England v Pakistan, 4th test, Day 2 updates

[the_game]

Missed out on a century, you shmuck.

 

[inzidabest]

Damn just gets too excited. Conversion is an important aspect of test cricket

 

[iZeeshan]

oh well, still very well played, but it would been so nice if he got his hundred...

 

[mkexpress]

guys is hafeez coming on??

 

[b0wld]

if farhat out

 

[yk]

Hafeez in.

 

[UJ]

Hafeez is in

 

[iZeeshan]

Hafeez is back. Come on now get us to 250!

 

[Kashif]

Cool, which one?

That throughout the series there has been a very poor representation of Pakistani supporters, even today.

I know this been discussed before in a seperate thread that tickets were sold out last year and many English fans lapped them up after a memorable Ashes win.

 

[CrickFan]

if u actually saw that shot - you would know that imran farhat hasn't changed one bit ..fishing is still his first love !!

 

[yk]

Hafeez needs to score, make up for YK's dismissal

 

[iZeeshan]

First ball, not very well played.

 

[inzidabest]

Hafeez also has to score big. I want to abuse Farhat

 

[b0wld]

ok no more left handers..tat means hoggard is useless for the rest of the innings...he's terrible bowling to right handers...now v can seriously milk out the english bowling attack

 

[iZeeshan]

if u actually saw that shot - you would know that imran farhat hasn't changed one bit ..fishing is still his first love !!

Which obviously means that he could have very well been out on 0. So its not the talent or the skill, its the temperment.

 

[mkexpress]

i was sitting in laker stand yesterday and guys there were only three pakistanis there including my self i was dancing when peterson got out every1 was giving me evils!

 

[iZeeshan]

Hafeez also has to score big. I want to abuse Farhat

Not after he made a wonderful 91!

 

[Big Mac]

ooooooooh, close

 

[KB]

Hafeez thrusting his pad at the ball. Dangerous way to play Panesar

 

[Purgatory]

Does Hair even know the LBW rule? Kaneria had Mahmood plumb yesterday, and that was out for me too...

 

[Easa]

Huge appeal for LBW, going down leg.

 

[Big Mac]

Sweet timing from Yousuf

 

[Rob H]

that's a beauty from Moyo.

 

[Easa]

Beautifully played away for 4 of the backfoot by Moyo.

 

[KB]

Yousuf stands up, upright, and plays it down to third man for 4

 

[iZeeshan]

Very good shot for 4

 

[Easa]

153-2

 

[KB]

Nasser makes a good point about Yousuf and the Pakistanis in general playing Monty too much on the front foot. With the bounce he gets, worth playing him off the back foot more

 

[Oxy]

Does Hair even know the LBW rule? Kaneria had Mahmood plumb yesterday, and that was out for me too...

Of course he knows - it. How he seeks to employ it is another issue.....

 

[Easa]

Suprisingly Harmison hasn't been given a bowl today.

 

[Easa]

Moyo drives it straight to midoff.

 

[Oxy]

Morning all - whats been happening? Pak just on top?

 

[Easa]

Bilal Shafayat on the field.

 

[KB]

Monty's flight, dip and bounce makes him a hard man to get after

 

[inzidabest]

now hafeez runs are equally important

 

[the_game]

Hafeez not playing Monty too well.

 

[iZeeshan]

4 runs...

 

[Easa]

Morning all - whats been happening? Pak just on top?

Farhat played very well against the seamers, driving through the offside regularly with force and power. He played very well.

Monty came on and Farhat SMASHED him for 6 over long on but got out caught at slip of Hoggard when he just wafted at one. Fell for 91 of 112 balls.

Moyo just went along the way he does.

 

[KB]

In the air. Not controlled, by Hafeez but it is 4.

 

[inzidabest]

Who is more dissappointed than the English team?
Answer - Salman Butt , Taufeeq Umar

 

[iZeeshan]

Great shot by Hafeez for 4!

 

[UJ]

3 4s in a row!!

 

[Easa]

Three 4's in quick succesion - very good shot!

 

[KB]

Make that 3 fours in a row. Whipped off middle for 4

 

[Oxy]

3 consecutive boundaries by Hafz.

Pak 168-2

 

[Oxy]

Was the start delayed - only 17 overs bowled this session.

 

[KB]

Pakstan run rate: 4.42

 

[Pathan007]

Was the start delayed - only 17 overs bowled this session.

half an hour yaar

 

[mkexpress]

3 fours beauty!!! well done hafeezzzzzzz

 

[Hash]

By half an hour Oxy

 

[b0wld]

hatrick of boundaries frm hafeez

 

[Hash]

We should target Panesar.

 

[Oxy]

Perhaps Bootha should listen to what 'Stumpy' has to say about reverse swing' - he may learn a thing or two!

 

[Oxy]

Pak 174-2

We now lead by 1 run.

 

[UJ]

Pakistan take the lead

 

[Oxy]

Good aggressive cricket by Pak - forcing the pace - 2 boundaries in this over

 

[UJ]

5 boundaries in less than 2 overs....

 

[CrickFan]

has the management finally realised that there is no place for razzak and afridi in the test team ?

 

[iZeeshan]

4 more for Yousuf!

 

[iZeeshan]

Just realized the deficit is cleared

 

[Easa]

Moyo plays a very good sweep and a very good cover drive.

178-2, Aggressive Pakistan!

 

[Oxy]

has the management finally realised that there is no place for razzak and afridi in the test team ?

I disagree - there is room for at least 1 or even both of them.

 

[iZeeshan]

has the management finally realised that there is no place for razzak and afridi in the test team ?

If Fasial is still playing then yes.

 

[Easa]

We should target Panesar.

Completely agree. If we get bogged down, he will have a greater chance of taking wickets.

Harmison into the attack.

6-1-0-38

 

[CrickFan]

harmison back

 

[Oxy]

Geordie Boy comes into the attack.

Was tonked around yesterday - 6 overs for 38.

 

[iZeeshan]

Harmison to bowl.

 

[Easa]

I disagree - there is room for at least 1 or even both of them.

I agree with you. I'd ideally play the 3 quickies, Shoaib, Rana/Gul, and Asif and have Afridi as the allrounder.

 

[iZeeshan]

VERY wide from Harmison...duz it count as a wide?

 

[iZeeshan]

I agree with you. I'd ideally play the 3 quickies, Shoaib, Rana/Gul, and Asif and have Afridi as the allrounder.

So no Kaneria?

 

[Easa]

Harmi has picked up 16 wickets in this seris, just behind Gul

 

[Easa]

So no Kaneria?

Farhat, Malik, YK, Yousaf, Inzi, Afridi, Akmal, Shoaib, Rana/Gul, Asif, Kaneria

 

[inzidabest]

has the management finally realised that there is no place for razzak and afridi in the test team ?

Thank God they have.
Test cricket is a specialists game. Should be played that way.

Damn Farhat should have converted to that a big score

 

[Easa]

So far 98 runs coming in boundaries

 

[Rob H]

that was a great shot by Hafeez. Just glided it.

 

[Easa]

Damn Farhat should have converted to that a big score

91 is a big score.

 

[Easa]

That should be 4, I would think

 

[iZeeshan]

Very well played by Hafeez for 3 or 4?

 

[Easa]

Hafeez either looks very comfortable or in trouble against Monty - nothing in between!

 

[Easa]

Very well played by Hafeez for 3 or 4?

Signalled a 4