Pakistan v England: 4th ODI

[flanflinger]

Originally Posted by Notts Exile

He's OK but not really up to shepherding a rabbit through 40 runs to a crazy victory, surely?

21 from 26....

It would be too crazy to happen.. wouldn't it!!

[English_Al]

Originally Posted by Occasional Fan

Well, quite. Surely the objective is not for Anderson to hit it, but as far as possible for him to keep out of the way. I'd rather see Kabir Ali facing the balls and scoring them in even numbers all the way to the end of the over!

Yes, but first Anderson needs to get off strike!

These last two partnerships have shown that all we needed to do was to nudge and nurdle it from the first ball. I wonder if our Ashes, Aussie style, swash buckling play in the summer is still in our system and we haven't been able to knuckle down enough.

Or, have Pakistan really played that well?

[English_Al]

It's like the second ashes test all over again, Brett Lee and Kaspar almost doing the unthinkable....

[Ernest]

19 runs of 20 balls, 18 of 20 at last a wide ball is given

[flanflinger]

Originally Posted by English_Al

Or, have Pakistan really played that well?

Bit of both, we needed to knuckle down more but I have to say Pakistan have played some very good Cricket and seem to have a good mixture of experince and youth.

I think Akmal is a real find for them as is Rana Naved.

[Occasional Fan]

Originally Posted by English_Al

Yes, but first Anderson needs to get off strike!

Of course, English_Al! That's one of the problems with these forums, I guess: we all make comments not quite in real time.

[Vrock]

Are England going to pull off a miraculous victory? 15 from 15 now. Jimmy Anderson about to beat his best ever ODI score. Kabir Ali looking good.

[Ernest]

!4 of 12-Anderson keeps strike.

[English_Al]

B*******cks

[Vrock]

That's it. All over, Anderson nicks it to the slip.