Pakistan v Australia | 2nd Test | 31/10/2014 | Abu Dhabi l Day 2

[hussain.r97]

After a dream day 1 with centuries from Younis and Azhar, Pakistan will be looking at extending their lead. I reckon they should extend to 500+ by tea and declare. What's your say?

Discuss

Pakistan 304/2 (88.0 ov)
Australia

 

[Mir jibran]

yup add 250 runs more n declare

 

[Convict]

Bat as long as you can and declare. Aim for the innings win

 

[hussain.r97]

Bat as long as you can and declare. Aim for the innings win

That would be nice, doubt our think-thank will employ that though. But do you think Australia would collapse that bad twice?

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Should bat out the whole day today as well. Till lunch on the third day if possible. The Aussies should be mentally and physically drained before we put them to bat. The wicket would have roughed up enough to give our spinners better purchase on the wicket.

 

[Convict]

That would be nice, doubt our think-thank will employ that though. But do you think Australia would collapse that bad twice?

Yeah

 

[menace2society]

So refreshing to see Pak batters applying themselves. A year ago if one of them got a 50 he gets treated like God.

 

[Rayyman]

We should get 500

 

[Justcrazy]

Should easily add another 200 in next two session.

But key is wickets in hands.

I would like Pakistan bowlers to have a go at Aussies before stumps.

 

[Mir jibran]

yk is just 70 runs short of 8000 test runs
should aim that target in this test

 

[Rayyman]

Is he better than Miandad?

 

[Sam18696]

YK needs to play till the end.

 

[Sam18696]

Dropped )

 

[Sam18696]

And that by Warner!

 

[Sam18696]

Johnson bowling really well

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

If this continues the way it is.....Aussies will get mentally shot

 

[Sam18696]

Need to survive MJ spell

 

[jattafridi]

Good bowling from Johnson

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Commentators mentioned benign pitch 10+ times already.

 

[ramizq1]

Yaar Pakistan should hand out a phainty to Aussies here while they still have a chance. Bat with an attacking mindset and aim for a win. This might be the best way to overcome the mental barrier of playing against them and future Pakistan teams could take a leaf out of this current squad's book.

 

[Silly Point]

Lol the game being played outside the stadium by locals is more entertaining. Commentators are busy commenting on that. )

 

[mmkextreme_1]

meanwhile someone got excited with the out of Ihsanullah in the Pak U19 vs Afg U19

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/793239.html

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

With a flat pitch, Pakistan would ideally like to be bowling against Aus' 2nd innings late on the 4th day.

Get Aus in late today, try bowling them out by the end of the 3rd day tomorrow for a deficit of 200 runs or so, then have a quick bat to get to around 400+ lead, and put in Aus again after tea on 4th day.

 

[Silly Point]

Bazid: "The bowler is getting those funky fields organized"

Deano: "They got a wicket. So they do get wickets here in the UAE. Still waiting for one here"

 

[Sam18696]

 

[Sam18696]

Ouch. Haddin popped his shoulder.

 

[menace2society]

OZ fielding like a Pak team of the 80s.

 

[Sam18696]

The way Danny said Faisalabad

 

[Sam18696]

Warner is keeping now.

 

[Convict]

But a serious injury could be career over for Haddin

 

[Genghis]

Slow start here today but importantly partnership still going even though YK has given a few chances.

 

[Genghis]

Stumping chances goes. Warner is no keeper

 

[Sam18696]

Stumping missed ) third time YK has been lucky.

 

[Convict]

We should beg Misbah to be allowed to bring on Hughes to keep

 

[Silly Point]

Lol Aussies are hopeless )

 

[haroon91]

Pedestrian stuff from Australia..First drop catches and now this

 

[Convict]

Stumping chances goes. Warner is no keeper

Haddin wouldn't have done it either.

 

[Genghis]

And Azhar goes. Warner smart catch.

 

[Yatoo]

Aussies. Becharay. I feel for them. There pride must have taken a beating.

