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England v Pakistan | Second Test | Day 1 : Session 3 | Edgbaston | 06/08/10

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Dr_Bassim said:
I reckon if England bat till lunch tomorrow and declare, let Pakistan bat again.

This match cud be over post tea on day 2 ::26:
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I think it would be more pacifying if you bash our fielders rather than our batsmen..

Batting is delivering what it is capable of...But the fielding is going from worse to worst....
 
i will actually like to hear ppl saying that test cricket will die off soon now..........so atleast pak wont get chances to display their sucking skills again (as they tend to perform better in shorter formats)
 
almost time for Jummah which cant come fast enough right now

just a pathetic day

best bet is that england will only bat once guarantee it
 
Chuffed said:
You're confusing Test Match with ODI, unless you're talking about a Test World Cup.
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Its still cricket, isn't it? Last I checked you still have to know how to bat and hold on to catches even in ODIs. This is a pathetic team. With pathetic leadership and no fighting spirit, with the exception of AAG (Amir, Asif, Gul). Feel sorry for them really. They dont deserve this crap.
 
Chuffed said:
You're confusing Test Match with ODI, unless you're talking about a Test World Cup.
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Nah. This is what experts were saying. Though we can see the calibre of players in tests too. Like the batting order we have now for tests, wont be too great in ODI's too, bar maybe a couple exceptions. However, they can be good in T20. Perhaps the experts needed to see the mettle of the new players and judge if they should be picked for the WC.
 
I'm asking myself why do i continue to watch this match? Why am i sitting here with so much interest watching a match that England are again in control of? Why do I bother still continuing to feel that this match isn't over and something has to happen in Pakistan;s favour?
 
cricket_fever said:
i will actually like to hear ppl saying that test cricket will die off soon now..........so atleast pak wont get chances to display their sucking skills again (as they tend to perform better in shorter formats)
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I'm pretty sure that tests won't die off. But ODI's are pretty much dying. Apparently after the 2011 WC ODI's will have 40 overs?
 
hashmist said:
Its still cricket, isn't it? Last I checked you still have to know how to bat and hold on to catches even in ODIs. This is a pathetic team. With pathetic leadership and no fighting spirit, with the exception of AAG (Amir, Asif, Gul). Feel sorry for them really. They dont deserve this crap.
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Spot on.
 
aamerfan said:
almost time for Jummah which cant come fast enough right now

just a pathetic day

best bet is that england will only bat once guarantee it
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You are in New York? Where do you go for Jummah? I have to go soon too.
 
My mom just came to my room and asked me why am I still watching these buffoons. She said if fans boycotted matches, perhaps we'll see some improvement. Apparently, in th other room, my family is watching news and the Pakistani media is harshly bashing the team mgmt, players and PCB :)) :))
 
The worst thing about watching this is that it is no longer a slow death. This is now more like someone continuously stabbing himself & yet not letting himself die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
cricket_fever said:
i will actually like to hear ppl saying that test cricket will die off soon now..........so atleast pak wont get chances to display their sucking skills again (as they tend to perform better in shorter formats)
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We perform better because we care about ODIs and T20s when the rest of the world worries about test first and foremost.

If test cricket dies and all the other teams have to concentrate on limited overs matches only then we'll be 53 all out in those forms of the game too.
 
This was a pretty difficult chance but I bet Younis would have taken it.
 
Maula Jutt said:
My mom just came to my room and asked me why am I still watching these buffoons. She said if fans boycotted matches, perhaps we'll see some improvement. Apparently, in th other room, my family is watching news and the Pakistani media is harshly bashing the team mgmt, players and PCB :)) :))
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your mom is a wise women. we fans are just crazy buffoons who cant stop loving pak cricket for some reason
 
Big Mac said:
We perform better because we care about ODIs and T20s when the rest of the world worries about test first and foremost.

If test cricket dies and all the other teams have to concentrate on limited overs matches only then we'll be 53 all out in those forms of the game too.
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lol

maybe u r right
 
Yeh sab ch**tiay hain! Look at the look at Jr's face after the missed chance. He didn't even try. WTH??
 
Hopeless situation. I skipped 30 minutes of play hoping that couple of wickets would fall , only to come back and see MORE DROP CATCHES.
 
hashmist said:
Yeh sab ch**tiay hain! Look at the look at Jr's face after the missed chance. He didn't even try. WTH??
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Yeah he first jerked in the ball's direction and then quickly withdrew. Like the ball was going to sting him God forbid if it gets anywhere near him!
 
hashmist said:
Its still cricket, isn't it? Last I checked you still have to know how to bat and hold on to catches even in ODIs. This is a pathetic team. With pathetic leadership and no fighting spirit, with the exception of AAG (Amir, Asif, Gul). Feel sorry for them really. They dont deserve this crap.
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No, two very different formats. It's quite easy to approach a game knowing there's only 50 overs to bat/field. These current crop of players are all mentally very retarded, hence poor performances in Test matches. ODIs are easier on the noggin, the game is easier to break down.
 
