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One of the main reasons behind Pakistan's defeat in the first Test match was the terrible bowling of the bowlers. None of the bowlers in the squad performed well. As a result, England was able to collect big. Moreover, although the Pakistani batsmen batted well in the first innings, their performance in the second innings was very poor. As a result Pakistan team was defeated.
To be honest in my view bowling lineup is not only responsible for that defeat because as we know pitch hasn't any turn or help for bowlers so after that statement how can we make them responsible for that defeat and put entire blame on them, it's true that their batting lineup scored 500 but it wasn't much for them especially on that track in such terrible condition. Anyway today they have second test match of the series where they drop some of thier important player like baber , Shaheen, Naseem etc which was totally unacceptable for whole nation but now the debut guy done phenomenal and scored his first ever century in international career, while the total target is 250+ so I believe they will scored 400 around if able to build some vital partnership and then may be as usual follow his previous match footsteps😢.

I blame the Pakistani bowlers. Because if the Pakistani bowlers could have bowled well in the first innings then the England team would never have collected 800+ runs. England scored 823 runs for the loss of just 7 wickets. On the other hand, we have seen the performance of England's bowlers. England's bowlers were able to bowl well in the second innings as Pakistan lost all their wickets for just 220 runs. If the Pakistani bowlers were able to bowl as well as the England bowlers, this match would undoubtedly have been a draw. I think Pakistan would not have been defeated if the Pakistani bowlers could have bowled a little better.
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Kamran Ghulam did well as Babar's replacement — form currently Babar is in, I expected only much less from him.
By the way, today is Babar's birthday, may be he was rested to do party  Tongue

OK... I am not sure whether Babar was dropped or rested. But how he is going to come back to the playing XI? Kamran Ghulam scored a century on his debut. Are they going to drop him just to accommodate Babar? Else they need to drop someone else. At this point, I don't think that any of the other batsmen can be dropped. Babar is going through a rough patch and the best thing for him to do would be to take a break from international cricket and play a few matches in county tournament or the Sheffield Shield.

This article [1] mentions Babar was rested and he's indeed taking break for a while. Regarding him coming back, If he gets back into form, dropping someone else (one who is less consistent) for him is not big deal.



[1] Babar Azam rested not dropped
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Pakistan made runs somewhat less than 300 (they were slow in run rate today) but I am completely sure this target cannot lead Pakistan to winning or saving the test match because this is the unique team in the World that can lose in the test matches even after scoring more than 550 in single innings.

So I don't think that Pakistan is going to win this game. In the end overs, Pakistan lost their wicket of Kamran Ghulam , who made 118 runs and in his place Salman Agha entered in the ground. I am expecting a good performance from him such as his performance in the old test match as he scored well. He made the century against Bangladesh in that series. Let's see if he will defend his wicket in the early stages of the game tomorrow.

At the start of the game Pakistan had a big loss of Abdullah Shafique, he was out on 7. Not a good performance by him but his partner Saim Ayub made a very good score and those 77 runs are helping the Pakistan team right now.

However, after Abdullah Shaique, hopes were raised for Shan Masood because in the last match first innings, he have scored very well runs, made 150, but not today, he was out on 4  but after these two wickets we found a wonderful partnership pair between Siam Ayub and Kamran Ghulam. He scored a century, by the way also a bad performance by Saud Shakeel.

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OK... I am not sure whether Babar was dropped or rested. But how he is going to come back to the playing XI? Kamran Ghulam scored a century on his debut. Are they going to drop him just to accommodate Babar?

This is called taking full advantage of the opportunity or you can say "You Miss, I Hit" Wink

Also he has been waiting for this chance and he openly said it
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"I'd been waiting for my chance a long time but I never gave up," Ghulam, 29, said. "I had been waiting for my chance. That's all I thought about. I kept being selected and then omitted from squads, and all I used to think about was how to take the chance I'd been given."

Now this will become a tough situation for the PCB selection as if they rest Kamran Ghulam then everyone will say that it is the power of Babar Azam that he is back in the team even if he is not in form. Also they can let Kamran Ghulam keep on playing in Baber's place, that also not possible because there will be a lot of pressure on them to bring him back into the team.
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One of the main reasons behind Pakistan's defeat in the first Test match was the terrible bowling of the bowlers. None of the bowlers in the squad performed well. As a result, England was able to collect big. Moreover, although the Pakistani batsmen batted well in the first innings, their performance in the second innings was very poor. As a result Pakistan team was defeated.
To be honest in my view bowling lineup is not only responsible for that defeat because as we know pitch hasn't any turn or help for bowlers so after that statement how can we make them responsible for that defeat and put entire blame on them, it's true that their batting lineup scored 500 but it wasn't much for them especially on that track in such terrible condition. Anyway today they have second test match of the series where they drop some of thier important player like baber , Shaheen, Naseem etc which was totally unacceptable for whole nation but now the debut guy done phenomenal and scored his first ever century in international career, while the total target is 250+ so I believe they will scored 400 around if able to build some vital partnership and then may be as usual follow his previous match footsteps😢.
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Kamran Ghulam did well as Babar's replacement — form currently Babar is in, I expected only much less from him.
By the way, today is Babar's birthday, may be he was rested to do party  Tongue

