They say Test cricket is dead but if you watched the 1st Test of this series, you wouldn’t be in agreement with them. England was in a bad situation all through but they made a fine comeback on the final day to win the game and go 1-0 up in the 3-match series. Now, the action moves to The Rose Bowl in Southampton and the pressure will be on Pakistan if they want to stay alive in this away series.
One thing for sure is that we’re bound to see a result as 4 Tests since the resumption of international cricketer have all produced results. When England last played here, they ended up conceding a 4-wicket loss to West Indies so the ghosts of that game will definitely be haunting them here too. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Use “READSCOOPS” for Rs.100 FREE) fantasy preview of the ENG vs PAK 2nd Test…
Game details
- Tournament: Pakistan tour of England 2020.
- Date: 13th August 2020, 3:30pm IST.
- Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England.
- Capacity: 6,500+
- Series status: England leads the 3-match series 1-0.
Form (recent first)
- ENG: W W W L W W
- PAK: L W W D L L
Numbers
- Last 5 games head to head, England leads 3-2.
- 4 games at this ground – 2 won by the team batting first.
- 4 previous Tests at this venue – only 1 ended in a draw.
- James Anderson – only 6 wickets in his last 3 Test matches.
England
One thing is for sure is that the pacers are going to have a big role to play in this game and that’s why we recommend picking Stuart Broad who had 6 wickets in the last game and has been brilliant with both bat and ball since being dropped from the 1st Test against Windies. James Anderson has 16 wickets in 4 Tests here but I’d rather have Chris Woakes in my side, who has been in brilliant rhythm and contributes with bat too, like in the last game.
Biggest news is that Ben Stokes will play no further part in this series which means they might replace him with either Zak Crawley or Sam Curran and I’d prefer the latter because he can contribute with the bat as well. Talking about batting, Joe Root is long overdue a big score. He’s got 5 starts in his last 3 Tests but only one conversion where he scored 68* and he’ll be desperate to convert one start into a big score here.
Pakistan
He’s good enough to be in the Fab 4 is Babar Azam and the 60-odd he got in the 1st innings was proof of that fact. He was in sizzling form in England same time last year around the ICC World Cup time and he clearly likes batting on English pitches. Talking about batting here, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has done a lot here, playing for Somerset all of last season.
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Another person to add to your Nostragamus (Use “READSCOOPS” for Rs.100 FREE) fantasy team is Yasir Shah who picked 4 wickets in each innings in the last game and 33 in the 2nd innings showed that he’s no much with the bat either, with a Test hundred to his name too! 17-year old Naseem Shah only got 1 wicket in each innings but he was quick and exciting and this is someone you can expect special things from, so pick him in your ENG vs PAK fantasy team.
England vs Pakistan Betting
England vs Pakistan 2020: 2nd Test betting
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ENG vs PAK fantasy team
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