Pakistan v England | 2nd Test | Abu Dhabi | Jan 27th, 2012 | Day 3

[GLORY OF '92]

Awful!

Losing control only way back is 350 in the third innings

 

[adnan yasin]

Ball ko to middle off par rakh bhai

 

[Sledger]

LOL, plumb lb not given.

 

[pak4life]

the lead is already far too much in a low scoring game need a big hundred from one of our batsmen cant see it happening.

 

[JibranAnsari]

and our last 4 scored a mighty 0!

 

[Warfare]

That was supposed to be out

 

[Areesh]

Small hearts.

Friday prayer. Jummai ki namaz main dua karoon ga.

 

[Ruri]

Should have appealed louder is what Bumble is saying.

 

[cricfan4ever]

plumb lbw not given

 

[Sledger]

319/8.

 

[saj001]

30 runs added by this pair.

 

[DW44]

Some really shitty decisions against Pakistan in this innings.

 

[osee_bhai]

Last 10 overs, 52/2.

 

[Hash]

all the umpiring has gone England's way in this game.

Partly our fault due to stupid reviews.

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

SO plumb, that's what happens when u waste reviews.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Pakistan will lose this match if the lead from England is anywhere near 80!

 

[ash 68]

c`mon guys get em out

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

When luck is against you, the most obvious desicions go against you as well.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Great game for Broady boy, 4fer and now a 50

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

England definately getting the rub of the green in this match

 

[Sledger]

This is a big lead now. Pakistan will need to bat a long time as well.

 

[Looney]

66 runs lead !

 

[Sledger]

England lead by 66 at Lunch.

 

[Love Pakistan]

England's session!

 

[Ruri]

Looney, what does that mean?

 

[osee_bhai]

Not a good session, bowling was decent and I thought we were a bit unlucky.

 

[Sjaloha]

Good batting by Broad.

 

[adnan yasin]

LEAD BY 66 with 2 wickets in hand

now the real test for pakistan batting in 3rd innings

 

[cricfan4ever]

England in cruise control...need , and to come good big time...

freaking tail has been annoying with luck going in England's favor!

 

[Sledger]

Broad will be fired up with the ball after this too.

 

[classic]

England ahead in this test match ....thanks to third umpire !!

 

[hur rizvi]

Great innings by broad


cant see PAkistan winning from here

 

[Qadeer]

so our bowlers cant get tail enders out and our tail enders cant seem to get a run and yet we have done so well in last year and half...amazing

 

[Strike!]

Why did the wicketkeeper and fielders not appeal for that Anderson lbw ffs? issed:

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

Hmm gonna be real difficult for us.

Don't see Pak getting more than 200 (hope I'm wrong)

And with Eng already leading by 66.

140 should be pretty easy to chase.

 

[Love Pakistan]

I hate Broad!

 

[adnan yasin]

its broad broad broad broad

 

[JibranAnsari]

Broad is pure Gold

 

[hur rizvi]

Not a good session, bowling was decent and I thought we were a bit unlucky.

bowling was poor from Gul,junaid and ajmal

 

[classic]

I hate third umpires...and Rameez

 

[adnan yasin]

this was one Australia hallmark for success good 8-9 batsman

now england have the same and they are number 1

 

[Looney]

Looney, what does that mean?

This is bull****

 

[OZGOD]

Geez can't you guys get rid of Bambi already?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Can easily add 50-60 more the way they are playing. Asad shafiq's wicket looks even more criminal now.

 

[Qadeer]

Geez can't you guys get rid of Bambi already?

bambi has turned into Godzilla, wickets runs catches and more runs after lunch

 

[fight_club]

Its a mild word for !#!$!$!!!$!$ Ruri,

What Mishab needs to understand that he just cant keep giving easy singles to jimmy needs to keep him on strike mr. cool needs to settle down here.

he also needs to understand that objective of staying at the crease is to make runs as broad has shown we are in panic mode here need to come out of lunch ensure we give minimal strike to board and keep jimmy on one end

in a way its a good wake up call to our batsmen who certainly will be under pressure but they will do well to remember its England which will bat last here

 

[Ruri]

Willis "Australian Umpires were cheats".

He does have his moments...

 

[GLORY OF '92]

66 run lead is worth at least 1 wicket

 

[Zeeraq]

We can't get Tail wickets

 

[DW44]

If one of Gul or Junaid bowl one delivery, just one solitary delivery, above 145 clicks and get Barbie square on the face, head, neck or temple(anywhere on or around the chrome dome region really) through the grille, I wouldn't mind if they don't bowl a single delivery over 125 for the rest of the series.

 

[Maher96]

Wheres the bob willis thread. He at it agaib calling umpires back in the days useless and especially australia umpires were cheats hahaha bhudaa satya gays hain looool.

 

[violet_may]

Honestly, why did Pak fans have to respond to Broad on twitter? He's going all mental now with the shots

 

[kkmix]

Can easily add 50-60 more the way they are playing. Asad shafiq's wicket looks even more criminal now.

Umar Akmal's failure in England is the biggest reason why we are suffering in this match. Had he performed then, he would have been in the team and he would have won us this match in 1 day.

 

[Love Pakistan]

I guess Pakistan cant even try to produce a draw here! They got to bat really hard now! This match is 30-70% in favor of England just because of Broad's inning!

 

[Sledger]

Waqar only thinking of the draw.

 

[IAJ]

66 run lead is worth at least 1 wicket

Than I will take it Erasing the lead with losing only one wicket wont hurt Pakistan.

If Pakistan play positively they have chance a putting up a good score. Day 3 is probably the best day for batting on this wicket and you Broad have shown that run score isn't that difficult if you are positive!

