Pakistan v England | 2nd Test | Abu Dhabi | Jan 28th, 2012 | Day 4 - RELIVE THE DAY!

[JibranAnsari]

Taufeeq is a grafter but his weakness is too obvious against spin bowling , bowled twice to a straighter one is criminal.

 

[Zamee]

Can we send Afridi in place of gul?

wont effect the outcome lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

we need afridi to dance on the pitch



(...gul should make himself useful and do it)

Yah this could be his only use..

 

[Sharingan]

Whats a competetive total guys? And what do you think we'll actually make?

 

[Justcrazy]

This pitch is not that bad, it will take poor batting by england for Pakistan to win.

 

[JibranAnsari]

wont effect the outcome lol

He will hit 3 4 sixes , should be enough and he can bowl in the place of gul. Sure he can bowl faster than gul these days.

 

[NeVerMind]

thing with taufeeq is that he is fine against the seamers but clueless against spin especially Swann so what do you? Do you drop him and unsettle the opening and accommodate Umar Akmal? Or do you go in with the same batting line-up?

 

[Justcrazy]

I guess England would win by 3 wickets.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Whats a competetive total guys? And what do you think we'll actually make?

We will make about 140 and the competitive total depends upon how many wickets we get with the new ball. England 4/50 , then the game is on.

 

[TheHK16]

the English batsman actually look worried chasing over 150 lol

 

[James]

we need afridi to dance on the pitch



(...gul should make himself useful and do it)

) )

 

[Justcrazy]

Toffee has to be dropped , there must be better players than him , who deserve a chance.

 

[Fawad2010]

We should discuss how to get Broad out...lol

 

[James]

I don't think there's loads in the pitch. England have just bowled very well throughout the game.

If we lose it will be down to brainfarting under pressure. Which I accept could happen.

60-40 England IMO.

England have been good in this game, they've looked the better team, and deserve to be in this strong position...BUT If Pakistan bowl England out cheaply they deserve to win the test and series. Simple.

 

[Justcrazy]

England can chase 180 - 200 with ease. This is not a mine field. It just takes one 50 run partnership to get there. Also England bat deep.

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

anything over 175-180+ will be competitive should Pakistan bowl tight & field well.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Make england forfeit the match ,PPers in the ground throw bottles at the english players

 

[the Great Khan]

If we get quick wickets..the pitch wont matter..the difference is englands tail..wont be surprised if broad hits the winning runs..

 

[iHammad]

20 mins till resume.

 

[khalil1986]

Can we cowlash 40 runs?

 

[MenInG]

As things stand now - England will win with maybe 8 wickets in hand - nothing in the pitch and Gul with the new ball will give away too many runs. Ajmal and Rehman wont have enough time or runs to put pressure on England

 

[iHammad]

Doesn't matter the end result, but one has to admit that this test match has been awesome!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So its to be 1-1 then ?

 

[James]

As things stand now - England will win with maybe 8 wickets in hand - nothing in the pitch and Gul with the new ball will give away too many runs. Ajmal and Rehman wont have enough time or runs to put pressure on England

oooo not sure Miggy my friend!

Could be a good top order partnership that wins it, but if England collapse to the likes of 40-5 (happened twice in Dubai) then Pakistan can win it.

 

[Safar55]

the guys in the studio and gower in particular seem to have misunderstood amir sohail.... they think he's being harsh on Pakistan youngsters. I thought he was quite fair and just mentioned they're playing to their limits. Nasser seems to have got the point Sohail was making

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Can we cowlash 40 runs?

No

 

[hur rizvi]

As things stand now - England will win with maybe 8 wickets in hand - nothing in the pitch and Gul with the new ball will give away too many runs. Ajmal and Rehman wont have enough time or runs to put pressure on England

Whatever the target is Pakistan should start with Ajmal and hafeez, we dont have enuff runs to take chance with gul or junaid

 

[*syed59*]

have a feeling Gul and junaid will take 6 between them.....

 

[MenInG]

Its been a long time since we turned around matches in second innings with our bowling.

Its a fascinating Test match - just cant seem to get enough of it !

 

[Safar55]

I'd give both Gul and Junaid 1 over each to just see what the ball is doing. I would tell them to give it their all. Remember Junaid got 5 last time he played here on a flat pitch. Just give him a chance to see what he can do. 1-2 overs max. If nothing bring on Ajmal.

Likewise at the other end, bring on Hafeez. And then Rehman.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We should start with quicks , probably a different gul turn up to give us a head start in final innings. We can not be too careful now, will have to take our chances with all the resources available.

