Day 2, Test 2 Thread. Pakistan Vs England [21/11/05]

[mooz]

Geoff Allot

Age: 27
Team: Canterbury
Style: Righ hand bat; Left arm fast-medium

New Zealand's most successful bowler in the recent one-day series against South Africa. Allot took 14 wickets with his brisk left-arm seamers; no other player took more than four.

Achieved a unique, albeit dubious treble against South Africa in the Test series with:

a) the longest time on 0 in Test history (101 minutes);

b) the longest time without scoring a run;

c) the longest-lasting duck in a first-class game.

In the seven one-day matches that followed scored a grand total of 0 runs (although, in fairness, he did only bat twice)

New Zealand 1st innings R M B 4 6
RG Twose c Boucher b Donald 31 120 83 4 1
MJ Horne b Adams 93 314 225 13 0
NJ Astle c Boucher b Donald 41 107 82 6 2
CD McMillan c Boucher b Cronje 25 80 69 4 0
CZ Harris not out 68 348 235 6 0
+AC Parore b Pollock 9 68 54 1 0
MD Bell b Klusener 6 53 43 1 0
*DJ Nash c Boucher b Klusener 1 7 2 0 0
DL Vettori c Cronje b Adams 32 70 74 4 0
SB Doull c Gibbs b Adams 17 39 26 2 1
GI Allott c Pollock b Kallis 0 101 77 0 0
Extras (lb 21, w 2, nb 6) 29
Total (all out, 160.4 overs) 352

 

[Ace Base]

England will have to bat at least 115 overs just to match Pakistan's total. Then there is also the small matter of establishing a lead.

Its not that it cannot be done. Its just that England will have to bat really, really well and Pakistan will have to bowl bowl and bat very poorly indeed.

If the Pakistani batsmen hang around for 10 more overs after lunch and add 30 more runs, England will have to bat the rest of today and all of tomorrow just to be on par.

 

[Hash]

I know some people here love being pessimistic. I mean...quite clearly they get a high out of it.

But for crying out loud....we're 446 for 8. CHEER UP.

 

[DM]

well done shahid - wrested initiative well and truly
well done inzi - cool calm and collected (lazy???) as ever
well done kamran - carried on timing the ball beautifully didnt lose your head
well done rana - quick fire 25 when it may have all gone pear shaped after inzi's bizarre dismissal
well done shoaib - showing great restraint and using his head.

I second that, decent session.

Let's hope Akmal gets at least his 50 and we make inroads into the English today

 

[karachiite]

Tresco will be the big wicket. He has the patience and skill to succeed on this wicket. The rest of them may not like the slow ature of the pitch.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well i have school tomorrow so i will be heading to bed now inshallah i will wake up tomorrow to good news allahafiz every1

 

[zaf1986]

Sami and Akhtar have impressed with the bat - Akhtar more so. Lets hope they can both do well at their day job too.

 

[the true passionist]

Bob Wills is about to cry cry!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

akmal gone straight away afta lunch. caught behind!

 

[Raz]

Akmal out first ball after lunch

 

[Ace Base]

Giles the Geriatric Gets Another!

 

[Raz]

Kaneria smacks Giles for 4! 450 up

 

[Hash]

450 up!

 

[Hydro]

four for dani

 

[Ace Base]

450 still on the cards.

Akhtar to start biffing.

 

[Hussain]

Akmal gone
446-9

 

[Big Mac]

ahahahahahhahahhaa gwan Shoaib, what a shot

 

[Hash]

450 still on the cards.

Akhtar to start biffing.

 

[the true passionist]

6

 

[Raz]

The slogging starts!!! Akhtar!!

 

[the true passionist]

the best shot of the match

 

[nafajafam]

SIX!!!!!!!! by akhtar of harmy. big heave straight over his head

 

[Hash]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Shoaib tonks the medium paced cheat for a six

 

[Raz]

That was a beautiful 6!!

 

[Big Mac]

OH. MY. GOD. What a shot

 

[the true passionist]

another one...pull

 

[Raz]

Another 6!!! Shoaib on a roll!!!

