Pakistan v England | 2nd Test | Abu Dhabi | Jan 26th, 2012 | Day 2

[Easa]

It's been six overs, guys. This is a Test match. Get a grip.

 

[James]

England looking hopeless against spin yet again.

 

[Desi]

tidy over. keep this pressure on and we'll buy a wicket eventually me thinks

 

[Rana]

need a wicket

 

[Ruri]

England looking hopeless against spin yet again.

Wicket round the corner... Really want to go to bed now.

 

[ScotRaz]

Oh god, don't jinx this Ramiz

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

It's been six overs, guys. This is a Test match. Get a grip.

Hey, there is no room for sensible talk here, we need to PANIC!!!!!!!!!

 

[Desi]

Wicket round the corner... Really want to go to bed now.

isn't it early in england, where are you posting from?

 

[Looney]

Adnan Akmal sounds like those sabziwallahs in Pakistan

 

[Rana]

Dissapointing to see that we hardly made anything over night!

 

[Desi]

Hey, there is no room for sensible talk here, we need to PANIC!!!!!!!!!

hey! we're pak fans following a test match, if it doesn't look like a wicket every panic then we panic

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Dissapointing to see that we hardly made anything over night!

Hardly anything? We made nothing

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

isn't it early in england, where are you posting from?

Its 7 am not that early.

 

[HumorMe]

Adnan Akmal sounds like those sabziwallahs in Pakistan

Lol kamran akmal was worse w his chatter

 

[James]

Dissapointing to see that we hardly made anything over night!

1 run we usually give away a lot more to the tail, sometimes more to the last five wickets than the first five.

I suspect England will never really look 'in' against these spinners. As long as they don't get out, it's fine...

 

[Rana]

England openers must really be hating this

 

[Desi]

Its 7 am not that early.

exactly, not the time to be going to bed assuming ruri is from england ;d

 

[Ruri]

isn't it early in england, where are you posting from?

I'm in the US. Moved here when I was 6? Tho from Lanc originally.

 

[Rana]

heck England can get to 200-0 and there is still the possibility that they will be 235 all out!

 

[HumorMe]

1 run we usually give away a lot more to the tail, sometimes more to the last five wickets than the first five.

I suspect England will never really look 'in' against these spinners. As long as they don't get out, it's fine...

Time will tell, u pompous English man.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Kitnay out hai bhai

 

[Desi]

I'm in the US. Moved here when I was 6? Tho from Lanc originally.

icic

i have a pathology exam tomorrow, if no wicket falls in the next 5 overs i'm out too :/

 

[Rana]

Looks like the mid-card bys are gonna have to miss the next test!

 

[James]

Time will tell, u pompous English man.

Pompous? I'd say self-deprecating.

twenty five without a wicket bit nervy, but doing alright...

 

[ninjafirstslip]

we are so screwed people. ENG have their house in order.

 

[James]

'a good defensive machanism' how can you not love this guy?

 

[Ruri]

Ajmal bowling wide of offstump, interesting...

 

[Down2Earth]

rubbish start with the ball, hardly any have landed on target

 

[Ruri]

we are so screwed people. ENG have their house in order.

Oh stop it, we're about one crossbatted shot from a collapse.

 

[ninjafirstslip]

looks like they are prepared to graft.

 

[LethalSami]

Rambo needs to stop using those words



he tries too hard

 

[Desi]

'a good defensive machanism' how can you not love this guy?

moments after which just he said, "You need to be aggressive and positive vs. spinners, you need to cut and sweep..."

 

[Rana]

This RR of 2.5 trend is the new in UAE!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Pitch looks good now, we need wickets soon otherwise england might get 500 here

 

[ninjafirstslip]

Oh stop it, we're about one crossbatted shot from a collapse.

its a game of chicken ruri who will stop first

 

[James]

turn's died down from the first morning. good news for us.

could still blow it though.

 

[Desi]

turn's died down from the first morning. good news for us.

could still blow it though.

yesterday weren't you saying it was going to get worse as the game went on!?

told u!

 

[Strike!]

Little to no spin for Pakistan compared to England.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

This RR of 2.5 trend is the new in UAE!

Misbah trend

 

[James]

yesterday weren't you saying it was going to get worse as the game went on!?

told u!

