England v Pakistan | Third Test | Day 1 : Session 2 | The Oval | 18/08/10

[Rizie]

wrap it up now

 

[bluffmasterv2]

England struggling against good pace.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kami has 4 catches ***!

 

[Amjid Javed]

I hope Wahab hammers broad when hes in!

 

[saeed-sohail]

Catman is here.

 

[ace4rmspace]

"Calamity Kamran" I like that from Cricinfo

 

[iafzal]

I want Aamir and Wahab to be ready dish some short stuff to Broad

 

[Dr. Khan]

Broad in next ....... Revenge Time

 

[Saurav]

hes hiding the ball,some reverse swing there?

 

[Maula Jutt]

Wahab Riaz 4 for 16. Each wicket at the expense of 4 runs. Not bad at all, I say!

 

[ZAK]

The last delivery by Wahab was 90.5 mph!

 

[iRfaN_LA]

I want Aamir and Wahab to be ready dish some short stuff to Broad

I would love that ! Deserves some nasty bouncers.

 

[sanakazmi]

More like 90's.

I liked his old one more. As the guys at testmatchsofa say, he looked like Richard O'Sullivan.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/PaulaWilcox.jpg

 

[saeed-sohail]

Conkaa.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Wahab Riaz just clocked 90.5 mph..great pace..first Pakistani bowler of the summer to clock 90 I would say?

 

[iafzal]

Only sad thing is Kmaran has 4 catches and not a single drop in the about 30 overs. He maybe crawling back and Zoni out of the team

 

[Seen Sheen]

Now get rid of the Ganja plz....!!

 

[Dr. Khan]

If I was in the Pakistan team right now --- I would 'meow' at Swann

 

[KingKhanWC]

Counter attack from England coming up, getting ready fielders.

 

[NiCe]

Wahab Riaz is lucky that Kamran Akmal took 3 catches on his bowling ...

is he lucky man

 

[tauseefm]

Salman Butt churaa!!

 

[imshally81]

sun is gone again

 

[DW44]

Is it me or has Asif suddenly started bowling with a different action?

 

[Seen Sheen]

Swann wont survive against Asif for long...Especially,he struggles against the nip-backer of Asif

 

[Friend786]

what a shot from swann !

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Pitch is flat...

 

[iafzal]

Butt motivates his teamates with misfield. Way to go Butt

 

[ace4rmspace]

Nice shot by Prior, very nice actually. I don't think Asif would mind him driving though, just not that well!

 

[Dr. Khan]

I would remove Asif ...
At his pace the lower order will come at him hard

 

[Rizie]

finally we hear poor and pakistani fielding together , i was missing it

 

[sanakazmi]

Only sad thing is Kmaran has 4 catches and not a single drop in the about 30 overs. He maybe crawling back and Zoni out of the team

Well, at least it's a win-win situation for this match. Either he keeps really well or Zulqarnain comes back!

 

[AZ]

misfield

followed by a straight

 

[ads101]

Woah Wahab.

What a way to make your test debut! One of the best test spells ever. 4 for 16! And at the oval against England! Mind boggling.

With this sort of performance, does this mean Gul's out and Riaz is in?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Is it me or has Asif suddenly started bowling with a different action?

Was thinking the same, it seems he has a couple of actions on the go today.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Is it me or has Asif suddenly started bowling with a different action?

Yup,he bowled a few balls with a different action..

Back to the norm again...

 

[ZAK]

Wahab Riaz just clocked 90.5 mph..great pace..first Pakistani bowler of the summer to clock 90 I would say?

I remember Gul bowling a delivery which was clocked at 93 mph in this series.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Asif leaking runs here! He needs to tighten up!

 

[shan]

England got good tail.

 

[iafzal]

Well, at least it's a win-win situation for this match. Either he keeps really well or Zulqarnain comes back!

true but in the long run we will lose a few more tests courtesy Kamran Akmal.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Asif is bowling too full, should keep it at good length.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Get Meow meow asap.

