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

[cricfan4ever]

Hafeez needs to get 150+...him and are key for us to get a good lead...hopefully gets a big 100 as well...

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

Pakistans session, scored just under a 100 very good for our boys. England will be happy to pick up two wickets though.

Hopefully this pair will make em toil in the afternoon session.

 

[Swaraj!!]

So......question to all......will there be a result here.....

Can lightening strike twice effectively....considering that inspite of being 90 odd for 7, england almost reached 200....

 

[adnan yasin]

So......question to all......will there be a result here.....

Can lightening strike twice effectively....considering that inspite of being 90 odd for 7, england almost reached 200....

it will get tougher for them to play spin later on so yeah result is on our way

expecting a 9 wicket win for pakistan

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

So......question to all......will there be a result here.....

Can lightening strike twice effectively....considering that inspite of being 90 odd for 7, england almost reached 200....

If England can get Pakistan all out for 250 to 270, then it will be quite interesting. But averages like here and has faced better attack consisting of steyn and friends so my prediction. Pakistan will score 692/5 declare

England 600/7 second innings It will be a tuk tuk draw unless strikes twice

But lightening won't strike twice.

 

[ninjafirstslip]

right now we got to bat time not necessarily runs. Azhar would have been good for grinding and frustrating them. His wicket was a pretty big blow.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

well i guess next session will tell us .. which way this match is heading ..... lets hope for the best

 

[Friend786]

i don't know why , but i find azhar ali a very nervous individual.

 

[AZ]

key session coming up, Barbie and Jimmy are both getting a hint of reverse, if we can weather that storm then it should be smooth sailing, Tremlett and Swann have looked ineffective.

need Hafeez to kick on and YK needs to show his characteristic toughness.

 

[Friend786]

lets hope hafeez , younis and misbah score big.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

i don't know why , but i find azhar ali a very nervous individual.

i have'nt seen him confident ... in any of his innings... so far

 

[AZ]

both Azhar and Taufeeq got good deliveries, can't blame them.

 

[James]

Good stuff from Broad, still miles off though. We need to win a session very soon to start our series off properly, or this test will slip away.

 

[IAJ]

It's important Hafeez doesn't throw it away and leave it to the rest, a big hundred is needed.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

I want hafeez to do well today. he's in my fantasy team.

 

[James]

If England get Pakistan out for 320 or less there is a game on, if not Pakistan will win.

 

[insaftak]

I want hafeez to do well today. he's in my fantasy team.

I want him to score 200 and he isn't in my fantasy team.

 

[adnan yasin]

Stuart broad ready to bowl

 

[adnan yasin]

full and straight delivery by broad

defended confidently by younis khan

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

back live..

 

[adnan yasin]

Maiden

 

[Strike!]

Keep tuking please, So many overs to go.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Maiden over to start off with..

 

[Zeeraq]

maiden.

 

[adnan yasin]

Tremlett to bowl from the other end

 

[Justcrazy]

138 /2

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Tremlett to bowl from another end..

 

[adnan yasin]

Well left by hafeez

 

[adnan yasin]

huge shout by england

LBW

strauss thought of reviewing it ... but umpire said .. 15 secs gone

 

[adnan yasin]

Quick single

 

[adnan yasin]

Hafeez moves on to 74

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 16 ........... make it 116

 

[Strike!]

Lovely looking drive for no runs..

 

[James]

Good shout against Younus there, would have been umpire's call.

They're looking to work on the ball so it will reverse later.

If they want to take an adequate amount of wickets today, it's going to be exceptionally hard work.

 

[Justcrazy]

England bowling tightly here.

 

[Strike!]

Good defensive batting, We want to grind the English bowlers.

 

[adnan yasin]

England 192

Pakistan 144/2 (47 ov)

Pakistan trail by 48 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings


Mohammad hafeez 75 Younis khan 6

 

[Areesh]

Good work by these two. looks really good today.

 

[Looney]

Will be sent ahead of ?