 

[the true passionist]

now gone

 

[Ace Base]

Breaking news:

Giles to receive free hip replacement from the Queen for his services to English spin bowling.

 

[Shayan_Sohail]

Out

 

[Hussain]

456-9
shoib hits a sixer

 

[Raz]

OUT now but what hitting from Shoaib!!!

 

[Toony™®]

462 and out

 

[nafajafam]

MASSIVE by Shoaib. best of the match
and out as i write
462 all out

 

[Toony™®]

2nd six was massive.

 

[Hash]

462 all out

Good score. Well done Pakistan.

 

[Big Mac]

Those sixes have warmed Shoaib up, let's hope he can get a wicket or two supported by Rana at the other end

 

[Hussain]

one more sixer by shoib

 

[DM]

Brilliant by Shoaib!!

 

[karachiite]

well done shoaib. Now go get some wicket!!!!

 

[Hydro]

we need tresco early to have a england collapse

 

[badxhah]

good work by pakistan now for some Tight bowling thats the only way u can get wickets on this surface

 

[Hussain]

Last 4 Wickets Adding 92 Runs

 

[Hash]

I would be very surprised if England were to win the game from here.

 

[Hash]

Last 4 Wickets Adding 92 Runs

well we do have a crap tail as the commentators keep blabbering on about

 

[Ace Base]

This has gone out of England's hands now.

If they manage to bat until lunch on day 4 they'll have set Pakistan a target of around 150 runs to overhaul.

Pakistan will merely shut shop, bat out the day, try and add what they can to the score after overhauling it, make the match safe for themselves and probably set England around 200 to get in 35 overs on a turning last day pitch.

This by the way, is the least likely and best case scenario for England.

In all probablity the match will be drawn.

 

[Raz]

Akhtar about to start to Tresco

 

[shabbu1]

first ball 4 from trescothick off shoaib

 

[Raz]

1st ball 4!!

 

[nafajafam]

4 off first ball

 

[nafajafam]

goooooooooood ball. seamed in a bit.

 

[Ace Base]

England plan to come hard at Pakistan, an admirable approach but one fraught with risks against bowlers like Akhtar and Kaneira.

 

[Raz]

I wonder who will share the new ball with Shoaib?

 

[Big Mac]

Quickest ball of the match, 91.7mph

 

[Raz]

91.7mph from Shoaib

 

[nafajafam]

Shoaib hobbling

 

[smoothcriminal]

shoaib gave me a scare

 

[nafajafam]

and better now.. must have hurt his ankle in his stride
4-0 England

 

[Big Mac]

Swing immediately for Ranadinho

 

[Raz]

Rana to share the new ball.

 

[nafajafam]

Ranadhino onto bowl

 

[ali kc]

shoaib walking fine now...PHEWWW!

 

[Big Mac]

Followed up by a no ball

 

[Raz]

86.3mph no ball from Rana.

 

[Raz]

87mph inside edge gets a run for Strauss.

 

[nafajafam]

Strauss trying to cut, ball swung in a bit, inside edge but safe

 

[ali kc]

good pace generated by rana in just his first over

 

[nafajafam]

88.9mph for rambo

 

[nafajafam]

rana will get strauss and tresco both soon.

 

[ali kc]

good first over by rana banana!!!

 

[Ace Base]

I have a feeling Tres is going to fall to Rana very soon, Inshallah.

I'd give it two more overs.

 

[Big Mac]

Decent pace, good line and length right from the start and he's swinging the new ball. Clearly not a test match bowler is he? ;0

 

[nafajafam]

Ground staff tampering with the pitch.. hahahaha..

 

[nafajafam]

Shoaib not happy with the landing area (pop up crease). he should change ends

 

[nafajafam]

attempted slower ball by shoaib hit for 4

 

[ali kc]

91.9mph!

 

[Ace Base]

Even if England lose just one wicket today, they will have to bat really quick all day tomorrow to have a decent chance of building a resaonable lead.

I still say drawn.

Well done, Pakistan for batting England out of contention.

 

[Big Mac]

come on Rana, sort out your run up yaar

 

[nafajafam]

no ball by rambo

 

[Raz]

2nd no ball from Rana