The Patio Cricketers

We ranked the world's top allrounders using data. But do stats tell the whole story? Give it a RT! tinyurl.com/y9bjsmd9 #ENGvWI #cricket

What an effort by Scotland with the bat. Can’t wait to see how they perform in next year’s World Cup. #SCOvENG

Scotland proving yet again that reducing the World Cup to 10 teams is absolutely bonkers ..... #SCOvENG

Looking for an allrounder to replace Ben Stokes? Only two men for the job really (one in the squad already) #woakes #stevens

Maybe worth a mention today that Jimmy Anderson in his last 15 tests.. in a variety of conditions and with different cricket balls has 68 wickets at 19.36 .....

For any cricket fans that haven’t seen the Al Jazeera doco yet (its on YouTube if you haven’t), I would urge you to. We’ll be discussing on the pod tomorrow night, would love to hear your thoughts.

Seriously, what did England expect would happen? #EngvPak es.pn/2IO0KHQ

Karius sobbing uncontrollably & apologising to Liverpool supporters. Should be remembered the effect that mistakes, doubt & then depression had on the late Robert Enke. It is sport, & it means a lot but it is just sport & all of us make mistakes

Just heard @CricketPakistan coach say they had 6 weeks hard prep for this 1st Test including 2 weeks at home practising on green pitches and using Duke balls I've been saying @englandcricket don't do this every time we go away for the last few years! Common sense basics #Cricket

Recriminations postponed as England revival masks dire day at Lord's espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/236…

Pakistan have proved far, far more adept than their hosts at keeping out the good balls. Ball-tracking data shows that against deliveries aimed at the stumps, Pakistan are averaging 35.00 in this Test. England are averaging 5.16. #ENGvPAK

Since the start of 2017 Bairstow is averaging 32. Some of that has to be because England's top 4/5 haven't given him much to work with. But it's a concern, another concern, one of many.

Two poor days. Poor first-innings batting. Weird fields. Rubbish catching. Debate about correct lengths. Dire reviews. Deja vu! Time for @nassercricket or if he doesn't want it, Alec Stewart to be Test supremo twitter.com/thecricketerma…

@PenningtonOllie Agreed. Would love to see an England v Ireland test every summer earlyish (not sure if feasible though). I feel everyone would benefit.

@PatioCricketers Half the team been playing IPL, other half not played enough championship cricket so undercooked. Ireland test match perfect preparation for Pakistan

Listening to Micky Arthur it really seems like they’ve prepared very diligently for this series. Can’t say the same for England unfortunately. We’re simply not good enough for that. #ENGvPAK

@tom_king1994 Interesting. It certainly shows how they batted.

Should we not all be happy for test cricket- an overseas team outperforming the home team. This is a good thing, right?! #ENGvPAK

“.....they keep producing fine cricketers who show up England - with their facilities, their salaries, their hubris - for the mediocre Test side they have become.” Ouch! But the truth hurts. Seems a while back that we could “at least blow teams away at home”! Slippery slope. twitter.com/georgedobell1/…

“Indeed, their XI for this match has more days of first-class cricket between them this summer than England's - 126 to England's 82.” (From @BBCSport). Being ‘out-prepared’ by the touring side is criminal! #bbccricket #ENGvPAK

Most intl runs since 17-12-2004 (ABdeV's debut!) Runs Ave S/r Inns 100s Sanga 21437 49.16 68.28 483 53 ABdeV 20014 48.11 74.71 484 47 Amla 17768 47.76 65.23 403 54 Kohli 17125 55.60 80.09 365 56

'Want to get more British Asians watching live cricket? Get @imVkohli playing in the new 100-ball comp!' @NasserCricket & @markbutcher72 discuss the proposed new tournament for 2020. Watch full video here 👉 skysports.tv/CBHEum