Pakistan v England 3rd Test, Sharjah, Nov 1-5

[Aidan11]

We don't want to be chasing too many at the end.


Anything more than 100 I reckon will be beyond us.

[Aidan11]

Another good shot from Samit.

[Aidan11]

Stokes has a collar bone injury. Can't bowl or filed but can bat if necessary.


I'd prefer it if he wasn't needed but good news that it is not as serious as first feared.

[Arthur Crabtree]

A bowler at the level of Ashley Giles tended to do well i these sort of conditions. How England could do with Ashley right now. But it makes me wonder if there might be a specialist orthodox bowler in CC that might have been brought along.

Samit batting as assuredly as anyone.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Stokes has a collar bone injury. Can't bowl or filed but can bat if necessary.


I'd prefer it if he wasn't needed but good news that it is not as serious as first feared.

Sounds like good news. No dislocation. Maybe we can put him back in our teams for SA.

[Aidan11]

Commentators suggesting Yasir Shah may have been worked out but I'll wait until the end of the match to make that judgement.

[Aidan11]

Patel > Ali.

[Aidan11]

Maybe he'll be opening against SA

[Arthur Crabtree]

Highest Test score for Samit. Needs to be called up to the ODI side.

[Aidan11]

Oooh that was close.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Sam's the only bat on the England side to hit runs on the off side. Everyone else has been hitting to square leg, or just in front of square. Samit has opened up the off side more, as KP might.

[yuppie]

These 2 are applying themselves very well.

100 run lead could well be on the cards here.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Should be a match winning lead.

[hopeforthebest]

Jammer (pity) just a couple more balls till lunch.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Useful support from Adil ends with a good catch. Lunch, and a very good morning for England. England's plan of packing the side with batting in order to get runs on the board is paying off with Samit's fortysomething.