Australia vs Pakistan | 3rd test | Hobart | Day 3- 16th Jan 2010

[zaid65]

Oxy has been missing for couple of days and won't be here for couple of days more (nothing to do with this match)

Oxy took time off to enjoy Malik's batting.

 

[germanboy]

Khurram Manzoor is a joke

 

[Sledger]

these two have to bat the whole day.

 

[Sledger]

Oxy took time off to enjoy Malik's batting.

Should be back in about 10 minutes then.

 

[germanboy]

187 runs is the next target for Pakistan

 

[Inswinger]

Should be back in about 10 minutes then.

Been there for 90 plus minutes.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

If Butt was taking singles as "normal" players do..I think instead of being on 57..he would have been on around 80-90..

 

[Sledger]

Been there for 90 plus minutes.

sarcasm much?

 

[BAADSHAH]

on Sky Sports, how come there is no Pakistani commentator??
Normally they have at least one commentator from the visiting team don't they??

 

[Sledger]

on Sky Sports, how come there is no Pakistani commentator??
Normally they have at least one commentator from the visiting team don't they??

The channel 9 team (Aus) have a fixed set of commentators - Greig, Warne, Chappell, Lawry, Slater, Healey, Nicholas, Benaud and occasionally Gilchrist.

 

[Muzy]

oh right thanx for the update 12th man.... so alot of drama missed....

 

[germanboy]

No Hauritz yet!

 

[mmkextreme_1]

on Sky Sports, how come there is no Pakistani commentator??
Normally they have at least one commentator from the visiting team don't they??

Who would you have..there are all in India commentating

beauty by Bollenger..beats Malik all ends up

 

[Inswinger]

sarcasm much?

Not when it's overdone.

 

[Random Aussie]

on Sky Sports, how come there is no Pakistani commentator??
Normally they have at least one commentator from the visiting team don't they??

If it is the Aussie commentators, they stopped with the opposition commentator a while ago........don't know why.

Good partnership this, Malik looks to have good temperament.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

The channel 9 team (Aus) have a fixed set of commentators - Greig, Warne, Chappell, Lawry, Slater, Healey, Nicholas, Benaud and occasionally Gilchrist.

Aside from Ramiz Pakistani comentators are like the pak batsmen ... sub standard

 

[Sledger]

Not when it's overdone.

How can it be over done iwhen put in a short sentence

 

[germanboy]

The channel 9 team (Aus) have a fixed set of commentators - Greig, Warne, Chappell, Lawry, Slater, Healey, Nicholas, Benaud and occasionally Gilchrist.

which can talk only bad about others

 

[abdulkhan786]

Can imagine if Butt scores a double hundread

 

[Sledger]

Aside from Ramiz Pakistani comentators are like the pak batsmen ... sub standard

I don't like any of the Pak commentators.. except for a certain jam but he doesn't do the job atm.

 

[germanboy]

No chance of rain today anymore..

 

[Sledger]

Is that a balloon on Bollinger's neck?

 

[germanboy]

Can imagine if Butt scores a double hundread

He have too.. if you think what he have done

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Time for Malik to get out... I hope to God he does.. It would be a travesty if he gets a decent score here and saves his career. This guy has to be shown the door after the series much like Misbah and Kamran Akmal

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Can imagine if Butt scores a double hundread

Its hard enough imagining him scoring a double but he REALLY owes Pakistan a double century!

 

[germanboy]

wow 10 overs for 13 runs..

good shot from Butt or?

 

[Cover Drive]

Nice pull shot from Butt

 

[On_the_up]

Butt's off drives are weird, kind of a scoop movement, surprisingly the ball doesn't go in the air.

A pull for 4 as I type

 

[Big Mac]

50 partnership

 

[Big Mac]

hahahaha dropped

 

[germanboy]

Drop???

 

[mmkextreme_1]

What a shot by Butt!

We really need to get a move on because the new bowl is also going to be coming in 30-40 overs or whatever..we need to get to at-least 275

 

[Cover Drive]

There you go thee double century posters just jinxed him loll

 

[Sledger]

Dropped for sure.

 

[germanboy]

close one hmm but i think just short

 

[On_the_up]

edged, wouldn't call it a drop, North was too deep

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Drop by Marcus North! He should really make them pay for that!

 

[Eagle_Eye]

ooh dropped... Salman better get a double hundred!!!

 

[Sledger]

North looks a bit lost.

 

[Sledger]

It was a chance, he could have got his hands under the ball - a life for Butt.

 

[kingusama92]

having your slips too deep sucks more then them actually dropping the catch. North is always standing too far back.

