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

[insaftak]

Professor

 

[saj001]

Anderson bowling good.

 

[Maher96]

How are things out there??? Somebody update. Wat pisition we in atm?

 

[PakPosheeda]

Commentator's avoiding mentioning re: Multan test.

Interesting scorecard that. Butt in jail. Shabbir banned for chucking. Kaneria accused, jailed and then ignored. And on a side note, Tresco and Flintoff victims of depression.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

nice looking shot & great field

 

[insaftak]

Cook saves 3 runs!

 

[Areesh]

What do you mean ?

Your prayers were answered.

It's not a huge lead.

Yeah but still would have preferred if the lead would be just 50-55. Every run counts. Anyways still not a big lead for most top batting lines. Not sure for Pakistan though.

 

[Sledger]

Graeme Swann running off the field. Must have been intimidated by Taufeeq's straight driving.

 

[Areesh]

Interesting scorecard that. Butt in jail. Shabbir banned for chucking. Kaneria accused, jailed and then ignored. And on a side note, Tresco and Flintoff victims of depression.

Lol some test it was.

 

[Amjid Javed]

54 behind now!

 

[Maher96]

Koi batat kuu nahin?? Halaat kaise hain?

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan trail by 54 runs with 10 wickets remaining

 

[ash 68]

taufeeq vs Monty

im too scared to look

 

[adnan yasin]

pak -54/0

 

[hur rizvi]

Monty troubling taufeeq...

 

[Namak_Halaal]

This is day 3, tailenders even looked okish. Time to pile on 500 imho.

Indeed.

Ideally if Pak can bat till tomorrow at Tea it would be perfect.

We really must aim for 300+ lead.

 

[Sledger]

Interesting scorecard that. Butt in jail. Shabbir banned for chucking. Kaneria accused, jailed and then ignored. And on a side note, Tresco and Flintoff victims of depression.

I thought Kaneria was released without any charges?

 

[Rudi hater]

Pakistan should try to get to 300 mark somehow ideally 320 to give themseleves a good chance. Chasing 230-250 wont be easy and added pressure of a chase. But lets hope Pakistan last that long.

 

[adnan yasin]

Broady coming to bowl now again

 

[Amjid Javed]

TU needs to improve the way he plays against Spin, needs to be abit more postive!

 

[adnan yasin]

outside edge i think it didnt carry

hafeez survive

 

[sarmadsl]

Poor technique shown by tafueeq

 

[Sledger]

Edged but I think it fell in front of Prior.

 

[justarslan]

taufeeq vs Monty

im too scared to look

Good to see i have some company.

 

[sarmadsl]

Survives

 

[Sledger]

Good ball, inside edge for one.

 

[adnan yasin]

inside edge by taufeeq single taken

 

[adnan yasin]

on to the pads of hafeez this time flicked it for 2

 

[sarmadsl]

2 more runs

 

[Sledger]

On the pads and two runs, Hafeez didn't quite time it.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Broad moving ball around abit, both batsmen need to play straight and nothing across the line here!

20/0

 

[adnan yasin]

Monty needs to bowl middle off to look more scary against taufeeq .. his line is not threatening

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

We will whitewash England!!! Anyone???

 

[sarmadsl]

Montey looking dangerous

 

[adnan yasin]

yeah ... be on front foot ...and read the arm ball please hafeez

 

[Strike!]

Taufeeq against spin.

 

[insaftak]

edge and I will take it

 

[adnan yasin]

We will whitewash England!!! Anyone???

Inshallah

 

[Sledger]

Four more past slip. Genuine edge that time.

 

[DW44]

Hafeez loves this deliberate outside edge for four, doesn't he? And goddamn, he plays it well. Only other player I've seen in recent times who plays it better is Akmal Junior.

 

[Amjid Javed]

edge but 4! phew!

25/0

 

[Justcrazy]

25 /0

 

[JibranAnsari]

Monty needs to bowl middle off to look more scary against taufeeq .. his line is not threatening

Stop doing this minus thing please.

 

[Areesh]

We will whitewash England!!! Anyone???

InshaAllah.

 

[adnan yasin]

pak -45/0

 

[ash 68]

25/0

these openers are good together

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Almost one hour before the tea , can we clean the lead by tea?

 

[Sledger]

I've enjoyed this Sohail/Atherton combo in the combox. Two tactically aware captains and Sohail doesn't take any bull.

 

[Justcrazy]

These two must stay as long as possible, need to last till Tea tomorrow at least.

 

[adnan yasin]

Stop doing this minus thing please.

is it confusing ?????

 

[insaftak]

focus taufeeq

 

[adnan yasin]

after missing the delivery

professor called taufeeq umar for some short course

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Both of them living dangerously out there.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I can see Taufeeq being bowled again leaving the ball! needs to tighten up here!

 

[DW44]

Almost one hour before the tea , can we clean the lead by tea?

Nah. When was the last time you saw Pakistan score more than 50 runs at more than 4 an over? I'll gladly take a lead of 80-85 with no more than 3 wickets down at stumps.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

professor down the track

 

[Sledger]

Hack shot from Hafeez but he gets four all run.

 

[JibranAnsari]

is it confusing ?????

Especially for the ones following this forum on mobile. (bloody loadshedding )

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Taufeeq can't defend for long

Need to attack, ateast he will score some runs that way

 

[adnan yasin]

they ran four though

hafeez tried to heave it towards midwicket

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Damn you Taufeeq! Look at the ball!

 

[insaftak]

4 runs for Professor

 

[Justcrazy]

41 trail by.

 

[Sledger]

Great ball!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez onto 22* hes got a start so should be looking for a big hundred here!

 

[adnan yasin]

I can see Taufeeq being bowled again leaving the ball! needs to tighten up here!

Taufeeq Gate is always open

 

[Sledger]

Hafeez is gone, shouldn't review that unless he's edged it.

 

[Sledger]

Hafeez walks, seems the right thing to do.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Who here thinks 260 would be enough here for England? Batting last with the ball beginning to turn will never be easy.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

professor gone

 

[DW44]

Panesar's doosra?

 

[Sledger]

Replays confirm it looks pretty plumb.

 

[WalkingWiggett]

Monty Python nabs Hafiz. No DRS taken.

 

[adnan yasin]

told ya . hafeez Watched out for ARM BALL

 

[insaftak]

AA to face monty

 

[Looney]

issed: I feel like an Indian cricket fan

 

[Sledger]

Hafeez looked pretty average out there tbh.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hafeez gone

 

[Justcrazy]

about 50 overs to go, Pakistan should look to get another 130 .... that would be lead of 65 - 70 by stumps, the key would be not to loose more than 2 wickets here.

 

[Sledger]

The great Azhar Ali in and will be tested by spin.