Pakistan v Australia | Second Test | Day 2: Session 1 | Leeds | 22/07/10

[Afridi_Fan]

Umar Amin.

 

[Hash]

Good shot from Amin bhai.

Another crucial 4 runs.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Richards needs to sort him self out (he aint superman) !!

 

[afridi_captain]

nice shot again

 

[ShehryarK]

Disdainful, classy shot for four by Amin.

 

[Energy]

Good Shot by Amin!

 

[Seen Sheen]

Ordinary batting from Umar Akmal...Again let his team down big time..There was absolutely no need at all to poke at that delivery..It was always going away from the stumps...

 

[farsiddiqui]

Hoping Umar Amin scores big today and Kathak Mahraaj stays around for support. Every person below needs to contribute at least 20's and 30's to have a respectable lead. We can't afford another Sydney.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

In the meantime Amin continues to score - another 4 - 175.4

 

[Zedman]

Lead is going to be around 130-140 max. Looks like our bowlers will hav to bowl out Aussies for 250 to give our batters around 110 to chase...max.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

may be its malik's day today..

 

[adzzy786]

Come On Malik, I think you dont deserve to be in the team prove me wrong, Pakistan need a big score bhai saab,

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Lead of 87 - shahbash lads !

 

[Afridi_Fan]

solidly behind that.

 

[1two3]

Nothing to criticize, Thats the Way Umar Akmal is... He is following his brothers foots, So much talent but doesn't know how to implement.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Mitch to continue, moon to face.

 

[hur rizvi]

What a bad innings from umar akmal seriously captain BUTT needs to talk him about this nonesense
and ask him to be careful in his shotplay or sit out of the next match

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

lets hope for teh better display from malik

 

[chill79]

Afridi did mentioned just when he retired from test, some of the players in the current squad are not meant for Test. I guess Umar Akmal is one of them, doesn seem to have the tempermant and obviously Afridi was quick to spot aakhir ek khait ki mulli hai dono

 

[afridi_captain]

Nice shot

 

[Afridi_Fan]

3 to Moon.

What a shot too.

 

[Vegitto1]

lovely straight drive by Malik

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

may be its malik's day today..

Well lets hope so !

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Umar Amin will finally hit a big score today..

 

[imshally81]

Pakistan lead by 90 runs

 

[SOSami]

Come on Malik, you can play straight if you try. Just don't play away from your body and all will be fine....

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

3 runs taken - 178/4

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

whats the lead...

 

[1two3]

3 to

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

10 away from a triple-figure lead.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

another 110 runs atleast a bare minimum..

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

179/4 - lead moves onto 91

 

[Afridi_Fan]

91/4.

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

a 50 runs partnership here will do and a decent score like 50 from Akmal sr.

 

[afridi_captain]

Malik's defence looks better then Akmal against Johnson.

 

[ace4rmspace]

Isn't Umar Akmal supposed to be our best bat?

 

[iZeeshan]

I really want Malik to score some runs

he's taken a lot of stick and I don't think he's as bad as he's made out to be

And hopefully Umar Amin can convert this start too

 

[Energy]

When will Smith come to bowl? Why is he playing in the team?

 

[1two3]

We need to bat 2 full sessions and get around 175-200 in lead... Hope there will be no collapse for next 40mins till lunch.......

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lead is 91... we need to get it up to 200!

That means we need a century partnership!

 

[Vegitto1]

I think Umar is double minded about his role within the batting line-up.

 

[iZeeshan]

Isn't Umar Akmal supposed to be our best bat?

Not anymore.

Kaptaan Butt has taken care of that.

 

[azk]

nazar lag gai hai LOL

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

all malik needs is to concentrate on cricket solely rather than on politics.. to perform

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hopefully Umar Amin get a big score!

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Hilfy to bowl - amin on strike

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

whats amin's score..

 

[Vegitto1]

big test for Malik. Hilfy is good against rightys

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

whats amin's score..

14 (40)

 

[ZAK]

1 to Amin.

 

[Amjid Javed]

whats amin's score..

14*

 

[Vegitto1]

Amin is on 14

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Moon sahib strounded at the non-striking end on a beastly 3*

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Single taken - Mr mirza to face

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

180/4 - 46.5

 

[afridi_captain]

I gotta feeling that Malik will score atleast 50. I hope he does he is better batsman if his head is clear of politics.

 

[1two3]

Isn't Umar Akmal supposed to be our best bat?

Talent wise YES............ But Temperament wise A Big Big "NO" . I hope He will work on it to become all time great..

 

[azk]

I think Umar is double minded about his role within the batting line-up.

the way the commentators and coaches talk about him might give you a hint to what goes through his mind

"play your natural game youngstar"
"play responsibly"
"play defensively"
"the best talent i have seen in 15 years"

no other team hypes up their players as much besides india.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

What a shot.

Amin

 

[afridi_captain]

Beauty....

 

[Energy]

Shot! Classy.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Dot to finish - 47 gone - 180/4

 

[Hash]

Good stuff from Amin.

No more wickets in this session please.......another 38 minutes to go.

 

[hur rizvi]

Class shot

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

whats the lead now?

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Wah ji Wah - show em` how its done my boy !
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[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

just 4 away from a three figure lead.

 

[ZAK]

Lovely shot for by Amin.

 

[adzzy786]

Pakistan lead by 96 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Lead moves swiftly onto 96

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Single to Amin.

 

[afridi_captain]

Thats how you have to play Johnson, not the way Akmal played in his not so entertaining 105 SR.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another good single.

 

[KA$H]

malik shud see this opportunity as last chance saloon, what with MY & YK breathing down his neck

hopefully that thought will spur him on

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

great shot by Amin keep it up

 

[1two3]

::4 to Amin.

 

[ZAK]

Single to Umar.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Down the leg-side by mitch - no run

 

[RehanG]

Malik to hit 100 and Umar Amin also think around 70

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Lead by 97 now.