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

[ss3samzy]

cheers monty

 

[Sledger]

Overpitched and smashed straight for four.

 

[adnan yasin]

another straight hit ... this time by younis khan

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

nice drive

 

[DW44]

YK plays the mother of all shots..

 

[JibranAnsari]

another chowka :4

 

[Sledger]

Time for Strauss to bring on Trott.

 

[Amjid Javed]

lovely shot from YK!

 

[Sledger]

Swept for four all run. Classical batting against spin.

 

[thurkeebaba]

lots of oohs and aahs

 

[bluffmasterv2]

they run ! fantastic running

 

[JibranAnsari]

:4 runs run.

 

[adnan yasin]

Pak 87/2

younis khan 15 Azhar ali 18

RR 2.56

to end the over but they ran four

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

exactly how Pakistan be against the spin , be agressive ehem ehem I would say be more sensible at the same time

 

[adnan yasin]

quick single taken

good running

 

[Amjid Javed]

good postive start from pakistan after lunch! need to keep batting like this all session!

87/2

 

[Sledger]

Good run taken again.

 

[deviously~fading~away]

Great batting from Pakistan after lunch

 

[JibranAnsari]

10 more minutes before the loadshedding

 

[Sledger]

Broad being called a medium pacer by Rambo.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

shot of the day by yonus

 

[Sledger]

Shot of the day.

 

[JibranAnsari]

watta shot :4 brilliant.

 

[thurkeebaba]

10 more minutes before the loadshedding

Radio Pakistan ..... TOOOT

 

[DW44]

YK, the 35 year old youngsta' beauty..

 

[DW44]

10 more minutes before the loadshedding

No loadshedding, hallelujah.

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Hi guys. can anyone give a quick recap. How the wickets fell, and hows the pitch behaving?

 

[Amjid Javed]

YK looks in good touch so far.

Pak 92/2

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

I hate Tensports for cutting every last bowled in each over for their adverts :S let me check ptv sports newly born tv channel for sports.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Radio Pakistan ..... TOOOT

Mobile cricinfo, don't think any fm does commentary.

 

[adnan yasin]

Pak 92/2

younis khan 19 Azhar ali 19

RR 2.62

 

[JibranAnsari]

No loadshedding, hallelujah.

not in isb?

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

awesome shot good work by

 

[Sledger]

Another great sweep by Younis. Panesar under pressure.

 

[JibranAnsari]

:4 chowka. shaba

 

[Zeeraq]

 

[adnan yasin]

Hi guys. can anyone give a quick recap. How the wickets fell, and hows the pitch behaving?

Both batsman didnt read the arm ball

Taufeeq got out bowled by swan

hafeez got out bowled by monty


Pitch is spinning like crazy since morning

 

[Sledger]

Now turned around for a single.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Younis showing why hes such a class player of spin. The best player of spin in Pakistan team.

 

[Amjid Javed]

35 runs in last 10 overs, thats a good rate of scoring by these two.

 

[thurkeebaba]

Mobile cricinfo, don't think any fm does commentary.

What, really ???

20 years ago, they always had Radio commentary

Chishti, Muneer and co...

 

[adnan yasin]

Pak 98/2

younis khan 24 Azhar ali 20

RR 2.73

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 98/2

 

[DW44]

Hi guys. can anyone give a quick recap. How the wickets fell, and hows the pitch behaving?

The pitch, imagine one of those made to order Indian wicket where they play 26 spinners and the highest any team ever gets to score is 150 at less than 2.50. Now imagine that pitch late on day 4 or early day 5, that's how this one has been behaving. The two wickets that fell were both to arm balls, both within 3 deliveries of close calls that were within a whisker of being out and both wickets were preceded by deliveries that turned almost 90 degrees.

 

[adnan yasin]

What, really ???

20 years ago, they always had Radio commentary

Chishti, Muneer and co...

FM is giving commentary

Chishti is still doing it

 

[James]

Pakistan on top. England need a couple of quick wickets.

 

[Areesh]

is a wonderful cricketer. One who is underestimated a lot.

 

[Sledger]

Younis cleaned up.

 

[Sledger]

Pakistan in trouble, big wicket and was looking good.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Brilliant delivery , Pakistan in big trouble.

 

[adnan yasin]

another one bowled

brilliant site for a bowler ... stumps tumbling towards keeper

younis khan gone ... tried to played it on the side

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

ahhh that hurts wrong line to play. Why would you play on the leg side that bowl

 

[Looney]

kick him out

 

[Sherlock]

Bowled him.

98-3

 

[Zeeraq]

Younis Khan out

 

[Sledger]

98/3 - The legend is in.

 

[James]

hahaha, ***! wow

 

[thurkeebaba]

Disgusting

 

[DW44]

not in isb?

Where you at?

 

[adnan yasin]

98/3

come on we still need 202 runs

 

[JibranAnsari]

Ramkiz 138ks in not medium pace for god's sake.

 

[Sledger]

Still, not the worst start. Just need a partnership and then let and loose.

 

[Saurav]

wow all 3 missed straight balls really

 

[yeh_cheezzz]

It was a good bowl by Broad

 

[adnan yasin]

tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk

 

[Sledger]

Younis Khan just missed a straight ball on off tbh, very weird dismissal for him.

Shades of VVS.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Mind game paid off, he was moving it away and moved one back a touch.

 

[Saurav]

Draviditis hit Pak batsmen it seems

 

[Sledger]

"Lovely piece of delivery"

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Both batsman didnt read the arm ball

Taufeeq got out bowled by swan

hafeez got out bowled by monty


Pitch is spinning like crazy since morning

The pitch, imagine one of those made to order Indian wicket where they play 26 spinners and the highest any team ever gets to score is 150 at less than 2.50. Now imagine that pitch late on day 4 or early day 5, that's how this one has been behaving. The two wickets that fell were both to arm balls, both within 3 deliveries of close calls that were within a whisker of being out and both wickets were preceded by deliveries that turned almost 90 degrees.

Thanks guys. I wasn't expecting such a pitch tbh. Little help maybe but this sounds like on of those Indian pitches. Rank turners as Gambhir would say.

 

[Areesh]

is a wonderful cricketer. One who is underestimated a lot.

Oops I jinxed it I guess.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Younis Khan just missed a straight ball on off tbh, very weird dismissal for him.

Shades of VVS.

not a good sign

 

[Pak_Power]

younis should've defended that ball..... big big wicket

 

[adnan yasin]

Pak 98/3

Misbah 0 Azhar ali 20

RR 2.66

 

[DW44]

Younis Khan just missed a straight ball on off tbh, very weird dismissal for him.

Shades of VVS.

At least he didn't spend the next 10 minutes standing there shocked at the audacity of the bowler for getting the mighty and tall YK/VVS out.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Really a good bowl or wrong shot selection trying to place across without getting to pitch of the bowl. That's another sad story but to be honest I want azhar & asad to do the work today as they have a lot to prove, to keep their places in the side. I am not going on them after fall of wickets but still I don't feel comfortable watching them.

 

[Sledger]

142ks - think that's the fastest of the day. Maybe the first 140 ball.

 

[Looney]

Oops I jinxed it I guess.

He did not want to be underestimated

 

[JibranAnsari]

predict pakistan score , i say 220.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Whenever YK starts scoring quickly in test cricket you know he going to loose his wicket I just had a feeling after he scored so many in the last 2-3 overs. I think when he looses his concentration he goes for shots and looses his wicket.