England v Pakistan | 1st ODI | Southampton | Aug 24, 2016 | Pakistan Innings

[dauntless]

Plunkett on now he is good enough to take a wicket or two

 

[marlonbrowndo]

And people want sharjeel dropped lol

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Azhar truly following his Savior of ODI cricket

 

[ExplicitAI]

Azhar c'mon man, this isn't you, bludgeon some boundaries

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Don't run away like that, name an alternative ?

Easy to criticise, harder to solve problems

Sami Aslam, Mo Hafeez, Babar, Ahsan Ali. There are many options but it's on the coach/captain to identify one. If they accept Sharjeel's contribution in a series then thats okay with me. But you cannot deny that he has serious flaws which won't allow him to score regularly. Its not even about his batting temperament.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hafeez is a good ODI player. Should be dropped from Tests but he's been good in this format

 

[dauntless]

Difficult chance but a drop you can say

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Haha another drop, England are smart by letting these go , not just for this game but the series

 

[Arsal_AK]

Azhar Ali string at 36.

 

[Zeshan547]

Not sure azhar not getting out is good for England or Pakistan

 

[ExplicitAI]

 

[Abdul]

Liam Plunkett is our best hope with the pace he's bowling at

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Azhar is too slow for ODI's.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Another chance. Difficult one though

 

[itsme]

Lol england don't want to get azhar out.

 

[Syed1]

Baqwas batsman hai yaar yeh

 

[troodon]

2 Chances now for Azhar.

Its his day. He is gonna score a daddy hundred here.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Azhar at least used to charge when he started out in ODIs. Now he doesn't even do that

 

[Syed1]

Azhar Ali 14 off 30 balls. Mashallah nazar na lagay

 

[#GreenRoars]

Liam Plunkett is our best hope with the pace he's bowling at

And the pace with which AA is batting is best hope for ..........?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Time for Azhar to hit some boundaries in these last 2

 

[Pakprideuk]

Our fans are good for nothing. The ball is moving off the deck. Give them a chance. After 10, we'll get going inshAllah.

 

[Cricket lover 27]

Sami aslam is another grinder who takes a while to get set.

Maybe with more confidence he would more fluently. Ideally I'd have him and sharjeel opening, but we are stuck with Azhar and with Azhar you need a stroke player or the closest we can get to that.

He isn't exactly slow his domestic SR is 85 and more importantly once he gets set he usually goes on to make a big one.

 

[taqi]

Azhar,Malik and Hafeez are liabilities in ODIs specially if you are not playing in subcontinent.

I dont know how we can replace them not much options i guess.

They waste too many deliveries no rotation of strike at all

 

[angrypathan]

Another great leave from

 

[itsme]

Azhar at least used to charge when he started out in ODIs. Now he doesn't even do that

Azhar is a slogger in odi,he hasn't got striking shot.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Kaptan leaving the Ball

WT............

 

[endymion248]

Don't mind Sharjeel in the team but what a stupid review. Brainless player.

 

[Syed1]

Leaving the ball

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Sami Aslam, Mo Hafeez, Babar, Ahsan Ali. There are many options but it's on the coach/captain to identify one. If they accept Sharjeel's contribution in a series then thats okay with me. But you cannot deny that he has serious flaws which won't allow him to score regularly. Its not even about his batting temperament.

Ashan Ali I would like to see


Babar's future for the time being should be middle order, no need to weaken of our few strengths

Sami takes a while to get going this stage his career.

Being stuck with Azhar you need a stroke player. We have given many chances to flawed players who play at a strike rate of 60, we might as well do the same with someone who tries to play the modern game, especially if he is your only option of that mould

 

[Nasty Naz]

For the better of the team, Azhar should consider retiring from ODI. He is just bad. How are you going to have an opening batsmen who can't play any sort of aggressive shots in the powerplay?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Good leave...

 

[Arsal_AK]

What is Azhar Ali doing?

Your are 1 down not 7 for crying out loud.

 

[itsme]

Woakes bowling some peaches unlucky so far ....or maybe england lucky .

 

[Adijazz1706]

Sharjeel mucking up my Fantasy team, and he wastes the review

 

[imshally81]

Dot balls in progress...

