Australia v Pakistan | 1st test - Day 2 | MCG | 27/12/09

[Usman Chadda]

this is called attacking field. I guess australian don't respect our batsman

Zimbabwe wouldn't respect our batsmen!

 

[Momo]

The fact that he didn't get into double figures is bothering me.

It disrupts the look of the scorecard.

I am more concerned about the bottom line (or is it the top line?) of the scorecard.

 

[adiabbasi]

all a sudden pitch got pace???cause pak is batting

 

[saj001]

If and But

Well they have been separated now.

now its "Ik Bal and But" combo at the crease so i expect the same result

0.0

 

[adzzy786]

Can i ask.. Why is Farhat still in the team?? i really dont understand

 

[Usman Chadda]

Outfield is sluggish

 

[Lodhiz]

Why has the outfield suddenly become so slow? I sense some match fixing allegations coming on here...

 

[TalhaSyed]

Seeing our top 3 bat i can only think of one thing.......the MCG has massive boundaries!

 

[insaaniyat]

Butt blocking out Hauritz well mashalah

it's ok with me as long as we don't lose anymore wicket

 

[iZeeshan]

Outfield is dishearteningly slow.

3 runs for Iqbalito.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Maybe not swing then but it nipped in. Even the comms mentioned it.

 

[Momo]

Faisal with a majestic stroke. KA$H tanltalizingly close to his first ten pushups, but not to be.

So near yet so far!

 

[insaaniyat]

Why has the outfield suddenly become so slow? I sense some match fixing allegations coming on here...

ney, we just don't have the strength to hit hard after sloppy fielding

 

[Big Mac]

Seeing our top 3 bat i can only think of one thing.......the MCG has massive boundaries!

All part of the tactics, tire the bowlers out by making them chase after the ball

Or maybe they couldn't time the ball if it was placed on a tee.


I think the first answer is correct though

 

[Momo]

i expect the same result

0.0

So do I.

 

[TalhaSyed]

it's ok with me as long as we don't lose anymore wicket

Exactly just gotta make it till tea with no more damage. Still a hell of a lot time left in this game

 

[KA$H]

I'm itching to get started..

 

[KA$H]

what a unique way of smothering the spin banja has - mixture of leaves with teh pad and handle

 

[saj001]

So do I.

ka$h ko ajj khaichal nahi karni paray gi :akmal

 

[TalhaSyed]

All part of the tactics, tire the bowlers out by making them chase after the ball

Or maybe they couldn't time the ball if it was placed on a tee.


I think the first answer is correct though

aahhh i shouldve seen that...thanks for pointing that out...very smart tactics...the batsmen realise that they can get through the next three and a half days with the Ozzy bowlers and batsmen chasing the ball and when they get to Sydney they will be shattered

 

[Lodhiz]

ney, we just don't have the strength to hit hard after sloppy fielding

Oh bhaiya! You were the one who was meant to remain the most optimistic! We'll get a boundary eventually.

 

[saj001]

33-1

tea

 

[Usman Chadda]

It is the TEA

Pakistan 33/1 ... Farhat being the only casualty so far

 

[Momo]

Okay guys, I will stick my neck out and predict this:

Faisal Iqbal (Karachi) to score a double century in this match.

 

[KA$H]

ok 1 wkt down after 15overs, 33 runs

i'd have taken that

low expectations n all that

 

[Momo]

what a unique way of smothering the spin banja has - mixture of leaves with teh pad and handle

Beautiful! And notice the low angle (less than 15 degrees) the bat makes with the ground at the time of the 'execution' of the forward defensive 'stroke'.

 

[saj001]

Okay guys, I will stick my neck out and predict this:

Faisal Iqbal (Karachi) to score a double century in this match.

What about Salman butt (Minto Park , Lahore)

 

[insaaniyat]

Oh bhaiya! You were the one who was meant to remain the most optimistic! We'll get a boundary eventually.

oh i am still optimistic. We will do just fine, if not with bounderies then with one, two and three

 

[SUPERSAMI]

The pressure of getting his 10 was Farhat's undoing...well played

 

[Momo]

A good session. We 'got rid of their batting', and have 33 on the board. Not bad, eh?

