Pakistan v Australia | 1st Test | 23/10/2014 | Dubai (DSC) l Day 2

[hussain.r97]

Pakistan start the day in a good position at 219/4.

Will Pakistan be able to build on a solid foundation, or will they collapse? Pakistan will look to score at least 350 to challenge Australia on what's shaping up to a turner

Misbah and Asad Shafiq play a vital role today, they must come together and form a partnership to get Pakistan up and running for the day.

Discuss

 

[Yatoo]

Round 2 : Fight

 

[Random Aussie]

Yesterday was a fun cricket, but today ye shall yield

 

[Yatoo]

They won't be any surrender. Fight till the last man

 

[taqi]

Sarfraz will play a vital role dont expect much from Misbah and asad

 

[Mir jibran]

asad has to perform

 

[Justcrazy]

Sarfaraz is in good touch , a cameo of 30 runs would be good from him

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to be positive , need to target 80 runs at least from this first session.

 

[Justcrazy]

Misbah would be nervous , I can bet

 

[Zeshan547]

I think misbah will nick one to the keeper very early in the day, i don't remember him adding any significant runs to his over night score on any previous occasions, after that asad and sarfraz will have tough time initially than they will score some runs, asad will get out just before lunch after scoring a fifty, that's how i think first session will be. My prediction is Pak will be 280/6 at lunch.

 

[Justcrazy]

Johnson on , fun starts

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan tail will slog some I feel

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

something wrong with ten cricket / ten sports ???

 

[Yatoo]

Just four down, and people are already talking about what tail will do.

 

[Asif321]

Misbah on fire , kaptaan back in form.so he will lead in WC

 

[Yatoo]

What was that! Tuk tuk Bang

 

[Justcrazy]

Misbah

 

[jusarrived]

If Pak can get 100 more with these two...they can win the match

 

[Random Aussie]

Someone else needs to step up and get some wickets today.

 

[Zeshan547]

Typical misbah at his best. May he keep going.

 

[Hawkeye]

MashAllah, Misbah has excellent reflexes.

Able to read the length of Johnson's speeding rockets very early, specially the bouncers and ducks on time!

 

[Yatoo]

Misbah still young.

 

[MRSN]

It's going to be an exciting day today.

 

[Random Aussie]

Break his arms!

 

[MRSN]

fantastic use of feet by Asad, whips through midwicket.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Looks like long day for AUS?

 

[Justcrazy]

:asad

 

[MRSN]

good to see these two taking on Lyon. Very positive.

 

[dhump]

Break his arms!

Whose arms are we breaking here ??

 

[Justcrazy]

need to be positive and play the ball on merit , you can loose couple of quick wickets , its better to get runs on the board

 

[Random Aussie]

What's this Asad like mentally? Can we sledge him effectively?

 

[Mir jibran]

comeon misbah bhai
hundred needed from u

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They are targeting Lyon. Which means more overs for siddle and Mitch.

 

[Random Aussie]

Whose arms are we breaking here ??

One of the batsmen's, otherwise it might be our bowlers from overuse.

 

[aukhan]

did it spin for lyon today or not?

 

[Random Aussie]

They are targeting Lyon. Which means more overs for siddle and Mitch.

Good tactics

 

[Hawkeye]

What's this Asad like mentally? Can we sledge him effectively?

He's quite timid. You can sledge him but he won't respond.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

What's this Asad like mentally? Can we sledge him effectively?

He won't respond, he's a mute on the field....You can try though

 

[m.shah]

Maiden 10 Maiden 10 story so far

 

[Yatoo]

What's this Asad like mentally? Can we sledge him effectively?

He is always anxious when he hasn't scored much. Then he gets complacent.

 

[dhump]

What's this Asad like mentally? Can we sledge him effectively?

Yes you can but I dont know how good Aussies are in urdu??

