Pakistan v England: the match can go either way says Stuart Broad – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The lanky pacer asserts that the match still hangs in the balance
and can go either way.
England dismissed the top four batsman of Pakistan cheaply but a partnership between Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq has secured the position of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 by turning the deficit into a 55 run lead. Broad believes further hard work can make them win the match.
Absorbed in every moment of the game, Broad said, “I keep thinking Oh, tomorrow is a huge day in this Test match - tomorrow evening I'll know what the result will be. But I keep getting to the end of the day, and I'm no clearer. This has been an amazing
Test match so far - one for the purists, I suppose - quite slow cricket sometimes, but very intriguing. It really can go either way.”
Day three belonged to the English once again. Even though their batsmen struggled against spin but Broad had other ideas. He took the game to the Pakistan spinners and he came on top.
The left-hander's counter-attacking style of play was effective, as he mustered 58 runs in quick time. Broad’s innings also helped England gain a reasonable first innings lead of 70 that can prove to be crucial in the context of the match.
England made quick inroads into the Pakistani batting line up but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 showed maturity beyond their years to end the day on a high for Pakistan.
Broad is confident of dislodging the two batsmen early and restrict Pakistan’s lead below 250. But the pacer admitted that even chasing a total of over 150 wouldn’t be an easy task.
Broad said, “We don't want to be chasing much more than 250, because scoreboard pressure plays a huge role in Test matches. But even 150-200 is going to be a bit of a 'nipper', I think. It's going to be tight Test cricket.”
Day four is going to be crucial for both teams, and whichever teams gains the initiative early on, will most likely go on to win the match.
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