Pakistan, Second Test, Old Trafford

[Balbi]

following the BBC scorecard at work today

 

[Nemo]

following the BBC scorecard at work today

Why ?

 

[mrkikiet]

had to go out and was wandering home past all the irish bars on c.ferran and noticed england were batting.
happy days. Lets bat seinsibly and post a big total now.

 

[Nemo]

Trescothick caught behind off an outside edge.

 

[Leon]

Sporting Info is much better than the BBC for watching cricket at work - it's a lot faster.

 

[hektik]

strauss out

95-2

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Apparently Peter Reid just got Strauss out.

 

[Nemo]

England 168-2 at stumps. Pretty good.

 

[Balbi]

Why ?

Pakistans DIRE batting

 

[linerider]

It's on 5 at 7.15pm should be worth watching

 

[Nemo]

Pakistans DIRE batting

Better than England's tame bowling.

 

[Santino]

Oh, Kevin....

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Is he out? The BBC site isn't showing anything yet.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Oh, now it is.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Why is Ian Bell playing Test cricket again?

 

[Error Gorilla]

Why is Ian Bell playing Test cricket again?

The bit of rag on the end of a stick they'd brought in to replace him with broke down in training.

 

[Santino]

Yeah, that cunt Bell only managed one century in the last Test.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

That's two figures more than he's likely to make in the winter.

 

[kins]

how we doing please?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Cricinfo

 

[Nemo]

how we doing please?

203-3.

 

[Nemo]

Six!

Although it's now double Nelson.

 

[Nemo]

Cook's on 101 now. England 252-3.

 

[Nemo]

272-3 at lunch.

 

[Santino]

Cook must have an awesome average now.

 

[Nemo]

Cook must have an awesome average now.

67 according to Sky.

 

[mrsfran]

Blowers on whether Sami's happy with the new ball being deemed okay by the umpires:

Sami comes in... don't know whether he's gruntled or not.

 

[Nemo]

Cook's gone. Very-slow-death Bucknor.

 

[Mr Retro]

Jones out for 8.

Please drop him now.

 

[Mr Retro]

Bell left protecting a poor tail. Pakistan back in before tea?