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

[Areesh]

Century each from and will do the trick.

 

[Sledger]

72/4. Lead is 2.

 

[Badsha]

Look 100 - 4 wont be a VERY bad score...

 

[Britstani]

Waqar just said panesar is ahead of ajmal...........

 

[Torpedo]

At least we erased the deficit and avoided an innings loss.

 

[Badsha]

lol at the Umar Akmal fan boys wanting a quick fire 100

Umar is a match winner. At least he tries to play shots.

 

[Sledger]

Indian curator? Start the conspiracy theories!

 

[Badsha]

Waqar just said panesar is ahead of ajmal...........

Guy just says stuff for the sake of saying things at time

 

[style_guru]

Umar is a match winner. At least he tries to play shots.

So does

 

[Sledger]

Umar is a match winner. At least he tries to play shots.

Really? And which tests has he won?

 

[Badsha]

For Gods sake make some runs. tuking it is no help.

 

[Saurav]

curator is from my city.no wonder the pitch is so gr8

 

[leatherface58]

monty is looking like bedi out there. he is bowling well but still...

 

[Britstani]

Oh so the pitch creator is Indian.....I knew somthing was dodgy!!! FIXED LOLLL

 

[Areesh]

Waqar just said panesar is ahead of ajmal...........

Waqar is just .......

 

[Badsha]

Really? And which tests has he won?

How many has he played?

And players don't usually win matches. Teams do.

 

[SWERVE_uk]

Indian curator......creating a pitch for MONTY

 

[Amjid Javed]

Can we reach 140/4 at close? am not going to hold my breathe here.

 

[Sledger]

For God's Sakhhhhheeeeeeeeaaaa!! ) ) )

 

[Torpedo]

"England really are the number one team in the world, please disregard my previous interview as i was under the influence" - Javed Miandad

 

[siccric]

curator is from my city.no wonder the pitch is so gr8

I must say the pitches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi both have been perfect for test cricket after that boring Pak vs South Africa test series. There is a bit in it for the spinners, pacers and batsmen.

 

[saj001]

Priority is to take the match in to the day 4.

 

[Sledger]

How many has he played?

And players don't usually win matches. Teams do.

Enough.

So what's a 'matchwinner' then? Your words.

 

[Badsha]

Kehtai hai bato bato mein.

 

[hur rizvi]

Azhar ali keeps tukking....

We need runs

 

[leatherface58]

haha javed owned. willis will talk even more with the stephen hawking tone he has.

 

[Saurav]

22 overs remaining today.will Pak get to 100

 

[Sledger]

Shafiq misses out on a pie.

 

[Badsha]

Enough.

So what's a 'matchwinner' then? Your words.

One who has the potential to change the game.

Not one who has changed games.

 

[saj001]

Waqar is just .......

Waqar and Rameez both like to ---K it up to English commentators.

 

[Sledger]

Cut for a single. Lead goes up to three runs.

 

[hur rizvi]

at last one run

 

[Saurav]

haha javed owned. willis will talk even more with the stephen hawking tone he has.

where did u hear Hawking talking?

 

[Sledger]

One who has the potential to change the game.

Not one who has changed games.

So if he hasn't done it, how do you know he has the potential and the current players don't?

 

[Areesh]

I hate these ads.

 

[Osman]

Can we reach 140/4 at close? am not going to hold my breathe here.

will be lucky if we lead by 10 at this rate

 

[style_guru]

The next 8-10 overs are the key here. If Pak loses one wicket, England shall make inroads into the lower middle order.

 

[Badsha]

Unless we get some runs here we'll be under pressure.

 

[Amjid Javed]

we need 150+ partnership between these two and atleast one or both scoring a 100 here! otehrwise its game over and 1-1 with decider to come.

 

[Areesh]

Waqar and Rameez both like to ---K it up to English commentators.

Like seriously. Pannesar better than ajmal.

 

[hur rizvi]

Scoring at mighty 1.8 runs per over someone needs to tell them we cant draw this game

 

[Amjid Javed]

Mohsin khan should tell both these guys out there in a loving way they need to score 100s here!

