2nd test Pak vs. England : day 1 thread.

[nedian21]

Okay, this is turning into a good partnership, Masha Allah.

One thing about Malik, he never looks convincing but always manages to do the job.

he hasnt look that bad. apart from 1-2 careless shots. His defence is compact and far far better than Taufiq, Yasir or Farhat

 

[Toony™®]

6 off giles 2nd ball by malik!!!!!!!!

 

[octavian]

lil bit of spin for giles .. just his second delievery

 

[nedian21]

giles on in the 8th over may be Vaughan thinking for Naseer Hussain's negative tactics via Giles

 

[AT1]

66666666666

 

[octavian]

SIXXX, by malik down the deep long on boundary.. down the wicked and BANG !!

 

[deadly_man]

six off giles first over

 

[octavian]

giles around the wicket now

 

[nedian21]

great shot. that will help dent Giles's confidence early

 

[Toony™®]

38/0 off 9

 

[octavian]

easy single to mid on.. full deliverey driven along the ground by Malik

 

[Ace Base]

Masha Allah, Malik.

Okay, Pakistan are rolling now. They must ensure they bat WITHOUT loss until lunch.

 

[octavian]

38-0 , aggressive batting by pak so far

 

[razzler]

How the crowd guys?

 

[octavian]

Harmison to bowl.. replacing Freddie

 

[Jonty]

ohh what the heck just score 700

 

[octavian]

we have a decent crowd in.. very vocal though,, making a lot noise

 

[nedian21]

crowd not bad and making lots of noise

 

[Ace Base]

Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt have almost the same number of runs in their Test careers and similar averages.

 

[octavian]

harmi on the legs again.. and flicked away by malik to fine leg for one

 

[Gasherbrum]

hopefully both can cement their places in this series and have long fruitful careers for Pakistan

 

[Toony™®]

40/0 off 10

 

[octavian]

40-0 aftyer 10

 

[Raz]

40-0

Salman 15*
Shoaib M 18*

 

[nedian21]

Wiqi saying that this pitch is shame. Oh chacha Waqar bhai we have 2 good leggies in our side. Home team will make the pitch which suits them. beside we our 1/0 up. Paul Allott beechara roooo raha hai

 

[octavian]

the curators of this ground shud be taken to task !! i dont understand , how hard is it to make a goddamn supporting wicket ?

 

[Toony™®]

butt now gets a 6!!!!!!

 

[Raz]

Salman smashes a 6 off Giles

 

[octavian]

this time Butt down the track and another SIXXX

 

[nedian21]

Salman hits Giles for his 1st six. MASHALLAH

 

[Gasherbrum]

10 overs into the game and we're ready to lynch the groundsmen?

 

[Toony™®]

47/0

first drinks break.

 

[Jonty]

afridi must be licking his lips!

 

[Raz]

Drinks on now 47-0

 

[nedian21]

the curators of this ground shud be taken to task !! i dont understand , how hard is it to make a goddamn supporting wicket ?

octavian do we get spin pitches in England. we are 1/0 up. we have got better spinners. Pacers on both side are good but why we dont give chance to our spinners. i wud say its a perfect pitch in the interest of Team Pakistan.

 

[Toony™®]

Dwayne Bravo just got to his century...

 

[Mutazalzaluzzaman Tarar]

10 overs into the game and we're ready to lynch the groundsmen?

don't worry... everyone will get their turn. nobody escapes the love here.

we're going to ride the openers very soon... after that it will be Woolmer's turn and then before you know it we'll be deriding Rameez and Waqar's English because we all have PhDs from Stanford... groundsmen are just a start.

 

[Imy]

They said the same thimg about Multan in the first hour and later they were all singing its praises, the ball will reverse big time here

 

[tahaqureshi]

afridi must be licking his lips!

You mean WE must be licking our lips watching Afridi bat!!!

 

[badxhah]

anybody in canada watchin these matches thru CBN ,,,WTH they are showing Aus Vs WI instead of pak vs eng ,,,

 

[zaf1986]

If England were batting, there would be no complaints about the batting.

Inzamam is a good tosser. He can't help it if Vaughan isn't.

 

[nedian21]

10 overs into the game and we're ready to lynch the groundsmen?

i think so groundsmen has done what they were asked for. And for once Pak management has done the right thing. come on guys we r 1/0 up. England have got great pacers but their spinner are $$hits. we have got 2 very leggies so why should we give them a green wicket. Home team always play to their strengths. why not we get a spin friendly wicket in Aus, New or England

 

[nedian21]

If England were batting, there would be no complaints about the batting.

