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Those three wickets have kept them in the hunt for another absurd victory. And while they’ll probably need a mad masterpiece to compare with Ollie Pope’s 196 at Hyderabad if they are to win, the batters will be up for the challenge.
Yes, that’s a fair assumption: he charges the next ball and wallops it over mid-on for the first boundary of the innings. He’s gone! There was the slightest murmur on UltraEdge as the ball passed the inside edge and, after a bit of consideration, the third umpire decides that is sufficient evidence to give Shafique out.
Sajid celebrates in the usual style and leads the team off. His figures are quite remarkable: 26.2-1-111-7.65th over: England 290-9 This pair have added 18 useful runs. It’s too early to stick a Union Jack flag in the window but they’ve given England a snifter of hope.Bashir just about survives another over from Sajid. Spare a thought for Zahid Mahmood, the third spinner, who has bowled only six overs and has had to watch Sajid and Noman clean up. He must feel like Tony McCarroll.
In defence of the selection committee , his record apart from that 12-for v Bangladesh hasn’t been great. But he looks a good bowler and clearly has the personality to thrive at this level. Like Shane Warne and a few others, he’s a fast bowler trapped in the body of a spinner.This England collapse is one for the books: they were 211 for 2 yesterday evening. It’s, only without the reverse swing. And the eventual England victory.
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