Woakes had a good series against us last time

Fekk sake here comes woakes - always does well vs Pakistan.

Always does well at home, to be honest. Not just vs Pakistan. Conditions should suit him nicely today

does he still average above Cook in England with the bat too?

Carrying nicely this morning, isn't it. If Archer cranks it up but doesn't drop too short he could be tasty

comment by Phenom - least knowledgeable spurs poster 19/2020 (U20037)
posted 27 seconds ago
does he still average above Cook in England with the bat too?
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Probably not anymore, his average since he scored that century has been dreadful.

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 2 minutes ago
Always does well at home, to be honest. Not just vs Pakistan. Conditions should suit him nicely today
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All our bowlers (bar Wood) have a very good average at home which backs up the claim that whoever gets picked should do the job. The batsmen are the ones who need to deliver.

Anderson - 23.84
Broad - 25.91
Woakes - 22.54
Archer - 24.92
Curran - 22.63

Curran's average is definitely bolstered by how few tests he's played, tbf, but yeah. Those are solid.

i really rate the Pakistan line up

admit i havent watched much of them but like having an experienced captain at 3, world class batsman at 4 and keeper at 7. Old school

Average runs scored by the visiting team’s opening partnership in England since the start of 2017= 15.59

comment by Bielsa14... ( ليدز_يونايتد )You gotta love it!! (U2805)
posted 15 seconds ago
Average runs scored by the visiting team’s opening partnership in England since the start of 2017= 15.59
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great stat that.

already doubled by Pakistan this innings

You can see why we get so impatient and negative when an early wicket doesn't fall, can't you. We're so used to it happening that we don't know what to do.

Rain again

Why are we in Manchester ffs

ffs its lovely here

Manchester also highest city in Covid cases at the moment. Terrible location choice

comment by Phenom - least knowledgeable spurs ... (U20037)
posted 2 minutes ago
i really rate the Pakistan line up

admit i havent watched much of them but like having an experienced captain at 3, world class batsman at 4 and keeper at 7. Old school
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It's better than West Indies but still not great. 2 ageing batsman, unproven openers and one high class batsman. Also a very long tail.

Typical northern weather

Bloody 25 degrees in London

Really need a wicket now.

comment by Neo- PL CHAMPIONS (U9135)
posted less than a minute ago
Really need a wicket now.
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Really don't

Great to see patient, solid batting against probing, demanding bowling - exactly what a first session of test cricket should be

comment by Neo- PL CHAMPIONS (U9135)
posted 3 minutes ago
Really need a wicket now.
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When one comes, 3 others will come in no time

good test cricket so far

its good that we got Younis Khan as batting coach. So far so good.