 

[adnan yasin]

First runs for younis khan after lunch

just steer it to third man for

 

[adnan yasin]

Will be sent ahead of ?

I dont think so .. and should not be

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan trail by 43 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[adnan yasin]

Post lunch session

11/0 in 5 overs

2.2 RR

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

I want him to score 200 and he isn't in my fantasy team.

Thats the spirit geetu garay

 

[Justcrazy]

75 not out........ needs to make sure it's 150

 

[adnan yasin]

younis khan almost nicked it

 

[adnan yasin]

150 up !!

 

[Zohaib Shah]

Hafeez is the MAN!!!!!!! WAhoooooo!!! Loving it !! keep the tuk tuk coming guys. I Love how you guys defend!

 

[adnan yasin]

Younis khan is falling every now n then ... he is a prospective candidate for LBW

 

[velu]

Finn might have done better here than Tremlett IMHO.

 

[Justcrazy]

150 up ..............

 

[James]

England bowling surprisingly well. Doesn't count for anything if they don't take wickets though.

 

[adnan yasin]

England 192

Pakistan 150/2

Pakistan trail by 42 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Mohammad hafeez 75 Younis khan 11

 

[velu]

Pak trial by 42 runs

 

[Zeeraq]

150 p for Pakistan

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Tremlett bowling slower than Gul -____-

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

bring it on boys

 

[iZeeshan]

Younis looking a little iffy

He's just surviving

Let's hope he gets through this patch

 

[Zeeraq]

Anderson bowling

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Hafeez needs to man up and pull those short balls, he is really good at those so no point in holding back.

 

[adnan yasin]

anderson speed 130.2 KPH

 

[adnan yasin]

flicked away for 3 runs by younis khan

 

[adnan yasin]

Really Really worried with younis khan feet movement

 

[Justcrazy]

55 overs left in the day......... Pakistan can get another 150 .

 

[adnan yasin]

England 192

Pakistan 153/2

Pakistan trail by 39 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

mohammad hafeez 75 Younis khan 14

 

[IAJ]

People who were questioning Gul's pace should look at how phaaast the english bowlers are bowling here. They are all bowling around 130 kph and Anderson not even touching that.

You need to understand that several factors here suggests you can't bowl 145 kph in these conditions!

And that Cheema was bowling around 138 kph yesterday is actually pretty sharp under these circumstances.

 

[Justcrazy]

15 not out

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

single to hafeez, Pak moves on to 155/2.

 

[adnan yasin]

Short ball by tremlett.. hafeez pulled it for single

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

England bowling pretty well, keeping the scoring rate down. Good tight lines, need to pick up a couple of wickets though.

 

[Justcrazy]

must be disappointed to miss out n this pitch..... its crying for a hundred.

 

[adnan yasin]

England 192

Pakistan 156/2

Pakistan trail by 36 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Mohammad hafeez 76 Younis khan 16

 

[Strike!]

Younus getting set for a big score hopefully.

 

[bluffmasterv2]

People who were questioning Gul's pace should look at how phaaast the english bowlers are bowling here. They are all bowling around 130 kph and Anderson not even touching that.

You need to understand that several factors here suggests you can't bowl 145 kph in these conditions!

And that Cheema was bowling around 138 kph yesterday is actually pretty sharp under these circumstances.

What are those factors ? Not questioning you but just more curious than anything.

Is it just they dont want to bowl faster as they feel its just waste of energy or that they "cant" because of hot and humid conditions.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

come on hafeez show them ... who is the real professor

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

at the end of the over, Pak 156/2, Trail by 36 runs.

Hafeez 76*
Younis 16*

Azhar Ali 1
Taufeeq 58

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

What are those factors ? Not questioning you but just more curious than anything.

Is it just they dont want to bowl faster as they feel its just waste of energy or that they "cant" because of hot and humid conditions.

well its not just that .. there should be also zip on the wicket .. that when u bend your back .. it goes through ..... but here .. the pitch is slow .. the bowl doesn't lift the same way

 

[Random Aussie]

Smash them!

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Younis edged to slips, fell short of Strauss..