Australia vs Pakistan | Group B | Colombo | 19/03/11 | Australia Innings

[oracleg]

Need to keep Gul in reserve for the end overs. Bring Wahab after one more Gul over?

 

[Sledger]

Rehman hit for six.

 

[pakistan_pride1]

hugeee

 

[Deewana Mastana]

clean strike by Haddin

 

[The Slogger]

rehman to continue

 

[pak4life]

predictable rehman bowling goes for 6!!

 

[ScotRaz]

The ball to Watson nipped back in off the seam right??

Therefore are we wasting using Rehman, when we could have Wahab doing the same from the other end?

 

[hur rizvi]

Rehman is utter pathetic .....

 

[tauseefm]

Rehman chacha flight the damn ball.

 

[Arsh_afridi]

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

 

[afridi_captain]

This is wat opening with spin does.

 

[ilovebouncers]

good bowling rahman..hahaha 6..shabaa

 

[SOSami]

6s will happen in PPs. Keep it tight Rehman, you never know.

 

[The Slogger]

chakka

 

[PakPosheeda]

Rehman looks very predictable.

 

[ilovebouncers]

wat is it gona take to throw rahman out!

 

[GabKhan]

I cannot tell you how stupid it is to open with Rehman. I have lost all respect for Afridi.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Wicket coming

 

[Afridi_Fan]

20/1 in 6.

 

[Sledger]

Too flat from Rehman, appears as if his brief is to just try and contain and not look for wickets.

8 off. 20/1.

 

[dhump]

Why do we keep on playing rehman really ???

 

[Seen Sheen]

Don't ask.

Ptv Zindabad!.

 

[ads101]

Glad to see Afridi choosing to open with Gul. Though he doesn't really have a choice as akhtar isn't in the side (who should have played).

Very disappointed Rehman is in the side and not ajmal, and opening. He isn't the sort of bowler you want to open with the new ball with. He's not a wicket taker. If Afridi wanted to do this, he should have got Ajmal in the side anyway.

I would have played 3 fast bowlers anyway.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

What makes Abdul Rehman afridi's first priority over Saeed Ajmal?

 

[PakPosheeda]

I cannot tell you how stupid it is to open with Rehman. I have lost all respect for Afridi.

Is there any reward for the finder?

 

[kaalakawaa]

plz just use Razzaq already

 

[GabKhan]

Rehman has not looked threatening with the new ball ever. So why they keep doing this? Pakistan make all the wrong moves all the time now. This is just a disgrace.

 

[tahaqureshi]

Rehman bowls too quick, flat and short for a spinner.

 

[yadunoe]

rehman not doing anything. not containing runs or gettng wickets

 

[Bullet Drive]

Wasim in.

 

[amjad_ali]

rehman will probably get hammered tonight!

 

[PakPosheeda]

What makes Abdul Rehman afridi's first priority over Saeed Ajmal?

Hair Shtyle!!

 

[ilovebouncers]

waqar n afridi the most dumbest ppl on earth to play rahman and wahab!!!

 

[SAPakFan]

Doesn't look like anyone's bothered with the other match. BANG are 9 down now

 

[Rizwan25]

Missing shoaib

 

[taxzu]

I hope rehman goes for plenty of runs today so that he is dropped for the rest of world cup. Waqar should realise that he is not good against very good team. Good teams might play his first 8 overs for 30 runs but they will surely hit 30 more in his last 2 overs.

 

[SOSami]

The way Gul has bowled makes me think with Shobbi, this pitch could have been ideal for quicks.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I think against Canada Lee and Co were hit for sixes too. So six hit in PP is not a new thing but while on PP, it appears that Rehman has committed a crime. )

 

[ads101]

All this proves is why the hell we didn't open the bowling with Gul and Akhtar in the first place.

 

[pak4life]

wheres plan B captaan shaab. Wasim going to rip into our tactics

 

[Sledger]

Great bowling from Gul.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Good slower one.

 

[tauseefm]

I cannot tell you how stupid it is to open with Rehman. I have lost all respect for Afridi.

Calm down. Everybody doesn't think or react like you. It was just his third over. He might be replaced soon. I would still prefer him over Razzaq. Cuz you know what Watson or Hiddan would've done to him.

Anyways, u need to give at least few overs to a bowler to find out whether plan is working or not

 

[GabKhan]

Aren't you guys angry Shoaib was blamed for NZ loss? I really hate Waqar Younis now, I wish he never became coach.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Ptv Zindabad!.

Pakistan Zindabad. My light is gone too. )

 

[ScotRaz]

excellent use of the slow ball from gul.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Punter should have left that.

 

[hussnainn]

Good Afternoon Guys..

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Afridi said we be different team against Aus?

 

[Sledger]

First ball off line, still rushed Ponting for pace. Might be a leg bye.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Umar misses the stumps.

 

[Sledger]

The legbreak again. Even his slower balls move both ways.

 

[mastermind_quad]

lolz Ponting....

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Ocha Akmal.....

 

[Bullet Drive]

Dot to finish,

 

[Sledger]

Outstanding stuff.

 

[mastermind_quad]

single from the over

 

[akamaka]

guys, lets not look at the bowlers bowling, just look at the scoreline, Australia are 21-1 after 7 overs. Perfect start for pakistan.

 

[amjad_ali]

mazaaa aa gaya

 

[yadunoe]

gul has really evolved as a bowler

 

[pakistan_pride1]

rehamn can just contain runs not get wickets

 

[PakPosheeda]

Gul = 4-1-5-1 = Legend

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Single from the over.

 

[ScotRaz]

Ponting still on 0 from 7 balls

 

[Sledger]

Very quick from Rehman lol.

 

[Munna]

Afridi said we be different team against Aus?

wait till akmal starts taking some flying edges!
nobody has seen the true color of that green hornet yet except afridi

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Single again.

 

[GabKhan]

Calm down. Everybody doesn't think or react like you. It was just his third over. He might be replaced soon. I would still prefer him over Razzaq. Cuz you know what Watson or Hiddan would've done to him.

Anyways, u need to give at least few overs to a bowler to find out whether plan is working or not

Afridi trying Rehman for one or two overs in the NZ match would've been okay. BUt even when it was obvious Rehman wasn't getting spin or bothering batsmen he kept using Rehman.

Even now, he keeps using Rehman. But Rehman is best with the old ball, and Wahab is a little threatening with the new ball. So why you going to give Rehman new ball, and Wahab old? THis is so dumb.

Afridi has showen himself to be a stubborn and a poor captain.

Its incredible how bad this team and its tactics are.

 

[Seen Sheen]

But I am getting cable here in Karachi. I'm watching it on Geo Super. I told you it won't happen in Karachi.

You got to be kidding me!! How is it possible..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Would've taken off Rehman and bring Razzaq on

 

[Rizwan25]

No flight from rehman

 

[Maula Jutt]

Rehman getting shoes thrown at from all sides on PP. Which just means there are very good chances he might end up being our best bowler of the game at the end of the match.

 

[iZeeshan]

Pressure building ...

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

wait till akmal starts taking some flying edges!
nobody has seen the true color of that green hornet yet except afridi

Umar akmal?

 

[Sledger]

Is Haddin meant to be a pinch hitter or pinch blocker? :gilchrist

 

[mastermind_quad]

Punter on 1* ......his fav score ...

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

 

[ScotRaz]

Good bowling from Rehman (I cant bleive I said that), pressure on Aussie batsmen. Wicket coming soon.

 

[midaz]

Kami back to his dropping habit