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

[haseebbabar]

whoooooooooo oz r bowling with litres of red bull shoved up
in stomach obviously

 

[Thank God It Is ME]

Early Decelaration!!

Has it given Pakistan some sort of advantage? I think it has as long Pakistan bat really well n score heavily n at a good rate. Now i m very positive about the outcome of this test.

 

[KA$H]

ozzie bowlin with fire in their bellies - lets see how much fire after teh new ball shine comnes off the boundary boards

 

[TalhaSyed]

getting behind that well mahsallah foundd some more positive posters in KA$H & Wazmiester

 

[Stewie]

only two results to this game.. an aussie win or a draw.

 

[KA$H]

yep lets shut up this crowd

 

[Big Mac]

That's it, keep bowling bouncers and staring at the batsman, they can't edge those

 

[KA$H]

good single

 

[TalhaSyed]

uzt99 wellcome to the positive group nice positive running

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

let's go Pakistan, let's go

I thought you were done with Pakistani cricket.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

A single.

 

[Lodhiz]

I really hope to see something spectacular from this test match. I have a feeling at least one of our players will do something good.

 

[insaaniyat]

hope our openers give us a good start

 

[mindless slogging]

He's been fantastic for them recently.

He's quick, aggressive and passionate about his bowling. I can assure you he will keep on running in regardless of how much he gets hit around (which he probably won't).

That's why I was asking.

Seems to me like he is only a new hard ball bowler.

Doesn't seem like a Siddle or Johnson who can get wickets with the old ball. If we play out the new ball, he shouldn't post much danger.

 

[TalhaSyed]

good running by the openers

 

[Veteran]

Bowling looks good, but inshaAllah Pak batsmen will show Aussies how centuries are scored.

 

[insaaniyat]

I really hope to see something spectacular from this test match. I have a feeling at least one of our players will do something good.

more than one my friend this test match has gotten interesting

 

[Inswinger]

Good running.

 

[KA$H]

keep it solid butty boy

 

[Momo]

I thought you were done with Pakistani cricket.

He was. For the day.

 

[Inswinger]

Our batting at the moment consists of MoYo, Umar, and Kamran. Whatever we get from the others is a bonus.

 

[insaaniyat]

good running by the openers

Talha where are you at

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

What are Australia's other bowling options besides the main four ?

 

[JeeraBlade]

This sure looks like Faisalabad wicket, Asif???

 

[KA$H]

start biting those finger nails ricky!

 

[insaaniyat]

Our batting at the moment consists of MoYo, Umar, and Kamran. Whatever we get from the others is a bonus.

You can't count Butt out

 

[Lodhiz]

more than one my friend this test match has gotten interesting

Definitely, just have to try and remain positive. Even the commentators have said this is a flat track, so naturally the batsmen will perform better. Australia's first innings score isn't that imposing. I have a feeling we will at least reach that score.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Talha where are you at

putting pressure on the opposition is the start to get to 650

 

[Inswinger]

What are Australia's other bowling options besides the main four ?

After Siddle, Bollinger, Johnson, and Hauritz they have Watson as the 4th pacer.

 

[KA$H]

good pace from bolly

chicken like ruun up to teh wkt tho!

 

[d0gers]

What are Australia's other bowling options besides the main four ?

michael clarke, simon katich, marcus north

 

[Inswinger]

You can't count Butt out

If he can bat out the first 10 overs or so he can go on to bat for some time against the older ball. The first 10-20 overs are the key.

 

[KA$H]

good job our openers are so short

everything flying over their heads

 

[insaaniyat]

If he can bat out the first 10 overs or so he can go on to bat for some time against the older ball. The first 10-20 overs are the key.

first 10-20 overs are the key for us anyway

 

[iZeeshan]

Just need to get through the first 10-12 overs, for 20-30 runs without any wickets lost. Then we can move on.

0/6

Butt 3 Farhat 2

 

[KA$H]

I'll do 10 press up on every boundary we score

 

[Lodhiz]

Farhat not looking too comfortable. Surprisingly Butt doesn't seem too bad. I hope these openers can tire out the bowlers and start scoring runs gradually. No rush here.

 

[Inswinger]

Butt's defence looks solid.

 

[Saint29]

i will smoke a cig every run

 

[Oxy]

uzt99 wellcome to the positive group

He said that he had given up on Pakistani cricket for good about 30 mins ago

Strange group you have going

 

[insaaniyat]

if they give us minimum 100 run partnership, Insha-Allah we will be ok. My concern is Faisal at # 3 .Losing one wicket early could make us lose 2 very soon. Faisal doesn't cut it for me.

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

i will smoke a cig every run

And you call yourself a saint.

