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

[Gollum]

Billy was tempted for a moment there!

 

[Cover Drive]

I hope MoYo scores a ton. InshALLAH he will!!

 

[insaaniyat]

Night watchman played Ajmal better than Bhanja. Aus night watchman is a better batsman than our trio misbah, imran and faisal

I could give Misbah benefit of doubt.

 

[Cheguvera]

Butt saab asleep...easy single not taken...

 

[Cover Drive]

Wth Is Butt Doing?!?!?!

 

[Dare2Dream]

Yousef is total class, not getting bogged down and letting pressure get to him

 

[Dare2Dream]

Salman Butt sleeping for that run

 

[insaaniyat]

I hope MoYo scores a ton. InshALLAH he will!!

Ameen. He is a class batsman

 

[mohsinr12]

wow the spinner has really settled in...this guy will be a legend like hearth after the series

 

[PapaBear]

Yousef is total class, not getting bogged down and letting pressure get to him

So why did he send bhanja one down?

 

[insaaniyat]

how many overs left plz

 

[Looney]

are you kidding night watchman. Didn't you watch the night watchman play earlier? Bhanjaa needs to be back in Karachi

What if his talent is contagious? He must not be allowed back in Pakistan

 

[Cover Drive]

Good running

 

[Cover Drive]

how many overs left plz

17

 

[insaaniyat]

So why did he send bhanja one down?

because moyo is good at 4, and Bhanja was brought it for that. Sorry bhanaja couln't do *****

 

[insaaniyat]

17

thanks

 

[choclate]

seeing Yousuf a few months back in Srilanka when he came back for the first time after ICL seemed like he was an old man, fitness wad down and was barely able to run as required at international level but now it seems he is back to where he needs to be(atleast from Batting and running between the wickets is concerned). He was never a good fielder so i guess that won't improve mutch

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Guys, lets hope Yousuf scores 50 before the end of play today. This will leave us at very good position around 135-150/2. We should be eying to finish the defecit by tomorrow and declare the innings ourselves.

 

[iZeeshan]

Hmm, will be interesting to see how they play Bollinger when he comes back.

 

[mohsinr12]

do u guys realize that our top three cannot pull or hook at all...thus the low scoring rate

 

[insaaniyat]

I hope he is sent back home. That is only way he will not play in the series.

 

[Cover Drive]

thanks

No worries bhai!

 

[iZeeshan]

Yet to hit a four, but one six already

 

[Cover Drive]

seeing Yousuf a few months back in Srilanka when he came back for the first time after ICL seemed like he was an old man, fitness wad down and was barely able to run as required at international level but now it seems he is back to where he needs to be(atleast from Batting and running between the wickets is concerned). He was never a good fielder so i guess that won't improve mutch

Overall I would say his fitness looks much better and improved

 

[insaaniyat]

Guys, lets hope Yousuf scores 50 before the end of play today. This will leave us at very good position around 135-150/2. We should be eying to finish the defecit by tomorrow and declare the innings ourselves.

Very optimisitc, aren't we?

 

[iZeeshan]

I'm thinking 73 for Butt, 47 for Yousuf, 123 for Umar, and 101* for Kamran

Oh and golden duck for Misbah

 

[kingusama92]

Snorter from Siddle.

Lovely bowling from him.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Very optimisitc, aren't we?

haha yes, lets hope we can do the Ponting ourselves and declare rather than get out. This will be a very good message to World Cricket that we are alive and kicking!

 

[insaaniyat]

almost a disaster

 

[iZeeshan]

.That was a death scare.

 

[Looney]

Easy there

 

[mohsinr12]

actually butt has done really good... he has shown tamperament...its always hard for a left hander to play against off spinner especially if there is drift

 

[insaaniyat]

haha yes, lets hope we can do the Ponting ourselves and declare rather than get out. This will be a very good message to World Cricket that we are alive and kicking!

i would love that. Ponting declaration happened only because he doesn't respect us. So yes I would love to see him taste his own medicine

 

[Gollum]

actually butt has done really good... he has shown tamperament...its always hard for a left hander to play against off spinner especially if there is drift

Butt has done well today, but he needs to make it count and score a big one.

 

[saj001]

still no four

 

[iZeeshan]

Still no boundary...that's 3 3s for Butt though

 

[insaaniyat]

still no four

less pray for runs, no matter how it comes

 

[Gollum]

still no four

They show 1 boundary in Salman Butt stats but I think that they ran that 4...

 

[adzzy786]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PAKISTAN. WHY R THEY SO DEFENIVE AND SO NEGATIVE. How can you play for a draw?? after 2 days??? howw.. omg.. i cant take it..

 

[Big Mac]

haha yes, lets hope we can do the Ponting ourselves and declare rather than get out. This will be a very good message to World Cricket that we are alive and kicking!

