Pak vs Eng: 4th Test, Day 3 - Updates

[Easa]

Mikey talking about Akmal's magnificent hundred, 3rd Test, Karachi 2006.

 

[jusarrived]

Iqbal in.

Wont be long before he goes back to the pavillion, me thinks.

Afridi isnt comming back easa

 

[Amjid Javed]

Both akmal and iqbal look scratchy here which wont help run rate.

 

[Easa]

Afridi isnt comming back easa

Oh belive me, he'll be back.

 

[Easa]

Expansive drive by Iqbal, huge miss.

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Pietersen giving Iqbal a bit of chat.

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Aram se, Faisal!

 

[Easa]

Iqbal seems to play much better of his legs than through the offside.

 

[Easa]

Pietersen giving Iqbal a bit of chat.

It'll be ok. Iqbal's chat resulted in a first ball duck for Chietersen.

 

[Easa]

The weather looks good for the rest of the day, inshallah

 

[Easa]

Akmal drives well - 4.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lovely sqaure drive for 4 by akmal.

 

[Amjid Javed]

even better shot! straight down ground for 4

 

[Easa]

Lovely straight drive.

Those 2 shots should give him alot of confidence. Two great shots

 

[jusarrived]

Oh belive me, he'll be back.

I quite like the present pak combination....you are seeing , difference wat specialist's can make to a team....gues its time for him to hang his boots

 

[Amjid Javed]

3 more again down ground.

akmal begging to fire!

 

[Easa]

Now an On drive for 3.

Three brilliant shots.

 

[ShowStopper]

Thats Exactly what we need have to be much more agressive now.

 

[Amjid Javed]

akmal onto 15 and playing very straight.

 

[Easa]

I quite like the present pak combination....you are seeing , difference wat specialist's can make to a team....gues its time for him to hang his boots

Iqbal, 'the specialist', has had a poor series.

Even the 49 he made, he should have been out 4 times throughout the innings.

 

[Easa]

Akmal seems to have decided to play some shots to get him out of this slump which is the right move imo.

 

[Amjid Javed]

akmal gone slashes ball to 2nd slip.

Pak 398/6

 

[Easa]

Akmal gone!

398-6, I spoke too soon.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan lead by 225.

 

[Easa]

Maybe its the right time to declare?

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Crap!

Akmal gone!

 

[Bailan]

as expected Akmal is gone in the slips

 

[pak_all_the_way]

was looking good......

need at least another 50-60 runs(dont no where frm )

 

[ShowStopper]

Poor series for the kid must say he deserves mush better. Anyway Lets see how many we can muster

 

[Bailan]

Nothing against Akmal, we know how he plays .... so we should accept the consequences as well

 

[KaSaNoVa_G]

the lead is big enough already.. wicket is doing somthing why not just let England
bat and get the game done and over with.. weather dont look good for the days
ahead so the longer we spend batting the more chance England got of getting a draw..

 

[KB]

Akmal has not looked confortable against Harmison this series. I think he does have to do some work against the bouncing ball with a tour to S.A coming up.

 

[ShowStopper]

We need some bloody good slugging here

 

[Easa]

England bowling well, I must say.

 

[Easa]

Nazir will look to attack, me thinks

 

[Rob H]

Akmal has been one hell of a damp squib in this series. What is it? Confidence? Pitches? or just a technical problem?

 

[Amjid Javed]

S nzair been worked over by harmison.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal has been one hell of a damp squib in this series. What is it? Confidence? Pitches? or just a technical problem?

Looks like lack of confidence.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 398/6 (lead 225)

 

[evertonfan]

It'll be ok. Iqbal's chat resulted in a first ball duck for Chietersen.

Funny, because KP's chat at Headingley resulted in a first ball duck for Iqbal.

 

[Easa]

Akmal has been one hell of a damp squib in this series. What is it? Confidence? Pitches? or just a technical problem?

A combination of poor form and no confidence.

I have faith in Akmal, I think he'll be back.

Form is temporary, class is permenant.

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Time for Faisal to stand up.

 

[KB]

Akmal has been one hell of a damp squib in this series. What is it? Confidence? Pitches? or just a technical problem?

