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

[Rana]

Warne,"Australia would take 300"

If pakistan were in the same situation, i would be happey with 240 and would want to bowl in the evening for about 15 overs

 

[Sakss]

gullah bowling a bit short ere....cmon gullah

 

[adnan yasin]

WIcket wicekt wicket wicekt .. please

 

[uzy99]

Time to get TPaine

 

[Seen Sheen]

Gul bowled a fantastic over to Clarke before Tea....In that over,he pitched the ball up and really had Clarke in some trouble...The swing is definitely there,I dont know why he is afraid to bowl a fuller length....His role is to take wickets not to contain the batsmen..!

 

[Wazeeri]

We are letting these guys get their eye in.
Field needs to be more attacking.

 

[Paradox]

Need to get Hussey asap, Smith and T-Pain won't last long.

 

[hur rizvi]

We need to put more pressure on paine

 

[adnan yasin]

gullah is bowling short since morning.. this is the time to take wickets yar.. not containing... get ur yorkers going .. for 5 over burst ..

 

[Poison]

Australia going nowhere at the moment; this is good Test cricket.

 

[Gollum]

gullah bowling a bit short ere....cmon gullah

Just seem to lack the effort he puts in T20. You gotta question his commitment to the long format.

 

[shahidrazzaq]

2nd maiden in a row.
I think it's going to be 3.

Paine is an awkward keeper batsman. He can't really make runs so well.

 

[d0gers]

So.. have we dropped any catches so far?

 

[Easa]

I'd honestly forgotten how much I missed Test cricket.

This is so, so good to watch.

 

[LG]

C'mon Gulla!!! Pitch it up, you'll get reverse swing now. Yorker time!! :younis

 

[Paradox]

Danish bowling well after a first few expensive overs.

'Optimum speed for a legspinner' - maybe we should show them a few clips of Afridi's 130kph deliveries

 

[hur rizvi]

Gul bowled a fantastic over to Clarke before Tea....In that over,he pitched the ball up and really had Clarke in some trouble...The swing is definitely there,I dont know why he is afraid to bowl a fuller length....His role is to take wickets not to contain the batsmen..!

Thats what he needs to do bowl full and straight

 

[Sakss]

So.. have we dropped any catches so far?

no none so far

 

[Rana]

2nd maiden in a row.
I think it's going to be 3.

Paine is an awkward keeper batsman. He can't really make runs so well.

He scored a wonderful hundred against England last yeat, he can bat well once he gets going

 

[pakmania]

Test cricket can be so good without the flat pancake wickets.If the ICC really want Tests to survive then they should encourage the sort of wicket that we're seeing today.Though I guess it does depend on the weather.

 

[ZAK]

wow 3 maidens in a row!!!

 

[adnan yasin]

We are letting these guys get their eye in.
Field needs to be more attacking.

field is in... and attack ... bowling shud be attack ... just look the way gul is bowling

 

[hashmist]

What a great player he really is then

And a great sportsman too. Amazing spirit this guy Hussey has. True cricketer.

 

[uzy99]

Yeah. Need to get Hussey driving.

 

[Paradox]

Unless Australia get a few boundaries or chip easy singles (both of them which they are not getting at the moment) to relieve the pressure, they're not going to go anywhere. They're just delaying the inevitable I reckon.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Kaneria needs to bowl a bit slower....He's got to vary the pace a bit

Bowling at a monotonus pace and Paine is looking confident now against him..

 

[d0gers]

no none so far

That's great. Hopefully this continues throughout the summer!

 

[AZ]

So.. have we dropped any catches so far?

kaisi baatein kar rahe ho yaar, achha sochogey to achha hoga!

 

[Poison]

tbqh doGers we've fielded brilliantly today.

 

[Paradox]

Direct hit by the man with nice hair.

 

[Big Mac]

Going down leg?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I was really happy to see 174 for 5 at one stage as they had 100 for 2.

Hows the fielding been so far guys?

 

[Wazeeri]

Gul is just letting the batsmen leave the delivery.
He needs to take more of a risk as bowler.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Test cricket is not just scoring ...it is also to frustrate the bowlers n fielder n then utilize this frustration in next 10 set of overs ....i love test cricket ......

