Day 4: Eng v Pak [3rd Test] - Updates

[Ace Base]

Actually, here's the cure.

Before every match, Sami is told by his captain that its his absolute last chance.

That way, Sami ends up performing every match!

 

[zMario]

Sami posing the selectors a dilemma yet again. Drop him or drop him not?

Decide when we know who can play the 4th test and who cant

 

[zMario]

Shaabaash Danish!

Cmon Danish!

 

[CricketJunoon]

Can't believe that Hair allowed it.

On sky TV they said Bell walked even before the umpire's decision. So the damn umpire may not have given that but it was good sportsmanship by Bell unlike Cheaterson.

 

[James]

On the plus side, at least we have a decent cushion in the form of a 230 lead or so! Even if we lost our last 5 wickets for no runs at all, 235 would still be a nasty target to chase.

 

[zMario]

Cmon Dani!!!!

 

[Raz]

England 239 ahead

 

[zMario]

I mean Sami!

CMON SAMI! KNOCK HIM OVER!

 

[Re-Verse]

I personally feel Sami bowls better when he is VEXED!

He...actually the whole Pak team seem really angry and aggressive today....thats what I like to see

 

[Kashif]

Are Pakistani fans still shy from visiting Headingley? Any there?

 

[Uzzy]

On the plus side, at least we have a decent cushion in the form of a 230 lead or so! Even if we lost our last 5 wickets for no runs at all, 235 would still be a nasty target to chase.

Chasing 250 would be ideal.

 

[the_love_machine]

Guys now that Sami is confident, I'm sure he'll bowl fast, so plz post his speeds

 

[zMario]

Nice appeal for run out )

 

[Bilsher007]

Bell O U T Thanks to Almighty Allah.

That was a very expensive over, sami gave 16 runs but once again made a vital breakthrough. Need to plug these bonus runs for england, sami needs to bowl yorkers especially reverse swinging yorkers.


Well done sami...chagaya haiu shehzada aaj, need read and collingwood out quickly and then remove the four tailenders swiftly without messing about.

Go pakistan ..You can do it !

 

[zMario]

Great ball by Sami!

 

[the_game]

On the plus side, at least we have a decent cushion in the form of a 230 lead or so! Even if we lost our last 5 wickets for no runs at all, 235 would still be a nasty target to chase.

Oh joy.

 

[Uzzy]

Guys now that Sami is confident, I'm sure he'll bowl fast, so plz post his speeds

Average 87mph. Fastest 91.8mph. Bowling 89 or 90mph usually.

 

[zMario]

Oh joy.

 

[Schiller]

lets not get overexcited by sami's wkts here, however rare they are, theres just two of them so far.

 

[zMario]

Good ball that by Sami!

 

[zMario]

Good back up - I thought it was gonna be 4 overthrows

 

[zMario]

That was OUT YOU DUMB HAIRY MONSTER

 

[samisback]

we need to get colly out..come on lads.

 

[James]

This pitch is blatantly getting a bit iffy! If Panesar and Harmison get the ball in the right areas later on we are definitely capable of winning. With Inzy possible unable to bat in 2nd innings, this game is getting very unpredictable!

 

[samisback]

that was plumb..how did he not give that out.....

i reckon that was out

 

[the_game]

Sami reversing it. Zmario, will you stop calling it out when it's clearly not out?

 

[zMario]

Lets attack Read now!

 

[Schiller]

so inzi cannot bat in the second?

 

[zMario]

Sami reversing it. Zmario, will you stop calling it out when it's clearly not out?

It looked plumb at first...

 

[samisback]

ok not really, for a change correct decison made by MR.Hair.

was a tad high.

 

[zMario]

Six.

 

[James]

6 by Chris Read!!! Out of nowhere!

 

[the_love_machine]

I have faith in Sami. All he needs to do is screw Woolmer and start bowling quick. Yeh that's right start bowling quick, the one thing that once made him a scary bowler to face.

Thank me guys. I'm the one who showed faith in Sami after he was getting bashed before tea. I'm the one who said when he bowls quick he gets wickets, and it looks like I was right.....yet again. Well what do you expect? Aussies are always right when it comes to cricket...lol

 

[samisback]

It looked plumb at first...

it did indeed.

 

[zMario]

6 by Chris Read!!! Out of nowhere!

It came from somewhere - the bat

 

[samisback]

dang, down the wicket 666666666666666..

 

[James]

so inzi cannot bat in the second?

waiting for results of the x ray.

 

[zMario]

Missed chance by Kamran? the under edge by Read

 

[Schiller]

When, if at all, will England declare

 

[samisback]

was that a catch dropped at slip ?

 

[zMario]

was that a catch dropped at slip ?

Not at slip, but maybe Kamran?

Slip did brilliantly to stop the boundary

 

[Raz]

Thank me guys. I'm the one who showed faith in Sami after he was getting bashed before tea. I'm the one who said when he bowls quick he gets wickets, and it looks like I was right.....yet again. Well what do you expect? Aussies are always right when it comes to cricket...lol

Like McGrath was right about the 5-0 Ashes whitewash last summer?!

