Australia v Pakistan | 1st Test - Day 3 | MCG | 28/12/09

[tauseefm]

OMG I was just thinking the exact thing MJ gona do

I knew he has a good slower ball

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

He goes !! Hell !!

 

[Uncle Sam]

out

 

[iZeeshan]

And there's OOOmar AKHmal's 50

 

[don1990]

ohhhhhhhhh jr akmal lost his wicket........

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Well played though young man.

 

[insaaniyat]

oh man

 

[Daytripped]

Too good to last eh? That's okay. Be positive. Another Akmal left.

 

[JeeraBlade]

I was worried. He was taking too much risk. needed to calm down.

 

[Dare2Dream]

One too many

 

[iZeeshan]

salkfjsd;klfjsadkl;jflksdjf you gotta be kidding me

 

[Seen Sheen]

Repeating the same mistake..issed:

 

[On_the_up]

chased one that was too wide

I would bring K Akmal in next.

Misbah will totally loose the momentum

 

[Deewana Mastana]

In walks Misbah and with that I'll probably say Good night as much as I had decided to stay awake to see some good scoring shots by Umar Akmal but wasn't going to be!

 

[kingusama92]

That's not a smart shot.

Required a single anyways to keep the strike and instead he goes for the six.

 

[On_the_up]

We must save the follow on

 

[pak4life]

here comes misbah

time for bed

 

[tauseefm]

oh man

tuk tuk is on now.. 100 balls and round about 4 runs

 

[iZeeshan]

What the hell was that!? He's so good, he just really needs to learn.

 

[Big Mac]

You could see that coming a mile off

 

[Seen Sheen]

OMG I was just thinking the exact thing MJ gona do

I knew he has a good slower ball

it wasnt the slower one..

 

[karachiite]

Man. There was just another over till lunch!!!

 

[*sallu*]

Guys theres no need to say it was a stupid shot

Thats how we plays

If that went for 4 through the covers we all would have been saying wow what a shot

It was in the slot to be hit, and he edged it.
He should keep playing his free game, thats when hes most effective

 

[don1990]

Johnson to Umar Akmal, OUT, caught! shortish delivery, the batsman tries to flay from the crease through the off side, he get a thick outside edge which is collected cleanly by the Australian skipper at second slip

 

[insaaniyat]

In walks Misbah and with that I'll probably say Good night as much as I had decided to stay awake to see some good scoring shots by Umar Akmal but wasn't going to be!

I hope he plays postive and doesn't get bogged down

 

[kingusama92]

The pain is about to begin now.

Misbah is going to defend the leather off the ball now.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Now who will get the remaining 96 runs?

 

[don1990]

That brings to an end a very entertaining innings by the young batsman

 

[Chuffed]

Got carried away.........needs to keep a cool head. We might have another Afridi here - crowd pleaser.

 

[tauseefm]

That's not a smart shot.

Required a single anyways to keep the strike and instead he goes for the six.

He will learn but most important thing that he doesn't fail every single time. Even his par score is 50 which is good

 

[iZeeshan]

That really killed my mood

And what's worse is that Misbah is at the crease now

 

[CricketBuff]

Omar just threw his wicket away. He needed to stay in there for the team!!!!!

 

[TaZ]

Exuberance of youth. Too many strokes

 

[tauseefm]

Now who will get the remaining 96 runs?

Bara Akmal hay na

 

[insaaniyat]

Now who will get the remaining 96 runs?

we still have another akmal left don't worry

 

[Afridi_Fan]

The bed is calling for me.

 

[don1990]

Misbah-ul-Haq is the new batsman

 

[Alibhai]

Oh No

Never Mind
Thats how he makes his runs, IMO the ball was in the slot to be hit

Agreed.

Over-pitched and in the slot. Fault the execution, not the shot selection. **** yaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - I'd waited all day to watch him score a century in Australia.

 

[kingusama92]

He will learn but most important thing that he doesn't fail every single time. Even his par score is 50 which is good

Absolutely.

Our team shouldn't be depending on him anyways. The guy is only 19.

I liked the fact he took the attack to the Aussies. It was refreshing but now we are going to see the art of boredom.

 

[iZeeshan]

Well, if we can get another 50 runs without a loss before lunch, I'll consider it a sucess.

We really have to try and get to 300-350 some how

 

[Big Mac]

Man. There was just another over till lunch!!!

