3rd ODI: England v Pakistan (Eng innings)

[iZeeshan]

4 runs

 

[Usman Chadda]

Strauss strides down the pitch and hits through mid-wicket for a FOUR

 

[Raz]

Inzamam going very defensive

 

[MIG]

34/1 in 5.4 overs

 

[samisback]

step down the pitch, and beautiful shot for 4 through mid wicket.


34 for 1 england

 

[iZeeshan]

We should have batted first!!!

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Asif is looking like a dodo on this slightly good wicket.

 

[MIG]

I think we will concede 200+ - I am a little nervous about chasing runs here but lets see

 

[Usman Chadda]

Average score at the Rose Bowl: 260

Asif has been a touch expensive

 

[samisback]

This pitch will Suit our Ranaldihno

 

[ShowStopper]

slower ball, played well by Bell.


i feels, our boys are using to crease way too much in order to hit that right area.

stucked

 

[Rana]

hi Moderators, my friend has just made a membership on PP but is unable to post, his name is

kinghaider_nodoubt

can you please sort him out?

any progress?

 

[Usman Chadda]

This pitch will Suit our Ranaldihno

....Hopefully

 

[Rana]

wat a ball!

 

[Shayan]

beautiful ball from Shoaib, beats Strauss

 

[MIG]

I suppose Inzi wanted to cash in on the bowling advantage...but dont worry lads - long time to go - a lot can happen in a few overs.

 

[samisback]

I think we will concede 200+ - I am a little nervous about chasing runs here but lets see

We should not have any problems, what so ever, dont worry about it all our batsman are more than capable of scoring & chasing down any total set by England.

 

[Raz]

Beauty from Shoaib, flies past Strauss on the off stump channel

 

[iZeeshan]

Again very wide of the crease....

 

[Usman Chadda]

Good delivery. Angled across Strauss by Akhtar. Beats him

 

[MIG]

any progress?

It usually takes a few hours. Is this the same chap you told me about ?

 

[iZeeshan]

Beauty out swinger from Shaoib.

 

[samisback]

peach of a delivery...beats Strauss...come on shoaib cheeetey knock him down now with a bounccer

 

[Usman Chadda]

Edged away to third-man by Strauss off Akhtar

 

[Raz]

92.4mph from Shoaib

 

[Rana]

It usually takes a few hours. Is this the same chap you told me about ?

na this is a different lad, he just joined today

 

[samisback]

Shoaib not bowling at full throttle i feels....needs to shift 6th Gear now...

36 for 1

 

[Raz]

And now the ball just beats Bell's outside edge, well bowled

 

[Usman Chadda]

Beaten again outside off-stump by Shoaib. This time its Bell

 

[aamir]

Bowlers bowling both sides of the wicket, its as simple as !

True they are not being consistent with their line but it still probably calls for at least 2 catching fielder. I think they were looking for swing away which does not exist so it is coming on straight. But having said that my problem is with the decision to bowl first. There has to be some assessment of the pitch itself, this pitch looks like a belter. You alway put up a score first on those.

 

[Rana]

such good defense has bell!

 

[Shayan]

36 for 1 after 7

 

[Raz]

36-1 after 7

 

[Usman Chadda]

England 36/1 in 7 overs

 

[samisback]

this pitch is batsman paradise, very similar to the pitch where i play tape ball.....almost like a cemented track this...

7 overs

36 for 1

 

[Rana]

bowlING asif!!

 

[Raz]

Beauty from Asif this time, just past Strauss' outside edge

 

[MIG]

Lot of Pakistan support today from what the radio comms are saying....

 

[Gunner786]

england are gonna post 300 for sure,
if pieterson comes in after asif's spell he will make a quickfire 80 or be there till the end

 

[Usman Chadda]

Beauty from Asif. Beats Strauss outside off-stump

 

[Rana]

wide off the crease! good defense

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Asif needs to back up Shoaib with a tight over now!

 

[Rana]

36-1

 

[Rana]

4 more

 

[samisback]

keep it there abouts asif cheetey...like t hat

 

[MIG]

Lets bring the score rate down or take wickets...

 

[Shayan]

4 to strauss

 

[Gunner786]

asif has no idea what to bowl when someone comes down the track to him

 

[Raz]

Down the track and Strauss smashes it through the offside to the cover boundary

 

[Rana]

round the wicket, good deleivery!

 

[MIG]

Can hear a lot of Pakistan Zindabad ( or is it Pakistan - its in the bag !)

4 more to Strauss.... off Asif: 40/1 off 7.3 overs

 

[Gunner786]

its gonna rain there now!!

look how dark its got

 

[Usman Chadda]

Strauss comes down the track and smashes Asif through the covers for FOUR

Strauss already 27 runs from 21 balls

 

[iZeeshan]

England going very easy...Strauss is looking very good

 

[Raz]

Asif round the wicket now

 

[samisback]

Time for a bowling change i feels......

time for Ranaldihno.....


Strauss gives a shimmy comes down the track and cuts again , tells you how good the pitch is.

 

[Rana]

i actually hope england make a good score, so our batsmen get a proper score to chase!

 

[Rana]

off-cutter around the wicket, that should do strauss

 

[samisback]

its gonna rain there now!!

look how dark its got

No rain at all for today , inshAllah .

 

[Raz]

Round the wicket should be the tactic to Strauss, he doesn't like getting cramped for room.

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

I think this pitch is not for Asif. Hopefully the other lads will do okay.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Strauss has come down the track to Asif twice so far

 

[Rana]

good short ball

 

[Raz]

Short ball and fended through gully for a single by Bell

 

[Usman Chadda]

Bell gets a single through third-man region

 

[ShowStopper]

Aren't we giving tomany run today or is the pitch too good for batting?

 

[Rana]

slower delivery

 

[Raz]

Pitch is pretty decent for batting

 

[Usman Chadda]

Slower by Akhtar. Picked by Strauss and hammered to the cover fielder

 

[Rana]

well fielded

 

[aamir]

This will show how Asif will bowl under pressure in an unresponsive pitch. So far he has continued to show that he is a smart bowler. Adjusting well.

 

[Rana]

4 more!

 

[samisback]

come on shoaibyy we need more bouncers from you......

 

[Rana]

45-1

 

[Raz]

On the legs and clipped through square leg for 4 by Strauss

 

[Usman Chadda]

Flicked by FOUR by the England captain

87 mph by Akhtar

 

[iZeeshan]

Strauss's timing is impeccable

 

[aamir]

On the legs again, Strauss 4. Too many balls on to Strauss's legs.

 

[Rana]

edged 4 more!

 

[Shayan]

consecutive 4's for strauss