 

[fight_club]

you just cant depend of spin alone to get the team out, Gul sadly has not looked part and Mishab doesn't seems to have much faith in juniad should have given him few overs with old bowl the lad seems to under heavy pressure due to lack of faith shown by his captain.

One can understand though mishab is not defending a huge total here but that where the test lies for our skipper

 

[Mobashir]

Barbie has played a superb innings helped with some mediocre capaincy!

 

[violet_may]

Our tail needs to learn a lesson here. If each of them could have put up even 10 runs each, we would be in a better position. Useless!!

Opening with Broad seems like a good idea

 

[A.M.]

Guys calm down we shld hav expected this before it is the numbr 1 team hopefully we can keep the lead undr 75 target of 225-250 would be tough to chase here

 

[Amjid Javed]

This lead of 66 could already be a match winning one! pakistan are starting to let this slip away!

If lead gets up towards 100 we are in trouble, We are going to have to score 300 now in 2nd inns atleast and on this pitch thats going to be a tough ask.

Wont be surprised if we lose 2/3 wickets before we wipe out englands lead!

This is difference between englands tail and our not existant one!

 

[MenInG]

Draw?

If Pak can come out of this game unscathed then Misbah should be declared captain of the cenury.

However, realistically - the game is gone. 66 runs to overcome is far too many and the opening pair are likley to fail at some point - which will expose the frailty known as Azhar Ali and etc

Lets look forward to Dubai now

 

[Love Pakistan]

I dont wanna watch this annoying Barbie anymore so I'll check the score in the morning! Hopefully we can finish them off early and start off with a good opening partnership insha Allah!

Only time will tell but right now Im afraid I smell an England victory! Oh God plz let not it be true!

 

[Qadeer]

Draw?

If Pak can come out of this game unscathed then Misbah should be declared captain of the cenury.

However, realistically - the game is gone. 66 runs to overcome is far too many and the opening pair are likley to fail at some point - which will expose the frailty known as Azhar Ali and etc

Lets look forward to Dubai now

Pakistan has been giving surprises in past year and half you never know Younis or Misbah get a big 100 and pak get 300.

even 175-200 will be difficult for england to chase in last inning.

 

[violet_may]

Keep lead under 75? They are already leading by 66, that's not far off. Um yeah.

 

[pak4life]

Draw?

If Pak can come out of this game unscathed then Misbah should be declared captain of the cenury.

However, realistically - the game is gone. 66 runs to overcome is far too many and the opening pair are likley to fail at some point - which will expose the frailty known as Azhar Ali and etc

Lets look forward to Dubai now

Agree. Our batsmen are not mentally strong enough to deal with the pressure of a deficit forget about the draw the match could be over today!

 

[kkmix]

I think a Younis Khan special is coming up. Also Hafeez will get a century in the second inning.

 

[Love Pakistan]

I think a Younis Khan special is coming up. Also Hafeez will get a century in the second inning.

Kkmix aap kay moo mein ghee shakar bhai!

 

[ScotRaz]

pleeeeeeeeease stop jinxing the players by predicting century's etc

 

[violet_may]

kkmix, now is not a time for a joke. Are you being serious? This lead has pretty much put a dent on us. Just look at players' faces as they were leaving the field. Why do I get the feeling Broad will put on a 100 here? Ahh!

We've got fragile batting. Really don't see how we can survive.

 

[Ruri]

Harmison is stuttering terribly here.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Umar Akmal's failure in England is the biggest reason why we are suffering in this match. Had he performed then, he would have been in the team and he would have won us this match in 1 day.

No doubt , he was the 2nd highest scorer for pakistan against england though in the series , conditions alien to him. But ofcourse both are unreasonable at the cruicial moments.

 

[ss3samzy]

kkmix, now is not a time for a joke. Are you being serious? This lead has pretty much put a dent on us. Just look at players' faces as they were leaving the field. Why do I get the feeling Broad will put on a 100 here? Ahh!

We've got fragile batting. Really don't see how we can survive.

Pakistan are gonna wine mate, This is Pakistan, not India

 

[kkmix]

Yeah but they deserve it ... How can you expect to be in a good position after dropping easy catches. Anyways I still think we got this in the bag, unless of course Broad puts on another hundred

 

[Ruri]

kkmix, now is not a time for a joke. Are you being serious? This lead has pretty much put a dent on us. Just look at players' faces as they were leaving the field. Why do I get the feeling Broad will put on a 100 here? Ahh!

We've got fragile batting. Really don't see how we can survive.

Now you're being as pessimistic as I usually am. Anderson is a decent tailender, but he has a pb of 34 for a reason, he wont stick around long enough. And Panesar is a joke.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to score at least 400 here

 

[Love Pakistan]

kkmix, now is not a time for a joke. Are you being serious? This lead has pretty much put a dent on us. Just look at players' faces as they were leaving the field. Why do I get the feeling Broad will put on a 100 here? Ahh!

We've got fragile batting. Really don't see how we can survive.

Got to keep Barbie away from strike and try to get Jimmy and Monty out asap! We just need to pray for a good opening partnership from our openers to set the tone for Misbah and Younis later on in the innings!

 

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

good night everyone.Hopefully when i wake up something good has happened. Right now i am pretty close to smashing my computer screen out of frustration.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan will have to score 300-350 in 2nd inns here. I can see us being bowled out for 250 and having to defend 160-70!

Poor stuff from pakistan this morning with the ball.

 

[Love Pakistan]

good night everyone.Hopefully when i wake up something good has happened. Right now i am pretty close to smashing my computer screen out of frustration.

Same here! See ya later guys!