Pakistan v England | 2nd Test | Abu Dhabi | Jan 25th, 2012 | Day 1

[Syed Ali Imran]

haye Azharrr , Good one from Swann..

 

[adnan yasin]

WHy are people saying the pitch will flatten out? Doesn't spin have to do with the nature of the surface? As the game progresses, pitch deteriorates, footmarks develop, it should just continue to spin right? And perhaps get even more spin? I don't think it will get easier to bat as the game progresses.

the pitch will not deteriorate later on i guess ... but yes it will spin for sure

 

[Usman Chadda]

WHy are people saying the pitch will flatten out? Doesn't spin have to do with the nature of the surface? As the game progresses, pitch deteriorates, footmarks develop, it should just continue to spin right? And perhaps get even more spin? I don't think it will get easier to bat as the game progresses.

The pitch will probably become worse as it will break-up as the match progresses. Might end up becoming a dust-bowl by day 4 and thus an absolute nightmare for the batsmen

 

[JibranAnsari]

England are screwed.

WHy are people saying the pitch will flatten out? Doesn't spin have to do with the nature of the surface? As the game progresses, pitch deteriorates, footmarks develop, it should just continue to spin right? And perhaps get even more spin? I don't think it will get easier to bat as the game progresses.

In the last two matches at Abudhabi , it has flattened out as the match progressed. Everything including spin vanished.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

at the end of over Pak 61/1.

Hafeez 31*
Azhar Ali 7*

Taufeeq 16

 

[Sledger]

61/1.

 

[saj001]

Azhar Ali also looks a lot more trim than the overweight batsman we saw before.

And he is looking much more confident in his stroke play.

 

[iZeeshan]

It should get easier to bat on Day 2 and Day 3, then a lot of turn on Day 4 and 5...if we make it that far.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Azhar needs to score at least his trademark 50.

 

[hazen_batti]

Azhar seems low on confidence.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Tough test for azhar against spin , he isn't good either against spin.

Well if you can't play spin, don't think then test cricket is the zone you wanna find yourself in.

 

[osee_bhai]

In the last two matches at Abudhabi , it has flattened out as the match progressed. Everything including spin vanished.

Last time it never spun this muchh at all, first day or last. That was the seam movement that flattened out.

 

[talha3]

Is that dropped?

 

[Sledger]

Panesar gets Hafeez's edge. Only one slip.

 

[DW44]

what do you think would be a good score, 275?

Anything over 350 and England following on would be a very real possibility.

 

[hur rizvi]

Dropped

 

[Pak_Power]

dropped!!

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Caught and Bowl, dropped!!!!

 

[talha3]

****. Hafeez gone

 

[ads101]

In trouble now.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

*** another one bowled

 

[Sledger]

Hafeez bowled.

 

[WalkingWiggett]

Hafeez

 

[iZeeshan]

And Hafeez goes

 

[adnan yasin]

Hafeez bowled

just mis read the length

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Bowled him!!! Monty gets Hafeez

 

[Pak_Power]

and now hafeez gone..... Pak in trouble!!

 

[Ruri]

We are dead screwed.

 

[Sledger]

Time for Hafeez to hit the nets and practise his offbreaks now.

 

[hur rizvi]

Pakistan in trouble

 

[talha3]

Can't lose another wicket in this session.

 

[Zeeraq]

Hafeez out

 

[JibranAnsari]

professor goes, No need to play at backfoot.

 

[Areesh]

 

[Desi]

ughhhh

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Pak moves on to 61/2 giving a glare at their neighbours as they stand at 61/2 too as well back in Australia though.. lol!

 

[Sledger]

It should get easier to bat on Day 2 and Day 3, then a lot of turn on Day 4 and 5...if we make it that far.

we?

I think you spelt England wrong.

 

[pak4life]

openers missed two straight balls!!

 

[osee_bhai]

Frig. Montyyy

 

[Sledger]

Younis Khan in.

 

[IAJ]

Lols Pakistan making The same mistakes England made against Ajmal and company. Block block wont help, needs to move The feet against spinners.

 

[JibranAnsari]

If younis goes early , we are seeing a under 200 score.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Monty the destroyer destroying! 275 kay liye hi settle ho jao bhaiyon!

 

[Saurav]

no monty celebration

 

[GLORY OF '92]

I'll take 300 now.....