OK... I am not sure whether Babar was dropped or rested. But how he is going to come back to the playing XI? Kamran Ghulam scored a century on his debut. Are they going to drop him just to accommodate Babar? Else they need to drop someone else. At this point, I don't think that any of the other batsmen can be dropped. Babar is going through a rough patch and the best thing for him to do would be to take a break from international cricket and play a few matches in county tournament or the Sheffield Shield.
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Pakistan made runs somewhat less than 300 (they were slow in run rate today) but I am completely sure this target cannot lead Pakistan to winning or saving the test match because this is the unique team in the World that can lose in the test matches even after scoring more than 550 in single innings.
So I don't think that Pakistan is going to win this game.
You have to look into the condition of the pitch. The first test match was completely played in a batting friendly pitch. There shouldn't be any other result except draw in that match. Surprisingly Pakistan batting line-up collapsed in the second innings there. The pitch condition isn't really same in this match like the previous one. It could be more difficult to bat from the day 3 or 4. Still, England is favourite in the test match as Pakistan performance was unpredictable and pathetic in the last few test matches.

Pakistan batted very cautiously on the first day. Even then, Pakistan lost 5 wickets on the first day. Pakistan collected 259 runs in 90 overs losing 5 wickets. Now there are two experienced batsmen like Agha Salman and Mohammad Rizwan at the crease. If these two batsmen bat well, Pakistan can collect big very easily.

We don't see good performance from Pakistan in last few test matches. Pakistan team lost both test matches against a weak team in test format like Bangladesh. No one could have imagined that Pakistan would lose the match against England. We thought the match would be a draw. But in the end Pakistan lost badly.

If Pakistan wants to win this match then the batsmen as well as the bowlers need to perform well. One of the reasons for Pakistan's defeat in the first match was the bowlers not performing well.
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Absolute beauty from Leach to Dismiss Abdullah and what a day for Kamran to make century on a debut, he had luck on his side though.

Dropping Babar Azam didn't worked well, as this time Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel got out for single digit scores.

Kamran Ghulam did well as Babar's replacement — form currently Babar is in, I expected only much less from him.

By the way, today is Babar's birthday, may be he was rested to do party  Tongue
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Pakistan made runs somewhat less than 300 (they were slow in run rate today) but I am completely sure this target cannot lead Pakistan to winning or saving the test match because this is the unique team in the World that can lose in the test matches even after scoring more than 550 in single innings.
So I don't think that Pakistan is going to win this game.
You have to look into the condition of the pitch. The first test match was completely played in a batting friendly pitch. There shouldn't be any other result except draw in that match. Surprisingly Pakistan batting line-up collapsed in the second innings there. The pitch condition isn't really same in this match like the previous one. It could be more difficult to bat from the day 3 or 4. Still, England is favourite in the test match as Pakistan performance was unpredictable and pathetic in the last few test matches.
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After the historic loss against England in the last Test, Pakistan could make some big changes which will increase the expectation of a more aggressive game in the second Test. The omission of two main pacers from the list of players they released ahead of the second Test means they have been left out. Pakistan team will play the second test with only one pacer and Amer Jamal, the only pacer of the previous match, has been included in the team. Pakistan's bowlers were blamed for losing three consecutive Test matches and the pacers failed miserably. In the upcoming matches, Pakistan team has insisted on increasing the number of spinners and three spinners have been kept there. Multan's wicket is likely to be the same as the one in the previous match, which is why the Pakistan team is trying to prioritize spinners over pacers. On the other hand England team will try to show more strength and try to give their best performance in the second test as well. Hope we can see a good test match.
Yes you are right Pakistan surprising loss to England in last Test has led to big changes. Regarding this they have dropped two main fast bowlers which means they will play more aggressively. Pakistan will now have only one fast bowler Amer Jamal and will rely more on spin bowlers. This makes sense since their fast bowlers have not done well lately.