Pietersen is such an imposing batsmen. He moves to the offside to work balls to onside when he gets 3 consecutive good deliveries.

Sure, he's been lucky and he take risks. But its better than the Tuk Tuk approach by our batsmen. At least the scoreboard doesnt stagnate.
 
I think were gonna see a big partnership from trott and KP.
Like the one in the first test ( Colly and MOrgan Record breaking partnership.)
 
I just watch for Aamer and Asif. And sometimes Gul when he shines. That's pretty much it.
 
Salaam Brothers, I missed alot of the cricket. Been at work, How many catches dropped and who?
 
Big Mac said:
We perform better because we care about ODIs and T20s when the rest of the world worries about test first and foremost.

If test cricket dies and all the other teams have to concentrate on limited overs matches only then we'll be 53 all out in those forms of the game too.
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We perform better in ODIs?Are you for real?We havent won a One day series since November 2008..Were beaten twice by Sri Lanka in 2009,lost to Australia twice and then got knocked out of Asia Cup in the first round...

Come back to the real world mate.....We are languishing at the bottom in Odis and Tests...
 
My dad has given up on pak cricket recently and I didn't think that was possible. Cause he used to be like captain of Pak Universities and he played a lot of cricket in Australia... but he's completely despondent towards our team nowadays.
 
Chuffed said:
I don't want to hijack this thread, but this current state of crickets reflects the current state of the country. It's completely ****ed!
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lol bhai, some myt think we are making up excuses as to why our team performs pathetic is because of whats going on at home

i mean cummon, look at afghanistan, they r going through so much more and they are steadily climbing

they will be the best south asian team in another 15 years it seems
 
We are looking at a first innings deficit of 500 with this partnership, Colly, Morgan and Prior and then the long England Tail, England are going to bat Pakistan out of this game so they don't have to bat again... it was a loss of 354 runs with 80 all out, this is 72 all out with a loss by a massive margins with an innings! I'm being very positive here what more could I say?
 
adzzy786 said:
Lol, No seriously how many dropped?
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ajmal (think so) or was it someone else (maybe damad)
gul
the new keeper too, no better than dropmal senior
a few others
fielding been pathetic, conceding five runs a ball, cant aim at the stumps, wat shud hv been 1 goes for 5

its pathetic
 
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WeAreTheVampions said:
My dad has given up on pak cricket recently and I didn't think that was possible. Cause he used to be like captain of Pak Universities and he played a lot of cricket in Australia... but he's completely despondent towards our team nowadays.
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The way our team is playing soon PP could end up being closed for business!
 
Maula Jutt said:
My mom just came to my room and asked me why am I still watching these buffoons. She said if fans boycotted matches, perhaps we'll see some improvement.
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I think it more likely that the ECB will stop hosting 'home' Pakistan tests.

It would be advantageous if some Pak batters get jobs with the counties as did Zaheer, Miandad, Salim Malik and many others. Then they could learn how to bat against the swinging ball.

Unfortunately I don't think any counties will employ this lot.
 
The commentator said a while ago that national teams have their own characters. Like West Indies used to play aggressive cricket. Then Indian team plays with technique. He said Pakistan plays instinctive cricket.

I wonder if that's good or bad. Because the instincts definitely aren't bringing up much results.
 
WeAreTheVampions said:
My dad has given up on pak cricket recently and I didn't think that was possible. Cause he used to be like captain of Pak Universities and he played a lot of cricket in Australia... but he's completely despondent towards our team nowadays.
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your dad is a sensible person

only idiots like us keep on watching and hoping and breaking our hearts
 
cricket_fever said:
lol bhai, some myt think we are making up excuses as to why our team performs pathetic is because of whats going on at home

i mean cummon, look at afghanistan, they r going through so much more and they are steadily climbing

they will be the best south asian team in another 15 years it seems
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Maybe we should also let the Americans, Nato and other world forces invade our country. Wouldn't be any worse than it is now, we'll have leaders that don't give two hoots about their country, not much would change.
 
Maula Jutt said:
The commentator said a while ago that national teams have their own characters. Like West Indies used to play aggressive cricket. Then Indian team plays with technique. He said Pakistan plays instinctive cricket.

I wonder if that's good or bad. Because the instincts definitely aren't bringing up much results.
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he said pakistan suck because they gave up there ways there going by a plan now rather then just playing with there gut
 
Salman Butt should take the rap for today. Hes been pathetic. Cant bat and should of bowled first when winning the toss. Looks he wont last long as a captain
 
Isnt there one decent keeper in pakistan. All the keepers on show have had the case of butter fingers.
 
chui_kadoo said:
Salman Butt should take the rap for today. Hes been pathetic. Cant bat and should of bowled first when winning the toss. Looks he wont last long as a captain
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not his fault at all
the batting yes
but not his fault that the rest of his team cant bat and that they cant catch either
 
You know who I feel bad for? Ramiz Raja. He has to sit there and get humiliated in front of all those british/meh commentators.
 
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