Pakistan v England | 3rd Test | DSC | Feb 3-7, 2012 | Day 2

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

For years most of us, have been following Team Pakistan. Usually we always find a way out of nervy mornings. We make a come back from position where no one expect us to be. So many things have happened to Team Pakistan, it was like going through the series of bad events yet againt it emerge on top some how. That's team Pakistan for you.

Start of day 2, another make or break morning in the desert just under 3 hours before the the start of the play. Pakistan should look to attack & wrap the thing as quickly as they can. That's the only the way out the mess they made in the 1st innings.

Yet again our bowling put us on the top. Well I see some people here are saying to attack with spinners is not the Pakistani way. But I would accept as long as its working against the particular opposition. That's the way to go about against England

Seems like sooner than later , Moshin Khan will make back to his actual role .Let the actual coach come in, who can help the issues with batsmen here.

So stay Tuned in as we go through day 2.


Good Luck Team Pakistan

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should get this tail cheaply ....... and then bat well in the day ......Try and set england a target of 250 .

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Pakistan should get this tail cheaply ....... and then bat well in the day ......Try and set england a target of 250 .

Well there is much time left in the game I would say they would need atleast 300 if possible.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Not seen that many wickets fall in a day's play since 1996 in my back garden ... and at least that was a green seamer!!
Stuart Broad tweets after 16 wickets went down on the first day of the third Test between Pakistan and England in Dubai
Feb 3, 2012

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

57 minutes before the start of the play. Where is everyone lost?

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

If we can limit the England lead to about 50-60 then we are laughing

I think a target of 150+ will make things fun, anything above 200 and it would take an immense effort from England to grab the win

 

[siccric]

This should be a great day of test match cricket

Expecting a lot of resistance from this England tail, but our bowlers have done wonderfully well just to get us into a situation where we are still in the game

I'm sure we will bat with a lot more conviction in our second innings... which will hopefully start before lunch today!

 

[sehsan]

england is ahead and pakistan have to bowl well this morning. If we can get them out with the lead of less then 50 or less, pakistan will win this game. Hoping to see england bowled out quickly.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Broad and Swann are dangerous! If they start hitting boundries with Strauss being there till the end, they can really get a big lead! But I would not want them to cross 30 runs lead! Pakistan needs to end them quickly and then occupy the pitch! Wait for the bad balls and put them away!

 

[talha3]

Hopefully we can restrict them to a 40-50 lead and then get 220 ish.

 

[Ruri]

Anderson to hit a fighting half century.










Nah, never mind, out first ball is my call.


On a sidenote: I am really amused by the first smiley.

 

[talha3]

Anderson will come out disheartened today. Didn't get any bids in the IPL )

 

[insaftak]

hit em on the pads

 

[Ruri]

Two lefties begs the question. Where is Hafeez?

 

[talha3]

Got him!! Rehman beauty

 

[tauseefm]

Gone!!!!

 

[insaftak]

jimmy with a 100 )

 

[talha3]

3 more, let's get em quick time.

 

[talha3]

I'm sure Jimmy's mind was still on the IPL there.

 

[Ruri]

I say we send out Monty

 

[Asif321]

!

 

[Asif321]

rehman another 5 for ??

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

Hehehe Anderson gone

 

[Ruri]

I really like that both Broad and Anderson bat left handed instead of right.

 

[Square Drive]

Well Anderson's not gonna hang out with Straussy, he's !!

 

[Shahzebayub]

Rehman what a delivery

 

[iZeeshan]

Critical partnership

Needs to be broken ASAP

 

[Rehman_Roxs]

here is the rehman wicket guys enjoy

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[talha3]

^^^
That was quick!

 

[Ruri]

Was a poor shot, decent delivery.

 

[Shahzebayub]

111.7

 

[Rehman_Roxs]

^^^
That was quick!

thxs mate

 

[Ruri]

Defensive batting, unimpressive.

 

[attock]

Salaam everyone, edge just falling short.....

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Come on boys spray some magic get barbie now

 

[Shahzebayub]

He is save

 

[insaftak]

that's in the air

 

[adnan yasin]

early dive saved barbie from getting run out

 

[insaftak]

not BOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[attock]

Azhar Ali fielding well......

 

[adnan yasin]

England 113/7

Lead 14

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

If staruss stays other don't play shots to protect him & keep getting out that works well in our favour as well. So I won't mind wicket from the other end.

 

[adnan yasin]

once again early dive from broad .... saved him again

england lead by 15 runs ... 3 wickets in hand

 

[bforme]

So here's my
perfectly plausible prediction for the rest of
this match: England will rack up 364 with
Andrew Strauss and Stuart Broad putting
on 240. Then Pakistan will be reduced to 3
for 4 before Adnan Akmal makes the fastest
150 in Test history, helping Pakistan to a
lead of 63. England will then be 50 for 0
before losing 8 for 6 runs and somehow
Simon Taufel scores the winning
runs...Anything can happen in this series...






Hahahahaaa..........these cricindo guyz!!!!!

 

[hur rizvi]

why no hafeez so far???

two left handers are batting ...

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Need to get the remaining three wickets in next 2 overs

 

[PTI tsunami]

Pak not attacking broad enough got players on boundary they think he's Lara

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan must keep the lead within 40

 

[halaatehazara]

why no hafeez so far???

two left handers are batting ...

Yes very strange indeed...Ajmal has been ineffective against the left hardens so far....and Hafeez hasn't been used the entire innings...sometimes Misbah's tactics baffles me

 

[Shahzebayub]

4 and 50 by strauss

 

[attock]

Edge brings Strauss 50....

 

[Justcrazy]

I think Pakistan should look to set england a target of 200 here, that would be tricky.

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

Well done Strauss

 

[hur rizvi]

get hafeez on ...

 

[Justcrazy]

50 for Straus .........

 

[PakPosheeda]

Why hasn't Hafeez bowled at all?

Its two lefty batting! For God sake get Hafeez on!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to whip of this tail here.

 

[Justcrazy]

needs two magic balls here

 

[hur rizvi]

Why hasn't Hafeez bowled at all?

Its two lefty batting! For God sake get Hafeez on!!

exactly he should be the first bowler to bowl to lefties

 

[hur rizvi]

Replace ajmal with hafeez

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Lead is mounting

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

come on boys get barbie

 

[Ruri]

I think Pakistan should look to set england a target of 200 here, that would be tricky.

My stream must be way behind, England are still batting on mine.

 

[Ruri]

That looked out.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Have we lost so much faith in our seamers that we ain't gonna even try to attack barbie here?

 

[hur rizvi]

review???

not a good one i think

 

[Shahzebayub]

Lbw Appeal and not out

 

[Justcrazy]

Lead 22 now !!!

 

[talha3]

Yess! Broad gone!

 

[attock]

Out

 

[hur rizvi]

 

[talha3]

Good review!

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Reviewed

 

[Ruri]

That looked out.

Called it.

 

[Zeeraq]

Review, out or not?

 

[Shahzebayub]

And gone

 

[Maher96]

Yesssss finally review works!!!

 

[insaftak]

good challenge :MBA

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

Broad gone

 

[jattafridi]

very good review