By the way the match is already started. And Pakistan is taking the first turn in batting and they have made 163 runs on 3 wickets loss. Well the main thing is bowling if Pakistan will bowl well so they can easily win this match. So let's see what they will do?
Yes ,you are right. Pakistani International test cricket team could not handle the pressure in pressure situation. Pakistani cricket team lose the test series against Bangladesh and they lose their temprament. We did not see that kind of worst performance by Pakistani team in last matches. England test team is best team whole the World and England batters can change the side of match because England strength is batting and they are also good in bowling. England have bowlers who will destroy Pakistani batting in second inning. Pakistani batting is always weak but we didn't see that kind of low class bowling by Pakistani team.  Most of the players are referenced players and they are not playing for the team ,So team is losing the match.
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Pakistan team did not start very well with the batting on the first day, although they lost five wickets today. These two batsmen Kamran Ghulam and Saim Ayub batted a bit better but all the other batsmen did not do well and got out. However, since they now have two good batsmen in the batting, if they can keep up, it will be possible to score good runs, if Agha Salman and Mohammad Rizwan form a good partnership, it will be beneficial for Pakistan. And if these two batsmen get out then surely they can give small run target on first day, moreover England team bowled well in today's match, but England will definitely try to do better on second day, today Pakistan team collected 259/5.

Pakistan made runs somewhat less than 300 (they were slow in run rate today) but I am completely sure this target cannot lead Pakistan to winning or saving the test match because this is the unique team in the World that can lose in the test matches even after scoring more than 550 in single innings.

So I don't think that Pakistan is going to win this game. In the end overs, Pakistan lost their wicket of Kamran Ghulam , who made 118 runs and in his place Salman Agha entered in the ground. I am expecting a good performance from him such as his performance in the old test match as he scored well. He made the century against Bangladesh in that series. Let's see if he will defend his wicket in the early stages of the game tomorrow.
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Pakistan team did not start very well with the batting on the first day, although they lost five wickets today. These two batsmen Kamran Ghulam and Saim Ayub batted a bit better but all the other batsmen did not do well and got out. However, since they now have two good batsmen in the batting, if they can keep up, it will be possible to score good runs, if Agha Salman and Mohammad Rizwan form a good partnership, it will be beneficial for Pakistan. And if these two batsmen get out then surely they can give small run target on first day, moreover England team bowled well in today's match, but England will definitely try to do better on second day, today Pakistan team collected 259/5.
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259/5 by the end of first day's play was not what was expected from Pakistan. The pitch offered hardly any support for the bowlers and yet England managed to gain the upper hand. For the second consecutive time, Pakistan won the toss as well. If not for Kamran Ghulam (playing his first test match for Pakistan), the Pakistanis would have been in deep shit. Even now they are in deep shit, but it is somewhat manageable. Dropping Babar Azam didn't worked well, as this time Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel got out for single digit scores. 
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By the way the match is already started. And Pakistan is taking the first turn in batting and they have made 163 runs on 3 wickets loss. Well the main thing is bowling if Pakistan will bowl well so they can easily win this match. So let's see what they will do?

Well, Pakistan is batting well till now but don't take this as an indication that they will win this test match. We know that in the last test match, they batted well too but later they lost the game.

Saim Ayub played well and made 77 runs but could not convert it into the century. However, I am impressed with Kamran Ghulam performance today. He is batting on 118 runs and still going. This time Mohammad Rizwan also got a start, batting cautiously at 26 from 74 balls. They again have to look for score somewhere near the 500 runs mark as we are playing on the same pitch and we know how much batting friendly that pitch is, from the last match.


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By the way the match is already started. And Pakistan is taking the first turn in batting and they have made 163 runs on 3 wickets loss. Well the main thing is bowling if Pakistan will bowl well so they can easily win this match. So let's see what they will do?

I agree with you. If Pakistan can bowl well then they will win or Pakistan will lose this match too. The pitch is completely batting friendly pitch which we have seen in the first match itself. So it is natural that the batsmen will have more advantage in this match. So if Pakistan wants to win the match then Pakistani bowlers must perform well.

Pakistan won the toss and put into bat in 60 overs, the team amassed 177 runs, losing three wickets. Kamran Ghulam is batting very responsibly. He is still unbeaten with 79 runs. There is no doubt that Pakistan will collect big. However, Pakistani bowlers must do well in this match if they want to win. Otherwise Pakistan has no chance of winning.
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After the historic loss against England in the last Test, Pakistan could make some big changes which will increase the expectation of a more aggressive game in the second Test. The omission of two main pacers from the list of players they released ahead of the second Test means they have been left out. Pakistan team will play the second test with only one pacer and Amer Jamal, the only pacer of the previous match, has been included in the team. Pakistan's bowlers were blamed for losing three consecutive Test matches and the pacers failed miserably. In the upcoming matches, Pakistan team has insisted on increasing the number of spinners and three spinners have been kept there. Multan's wicket is likely to be the same as the one in the previous match, which is why the Pakistan team is trying to prioritize spinners over pacers. On the other hand England team will try to show more strength and try to give their best performance in the second test as well. Hope we can see a good test match.
Yes you are right Pakistan surprising loss to England in last Test has led to big changes. Regarding this they have dropped two main fast bowlers which means they will play more aggressively. Pakistan will now have only one fast bowler Amer Jamal and will rely more on spin bowlers. This makes sense since their fast bowlers have not done well lately.

