England at home, May-June 2018

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · (This post was last modified: 28-06-2018, 00:23 by Ska'dForLife-WBA.)

May

Thursday 24th - 1st Test vs Pakistan, Lord's (Pakistan win by 9 wickets)

June

Friday 1st - 2nd Test vs Pakistan, Headingley (England win by an innings and 55 runs)
Sunday 10th - 1st ODI vs Scotland, Edinburgh (Scotland win by 6 runs)
Wednesday 13th - 1st ODI vs Australia, The Oval (England win by 3 wickets)
Saturday 16th - 2nd ODI vs Australia, Cardiff (England win by 38 runs)
Tuesday 19th - 3rd ODI vs Australia, Trent Bridge (England win by 242 runs)
Thursday 21st - 4th ODI vs Australia, Chester-le-Street (England win by 6 wickets)
Sunday 24th - 5th ODI vs Australia, Old Trafford (England win by 1 wicket)
Wednesday 27th - 1st T20I vs Australia, Edgbaston (England win by 28 runs)

Marco4 · 21-05-2018, 07:32

What's the deal with Australia being here so soon?

jjamez · 21-05-2018, 11:10

Think they just miss us

**themaclad** · 21-05-2018, 11:58

No it's called making money

**Lord Snooty** · 21-05-2018, 13:17

Very strange set up.

Marco4 · 21-05-2018, 15:29

I'm off to Lords to see them against Middlesex (third time I'll have seen the Seaxes this year) unless I don't. There's Eton v Harrow (Harrow to you too) a couple of weeks later. Might go to that instead.

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · 21-05-2018, 18:13

It is a bit odd we've decided against any white-ball games vs Pakistan in favour of more Aussie overkill. That said, having taken them to the cleaners in the January series and with the Smith/Warner affair to taunt them about now, maybe it's just the right time for them to pay a visit Big Grin

If the weather holds, the Scotland match should prove interesting too. They gave a really good account of themselves in the World Cup qualifiers and were desperately unlucky not to qualify.

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · (This post was last modified: 24-05-2018, 11:44 by Ska'dForLife-WBA.)

England win the toss at Lord's and elect to bat. Bit of a surprise, tinge of green on the pitch and plenty of cloud cover, but Root's gambling that it'll improve.

ENGLAND

Alastair Cook
Mark Stoneman
Joe Root ©
Dawid Malan
Jonny Bairstow (wk)
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler
Dominic Bess
Stuart Broad
Mark Wood
Jimmy Anderson

PAKISTAN

Azhar Ali
Imam ul Haq
Haris Sohail
Asad Shafiq
Babar Azam
Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk)
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Amir
Hasan Ali
Mohammad Abbas

Marco4 · (This post was last modified: 24-05-2018, 14:49 by Marco4.)

Cook plays his 153rd consecutive test, breaking Allan Border's record, I read.

Nice that his team mates have decided to celebrate by spending a short while with him each, then passing the baton on to the next.

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · 24-05-2018, 14:59

Half-century for Cook, him and Bairstow putting together a watchful partnership after a tough morning session at the crease. The decision to bat isn't looking stellar so far, but England are coping right now, and conditions might yet improve. 84-3.