Eng v Pak: 2nd Test: Day 1 [Update Thread]

[banana_246]

LOL God save the queen (is the English chant at the moment)

 

[Usman Chadda]

England 9/0 in 4 overs

 

[the Great Khan]

cmon make em play ...sami has again left his brain in karachi!!

 

[Bilsher007]

England would have been one wicket by now had farhat gotten hold to the catch.

 

[Wiji]

Atleast Butt can catch guys! His ground fielding is poor but he CAN catch

Haha...I love the sarcasm

 

[Usman Chadda]

cmon make em play ...sami has again left his brain in karachi!!

Sami had a brain all these years

 

[the Great Khan]

new chant : God save Sami!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

easy single taken there

10-0

 

[the Great Khan]

Sami had a brain all these years

err..good point..lol..cmon give the ball to afridi or razzaq..this sami will never get a wicket at this rate!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

sami allowing easy leaves for trescothick here

 

[iZeeshan]

Gul bowling quite well here.

 

[Alibhai]

I dont know why ur getting so angry. All I said was Pakistans weakness in technique showed today, and they struggle against pace bowling (Just like NZ). It's quite true.

He's annoyed b/c your pseudo diplomatic approach doesn't hide your true intentions, nor the clearly obvious smirk you maintain while typing.

Just b/c you attempt to disguise a dig as an actual cricket critique, doesn't mean we forget about the bs you consistently spew forth on that other forum, and in previous posts on PP.

We know who you are, where you are coming from, and what you seek.

But hey, good try.

 

[invincible]

England would have been one wicket by now had farhat gotten hold to the catch.

do i hear an excuse ??

 

[Uzzy]

When he dropped 3 catches in the previous test, it only makes things worse. Drop him out of the team, out of a plane, off a cliff, something...

Just throw him into space. Should do us all a favour.

 

[BroskiBeat]

cmon make em play ...sami has again left his brain in karachi!!

Bingo look at how many time harmison and especially hoggard made the batsman play and miss with the new ball

 

[banana_246]

new chant : God save Sami!!

Sami did OK. What about Farhat, he's ****

 

[Usman Chadda]

Sami bowling outside off-stump English batsmen are comfortable leaving the ball

 

[PlanetPakistan]

He's annoyed b/c your pseudo diplomatic approach doesn't hide your true intentions, nor the clearly obvious smirk you maintain while typing.

Just b/c you attempt to disguise a dig as an actual cricket critique, doesn't mean we forget about the bs you consistently spew forth on that other forum, and in previous posts on PP.

We know who you are, where you are coming from, and what you seek.

But hey, good try.

yaar give him a break

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

superb ball by sami to end the over but it is 4 byes

 

[Usman Chadda]

Cut through both the keeper and the batsmen

 

[Pakistani tigers]

should get these two out quick as they can get big scores!

 

[Bilsher007]

Pakistan need to block these singles. Take half chances of catches coiming their way, take wickets and put pressure on england. Rameez raja should stop commentating. I am not impressed by his negative approach, he said that pakistan and india have similar conditions back home but india performs better on bouncy wickets ! Ya right rameez, having a go at pakistan for bad technique on bouncy wickets.

what the hell kamran misses to take the ball and it goes for 4 byes !

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

supreme shot by strauss for 4 through the covers

 

[iZeeshan]

tht was a good delivery...keeper missed it...4 byes

 

[Usman Chadda]

What an amazing drive. Climbs into Gul for a boundary

England 18/0

 

[Nauman]

Ok banana let us deal with our team you go sit on the bench.

 

[the Great Khan]

you know were lucky freddie wasnt playing or God knows what the score would have been..not much better probably..cmon lads lets get some wickets!!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Amazing! 88.4mph

Gul has just surpassed Sami's fastest

 

[Bilsher007]

do i hear an excuse ??

No not a excuse, a chance missed. We don't make excuses like english and indians. Cause english and indians are bad losers.

 

[invincible]

having a go at pakistan for bad technique on bouncy wickets.

comon mate ... u've gotta agree to what he said ... pak have been surviving all these years thanks to their amazing bowling line up ... now that their main string bowlers are injured, it shows up how weak they are as a team ...

as we speak - good shot by strauss ...

 

[cinderella]

My link just stopped working

 

[infamous9383]

Amazing! 88.4mph

Gul has just surpassed Sami's fastest

sounds high for gul

 

[invincible]

No not a excuse, a chance missed. We don't make excuses like english and indians. Cause english and indians are bad losers.

no need to blame others mate ... i dont think i gave any excuses despite indian failures ... some might ... but there are sour grapes everywhere ...

 

[infamous9383]

My link just stopped working

sorry to hear mine also stopped working

 

[Alibhai]

yaar give him a break

Done deal.

It's the first comment i've ever made toward him on any forum, so I guess that qualifies under 'break given'.

This doesn't mean I have to continue to sit idle and watch him play the glasses wearing, neat-haired innocent victim.

 

[cinderella]

Amazing! 88.4mph

Gul has just surpassed Sami's fastest

He's looking better than Sami, hope resting with him atm.

