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He’s been as good as his word. In the Bazball era England have drawn only one of their 29 Tests, and that was because of two days of miserable, biblical rain in Manchester during the 2023 Ashes.
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The next few hours will tell us whether England detest draws or merely dislike them. In their position, the usual approach to would be for at least three hours and go well past Pakistan’s first-innings total, but that would increase the chances of the dreaded D-word. An early declaration would make a positive result a bit more likely – but it might also expose England to another D-word, defeat.
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It feels weird to talk about a team – an England cricket team – that would genuinely prefer to lose than draw. But that was unquestionably the case at Trent Bridge in 2022, albeit in slightly different circumstances, so it will be fascinating to see how England play this.
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They will resume on 492 for 3, a deficit of 64, after a day of plenty for their batters. Ben Duckett defied a busted thumb to make the breeziest of 84s before Joe Root and Harry Brook gave a masterclass in the business of run-scoring.
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Root became England’s highest Test run-scorer en route to 176 not out; Brook went up and down the gears like a veteran and still managed to score 141 not out from only 173 balls. There should be loads more runs out there today, if England want them.
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105th over: England 513-3 (Root 192, Brook 145) Pakistan's main spinner Abrar Ahmed is off the field with a fever, making life even more difficult. Naseem beat Brooke with a brilliant shot that kicked up and hit keeper Rizwan on the neck. There may be signs of a reverse swing.
Ah, these are hectic days. Babar dropped roota simple chance at midwicket. Root fired a straight pull at Babar, who didn't need to move but couldn't hold his ground. Babar Azam cannot do that. You can't do that on this pitch and with Joe Root.
Naseem crouched down and flailed his arms in frustration as Root smashed the next ball nicely into the cover boundary. He is eight away from hitting his sixth double hundred in Tests.
104th over: England 506-3 (Root 186, Brook 144) Shaheen's route clips are four route clips perfectly placed between short midwicket and midwicket. As Ian Ward said in commentary when he turned 34 in the summer: “How on earth can he make batting look so simple?”
Pitch hasn't done anything yet. I wouldn't be surprised if England declare just before lunch, but I think the best strategy is to keep them batting. Recent loss against Bangladesh It swirls in Pakistan's subconscious.
103rd over: England 500-3 (Root 180, Brook 144) Stiff or not, Root was able to recover two points in a hurry after forcing Naseem Shah into the back square for offside. That's another feature of this episode. Only 48 of his runs went inside the boundaries. In 2015-16, he also hit 88 fours and 12 against Pakistan. Like his beloved Graham Thorpe, Root can skin the bowling attack however he pleases.
Brook did more running than usual yesterday, with him and Root completing six runs. If there is no ball, the total will be 7 points, reaching 500 points. It's not like Brisbane in 2010, but the scoreboard says: England 500-3 It is sure to warm your heart.
“Good morning, Rob,” says Brian Withington. “I was just checking the numbers at the time deciding that the first Test will be played in Pakistan in 2022 and it is still amazing. As a result, England's current situation looks decidedly calmer.
“What I had forgotten was that the second and third Tests were relatively low-scoring. And, of course, the fact that England took all 60 wickets throughout the tour was almost as good as the batting. It was a success.”
It makes less and less sense with each passing day. And because the tour was such a big win with the first 3-0 win in Pakistan, we forget how close the first two games were. After two Tests, they could have easily won 1-0 against Pakistan. That makes this achievement all the more special, both today and historically.
102nd over: England 493-3 (Root 176, Brook 142) Shaheen started towards Brook from near the wicket and Brook swung the first ball to deep point behind for a single. If he is able to play again, he will be aiming for the same new highest Test score as Root. The targets are 186 and 254 respectively.
Root must have been as hard as a board as he was on the field for all eight balls of the match, but he was beaten inside by a very good delivery that just missed the off-stump.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has the ball in his hands. shall we?
England used a heavy roller this morning And I'm bored too Expect the cracks in this pitch to widen further. The problem, as Nasser Hussain tells Sky, is that Ball has done little from those cracks so far.
Simon Burnton's Day 3 Report
Earlier this year, Joe Root mocked Harry Brook by calling him “Grandpa”, but at a tea party he pulled up to his dressing room and used his bat as a makeshift cane, conceding 119 runs and throwing 187 balls. When the inning ended, it almost seemed appropriate. Meanwhile his fellow Yorkshireman disappeared before him, leaping up the stairs two at a time.
Read Ali Martin about Joe Root, the scamper who grew into a genius.
Similar to cricket's paywalled presence in the UK, this ego and lack of self-promotion may be preventing Root from transcending the sport completely. Man of the Man in this series, which was won at home by the Ashes, was once on the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
However, when Root achieved that feat in 2015, he was unavailable. Root isn't lacking in personality – in fact, he's beautiful – but somehow, unlike Andrew Flintoff in 2005 or Ben Stokes in 2019, this modesty in his chosen field… excellence never fully became mainstream. That trend will continue this year for England's Test team (Spotty has long since lost its luster, anyway). But there is little doubt that we are now witnessing a great event.
preamble
morning. When Ben Stokes was appointed England captain in 2022, he was asked whether, like Nasser Hussein at the turn of the century, he could stabilize a hopeless team by first making it difficult for them to win. “Well,” Stokes smiled. “I don’t think there will be too many draws.”
He was as good as his word. In the Buzz Ball era, England have drawn just one of their 29 Tests, and that was due to two disastrous, biblical days of rain in Manchester during the 2023 Ashes.
The next few hours will tell whether England hate draws or just hate them. In their position, the usual approach would be at least three hours, far more than Pakistan's first innings total, but that would increase the chances of the dreaded D-word. An early declaration is slightly more likely to yield a positive result, but it could also expose England to another risk word: defeat.
It feels weird talking about the team – england cricket team – It would really prefer a loss to a draw. But that will undoubtedly be the case at Trent Bridge in 2022, albeit with slightly different circumstances, and it will be interesting to see how England deal with this.
After a solid day for the batsmen, they resume with 492 from three and a lead of 64 runs. Joe Root and Harry Brook put on a run-scoring masterclass after Ben Duckett defied a broken thumb to score a most refreshing goal in the 84s.
Root became England's highest scorer in Test runs along the way, scoring 176 runs. Brook geared up and down like a veteran, yet still managed to score 141 runs off just 173 pitches and not out. If England want, there should be more runs today.