 

[ahmed16]

Time for Malik to get out... I hope to God he does.. It would be a travesty if he gets a decent score here and saves his career. This guy has to be shown the door after the series much like Misbah and Kamran Akmal

Sorry, but id rather he stays at the wicket, hes better then the other 2 and currently where not in a position to lose a wicket and have a debutant come in to bat. Hell most probabaly be dropped for he odi series anyway, fail to see how they are gonna acommodate him given that Afridi will be at 6, and 3, 4 and 5 have already been decided.

 

[germanboy]

what if keeper had tried this one?

 

[On_the_up]

Salman Butt is the top scorer for Pakistan in this series by a margin. Only 4 guys currently playing this test are averaging double figures in this series. Shocking stat.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Farhat-Butt partnership is begining to come good... Its a pitty we dont have No. 3, 6, 7. We need an allrounder in there to shore up the deficiencies at the top

 

[the Great Khan]

If it is the Aussie commentators, they stopped with the opposition commentator a while ago........don't know why.

Good partnership this, Malik looks to have good temperament.

our resident dead rubber specialist mr malik moon sahib!!

 

[germanboy]

Watson to Salman Butt, no run, edges a drive and North dives to his right and puts down the tough chance, he looks to be a fraction deep there. It was catchable for sure - funny how the ball follows you when you are a bit out of form. Possibly the keeper could have gone for it

Cricinfo

 

[Eagle_Eye]

That is indeed a shocking stat

 

[Inswinger]

having your slips too deep sucks more then them actually dropping the catch. North is always standing too far back.

MoYo is very brilliant. He always opts for light roller so the bounce and carry would be minimal.

 

[On_the_up]

Good looking off drive by Malik again.
He's been nice and compact in this inns, need to keep it going for a ton. 50's don't win or save test matches.

 

[Cover Drive]

Here comes Hauritz

 

[germanboy]

Shane Warne into the attack

(sorry i know he is not that good but Pak makes him that good)

 

[Big Mac]

Hauritz is so average yet I get so worried every time he gets the ball, I think it's because it's so much more embarrassing if you let him get your wicket

 

[germanboy]

444

 

[azfar wali]

Another 4 by

 

[Cover Drive]

four by Butt

 

[Eagle_Eye]

It was Salman Butt mocking Hauritz and saying that he was no where near as good as Ajmal... Oh how things come back to bite you in the backside

 

[On_the_up]

he threw the kitchen sink at that one.

 

[On_the_up]

short and kept low, single taken

 

[germanboy]

Hauritz to Malik

 

[Big Mac]

Ponting moves a man to the boundary after just one ball, looks like Yousuf isn't the only defensive scaredycat kuptaan in test cricket

 

[germanboy]

3

 

[On_the_up]

late cut for more runs

 

[Sledger]

To be fair, Butt has actually looked ok against Hauritz its the others who've gifted him wickets.

 

[Big Mac]

I keep having this vision of Malik getting out to Hauritz by charging down the track or trying to mow him over midwicket

 

[Sohaib-789]

Both looking well settled mayb big centuries 4 the taking

 

[mmkextreme_1]

this is how we should also be rotating the strike against the pacers as well..would really do good to our total

 

[Sledger]

Ponting moves a man to the boundary after just one ball, looks like Yousuf isn't the only defensive scaredycat kuptaan in test cricket

Whats that they say about straws and clutching?

 

[On_the_up]

partnership worth 61, 8 off the over

 

[Eagle_Eye]

How England must want Moyo as Capt for Pak... that would really set them up for the ashes series at the end of the year

 

[germanboy]

Ponting moves a man to the boundary after just one ball, looks like Yousuf isn't the only defensive scaredycat kuptaan in test cricket

yaar to be very honest i saw it in NZ Vettori was doing it too.. changing the field after a single boundary and now Ponting and Yousuf is doing it either way looks like Test cricket is changing a little

 

[Muzy]

well atleast after sitting the tests out hes playing much better in this one and we need patient innings from stallion right now no rush

 

[mmkextreme_1]

I keep having this vision of Malik getting out to Hauritz by charging down the track or trying to mow him over midwicket

yeah same here

but then I think..he might get a century here

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Ohhh almost and edge by Duggie

 

[On_the_up]

Without Aamer's dropped catch off Ponting, we would be trailing by 165.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Bolliger bowling pretty well here..passes the outside edge of Malik

Pakistan 145/4

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Malik is looking too solid for my liking

 

[so123]

Commentators praising malik.

 

[12thMan]

Aside from Ramiz Pakistani comentators are like the pak batsmen ... sub standard

That is one problem with Pakistan cricket, They have to look good but not perform at the job. Waqar Younis and Aamer Sohail are better than Ramiz Raja. He only has competition with Wasim Akram who mostly does it on Indian media and Ramiz wins it over there probably

 

[Sledger]

Commentators praising malik.

Saying what?