Australia v Pakistan | 2nd Test - Day 3 | SCG | 5/01/10

[Oxy]

Ball looks out of shape - not sliding easily through that guage

 

[On_the_up]

2nd time Pak have asked the umpires to change the ball.

 

[On_the_up]

looks like it will be changed

 

[Oxy]

BAll being changed

 

[Afridi_Fan]

And they are going to change the ball.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

change of ball, change of luck

 

[sillyfan]

Ball change.

 

[On_the_up]

Insha Allah the new one will bring with it great rewards. :younis

 

[12thMan]

ball change will bring the fire

 

[Pak_Power]

its almost lunch, but lets hope the new ball can do something. Pak looking out of sorts at the moment.

 

[karachiite]

Why was there no Pakistani anywhere near where the ball was being selected!!! Pure stupidity

 

[sali]

Can we pick a ball that reverse swings? Already shined one side vs rough side. Let Waqar pick one.

 

[karachiite]

No point complaining about it now Yousuf you can bet your bottom dollar Ponting would have been picking it out of the box himself.

 

[On_the_up]

late cut for 2 by Hughes, there was bounce there

 

[Oxy]

Bat / Pad chance goes begging

 

[saj001]

nearly , thats what i was shouting for BADPAD

 

[On_the_up]

chance

 

[Pak_Power]

dropped

 

[karachiite]

Catch flies past faisal iqbal at bat pad but Hughes looking aggressive.

 

[OZGOD]

Iqbal drops a sitter!

 

[saj001]

Another chance goes begging

 

[Mo.]

missed run out. great

 

[On_the_up]

and a run out goes begging

 

[sillyfan]

twatson nearly out, he has had a couple of life's now.

 

[Pak_Power]

run out missed

 

[Oxy]

Direct hit would have been gone!

All happening..

 

[karachiite]

Why did Kamran not break the stumps there???

 

[saj001]

why didnt kamran hit the stump?

 

[Oxy]

EH? Whats Kami doing????

 

[On_the_up]

Akmal didn't break teh stumps. WhY?

 

[sillyfan]

Make that a few life's now

 

[ads101]

sigh
I thought we'd have more wickets by now.

I know I'm a bit pessimistic, but I don't have full confidence in the pair of Gul and Kaneria taking wickets of the higher order. I can see them finishing off the tail, but I don't see them taking the wickets of openers on a regular basis.
I'd bring back sami now. Though my fear is that if asif doesn't perform, winning the game will be out of our reach.

 

[Oxy]

Akmal screwed up big time there

 

[OZGOD]

Akmal misses a stumping!

 

[shahidrazzaq]

Pakistan just threw their win quite possibly there.

 

[luvthegame]

akmal missed...

 

[sali]

chance #2 missed

 

[karachiite]

The new ball seems to be turning a bit more though. Still can't believe what Kami was playing at. Watson was a goner!!!

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

what the hell yaar!!!!!

oxy predict the score when the wicket will fall

 

[On_the_up]

Watson on 49

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Fielding coach will be futile.

 

[Azrim_91]

i totally agree... i think this game is slipping out of our hands...

 

[OZGOD]

First time on the commentary wagon this series!! Woohoo! Can't stay long though, breakfast calls...

 

[luvthegame]

akmal missed big time...bad keeping...

 

[Pak_Power]

how many chances will Pak spill???

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

is it just me who thinks tubby's face looks really punchable?

 

[saj001]

BEauty by gul

 

[Pak_Power]

Gul almost had wato

 

[karachiite]

Beauty by Gul. Watson beaten. The seam must be more pronounced on this ball. Both seaming and spinning.

 

[saj001]

Another close run out chance

 

[Afridi_Fan]

How many new comers come on board in a commentry thread is just awesome.

 

[On_the_up]

50 for Watson

 

[karachiite]

Watson gets a 50 after 2 let offs.

 

[Azrim_91]

ffs... he gets 50 again... PLEASE SOMEONE GET HIM OUT AND GET THE REST OF THE TEAM OUT. IM AWAKE IN UK at 1:26 tryna watch this..

 

[OZGOD]

50 for Twatson good knock so far

 

[Oxy]

oxy predict the score when the wicket will fall

600-2 dec

1st wkt falls on 599

 

[future doctor]

score pls

 

[Saqs]

We need to take these chances if we are to win.

 

[shahidrazzaq]

Hell on Sydney.

 

[OZGOD]

Bad fielding

 

[Afridi_Fan]

action in the background says it all.

 

[karachiite]

One more over to lunch. Wicket here could be a real bonus.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

600-2 dec

1st wkt falls on 599

You mean a pair for Punter?

 

[Oxy]

85-0

Trail by 121

Last over before Inti's break

 

[luvthegame]

DK starting to trouble the batsman...keep it up boys...

 

[karachiite]

ffs... he gets 50 again... PLEASE SOMEONE GET HIM OUT AND GET THE REST OF THE TEAM OUT. IM AWAKE IN UK at 1:26 tryna watch this..

Well done. Now go to sleep.

 

[*sallu*]

we're bowling well without results

 

[Oxy]

Time to stick this on record & get some sleep for the first time in 3 days.

I need some Joshanda also

 

[On_the_up]

600-2 dec

1st wkt falls on 599

Ricky gets a pair?

 

[Oxy]

You mean a pair for Punter?

No 0* to him

 

[On_the_up]

86-0
lunch

 

[saj001]

0/86 at lunch

 

[Oxy]

Lunch: 86-0

Aus trail by 160

 

[Savak]

Well, good thing about a team like Australia, they seldom make the same mistakes twice unlike Pakistan. You can never ever give them a single sniff in the match.

 

[luvthegame]

lunch...

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Pak batters have seriously messed up.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Time to stick this on record & get some sleep for the first time in 3 days.

I need some Joshanda also

Are you going to awake Mrs Oxy?

I hope you do.

 

[OZGOD]

Lunch, 86 for no loss

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Lunch: 86-0

Aus trail by 160

if only

 

[luvthegame]

Its a dogfight...Aussies wont surrender that easily..But Pak needs to build pressure...they will make mistakes.

Gul and DK bowling well, its just a matter of time.