WATCH: Namibian nearly nails million to one ambulance trick shot
What a shot from Michael van Lingen!
Opinion
Was Fawad Alam ready for his return to Test cricket this week in England? It seems not.
Having played his last Test match in 2009, it has been 11 years of toil in first-class cricket for the Pakistani batsman.
And in all fairness, first-class cricket in Pakistan is perhaps the worst in Asia, or maybe on par with that of Bangladesh.
Even Sri Lankan first-class cricket seems to have produced more consistent Test match players in Dimuth Karunaratne, Odisha Fernando and Kusal Mendis, in recent years.
A side-on stance that has only got worse with time was perhaps the major fault behind his dismissal in the first innings.
You can literally see why Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former chief selector, ignored Alam, despite his high scoring charts.
Nonetheless, Alam was brought back to the Test team following three years of public outrage for the ignored cricketer.
The situation was such, following the hapless Australia tour, that Misbah-ul-Haq had no other alternative but to bring in Alam to temper the angst in the Pakistani cricketing fraternity.
Two series later, when Alam finally got his chance, he proved quite incapable of handing the English seaming conditions.
He faced four balls then got out out, trapped LBW by England seamer Chris Woakes.
It was rather expected from a man who has bullied his way to 12,000 first-class runs on turning, flat, subcontinent decks.
Another English failure for a subcontinent cricketer!
He has another innings to redeem himself in Southampton.
But at 34, his time in international cricket is surely over.
Build your own fantasy cricket team and put it to the test with Draftstars daily fantasy competitions. Pick your match, pick your team and watch the points roll in to take out cash prizes on each match. What are you really gambling with? Set a deposit limit.
What a shot from Michael van Lingen!
Needing 83 off 24 balls for victory, Niko Davin was retired out against England, to bring in the big-hitting David Wiese.
But Liam Livingstone somehow survived!
The five words guaranteed to annoy the Poms the most!
Pat Cummins has poured cold water on talk Australia could manipulate the result of their upcoming T20 World Cup clash with Scotland to ensure…
Phil Salt was in for a good time and not a long time as England looked to chase 48 as quickly as possible.