A strong captain would have declared by now and dared Ponting to make enforce the follow-on, shameful negativity from Yousuf. issed: issed: issed: issed: issed: issed: issed:

 

[saj001]

yay first four

 

[insaaniyat]

why are we lookign for 4s all we need are runs. who cares if it is in 1,2 or 3. I would rather not lose wicket and keep scoring singles and twos

 

[Looney]

) at the match between India and Sri Lanka. The match is being called off.

 

[daghetto]

first four of the game... after 36 overs..

 

[insaaniyat]

) at the match between India and Sri Lanka. The match is being called off.

what happened? they refused to play?

 

[Gollum]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PAKISTAN. WHY R THEY SO DEFENIVE AND SO NEGATIVE. How can you play for a draw?? after 2 days??? howw.. omg.. i cant take it..

You can't think about DRAW on day 2 of the Test match....that's a perfect recipe for losing the match

 

[d0gers]

Mark Taylor finally realizes that this is a good batting pitch.

 

[Looney]

what happened? they refused to play?

Yeah because the pitch is too dangerous. Imagine Pakistani bowlers on that pitch = DEADLY )

 

[azfar wali]

what happened? they refused to play?

The pitch was to dangerous to play on

 

[adzzy786]

You can't think about DRAW on day 2 of the Test match....that's a perfect recipe for losing the match

Yh thats what im saying. Look the way Pakistan are Playing. Looks like Playing for a draw. I hope they show a bit off aggression. Pakistan has becom so boring to watch in tests rcntly.

 

[d0gers]

you're holding the flag upside down!

 

[Gollum]

Mark Taylor finally realizes that this is a good batting pitch.

They are literally killing Test Cricket with these types of pitches. Its the same all around the world now...flat paved roads...

 

[mohsinr12]

butt is looking better...it makes alot of difference if you have a good aggressive partner..He must be dreading batting with faisal

 

[saj001]

buttah on 44

 

[mohsinr12]

pakistan batsman should play reverse swing pretty well..Commentator...lol

 

[adzzy786]

I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT. Pakistan are trying to bore the whole of Australia. So bad, that every one is put off for cricket for life. So the next time Pakistan come to Australia, Australia could a barely make a playing XI!

 

[Looney]

buttah on 44

hope gets a 100 inshallah!

 

[Gollum]

butt is looking better...it makes alot of difference if you have a good aggressive partner..He must be dreading batting with faisal

MoYo isn't playing aggressively but playing normally which is what should be expected from a top order batsman. The other 2 who got out created a shell for themselves with ultra negative play and couldn't get out of it.

 

[adzzy786]

Why R they chanting 'You are a ******'

 

[saj001]

Its reversing for the aussies

 

[insaaniyat]

MoYo isn't playing aggressively but playing normally which is what should be expected from a top order batsman. The other 2 who got out created a shell for themselves with ultra negative play and couldn't get out of it.

Moyo looks natural. Bhanjaa looked like he was just trying to survive.

 

[Imr4n_Khan]

Why are Aus getting reverse swing and we couldn't?

 

[saj001]

Tony just called moyo " yousuf youhana"

 

[slix10]

Why are Aus getting reverse swing and we couldn't?

Two words; No .

 

[mohsinr12]

MoYo isn't playing aggressively but playing normally which is what should be expected from a top order batsman. The other 2 who got out created a shell for themselves with ultra negative play and couldn't get out of it.

exactly I think moyo is taking the pressue off salman butt..If salman scores here big that be a very good sign for pakistan his confidence will grow for the series

 

[Big Mac]

That looked plumb at first

 

[Ryankhan]

DAMN hope Butt is not out but looked plum to me

 

[b0wld]

Why are Aus getting reverse swing and we couldn't?

That's because they are trying hard and hitting the deck whereas our bowlers were providing batting practice to the Aussie's by bowling an inconsistent line and length

 

[sali]

he is out

 

[Gollum]

Up comes the finger....I think he's gone and a waste of appeal...

 

[daghetto]

Saved!!

 

[Big Mac]

Why are Aus getting reverse swing and we couldn't?

Rauf was getting reverse

 

[iHammad]

Butt gone

 

[saj001]

butt gya

84/3

 

[Cover Drive]

Ahh Butt got jinxed

 

[slix10]

pakistan batsman should play reverse swing pretty well..Commentator...lol

We can't play any kind of swing, the ball has to come straight.

 

[iZeeshan]

Did they actually ask for a review?

 

[Imr4n_Khan]

Butt is out lbw to Watson

 

[daghetto]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


out comes umarr akmal now.. pak are really screwed. 3 down already..

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

conditions are overcast guys!