No I agreed with you, I said it could get easier after the moisture calmed down. Some others thought it would deteriorate though, you might be thinking of them

 

[JibranAnsari]

What a disappointing morning for pakistan so far

 

[Ruri]

Little to no spin for Pakistan compared to England.

Swann also puts more revs on the ball... Probably only reason why.

Cook misses a cut. Does not look good...

 

[James]

the Pakistan scorecard is pretty good viewing for an England fan. Broad, Swann and Anderson do the job yet again. What fine bowlers. Underrated as a trio

 

[Desi]

No I agreed with you, I said it could get easier after the moisture calmed down. Some others thought it would deteriorate though, you might be thinking of them

ah

well in that case screw you for being right :/

 

[HumorMe]

Little to no spin for Pakistan compared to England.

I thought the ball was supposed to spin more w time. I'm confused. Y did Pakistan choose to bat first then?

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

turn's died down from the first morning. good news for us.

could still blow it though.

Last time, we didn't need the wicket to turn here you go our very own professor done it

 

[Desi]

YESSSSSSS

strauss goes buh bye

 

[bluffmasterv2]

ut YESSS PROFF FOR PRES !

 

[Rana]

This match looks as if its heading for a draw, England will have to bat tommorow and a session to post a respectable lead

 

[Ruri]

LOL. Game over.

 

[SOSami]

Come on boys!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Yes now trott and cook then the tail starts!!!

 

[jattafridi]

 

[Sharingan]

out

 

[Pak_Power]

Hafeez done it again!!

Strauss looked very uncomfortabe against him....

let the falling of wickets begin

 

[Sharingan]

hafeez has the MANKEYU SHARINGAN!!!!

 

[Desi]

I thought the ball was supposed to spin more w time. I'm confused. Y did Pakistan choose to bat first then?

don't think anyone expected the ball to spin that much yesterday, not that it was unmanageable by any means. it was the right decision to bat first because i don't think either team really wants to bat last here.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Yes now trott and cook then the tail starts!!!

Lol wut

 

[Desi]

LOL. Game over.

you sound like a pak fan LOL

 

[Sharingan]

Yes now trott and cook then the tail starts!!!

lol YOU ARE SO BAD

 

[Ruri]

Yes now trott and cook then the tail starts!!!

LOL. Against spin, the tail starts with our openers.

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Big wicket imo Strauss was looking "some what" at ease against Ajmal

 

[Rana]

Its always the Professer who keeps us in the game

 

[Asif321]

kyaa baaat haiii professor

 

[James]

Beefy is spot on to savage that dismissal.

Strauss looks finished. A regulation off-spinner, and neither forward nor back. That was awfully played.

If England lose the series he should sack it in.

 

[Digital]

1 Down 9 more to go...com n fellaz !

 

[adnan yasin]

Hafeez got it

 

[shakil]

Hafeez, the lefties' nemises lol

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

This match looks as if its heading for a draw, England will have to bat tommorow and a session to post a respectable lead

Well to early for that to say

 

[Desi]

some of these english batsman's averages vs. spin are just ridiculous.

trott 140 odd vs. spin
morgan is 150+ vs. spin

insane

 

[James]

All results possible here.

 

[adnan yasin]

Pakistan 257

England 29/1
England trail by 228 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[SOSami]

Hafeez has 23 wickets. Of those 23, on 7 occasions he has broken the opening partnership.

Proper spinner.

 

[HumorMe]

the Pakistan scorecard is pretty good viewing for an England fan. Broad, Swann and Anderson do the job yet again. What fine bowlers. Underrated as a trio

Yr really annoying wyr constant praise for English bowlers n I didn't forget yesterday's praise for kp, bell, trott, cook. Give it a rest for some time, please.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

2.07 RR lets make it more slow for them

 

[shakil]

Still Eng should score around 350 given their batting lineup

 

[JibranAnsari]

England's two best bats in

 

[Ruri]

some of these english batsman's averages vs. spin are just ridiculous.

trott 140 odd vs. spin
morgan is 150+ vs. spin

insane

?

Kaneria in England, Harbhajan, Mishra, Beer and Doherty. Those are the kinds of spinners those lads have faced. Nothing special.

 

[PakPosheeda]

Ajmal into his 5th over and still hasn't bowled a doosra!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pak_Power]

Cook looks solid against the spin today