1st Test, Rawalpindi, December 01 - 05, 2022

Lara 400 could be threatened

500

Shaffiq 114, Imam 121, Babar 136

Stumps, day 3 - Pakistan trail by 158 runs.

Abdullah Shafique has taken to Test Cricket like a duck to water . Wow, 3 Centuries in 8 Test matches .

80 - 2

Stumps, day 4 - Pakistan need 263 runs.

Imagine Brian Lara batting on this pitch in Pakistan ?? he would have broken his first class and international record by now

England won by 74 runs

some chap name Ollie Robinson took a 4Fer
Jimmy Anderson also took a 4Fer
on a fifth day pitch

It really feels like Ben Stokes and this England team are doing something far deeper than just winning games of cricket.

They’re combining the bravery and dynamism of T20 with the thrilling narrative of five day Tests.

We’re so lucky to be seeing it.

McCullum/Stokes changing the way test cricket is to be played. Courageous, fearless positive mindset gets them a win in Rawalpindi on the most docile surface. I don’t think any other team in world cricket would have rolled the dice like that.Bring on the Ashes next year.??

Imagine wanting to reduce test matches to 4 days from 5 days. This match is showing what a ridiculous idea that was ?

A good captain needs to be a mother, a nanny, a counsellor, a diplomat, a disciplinarian and a tactician. I knew from speaking with people involved that Stokes had many good qualities but his strategy in this Test was unbelievable. The man is box office with bat, ball and brain.