Official: Pakistan Vs England 1st Test Day 5 thread

[Raz]

Pakistan 274 and 341

England 418 and 24-1 need another 174 runs to win

Strauss 7*
Bell 12*

 

[Raz]

Inshallah Pakistan will come away with victorious. Go Pakistan.

 

[Schiller]

akhtar is the key

 

[Raz]

Play has started Akhtar bowling the first over to Strauss.

 

[Raz]

Shabbir bowling from the other end, great fielding from Kaneria prevents the run

 

[Oxy]

Morning Richie...morning everybody.

How long will I survive after only 3 hours sleep? Time will only tell.

Good luck Pakistan.

 

[Raz]

Strauss smashes Shabbir for four. Too much room outside the off stump given and Strauss takes full advantage.

 

[Oxy]

Cant afford for Shabbir to give away boundaries...bad start!

 

[Raz]

32-1, 166 more runs needed

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

why cant we ever swing the ball...arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Raz]

Ball goes between slips and gully for four

 

[Raz]

Another edge and another 4!!!! Bell lives on!!

 

[Oxy]

Maybe that shopping trip my wife wants me to go on WILL happen sooner than I think.

2 boundaries off Shoaib!

 

[Jonty]

wickets needed fellas

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

our bowling has no vemon...wats wrong with us....

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

our captain got no strategy....u have 150 runs n u only got 2 slips....

 

[Oxy]

THanks Ritchie. Morning Jonty...Morning everybody...

 

[Raz]

40-1 another 158 runs needed

 

[Jonty]

it does have venom.. just because we aint taking wickets does not mean we do not have venom.. should bring on kaneria early i think

 

[Raz]

our bowling has no vemon...wats wrong with us....

Akhtar has started off well. Those boundaries were fluky to say the least.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

bro lets get real....the pitch is so slow that even on day 8 u cant score 300....wat is kaneria gonna do....5 months of hoping n expecting....n it could be all over for us today.....:')

 

[Raz]

Shabbir bowling in the mid 70s and not really being accurate, last ball down the leg side.

 

[Oxy]

Cameras CLOSELY looking at Shabbiors action.

Boycott & Agnew on BBC commentary have said this morning that his action is STILL suspect; that he can bowl much quicker; and that he is bowling well within himself.

 

[Oxy]

looks like the heavy roller is doing its trick!

 

[Schiller]

he does throw.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

124 kph....wat the heck.....

 

[Raz]

I hope Inzi doesnt go to sleep and should be prepared to make quick bowling changes.

 

[Schiller]

what kind of a damned pitch is this?? along with others the pitch maker should be taken to task as well

 

[hasan316]

Pak cant win this one. Too many wickets in hand and only 157 runs. we will loose by 3-4 wickets.

 

[Raz]

Strauss cuts for 4 off Shoaib, a bit too short and a tad too wide from Shoaib.

 

[Schiller]

When is the next test then?

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

look at our captain...look at his face.....come on guys...so some aggressivenes.....commentators are rit pak dont think they can win this one

 

[Pathan007]

beera is bowling around 120KPH

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

wayward short balling.......

 

[Raz]

Come on people dont give up! Believe!!

 

[Pathan007]

When is the next test then?

when we lose this one.

 

[Schiller]

our belief won't do anything for the team

 

[catwoman]

Good luck to Pakistan though I doubt they'll win this!

 

[Pathan007]

Come on people dont give up! Believe!!

c'mon man England will be safely home by 7or 8wickets b4 tea.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

that day tresco did it to us....its strauss turn today.....

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

this negativity is wats killing us and u guys arent helping it cmon Pakistan its all about self blief we have the skills to beat these poms

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

not a single ball has swung ...not a single appeal for anything....

 

[Pathan007]

slap me if we won

 

[Raz]

45-1 153 needed.

 

[Oxy]

When is the next test then?

Lyallpur - 20th Nov.

 

[whyhkk]

Afridi can bowl faster than Shabbir at this moment

 

[Oxy]

...and Shabbir's actin DOES look 'dodgier' than yesterday (to the naked eye)

 

[Raz]

Shabbir needs to make the batsman play!!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

our belief won't do anything for the team

exactly my point.....i have been thinking bout this series for past 5 months...dont tell me bout self belief....the guys out their get payed to lose...soooo plzzz


stupid moyo is playing with an injury...is he out of his mind.....why did he play if he had an injury....u best player u dont play him (afridi)

 

[Oxy]

slap me if we won

You deserve a slap whatever happens!

 

[Schiller]

thanks oxy

 

[Raz]

Kaneria warming up

 

[Pathan007]

sab paisa ka chakkar hai.

 

[Oxy]

stupid moyo is playing with an injury...is he out of his mind.....why did he play if he had an injury....u best player u dont play him (afridi)

He also has a viral infection.

 

[Ace Base]

You see, the Pak bowlers are doing the best they can, but unfortunately there just aren't enough runs on the board to make things happen.

You can complain about the pitch, the lack of swing, the bowlers, the umpires and their uncles but he fact is Pakistan are 100 runs short on a beauty of a pitch.

 

[Daoud]

It seriously doesnt matter if we believe WE as supporters observing the game on the TV and on our computers think we can win or not. Yes, I'd like us to win. Is there a chance, yes its not out of the picture. Is it unlikely - pretty much

 

[Pathan007]

He also has a viral infection.

he should be admitted in hospital and not allowed to leave until this series is over

 

[Oxy]

You can complain about the pitch, the lack of swing, the bowlers, the umpires and their uncles but he fact is Pakistan are 100 runs short on a beauty of a pitch.

Damn those uncles!

 

[Raz]

Kaneria on now.

 

[Oxy]

Go Danish...your country needs you!

 

[Ace Base]

Have you noticed how negative towards Pakistan the Cricinfo commentator is?

 

[Raz]

Only 2 close fielders in for Kaneria. We need to attack!!

 

[catwoman]

Let's hope Kaneria can do something.

 

[Oxy]

If body language is anything to go by, then Inzi HAS given up already.

Really needed him to be buzzing in the field;; almost hyper-active

 

[Pathan007]

Let's hope Kaneria can do something.

how about Shobby

 

[Raz]

A good appeal turned down and rightly so, hit him outside off stump

 

[Oxy]

Have you noticed how negative towards Pakistan the Cricinfo commentator is?

Its usually an Indian guy that does the cricinfo comms.

 

[Schiller]

If body language is anything to go by, then Inzi HAS given up already.

Really needed him to be buzzing in the field;; almost hyper-active

have awlays said that.

 

[Raz]

Kaneria getting picked off for singles so far.

 

[whyhkk]

The pitch looks unbelievably flat

 

[Ace Base]

Please, people, lets keep things in perspective. Wasim and Waqar have retired. Please don't expect to defend totals less than 300.

 

[Oxy]

run a ball...

 

[Schiller]

Please, people, lets keep things in perspective. Wasim and Waqar have retired. Please don't expect to defend totals less than 300.

valid point

 

[Raz]

4 byes off the last ball. 9 off the over!!!!

 

[Pathan007]

Please, people, lets keep things in perspective. Wasim and Waqar have retired. Please don't expect to defend totals less than 300.

so what, Shoaib = Wasim+Waqar

 

[Raz]

56-1 need another 142

 

[Raz]

Shabbir continuing

 

[Schiller]

so what, Shoaib = Wasim+Waqar

lets talk sense atleast

 

[Ace Base]

Since Pakistan are going to lose this one anyway, might as well give everybody a go. You never know, Inzi's legspin might snare 5 for 15...

 

[Pathan007]

go to sleep every1. hopefully they might pull it off.when we ain't watching