Pakistan v England | 1st Test : Day 2 | Dubai Sports City | 18 January 2012 |

[talha3]

Waqar: "I know Anderson swings both ways" )

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[Zamee]

wickets are just around the corner

 

[James]

and now you see what The Misbah Effect does when you play a good team!!!!!

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

130 lead for sure unless more useless batting

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

tough bowling all of a sudden

 

[Amjid Javed]

This is poor stuff from pakistan, handing the initiative to england here!

 

[talha3]

Shaaat from Misbah!

 

[cricfan4ever]

as I've been saying for a while now, tuk tuk gets us no where and against top quality team this was expected...Misbah should look to score with intent instead of blocking...

 

[TalhaSyed]

We need a lead of atleast 100 here
Should try to push the leads towards 150 if possible

Misbah really needs to get some shots in here.

Just as I say that crunching cover drive by Misbah for :4

 

[Asif321]

:adnan Big Test for him

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Shot!!! half volley put down to 4 by misbah..

 

[A.M.]

lovely shot for

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

 

[Maher96]

Misbah has trapped himselve in a shell now. We are not scoring anymore.

As i write misbah smashes a four.

 

[adnan yasin]

phew....thank god he went for that drive

 

[talha3]

and now you see what The Misbah Effect does when you play a good team!!!!!

let's judge that when he's out...

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

all the praise for misabh is gona go to bin if pakistab dont score 300 here

 

[Zaz]

Shot! thats more like it

 

[Strike!]

England haven't bowled those kinds of deliveries today.

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

and now you see what The Misbah Effect does when you play a good team!!!!!

yes thank u.. i knw pakistan is a good team

in asia england a good team....

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Good shot by Misbah but the dilivary was so bad that even my 8 years old brother could have put that one away, lol.

 

[Amjid Javed]

finally some runs ffs!

 

[Maher96]

Still lot time left in the match. Just try to get as much runs as we can.

 

[Asif321]

 

[adnan yasin]

LEAD 45 runs

5 wickets in hand

 

[TalhaSyed]

Our star batsmen still to come

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

4 runs of the over, Pak 237/5, Lead by 45 runs.

Misbah 31*
Adnan 1*

Asad 16
Younis 37
Hafeez 88
Azhar Ali 1
Taufeeq 58

 

[Maher96]

We need to get through this new ball n things will get much better.

 

[ads101]

Misbah's fine, he's staying in which is the important thing. Runs will come. He's not exactly in a last wicket stand, there's a couple of wickets to go even if they aren't good bats. If Misbah gets out we really will be in trouble.

Wish Asad had kept his concentration.

 

[JibranAnsari]

lead under 150 and the match will tilt in the favor of the englishmen. They will certainly score more than 400 on this flat wicket.

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 1st Innings | 4/237 | 84 Overs | RR 2.82 | Lead by 45 runs | Need 55 runs at end of day

Evening Session | 0/24 | 12 Overs | Todays play | 4/195 | 69 Overs

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Give it to Broad, Strauss

 

[cricfan4ever]

and now you see what The Misbah Effect does when you play a good team!!!!!

we agree on something )

 

[A.M.]

anthr 100 runs would be great

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

drink some lipton ... think positive

 

[PakPosheeda]

Waqar: "I know Anderson swings both ways" )

Waqar knows too much.

BTW, kudos to the few people in the stadium who have watched Misbah-ul-tuk all day.

 

[James]

another imposing 30 off 100 balls from the world-class batsman Misbah ul Haq, got the win in mind as usual

 

[Maher96]

Looks like they have less hope in akmal. Rehman padded up ready to cone on lol.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

swinging bowling -

 

[Zamee]

How is adnan not out yet??

 

[Deewana Mastana]

It's time for Adnan Akmal to stand up and show some batting credentials despite having a paltry domestic average for a keeper batsman.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

rehman has helmet on

 

[Strike!]

Adnan looking clueless.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We badly need a swing bowler like anderson in our team , he certainly has improved a lot and bowling very well under these conditions.

 

[Maher96]

Good stop i thought that was a drop.

 

[Amjid Javed]

another imposing 30 off 100 balls from the world-class batsman Misbah ul Haq, got the win in mind as usual

) keep abusing the captaan the tuk tuk is getting to you

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

How is adnan not out yet??

Don't worry not long to go.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

yet another Maiden by anderson, at the end of the over, Pak 237/5, Lead by 45 runs.

Misbah 31*
Adnan 1*

Asad 16
Younis 37
Hafeez 88
Azhar Ali 1
Taufeeq 58

 

[Maher96]

We badly need a swing bowler like anderson in our team , he certainly has improved a lot and bowling very well under these conditions.

Junaid khan would be effective i feel.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Akmal can block out the new ball coz he will certainly strugle against the swinging ball if he tries to smack some quick runs. Also if Akmal gets out now we are defo into the tail

Meanwhile Misbah has to lead from the front and try get some quick boundaries to release the pressure we are currently under.

And once a wicket does fall , & have to swing from the hip like only they can

 

[Swaraj!!]

Adnan looks to be hanging on by the skin of his teeth..........suddenly JA looks vicious at 130KPH

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

another imposing 30 off 100 balls from the world-class batsman Misbah ul Haq, got the win in mind as usual

it cant be bad as this

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63899.html

tuk tuk england

may be misbah seen athers bat....al the time

 

[Maher96]

Hafeez could do rehmans job too. We should go with 3 seamers.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

barbie, back in attack..

 

[talha3]

another imposing 30 off 100 balls from the world-class batsman Misbah ul Haq, got the win in mind as usual

Not sure about imposing but he's getting under English skins so it's a good innings for me.

As for having the win in mind, don't be so naive, Pakistan could bat until the end of tomorrow at 1.5rpo and still win this match easily.

 

[Zamee]

Gul, Asad, Azhar let us down !!

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

hahahah anderson is making it look like headingley

 

[Maher96]

Misbah has not completed his century yet. 7 balls to go.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Misbah is all over the place , going no where at the moment. it is not zimbabwe , he must be feeling that.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

single to misbah, Pak moves on to 238/5.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Gul, Asad, Azhar let us down !!

The ball swings more in the evening.

 

[PakPosheeda]

Lol Broad was delivering the ball and Adnan Akmal at the other end was still practicing his shots.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Single to Misbah no Maiden this time.

 

[adnan yasin]

Adnan akmal was practicing his shots hahaha .. he didnt even know bowling is running in

 

[Swaraj!!]

Barbie's the danger "man", much as it pains me to say.....

 

[Maher96]

Shottttt from adnan.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Why does Adnan always look terrified..even whilst playing a crunching cover drie for :4?

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

4 to Akmal... Good shot!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Misbah needs to keep encouraging Adnan so that he keeps fighting out in middle and doesnt throw it away.

 

[Strike!]

What a shot. )

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

tuk tuk tuk

 

[talha3]

Shot from Adnan! Bit of the Akmal name in that shot.

 

[A.M.]

lovely shot for and the lead is 50

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

if its there to hit ... they should hit

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Nice shot by Adnan Four

 

[adnan yasin]

50 lead is up !!

 

[JibranAnsari]

The akmals never fail to entertain you

 

[Zamee]

^^Gul couldnt even take swann's wicket.

 

[A.M.]

bouncer well left

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Lead Pachaaaaaaaaaaaaas