 

[Sir john]

wahab what a find by PCB.

 

[ZAK]

83/6

 

[Friend786]

wide?

 

[rash]

any bowler that hits broad, will get £50 from me

 

[iHammad]

missed wahab's 4th wicket during namaz. well bowled boy!

4 wickets on debut, hope he gets a 5 wicket haul

 

[Seen Sheen]

I would remove Asif ...
At his pace the lower order will come at him hard

Dont agree with you..Asif can easily get rid of tailenders with the swing hes getting...Wait,its just the matter of time before he nips one out...

 

[KingKhanWC]

This has to be the thickest umpire ever, misses a massive no ball and gives a wide for a bouncer. )

 

[Friend786]

no ball

 

[imshally81]

no + wide ball

 

[Maula Jutt]

Wahab has to work on the no-balls.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Come on,Wahab,Under 100 please...!!!!!!

 

[saeed-sohail]

Wahab is reminds me of M Johnson.

 

[Saurav]

ghoomegi for captain wat a comeback:akmal

 

[mmkextreme_1]

How was that bouncer a wide

 

[Friend786]

bad start in the over

 

[farsiddiqui]

All right Wahab. Get back with the program.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

easy now Wahab !

 

[saeed-sohail]

Worst start by Eng at oval for 60 years.

 

[ads101]

wahab what a find by PCB.

The thing is that this guy did well in ODIs too. bowling average of 20.20, strike rate 24.1, economy 5.02 (a little high). The only reason he wasn't continued with was that the first three ODI matches were against weak opposition, so didn't really prove anything.

 

[12cavalry]

Whats the deal with Rameez and Botham?
I don't feel no love

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan getting a little sloppy here and need to just take a few minutes to stay calm and get to bowling according to a plan!

 

[Maula Jutt]

Wahab's busy scolding himself

 

[iafzal]

Wahab may be running out of some gas and needs a break

 

[Rizie]

29.1
Wahab Riaz to Prior, 1 wide, 87.4 mph, oops, this is even worse. Suddenly Wahab has lost it, this barely hits the cut strip outside off stump
29.1
Wahab Riaz to Prior, 1 no ball, 89.4 mph, Wahab powering in and this time oversteps. Wasn't a great delivery either, shoved well outside off
29.1
Wahab Riaz to Prior, 1 wide, 76.7 mph, this is very short from Wahab, Prior tucks under it but he could have jumped and it would have still been well over him

 

[saeed-sohail]

Bring ajmal on.

 

[farsiddiqui]

missed wahab's 4th wicket during namaz. well bowled boy!

4 wickets on debut, hope he gets a 5 wicket haul

Namaz at 9am in Toronto??

 

[Saurav]

Wahab is reminds me of M Johnson.

Wahab has bettered already what Johnson did in England

 

[Friend786]

wahab looks tired now

 

[KingKhanWC]

Good over apart from the wide. Swann will go for some shots.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Wahab has bettered already what Johnson did in England

His run up and slingy action.

 

[cricket_fever]

i hope pak wraps them all up quickly now

 

[Dr. Khan]

Pakistan getting a bit sloppy now. Got to keep the pressure on these two and not give freebees

 

[imshally81]

time for bowling change.....

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan bowlers need to not get carried away here!

Prior, Swann and Broad can all bat and need to be got out asap!

 

[iHammad]

Namaz at 9am in Toronto??

I'm in Karachi for vacations

 

[cricket_fever]

Wahab's busy scolding himself

saw how he was knocking on his head?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

c'mon ASIF ...no free runs

 

[DW44]

Wahab reminds me a bit of Pravin Kumar, the way he flicks his wrist when delivering the ball. Obviously they're miles apart in terms of class but I just couldn't help but notice this little superficial similarity.

 

[cricket_fever]

asif is being kicked around