 

[TalhaSyed]

He said that he had given up on Pakistani cricket for good about 30 mins ago

Strange group you have going

Koi nahi pakistani fan hai...u cant expect anyone to stick around 24/7...can get frustrating at times

 

[Inswinger]

Aussie have 4 bowlers who can hit 140kph consistently.

 

[insaaniyat]

He said that he had given up on Pakistani cricket for good about 30 mins ago

Strange group you have going

We can never give up on our team. I want all of them to do good no exception

 

[Lodhiz]

i will smoke a cig every run

I second that! Here here!

 

[mindless slogging]

Just survive the first 12-15 overs and the pitch will be much easier to bat on.

 

[KA$H]

i'm itching for a press up

ouch that was flashy

 

[Oxy]

let's go Pakistan, let's go

Shameless.

But as predicted.

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Three runs to Butt.

 

[Saint29]

i m a smoking saint

 

[TalhaSyed]

I'll do 10 press up on every boundary we score

That nearly got to the fence you should do 7 for that one

 

[uzy99]

are we patient enough to get through this tough patch. the same way Aussie openers did yesterday. only time will tell

 

[saj001]

I'll do 10 press up on every boundary we score

#

) )

 

[KA$H]

oh dear another flashy drive

keep it tight boys

 

[Big Mac]

Stop hitting it Farhat, just block and leave for the next 5 or 6 overs

 

[Inswinger]

Shameless.

But as predicted.

Fickle...

 

[KA$H]

That nearly got to the fence you should do 7 for that one

ok just this once!

 

[iZeeshan]

Good over.

0/13

Butt 7 Farhat 5

 

[mindless slogging]

Mark Nicholas what are you saying?????????????????????????

 

[iZeeshan]

are we patient enough to get through this tough patch. the same way Aussie openers did yesterday. only time will tell

They did it 3/4 times in NZ, so why not now

 

[KA$H]

easily done - (7 press ups that is)

now lets see some ozzie feilding hic ups

 

[Oxy]

FAisal Iqbal 'has a rare talent' - Mark Nicholas!!! ) ) )

Who prepares their notes???

 

[Momo]

"faisal Iqbal has a rare talent"

)

 

[Lodhiz]

Rewind to Salman's 70 against Australia in 2004. Looks nothing like that now.

 

[Inswinger]

I was expecting some hatorade from the Aussie commentators but they seem levels above the Kiwis, so far.....

 

[uzy99]

They did it 3/4 times in NZ, so why not now

i sure hope you're right. i'll be keeping my fingers crossed as well

 

[Inswinger]

Rewind to Salman's 70 against Australia in 2004. Looks nothing like that now.

It's all about confidence. A good knock here and his career can be right on track.

 

[TalhaSyed]

easily done - (7 press ups that is)

now lets see some ozzie feilding hic ups

well done just giving the boys some motivation

 

[iZeeshan]

These two looking good.

Then again they always do. It's just those farts that they have.

 

[saj001]

FAisal Iqbal 'has a rare talent' - Mark Nicholas!!! ) ) )

Who prepares their notes???

) ) )

 

[Lodhiz]

It's all about confidence. A good knock here and his career can be right on track.

It's true, I just find Butt a little careless at times. The warm-up knock may have provided some confidence, let's just hope he can maintain the skill he produced in that match.

On another note, the flood of bouncers here is really irritating.

 

[iZeeshan]

Does anyone else think Bollinger looks funny? Like one of those characters in those movies that's fat and has a funny face?

 

[insaaniyat]

Rewind to Salman's 70 against Australia in 2004. Looks nothing like that now.

Insha-allah this will be Salman and Imran day

 

[KA$H]

i tell ya, I'm almost missing them claim today adverts

anyhow i thought teh kiwi commentary was really good - at least they had a pak representative

thsi ozz commentary just grates - espicially Tony Greig

 

[Big Mac]

I was expecting some hatorade from the Aussie commentators but they seem levels above the Kiwis, so far.....

The Kiwi commentators were good fun to listen to, yes they didn't hide the fact they wanted New Zealand to win but they were quick to praise Pakistani players when they did something right. Have you forgotten how crazy they went over Umar Akmal?

 

[Oxy]

Thank god Ind v SL is on the 'red button'!

 

[insaaniyat]

It's true, I just find Butt a little careless at times. The warm-up knock may have provided some confidence, let's just hope he can maintain the skill he produced in that match.

I think Butt is back in form really. That century was not a fluke. He is looking good. Ameen

 

[ali_ed2006]

"faisal Iqbal has a rare talent"

couldn't stop laughing when I heard him say that ) )

also, yousuf mentally strong ) )

 

[tauseefm]

Allah karay India haray.. CBN is showing indian match now @: