Eng v Pak: 4th test - Day 1 Updates

[the_love_machine]

Man Asif is the next big thing! He's on a hat-trick.

 

[Oxy]

54-3

Pak on top!

 

[inzidabest]

how nice if he takes a hatrick

 

[KB]

I hope Asif has Collingwood on strike when he bowls the hat-trick ball

 

[Big Mac]

Nice shot

 

[Gasherbrum]

oye HOYE!!!

 

[Daoud]

I hope Asif has Collingwood on strike when he bowls the hat-trick ball

That would be great.
Where are the Asif doubters now

 

[the_love_machine]

Aseeeeef on a hat-trick!

Inzi you fool! How dare you win the toss and bowl!

Lol Oxy looks like I'm jinxing the game. Remember the rain incident?

 

[qasim722]

i told u batting first would have been dodgy.

 

[sneekysneeky]

Asif

 

[the_love_machine]

lol an English fan was making fun of Asif's hairstyle

 

[Hansar]

Awsome asif taking em come on pakistan go for 94 all out yeah they can't handle asif his line and length is like perfect but nazir should get on he is like the swinger kk..

 

[KB]

Come on Asif. Bring one back into Cook and get him LBW

 

[Uzi]

Great bowling by Asif.

If only Asif played the whole series.

 

[inzidabest]

Need a hatrick please

 

[TaZ]

Now IMAGINE if Asif and Shoaib had been fit

Pak would have easily won the series!

 

[inzidabest]

Damn. Still need a hatrick in this innings

 

[Big Mac]

Asif's bowling average below 20 now :*)

 

[qasim722]

Now IMAGINE if Asif and Shoaib had been fit

Pak would have easily won the series!

edit this messege before Rob H reads it.

 

[evertonfan]

Now IMAGINE if Asif and Shoaib had been fit

Pak would have easily won the series!

Imagine if Fred, Jones, Jimmy and Virgil would have been fit? Your views are very transparent. What's to say that Shoaib would have been excellent? He was awful the last time he was in England.

Great stuff by Asif, but hopefullly Cook and Colly can do what they did at Lords.

And there is always the rain!

 

[KB]

Use of the crease by asif. Good to see variation of angles. imran and wasim were good at that

 

[inzidabest]

Now IMAGINE if Asif and Shoaib had been fit

Pak would have easily won the series!

I tell you I was expecting Pakistan to win the series even without these two

 

[iZeeshan]

Sorry to see Asif miss it, but Paistan are in a very tall position.

 

[Hansar]

Asif needs like 2 more wickets then nazir can do the work....

 

[qasim722]

Use of the crease by asif. Good to see variation of angles. imran and wasim were good at that

Imran used to bowl incutters from wide of the crease.

 

[Hansar]

Shahid Nazir On Kk..

 

[qasim722]

first bowlimg change..............Shahid nazir in attack.

 

[iZeeshan]

Nazir on...

 

[qasim722]

straight away spot on.

 

[iZeeshan]

Good start from Nazir, going down leg.

 

[Hansar]

Gul Misfeilds..

 

[the_love_machine]

Is it me or is Nazir's run-up as long as Akhtar's?

 

[iZeeshan]

ooo that was out...

 

[iZeeshan]

Asif continuing...

 

[TaZ]

Imagine if Fred, Jones, Jimmy and Virgil would have been fit? Your views are very transparent. What's to say that Shoaib would have been excellent? He was awful the last time he was in England.

Great stuff by Asif, but hopefullly Cook and Colly can do what they did at Lords.

And there is always the rain!

Transaparent?? Did you not see Shoaib annilihate Eng in the winter? ive been watching cricket a LONG time and Shoaib and Asif (with Rana) would have pasted England in England

 

[Hansar]

Outside leg and high and pitching outside the line. Another shout close Asif is just making up new and awsome deliveries.

 

[iZeeshan]

OK THat was out? Wuznt it? Or was it high?

 

[qasim722]

Well bowled but the edge races away to boundary.

 

[Jonny-B]

ooo that was out...

No it wasn't. It hit him outside the line and was missing.

 

[iZeeshan]

Aaah! Edged for four. Asif giving all sorts of trouble!

 

[Big Mac]

Asif :**********************)

 

[qasim722]

out

 

[KB]

Goooooone

Muhammad Asif you beauty

 

[iZeeshan]

No it wasn't. It hit him outside the line and was missing.

Yea I saw the replay, it wasn't.

 

[TaZ]

4 down!!!

 

[inzidabest]

Inside edge

 

[qasim722]

Lbw ,hitting middle and leg.

 

[iZeeshan]

Collingwood gone! Asif has 3! AUUURIGHT!

 

[Uzi]

Hair gives a decision in our favour for once.

 

[KB]

What a marvellous spell after not playing a competitive match for a while

 

[fakhar]

man ASIF IS THE MANNNNNN.....

 

[evertonfan]

Transaparent?? Did you not see Shoaib annilihate Eng in the winter? ive been watching cricket a LONG time and Shoaib and Asif (with Rana) would have pasted England in England

Did you see how bad Akhtar was teh last time he toured England?

