Australia v Pakistan | 1st Test - Day 4 | MCG | 29/12/09

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

3 runs to Faisal .. good shot

 

[sagar]

Faisal showing a lot of intent here. Good for us.

 

[IAJ]

It is too much grass on this stupid ground, would have been two fours on subcontinental wickets.

 

[saj001]

For now. I am not sure they will be safe for long though.

yes , lets hope

 

[ali_ed2006]

Faisal putting his best in here, he knows his spot will more than likely be gone when YK comes back for 2nd test.

 

[Digital]

haha moyo

 

[UP]

MCG is so big that it becomes hard to score boundaries.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Pak 109/2

 

[Astro]

i think our batsmen finally learnt how to make runs

 

[saeed-sohail]

Aaj turn out kaafi zayada hai mashaallah.

 

[JeeraBlade]

Thats good average

That is Faisal in 4th innings.

 

[adiabbasi]

faisal iqbal is playing best innings of his cricket career

 

[Momo]

Faisal's record in 4th innings of the test matches -- when overall is around 26!

http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/40088.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

Shows his mental toughness and superior anxiety overcoming skills. Go Faisal, get a 200.

He is playing positively and that is refreshing considering the usual Pakistani mode of procrastination.

 

[IAJ]

Siddle Liddle is bowling well here.

 

[mindless slogging]

If we are to chase this down, we would have to take 280 of the runs from the spinner.

Faisal is playing the perfect game: mercilessly murdering the spinner yet still giving a false impression that any ball could get him out; provoking Ponting to persistent with Hauritz.

Way to go Faisal, you're doing Mark Nicholas proud.

 

[adzzy786]

I am really happy the way Pakistan are Playing in this innings. Makes me wonder why dont we Always play like this. Insha'allah we will win tommorow. I think Pakistan are going for the win. Positive attitude. Its Good, Mash'allah

 

[ShehryarK]

The defensive MoYo who charged down the wicket and slapped the third ball he faced for 6?

Why let facts get in the way of a good ole whinge?

 

[saj001]

4 more to faisal

 

[adzzy786]

If we are to chase this down, we would have to take 280 of the runs from the spinner.

Faisal is playing the perfect game: mercilessly murdering the spinner yet still giving a false impression that any ball could get him out; provoking Ponting to persistent with Hauritz.

Way to go Faisal, you're doing Mark Nicholson proud.

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[UP]

Yes 444

 

[tauseefm]

Cant believe Rauf dropped Twatson's catch on 99(just watched the reply)

 

[Lethal]

Nice guided shot by Faisal for 4.

 

[Digital]

4 for Faisal..so far so good

 

[IAJ]

The Aussie commentators are a bit worried it seems.

 

[Astro]

wow, faisal played a brilliant shot..hes on 48


309 runs needed

 

[abcanada]

bhanja at 48!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[insaaniyat]

Nice guided shot by Faisal for 4.

you stream is too slow. you are confusing me

 

[saj001]

Shot by yousuf 3 more

 

[Lethal]

Top shot by MoYo.

3 more. Fierce cut shot.

 

[Astro]

miandad must be phoning all his relatives up on the phone now like, 'thats my nephew right there!'

 

[abcanada]

The Aussie commentators are a bit worried it seems.

They seem worried about bhanja...... even making reference to Miandad.
Veryy strangeeee......................

 

[adiabbasi]

this is positive cricket

 

[Momo]

Hauritz is a disgrace for the institution of off-spin.

 

[saj001]

faisal gone

 

[Lethal]

Faisal clean bowled for 48.

 

[Vegitto1]

hmmm.

 

[UP]

Faisal bowled

 

[ShehryarK]

I am really happy the way Pakistan are Playing in this innings. Makes me wonder why dont we Always play like this.

Because it would be inhuman to sustain a performance at your 'best' all the time? The game isn't played on computers or in a lab, its played in the field where a 1,001 factors impact your performance from one day to the next.

 

[tauseefm]

wow what a ball!!!