By the way the match is already started. And Pakistan is taking the first turn in batting and they have made 163 runs on 3 wickets loss. Well the main thing is bowling if Pakistan will bowl well so they can easily win this match. So let's see what they will do?
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After the historic loss against England in the last Test, Pakistan could make some big changes which will increase the expectation of a more aggressive game in the second Test. The omission of two main pacers from the list of players they released ahead of the second Test means they have been left out. Pakistan team will play the second test with only one pacer and Amer Jamal, the only pacer of the previous match, has been included in the team. Pakistan's bowlers were blamed for losing three consecutive Test matches and the pacers failed miserably. In the upcoming matches, Pakistan team has insisted on increasing the number of spinners and three spinners have been kept there. Multan's wicket is likely to be the same as the one in the previous match, which is why the Pakistan team is trying to prioritize spinners over pacers. On the other hand England team will try to show more strength and try to give their best performance in the second test as well. Hope we can see a good test match.

One of the main reasons behind Pakistan's defeat in the first Test match was the terrible bowling of the bowlers. None of the bowlers in the squad performed well. As a result, England was able to collect big. Moreover, although the Pakistani batsmen batted well in the first innings, their performance in the second innings was very poor. As a result Pakistan team was defeated.

In the second match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat. Pakistan team lost two wickets to collect only 19 runs. Shafique and Masood are not batting well. But at the moment, Pakistan's collection is 158 runs with the loss of 2 wickets. Saim Ayub remained unbeaten with 68 runs and Kamran Ghulam 75 runs.
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Willow cricket link previously shared buffers a lot, so if anyone wants to watch Pakistan vs England, they can watch it here [1], mind you there are plenty ads but stream works smooth.

You will find links to other cricket matches as well.

In case, if some of you are wondering why Spinners are bowling the most overs in the first session.

This is not just the same Multan stadium but the same pitch as the first match. I am not making this up, they are using the same deck for 2 test matches so technically it's 6th day of the test match with 4 days of break in between.

Is that why they dropped Naseem and Afridi?



[1] https://cricket.buffsportshub.stream/
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In case, if some of you are wondering why Spinners are bowling the most overs in the first session.

This is not just the same Multan stadium but the same pitch as the first match. I am not making this up, they are using the same deck for 2 test matches so technically it's 6th day of the test match with 4 days of break in between.
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Pakistan vs England second test match will be held today, if Pakistan team can not perform well in today's match then definitely there is a possibility to lose the series. The first match did not play very well Pakistan team their bowling performance was not that strong so now they need to improve their bowling performance. If Pakistan can't play well against England in today's match, then there is no hope of winning, I think Pakistan team must show improvement in this second match today than the first match. However, England still have a lot of chances as they are the favorites to win the second match, but a tough presentation from Pakistan here will surely tie the game if they improve their game.
Test match which is starting between Pakistan and England is very important. Pakistan did not play well in first match especially when bowling. To avoid losing Pakistan needs to bowl better and play smarter. England is likely to win but Pakistan can still save the series with good performance. If Pakistan tries hard they might even win unexpectedly. Pakistan team must learn from their mistakes and improve fast. They need to bowl well and bat cleverly. England is strong but Pakistan can surprise them with teamwork and determination. So let's see what will Pakistan do? I hope they will win but chances are very low.
After the historic loss against England in the last Test, Pakistan could make some big changes which will increase the expectation of a more aggressive game in the second Test. The omission of two main pacers from the list of players they released ahead of the second Test means they have been left out. Pakistan team will play the second test with only one pacer and Amer Jamal, the only pacer of the previous match, has been included in the team. Pakistan's bowlers were blamed for losing three consecutive Test matches and the pacers failed miserably. In the upcoming matches, Pakistan team has insisted on increasing the number of spinners and three spinners have been kept there. Multan's wicket is likely to be the same as the one in the previous match, which is why the Pakistan team is trying to prioritize spinners over pacers. On the other hand England team will try to show more strength and try to give their best performance in the second test as well. Hope we can see a good test match.
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