Official Thread: Pak V W.I. Day 2, Barbados [27/5/05]

[Hash]

very poor session for Pakistan. These two now need to get a big partnership going. Asim Kamal has done it in the past......perhaps not always when we have really needed him to. Now is the chance for him to do that.

We are still not out of this game by any means. Keep the faith.

 

[shan]

ok i am sorry

now talk about cricket

 

[zorawar]

So lets see the dismissals so far:

AFRIDI
4.3 Edwards to Shahid Afridi, OUT: Superb ball, full and late outswing, squared Afridi who did not seem to have the technique to handle such a ball, edged to third slip and Devon Smith holds a good catch low

YASIR
12.3 Edwards to Yasir Hameed, OUT: Sooner or later it seemed certain, ball came in and Hameed caught at the crease, tried a prod and inside edges onto off stump

SALMAN
14.1 King to Salman Butt, one run, dropped! A casual drive more of a swish and ball edged to Sarwan and dives in front of Lara at first slip and dropped it Was an easy catch headed into Lara's midriff

19.6 Collymore to Salman Butt, OUT: drives a ball on the off with zero foot movement and edges to Browne, a little strange as Butt normally has good footwork

BAZID
27.6 Collymore to Bazid Khan, OUT: another ball in the off stump slot, Bazid plays outside it and its a thin inside edge to 'keeper Browne as Pakistan's troubles continue with a wicket before lunch


Do we need to hire a batting coach now in addition to a bowling coach??

 

[Hash]

Shan's comments are so pathetic they don't warrant a responce.

God forbid if Shan's father was seriously ill then maybe he would have a different perspective than hitting a ball with a stick.

 

[tahaqureshi]

This is very disheartening performance thus far....I haven't lost hope but we have to ponder as to WHY this has happened.

 

[Farhad]

Can Asim Kamal rescue us again?

Well! I hope I don't jinx this one too.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Not sure how much a batting coach will be able to change techniques of these players at this late stage.

 

[Guest]

I think he can but YK is the key.

 

[karachiite]

They both need a big partnership. The edwards spell after lunch would hold the key. Never seen kamal play against real pace so it would be interesting to see how he copes.

 

[Hash]

This session is the key. If we win this session then we are back in the game.

 

[the true passionist]

This session is the key. If we win this session then we are back in the game.

otherwise!!!
ok i'll wait...

 

[deviously~fading~away]

I agree zorawar bhai each dismissal was disappointing to say the least! But afridi getting out at the 3rd ball of the day was the worse! Afridi had no idea how to play Edwards at all!!! At 96-4 we need patnerships. Razzaq and kamal will provide more batting but i have a felling we will see rana ball to Gayle today....I hope i am wrong. I think we need to get atleast 200 more runs if we want to win this match

 

[Hash]

yes, 300 is a minimum. If we get to 300 the Windies have a tendancy to collapse in their second innings so we will have a decent chance. Their bowlers are less effective in the 2nd innings as well.

 

[tahaqureshi]

2 of them are young....

 

[Hash]

since I am no longer watching could people please tell me what is going on? Are they back on?

 

[tahaqureshi]

yea they are back

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Farhad, uv started a thread on YK, Butt and Bazid prior to this one...... two of them are out..... hmmmm ? ......... i suggest u save ur threads for the Windian batsman in the 2nd inn.

 

[Usman]

Hi everyone, Pakistan in some trouble and players are back at the crease. Inshalla we wil get out of this situation. +

 

[tahaqureshi]

no run in last 3.2 overs

 

[whyhkk]

Kamal out
we need help

 

[Hash]

Asim Kamal is out

 

[Hash]

Farhad......no more threads. Go to sleep.

 

[alghazzali]

YEH go 2 sleep

 

[Usman]

And we have lost!!!

 

[alghazzali]

typical 5 wickets down, 2 recognised batsmenin Akmal and Razzaq and he sasys weve lost

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

cmmon farhad - give it a break man!

 

[Hash]

not to mention that they still have to bowl us out again!


We have not lost by any means!


Nonsense talk!

 

[Guest]

Please no more Jinxs!

 

[Officer Barbrady]

) (at the comments not asim....)

 

[Farhad]

Haha! Who wants to start one on Razzak now? Or shall I do the honors?

 

[Hash]

lol

 

[Usman]

Sorry, got a bit angry

 

[alghazzali]

need these 2 stay 4 the rest of the day

 

[Hash]

4!!!!!!!!!


100 up for Pakistan!!!!!!!!

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[tahaqureshi]

and the 100 is up!!!!!!!

who says we've lost?

 

[shabbu1]

we've lost...YK just gone

 

[alghazzali]

lol yeh ill second that this time

 

[Hash]

Younis Khan out!


This is becoming ridiculous!


The old traditional Pakistan batting collapse. Has not happened for a while. Thought we had passed that stage of having one collapse every 6 or 7 innings but ah well.

 

[mooz]

This is the kind of situation where Moin Khan shone several times.

 

[Usman]

Younis gone!

