Champions Trophy, KO stage, June 14-18

[alfie]

What happened? Good bowling? Bad batting? Stodgy pitch?

I had a feeling that this game was a minefield. Guess it's not 100% over, but I can't see England progressing from here. No matter how good they look in the run-up.

I'm blaming Arthur

All that mock-confidence was too tempting to the Gods of Cricket...

Mind you this is Pakistan so I'm not conceding just yet.

[Aidan11]

Looks like they wont keep us long.

[alfie]

Think Wood and Ball have been too short too early. OK those hooks have been a bit uncontrolled but fell safely : it might get you a wicket but whats wrong with pitching up and seeking the edge ? ..time enough for the short stuff later...

[yuppie]

This is where you need a shane Warne type character to change to game

[budgetmeansbudget]

This is where you need a shane Warne type character to change to game

Rashid?!

Still plenty of time for a batting collapse and then the nerves come into play.

[Aidan11]

Pakistan are running away with this.

[alfie]

Stop giving them short balls to hit ! Batting will get harder later as the ball wears and you don't want to let them get half way there in a hurry...

This fellow will get out hooking eventually but he might have fifty by then

[yuppie]

This is where you need a shane Warne type character to change to game

Rashid?!

Still plenty of time for a batting collapse and then the nerves come into play.

You seem to have a lot of hope for an englishman.........

[dan08]

Try Rashid now or it's all over.

[budgetmeansbudget]

This is where you need a shane Warne type character to change to game

Rashid?!

Still plenty of time for a batting collapse and then the nerves come into play.

You seem to have a lot of hope for an englishman.........

False hope probably, I'll snap out of it!

[yuppie]

Try Rashid now or it's all over.

To lates, Stokes has gone for 18 runs in 2 overs.

[alfie]

Try Rashid now or it's all over.

Might be already too late. And still no sign of him. For all the good press he's had I am afraid Morgan is basically a "plan A " captain. He fiddled his bowlers around quite well in the round robin : but then he had a lot more runs to play with.

I don't think even Pakistan could mess up from here.

[yuppie]

England need a bit of this when defending 210 in a semi final

[dan08]

Try Rashid now or it's all over.

Might be already too late. And still no sign of him. For all the good press he's had I am afraid Morgan is basically a "plan A " captain. He fiddled his bowlers around quite well in the round robin : but then he had a lot more runs to play with.

I don't think even Pakistan could mess up from here.

Yep, not exactly sure why Ball got 5 overs up front.

[alfie]

Ha

Goaded them into it

Now for some spin magic ...