i hope inzi has recovered enough to be able to bat today

How difficult can it be to get Shoaib Akhtar out? Really?

then again if he was to wear one it would be on his left arm.. so it wouldn’t help..

222 for 4 - a Nelson! We are surely due a wicket soon!
Not in your duvet this morning, Jess?

Well played, Yousuf. Bit of a bummer for England, but credit where it is due. Looks like Inzy might not play after all, bruising seems to be worse than previously thought. Either that, or it’s a ploy so he can come in later and support the bunnies. Who knows?

Just what on earth is Shoaib up to? Doing a Harmy or what?

Very mild in Bonn too. I have even turned the heating off and opened a window, though my cold is at the multiple aspirin, honey & lemon and 3 packs of tissues an hour stage.

Yeah! Knew something would happen if I went for a shower.

Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well, Wraye. Hope you feel better soon.

BBC are saying that Freddie doens’t look fully fit. Any ideas, anyone?

I heard something about him maybe having picked up a bug of some kind. Can’t remember where - maybe TMS.

Maybe if I go into work, we’ll get a wicket…worked a treat last time

What’s this? KP warming up for a bowl???? Vaughen must be desperate.
I hope Sophie, Monique and Co have a spare set of dry underwear.

KP bowling? why not.

Just got into work, clicked on Cricinfo, didn’t initally see the score, just that Bell was bowling, knew it must be bad. Well played the Pakistani batsman but it just looks like the England bowlers have had enough on this dead track. I think this series is effectively all over.

Can’t believe Woolmer said in a Sky interview last night that his is a bowlers pitch!

The lines from Pakistan keep breaking down, that could be part of cricinfo’s problem and there are a load of Indian games on - overload in the system as millions of fans tune in.
No idea about the CI commentary but they are usually good.

Get this - breaking news. The ICC are prepared to consider 6-day Tests in Pakistan, given the recent loss of overs to bad light. The idea of the ICC being reasonable almost beggars belief, but it is not going to help England now, is it?

Do you think they’ll stick with Udal for India?

We’re doomed.

Doomed, I tell you.

Can some one do me a favor and get Beefy out of the commentary box? Please!

His constant pitch this pitch that rant is so annoying. These very pitches have enabled Pakistan to be 1-0 up in the seires against what some think is the best side in the world, and we’re looking good to go 2-0 up, and if all went our way we could have been 3-0 up!

We’re the home side, we will make flat wickets because it suits our team, if Beefy thinks it makes for dull cricket (which is barking mad IMHO) then he might as well keep saying it for the rest of his life, and it wouldn’t change.

No point about complaining about the pitches, the England quicks have done wonderfully well on these very flat wickets, Harmison has been superb in this innings and generally people have been very good, if Giles was fully fit or they had another half decent spinner unlike Udal or if the English batsmen showed just the little bit more sense then they have, then England wouldn’t be in the position they are now. No point in blaming the pitch. It’s not the pitches fault, it is their fault.

Send Beefy back to England, tomorrow on the same plane as Giles. I can’t stand his commentary any more.

Thank God you think that way, no I don’t have to feel guilty about it

Anyway, brilliant day, isn’t it?

Kamrani looking good for his 2nd ton. And Yousuf for his double ton. Looks like Inzi wouldn’t be needed to bat at all!

Botham sums up the entire Sky coverage.

One thing however, Harmison hasn’t bowled flat out all series, just within himself in a containing role. Whereas on the Pakistan Shoaib has bowled at full pace and gained success.

Giles went back last night.

No, I find that too, and it’s always quite odd. Happened when I was watching on C4 as well, so not just a satellite/cable thing. It was good during the Ashes when I was working all the time - I heard what was happening and could look up just in time to watch it too. Meant I never missed anything Even so, I’d rather put up with a delay than listen to the Sky commentary any day.

I suppose if you’ve got Sky+ you could time the pause button perfectly and get it in synch by yourself….

I’d like to congratulate Pakistan on a great performance today, and also thank them for making sure I got working early. You know it’s been a bad day when proofreading your thesis is preferable to listening to the ongoing disaster on TMS…sigh.

Anyway, well done Pakistan.

Pakistan have played well, England bowled hard and tried, Plunkett looks like a good prospect I must say, but the batsmen have overshadowed it all. England really should have made between 400-450 esp after being 101-0, but credit to Pak bowlers. I hope Pakistan can bat for a few more hours tomorrow, then England and bowl them out..therefore winning by an innings!