Inzamam is a good tosser. He can't help it if Vaughan isn't.

exactly zaf. Wiqi and Rameez are turning out to be gora ..... lickers. Rameez kee tu khair hai but really surprised with Wiqi bhai.

 

[Shayan_Sohail]

anybody in canada watchin these matches thru CBN ,,,WTH they are showing Aus Vs WI instead of pak vs eng ,,,

They are going to Show pak vs eng after the Aus vs Wi game ends

 

[Raz]

50 up with a sweep for four.

 

[nedian21]

i think so this team of commentators is the best. Sanjay and David Lloyd. way better than Ramiz, Paul, Botham and Wiqi

 

[Big Daddy]

man giles is getting clocked into a hip injury excuse already , dont kno about u all , but say a prayer for udal

 

[tahaqureshi]

Butt slog sweeps for FOUR!

 

[Toony™®]

52/0

 

[smoothcriminal]

geeez you guys get seriously SUNKY when a Pakistani commentator makes remarks that are even sympathetic to the opposition. Rameez and Waqar are just stating their views of the pitch, dont like them? Mute the channel and start your own commentry

 

[octavian]

octavian do we get spin pitches in England. we are 1/0 up. we have got better spinners. Pacers on both side are good but why we dont give chance to our spinners. i wud say its a perfect pitch in the interest of Team Pakistan.

yar looks like a pitch thats made for a run-fest and a draw. Well. lets wait and see

 

[Raz]

52-0

 

[Jonty]

not a bad start lads

 

[zulfiqar]

slowly waqar is becoming a chamcha to foreigners talking... wth is the problem heree? 47-0 at runrate of 4... we saw this in Ashes almost every game. They said multan was flat, but bowlers didn't have embarassing figures at all in Multan.

Aus have bouncy wickets at Perth n those are considered sporting? I personally enjoy watching teams play at Perth because i like express bowlers like Lee n Akhtar duking it out.. however ther's nothing wrong in having a pitch like the one at faislabad. It's no flatter than Multan and Multan game was a cracker

 

[smoothcriminal]

oh crap

 

[Toony™®]

Butt gone.
Harmison gets him

caught by keeper

53/1

 

[tahaqureshi]

Butt OUT!

 

[Raz]

Salman goes with a loose shot.

 

[octavian]

this pitch making decision could also have back-fired.. if we had lost the toss.

 

[Ace Base]

Okay, Pakistan can go on cruise mode from here on. No need to do anything conceited. Just sit back, enjoy the game, hit the occasional 4, rack up 500+ and then let Danish and Afridi have a go.

 

[Toony™®]

tighter line. good ball.
slight nick


corridor of uncertainty.

 

[smoothcriminal]

ball was too close to his body for him to be playing his favorite shot

 

[Raz]

Against the run of play England get the breakthrough

 

[nedian21]

careless shot by Salman. Pakistan should not lose the plot here.

 

[octavian]

Tarzan comes in to bat...

 

[nedian21]

Okay, Pakistan can go on cruise mode from here on. No need to do anything conceited. Just sit back, enjoy the game, hit the occasional 4, rack up 500+ and then let Danish and Afridi have a go.

couldnt have agreed more

 

[Raz]

Important partnership coming up now.

 

[Jonty]

yes just like an intercept in rugby

 

[Ace Base]

Oops! Didn't realise, Butt has already done something stupid!

 

[Jonty]

vital partnership here

 

[teflon_don]

Oh Salman.

OUT.

 

[nedian21]

this pitch making decision could also have back-fired.. if we had lost the toss.

No it wouldnt have. true our pacers wouldnt have been that effective but we have way better spinner than Lollypop Giles and Udal. but bhai why you are even thinking like this. we have won the toss. we are 1/0 up we have got better spinners. bat sensibly and bat England out of the game.

 

[zushy_786]

Harmison looks weird without his whiskers....Careless shot by Butt Saab....

 

[octavian]

lol..nedian.. i just Hate dead pitches..

 

[Toony™®]

Harmison bowling tight.

 

[Ace Base]

Is anybody reading the guardian unlimited commentary? Its hilarious!

 

[octavian]

Tarzan getting alot of verbal attacks by english players

 

[Toony™®]

55/1

 

[nedian21]

lol..nedian.. i just Hate dead pitches..

then it is a different story. But for our team interest this is the best pitch we can have

 

[Nauman]

Well Butt throws his wicket away again, its a crime to throw your wicket away on a pitch like this after you have gotten in.