 

[Zeshan547]

MashALLAH, perfect going by Pak so far, seeing off Mitch and hammering Lyon, 20 runs in first four overs and that despite of 2 maidens by Mitch.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Johnson down to 138 kph in his 3rd over.

 

[dhump]

This is stage set for both of them bat and bat and bat more runs will come anyways and we are good with 2rpo for the moment.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Johnson will break down in this series....................................

 

[godzilla]

Apologies for asking but anyone know who's showing it in the uk?

 

[Couch Cricketer]

did it spin for lyon today or not?

Cant tell so far as they have played the ball to early to let it spin or move off the pitch.

 

[Justcrazy]

This is a crucial partnership.

 

[Hawkeye]

Asad finding it difficult to play the spin.

Countering it by coming down the pitch.

 

[Justcrazy]

Fifty for Misbah

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

#Kaptaan reaches 50 Good one mate.....Keep it up

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Asad finding it difficult to play the spin.

Countering it by coming down the pitch.

Its turning very sharply. Might as well come down and kill the turn.

 

[dhump]

Johnson down to 138 kph in his 3rd over.

He is much more stronger than that. I think Pakistani batsman need to bat until lunch to get this effect. Atm heat would not play such a big role and Mitch will go back to 145k+ pretty quickly.

 

[aukhan]

Asad finding it difficult to play the spin.

Countering it by coming down the pitch.

that's risky if the ball is spinning alot.

 

[aukhan]

good for 50

 

[imshally81]

Short spell for MJ

 

[Yatoo]

Australia should have played an spin blowing all rounder instead of March and starc in place of Keefe or lyon

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke should give few overs to smith also , you never know.

 

[imshally81]

Maiden Over

 

[dhump]

So this is the plan we will see Mitch for short 4-5 spells.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Is this pitch breaking up already?

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Does Yasir shah have good googly if he does he can be very dangerous with the rough created by Johnson. Actually both our main spinner can very be dangerous if they have a good straighter one because of the rough. Hafeez on the other hand usually bowls around the wicket so won't get to use that rough. But he can be very dangerous if he gets some spin as with his accurate pitching most batsman are not sure if the ball is going to spin or not and miss the line.

 

[Manager101]

Optimistically, we need a 200 partnership here.

 

[MRSN]

really stupid leave by Asad.

 

[aukhan]

It's spinning alot..we will miss ajmal badly. Why they never made this type of a square turner when he was playing.

 

[imshally81]

Is this pitch breaking up already?

Ask Asad Shafiq...

 

[Justcrazy]

Siddle continues here.

 

[MRSN]

Does Yasir shah have good googly if he does he can be very dangerous with the rough created by Johnson. Actually both our main spinner can very be dangerous if they have a good straighter one because of the rough. Hafeez on the other hand usually bowls around the wicket so won't get to use that rough. But he can be very dangerous if he gets some spin as with his accurate pitching most batsman are not sure if the ball is going to spin or not and miss the line.

Yes he can bowl a pretty good googly.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lads need to just keep batting and batting. Declare at tea and then I'm sure we will win. Lyon was getting it to turn miles on day 1.

Let the pitch get worse. Keep going.

 

[Zeshan547]

Pak batsmen need to keep run rate above 2.5 atleast, otherwise pressure of dot balls will get better of them.

 

[imshally81]

3rd Maiden in the row..

 

[Justcrazy]

The pitch helping spinners here

 

[MRSN]

12 50+ stands between Misbah and Shafiq in 27 innings.

 

[aukhan]

50 partnership... Now need a 100 run stand from these two.

 

[MRSN]

Very lucky Asad Shafiq. That was not pretty shot. no control over it.

 

[imshally81]

:

 

[Hawkeye]

Asad Shafiq in torture

But good use of the feet to counter spin so far..

He doesn't have a sweep shot to release pressure

 

[godzilla]

Everyone's talking about the spin but today like yesterday it seems that pace is much harder to play.

 

[MRSN]

run rate over 2.50..

 

[aukhan]

They are targeting Misbah with short stuff.