England v Pakistan first Test, day two – live!
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10.43am BST
Wasim is on Sky talking about Lanky in the 80s and 90s. What a team they were; in one-day stuff especially, but but for the Manchester rain, they would’ve won the Britannic in 1987, actually the year before Wasim arrived. But the hitting they had lower down the order was spectacular – nearly every bowler could blacksmith it miles, whether Watkinson, Austin, Foley, Hayhurst, Chapple, Martin, Allott – even Flat Jack. Marvellous.
10.36am BST
“There seem to be a few batting freaks around at the moment,” emails Ian Copestake. “(Well, Smith) but unlike the parenthesised one Babar actually appears to be supremely watchable and not a batting car crash drawing spectators to view in fascination and horror at how something so tick-filled can produce runs. Enjoy!”
What I love about Babar – and Smith, and Kohli – is that he seems unaffected by pressure or hype. He knows what’s expected of him because he expects it of himself because how can he not, so just turns up and gets it did. Continue reading...
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