Pakistan v Australia | First Test | Day 4: Session 2 | Lords | 16/07/10

[ads101]

great batting by kami

 

[Abdullah22]

yup really feeling the pain of Umar's loss

 

[Strike!]

Calm down akmal.

 

[Desi]

Now it'll be a big achievement if we get 300.

We've battled it out, 440 was too much. I'd hate Afridi and Umar if we DIDN'T let the Aussie tail score and if our target was 300 instead, but nowa, I don't mind. 440 is WAY too much. We won't break a world record target. Not against the best team in the world, sorry.

Sorry, for me that's still not an excuse to play a shot like that. If he's not going to make the effort to adapt to test cricket I don't think he should be playing.

 

[ZAK]

1 to Kamran.

 

[Seen Sheen]

if we lose from close that will be even more heart breaking i think

No,then it'll be a slap on the faces of Afridi and Umar akmal...

'Only if we could have batted with a little more sense'...,:umarakmal

issed:

 

[Amjid Javed]

167 needed now... would be intresting if we get the total needed to less then 100....!

 

[Paradox]

nice.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kamran hogging strike which isnt to bad!

Pak 274/6

 

[ZAK]

1 to Akmal.

 

[IMMY69]

well aussies last two or three put up 120 and we need 166 with 4 wickets in hand...

 

[KingKhanWC]

if we lose from close that will be even more heart breaking i think

Some would say we alreadly have got closer than we expected.

Aussies playing with Pakistan, the new ball could finish the game in a couple of overs.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Sorry, for me that's still not an excuse to play a shot like that. If he's not going to make the effort to adapt to test cricket I don't think he should be playing.

Come on...You should have known by now that Afridi's fanboys are stubborn like him...

 

[Vegitto1]

65 more runs to go - InshAllah we can still do it!

 

[IMMY69]

Can Kamran and Amir be the heroes for Pakistan???

 

[Da Best]

Afridi should learn from these youngsters now. I mean this. He comes in, says alright I want to hit the ball out of Lords, ends up getting out. While Azhar Ali and Umar Amin, on their first game, are able to score patient scores of respectively 42 and 33. And captain sahib makes 2.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Bowling effort from North will stop him being dropped!!

 

[Sir john]

north surprise weapon need some hammering,

 

[iZeeshan]

167 needed now... would be intresting if we get the total needed to less then 100....!

Stop it! That's not funny.

I was just about to go to sleep and now you've made me stay awake

 

[hur rizvi]

Can Kamran and Amir be the heroes for Pakistan???

that is called real optimism

 

[ZAK]

275/6

 

[Seen Sheen]

Can Kamran and Amir be the heroes for Pakistan???

Clutching at threads.....

 

[KingKhanWC]

65 more runs to go - InshAllah we can still do it!

+100. )

 

[Amjid Javed]

Can Kamran and Amir be the heroes for Pakistan???

I think they can starve off Defeat for a little longer!

 

[ZAK]

to :akmal

 

[Energy]

Good cut from Akmal! 50 partnership.

 

[Seen Sheen]

north surprise weapon need some hammering,

Afridi tried to do so But was undone by Marcus Murli in the end.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

50 partnership

 

[chui_kadoo]

Just come back from Jummah. can anyone give me an update of the progress of the match since lunch please??

 

[Strike!]

50 partnership.

 

[Khabri420]

161 needed....Come on you two

Let's make this a long 'relationship' :akmal :aamir

 

[KingKhanWC]

Nice shot Kammy, cut away for 4. 50 partnership, great to see some fight. New ball around the corner.

 

[Paradox]

Kamran to play a Karachi '06?

 

[COMEBACKID]

four more to kami

 

[Energy]

Uff Rameez again - 'relationship' issed:

 

[Vegitto1]

+100. )

Once it gets to the 100 margin, I believe the Australians might get a bit nervous (if we dont lose any wicket that is)

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal Trying to farm tail here. He should show some faith in Aamer atleast!

Pak 275/6

 

[hur rizvi]

50 partnership



shame on Umar akmal and afridi ....

 

[GLORY OF '92]

New ball should be taken now.

 

[Sir john]

its now battle between aus spin and pak talender,,

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 partnership up! Well batted boys!

 

[Vegitto1]

and if Ponting keeps North on so he can get his 5-for then I can see it happening

 

[IMMY69]

Clutching at threads.....

