Pakistan v Australia | First Test - Day 1 | Lords | 13/07/10

[Monsee]

Patience is key we are not playing T20 be patient. Wickets will have to be earned and with thoughtfull bolwing not trying everything. You got to hit the batsman when is least expecting it. So be paitent it would be a surprise delivery.

We are into the 9th over and not even one bouncer/short ball/yorker...what are you talking about?

This is not nuclear science, the guy has never scored a 50 here and does not play the short ball well and we are letting him settle down easily

 

[saeed-sohail]

They are praising Gould and they should if not for him it would be 20/3.

 

[dhump]

I think it was close but really such decisions will always come.

 

[Rudi hater]

Gould needs to THINK for a few seconds, that was out again!

I would get Amir to swap ends, Rudi would have given that.

Sure, I would have....lol

 

[Da Best]

Wonder if the Aussies will get this treatment from the umpires...

 

[adnan yasin]

28/1 in 9 overs

 

[LG]

Cover drive from Ponting. Gul pulls it back near the ropes.

 

[Wazeeri]

We are into the 9th over and not even one bouncer/short ball/yorker...what are you talking about?

This is not nuclear science, the guy has never scored a 50 here and does not play the short ball well and we are letting him settle down easily

FOUR

You got your wish Monsee

 

[pakmania]

Cant afford to let Ponting and Katich get in their groove.

 

[imshally81]

smelling another wicket here

 

[Rana]

Punter on the Counter.

 

[KingKhanWC]

amer robbed of 2 wickets, but pakistan appealing is weak.

They don't get a chance, Gould says no before they open their mouths. )

 

[kingusama92]

We are into the 9th over and not even one bouncer/short ball/yorker...what are you talking about?

This is not nuclear science, the guy has never scored a 50 here and does not play the short ball well and we are letting him settle down easily

Does not play the short ball well?

He's the best player of the short ball in the world.

 

[hur rizvi]

Asif is bowling too slow averaging 79mph

 

[Random Aussie]

Wonder if the Aussies will get this treatment from the umpires...

Yawn....

 

[Oxy]

They are praising Gould and they should if not for him it would be 20/3.

Well if its a Pak umpire, they call for n enquiry. With Goul, Allot says' ho ho ho, he didnt think that was hiting, ho ho ho'

 

[adnan yasin]

We are into the 9th over and not even one bouncer/short ball/yorker...what are you talking about?

This is not nuclear science, the guy has never scored a 50 here and does not play the short ball well and we are letting him settle down easily

who cannot play short ball ... PONTING?...

i think u r newly born in the cricketing world

 

[Monsee]

The first ball to him was an attempted yorker.

Yorkers and bouncers are surprise deliveries you can't over do it.

So they are such surprise deliveries that we should just try them maybe once in 10 overs...nice thinking; so one bouncer/yorker/short ball per match maybe would not over doing them?

 

[Rudi hater]

We are into the 9th over and not even one bouncer/short ball/yorker...what are you talking about?

This is not nuclear science, the guy has never scored a 50 here and does not play the short ball well and we are letting him settle down easily

What are you talking about, why bother with short bowling when the conditions are such that you have more chance picking up wicket by bowling fuller length. Why give opposition easy runs by banging it too short.

 

[Rana]

Decent start from pakistan.

 

[AZ]

Ufff, Asif with a beauty!

 

[saeed-sohail]

Jaffa.

 

[deviously~fading~away]

bring the ball in once again ..

this is punter weakness.. wasim akram used to exploit it .. a lot

really? All aussie batsmen apparently bat well vs Pak. Their averages do not get less that 60+ vs Pak!

 

[IAJ]

These australians, even if they struggle middeling the ball, they keep the scorecard ticking.

 

[akamaka]

play and a miss by katich

 

[LG]

This time Koertzen turns it down. But it was the right decision.

 

[dhump]

Ohhh man I just noticed Rudi is here too :-s

 

[adnan yasin]

Yawn....

SLEEEPY

?... go to sleep then

 

[Rudi hater]

So they are such surprise deliveries that we should just try them maybe once in 10 overs...nice thinking; so one bouncer/yorker/short ball per match maybe would not over doing them?

How impatient...welcome to test cricket.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Tbh the Ponting decision was 50-50 to the naked eye. He was well forward plus gave the illusion of being hit outside the line of off-stump

The Katich one was a howler though. Absolutely plumb

 

[deviously~fading~away]

Also Pakistani bowlers do need to build a good rapport with international umpires. I don't see them having much chats with the umpires during a game unlike Aus, SA, Eng etc.

 

[ace58]

They don't get a chance, Gould says no before they open their mouths. )

True but it seems pakistan is appealing louder for bad lbws than the 2 ones that where clearly out. Not that this should matter.

