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Australia "A" vs Pakistan "A" | 2nd Test | Townsville | 03-06/07/2009

insaftak said:
aussies have now scored 36 runs in 17 overs, pathetic batting by aussies here
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:))) :)))

Looks like a really good match - as was the first one so credit to both teams.

However no doubt Pakistan A will come out of this series with reputation enhanced (unless massive collapse and fail in the next day or so) and a few questions will be asked about the Australia A boys.

And our more useless by the day selectors....for the following decison.

We do not have one player who is a Test class all rounder. So we have 2 of these attempted all rounders in the Ashes squad AND THEN WE PICK TWO MORE AND PLAY THEM IN THE A TEAM? :pissed:

Pakistan's stocks on the rise everywhere it seems, great to see. :)
 
Random Aussie said:
:))) :)))

Looks like a really good match - as was the first one so credit to both teams.

However no doubt Pakistan A will come out of this series with reputation enhanced (unless massive collapse and fail in the next day or so) and a few questions will be asked about the Australia A boys.

And our more useless by the day selectors....for the following decison.

We do not have one player who is a Test class all rounder. So we have 2 of these attempted all rounders in the Ashes squad AND THEN WE PICK TWO MORE AND PLAY THEM IN THE A TEAM? :pissed:

Pakistan's stocks on the rise everywhere it seems, great to see. :)
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do you think krezja is better than hauritz, but being in England, i ahve never seen the pundits laughing so much at the aussie team
 
hussein said:
do you think krezja is better than hauritz, but being in England, i ahve never seen the pundits laughing so much at the aussie team
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Krejza is a much more dangerous bowler but the problem is he costs so many runs that it becomes a problem. His strike rate is quite good but unfortunately the batsman's strike rate against him is very good.

So if you take 2/70 that is nice but what if you take 2/70 off 8 overs? That is not always helpful.

The English pundits always laugh at the Australian team before the Ashes. Vice versa in Australia. The media get right into the spirit of the thing. :)
 
Excellent stuff by A boys even though half of the batsmen were parchi baaz :D shows how much talent is there in Pakistan.
 
All this hype about Umar Akmal, he had a very good season a couple of years back but what I saw of him in the U19 WC he was hopeless, no technique, just hitting at everything. I take it that was an abberation and he has a good technique too as well as being aggresive.
 
On_the_up said:
All this hype about Umar Akmal, he had a very good season a couple of years back but what I saw of him in the U19 WC he was hopeless, no technique, just hitting at everything. I take it that was an abberation and he has a good technique too as well as being aggresive.
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Instinctive batsman you can say
Very good player of fast bowlers likes pace.
 
We need some quick wicket tomorrow and need to get them all out under 250 or so otherwise we all know how good we are in chasing targets,even 150 would be tough in the 4th inn for pakistan..
 
in the euphoria over umar akmal and sarfraz ahmeds rescue act let us not forget the players who gut us into the mess, illegitimate players who should not be in the team like khalid latif
 
Its showing current status : Stumps

So surely it cant be rain delay.
 
yeah sorry, just looked back and the game has started at 1am UK time on all the other days so another 7 minutes away from now.
 
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Over 30.3: Rehman to Ferguson, no run, OUT, trys to smashes the ball back over the bowler's head and has sliced the ball straight up and is caught at point. Aus A are now 2/86
 
Afridi_Fan said:
10:48
Over 30.3: Rehman to Ferguson, no run, OUT, trys to smashes the ball back over the bowler's head and has sliced the ball straight up and is caught at point. Aus A are now 2/86
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great second wicket down so Aus A are now -47/2
 
Over 32.5: Rehman to Bailey, no run, OUT, attempts to drive the ball through the leg side and has edged the ball straight to the slips. Aus A are now 3/92
 
-11/3

Hopefully we can bowl them out for a target of around 150 and knock off those runs. Would be a wonderful achievement.
 
Wow , This Pak team is looking goooodddd , Hopefully Umar has by now made a statement that he is ready for Int.Cricket :inti
 
They better get Broad out soon because he is looking set for a big score now , might as well take the game away from us
 
Good recovery by Aus. Broad playing well. Pak need to break this partnership asap. Abdur Rehman looks to be the man to make the breakthrough, been bowling well.

We have a lead of 103 so we need to restrict them to no more than 350. Looks to be a good match.
 
Abdur Rehman 18 11 14 2 0.77

I knew the aussies couldn't play spin but this is just ridiculous!
 
Plasma said:
Abdur Rehman 18 11 14 2 0.77

I knew the aussies couldn't play spin but this is just ridiculous!
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aussies have scored 207 runs in 75 overs, pathetic batting by them, i think they are playing for a draw, as i'm typing this azhar ali takes a wicket
 
6/340 Australia A! Pakistan need to take the tail out quickly! Don't need to chase anything over 275 here!

So rite now Pakistan would need 237!
 
Intresting to see if Aussies A declare and try and win the game or if it peeters out into a draw.
 
Lets see what excuse White gives this time...last game he was so pleased that his team was ahead most of the time...completely forgetting that Pakistani teams are always slow starters and this was their first match to begin the tour anyway!

Aussie A team has played the least attacking game out of the two in this current game and it would seem that they are not gonna declare for anything less then a lead of 325-350 which would definitley mean this game ends in another draw.

Pak A would be the winner by a mile in that case for not losing both games (if it happens like I am hoping it would)
 
I would love to see Pak-A chase a tough target of around 300, rather than a measly 250 in 70-80 overs.
 
