Pakistan v Australia | 4th ODI | Abu Dhabi | 01/05/09 | Australia Innings

[MIG]

YK hoping for a miracle but none forthcoming.

Only Plan A - no plan B

 

[IMMY69]

couple of wickets here....

wont be easy for new batsmen against the spin bowlers...

 

[IAJ]

MIG in the crowd?

 

[Osman]

ooh Watson survives yet again!

 

[MIG]

I aint no star trooper...

 

[Saj]

Not looking good here. Need to build some pressure here and squeeze a couple of wickets.

 

[Osman]

Maiden from Ajmal .... good stuff

 

[insaftak]

watson is clueless

 

[MIG]

Heres my plan - keep Watson in !!!

 

[UP]

Maiden for Ajmal.

 

[Garuda]

Looks like australia is just seeing off Ajmal. They do not have stiff run rate to handle. So they can afford it and a good strategy I think.

 

[IMMY69]

come on boys one wicket here...wont be easy for the rest....

 

[MIG]

Malik giving away runs - why is he in the team?

 

[Inswinger]

We need a string of maidens.

 

[Osman]

Heres my plan - keep Watson in !!!

and remove Clarke!

 

[Inswinger]

Malik giving away runs - why is he in the team?

LOL

 

[Osman]

need to keep Watson on strike as much as possible!

 

[NeVerMind]

Ajmal not getting the luck he deserves. And Mailk relieving the pressure from the pother end. Fielding does not help.

 

[Sufian84]

i see just one captain leading from front, and its not younis

 

[Momo]

Plan C: YK should bring himself on from one end for a couple of overs.

 

[Inswinger]

Poor captaincy by Younis.

 

[MIG]

Back to square one for our captaincy

Devoid of ideas - no plan B

 

[Waseem]

Even Afridi limping a bit, hopefully he isn't injured.

Ajmal bowling brilliantly and Malik is just looking OK.

Brilliant boundary by Clarke, he is simply outstanding.

 

[M.Y.13]

Cricinfo says Watson got fifty

 

[Inswinger]

It's not Malik's day today.

 

[Lethal]

Poor ball from Malik. 4 to Clarke

 

[IMMY69]

urmmm...

 

[Osman]

Malik needs to be taken off .... the experiment not working ....

 

[Saj]

Ajmals good work undone by a poor over from Malik.

 

[Inswinger]

Back to square one for our captaincy

Devoid of ideas - no plan B

It's quite simple. Cut off the singles and force them to take risks.

 

[Eagle Eyes]

We need to take out malik and put on Yasir Arafat. I see no reason to let Malik bowl.. when you have 5 bowlers. What was the point of having 5 bowlers then?

 

[UP]

Not looking good...

 

[Osman]

Ajmal to continue to Watson

 

[Eagle Eyes]

wicket.............. needed.

 

[TaZ]

well thats Sunday free again.

 

[Garuda]

petience pays in these kind of pitches and Australians are just showing it.


On a side note: Yuvi is on a SIX spree today against Bangalore.

 

[Waseem]

Watson 36 off 81 balls but he is quite annoying as he should have been back in the pavillion by now.

 

[Osman]

Afridi should be bought back into the attack

 

[insaftak]

game over

 

[Osman]

no chance for us now im afraid .... its games over

 

[Waseem]

Another good over by Ajmal but we need wickets, dot balls won't do much.

 

[Garuda]

100 comes for australia

101/2 (27th over)

 

[Inswinger]

bring on AKhtar or Afridi

 

[Osman]

cant see 8 wickets falling for 90 odd runs .... we are just pathetic in that way

 

[MIG]

It's quite simple. Cut off the singles and force them to take risks.

Problem is everyone knows this except YK !

 

[Osman]

Malik to continue?? what is yk playing at???

 

[MIG]

Maliks brain is saying - bowl a bad one now and he does - wide

 

[Inswinger]

Problem is everyone knows this except YK !

I see no difference b/w Malik and Younis ATM.

 

[Fallen King]

bring on AKhtar or Afridi

or Sohail Tanveer? But he need to bowl yorker in this kind of situation.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The game is gone more less!

 

[Yossarian]

Malik was a bad captain.
Younis seems to be worst. He only looked good during Inzi's time when he knew that he was just standing in, and there was no pressure on him.
Afridi's has to be given a chance now.
Otherwise, who is there?

 

[Fallen King]

Good to see the frustrated Clarke on the pitch.

Keep bowling like these. He is bound to get dismissed somehow

 

[Waseem]

Clarke is FRUSTRATED, come on Malik.
Malik bowled really good over.

 

[M.Y.13]

Alright guys Allah Hafiz I am leaving for Juma no point of watching the game anymore it looks they have lost it. I hope Pakistan wins the game Insh Allah they will

 

[saeed-sohail]

whats the score

 

[MIG]

I see no difference b/w Malik and Younis ATM.

Tauba tauba - kiya baat kar rahay hain!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

In this series YK has been a dissapointment!

 

[Saj]

102 for 2 from 28 overs

99 run partnership which needs to be broken now !

 

[Inswinger]

Those who thought changing captains would solve our issues, welcome to reality!

 

[Lethal]

Was that out.

 

[insaftak]

aleem dar is dora today

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They appeal and Aleem Dar says not out! Watson are you lucky?!

 

[UP]

OH appeal turned down

 

[Fallen King]

That was out Yaar!

 

[Inswinger]

There was a sound there!!
Aleem Dar ????

 

[Waseem]

That was OUT!!!!
Dar making up for earlier mistake.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another appeal by Akmal and not out! Jammed it with his foot

 

[Lethal]

Was that out again.

 

[TaZ]

Watson's got another life. Looks like another "home" series loss now - bring on the Zimbos

 

[Inswinger]

Another sound there!!!

 

[UP]

Ajmal bowling beautifuly!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

1 run from the over

 

[Lethal]

Need to see a replay of the first appeal.

 

[OZGOD]

no chance for us now im afraid .... its games over

Still plenty of time for us to collapse a la the first match. But if these two keep playing the way they are (particularly Pup) there's no reason why we can't get to 150 for the loss of Twatson. Then the rest of our batting should take us home.

 

[Inswinger]

Keep Watson on strike as much as possible!!!!
DOn't get him out!

 

[insaftak]

watson is cluless, i have typed that 10 times in this thread already

 

[MIG]

Malik was a bad captain.
Younis seems to be worst. He only looked good during Inzi's time when he knew that he was just standing in, and there was no pressure on him.
Afridi's has to be given a chance now.
Otherwise, who is there?

Babu the Toilet Cleaner at Gaddafi stadium

 

[Lethal]

Ajmal bowling beautifuly!

He is bowling to the most clueless batsman.

 

[Lightning]

Oooh Ajmal turning Watty inside out every damn ball!

 

[Saj]

required run rate is only 4.52 with 8 wickets left.

Really need to make that climb to 6 an over.