 

[Rana]

wicket before lunch will be ideal.

 

[pak4life]

been unlucky could easily have been 3 down keep it up boys wickets will come

 

[Monsee]

who cannot play short ball ... PONTING?...

i think u r newly born in the cricketing world

He lately has had issues with short ball and was even hit on the head by one of the young WI bowlers...if you did not know that, you must not be born yet then

 

[ZAK]

29/1 after 10 overs

 

[saeed-sohail]

Asif is bowling tight.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So who's at the ground from here?!

 

[hur rizvi]

who cannot play short ball ... PONTING?...

i think u r newly born in the cricketing world

I think he is right we got ponting out atleast 3 times wid short ball in Australia there is no harm in trying short ball as a surprise element

 

[Boi]

Credit goes to Waqar. Seems like he has drilled into the bowlers the fact that you need to pitch it up in these conditions and Aamer & Asif have just done that.

 

[LG]

Gul comes on to bowl.

 

[Boi]

5 slips?!! )

 

[dhump]

Gul to bowl ahhh very interesting.

 

[afridi_captain]

How good would that be if the decissions had gone the right way.

 

[Friend786]

gul comes in to bowl

 

[hur rizvi]

Lets see how out t20 specialist goes wid the ball

 

[KingKhanWC]

Also Pakistani bowlers do need to build a good rapport with international umpires. I don't see them having much chats with the umpires during a game unlike Aus, SA, Eng etc.

I know what you mean.

Gul on, good move, should get couple of overs before roti.

 

[Oxy]

Oooomar Ghoul in to the attack

 

[adnan yasin]

GULLLA need 4 wickets for 100

 

[pakmania]

Gul on for Aamer.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

amer robbed of 2 wickets, but pakistan appealing is weak.

Ye, its all Pakistani appealing fault.

 

[akamaka]

need to make the batsmen play more.

 

[Da Best]

Imagine if one of those 5 slips drop a catch.

 

[ZAK]

Gul replaces Aamir.

 

[x2zee123]

amer robbed of 2 wickets, but pakistan appealing is weak.

Game is not won by appealing but it is won by talent

 

[Rana]

I think he is right we got ponting out atleast 3 times wid short ball in Australia there is no harm in trying short ball as a surprise element

as long as the fine leg has his catching hat on

 

[don1990]

comes in.....

 

[afridi_captain]

Malik is the 12th man.

 

[Boi]

Malik comes on..

 

[dhump]

malik on for danish and bhabhi praying for a catch.

 

[don1990]

why malik on for kaneria?????

 

[saeed-sohail]

Malik barwaan khiladi maidan main daakhil hua.

 

[akamaka]

Imagine if one of those 5 slips drop a catch.

Afridi will just put in a 6th one in.

 

[afridi_captain]

lol at warne

 

[Oxy]

Aamer becomes the youngest bolwer ever to open the bowling at Lords! Well done!

 

[ZAK]

What happened there?

 

[Rana]

Gul could well enjoy these conditions.

 

[dhump]

warne loves such moments

 

[don1990]

malik on for danish and bhabhi praying for a catch.

also place in next match....

 

[adnan yasin]

I think he is right we got ponting out atleast 3 times wid short ball in Australia there is no harm in trying short ball as a surprise element

he is the best. puller and hooker of the ball... we can try out . with a deep square leg or mid wicekt

but dont say he cant play short pitch stufff please ..

 

[ace58]

Does not play the short ball well?

He's the best player of the short ball in the world.

True but when your out of form your strenght can become a weakness which is why he's gotten out to the short ball alot in recent times.

 

[pakmania]

WTH ?!

Warne:Good job she didnt have a pink bra on or she'll have been in real trouble !

)

 

[akamaka]

Nice ball by

 

[hur rizvi]

Gul needs to bowl full like Aamer

 

[deviously~fading~away]

Gul needs to bowl well here. He could be the difference in Australian staying under pressure or building momentum.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Gul needs a wicket asap or it could short n wide 4 on the repeat.

 

[izi]

hahaha...Malik on as 12th man ...

 

[pakmania]

What happened there?

The pink blouse made it hard for the batsman to see the ball or something

 

[Wazeeri]

So they are such surprise deliveries that we should just try them maybe once in 10 overs...nice thinking; so one bouncer/yorker/short ball per match maybe would not over doing them?

Yes or we can go the Monsee's 6 different deliveries per over plan.
Keep changing the field ever delivery.

There is a reason why bowlers with patience like Asif tend to have good records.

 

[Random Aussie]

SLEEEPY

?... go to sleep then

No, just tired of reading match threads where half the posts are sooking about the umpires. It's a pretty interesting game so far, not that you would know from reading here....

Afridi should bring himself on soon...