^^^Measly 250 in 70-80 overs in Australia...nice!

When was the last time you scored your last Int'l century/half century?

Nothing is measly about a 4th inning chasing total of over 225
 
^^^when is the last time you ever held a bat? This is not gonna be a 5th day wkt champ (& we are not playing in India on a broken wkt).
 
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CricVet said:
^^^when is the last time you ever held a bat? This is not gonna be a 5th day wkt champ (& we are not playing in India on a broken wkt).
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Where did all that came from?

I said 'Nothing is measly about a 4th inning chasing total of over 225'
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A 4th innings wicket is just that i.e. a 4th innings wicket where the two teams have already batted for 3 innings of 70-80 overs each!

Even Aussie wickets start crumbling on the 4th day onwards...not like India but they still start doing a little more than the first day or two!

So again 'Nothing is measly about a 4th inning chasing total of over 225!'
 
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Listen, I know what you are saying. I just wanna raise the bar. I wanna see what these guys are made of. Akmal has shown guts so far. Let see how far he can go. Test the limit. That is all.

P.S. avoid deragatory remarks. Hope we have civil conversation. God bless.
 
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^^^Care to show where I used the 'Degratory' comments?

The closest either one got to was here 'This is not gonna be a 5th day wkt champ...' and guess who said that :-)
 
When was the last time you scored your last Int'l century/half century?

Now, please explain the need for this line.
 
Lets forgive and forget now my younger brother. Hope to have pleasant conversations with you. cheers!
 
CricVet said:
When was the last time you scored your last Int'l century/half century?

Now, please explain the need for this line.
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To make you realise that a 250 chasing total in the 4th innings is never measly because it starts from 0!

Does not matter whether one is playing in India or Australia as long as the opposing team is good...Aussie A is a pretty decent bunch of players to allow us to score 250 just like that in the last innings.
 
Lets not stretch it. You and I differ in opinions. That is fine. I believe in stern tests and you don't. BTW, I said measly because of not ridiculing the target but to raise the bar (as I said before)
 
^^^Raise the bar from what...when was the last time they chased down such a target against Aussie A?

I am still not getting your point because you are making a very general statement (s) which don't seem to apply in this case!
 
When is the last time this Pak-A team played in AU? When is last time any Pakistani team recovered the way this team did in 1st inngs in AU? When is the last time Umar Akmal played in AU?

I wanna see what this kid is made of. I wanna see what effects has his first inng batting left on the team. I am hoping that Akmal's inng rubbed off on to other members. :)
 
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They are already leading by about 265 runs and they still have 4 wickets left. They will obviously be looking to strech the lead beyond 300 but if pak can get them out with under 300 to chase in around 75 overs we might just chase it down...
 
I think the pitch has eased out and its spinning.
I dont krjza will create problems.hope so
 
Alright, As are digging in. A lead of 273 now with 2 more wkts to fall. Chase of around 300 very Possible. Game on!
 
Pakistan require 300 from 81 overs....it will take some great counter attacking cricket from Pakistan if they want to win this game....

Inshallah we will do it
 
mmkextreme_1 said:
Hafeez so sooo uselesss!!
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I am afraid he is something other than useless. Even the word useless has a use in the English language.
 
Well, I never cared about hafeez. I would like to see How Ameen, Azhar, Akmal, and Sarfaraz handle it. Good performances from them would mean so much for Pakistan. Best of luck to Pak-A.
 
Pakistan A is batting very slow. The score is 1/30 in 17 overs for a run rate of 1.70. Azhar Ali's strike rate is 16.67 while Umar Amin's strike rate is 39.58. They are playing for draw.
 
Hafeez.. is tried and a tasted failure who shouldn't be in the A team. The A team should be for the potential people who could once end up playing for the Pakistani team. Umer Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, etc.
 
Okay Hafeez has disappointed, but let's not be overly critical of him. Umar Akmal himself showed admiration for Hafeez's leadership in the PP interview:

"Hafeez and I both play for Sui Gas and he is someone who really made time to help me develop my game and to give me lots of tips to help me become the best player that I can."
 
Runs Balls
Azhar Ali not out 18 104 74 2 0 24.32
Umar Amin not out 25 99 71 3 0 35.21

Forget about it, they are going for a draw
 
hmujtaba said:
Runs Balls
Azhar Ali not out 18 104 74 2 0 24.32
Umar Amin not out 25 99 71 3 0 35.21

Forget about it, they are going for a draw
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Where's Insaftak "pathetic batting by Australia" now.

Neither side wants to lose these matches and the approach reflects that.

Commendable performance by Pakistan A in any event though.
 
Henriques gets Azhar Ali caught behind. Pak 71/2 @ 31.5 overs.

Still looks like this'll be a draw though.
 
oh......now they are in Dip SH!t...................Sarfraz better do what Wicket-keeper batsman are most good at..........
 
Argh! Let's hope we can hold on for a draw. How many overs you reckon we have left?
 
Why cant our juniors be different from the seniors?why do they have to follow in their footsteps
 
Am not annoyed by akmal's failure coz i believe he has contributed enough in the 1st inn and also in the previous game.. Mohammad hafeez has done nothing and khalid latif should be sent back to pakistan immediatly we need some better guys in the one days..
 
Pak_mystery said:
We have about 40 overs i guess
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That sounds about right based on how many were bowled in the previous three days. I still believe we'll hang on for a draw. Sarfraz is yet come, and Abdur Rehman, Naved Arif and Wahab Riaz can all bat.
 
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