Whilst he has some issues to resolve against a ball that bounces steeply, the confidence is the main thing.

 

[Easa]

Funny, because KP's chat at Headingley resulted in a first ball duck for Iqbal.

Good point. I'm being found out today

 

[jusarrived]

Iqbal, 'the specialist', has had a poor series.

Even the 49 he made, he should have been out 4 times throughout the innings.

I wasnt just talking about iqbal..you have hafeez now..malik is a better bat than Afridi aswell...or its better go inn with 5 bowlers instead of playing him.


plsss tell me pak has declared now!

 

[Romali_rotti]

WHats rong with Kammy? Can he only look like a star in sub continent?

 

[Amjid Javed]

s nazir looking 2 just smack ball as hard and as far as possible!

 

[pak_all_the_way]

Go On Shahid!!!

Imagine If He Connects

 

[ShowStopper]

no not yet

 

[KB]

WHats rong with Kammy? Can he only look like a star in sub continent?

Well he scored a century at Karachi when there was seam and swing, the extent of which was unusual for Asian pitches. So he has the ability to adapt.

 

[Amjid Javed]

saj mahmood to bowl now.

 

[Easa]

Saj Mahmood into the attack

 

[ShowStopper]

WHats rong with Kammy? Can he only look like a star in sub continent?

That isn't funny

 

[the_game]

Well he scored a century at Karachi when there was seam and swing, the extent of which was unusual for Asian pitches. So he has the ability to adapt.

Ofcourse, Romali would forget all about that.

 

[jusarrived]

A combination of poor form and no confidence.

I have faith in Akmal, I think he'll be back.

Form is temporary, class is permenant.

Akmal is a fighter,you need players like him in the team..but he has some technical issues too....n you are going overboard by calling him class!

 

[Easa]

WHats rong with Kammy? Can he only look like a star in sub continent?

Have you forgotten that 341 run defeat already? Need a reminder.

 

[Easa]

Akmal is a fighter,you need players like him in the team..but he has some technical issues too....n you are going overboard by calling him class!

No, thats just an old adage. Akmal isn't class - yet.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Iqbal keeps hitting the fielders.

 

[the_game]

Akmal is a fighter,you need players like him in the team..but he has some technical issues too....n you are going overboard by calling him class!

So who is class? Yuvraj ? Or is it Raina?

 

[evertonfan]

Saj Mahmood into the attack

Oh no, that's all we need...

 

[ShowStopper]

Come lads slug it out of the ground

 

[Amjid Javed]

single for s nazir.

Pak 399/6

 

[Easa]

So who is class? Yuvraj ? Or is it Raina?

Wasn't there a thread about Raina being the new Lara posted by an Indian a while back on PP?

 

[ShowStopper]

Haha Gone nearly to the boundary

 

[Amjid Javed]

cracking shot for 4 by iqbal.

400 up. pak 403/6

 

[Easa]

Super shot through the covers by Iqbal.

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Nazir not comfortable at all against Harmison.

 

[Easa]

Haha Gone

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Wow!

Classy stroke from Iqbal

 

[the_game]

Wasn't there a thread about Raina being the new Lara posted by an Indian a while back on PP?

How did I miss that masterpiece!? Good shot by Faisal.

 

[garbage_can2003]

Shahid Nazir has a ODI ave. of 25.00. 8 innings, 7 not outs, total runs 25!

 

[ShowStopper]

Nazir not comfortable at all against Harmison.

Many aren't

 

[Amjid Javed]

single for iqbal.

Pak 404/6 (lead 231).

 

[Easa]

How did I miss that masterpiece!? Good shot by Faisal.

It was either Tendulkar or Lara, cant rememeber which one?

 

[ShowStopper]

Shahid Nazir has a ODI of 25.00. 8 innings, 7 not outs, total runs 25!

 

[iZeeshan]

I sleep for an hour and this is what happens!

 

[Amjid Javed]

slapped cover drive for 4 by s nazir!

 

[iZeeshan]

Whipped away for 4

 

[Amir]

The mositue in the pitch definitely helped England and with all the stops. Pak could easily get 500 if it was not for rain.

Maybe we should have declared when Yousaf got out and unleashed Asif?

 

[Easa]

Punished thru the offside by Nazir