official day 5 thread

[AT1]

gonna be close,lets see what happens

 

[ali kc]

Botham expects a draw while inspecting the pitch...

 

[Amjid Javed]

flintoff starts off to inzi

dot ball 1st ball

 

[kasoo10]

50% it is a draw. 30% Eng and 20% Pakistan.

 

[ali kc]

Highest 4 innings chase on this ground is 188

so guyz dont lose hope!

 

[Amjid Javed]

1st runs of day as inzi cuts and gets 2

pak 185/6

pakistan lead by 201

 

[Amjid Javed]

harmison to rana

1st ball and single down to fine leg

202 the lead now

 

[Amjid Javed]

quick single by inzi

lead 203

 

[Amjid Javed]

Rana gone! stupid shot away from body!

wide ball and gets a nick! harmison strikes!

pak 187/7

 

[Ace Base]

Worse case scenario: Pakistan fold right now.

That gives England around 88 overs to score 203 runs.

Tell you what: They STILL won't be able to do it.

 

[Afzal_K]

Fooloish, Just Foolish..Inzi must be furious with him for playing that shot

 

[Amjid Javed]

akthar in now.

 

[Amir]

Series Tied

 

[mlegha1]

We need to bat out atleast 20-25 overs inorder for us to be in good shape.Right now ENG can take a chance to chase the target.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Worse case scenario: Pakistan fold right now.

That gives England around 88 overs to score 203 runs.

Tell you what: They STILL won't be able to do it.

lets not get to cocky! 2ndly i doubt will get 90 overs in day.

weve had an average off 78 overs across 4 days!

 

[kasoo10]

We can't be too defensive, that is like suiside. Being defensive on 5th day proves to be suiside.

 

[Toony™®]

hopefully they can get to 230 +runs and play till 6am (uk time) and then it will be difficult for england

3 more wickets though.

79mins left

 

[Amjid Javed]

single taken by inzi off flintoff

pak lead by 204

 

[Amjid Javed]

sky sports say there is suppose to be 94 overs play today...

no way will we get that with over-rates and light!

 

[kasoo10]

The problem is you can not tell tailenders to bat in a particular way. They have to play naturally, that way we may fold quickly but with some handsome lead. If Shoaib or Danish is asked to block that is going to do no good.

 

[Ace Base]

lets not get to cocky! 2ndly i doubt will get 90 overs in day.

weve had an average off 78 overs across 4 days!

Akhi, Amjid, I'm not getting carried away. I am confident Pakistan has the bowling resources to successfully defend 200 today.

 

[kasoo10]

Why is Inzi taking singles. He is not thinking right.

 

[Amjid Javed]

akthar edges and it just drops short of slip.

inzi needs to start hogging the strike!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lets just keep in mind inzi's gr8 ability to play with the tail cmin bhai 250 lead at least is on

 

[Amjid Javed]

Inzi needs to stop trusting tail enders here!

 

[mlegha1]

Chasing anything over 230+ won't be easy even for the English.Tailenders have to concentrate leave the ball that is outside offtump.

 

[Ace Base]

The odd bowl keeping very low.

Interesting.

 

[AT1]

my streaming is so weak today

 

[kasoo10]

68.2 Flintoff to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, good length ball, just outside
off and swings in, trise to cut it, ball bouces bit awkwardly and
Shoaib gets beaten

Raises some hope.

 

[Amjid Javed]

single again @ start of over for inzi.

pak lead by 205

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well fielded by flintoff to restrict inzi to a single and akthar exposed now to harmison

 

[Ace Base]

Pakistan hardly lose when Inzi scores a century. Inshallah, this is going to be one such occasion.

 

[mlegha1]

We should be positive we have a lead of 205 and 3 wickets intact its not as if we are chasing 205 with 3 wickets with the series online.We are taking unnecessary pressure onourselves.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

another edge falling short this ball is doing a bit and this is a very good sign for us

 

[kasoo10]

Inzi faces 1 ball and Shoaib has to face 5?????

 

[mlegha1]

Pakistan hardly lose when Inzi scores a century. Inshallah, this is going to be one such occasion.

He has already scored a century in the match...hopefully History will repeat itself.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

We should be positive we have a lead of 205 and 3 wickets intact its not as if we are chasing 205 with 3 wickets with the series online.We are taking unnecessary pressure onourselves.

nvm i was wrong

 

[mlegha1]

Inzi faces 1 ball and Shoaib has to face 5?????

Inzi should try to keep a the strike

 

[Raz]

Salam guys, how come Shoaib came in before Sami?

 

[Amjid Javed]

single again off 1st ball of the over

pak lead by 206

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

inzi back on strike flinroff to inzi and he gets single off the first ball agn...

 

[kasoo10]

nvm i was wrong

Edit!

 

[Raz]

Why does Inzi take a single off the first ball of the over??

 

[AT1]

why shoaib before sami?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Salam guys, how come Shoaib came in before Sami?

akthar is seen as a better batsmen.

 

[kasoo10]

This is third time Inzi did it.

 

[mlegha1]

England won't mind giving Inzi the single of the 1st ball I guess he is confident that Shoaib can face Flintoff and Hamirson...

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

akhtar should be looking to come forward he is playing very danerously on back foot here

 

[Ace Base]

another edge falling short this ball is doing a bit and this is a very good sign for us

How do you know the ball will do the same for us?

 

[mlegha1]

Shoaib is doing a good job, just defend it watch it closely as Rameez suggested

 

[Raz]

akthar is seen as a better batsmen.

Judging by this series i suppose there is some justification. BTW Amjid i couldnt find any Jayasuriya videos thats why there havent been any posted.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Single for akthar and he keeps strike

pak lead by 207.

pakistan need 250 lead here

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

akhtar takes a single of last ball

 

[Ace Base]

To be honest, I can't understand Inzi's game plan here. Why expose Akhtar?

 

[Raz]

Lead by 207

 

[Amjid Javed]

Judging by this series i suppose there is some justification. BTW Amjid i couldnt find any Jayasuriya videos thats why there havent been any posted.

no problems mera bhai

 

[mlegha1]

Shoaib keeps the strike again but any runs are welcomed....

 

[kasoo10]

Anyone knows what roller Inzi used?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

inzi 3rd in top run scorers in current test players

 

[Amjid Javed]

single for akthar down to 3rd man.

pak lead by 208

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

inzi on strike now after single pak 192-7

 

[Raz]

Shoaib gets a single lead 208

 

[rizboy]

i think inzi is gonna loose after his 50! what u guys think

 

[Amjid Javed]

lovely shot for 2 by inzi from cut shot

inzi onto 49

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

good running for 2 by inzi on 49 now

 

[rizboy]

i mean he is gonna get loose

 

[Raz]

Inzi cuts for 2

210 the lead

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i think inzi is gonna loose after his 50! what u guys think

hey hey shut up man no jinxing and thats his 50 tho now

 

[Amjid Javed]

single and 50 for inzi

his 5th consecative 50 for pakistan

 

[kasoo10]

We are doomed if Inzi is thinking about his 50. There are bigger worries!

 

[Raz]

Well played Inzi!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

i mean he is gonna get loose

o ok lol yea he might but nothing stupid tho just bad balls

 

[Amjid Javed]

pak lead by 211

 

[AT1]

well played

 

[mlegha1]

Shoaib is impressive playing really well here

 

[Raz]

Average moves to 51 for Inzi!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

single for akthar

lead up to 212

 

[kasoo10]

Very well played, held innings togather.

 

[Amjid Javed]

single from akthar off flintoff

lead moves to 213

 

[Amjid Javed]

single for inzi to fine leg

lead 214