England v Pakistan, 4th test, Day 2 updates

[iZeeshan]

What's the overall runrate for this partnership, and overall?

 

[iZeeshan]

Is it just me, or has Yousuf only scored 1 run in the past half hour?

 

[Daoud]

Darrell Hair has words with Saj Mahmood - its an angry exchange. Strauss intervenes to remind Hair that 'he's one of us'.

Hair apologises - but walks away confused and bewildered

) ) )
That was nearly as funny as the Sehwag situation

 

[Oxy]

This is beautiful test match batting - playing each ball on its merits. Each defensive stroke futher demoralising the bowlers.

A while since I have seen 2 inngs like this.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single to moyo (finally)

292-2

lead of 119

 

[Easa]

Colly back into the attack

 

[garbage_can2003]

Why is Monty not bowling? Strange captaincy by Strauss.

 

[Easa]

That was a beautiful clip of the legs - 4.

 

[Oxy]

Lovely flick off the legs by Hafz - 4

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

great shot by hafeez that could be 4 as the umpires check with the third umps. It was flicked through midwicket

it should be 4 and yes it is

296-2

 

[kasoo10]

Run rate is too slow, with both players in close to 90s i think it will drop further. MoYo for sure gets very slow near 90s.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hafeez moves within 13 of a great hundred

 

[samisback]

4444444444444

to hafeez
come on 3rd umpire, its 4 !!

hafeez 87*

 

[Easa]

This partnership has been going along at 3.5 an over.

 

[Easa]

4444444444444

to hafeez
come on 3rd umpire, its 4 !!

hafeez 87*

You're too slow today, Cav.

 

[Easa]

Monty back into the attack.

 

[Rob H]

Nasser being a bit harsh on him (but thats why Eng are so successful TODAY)

Nasser is an idiot. Has he said "when i was captain" yet?

 

[Oxy]

Montgomery back in the attack. Belatedly

 

[Daoud]

Run rate is too slow, with both players in close to 90s i think it will drop further. MoYo for sure gets very slow near 90s.

What are you talking about. We're going at 4 an over and the partnership is very healthy at around 3.5

 

[Easa]

300 up, 150 partnership with that lovely late cut by Moyo.

 

[Oxy]

Short and given th treatment - 4 to MoYo.

300-2

Pak lead by 127 runs

 

[Easa]

Personally, I like Nasser as a commentator and analyst.

 

[Oxy]

Nasser is an idiot. Has he said "when i was captain" yet?

Nasser is quality Rob - how dare you call him an idiot!

 

[kasoo10]

What are you talking about. We're going at 4 an over and the partnership is very healthy at around 3.5

Both players strike rate is around 50, 55 at the most.

 

[Oxy]

Run rate is too slow, with both players in close to 90s i think it will drop further. MoYo for sure gets very slow near 90s.

Agree we should be pushing at 5.5 run/over - looking at 550 off 100 overs min.

 

[Oxy]

MoY o moves to 99! Peach of a cover drive - best in the business at that one

 

[Easa]

Lovely cover drive - 4 to Moyo.

99*

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yousuf on strike on 99

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

and thats it with a superb drive for 4

 

[Easa]

Another super cover drive to bring up another ton!

What a super, fantastic, awesome player!

 

[kasoo10]

Agree we should be pushing at 5.5 run/over - looking at 550 off 100 overs min.

May be not. But a scoring rate of 55 is too slow considering we are 300+ for 2 with a lead of 130+.

 

[Oxy]

MoYo- 103 not out.

One of the best ons you will see.

Glorious 'trademark' cover drive brings up ANOTHER ton.

Flat track bullying at its best!

 

[garbage_can2003]

England bowling looking very mediocre today

 

[Easa]

6th ton in 9 matches which includes 2 doubles and 2 scores over 150

 

[kasoo10]

Yousuf gets there in style. Hats off to him...

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

what a beastly series moyo is having here

606 runs now with a 101 avg

just...WOW

 

[footymaniac]

well doen mohmd yousef, just wont stop making the english cry

 

[Oxy]

I know he will never win over some PAk fans - but at least he has a worldwide reputation as being one of the GREAt batsman of this current era.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

4 more with a gloriously timed drive through mid off

 

[Easa]

Great straight drive. Looks in majestic form.

My favorite batsman in world cricket.