 

[Sam18696]

warner finally holds a catch. Azhar gone

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Now we should bring Sarf

 

[Bilal7]

We should beg Misbah to be allowed to bring on Hughes to keep

You were saying?

 

[Genghis]

Haddin wouldn't have done it either.

Maybe Haddin wouldn't have taken that catch either.

 

[Bilal7]

Hoping Khan is generous and allows Shafiq to bat here as well. Will do a lot for his confidence if he gets a century here too.

 

[Silly Point]

But a serious injury could be career over for Haddin

Blessing in disguise for Australia if that happens. Haddin is crap.

We should beg Misbah to be allowed to bring on Hughes to keep

Is it not allowed? It should be if it isn't.

In the meantime Azhar has mercy on Australia and Warner and gives edges a crap delivery to Warner to cheer them up.

 

[Yatoo]

The Grand Old Man of Pakistan.
Sir Misbah.

 

[Sam18696]

Misbah here

 

[Convict]

lol
Worse ball to get out to

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

What a noob ball to get out

 

[Sam18696]

This partnership is dangerous

 

[Bilal7]

Lets see if Siddle targets Misbah here lol. I hope we see some quick run-making here from these two.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

lol
Worse ball to get out to

Seemed like a deliberate ploy for some reason.

 

[Genghis]

Younis has been lucky to not have been out three times today. Azhar doesn't have the same luck and the knives come out again...

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Triple nelson oh..boy...rare for pak

333-3

 

[Bilal7]

Come on, smash Lyon all around the park. We want to be entertained.

 

[Sam18696]

from misbah

 

[Genghis]

Misbah in T20 mode.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Attacking Lyon here. Hopefully lyon won't start darting now.

 

[Sam18696]

Is this really Misbah?

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Ha ha..tuk tuk ...is ill?

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

misbah going at 400 strike rate'

Am I dreaming?

 

[Sam18696]

Misbah's strike rate: 400

 

[aukhan]

Six by Misbah

 

[Sam18696]

Misbah back to tuk mode

 

[Nikhil_cric]

144 kph from Starc.

 

[m.shah]

Nayeem: "Younis Khan now averages at least
50 in each of the four innings of a Test. The
only other batsmen who average 50-plus in all
four innings are Don Bradman and former
England great Herbert Sutcliffe." That's a
stunning stat.

 

[Sam18696]

Correction Misbah ducking.

 

[Sam18696]

by Misbah

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Absolutely gorgeous cover drive by misbah

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Pretty disgusting way for Azhar to get out. Even after spending a whole day at the crease in a flattest of pitch he couldn't avoid that dismissal.

 

[menace2society]

Why doesn't the entire stadium seating have a canopy?

How do they expect people to come watch test cricket when there is 35 degree heat shining down on them all day.

Not only provide canopy but air conditioned seating too.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

The man on Fire Misbah . What a Beastly Strike rate

 

[Mir jibran]

misbah uncle to Score a quick fire fifty

 

[Bilal7]

Why doesn't the entire stadium seating have a canopy?

How do they expect people to come watch test cricket when there is 35 degree heat shining down on them all day.

Not only provide canopy but air conditioned seating too.

Paisey aap dein gay?

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Why doesn't the entire stadium seating have a canopy?

How do they expect people to come watch test cricket when there is 35 degree heat shining down on them all day.

Not only provide canopy but air conditioned seating too.

And still If the people doesn't come .? If people are interested to watch the game they'll come no matter what the condition is. Just look at the Indian spectators in Indias matches

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Paisey aap dein gay?

Free Entry de raha he

 

[Bilal7]

misbah uncle to Score a quick fire fifty

Should be the plan. Then get Shafiq in for a fairly easy century against the Aussies and then Sarfaraz to go all Gilly on the Aussies at the end.

 

[Sam18696]

King ducking

 

[Bilal7]

Misbah is definitely going to need the hook and pull shots during the WC. Should start practicing right now.

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Should be the plan. Then get Shafiq in for a fairly easy century against the Aussies and then Sarfaraz to go all Gilly on the Aussies at the end.

Do you plan to score 1000?