Hope this late declaration doesn't bite us up the arse after great 1st innings. Rain forecast Tuesday.
Cant get my head around why they waited so long. Especially letting front line bowlers Broad, Woakes and Bess out there. I would have liked to see another hour - hour and half at em.
Back as it was it would have made sense because if we are batting we can't lose. But now for the test championship wins are very important so if we draw it will look bad. I think with our bowlers fresh and with Pakistan being in the field for more than one and a half full ODIs we are in the drivers seat compared to a draw.
Simple a position not to lose and win the series and or bowl them out and have them following on ! Can’t see England batting again
needed 4 quicks pumping out 5 overs each, that said, think they'll be 20/2 at close, weather will still play a big part
good day all round, but probably should have another 30/45 mins in the field, bowling in fresh overcast gloomy weather with 4 fresh bowlers, no way are they're gonna get 250 never mind 350 to avoid following on
TMS seems to have largely given up worrying about the result and is concentrating on Anderson's upcoming milestone instead - they greeted that wicket not with the match score but with an update on his wicket count. Bloody weather might still spoil it though.