 

[BroskiBeat]

missed it by a mile and yet a huge appeal

 

[infamous9383]

according to a cricinfo commentator:

The pitch here is under the spotlight and it does not look to be good enough for a Test. The sideways movement is fine, but the bounce is too inconsistent. Panesar’s third ball crept along the ground while others have flown head high. If this was a county match the pitch inspectors would be heading up the M6.

 

[invincible]

sami not using the bounce of the pitch effectively ... the english openers are the backbone of their batting line up ... once they are dismissed - i think half of the job is done ... the other half lies in pieterson's dismissal

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

caught behind appeal but not given. it didnt seem like an appeal in unison

 

[zMario]

That was out you monkey umpire!

 

[cinderella]

*sigh*

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

sami's line has become really good all of a sudden. keep it up boy

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

That was out you monkey umpire!

no..it wasnt

 

[Bilsher007]

Sami bowling great deliveries to trescothick. Invisible man just buzz off for now. Indians nad english are the worst cry babies around.

 

[Usman Chadda]

This pitch is pathetic! Look at that ball, completely died down

 

[iZeeshan]

Completely not out...Sami just praying!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

again retarded variable bounce and akmal is unabe to stop it

 

[zMario]

Ok, whats wrong with Kamran?

 

[Jameel]

Invincible,

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/ENG_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/ENG_IND_T3_18-22MAR2006.html

What happened to India in their second innings in this match?

That too on a much flatter pitch.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Sami bowling great deliveries to trescothick. Invisible man just buzz off for now. Indians nad english are the worst cry babies around.

bilsher bhai no need to take shots at invincible he hasn't said anything wrong

 

[Big Mac]

hahaha Bumble comparing Sami to Gough, if only.

 

[zMario]

no..it wasnt

shhh

 

[invincible]

Sami bowling great deliveries to trescothick. Invisible man just buzz off for now. Indians nad english are the worst cry babies around.

touched a nerve i see ... but in all honesty - i meant no offence ...

neways - signing off on ur request ...

 

[cinderella]

So what if it wasn't out ? Hey every lil bit counts, who knows the umpire might have called it, if there was fly running towards his eye or something.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Much better line by Sami in this over. Good attempted yorker to finish the over, but Trescothick deals with it easily

 

[the Great Khan]

the picth maybe a bit dodgy but you still have to put the balls in the right area's..sami just isnt good enough..

 

[infamous9383]

is akmal too short to be our keeper?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

end of the over now

22-0

 

[cinderella]

Stop the 'india v pak' thing, what does that have to do with today?
Gosh. Men are so stupid.

 

[zMario]

Sami bowling a little better now

 

[Bilsher007]

I can't believe pakistan choose to bat first on this bouncy track. Gul needs to do what he did 2 years ago against india at lahore and sami needs to show his worth, do or die for him this match. Our bowlers need to hole us out from this situation INSHALLAH.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

is akmal too short to be our keeper?

I do not think so in fact it is harder being taller and as a keeper as your reactions are naturally not as fast

 

[Usman Chadda]

Gul and Sami are just not good enough to make early breakthroughs

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

gul is keeping a good l & l here

 

[zMario]

Come on Gul, bowl where Sami was!

 

[iZeeshan]

Still no wicket. But who am I kidding? How are we gonna get one with crap bowling and dropped catches. Thats 4 for Imran Farhat in this series!!!

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Stop the 'india v pak' thing, what does that have to do with today?
Gosh. Men are so stupid.

not half as much as u kurian

 

[Bilsher007]

touched a nerve i see ... but in all honesty - i meant no offence ...

neways - signing off on ur request ...

Invisible man just wait when india will have a miserable i will be the first to be rubbing salt and red chillies into your wounds i promise you. Just for for that day.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I do not think so in fact it is harder being taller and as a keeper as your reactions are naturally not as fast

Keeper has an astoundingly difficult job, and our Kami has done phenomenally well in both forms of the game. Its just that everyone has bad days

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

drive through mid off 4444 strauss

 

[infamous9383]

according to a cricinfo commentator:

The pitch here is under the spotlight and it does not look to be good enough for a Test. The sideways movement is fine, but the bounce is too inconsistent. Panesar’s third ball crept along the ground while others have flown head high. If this was a county match the pitch inspectors would be heading up the M6.

 

[IMMY69]

tresco is still on one...whereas strauss is steaming ahead!

 

[zMario]

Keeper has an astoundingly difficult job, and our Kami has done phenomenally well in both forms of the game. Its just that everyone has bad days

Or bad series?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

supreme shot again by strauss down the ground for 4

26-0 at the end of that gul over

 

[IMMY69]

just goes to show what may have been if farhat had held on to the catch and if strauss was out

 

[Usman Chadda]

And the boundary haul continues...

England 26/0

Most of the scoring done by the extras and Strauss

Strauss 15*
Trescothick 1*

 

[cinderella]

Still no wicket. But who am I kidding? How are we gonna get one with crap bowling and dropped catches. Thats 4 for Imran Farhat in this series!!!

Bowling's not too bad, it's just not as good as it needs to be.

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

what rot
just cos batsmen didnt get it all their own way
up to pak batsmen to adjust to a fast wicket - they couldnt at perth either

 

[iZeeshan]

New ball pretty much wasted now!