 

[Zeshan547]

Too much aggression shown by aggressive Ali, take a pity on poor English bowlers Azhar

 

[ExplicitAI]

Yeah it's getting a bit ridiculous, hit some boundaries Azhar

 

[Naim]

azhar you are not playing test match

 

[Syed1]

Another lovely leave

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Khuda Ka Wasta Hay Azhar !!!!!!!!

Yar issay Time Declare karo please

 

[the Great Khan]

Azhar needs to bat the full fifty overs now. No point doing tuk tuk at the start then not doing anything for the team.

 

[Mainul]

That's the problem of present Pakistani batsmen in ODIS.Nobody knows how to keep scoreboard ticking by taking singles.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Leaving the ball

Don't worry we will make sure the game safe so we at least draw it before going for the win #azhar

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Theres no better alternative

Our other options like Shehzad and Manzoor are hacks too

But the added downside to them is that they score the same runs as Sharjeel would but take twice as many balls as him to score that

Could be.

But it will remain frustrating to see him get himself out. The irony with Sharjeel is that it isn't even about batting temperament with him considering he is an aggressive opener. He just loses it against a 4/5th stump line spell.

Either he improves magically or goes the Gayle way.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar looking to do a sunny gavaskar type odi inns here

 

[ExplicitAI]

I love ODI's so much, my favourite format, so fun to watch

 

[Syed1]

tuk tuk tuk tuk and then four.

 

[IcedCoffee]

Azhar at least used to charge when he started out in ODIs. Now he doesn't even do that

You want him to charge against 90mph+ deliveries?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He can reverse the ball from what I saw in the U.A.E. He was their best bowler on show and troubled our Batsman consistently.

That's why I said he's potentially the biggest threat since he can bowl at 90 mph and reverse the ball.

 

[imshally81]

 

[Abdul]

 

[itsme]

It's not even the pace at what he plays it's about looking like a tailender.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wow what a beautiful leave. At least he knows where his off stump is

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Azhar needs to bat the full fifty overs now. No point doing tuk tuk at the start then not doing anything for the team.

The longer he plays the worst it will be for us

 

[ExplicitAI]

nice flick there

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Our fans are good for nothing. The ball is moving off the deck. Give them a chance. After 10, we'll get going inshAllah.

AA is on 18 off 36 balls, surely he can at least rotate the strike if hitting boundaries is difficult against white ball.

SR of <= 50 is poor in today's game.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Azhar drop may cost Pakistan more than England

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan 37/1 after 9 pretty poor and slow start

 

[Syed1]

So five dots and a four in the over. Typical Pakistan

 

[marlonbrowndo]

You want him to charge against 90mph+ deliveries?

What's the worst that could happen

 

[Naim]

from azhar . kufar toota Khuda Khuda kar ke

 

[taqi]

18 on 36 can azhar cover these three overs

 

[QalandarFan]

Just tuned in, so Sharjeel failed!

 

[GreenKnightRises]

England can easily win the match if they drop Azhar one more time

 

[Syed1]

Now Hafeez's turn to do tuk tuk

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nice shot by hafeez for 4

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Nick flick from

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Truly Blessed in All Facets - Mashallah

 

[Syed1]

Whattay shot by blessed WOW

 

[Cricket lover 27]

Ashan Ali I would like to see


Babar's future for the time being should be middle order, no need to weaken of our few strengths

Sami takes a while to get going this stage his career.

Being stuck with Azhar you need a stroke player. We have given many chances to flawed players who play at a strike rate of 60, we might as well do the same with someone who tries to play the modern game, especially if he is your only option of that mould

Why should we mould our team according to Azhar when he isn't even fit to play LOI's...if he does not get going he needs to be dropped and captaincy given to someone else.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

At least Hafeez is trying to score off almost every ball

 

[itsme]

Our fans are good for nothing. The ball is moving off the deck. Give them a chance. After 10, we'll get going inshAllah.

The problem with azhar is he hasn't got the shot to score once the powerplay is finish and fielder are out.

 

[ExplicitAI]

runs flowing now, nearing 50

 

[yasir]

English seamers are very good, three can bowl 90+ other is Woaks, who is best English bowler this summer (red or white)... Wood has been bowling 90+ every ball and he can reverse, then you have Jordan who has very good yorkers... Its not going to be easy to score against them

 

[#GreenRoars]

Review now by England.

 

[Syed1]

Oh review by England

 

[MSaad1237]

This is PLUMB LOL.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Review for lbw, looked pretty close

 

[imshally81]

Review Time