But off they go. Can't complain.
506/4 at close.
6.7 an over .
But off they go. Can't complain.
506/4 at close.
6.7 an over .
Two wickets down, Pakistan need another 200 or so to avoid the follow on.
WI need 306 with 7 wickets and 92 overs.
what's the scores on the doors George Dawes
Done and dusted and another test win for the mighty Aussies.
And without their captain and lead opening bowler.
The unwashed must be shaking in their boots for the next Ashes demolishing.
Are you unwashed feeling nervous at the moment?
Well within the Paki target and moving forward.
Pakistan now 198 for 5.
It's been reversing intermittently, and things are tipping England's way at the moment.
Don't think we'll be seeing any more spin.
259/6
Long tail.
This is good fun.
Getting close, about 20 overs. 4 wickets needed or 4 rpo
80 to win with three wickets remaining.
Superb catch from Ollie Pope.
'An epic test match' - Michael Atherton.
Brilliant. What a match and what a superb declaration on a dead wicket.
I bet that fucking Sensodyne isn't stopping them wincing now.
After the first 3 days it looked like no chance of a win, great game and both teams in it till the end
Excellent performance, that result didn't look likely when they came in for tea. If they had left it much longer then bad light would have stopped play. It was a brave declaration and they say fortune favours the brave. That man Stokes again.
Nerves held in check. New Zealand in February, I think.
England under Stokes just revitalised Test cricket. Great game, brilliant result!
Shame, Haris Rauf will miss the rest of the series.
Bazball isn't working for Root
Marnus Labuschagne's aggregate of 308 runs in the first Test against West Indies has lifted him past Joe Root to the top of Test batting rankings.
Labuschagne scored 204 and 104* in Perth, becoming just the eighth player to record a century and a double-ton in the same Test. The knocks gave him 50 rating points, helping him regain his position at the top of the rankings table for the first time since June this year. He rises to 935 rating points, just one behind his previous best of 936. Another solid showing in the second Test, starting tomorrow, can well take him past the likes of Virat Kohli and Viv Richards, who have all-time highs of 937 and 938 respectively.
Root, with scores of 23 and 73 in the run-fest in Rawalpindi, did not just lose his place at the top - he dropped three places to fourth position, with Steven Smith and Babar Azam in second and third respectively. Smith hit an unbeaten 200 and 20 against West Indies, while Babar got 136 and 4 in Rawalpindi.
On the bowling front, James Anderson zoomed into the top three after snaring five wickets on a tough bowling track in Rawalpindi. His bowling partner, Ollie Robinson, the Player of the Match for his own match haul of five, jumped seven spots to enter the top ten in eighth position.
Pat Cummins continues to lead the charts, but that could change with the Australia captain set to miss the second Test against West Indies due to a quad strain.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is back in the top 20 among batters after scores of 64 and 110 against Australia, while Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique moved up five places to 15th with 114 and 6 against England.
ICC rankings - Marnus Labuschagne replaces Joe Root as No.1 Test batter; eyes Virat Kohli'''s all-time rating points
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