drinks break? Colly should join me in grabbing a heavy gin and tonic with a few thick slices of cucumber - try it!
14 England 54-3 (Ajmal 2-1-1-2-0-0): Colly cuts a short delivery from Ajmal down to third man for two runs, before Colly cracks a full delivery out to deep cover for another brace! Six runs come off the over, and Colly is really struggling here with what seems to be a migraine, but he sends the physio back! /// Michael asks if I'm open to business concerning the Ashes squad announcement - I'll whip up a story and there will be a thorough blog from Thorpey!
13 England 48-3 (Gul 0-0-0-0-0-0): Now, will Shoaib be given another? Nope, he trots off to fine leg for a blow, and now Umar Gul will come on. The paceman has been absolutely superb in the last two matches, and Bell is forced to play out a very solid maiden over. England's run rate is down to 3.69 per over now, and Colly needs to step it up a bit now!
12 England 48-3 (Hafeez 0-1-0-0-0-0): Hafeez continues, and Afridi's gut instinct in employing the spinner ridiculously early has been well and truly vindicated as he rattles through another impeccable over. Bell takes a single to mid on, but that is the extent of the damage. /// Sussexdietcoke (cracking name, that) asks why this match is even being played? It's a decider, and the cricket in this series has been superb! 12
11 England 47-3 (Akhtar 1-W-0-0-0-0): WICKET! STRAUSS IS CAUGHT BEHIND! What a wicket for Pakistan as the Rawalpindi Express sends one whistling through to get the outside edge of Strauss's bat, and Akmal clings on to the catch! Collingwood arrives at the crease as he and Umar Akmal square up to each other in the middle - and this is getting extremely frosty! 11
10 England 46-2 (Hafeez 0-0-0-0-0-0): Hafeez races through a solid maiden over very effectively, and England do not know how to approach playing the spinner at this stage of the innings - it's pretty bizarre, but the tactic is working a treat for Pakistan! LIVE SCORECARD
7 England 35-1 (Akhtar 0-2-0-0-0-0): Akhtar rattles through a rapid over with Strauss picking up two for an elegant on drive. /// Lovely stuff, Bobito: "Back in 1877, on England's first tour of Australia and NZ, a man was arrested after a punch up with a bookmaker who refused to pay him out for bets he had placed on England's tour match against Christchurch. It seems he had placed a shilling on each player to get a duck, sneakily neglecting to mention to the bookie that he was umpiring the match."
5 England 29-0 (Akhtar 0-0-0-1-2-0): Davies plays with caution as he defends off the back foot against Akhtar, before working a full delivery out to deep backward square. Strauss then works another in front of square for two runs, and that is fine batting. /// Right, it's Ashes squad selection time, and I want to know if you would all take Davies or Kieswetter; Tremlett or Bresnan, and other such matters! Post your views and suggestions below...
3 England 16-0 (Akhtar 0-2-4-0-0-0): Davies works a full delivery through square leg for two runs, before capitalising on a leg-stump half-volley to clip the ball through midwicket for four runs - cracking strokeplay from the opener! Davies plays out the remainder of the over, and that is class batting.
1 England 2-0 (Akhtar 0-wd-0-0-1-0-0): Akhtar smacks Strauss in the gut with a vicious first delivery, and that is just the sort of start Pakistan would have been looking for! The Rawalpindi Express then delivers a wide down the leg side, before Strauss works a straight delivery through midwicket for a single to get off the mark. /// Good afternoon all! LIVE SCORECARD
14:30 Right, the ground is filling up nicely, and it should be a sell-out later on as the Rose Bowl embrace this series decider - good to see! Shoaib 'I've got a side strain' Akhtar will open up!
14:25 Pakistan apparently considered not playing in the fourth one-dayer after a dispute between England batsman Jonathan Trott and fast bowler Wahab Riaz in the nets, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has said. Read more here
14:20 "Pakistan's players should be roundly commended for their valiant efforts in squaring the series at Lord's, but PCB chairman Ijaz Butt should be given short shrift after his seemingly defamatory diatribe." That is an extract of waffle from the latest Cow Corner blog: No Butts, England were outplayed
- England: AJ Strauss (capt), SM Davies (wk), IJL Trott, IR Bell, PD Collingwood, EJG Morgan, LJ Wright, TT Bresnan, GP Swann, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson
- Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Saeed Ajmal
14:15 The weather is absolutely glorious at the Rose Bowl, and the sun is shining with only a very light smattering of cloud cover... in the words of Mark Nicholas, it is "dreamy!" View a full weather forecast here
14:10 Andrew Strauss says the possibility of legal action against Ijaz Butt over his accusations of match-fixing was no idle threat. Read Strauss's quotes in full here
14:05 Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has placed his future in the hands of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, saying he has no plans to resign after a tour of England blighted by corruption allegations. Read more here
14:00 England take on Pakistan in the fifth one-day international at the Rose Bowl with the series finely poised at 2-2.