 

[Sharingan]

I'd give both Gul and Junaid 1 over each to just see what the ball is doing. I would tell them to give it their all. Remember Junaid got 5 last time he played here on a flat pitch. Just give him a chance to see what he can do. 1-2 overs max. If nothing bring on Ajmal.

Likewise at the other end, bring on Hafeez. And then Rehman.

this.

 

[ninjafirstslip]

I'd give both Gul and Junaid 1 over each to just see what the ball is doing. I would tell them to give it their all. Remember Junaid got 5 last time he played here on a flat pitch. Just give him a chance to see what he can do. 1-2 overs max. If nothing bring on Ajmal.

Likewise at the other end, bring on Hafeez. And then Rehman.

We wont have runs for cushion. Hafeez and 1 pacer from get go. Ajmal when ball is dirtier (so trott and co don't see it)

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

And we all thought we will have high scoring draws lol

 

[Zamee]

He will hit 3 4 sixes , should be enough and he can bowl in the place of gul. Sure he can bowl faster than gul these days.

Agree

 

[JibranAnsari]

load shedding and i can't watch england crumble.

 

[iZeeshan]

I don't think there's loads in the pitch. England have just bowled very well throughout the game.

If we lose it will be down to brainfarting under pressure. Which I accept could happen.

60-40 England IMO.

England have been good in this game, they've looked the better team, and deserve to be in this strong position...BUT If Pakistan bowl England out cheaply they deserve to win the test and series. Simple.

Way too generous. I'd say 80-20 England.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Cmon Pakistan...get 50+ more now!

 

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

what happened to those optimist guys lollzz man, i cant see swollen faces )

 

[iHammad]

I still believe.

 

[ninjafirstslip]

nooooo ajmal!

 

[hur rizvi]

 

[iHammad]

8 down now.

 

[iZeeshan]

was going to happen eventually

come on Gul, just attack and get 30

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

It's Abdul Rahman not Ajmal

 

[ninjafirstslip]

is it gone??

 

[Sharingan]

gone

 

[shahidafridi123]

gone

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

that umpire could have given it not out...idiot kahin ka

 

[Zamee]

Hawkeye )
this thing is seriously poor

 

[Sharingan]

pls get to 150

 

[shahidafridi123]

series 1-1

 

[iHammad]

Cmon

 

[James]

yayyyyyy!

Good decision.

Swanny bowling average against Pakistani left-handers........?

Five.

)

 

[JibranAnsari]

any chances of 1 and a half day arabian rain?

 

[hur rizvi]

Chris "Gul" Martin to show his batting talent today

 

[Zamee]

Again !! After a break England gets the breakthrough.

 

[Desi]

le sigh


if we're gonna make anymore runs then this is the partnership that's going to do ti

 

[ninjafirstslip]

eff my life.

 

[Desi]

yayyyyyy!

Good decision.

Swanny bowling average against Pakistani left-handers........?

Five.

)

i don't find this humorous

 

[JibranAnsari]

yayyyyyy!

Good decision.

Swanny bowling average against Pakistani left-handers........?

Five.

)

lol , this is amazing

 

[Amjid Javed]

Gul new man in, pakistan need to keep looking for runs here.

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

I'm off. Congrats to England.

 

[iZeeshan]

more bad intentions...sigh i give up.

Do whatever you want, tailenders.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Need another 30 runs from this pair

 

[ninjafirstslip]

should we go in with no left hand batsmen next game

 

[hur rizvi]

yayyyyyy!

Good decision.

Swanny bowling average against Pakistani left-handers........?

Five.

)

Pakistani left handers Butt,Taufeeq,Asif,Umar amin and Rehman

 

[hazen_batti]

So now aspected target is 130

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Hope to se a 50 partnership here

 

[ninjafirstslip]

gul the next viv will hit a four in the next two overs

*get hit bowling it or hit it whilst batting

 

[OZGOD]

Gul needs to stand and deliver here.

 

[Ace Base]

So England need 130 to win. 5 sessions to go. Pitch still good. Easy peasy.

 

[hur rizvi]

should we go in with no left hand batsmen next game

Force to bat right handed

 

[iZeeshan]

It's just so frustrating...I don't understand WHY they're defending.

 

[ss3samzy]

thing with taufeeq is that he is fine against the seamers but clueless against spin especially Swann so what do you? Do you drop him and unsettle the opening and accommodate Umar Akmal? Or do you go in with the same batting line-up?

Good idea

 

[ninjafirstslip]

name calling is just gonna make them do it more. I tried.

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

198 runs in 95 overs Wth

 

[Desi]

Force to bat right handed

won't hurt his chances against spin believe it or not

 

[IAJ]

umar Gul could have hit 4 sixes by now! What is he doing?

 

[James]

yeah but come on...five )