There's one hour till lunch

 

[insaaniyat]

Exuberance of youth. Too many strokes

its ok. He played good. I will not knock him. Better then occupying the crease for 80 balls and score 10

 

[x2zee123]

misbah in

 

[*sallu*]

See the replays suggest again it was a juicy half volley in the slot

Played the right shot IMO
Just didn't play it well enough

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Only a matter of time till we lose the remaining wickets.

 

[Syndrome]

Good knock by Umar. We needed this sort of counterattack, and the ball he got out on was a half volley wanting to be hit. He was unlucky. You guys cant knock him for playing with aggression, everyone on this forum have been crying for just that the past few days.

 

[iZeeshan]

Aamer looking like a typical tailender!

Someone tell me how he scored 70-odd* ?

 

[Veteran]

These Aussie commentators are really sporting. Saying what a pity Umar Akmal is out.

 

[kingusama92]

its ok. He played good. I will not knock him. Better then occupying the crease for 80 balls and score 10

Exactly. We will get that type of innings from our favourite Ul Haq. issed:

 

[insaaniyat]

Only a matter of time till we lose the remaining wickets.

Misbah will do good, at least we can hope that

 

[Big Mac]

Come on Misbah, I want to see 50 runs from 200 balls

 

[insaaniyat]

Exactly. We will get that type of innings from our favourite Ul Haq. issed:

well i hope not

 

[tauseefm]

Misbah an LBW contender ?

 

[*sallu*]

The first of about 68 leaves

If he lasts that long that is

 

[JeeraBlade]

chased one that was too wide

I would bring K Akmal in next.

Misbah will totally loose the momentum

What momentum. We needed to and we NEED to stay at the wicket! That should be the plan and the game!

 

[daghetto]

place your bet folks, how many runs will misbah make this time before he gets out?



7 for me

 

[iZeeshan]

I want a "I Hate Misbah-ul-Haq" t-shirt.

I'm split about whether I want Misbah to get out right now or save Pakistan from danger.

Because if he comes good here, then he'll be in the team for another 111 games.

 

[Alibhai]

Come on Misbah, I want to see 50 runs from 200 balls

Then he'll need to accumulate balls faced and runs until the third test.

I'll be the first to eat my words if I'm wrong - looking forward to it actually.

 

[iZeeshan]

place your bet folks, how many runs will misbah make this time before he gets out?



7 for me

19 off 77

 

[Uncle Sam]

the run rate will now go back to under 2 an over while wickets will keep falling on the same or faster rate.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

yaar i am so disappointed umar is out

misbah is failing on flat pitches so how can we expect him to bat when the ball is swinging in the air.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

place your bet folks, how many runs will misbah make this time before he gets out?



7 for me

1 for me

 

[Alibhai]

place your bet folks, how many runs will misbah make this time before he gets out?



7 for me

19 runs off 57 balls faced.

 

[*sallu*]

What momentum. We needed to and we NEED to stay at the wicket! That should be the plan and the game!

No
the plan is to score runs

It is always the primary objecitve in cricket
and sometimes we over rate staying at the crease as compared t scoring runs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Aamer

 

[Daytripped]

Aamer looking like a typical tailender!

Someone tell me how he scored 70-odd* ?

He is a tailender and his defence is looking pretty solid for one.

 

[don1990]

44444444444444444444444

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

He is a tailender and his defence is looking pretty solid for one.

better than misbah

 

[iZeeshan]

He is a tailender and his defence is looking pretty solid for one.

I don't doubt that at all. He's looking fine.

I just don't get how he scored 70 not out lol

 

[don1990]

164/5

 

[abdulqadir786]

man misbah use to be such a good batsman i don't know what happened to him.

 

[slix10]

Is this the flattest Faiselabad track Asif was talking about?

Oh wait, yes it was...

 

[On_the_up]

Misbah needs to get most of the strike

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

I don't doubt that at all. He's looking fine.

I just don't get how he scored 70 not out lol

He smashed vettori for three sixes.

 

[saeed-sohail]

what happened?

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Misbah needs to get most of the strike

He'll bore us to death then.

 

[insaaniyat]

Well I wouldn't mind misbah staying there and rotate the strike. May be Aamir can soce few runs, it would be a bonus. We still have Kami to come.

 

[On_the_up]

single

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

what happened?

Umar fifty and then out.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Misbah off the mark already

Now thats a change

3rd ball faced?!