England vs Pakistan, 2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England, 2018 - CommentaryENG vs PAK, 2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England, 2018 - Commentary

Prateek: Both matches had many similarities but one big difference- Different Winners. This is what you get when the opponent emulates your strategies against you.

Vikas: When was the last time Sarfraz scored a respectable score for his team? Shouldn't a captain lead by example?

Yashveer Mysuru: "As players become old, they will love to play shorter format of the game right? Then how come Broad and Jimmy sacrifice ODIs & T20s for Tests? Is there any technical reason? If so can you brief it?" -- It's the trend, yes, but this is more to do with culture. In England, players are brought up prioritizing Tests over all else. Plus, Jimmy and Broad's muscle memories have the Test length ingrained in them and with age, the adaptability reduces.

Hassan Jogiat: "Trouble started at the toss for both the teams in both Tests."

JD: "Can someone please explain why Anderson and Broad are not in the ODI team?" -- Since their age and muscle memory has adapted to the Test length, they have agreed to give up ODIs and become Test specialists.

Rahul: "England were 6 down in a similar position in the last game and they got one big partnership from Dominic Bess and Jos Butler. Can Faheem and Usman do the same?"

Surya Mandavilli: "Is it in the pitch or just England had played a better game?" -- Pakistan simply didn't bat well enough after choosing to bat in the first innings and their bowlers weren't lucky enough to get nicks despite consistently beating the bat.

Vivek: "How fast is Sam Curran bowling?" -- In MPH: higher 70s to lower 80s; In KM/h, higher 120s to lower 130s.

Amaar Latif: "Bess was sent as a night watchman because he didn't get to bowl, isn't it" -- This isn't street cricket, bud. He showed his prowess with the bat at Lord's and reaped his rewards as a nightwatchman here.

Mateen Yousuf: "This partnership is important for Pakistan.One of them need to reach the triple figures." -- I'm thinking both. Crucial. These two are IN now.

Ritabrata Maitra: "Runs on the board, opposition under the pump, time to discover Dom Bess the spinner?" -- He certainly hasn't been put to much use; in fact, none at all this game.

Kumar: "All Pakistan need is 2 or 3 70+ partnerships to get a respectable total to defend." -- That's quite a bit to ask for Kumar. Given that the ball is seaming around so much.

Paki Fan: "Is there a chance for three days of rain?" -- You could try seeding clouds

Zeeshan Mushtaq: "Besssss! Excellent introduction from England."

Habib: "Pakistan batting sadly becoming the Pakistan we expected them to on this tour."

Muhammad Sajee: "Imam is unbeaten in the second innings so far in his career. Watch out England." -- Well if he keeps batting the way he has today, he's not far from catching up with normalcy

Sundar Kumar: "Pakistan have badly missed Wahab Riaz here, who has a skilful technique to go through the tails."

Saleem Awan: "Pakistan made 363 in first innings in first Test. Things going same for England. What a coincidence."

Paritosh: "So, to keep up the trend Butler should be out before scoring 50 and Broad and Anderson must score at least 10 runs a piece to get into double digits." -- Too late Paritosh, too late

Sonath: "Waiting for beast mode from Jos."

Rakesh: "Buttler needs to switch to his T-20 avatar now and whack a few big ones."

Jazee: "Please Tell me About time to start match today." -- Right now. Ready, steady, go!

Sharath Ganiga: "Come on Pakistan, bowl some yorkers and finish off this tail from one end. Still this match is not over."

Anuraag Peesara: What's the record for most catches/dismissals by a keeper in an innings, seems like Sarfraz is inching close - 'He needs to be involved in the next three dismissals to claim the record on his own - which at present is 7 - by four wicket-keepers'

Ali Hamza: Lead above 150 and Pakistan will lose. 'Not so early"

khizar hayat usmani: "Pakistan just need to take two quick wickets with the new ball, and they are in the game." -- 6 overs gone. Tick tock...

Jalori: "From England's point of view they are playing sensibly, especially Dominic Bess. Pakistan is playing a bit defensive as of now and just need to remember that last series win against England in their home came in 1996. Great contest. Cheers!!"

Ritabrata Maitra: "I think Sarfraz missed a trick by not giving the ball to Shadab earlier this afternoon when they were in the lead...now he must do a containing job ..under utilization of resources."

Mos: "Is it just me or is the two-match old nightwatchman spinner looking better today than England's whole top order has..."

Justin: "Keeping up with the Steve Smith discussion, not Shadab Khan but Dom Bess seems to be the next"

Hassan: "Amir doesn't take wickets often but when he does he makes sure it's a big one."

Mohammad Waji: "So Pakistan unable to get Bess out and England finding it difficult to see the back of Shadab early, so the trick is to play 4-5 spinners and make them bat."

Punit Agrawal: "While Dominic Bess is batting fairly well, he has to realize that he is the only spin option in the team. He has to bowl well, as Moeen Ali did, otherwise it will be difficult to keep selecting him."

Elton Lewis: "Joe Root's form has not been good in Tests after becoming the captain. Is it the extra pressure of captaincy that is making him fail?" -- Well today was Amir's delivery that did him in

George Wilson: "Expecting big runs from Malan today."

Ashwin Rajani: "Chance for Dominic Bess to cement place in this fragile English middle order." -- Possibly even a Moeen 2.0

Lakshay Piplani: "Why Pakistan have not started with Mohammad Abbas today? He should have bowled instead of Hasan Ali from the other end!"

hafiz usman: "Watching Shadab Khan batting yesterday, Steve Smith comes in my mind when he debut against Pakistan in England. Smith also started as a leg spinner who can bat a bit, but now he is the best batsman in Test cricket...little early to say but Shadab is on the right track."

Faizal: "Rain really ruined the first session. Water (H2O) logged everywhere. Please God, we want some cricket now and now players must go H2O (Home 2 Out there playing cricket)."

Rohan: "How do I know that my comments reach Cricbuzz?" -- Alas, not everybody can have blue ticks

Anant: "Think of the positives. The rain brings Leeds water, it makes the match more interesting. Everybody wins."

AZAM: "Pakistan surely miss Yasir shah here as in past few years he was the rescuer in these sort of situations." -- Well Shadab hasn't been bad, he's even rescued with the bat

Abdullah: "Can ICC invent spells to wipe out rains in matches plz." -- Well they've been trained at Hogwarts haven't they?

Kumar: "Any chance of it raining for the whole day? If so, it may be a blessing in disguise for Pakistan if they can draw this Test match." -- Not quite. Depending on the drainage, we should get in some cricket at some point

Anees Zed: "The ECB should write ATACAMA on the main gates of all its stadia, especially this one." -- If only the clouds could read, they'd have read this Test match too

Sami Alvi: "I can see a strong comeback from Pakistan's bowling, wouldn't have better conditions than what we've got right now."

Taufeeq: "When the match is going to be Start as per I S T.? Waiting for Root's Hundred, Not Fifty." -- local time (whenever the rain stops) + 4.5 hours.

Khizar Hayat Usmani: "Realistically, Pakistan just needs to keep England's lead below 100, and this is only thing they can do now." -- Pakistan have a history of redefining the word 'realistic'.

Jonathan: People complain about Sam Curran's pace, but if anything, he's quicker than Abbas who troubled England at Lords. Plus he's still only 19, so is likely to get quicker.

Muhammad Nouman Nasir: Well, I think the wicket has gotten much easier to bat on. Pakistan should have survived the earlier sessions but some wrong selection of shots earned them nothing.

Dumindu Akalanka: "How is the pitch playing now. Batting friendly?" ------ Has eased a bit but still enough in there for the seamers if they get their radar right.

Sam Karthik: 3rd fifty on the trot . He will become a genuine all rounder in upcoming days . What a knock under pressure . Shadab you beauty.

Srivats: Is this pitch unplayable or is it just great bowling plus bad batting? 'A mix of everything'

Ammar: "Will losing the toss be a blessing in disguise this time too?"

Sam: "At this stage, Pakistan should try and not lose a wicket until lunch and then when they come back they should try and play positive cricket."

Saleem Awan: "Haris Sohail gets set and then goes away. Keeps doing it again and again."

Yuvi: "Did anyone notice that this is Alastair Cook's consecutive 154th test for England and this is the world record. Previous one was for Alan Border for Australia with 153 Tests."

Rudra Narayan Jena: "@Dar Naveed : The perfect comment's curse."

Jayaprakash: "Sam Curran looks like a bowler made for English conditions. Gets close to the stumps and a nice shape with it. Not much pace or bounce because of his height and hence may not be as good elsewhere."

Dar Naveed: "Haris Sohail seems to be the perfect replacement of Younis Khan and is capable of playing the long innings." -- Yea, except Younis used to move his feet a little too much, Haris a little too less

Justy Matt Rodz: "Asad Shafiq's role in Pakistan Test Team is similar to Ajinkya Rahane of India. Both very pleasing to the eye and help their teams from difficult situations."

Wasik: "@Akthat How About The Headingley doing a Lord's here!"

Ritabrata Maitra: "It's an absolute pleasure to watch Anderson (albeit a bit short and wide) and Broad go about their business and bowling absolute jaffas regularly ...They are probably the Kohli and ABD of Test cricket!"

Aaron: "Broad has bowled fuller lengths while Anderson is still sticking to the good length deliveries. Results clearly show the way to go - fuller length deliveries."

Abdul Akthat: "England doing Pakistan from the first Test." -- Or is it Pakistan doing an England

Varun: "I think Sam Curran has been included to provide variety in the bowling as he is a left-armer. Moreover he can chip in with the bat as well."

Karthik: "England should stick with full length deliveries, the ball is moving much more than it did at Lord's... Pakistan will be more than happy to go after the fuller length deliveries."

Viswa: "More Changes in England's bowling department. But it was their batting which let them down in the first Test. Their bowling still in good touch."

Chris: "Curran is a nice variation, left arm bowler and good wicket taking option."

Aayush: "Is it a right decision to play with Sam Curran instead of Mark Wood?" -- Technically Woakes has replaced Wood. Curran's come in for Stokes. Never mind, it's harsh on someone who stuck to the captain's plan

Hassan: "Iman Ul Haq has played three Tests and has failed to score runs in the 1st innings in all three Tests." -- Well it is a punishment starting off your opening career in May

Nasir Sial: "Pakistan need to survive the first session and then they should go on with things."

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