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

33/1 at tea.

 

[Momo]

What about Salman butt (Minto Park , Lahore)

Unfortunately I don't see him scoring one run more than 125.

 

[ShehryarK]

Okay guys, I will stick my neck out and predict this:

Faisal Iqbal (Karachi) to score a double century in this match.

LOL!

But hazrat why the suffix? What has Karachi got to do with it? Surely you're not arguing he's the best our fair city of (candle) lights has to offer?

 

[Looney]

Okay guys, I will stick my neck out and predict this:

Faisal Iqbal (Karachi) to score a double century in this match.

That is as (un)likely as Kaneria scoring a century... in THIS match

 

[mindless slogging]

Okay guys, I will stick my neck out and predict this:

Faisal Iqbal (Karachi) to score a double century in this match.

I'll go with that.

But we don't count MJ or Bollinger or Siddle as wickets. If any of them get him out, he gets an additional hundred runs and remains not out (in our minds).

 

[JeeraBlade]

Okay guys, I will stick my neck out and predict this:

Faisal Iqbal (Karachi) to score a double century in this match.

Nah -- just 135.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

A good session. We 'got rid of their batting', and have 33 on the board. Not bad, eh?

I still dont understand pontings declaration? I mean he got us what we wanted. I hope inshallah we will make the most of it, even though we are 33/1.

 

[Oxy]

The similarities between Pak and Aus are uncanny.

None of the Aussie batsman can get a 100

We cant get 10 - we just keep getting out in the nervous 9s...

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Faisal looking good.

 

[saj001]

Unfortunately I don't see him scoring one run more than 125.

I'll take that

 

[insaaniyat]

Beautiful! And notice the low angle (less than 15 degrees) the bat makes with the ground at the time of the 'execution' of the forward defensive 'stroke'.

Momo, you are very observant

 

[Momo]

I'll go with that.

But we don't count MJ or Bollinger or Siddle as wickets. If any of them get him out, he gets an additional hundred runs and remains not out (in our minds).

) ) )

But of course!

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

i think we should play aggressive cricket. this 2.0 kind of RR is very frustrating. We should play attacking cricket and score at 4.0 runs per over. Let aussie's know that we are here to spoil their rankings!

 

[Lodhiz]

Ian Healy. You are so biased.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Id love to see these both batsmen score centuries Inshallah!

 

[Oxy]

MY online bookies, www.ButtBet.out have given me odds of 33-1 that Butt will run out Iqbal, Moyo & then himself

 

[Momo]

LOL!

But hazrat why the suffix? What has Karachi got to do with it? Surely you're not arguing he's the best our fair city of (candle) lights has to offer?

Nothing could be farther from my thoughts.

Actually I belong to the old school that believes in making sure there is no confusion lest people misunderstand ('ehtiaat changi hondi eh'). Hence, the parenthetic suffix.

 

[tdigi]

Ponting made a sporting declaration . You would hardly see any Indian captain do that.

 

[insaaniyat]

I still dont understand pontings declaration? I mean he got us what we wanted. I hope inshallah we will make the most of it, even though we are 33/1.

Because he knows once what we got, we will get excited and lose our sight. Hope his sporting declaration bites him where the moon doesn't shine Go Pakistan

 

[Momo]

Momo, you are very observant

Aadaab arz hai.

 

[adzzy786]

The similarities between Pak and Aus are uncanny.

None of the Aussie batsman can get a 100

We cant get 10 - we just keep getting out in the nervous 9s...

) ) ) )

 

[tauseefm]

MY online bookies, www.ButtBet.out have given me odds of 33-1 that Butt will run out Iqbal, Moyo & then himself

My 10000$, odds are pretty good it sure looks win win situation to me

 

[saj001]

Ponting made a sporting declaration . You would hardly see any Indian captain do that.

For that matter any captain maybe except Smith

 

[Momo]

MY online bookies, www.ButtBet.out have given me odds of 33-1 that Butt will run out Iqbal, Moyo & then himself

Strictly in this order?

