Pakistan v England | 1st Test | Abu Dhabi | Oct 13-17 | Day 5

[Pete Rose]

I wouldn't mind yk being dismissed tbh.

 

[hussain.r97]

And this is why Younis is a mediocre player of pace bowling.

 

[pak4life]

The only surprise is Hafeez is still out there.

 

[Strike Rate]

isn't that a good thing for neutral point of view :cheema

yea good for few hundred neutrals and what about the 20 crores

 

[Strike Rate]

I sense a wicket around the corner, infact a couple of them .

apke moo main _______ (full in the blanks khud fill kerlena bhai)

 

[dashing_man]

yea good for few hundred neutrals and what about the 20 crores

its fine since 20 crores have big hearts

 

[#GreenRoars]

I sense a wicket around the corner, infact a couple of them .

Mr. Consistent is there, so no chance.

 

[Robert]

Are you underestimating your bowlers?

If England win it will be a miracle. Pakistan have YK and Misbah to bat.

 

[dashing_man]

YK aka mr. 2nd innings at the crease. so no pressure

 

[taqi]

sabar fellas just making things interesting for you. Dont worry

 

[Mamoon]

Getting exposed again.

 

[Mamoon]

ATG Younis chickening out of pace as usual. Let's hope he can weather this storm somehow and cash in later.

 

[Shafi]

England deserve to win this test. Our selectors and head coach did not take England seriously and did not include any reserve spinner.

 

[Shafi]

We need to bat another 60 overs to save this test.

 

[arehaan]

atleast one problem solved we can surely say Shan Masood will make way for Azhar

 

[arehaan]

team man under the pump cant score against fast

 

[#GreenRoars]

Adil Rashid bowling now

 

[zabalestmsm]

The only surprise is Hafeez is still out there.

Well because only he is not over cautious. Playing normally.

 

[Asadullah]

In 10 overs,
Hafeez: 18
Rest : 2

 

[Pete Rose]

Spin on, yk looking a lot more assured now.

 

[MRSN]

YK showing how good of a bunny he is against pace.

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[Asadullah]

Stokes to come next. Wood is not getting anything

 

[MRSN]

ATG Younis chickening out of pace as usual. Let's hope he can weather this storm somehow and cash in later.

wait when Moeen and Rashid bhai come to bowl you will see him going berserk. .

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[#GreenRoars]

That was perfect shot

 

[MRSN]

Beautiful. Marvellous shot by Hafeez.

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[Zeshan547]

Straight swap Azhar with shan, and yasir in for rahat ali, and move malik to 6 and yk, tuk tuk and technique to bat one place higher, sarfi at his usual 7 and make a normal spinning pitch, not a rank turner, and rest will take care of itself, if all this happen and pak still don't win next match than that will be incredible effort by poms. Because i don't see how they will tackle all this.

 

[taqi]

Hafeez looking good that means there is nothing in the pitch

 

[Asadullah]

Hafeez looks to be in great form. Playing with ease

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez has been positive so far which has been good to see, hopefully he will bat all day and score big runs for the team.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I think Moeen will bowl better here than Adil

 

[Asadullah]

Straight swap Azhar with shan, and yasir in for rahat ali, and move malik to 6 and yk, tuk tuk and technique to bat one place higher, sarfi at his usual 7 and make a normal spinning pitch, not a rank turner, and rest will take care of itself, if all this happen and pak still don't win next match than that will be incredible effort by poms. Because i don't see how they will tackle all this.

Bilal Asif coming in, news coming in. Zulfi might have played his last match.

Would be a blunder though

 

[#GreenRoars]

Review time

 

[Asadullah]

Adil shakes his head, keeper says it hit. Lets see

 

[#GreenRoars]

Not out

 

[Amjid Javed]

Review been taken and ball has missed the bat by fair bit! very good ball from rashid though.

 

[Abdullah]

Just what i feared two days ago

 

[Asadullah]

Not out, unless the umpire is S Ravi

 

[MRSN]

Not out..

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[Amjid Javed]

its clearly not out! lets hope the umpire gets it right this time!

 

[Shafi]

Considering our fragile batting and crap bowling (except Yasir and Wahab) curator did the right thing to make a flat pitch to save this test.

 

[Zeshan547]

Even though malik has a double at number 3 but he can be a lot more handy for team and also for his own good if he bat at 6, won't be exposed to early seem and swing and fresh pacers, but yk is also poor player of pace so technique can be an option at 3 too, and yk 4 misbah 6,

 

[Asadullah]

Not given, but Rashid can be dangerous here

 

[#GreenRoars]

Whattay reply by Hafeez

 

[Asadullah]

Good cricket from Hafeez. In great flow

 

[Amjid Javed]

What a reply for hafeez! sixxxxxx

Pak 35/2 at lunch

 

[Sam1]

Think there was an edge there personally, would've been interesting if we'd had hotspot!

 

[Zeshan547]

Edit ^ misbah at 5

 

[Amjid Javed]

2 sessions of solid batting needed from pakistan here to safely get a draw.

 

[Pete Rose]

Uncharacteristically courageous from Hafeez.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Think there was an edge there personally, would've been interesting if we'd had hotspot!

Think you need to go to specsavers! and get your eyes tested. Ball was miles away from the bat!

