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

[Inswinger]

he will be out before that

 

[sali]

Rauf actually called it

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

all things considered

rauf has been better than aamer.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Time for an oz collapse...!!!

 

[Inswinger]

600 and the declaration will come.

 

[kingusama92]

) Rudi was telling Rauf that it was going down leg... boy did he get that one wrong or what?

Luckily Yousuf trusted his bowler for that referral.

 

[insaaniyat]

Eid Mubarak ho everybody. Rauf got the night watchman

our front line bowlers, Aamir, Asif, Ajmal couldn't get him. that tells a lot doesn't it?

 

[Oxy]

DECLARED!!!454=5

Wow!

 

[Seen Sheen]

declaration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mindless slogging]

Declaration

 

[saj001]

declaration

 

[eViLrAcEr]

huff, aakhir kaar ponting ne pakistan ko baksh diya

 

[d0gers]

whoa declaration!

 

[Seen Sheen]

this is unbelievable..................!!!

 

[Inswinger]

They've declared!!!

 

[Oxy]

Thats gonna have shocked our 'openers'

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

wut the hell?

pak only have to make 254 now to avoid follow on. even pak shud be able to make 300 on this pitch.

 

[Inswinger]

The pressure is on our batsmen!!

 

[Gunner786]

ponting take a bow!!

yousuf look ponting in the eyes and learn from the fire

 

[insaaniyat]

all things considered

rauf has been better than aamer.

I will agree with you on that in this match

 

[kingusama92]

This is Ricky Ponting's style.

Brilliant. I don't think there is a better captain when it comes to getting declarations spot on.

Can we switch captains?

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Wow !! This was unexpected !!

 

[sali]

Damn Hauritz looks to be getting a slight injury.

He was the main source of our runs!!!!

Not any more. Conspiracy...he played Ajmal for three hours to learn doosra.

 

[octavian]

Rauf to pick 5 wickets here, Ausies to to be all out under 500. :miandad

 

[karachiite]

Strange one this. This is the best time to bat on this track.

 

[haseebbabar]

wen i said rauf is good all u said bla bla n now out of sudden he is betta dan aamir issed:

 

[Oxy]

POnting! Wow!

Moyo - puts him into perspective.

 

[mindless slogging]

'Wonderful declaration' is the verdict by Shane Warne.

That's good enough for me.

Pakistan using the light roller LOLZ. Bill Lawry having a go at yet another blunder.

 

[insaaniyat]

ponting is amazing,

 

[haseebbabar]

mark my word we will see stupid shots n gettin out by this team

 

[Inswinger]

Can we get 400 on this pitch? A lot will come down to MoYo, Umar, and Kamran.

 

[Pace]

What a declaration by Ricky!

 

[Oxy]

Strange one this. This is the best time to bat on this track.

This is Pak we are talking about!

 

[adeem_as]

When is Salman Butt gonna get out.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

wut the hell?

pak only have to make 254 now to avoid follow on. even pak shud be able to make 300 on this pitch.

Well it's Pakistan we are talking about. You never know !!

 

[saeed-sohail]

Now where rauf garner,s cricket? This lad is quality.

 

[iZeeshan]

Don't understand why in the world they'd do this. They've left the game wide open!

 

[insaaniyat]

He wants to win

 

[Oxy]

Pakistan using the light roller LOLZ. Bill Lawry having a go at yet another blunder.

Light? HAs to be the heavy roller.

 

[azfar wali]

When is Salman Butt gonna get out.

After breaking Brian lara's record

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

wen i said rauf is good all u said bla bla n now out of sudden he is betta dan aamir issed:

he is not bette than aamir

he did however bowl better in this innings.

 

[Khalil]

Aussies declare. Do they really think that they can get Pakistan to follow on. Even Faisal Iqbal can score a double century on this track

 

[Oxy]

Paul Allot

"What if Pak get 650"? ) ) )

 

[octavian]

what declaration.... punter you beauty

 

[mindless slogging]

Not any more. Conspiracy...he played Ajmal for three hours to learn doosra.

It was mutual. Ajmal learnt batting from Hauritz in exchange for Hauritz picking his doosra.

Now watch Ajmal play a Tendulkar innings for the 4 balls he will face at number 11...

 

[haseebbabar]

obviously ponting wants to win by 10 wickets in boxing day test match

 

[insaaniyat]

Don't understand why in the world they'd do this. They've left the game wide open!

isn't it more fun? It's called sporting declaration. Give other team a chance to win too. However Ponting does know that the other team is Pakistan.

