Pakistan v England 1st test, Abu Dhabi Oct 13-17

[meninblue]

Competitive reply by Cookie and Moeen bhai

Stat:
0 = Number of century opening stands by England in six innings in the UAE before this one. This is also their first fifty-plus stand here.

[backfootpunch]

Good innings from moeen exactly the sort of innings Lyth couldn't produce, never looked fluent but was able to grind out 30 odd and get his team off to a solid start

[backfootpunch]

I'd imagine babar will be much more of a threat against the right handers

[Aidan11]

Ah, we've lost a wicket.

Chance for Bell to a) redeem himself after those drops and b) post a big score to put some daylight between him and Taylor.

[hopeforthebest]

Bell looking befuddled against Babar.

[backfootpunch]

Bell digging his own grave at the moment

He has to get off strike against the spinner otherwise he isn't going to make many runs

[Aidan11]

Nervous 90s for Cook.

[sussexpob]

100 for Cook..... the only winner on this pitch is batting averages

[Gingerfinch]

Well done Cook

Not many better in Asia than our skipper.

[Aidan11]

Cookie

[backfootpunch]

At no point did he look like doing anything else

He will be thinking only half his job is done as well

8 hundreds in 37 innings in Asia the best of any visiting player ever

[meninblue]

Well done Cook

Not many better in Asia than our skipper.

None actually as far as tons are concerned. Test centuries by Cook in Asia - equal the most by any overseas batsman. Jacques Kallis also made eight hundreds in Asia.

[backfootpunch]

Well done Cook

Not many better in Asia than our skipper.

None actually as ar as tons are concerned.


Test centuries by Cook in Asia - equal the most by any overseas batsman. Jacques Kallis also made eight hundreds in Asia.

Cook did it in quite a few less innings though and if the pitches are like this for the rest of the series he will make a couple more

[meninblue]

Well done Cook

Not many better in Asia than our skipper.

None actually as ar as tons are concerned.


Test centuries by Cook in Asia - equal the most by any overseas batsman. Jacques Kallis also made eight hundreds in Asia.

Cook did it in quite a few less innings though and if the pitches are like this for the rest of the series he will make a couple more

It is good for your team that he has scored ton and got in form in first innings of the series itself. He may score more having got some form back. However, the way he batted in India on previous test tour was amazing and it will be very difficult for even him to bat like that again. IMO statistically and subjectively he has been brilliant against spin in Asia.

[Aidan11]

This is good from England.


Just need to be patient.