 

[TalhaSyed]

Right my prediction by the end of the day Pak will be:

162/2 Butt 22*, Iqbal 6, Rauf 120* (56 Balls).....in an attempt to surprise the Ozzy's more then Ponting surprised Pakistan Yousuf will send in Rauf next and it will come off......ok maybe not...my REAL prediction....and tbh what il be happy with:

122/2 Butt 53*, Iqbal 22, Yousuf 24*

Something around that

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Ponting made a sporting declaration . You would hardly see any Indian captain do that.

To tell you the truth it was a "that kind a decision that i cant understand", and i think neither did yousuf, but all in all its there and we should make the most of it.

 

[Momo]

I still dont understand pontings declaration? I mean he got us what we wanted. I hope inshallah we will make the most of it, even though we are 33/1.

All I can say is that either Ponting is the most sporting, 'out of the box' and innovative captain in the world, or else he has gone completely bonkers.

Considering the importance of piddi in Test cricket, I believe the latter is a more realistic explanation.

 

[Oxy]

Ponting made a sporting declaration . You would hardly see any Indian captain do that.

He did it because he thinks he can get 19 wkts in the final session!

 

[iHammad]

All I can say is that either Ponting is the most sporting, 'out of the box' and innovative captain in the world, or else he has gone completely bonkers.
Considering the importance of piddi in Test cricket, I believe the latter is a more realistic explanation.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

All I can say is that either Ponting is the most sporting, 'out of the box' and innovative captain in the world, or else he has gone completely bonkers.

Considering the importance of piddi in Test cricket, I believe the latter is a more realistic explanation.

 

[Random Aussie]

All I can say is that either Ponting is the most sporting, 'out of the box' and innovative captain in the world, or else he has gone completely bonkers.

Considering the importance of piddi in Test cricket, I believe the latter is a more realistic explanation.

Let us see how that declaration looks at the end of the match Momo....

 

[tauseefm]

How many wickets pakistan will lose by the end of 2nd days play?

A: 2
B: 4
C: 6
D: All Out

 

[tdigi]

To tell you the truth it was a "that kind a decision that i cant understand", and i think neither did yousuf, but all in all its there and we should make the most of it.

You are right there. It might bite him back. Expect a 100 at least from Akmal...that's what I think.

 

[Momo]

Let us see how that declaration looks at the end of the match Momo....

Yes, time will tell.

 

[Big Mac]

Strictly in this order?

I'm not sure about the order, I think he'll run out Faisal, then himself and then run out MoYo by distracting him from the balcony after waving his shirt around his head Ganguly style after he successfully finishes the Sudoku in today's paper.

 

[Oxy]

How many wickets pakistan will lose by the end of 2nd days play?

A: 2
B: 4
C: 6
D: All Out

E: 10 1st inngs & 6 2nd inngs (following on)

 

[iHammad]

You are right there. It might bite him back. Expect a 100 at least from Akmal...that's what I think.

Forgot to make the thread for the 5th ODI?

Are you watching?

 

[Momo]

How many wickets pakistan will lose by the end of 2nd days play?

A: 2
B: 4
C: 6
D: All Out

Why only even options?

 

[tauseefm]

E: 10 1st inngs & 6 2nd inngs (following on)

Jawab durust hay, Electra ap ka howa!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Lets just hope all goes well inshallah! Match started!

 

[Oxy]

Huge appea - Butt lucky boy

Bat / Pad

 

[saj001]

Inside egde

 

[Oxy]

Butt looking nervy straght after tea.

 

[iZeeshan]

.....and Butt starts off with a scare

 

[Momo]

I'm not sure about the order, I think he'll run out Faisal, then himself and then run out MoYo by distracting him from the balcony after waving his shirt around his head Ganguly style after he successfully finishes the Sudoku in today's paper.

That's pretty realtistic as I guess (it's only a guess mind you) that Butt would be markedly more 'distracting' than Ganguly sans shirt.

 

[Oxy]

How many other teams have an opener averaging in his 20s?

 

[Oxy]

And thats stumps....for me! Zzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[saj001]

And thats stumps....for me! Zzzzzzzzzzzz

Part-Timer

 

[Momo]

Faisal means business.

 

[insaaniyat]

Ponting made a sporting declaration . You would hardly see any Indian captain do that.

because their bowling sucks. They win because of their batting