England v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Chester-le-Street, Sep 10, 2010

I know there is a real dearth of international cricket at the moment, but this really is "Meh" material.

No. That would be "Lord Tac's Goats XI" vs "Sheep Wanderers".

Bah.

Is this one of the 2 games they've been paid to throw?

Forking heil, Durham in close to mid-september at £40 a pop?

That'll be a 3,000 attendance then - remember the ICCCCCT trophy attendance in the SF against Aus.

Has this one been fixed, done-and-dusted yet?

Hafeez is suppose to be back as the opener

There was no need to send Hameed and Farhat back to Pakistan because BOTH of them are far better openers than Hafeez.

Sky are showing highlights of an ODI Eng v Pak ODI in 2006. Broad's action hasn't changed much, but he has filled out a bit.

skully wrote:Has this one been fixed, done-and-dusted yet?

PlanetPakistan wrote:Hafeez is suppose to be back as the opener

There was no need to send Hameed and Farhat back to Pakistan because BOTH of them are far better openers than Hafeez.

So, yes?

Would be too obvious.

12.30 start, 41 overs per side. England put in.

Wright is finally dropped, Bopara comes in.

Bopara hasn't been bowling for Essex recently. Do you know why, JKL?

A niggly back I think.

Henry wrote:Bopara hasn't been bowling for Essex recently. Do you know why, JKL?

Coz he's sh!t ....

Next question .............

He's no Gareth Berg...

Looks a decent pitch, but enough in it if you bowl a consistent line & length

Highest England opening partnership in an ODI against a Full Member nation since the 106 put on by Strauss and Denly against Oz on this ground on 20 September last year (Strauss and Kieswetter also put on 121 against Scotland this June).

Looks like Trotty has come in to slow things down....

Who is this Davies guy?

that was an excellent catch by Akmal to dismiss Morgan

Good talent is Davies, nice knock.

Now Bops has come in to slow things down....

holy sheet Gul getting hammered like no tomorrow...

274-6 off 41

Good score, though England can't usually defend totals for sh!t

Bops came in to hurry things along.

Lotsa lip out in the middle ... seems Akmal didn't take too kindly to Trott's observation that he'd seen the Mets Fraud Squad car parked behind the Pakistani dressing room ...

PlanetPakistan wrote:Who is this Davies guy?

Started out with Worcester at age 19 in 2005 after appearing for the 2nd XI aged 15 and moved to The Oval (along with Gareth Batty) at the start of this season to take over from Jonathan Batty (no relation) behind the stumps. Product of the Academy set up and went on his first England 'A' tour to Bangladesh in 2006. First appeared in a T20 on the West Indies tour at the beginning of last year and in his first ODI during the South African tour last winter. Will almost certainly be Prior's reserve in the Ashes squad and will challenge to be England's regular 'keeper in all 3 forms of the game. I like him - there is a touch of Alan Knott about him:


Steven Michael Davies

Of course he played in both T20s at Cardiff, opening with Kieswetter, and making 33 in the first game.