 

[adzzy786]

miandad must be phoning all his relatives up on the phone now like, 'thats my nephew right there!'

I think he just cut the phone off

 

[Chuffed]

We've lost this match

 

[pak4life]

horritz finally spins one

 

[Vegitto1]

Hauritz is a disgrace for the institution of off-spin.

reconsider!

 

[Momo]

And Faisal Iqbal allows him to bowl him!

 

[Astro]

3 more!!! pak learnt how to bat!must be cause of waqar

 

[JeeraBlade]

Match over for me!!!

 

[IAJ]

To close to cut, what was he thinking huh!

 

[Lethal]

Hauritz is a disgrace for the institution of off-spin.

Spoke too soon Momo bhai.

 

[insaaniyat]

 

[saeed-sohail]

Faisal gone

 

[abcanada]

miandad must be phoning all his relatives up on the phone now like, 'thats my nephew right there!'

For sure he called the commentators.

 

[Howzat]

That was an idiotic shot from Faisal. LOI influence there clearly. They need to learn how to bat in the 4th innings.

 

[Chuffed]

miandad must be phoning all his relatives up on the phone now like, 'thats my nephew right there!'

Not any more, he's hung up.

 

[sagar]

Ball of the decade maybe.

 

[Astro]

fk..nvm.

 

[UP]

Well played Faisal Iqbal, entertaining innings.

 

[Big Mac]

That's turned out of nowhere, game over.

 

[Lethal]

you stream is too slow. you are confusing me

Watching it on Sky brother.

 

[MIG]

Faisal goes for 48 - just when we are ecovering so well.

Staying power - no Pak batsman has it

 

[Cheguvera]

Hauritz is a disgrace for the institution of off-spin.

Almost all Pakistani batters are a disgrace for the institution of batting...

 

[Lethal]

Umar Akmal is in.

 

[Amir]

I don't fault him. I think he really deserved 50 and played a good innings. Good intent. Not stupid aggression but no tuk tuk cricket. It happens but for once i applaud and give him credit!

 

[insaaniyat]

That was an idiotic shot from Faisal. LOI influence there clearly. They need to learn how to bat in the 4th innings.

I agree. We are in big time trouble now

 

[ShehryarK]

Damn!

Oh well. Let's look on the bright side. Gives Umar time to get his 200.

Now the real battle can commence

 

[Momo]

reconsider!

My assessment of Hauritz stays the same. Tells a lot about our batters though.

Although Faisal played well today in terms of intent.

 

[Digital]

phew...

 

[UP]

We need 200 partnerhip from these two.

 

[saj001]

Cheetah in

 

[tauseefm]

Faisal goes for 48 - just when we are ecovering so well.

Staying power - no Pak batsman has it

Seems like every batsman takes jamal ghota before coming to bat

 

[Digital]

Here comes the attacking youngster, Umar Akmal.

Cricinfo

 

[adzzy786]

I think we going to loose now. We need a BIG partnership NOW

 

[Cheguvera]

Oh BTW...Hauritz is way better then Ajmal...at least the former can bowl a conventional off-spin that actually spins...

 

[Big Mac]

I am really happy the way Pakistan are Playing in this innings. Makes me wonder why dont we Always play like this. Insha'allah we will win tommorow. I think Pakistan are going for the win. Positive attitude. Its Good, Mash'allah

Errr, maybe because in this innings the ball isn't reverse swinging round corners?

 

[pak4life]

That was an idiotic shot from Faisal. LOI influence there clearly. They need to learn how to bat in the 4th innings.

cant blame faisal it hit a rough edge he hardly got to spin anything before that

 

[shane]

Yet again, Pakistan beginning to look good only to give their wicket away. And you can just sense a wicket falling every time they put any pressure on the Aussies.

 

[Momo]

Spoke too soon Momo bhai.

It's the truth though.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Who is missing fighter cheetah here.........

 

[saj001]

4 to yousuf

 

[IAJ]

We need 200 partnerhip from these two.

Exactly what I was thinking as well

 

[Lethal]

4 to MoYo