 

[James]

We are dead screwed.

oh give over myrtle.

this is so good to watch! two spinners, a spinning track. sporting theatre.

great test match in prospect, with Ajmal to have a twirl later.

 

[Sledger]

61/2.

 

[Zeeraq]

Younis Khan plz make 500 runs.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

at the end of over Pak 61/2.


Azhar Ali 7*
Younis 0*

Hafeez 31
Taufeeq 16

 

[kkmix]

300 will be a good score ... and I can't wait to see how English batsmen will cope with this spin .

 

[talha3]

With all the bowled wickets, and YK coming in against Panesar, just had a flashback of YK being bowled by Panesar 06...

 

[PakPrince]

The never ending saga of the Great Pakistani Collapses is back!

we hadn't seen one for so long that it almost felt wierd and un-Pakistani!

 

[saj001]

Younis Khan plz make 500 runs.

).

 

[James]

could flatten out or spin more. let's see.

 

[DW44]

We are dead screwed.

We? Didn't you post the exact same thing Taufeeq got out? Aren't you with GS/Malakian and co?

 

[James]

gutted about Azhar btw. Big fan but he's looked very...meh.

 

[JibranAnsari]

oh give over myrtle.

this is so good to watch! two spinners, a spinning track. sporting theatre.

great test match in prospect, with Ajmal to have a twirl later.

Ajmal does not spin much , I guess this time rehman will trouble more.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Maiden, at the end of over Pak 61/2.


Azhar Ali 7*
Younis 0*

Hafeez 31
Taufeeq 16

 

[Sjaloha]

Credit goes to the English bowlers. They are bowling a superb line here.

 

[talha3]

The never ending saga of the Great Pakistani Collapses is back!

we hadn't seen one for so long that it almost felt wierd and un-Pakistani!

You think this is a collapse?

A collapse would be if from here we got bowled out for less than 150.

 

[PakPrince]

it might flatten out tbh!

and i really think its more a mental problem here than the pitch!

 

[Sledger]

Brilliant tukking by Azhar.

 

[osee_bhai]

Rehman's gonna have a party here, people are overestimating Ajmal, his bowling rarely requires a big spinning pitch, and sometimes he struggles on these kind of pitches too.

 

[adnan yasin]

Lols Pakistan making The same mistakes England made against Ajmal and company. Block block wont help, needs to move The feet against spinners.

as a batsman .... its hard to come down the track when he sees the ball turning that much from one word go

 

[JibranAnsari]

gutted about Azhar btw. Big fan but he's looked very...meh.

He will always look like that , some batsmen are never in.

 

[PakPrince]

You think this is a collapse?

A collapse would be if from here we got bowled out for less than 150.

it has all the hallmarks of a traditional Pakistani collapse

:hope im wrong

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

YK off the mark with a single as Pak moves on to 62/2.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Quick single to Azhar

 

[JibranAnsari]

Tremlett's injury , a blessing in disguise.

 

[Ruri]

We? Didn't you post the exact same thing Taufeeq got out? Aren't you with GS/Malakian and co?

Oy, English fan yes, but confident in England's batting right now? No. I'm more worried about being 100ao to Rehman (let alone Ajmal) even if we bowl you lot out.

 

[adnan yasin]

Pak 63/2

Younis khan 1 Azhar ali 8

RR 2.44

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

at the end of over Pak 63/2.


Azhar Ali 8*
Younis 1*

Hafeez 31
Taufeeq 16

 

[talha3]

it has all the hallmarks of a traditional Pakistani collapse

:hope im wrong

This has happened before a few times in Misbah's reign (2/3 quick wickets). But it has never led to a collapse (except on that messed up minefield of a pitch in WI).

:hope you're wrong too

 

[Zeeraq]

Broad bowling.

 

[talha3]

Oy, English fan yes, but confident in England's batting right now? No. I'm more worried about being 100ao to Rehman (let alone Ajmal) even if we bowl you lot out.

It depends. England are mentally strong. If Pakistan don't make 200, it might motivate England.

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Very good point raised up on cricinfo's commentary

Kamran: 'Of the 14 matches that Misbah has captained (including this), he has won the toss 8 times, and it is only the second time he has decided to bat first, although essentially all of these matches were played on pitches that were good for batting. This shows a more positive approach from the defensive man."

 

[Zeeraq]

).

Hey, I can dream right?

 

[Sledger]

Broad back on.

 

[Asif321]

better crowd this time

 

[Syed Ali Imran]

Barbie into the attack now..