Cricket

[75A]

Pakistan (1st innings)... 133 all out (33.5 overs)

Tongue ...... 10 - 1 - 42 - 4
Robinson ... 11 - 5 - 15 - 3
Archer ...... 7.5 - 2 - 25 - 3.

Bit of irony, Duckett was caught in the slips for 11. England are 1-20.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In the Rothesay County Championship Division 2 match, the two sides at the foot of the league table, Lancashire and Gloucestershire are playing each other.

I wonder if Lancashire are trying to emulate Pakistan with their batting, as after just 19 overs in their 1st innings, they were 43-6... .... before being all out for 134 in 35.5 overs.

UPDATE .. Just noticed that Gloucestershire fully entered into the spirit of poor batting and in their second innings, after 31 overs were 88-8.

 

[Harvester]

Their hearts aren't in it; they'd rather be just about anywhere else

That also seems to have been the case in the first two Tests. A tour not many of them wanted!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In the Rothesay County Championship Division 1 match between Glamorgan and Warwickshire on Day 2, Glamorgan were desperate to forget their 1st innings total of 69 all out and had reached 42-1 in their 2nd innings, then totally and utterly succumbed once again and were all out for 65. Warwickshire won by an innings and 257 runs.

Barnard ... 6.1 - 1 - 13 - 5.

 

[Harvester]

England 299-6 at lunch, a lead of 166. It looks like Pakistan are heading for another innings defeat?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

England 299-6 at lunch, a lead of 166. It looks like Pakistan are heading for another innings defeat?

The England tail wagged with a vengeance which saw them accumulate a total of 453 all out in 89 overs.
Number 9 batsman, Robinson 50
Number 10 batsman, Archer 32 not out
Number 11 batsman, Tongue 15

 

[Harvester]

Pakistan trail by 320 runs after the first innings, and Robinson then takes 2 wickets in the first over of Pakistan’s second innings. All over by lunchtime tomorrow!