 

[Sakss]

cmon gould give that one...lol

 

[Big Mac]

Yeah, missing leg. Good decision

 

[adnan yasin]

ye cheeez..... bowl this way more consistently ..

 

[Easa]

Good finally pitches it up. But that was going down leg.

Well bowled, Good.

 

[uzy99]

better bowling by Gul

 

[iZeeshan]

Would have preferred to bowl them out by the end of the day, but this is okay too

 

[Oxy]

If Ian Gould was crap, he would have given that.

But he isnt - so what is the explanation for his shocker today??????

 

[AZ]

uffff too close! great yorker!

 

[Easa]

Direct hit by the man with nice hair.

I like the blonde highlights, in as formal a setting as Lords (North London)

Endearing

 

[Paradox]

Isn't that out? I feel like hiring a hitman to kill Gould now.

Okay - it isn't out, but I still feel like hiring a hitman to kill him. I know he gave us Clarke but Katich's innings hurt, he was out when in single figures.

 

[Sakss]

paine has survived 42 deliveries....not good

 

[Poison]

Mmmm...Umar Good.

 

[hur rizvi]

Unless Australia get a few boundaries or chip easy singles (both of them which they are not getting at the moment) to relieve the pressure, they're not going to go anywhere. They're just delaying the inevitable I reckon.

We should not give them chance to come back in the match

 

[Easa]

Aamer fantasizing about Rock Band later in the evening

 

[uzy99]

good over by Gul

 

[pakmania]

Good finally pitches it up. But that was going down leg.

Well bowled, Good.

Who is this ''Good'' that you keep going on about ?!

 

[Sakss]

i love warnies analysis

 

[hur rizvi]

paine has survived 42 deliveries....not good

Need to get him out now gul is releasing the pressure

 

[Paradox]

Warne also has nice hair, is now holding a Duke's ball wearing a nice black suit.

 

[Poison]

paine has survived 42 deliveries....not good

He's not completely useless you know.

 

[shahidrazzaq]

13.90 SR now for Tim Paine

 

[Seen Sheen]

Tbh,Gould isnt that bad an umpire..I have watched most of his matches quite closely & he is spot on most of the times...

 

[S_K]

Hussey is just too good

 

[AZ]

Willis looks like a zombie!

 

[iZeeshan]

Will have to persist with this pair for a while and hope they pick up a wicket

Asif and Aamer are just too tired

 

[Sakss]

nice kaneria....dint carry......strong come back after an ordinary first spell

 

[Paradox]

DK continues his domination over cricket.

Mr. Cricket, that is.

 

[Rana]

"What is a good over without a wicket?"

Tino Best

 

[uzy99]

Warne is so right.

 

[Seen Sheen]

 

[Theo_14]

Six!

 

[ZAK]

 

[pak4life]

i love warnies analysis

Then Willis opens his mouth

 

[Sakss]

Willis looks like a zombie!

) ...

 

[Gollum]

Danish to Hussey with Kamran behind stumps. Dejavu anyone???

 

[mastermind_quad]

is that dropped @ slip ...or just short

 

[iZeeshan]

How has the debutant lasted 44 deliveries?

Upsetting...

 

[AZ]

slog sweep from Mister Krikatt!

 

[WasimWaqarInzy]

15 overs, 20 runs, 3 wickets.

Plus, Paine has 1 single in 37 balls, 23 consecutive dot balls.

 

[Sakss]

hussey chakka and choka

 

[uzy99]

good batting Hussey

 

[iZeeshan]

from Hussey

He's getting set..

 

[hur rizvi]

13.90 SR now for Tim Paine

He is a decent enough batsman and we should not relax

 

[Paradox]

Paine is slowly getting set in, no nervous pushes or anything of that like in the past few deliveries.

Hussey hits a maximum, a replica of the shot he played against Ajmal in the T20 World Cup semi.

Continues his aggression with a four. rmentor

 

[AZ]

and

cover drive!

 

[Rana]

Where did that come from?