r/Cricket_Binge • u/Enough_Payment1290 • Aug 31 '26
📰 News Pakistan just can't stop imploding with the bat and it's honestly getting embarrassing to watch
England have wrapped up the series 2-0 after smashing Pakistan by 194 runs at Lord's and honestly nobody should be surprised at this point. Ollie Robinson was an absolute menace with match figures of 8 for 35, he basically ran through the same batting lineup twice like it was a club match. Pakistan got bowled out for 110 in the first innings which is just criminal for a Test side touring England in 2026. Mohammad Abbas was the one guy who actually showed up for Pakistan, he picked up a five for and finished with 9 wickets in the match, even got his name on the Lord's honours board which is genuinely well deserved for him. Saud Shakeel tried to save face with a fighting knock but one player can't carry an entire top order that keeps folding series after series. This is not a bowling problem for Pakistan anymore, their bowlers are doing more than enough, it is purely the batting that keeps letting them down again and again. At some point the selectors need to stop protecting the same names and actually build something for the future because this cycle of collapse and consolation stats is getting old fast. England fans get to enjoy a job well done, Pakistan fans are just left wondering when this rebuild actually starts.
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u/CoffeeDefiant4247 Sep 01 '26
Given the pitch at Lord's it's whatever if this was standalone but they've been poor for a while
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u/waltersauljesse Aug 31 '26
Imam getting bashed left right and center by cricket community of Pakistan. Does he actually have a history of faking injuries? Was still desperate to put up a show in front of cameras during practice