 

[Oxy]

what a beastly series moyo is having here

606 runs now with a 101 avg

just...WOW

Nothing 'beastly' about it - its pure finesse.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I know he will never win over some PAk fans - but at least he has a worldwide reputation as being one of the GREAt batsman of this current era.

yes it is quite sad from those who bash him

especially with that amazing 50 to 100's conversion record this is a batsman who bats a long time

19th test match hundred and after the initial hiccups this was a superb exhibition of moyo's class

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Nothing 'beastly' about it - its pure finesse.

it was an outcry to the afridi fans to accept the real beast of run scoring

 

[iZeeshan]

Score? As in players?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hafeez swings almost impatiently and takes a single

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Score? As in players?

314-2
M Hafeez* 88(166)
M Yousuf 107(177)

 

[iZeeshan]

Moyo on 99*?

 

[iZeeshan]

Oh wow! He has his 100 already? How was it?

 

[Purgatory]

MoYo should have been in the hutch 100 runs ago. Like he should have been at Headingley. Awful fielding from our guys. Simply unacceptable.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Moyo on 99*?

lil late there buddy he is 107 now

 

[Oxy]

Moyo on 99*?

Yes - about 10 mins ago....

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

MoYo should have been in the hutch 100 runs ago. Like he should have been at Headingley. Awful fielding from our guys. Simply unacceptable.

its ok pietersen the partnership breaker is on )

 

[iZeeshan]

KP on

 

[garbage_can2003]

Yousuf looked shaky yesterday but is back to his old self today. Another great knock.

 

[Easa]

FoxSports has crashed because of Moyo's class oozing out of the TV

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

late cut there by moyo and another 2 for him moyo doesn't even look like he has to try anymore to kill the english here

 

[Monsee]

Oh wow! He has his 100 already? How was it?

Crispy on the outside, and creamy inside...tasted like Chicken though

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

317-2 at the end of that pietersen over

hafeez should try to get his 100 before the new ball arrives or he might have to wait a little longer aka more pressure builds up in his mind.

remember before this he has only scored a century against the bangladeshi's

 

[iZeeshan]

Well Hafeez can show us his new ball skills again...

 

[Easa]

This is ridiculous. What a time for it to stop working.

 

[Oxy]

For those dreaming of a score of 500+, lets adopt the Geoff Boycott approach - and add 2 wkts to what the current score is i.e 317-4, Kami 0* Fasial Iqbal 0* - not so great now is it.

These 2 need to continue as they are and quietly accumulate - great stuff so far.

 

[Purgatory]

KP's not a bad part-time spinner actually. Someone should make him practice a bit more.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hafeez moves into the 90's with that single

 

[Oxy]

FoxSports has crashed because of Moyo's class oozing out of the TV

Fox tend to do that when too many Muslims are doing well - bad propoganda!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

For those dreaming of a score of 500+, lets adopt the Geoff Boycott approach - and add 2 wkts to what the current score is i.e 317-4, Kami 0* Fasial Iqbal 0* - not so great now is it.

These 2 need to continue as they are and quietly accumulate - great stuff so far.

that wouldn't be worst case scenario either because actually if 2 wkts fall it would be either one of moyo, inzi, or hafeez still at the crease

 

[sehban]

yah why isnt foxsports coming?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Fox tend to do that when too many Muslims are doing well - bad propoganda!

i dont see it crashing when sajid mahmood was bowling well last test

 

[iZeeshan]

1 over away from new ball.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

whoa whoa! pietersen pushes down hafeez while collecting the ball blah

 

[Oxy]

KP v MoYo - no damage done though!

 

[Oxy]

MoYo dropped by Tresco @ slip off KP

 

[Easa]

Is Fox giving problems to others as well?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

OOOO almost got caught there hafeez at slips but he luckily gets 4 by the ball going through them all

 

[iZeeshan]

Hafeez on strike, 90*

 

[Easa]

Working now.

 

[iZeeshan]

4, almost caught.

 

[Easa]

That was just past Tresco at 1st slip.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hafeez on 94 now lets hope he doesnt pull a farhat (a 4 thru slips in 90's is ominous and very similar to farhat )

 

[Oxy]

Hafeez will be nervous in the 90s - whats his previous top score?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

end of the 80th over as hafeez takes a single onto 95 now