 

[hasan316]

well friends I cant waite to watch Lara hit another century so WI should fold PAK inning in about 10 overs. :** go Lara :**

 

[Usman]

4 from the Razzlar

 

[tahaqureshi]

maybe kamran and razzaq can do something? but i think thats being too optimistic.

are we even going to pass the follow on target??

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Just shows how important Inzi and Youhana are to this batting lineup. Losing two or three quick wickets and having a rescue partnership from Youhana and Inzi is almost the norm.

Our young batsmen haven't showed much today.

 

[Jedi Knight]

Can we now avoid the follow on?

 

[Hash]

not only will we avoid the follow on. Just watch. We will win this test.

 

[Usman]

Did anyone know that Fidell Edwards is half brother of Pedro Collins, hense Lara spotting him and getting him selected

 

[tahaqureshi]

seriously.........what is the follow on target?

 

[Hash]

Did anyone know that Fidell Edwards is half brother of Pedro Collins, hense Lara spotting him and getting him selected

no I did not know that.

 

[Usman]

Cricinfo:
Razzaq and Kamran played a marvelous Innings in India and their
efforts helped Pakistan to draw first test in India


Cricinfo giving us some hope!

 

[Hash]

another 36 runs to avoid the follow on

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

can akmal plunder a hundred

reminiscent of india? these two at the crease! i am glad windies dont have a proper spinner

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

there u go farhad- am sharing the burden with you

 

[hasan316]

Hash i know we can win this test match in your dreams. keep dreaming people. just sit back and watch Lara :/| us.

 

[tahaqureshi]

I think they have the ability to....but doesn't seem like the team on the whole is in the mood to win...

 

[Big Daddy]

i think he will
akmal is my last hope in the fantasy team

 

[tahaqureshi]

I wish I was in the team..I would have batted so well

) ) )

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

bd with his alterior motives - i have akmal too but i dont care - i just wanna see us atleast try to equal the windies score - we need another 230

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

damn it - another one down - i aint starting another thread but we need some shots from razzaq

 

[PakPassionate]

This is the time for Rana to show that he can be a allrounder!!

 

[tahaqureshi]

I think the follow on WILL be enforced...Kamran goes!

 

[Farhad]

There goes Gilchrist of Pak cricket to a most irresponsible shot! hopefully he will learn from this.

Boy! Lara's runs look huge now.

 

[Hash]

this is so ridiculous

 

[PakPassionate]

33 more runs to avoid Follow On

 

[alghazzali]

This is like England - Banglasdesh, guess whos Bangladesh

 

[tahaqureshi]

will we make it!!!!!!??????

this is so sad...we are in suspense over whether we will make the follow-on!!!!!!!That too against a team that has only won 5 tests in the past 50!!!!

how hard can a team really fall?

 

[Hash]

except Bangladesh didn't bowl England out for 345.

Nor were they missing their two best batsman and have a depleted bowling attack.

So not really like England vs Bangladesh at all, actually.

 

[Usman]

This just shows how reliant we are in Inzi and Yoyo. We criticize them on small things all the time but the honest truth is that the Pakistan team is nothing without them.

 

[the true passionist]

delete the thread now!

 

[tahaqureshi]

This just shows how reliant we are in Inzi and Yoyo. We criticize them on small things all the time but the honest truth is that the Pakistan team is nothing without them.

Quote of the week for me !!!

 

[shoaib]

well...amazing really. Windies are bottom of the heap in test cricket and we make em look like world beaters.

Should have known...whenever someone stands in for the captain they usually screw up.. look at all international teams where someone has stood in for the captain, they almost always end up losing.

YK...better to keep it shut mate b4 the match.

 

[tahaqureshi]

I dont think its his fault we are in this position!!!!!!!

he stayed there long enough, and when nobody else seemed to care, he gave up hope..

 

[whyhkk]

Yea I agree with taha YK stayed and was batting well

 

[Officer Barbrady]

I dont think its his fault we are in this position!!!!!!!

he stayed there long enough, and when nobody else seemed to care, he gave up hope..

That is no logic! Akmal and Razzak were still there. He played a poor shot as simple as that. No excuses.

 

[Amir]

Jus tshows how muchw e need Inzi, this is pathetic, but I had a feeling Widnies will do well. They usually do decent in the first test, we just must pray for a second innings collapse, similar to Jamiaca(Harmison 7-12). It will take some miracle bowling to win this match.

if windies stay in, we are gonna lose, and lose a golden opportunity to win our first series in windies.

 

[the true passionist]

I dont think its his fault we are in this position!!!!!!!

he stayed there long enough, and when nobody else seemed to care, he gave up hope..

that's not an excuse for a debutant captain....
he should have proved himself....

he missed a simmilar pull earlier..

 

[the true passionist]

razak gone...stupid descision....going down the leg side

 

[octavian]

W T F .. was that ??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the bowler didnt even appeal and Shepherd lifetd his finger ?????????

 

[Hash]

Shephers back to his best

 

[shabbu1]

stupid fat old mo-fo does it again