Perhaps but they've put on 50 largely untroubled runs so while they are batting there is always hope!

 

[Da Best]

4! Kamran has been in a couple of situations like this with the tail, hope Pakistan win now.

 

[Iqbilla]

everybody do dua for victory

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal onto 42*

Would be nice to see him get a 100 here!

 

[COMEBACKID]

Just come back from Jummah. can anyone give me an update of the progress of the match since lunch please??

Very poor since lunch kamran and amir showing some fight

 

[Vegitto1]

Afridi in ODI kit lol...what a guy

 

[ZAK]

Single to Akmal.

 

[Khabri420]

160 more needed...or 40 more boundaries

 

[Vegitto1]

60 more to go

 

[uzy99]

The Aussies have this in the bag. It's only a matter of time. One of these will go soon and it'll be curtains for us.

 

[Strike!]

Good running.

 

[Paradox]

they're just delaying the inevitable.

 

[Energy]

If Amir can do a Hilfy. And Akmal scores a brilliant ton. Then game-on!

 

[iZeeshan]

Just waiting for one of these two to get out

Have some odd hope in me

 

[ZAK]

1 to Akmal.

 

[chui_kadoo]

Very poor since lunch kamran and amir showing some fight

Thanx. Can u tell me how afridi went out please? Was it the usual brain fart

 

[COMEBACKID]

amir got boom boom power in his hands

 

[KingKhanWC]

Once it gets to the 100 margin, I believe the Australians might get a bit nervous (if we dont lose any wicket that is)

Maybe if we were only 5 down but there are no field restrictions in test cricket, and if there is only one proper batsmen out there, Punter would go all out defence to him and all out attack to the tailender. That's why Afridi's shot was even more terrible, he was the last proper batter.

 

[Vegitto1]

Thanx. Can u tell me how afridi went out please? Was it the usual brain fart

Just didn't connect well enough

 

[Da Best]

Just come back from Jummah. can anyone give me an update of the progress of the match since lunch please??

Afridi sahib makes 2 while the two new boys make a great score against Australia. These two seem to be batting well, hope nothing too disastrous happens now. Cos whenever I would check for a wicket would fall, ( not following the day's play today ), a wicket would fall, that's happened all but this time.

 

[Solid Snake]

Good work from these two, the longer they play the more batting practice out in the middle they can get! And please don't concede your wicket to North!

 

[Paradox]

Marcus North looks world-class.

 

[Amjid Javed]

everybody do dua for victory

Dua for a monsoon of rain for next day and a half?

 

[CricketBuff]

based on his last shot, Afridi should never again be selected for test cricket unless he gets a brain transplant.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Perhaps but they've put on 50 largely untroubled runs so while they are batting there is always hope!

Yups,they are looking confident against spin but its just a matter of time till the Aussies take the new ball and then.........

However,if they could survive the new-ball spell then..............................

 

[COMEBACKID]

Thanx. Can u tell me how afridi went out please? Was it the usual brain fart

yeah the usal big slog caught out in the deep by hussy silly shot after only a couple balls

 

[Sir john]

160 more needed...or 40 more boundaries

pak need to play whole day,if they want to win this test.

 

[Brilliant_Boyd]

I hate this feeling, why do I still think we will win.

 

[Ahmad]

Heartening to see these two play the way they have. I won't start thinking of a victory till 30 more are needed don't want another heart break. As AJ said, Kami should go on to get a 100. Should do his confidence a world of good.

 

[IMMY69]

they're just delaying the inevitable.

but thats exactly whats needed - they need to keep fighting, win or lose, keep fighting...

The stregnth and confidence will eminate through the batting order and will set us up nicely for this long tour...

 

[COMEBACKID]

2 more to kamran 157 more needed

 

[ZAK]

2 to Kamran.

 

[aqeelPK]

There is a history of tailenders getting runs in england in recent times. i remember the ashes where both teams struggled to get rid of tail, and i also remember vaas n kulasekara's partnership. i m still hoping we can win it.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Am sure Aussies will take new ball soon which will cause problems!

 

[hur rizvi]

Why is akmal refusing singles .....

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal onto 46* now...

 

[COMEBACKID]

kamran bowled by smith

 

[Amjid Javed]

Why is akmal refusing singles .....

Hes trying to protect aamer! we need to take every run we can get! ffs!