 

[samisback]

Missed chance by Kamran? the under edge by Read

better not be Akmal again i thoght was slip ?

 

[Re-Verse]

LEts be fair, Sami has bowled generally well all therough this innings, He has got alot of edges that have flown to thirs man region. Furthermore its the fastest I have seen him bowl all through the series.

 

[zMario]

What the heck is wrong with Kamran?

 

[zMario]

4

 

[alybaba]

Lollipop bowling by Sami

 

[James]

Nice shot by Read again! Hopefully another player proves Fatty Fletcher wrong today.

 

[Bilsher007]

Come on sami bowl those quick yorkers on the toe and in the blockholes to get wickets. Bowl those vicious reverse swinging deliveries, sami you can do it. COME ON

 

[zMario]

Another 4

 

[darkmoon459]

England is on the back foot for now ,i don't think they will decalare tonite.

 

[the_love_machine]

Like McGrath was right about the 5-0 Ashes whitewash last summer?!

After the humilation we put England through in the 1st test, we felt sorry for them so we let them off the hook that we've had on them for 18 years LOL.

 

[Ace Base]

64.1 Mohammad Sami to Collingwood, 1 bye, down the leg side, ignored by the batsman and Akmal somehow makes a mess of it. It’s not a grenade, Kamran…befriend the ball!

From Cricinfo!

Lol!

 

[samisback]

What the heck is wrong with Kamran?

england lead by 254.

 

[samisback]

im fast losing hope here of a pakistani win.

 

[Raz]

After the humilation we put England through in the 1st test, we felt sorry for them so we let them off the hook that we've had on them for 18 years LOL.

Now you sound like an American

 

[Ace Base]

One more wicket and Pakistan can go to bed tonight dreaming of a win.

One more wicket. Will they do it?

 

[samisback]

64.1 Mohammad Sami to Collingwood, 1 bye, down the leg side, ignored by the batsman and Akmal somehow makes a mess of it. It’s not a grenade, Kamran…befriend the ball!

From Cricinfo!

Lol!

)))

 

[Bilsher007]

I don't know what's wrong with kamran but he is making a mess behind the stumps. Sami try to bowl yorker length. These precious runs can be prevented.

 

[darkmoon459]

Lollipop bowling by Sami

sami is been awesome in this spell, speed ,swinging the ball in and out.Give him a chance ,he will get us another break through.Inshallah.

 

[BroskiBeat]

what score will you guys be happy to chase down (max)?

 

[Ace Base]

Between the rank bad balls, Sami is actually bowling some really fast balls!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Very difficult now definitely. England will lead by atleast 300 runs by the end of the day and chasing 300+ on a 5th day is exceptionally difficult

 

[samisback]

One more wicket and Pakistan can go to bed tonight dreaming of a win.

One more wicket. Will they do it?

nope, we need to get England all out before the day ends.

if we go by your theory , then pakistan can go to bed tonight, dreaming of a Draw.

 

[Usman Chadda]

what score will you guys be happy to chase down (max)?

That score has passed. About 220-240 would have been the maximum that we would have been able to chase!

 

[Ace Base]

what score will you guys be happy to chase down (max)?

Any score.

As long as we get a chance to chase it down.

Billy the Silly and Hair the Liar have other ideas, though.

 

[darkmoon459]

what score will you guys be happy to chase down (max)?

325 - 350 ,we can chase .

 

[Salman]

News on Inzi.... He will have to come out at No. 7 to bat if off any longer.

Suffering from Inflamation of the Rib Joint...

 

[samisback]

i would give 1 last over to sami, before giving the ball to Shahid nazir,

come on younis give him 1 last over and ask him to bowl 6 deadly inswinging/reverswining yokers.

 

[Raz]

Oh no, Botham starting to mention reverse swing!!

 

[samisback]

good sami, now get us one more wicket boy, just one more...come on.

new ball is avail shortly

 

[Usman Chadda]

Sami needs to bowl yorkers now. Read is not comfortable when the ball is pitched up to him

 

[Ace Base]

Very difficult now definitely. England will lead by atleast 300 runs by the end of the day and chasing 300+ on a 5th day is exceptionally difficult

For Allah's sake, boy, have some faith!

 

[Bilsher007]

Collingwood and read are looking to score quick understandly as they are the last recognised batting pair. Pakistan need to find a way to plug these bonus runs and get both these batsmen out in succession. INSHALLAH

What you guys think time to rest sami ??? he has given 26 runs in last two overs. I think he needs to be given rest and gul brought back for a short spell to make a breakthrough INSHALLAH.

 

[Usman Chadda]

For Allah's sake, boy, have some faith!

I do yaar

 

[BroskiBeat]

I would of thought 320 would be max providing you had at least 3 sessions

 

[Usman Chadda]

Bring on Shahid Nazir

 

[samisback]

Any score.

As long as we get a chance to chase it down.

Billy the Silly and Hair the Liar have other ideas, though.

thanks for the news SAlman , i hope the injury is not that bad, and inzi is fully fit before the last test match.

283 for 5

 

[infamous9383]

interesting phase of the match

 

[samisback]

dang had that yorker/low full toss been another 5 inches within the stumps, colly was a goner.