 

[#GreenRoars]

2 sessions to go

 

[JibranAnsari]

Shan masood probably will sit out for shehzad in the next match. Very ordinary defence.

England probably will win the next test match though ,their batting and batting both look solid.

 

[Pete Rose]

Malik has 4 more innings to show if he can own this one down batting spot. Personally speaking, they need to give it Shafiq so that he can be ready for away tours next year.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Shoaib malik out on bouncer on this pitch..haha ..

 

[Sam1]

Think you need to go to specsavers! and get your eyes tested. Ball was miles away from the bat!

I agree with Rob Key and Matt Prior who think that there was a deflection but are frustrated by the lack of the extra tech.

 

[Mamoon]

We won't find a better opener than Hafeez for UAE/subcontinent conditions any time soon, so his critics need to go for a hike.

 

[Mamoon]

There was definite deflection though.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Shan masood probably will sit out for shehzad in the next match. Very ordinary defence.

England probably will win the next test match though ,their batting and batting both look solid.

For Shehzad?? Then what Azhar Ali will do???

 

[JibranAnsari]

There was clearly a deflection if you are not wearing biased spectacles.

 

[Robert]

Think you need to go to specsavers! and get your eyes tested. Ball was miles away from the bat!

It wasn't miles away, and it appeared to deflect at the bat.

But without Hotspot and the sound meter it's hard to tell either way, so you have to give the batter the benefit of the doubt.

 

[JibranAnsari]

For Shehzad?? Then what Azhar Ali will do???

In case Azhar isnt fit for the next match ,if he is fit then he will replace shan. Malik for now has saved his place but he isnt the answer for next year tours

 

[hussain.r97]

There was clearly a deflection if you are not wearing biased spectacles.

I thought there was a deflection too but it's not conclusive enough, and the ball trajectory didn't change when they showed the side view. So if there was anything, it was very thin. The ball could simply just have drifted past the edge, so the benefit of the doubt remains with the batsman.

It's situations like these where you seriously need snicko or hot spot. Come on, if they can't afford both, at least they could have got one of the two.

 

[90MPH]

Maybe I need to go spec savers as I saw no deflection. I could see daylight between bat and pad. And certainly no clear sound.

 

[taqi]

Even if it is a draw Eng will be feeling better

 

[Haroon786]

-40/2 is not a good position to be in even when you only have 50 overs to bat til safety.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I thought there was a deflection too but it's not conclusive enough, and the ball trajectory didn't change when they showed the side view. So if there was anything, it was very thin. The ball could simply just have drifted past the edge, so the benefit of the doubt remains with the batsman.

It's situations like these where you seriously need snicko or hot spot. Come on, if they can't afford both, at least they could have got one of the two.

Yah I agree. For such a high profile series (at least for pakistan) pcb should have spent a few extra bucks on the technology. Really poor from the pcb and broadcasters. They make already dull series to an absolute gloom.

 

[90MPH]

Pak are under pressure and need to bat well next session to make it does end a draw.

 

[Sam1]

Yah I agree. For such a high profile series (at least for pakistan) pcb should have spent a few extra bucks on the technology. Really poor from the pcb and broadcasters. They make already dull series to an absolute gloom.

On sky they were saying its down to the host broadcaster to pay for the technology apparently.

 

[JibranAnsari]

On sky they were saying its down to the host broadcaster to pay for the technology apparently.

Yah ,pcb never thrive for excellence in any aspect.

 

[zabalestmsm]

-40/2 is not a good position to be in even when you only have 50 overs to bat til safety.

I guess thats why Hafeez is batting positively in order to end the trail and get some lead. YK must join the positive party as well.

 

[Gollum]

Send Sarfraz next up and try to ruffle English feathers for the next game. Pakistan need to end the match on a strong note. We are playing on 'home' turf and we need to look the part.

 

[Haroon786]

I guess thats why Hafeez is batting positively in order to end the trail and get some lead. YK must join the positive party as well.

I need to catch some of the action - haven't seen any of the Test thus far.

 

[zabalestmsm]

60 overs remain. We must not think about a draw. We musnt think about a result at all. YK must play like Hafeez. Going into a shell wont help.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Its better to save some money and pay the debt if required (healthy lead ) than going bankrupt ( unhealthy lead ).

 

[James]

2-3 more wickets in the first hour after lunch and this could be an absolute thriller.

Otherwise it will be the kind of Test match draw that crawls off into the desert heat like a panting turkey.

 

[zabalestmsm]

I need to catch some of the action - haven't seen any of the Test thus far.

Its lunch now, by the way.

 

[Haroon786]

Its lunch now, by the way.

Nearly finished now.

 

[Mamoon]

Matter of fact is that we are a very poor Test team and about time people realize it. Calling us second or third best is pure delusion.

We have simply been protected by a very easy fixture list. No tough away your since 2012-2013.

 

[Haroon786]

Matter of fact is that we are a very poor Test team and about time people realize it. Calling us second or third best is pure delusion.

We have simply been protected by a very easy fixture list. No tough away your since 2012-2013.

By that metric, most teams are poor sides as well.

 

[Haroon786]

Pakistan are also undefeated in their last 2 away tours, having won both against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.