Re: Pakistan V England 2nd Test Match, Faislabad
Pak will play it safe, and so they should after squandering any chance of victory today. The onus is on England to take the initiative and make some bold decisions. But I doubt they have the spine for that, especially considering how their last day chase went in Multan.
Barring some remarkable cricket like knocking off the last 3 batsmen with a hatrick and another manic century by Afridi as an opener, I see England getting more or less the same score Pakistan did. DRAW.
However, our failure to end the series can prove quite consequential. If the wicket at Lahore is as flat as this one (and no reason to suspect that it won't be), then England can post a huge 500+ first innings total if they win the toss. It will be interesting to see how Pakistan play it. They should learn from the mistakes of India who were in a similar situation against them earlier in Bangalore.