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Pakistan v Australia | 2nd Test | 30/10/2014 | Abu Dhabi l Day 1

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lunch and pakistan have the advantage. They need to make 400 ine the first innings. Need a hundred from younis khan and from someone else.
 
This is Pakistan's game InshAllah. The pitch is going to take atleast 2-4 sessions to start getting considerably turn and uneven bounce and I don't see Pakistan collapsing before then, especially with Hafeez looking fluent and Younis in good form.

Should come out and attack the Aussie bowlers in the second session to assert their dominance and further lower the morale of the visitors.
 
saiyan0312 said:
lunch and pakistan have the advantage. They need to make 400 ine the first innings. Need a hundred from younis khan and from someone else.
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Less than 450 would be below par. Key is to play attacking cricket and make use of the glorious batting conditions on offer.
 
Hafeez to score a ton today and retain his place against Kiwis lols :)
 
IAJ said:
Hafeez to score a ton today and retain his place against Kiwis lols :)
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Would be good for the team too. He's a fluent batsman when in form and his off-spin gives us variety in the bowling department.
 
IAJ said:
Hafeez to score a ton today and retain his place against Kiwis lols :)
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As long as he scores I don't mind as I really like him as a bowler in these conditions against non subcontinental teams.

Has to score a ton though a pretty 50 won't do it.

Get to around 250-260 by end of day with only 3-4 wickets down should be the objective.
 
Bilal7 said:
Less than 450 would be below par. Key is to play attacking cricket and make use of the glorious batting conditions on offer.
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frankly the pitch looks as if even 400 might not be enough but the thing is i dont put huge expectations on them bcz they tend to disappoint. Quite frankly i would want them to get 450 to 500 to put the aussies under some real pressure and have them make mistakes but if they can get to 400 i will be happy.
 
saiyan0312 said:
frankly the pitch looks as if even 400 might not be enough but the thing is i dont put huge expectations on them bcz they tend to disappoint. Quite frankly i would want them to get 450 to 500 to put the aussies under some real pressure and have them make mistakes but if they can get to 400 i will be happy.
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True. Don't think even our batsmen can collapse from here but I won't bet on it.
 
I hope Younis gets to another ton and show those selectors what an asset he can be to the team.
 
Rambo almost did it... What a jinx of a commentator he is .. Someone please get him out of the comm box.


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I don't understand how Ramiz can find a way to be more annoying...seriously..DNO, :facepalm:
 
Clark what a captain. Taking no prisoners. Lol his friends are upstairs
 
Also anyone know what this is about?
"Steven Smith got a bit of an earful from Clarke for chatting with Azhar Ali at the non-striker's end" - CricInfo
 
Hafeez gone..Pakistan 96/2

Same ole mistake from Hafeez, fishing outside off..crap batsman.

He should have some shame and just retire from test cricket.
 
One solid ugly hack is out there now named Azhar Ali.Has scored 15 off 9 full overs (54 balls) so far on flat road with only one batsman out.Dont know what will happen if he replaces sir tuk tuk as test captain.Then all the players will be a hack and people watching game of Pakistan will be hairless as all will pluck their hair out of irritation


If you want to punish somebody just make him ''enjoy!" the batting of this hack in front of TV
 
A bit of swing away from the bat first time in the morning and hafeez is gone. Was always expected.
 
These two need to build a big partnership ..this is truly a bating paradise for first two day at least.
 
Both openers have played poor shots and thrown it away, this is the usual problem, get in and get well set and lose concentration and throw it away.
 
Azhar is very very cautious , sometimes its good to go with the flow of the game. The pitch ha nothing and azhar yet is struggling to find fluency.
 
Hafeez is not a defensive batsman, should just look to play like he does in ODIs, on these same pitches.
 
17 runs from 60 What the hell.Azhar atleast 28 you should have scored
 
mmkextreme_1 said:
Hafeez gone..Pakistan 96/2

Same ole mistake from Hafeez, fishing outside off..crap batsman.

He should have some shame and just retire from test cricket.
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Our team has that problem too never understand why they play test cricket , worst is Jadeja from our team.
 
Is there a single batsman in our team who can play a proper cover drive, cut through point, play an excellent straight drive, pull the ball with horizontal bat? Proper cricket.
I thought Umar Akmal came close.
I like most of our current players: asad shafiq, azhar ali, sohaib maqsood, fawad alam, ahmed shahzad, misbah,
But still I want to see a classy player in our team ............. please dont say: umar amin or shan masood.
 
Azhar's first target is getting to this 50 and securing his spot. He will probably be aggressive post that.
 
tauseef_mahmood said:
Is there a single batsman in our team who can play a proper cover drive, cut through point, play an excellent straight drive, pull the ball with horizontal bat? Proper cricket.
I thought Umar Akmal came close.
I like most of our current players: asad shafiq, azhar ali, sohaib maqsood, fawad alam, ahmed shahzad, misbah,
But still I want to see a classy player in our team ............. please dont say: umar amin or shan masood.
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Harris Sohail but they didn't pick him.
 
Why are your guys so surprised with Azhar batting like this :facepalm: its been 3+ years now.......This is the way he bats just get over it ffs
 
I still don't understand why would selectors pick Hackeez after so much clueless innings and pathetic form in test cricket? His obsession with fishing outside off stump doesn't seem to go away even after so many countless dismissals against the likes of steyn and now Johnson, Harris must have been deployed long ago, that being said I think its high time now selectors put Hackeez to rest and it will be good if he resigns from test cricket rather than being humiliated and kicked out forever.
 
DarkNight said:
I still don't understand why would selectors pick Hackeez after so much clueless innings and pathetic form in test cricket? His obsession with fishing outside off stump doesn't seem to go away even after so many countless dismissals against the likes of steyn and now Johnson, Harris must have been deployed long ago, that being said I think its high time now selectors put Hackeez to rest and it will be good if he resigns from test cricket rather than being humiliated and kicked out forever.
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Due to Saeed unavailability.
 
I see the bacha loag are crying about the pace of the game. Please grow up and let them get on with things. We don't ant to lose nay more wickets and want to blunt them. This is attritional cricket, chess not Call of duty!
 
On a work trip and getting to watch this on cable. Look at all the variety in our attack! It's all mostly useless so far :batman:
 
the Great Khan said:
I see the bacha loag are crying about the pace of the game. Please grow up and let them get on with things. We don't ant to lose nay more wickets and want to blunt them. This is attritional cricket, chess not Call of duty!
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Lol you are scoring at 3 rpo, not even slow
 
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