England have been a shambles today.

 

[iZeeshan]

Come on Asif! Get urself on another hat-trick chance!

 

[Hansar]

Pakistan can win this now confidence come on pakistan..

 

[Azam6380]

Hair gives a decision in our favour for once.

 

[inzidabest]

Good stuff Asif. Takes some effort to bowl like this in a comeback match. Special player.

 

[Rob H]

I play ICC for 20 mins and all of a sudden we're 4 down.

 

[iZeeshan]

Did you see how bad Akhtar was teh last time he toured England?

England have been a shambles today.

That was then. I bleive that was back in 2003? This is now! JUst watch Asif destroy you. And btw, no offense, Cookie is better then Virgil.

 

[the_love_machine]

Great bowling from Asif! First 4 balls of the over swinging away from the batsmen, and than on the 5th ball bowl the off-cutter. That shall do the trick! It's all about working the batsmen out.

 

[KB]

Some good captaincy from Inzi, with 4th slip standing closer than normal

 

[sharuk]

If only the whole pak attack was fit...if only...

 

[garbage_can2003]

Hair's a good guy. He is going to make sure he has a good test match.

 

[iZeeshan]

I have this really really bad gut feeling that we're about to see a HUGE partnership right now.

 

[Oxy]

Hair gives a decision in our favour for once.

His mission was accomplished at Headingley....

 

[TaZ]

Hair gives a decision in our favour for once.

I said this would happen, weve lost the series. Hair gives one to us when it doesnt matter and then fans say "it all balances out in the end"

IT DOESNT!

 

[inzidabest]

Pakistan can win this now confidence come on pakistan..

well whatever the result Id like to see a century from both openers and Faisal and Kamran

 

[Oxy]

I have this really really bad gut feeling that we're about to see a HUGE partnership right now.

Some people cant be optimistic if optimistic came and slapped them in the face...

 

[iZeeshan]

Asif seems just a bit tired now. Take him off. He has done us well.

 

[KB]

Did you see how bad Akhtar was teh last time he toured England?

He never should have played. He was clearly unfit on the last tour.

To judge him on that is ridiculous

 

[Bilsher007]

You see you see i proved my point !. Just after the toss some brothers were saying how the decision to field by inzi was suicidal ! ) and i said that it's ideal to bowl in the damp and overcast conditions. Thanks to Almighty Allah for success so far, asif and gul have bowled very well. The comeback by asif so far is fantastic, it really has got my passion thermometer up after the two demoralising defeats in this series to date.

All brothers make duas for pakistan to record a historic victory in this test match at oval INSHALLAH. It would have been great had asif got his hattrick.

GO asif go pakistan

 

[Oxy]

64-4

Asif with 3 wkts; Gul with 1

 

[iZeeshan]

Some people cant be optimistic if optimistic came and slapped them in the face...

Dude this is an awsome position. But it always happens doesn't it? And we all know Oxy, you are the pessimest of all pessimists.

 

[iZeeshan]

Wonderful shot for 4. Textbook drive.

 

[inzidabest]

Time to give Asif a rest. get in Kaneria for a change. England under presure. Lets see how Kaneria bowls

 

[iZeeshan]

Wow, Asif still continuing. I don't think this is good for him.

 

[Bilsher007]

Another wicket for asif and pakistan ! sorrry i am a bit late on this, asif has been brilliant, fantastic and superb to date. I just can't help feeling bad about the previous three tests that had pakistan had akhter and asif available then the series result would have gone in pakistan's favour.

Shukar hai ALLAh ka that pakistan bowling finally looking potent. Go asif, gul, nazir,kaneria and kill england !

 

[akram_rejuvinated]

Dang! i catch few episodes of the archaic "the incredible hulk" and suddenly Asif is transformed into the green monster who sends english batsmen scurrying about! brilliant bowling there! every wicket was created by the bowler as opposed to other influences or the batsman's folly...

however, this IR Bell character is still around, if he can be dismissed cheaply, england wont make it to 150.

 

[iZeeshan]

Another wicket for asif and pakistan ! sorrry i am a bit late on this, asif has been brilliant, fantastic and superb to date. I just can't help feeling bad about the previous three tests that had pakistan had akhter and asif available then the series result would have gone in pakistan's favour.

Shukar hai ALLAh ka that pakistan bowling finally looking potent. Go asif, gul, nazir,kaneria and kill england !

I can just imagine all the English fans having Freddie and Simy in their mind.

 

[Bilsher007]

I think asif needs some rest now, no need to over bowl him. Asif has just returned from an injury and pakistan surely does'nt want any new problem. Rest him and get kaneria in and apply a agrresive field to get cook and bell out.

 

[akram_rejuvinated]

I think asif needs some rest now, no need to over bowl him. Asif has just returned from an injury and pakistan surely does'nt want any new problem. Rest him and get kaneria in and apply a agrresive field to get cook and bell out.

i say bowl him a little longer, no one else is looking likely to get a wicket... besides there is always the hair factor, and bell is going through the best form of his life.