 

[Badsha]

So if he hasn't done it, how do you know he has the potential and the current players don't?

If Bangladesh hasn't had the chance to play in the up coming World cup yet, how can you say they wont win it and any other team will?

 

[style_guru]

So if he hasn't done it, how do you know he has the potential and the current players don't?

Biradar, ab baksh de onna nu

 

[Torpedo]

The last time Pak lost a series after being 1-0 up was against SL in 96. They lost 2-1. A lot of tension back then.

 

[JibranAnsari]

tuk tuk to all new level, would be so proud.

 

[ninjafirstslip]

Mohsin khan should tell both these guys out there in a loving way they need to score 100s here!

none of our batsmen know how it is done.

 

[Badsha]

Scoring at mighty 1.8 runs per over someone needs to tell them we cant draw this game

This is why I wanted Umar.


It doesn't matter if one of them makes 42 from 200 here.

 

[hur rizvi]

we need 150+ partnership between these two and atleast one or both scoring a 100 here! otehrwise its game over and 1-1 with decider to come.

Both of them are not capable of playing such an innings specially if they keep blocking without any intent

 

[Asif321]

comon boys shaabash our young heroes

 

[Saurav]

is infamous here for tukking,but these guys are even slower

 

[taqi]

Itna Sara score eik over main

 

[saj001]

So if he hasn't done it, how do you know he has the potential and the current players don't?

Umar can hit couple of sixes so he can change the game. Dont you know?

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 2nd Innings | 4/78 | 41 Overs | Lead by 8 runs

 

[Badsha]

Asad and Azhar are good batsmen but their mentality is very poor.

 

[leatherface58]

the way they are going a ball will come with their name on it and they will have to go. not like there are 5-6 overs left in the day

 

[yadunoe]

imo this innigs is very key for shafiq if he can rescue pak then umar akmals return to the test team is done for a while, if not then i think we will see him in the 3rd test

 

[saj001]

Waqar talking about technique.

 

[Badsha]

Finally some intent...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Just like angry man Kohli in Adelaide this is a chance for azhar and Asad to show some fight and make a name for themselves.

 

[Badsha]

MUCH better!


That's just what we need.

 

[Saurav]

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 for Asad.

Lead up to 12 runs!

 

[hur rizvi]

good shots by shafiq

 

[Rana]

its begun

 

[Sledger]

If Bangladesh hasn't had the chance to play in the up coming World cup yet, how can you say they wont win it and any other team will?

You didn't answer my question.

What a thrashing by these batsmen - lead grows and grows!

 

[Saurav]

& again

 

[yadunoe]

we just need something to ball at , i back our bowlers any day

 

[Britstani]

Panesar the worlds 2nd best spinner after swan back in the attack...........well according to waqar

 

[Asif321]

another by our asad

 

[Badsha]

Asad Shafiq needs to play like this more often. I'm not saying he should just play strokes all the time but come on.. get at least 3 runs an over.

 

[purepak]

need some heroics from the young guns.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Asad showing some fight! now score a 100 like you should have in 1st inns!

87/4

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 2nd Innings | 4/87 | 42 Overs | RR 2.07 | Lead by 17 runs

 

[Badsha]

You didn't answer my question.

What a thrashing by these batsmen - lead grows and grows!

I clearly answered it with an example to which you failed to reply.

 

[leatherface58]

i guess they listened to my wise words.

 

[siccric]

Come on guys give them credit... this is a tough situation to be batting in. Shafiq must have gotten a lot of words for his dismissal in the first innings. Let them play according to the situation. At least they are getting singles now and a few boundaries here and there. Most importantly they are not throwing it away. We need them to stay there till the end of the day... while they are both still together, runs should not be our primary concern

 

[Torpedo]

Azhar Ali made a vow that he will never let his SR hit 30.

 

[Badsha]

Both batsmen have got starts here. Need to capitalize on this.

 

[Britstani]

both batsmen have got starts now.......time to seperate the men from the boys in our batting now