 

[sali]

They don't want follow on. This will go like Wi third test. They would like a break for their bowlers and score quick 100-150 runs in the second inning and give over 450 target for Pak to chase in the second inning.

WHATCH THE TRACK TURN INTO A REAL REAL BOUNCY ONE NOW

 

[shane]

That's a bizarre declaration from Ponting. I dont think he should risk the possibility of batting again in this match. Maybe he wants to finish it in three days and have a break.

 

[kingusama92]

Don't understand why in the world they'd do this. They've left the game wide open!

That is the idea.

They are dangling a carrot in front of Pakistan and this will entice our players into playing their shots.

If Australia scored 700 then Pakistan would just start blocking everything.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

I must say this is a very courageous decision by Ponting.

 

[Inswinger]

'Wonderful declaration' is the verdict by Shane Warne.

That's good enough for me.

Pakistan using the light roller LOLZ. Bill Lawry having a go at yet another blunder.

So the batting side decides upon the roller? I didn't know that. I thought it was u to the curator?

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

Paul Allot

"What if Pak get 650"? ) ) )

public holiday in pakistan if that happens.

 

[mindless slogging]

Paul Allot

"What if Pak get 650"? ) ) )

) ) ) Don't have a clue who Paul Allot is, but someone must have paid him for that level of confidence in our batting.

 

[karachiite]

Paul Allot

"What if Pak get 650"? ) ) )

WHAT IF INDEED

 

[insaaniyat]

Don't worry we will score 500. Any bets?

 

[uzy99]

what a ballsy decision by Ponting

 

[Uncle Sam]

254 to avoid follow-on....
Farhat and Butt must be ready to pee in their pants.

 

[Inswinger]

This is what you call a sporting declaration. Give the fans what they paid for!

 

[d0gers]

alright time for the batters to get stuck in and give the bowlers a rest.

 

[Inswinger]

We need a minimum of 400.

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

This is what you call a sporting declaration. Give the fans what they paid for!

either that or they know how weak our batting is and we crumble to 50 all out with asif top scoring with a valiant 21 not out.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

This decision indicates how low Ponting rates our batting.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Paul Allot

"What if Pak get 650"? ) ) )

o my ) ) ) ) )

 

[mindless slogging]

So the batting side decides upon the roller? I didn't know that. I thought it was u to the curator?

I'm pretty sure it is the batting side.

Doesn't the batting side instruct them to what roller they want?

This isn't the first time I've heard this. And pretty sure Bill Lawry wouldn't make an elemantary mistake like that.

 

[Looney]

Aussies declare. Do they really think that they can get Pakistan to follow on. Even Faisal Iqbal can score a double century on this track

That is if he wants to. Pakistani batting is unpredictable.

 

[insaaniyat]

This is what you call a sporting declaration. Give the fans what they paid for!

hey thats what i said few minutes ago

 

[Looney]

This decision indicates how low Ponting rates our batting.

true that )

 

[Fish]

Don't understand why in the world they'd do this. They've left the game wide open!

Its not that suprising, Ponting declared on 480 in Adelaide that gave Australia a good chance to win, even though most think it was a great fight by WI but Ponting if he wanted could have batted them out of the match in the first innings. Ponting is a very clever man and the more people try to bring him down the smarter he gets .

 

[hur rizvi]

It might be a brave decision but i dont think so it is a good one bcoz there is so much time left he could have got 600 and then declare

 

[kingusama92]

Paul Allot

"What if Pak get 650"? ) ) )

) )

I would check where Allott is going during commercial breaks.. cause overdosing is a serious problem these days.

 

[mindless slogging]

Light? HAs to be the heavy roller.

That's exactly what he said. Couldn't believe they were employing the light roller.

 

[Big Mac]

That's a bizarre declaration from Ponting. I dont think he should risk the possibility of batting again in this match. Maybe he wants to finish it in three days and have a break.

Oh like we'll get close to this total, pitch is flat but the new ball will do a few things and that's enough to take 5 wickets

 

[Momo]

What a sporting declaration. Have to give it to Ponting!

 

[Big Mac]

and right on cue the first ball finds the edge

 

[Inswinger]

I've got my money on Butt here.

 

[Oxy]

1st ball - edged to 1st slip...just drops short

 

[Gunner786]

farhat making the track look like hes playing in nz

 

[Fish]

So the batting side decides upon the roller? I didn't know that. I thought it was u to the curator?

The batting captain can choose the heavy or light roller and I think can also just get the pitch swept.

 

[kingusama92]

Edge first ball.

BAHAHAHAHA... this could get ugly.