Pakistan v England, limited overs matches. UAE, 2015.

[backfootpunch]

We need one big over here

[Arthur Crabtree]

That's impossible to enforce, otherwise they'd be able to test them from their onfield bowling.

Pretty easy to see if someone has changed their action. Maurice Holmes, for example, had a legal action but he was still banned from bowling in county cricket as he didn't use his old action in testing.

But that suggests they look at the film, and if they are chucking, they tell them to throw the ball, and then measure it and ban them.

I bet they measure the speed and revs in a game, and then tell them to achieve those numbers in testing. That may allow them to change their action under test conditions.

[dan08]

101 off the last 17 overs. Not even 6 an over.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not Joe's best knock, but the runs are on the board. I'm not sure there's lavish reverse, as Lloyd is saying, it's just not coming onto the bat and they are bowling slower balls. Was dew a factor the other night, making the ball skid on? Presumably if it's harder for England to score, it'll be the same for Pakistan.

Pakistan have a much easier attack to score off. Should still be able to defend 300 though, if we get there.

If the pitch holds up, and there's dew, the England spinners could go for a few. But maybe the pitch will get harder to bat on.

My uninformed guess is that England will win this.

[yuppie]

Pakistan will just have to start quickly whilst the ball is hard.

At present it looks like England wont get 300

[meninblue]

The good work done by openers has been wasted.

[backfootpunch]

101 off the last 17 overs. Not even 6 an over.

They have been trying

Combination of good bowling and a very very slow pitch

Wahab has been exceptional

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wahab does a good dirty look.

[dan08]

101 off the last 17 overs. Not even 6 an over.

They have been trying

Combination of good bowling and a very very slow pitch

Wahab has been exceptional

Agree that the bowling has been outstanding but not enough intent shown by the batsmen.

[dan08]

Will we get 280?

[backfootpunch]

101 off the last 17 overs. Not even 6 an over.

They have been trying

Combination of good bowling and a very very slow pitch

Wahab has been exceptional

Agree that the bowling has been outstanding but not enough intent shown by the batsmen.

Not sure what you mean

They have been trying to hit most balls to the boundary but timing has looked impossible against cutters pitched on a good length

[yuppie]

Great bowling, but it seems the pitch is getting harder to score from.

Will know if its the case when Pakistan bat.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Probably could have done more in the middle overs. Keeping wickets in hand hasn't worked (and isn't very new England). But it's a good total.

[dan08]

101 off the last 17 overs. Not even 6 an over.

They have been trying

Combination of good bowling and a very very slow pitch

Wahab has been exceptional

Agree that the bowling has been outstanding but not enough intent shown by the batsmen.

Not sure what you mean

They have been trying to hit most balls to the boundary but timing has looked impossible against cutters pitched on a good length

In overs 30-40, Hales and Root were only interested in singles. Was only after Hales' hundred that they've started to swing the bat.

[yuppie]

Can England even get 280