Pakistan v England | 3rd Test | Sharjah | Nov 1-5, 2015 | Day 1

[Abdullah719]

3 overs before the new ball? Seriously? With THIS tail?

 

[t_kaay]

Well we could see sarfraz acting like an idiot to the last few balls from patel, takes a single and does the same again. Misbah should have told him to calm down at the endo of that over. Just as the pressure goes back to England, pakistan let them back into the game.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

What an Idiotic shot

 

[Ahson8]

Another 100 here, and we should be good inshaAllah.

And just as I say that, Sarfraz idiotically throws it away. Tail needs to step up or once. I'll take 270 now

 

[IAJ]

You have to time the ball on this wicket, trying to smack it wont work.

 

[MarkCooper]

A thought: Ali may take 200 test wickets, about 150 of them by accident with the batsman doing something silly! What a game cricket is.

 

[castortroy]

One of the dumbest shots you will ever see

 

[The_KING]

I'm not impressed with Sarfraz's test batting tbh. He has no defensive game. He is way too aggressive imo.

 

[Haroon786]

Both Sarfraz and Azhar have been horrible since they came back from Hajj. Probably lack of practice?

Amla has been horrible as well since he's done Hajj and Afridi was horrible in 2012 post his Hajj return.

Is there more than meets the eye ?

 

[Shafi]

Why Wahab? Yasir is better than him

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Cant tell if sarfraz or akmal

 

[The_KING]

Time for Wahab to show his batting ability.

 

[Haroon786]

Reviewed.

 

[Red Devil]

Amla has been horrible as well since he's done Hajj and Afridi was horrible in 2012 post his Hajj return.

Is there more than meets the eye ?

Shafiq's been doing great though.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I'm not impressed with Sarfraz's test batting tbh. He has no defensive game. He is way too aggressive imo.

Knee jerk reaction. Sure it was a terrible shot but he got us out of this hole. Also dont forget the tests hes won for us. In a very monotonous batting lineup you need a gilchrist type wicket keeper

 

[hussain.r97]

Why is Wahab sent in over Yasir? Yasir is a much better batsman. Wahab is just a slogger.

 

[Haroon786]

Shafiq's been doing great though.

Apparently he's been failing under pressure though.

Besides, 4 out of 5 failures supports my theory.

 

[Watsupdoc]

What a stupid shot from Sarfraz, but I guess that was always in the cards with him.

 

[fahadshah]

Lol what reactions from ppers here. It was a poor shot but he has taken us up from the hole we got into.


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[The_KING]

Knee jerk reaction. Sure it was a terrible shot but he got us out of this hole. Also dont forget the tests hes won for us. In a very monotonous batting lineup you need a gilchrist type wicket keeper

I do agree but he looks to be aggressive on pretty much every shot. He should play his natural game but not be overly aggressive.

 

[Hawkeye]

King Misbah, the rescue 911, saving us again. Better than even our youngsters who have to take over from him!!! Sad.

 

[Mamoon]

Looks like Sarfraz honeymoon is over and he's back to his pre-2014 times. Has been rubbish in this series.

Pathetic brainless batting.

 

[Haroon786]

 

[world cup captain]

Why is Wahab sent in over Yasir? Yasir is a much better batsman. Wahab is just a slogger.

Yasir plays shots. Haven't seen Yasir block much.

 

[Markhor]

Samit Warne.

Shane Patel.

Riaz trudges off a la Gatting 1993.

 

[Haroon786]

Looks like Sarfraz honeymoon is over and he's back to his pre-2014 times. Has been rubbish in this series.

Pathetic brainless batting.

Knee jerk.

 

[Shafi]

Wahab is worse than Rahat in Batting.

 

[Mamoon]

We are finished as a Test team. Will be ranked 6th/7th soon which is our true worth.

Next 2-3 years are going to be hell.

 

[castortroy]

All because of safraz ridiculous shot

Now eng get to bowl to the worst tail in international cricket

 

[winchester]

We have the worst 8,10 and 11 N

 

[Haroon786]

Samit Warne.

Shane Patel.

Riaz trudges off a la Gatting 1993.

Did Wahab even use his bat there ?

 

[Ahson8]

 

[Pakcricket89]

England Well on top

 

[Mamoon]

Wahab 'I want to be an all-rounder' Riaz, lol.

He is a number 11.

 

[winchester]

We have the worst 8,10 and 11 in the world....

 

[zabalestmsm]

Wahab Riaz is useless when tries to be defensive!

 

[Haroon786]

Batting through to the end of today will be an achievement now.

 

[Shafi]

Can't expect 30+ runs from these tails

 

[hussain.r97]

Hang in there Yasir!

 

[The_KING]

King should keep most of the strike.

 

[razabbas]

Atleast 250 he kar layn

 

[Pakcricket89]

Cant understand Wahab batting ahead of YAsir TBH

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yasir is a very wristy player. Misbah should wait for him to get out before blasting

 

[zabalestmsm]

Goooood shot!

 

[t_kaay]

Well this all goes down to what misbah always says.......set batsmen throwing it away......sarfraz is to blame for this

 

[The_KING]

That's more like it.

 

[Abdullah719]

Lol what reactions from ppers here. It was a poor shot but he has taken us up from the hole we got into.


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If this was Umar Akmal, what would your reaction be? Scored a 38 and then threw it away with a brainless slog 3 overs before the new ball... it's OK to be a fan but you don't need to blindly defend him. He is a human being and will sometimes do stupid things.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Yasir is a very wristy player. Misbah should wait for him to get out before blasting

Good point!

 

[Haroon786]

Yasir looking comfortable against the Indian.

 

[Abdullah]

Wahab should be dropped behind yasir. I said this last game 2

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wahab 'I want to be an all-rounder' Riaz, lol.

He is a number 11.

Terrible test bat but i think hes a good slogger in odis so a good number 9. Without his 50 pak wouldnt have made it to quarter funals

 

[Pakcricket89]

Need atleast 50 from last 3

 

[Markhor]

Don't worry guys, we have a world-class tail.

In next will be Zulfiqar "I'll duck a yorker" Babar.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Wahab should be dropped behind yasir. I said this last game 2

We have practically 5 number 11's in this team IMO


But the thing is, this pitch is not as bad as they have made it out to be. Silly pressure release shots and a full toss have done most of the damage.

 

[Mamoon]

Terrible test bat but i think hes a good slogger in odis so a good number 9. Without his 50 pak wouldnt have made it to quarter funals

Yes, he has good upper body strength and bat speed - he can hit the ball hard but his technique is terrible. Can't survive one over if he has to play defensively and apply himself.

 

[Haroon786]

Need some 6s from Misbah now.

 

[hussain.r97]

Wahab 'I want to be an all-rounder' Riaz, lol.

He is a number 11.

Yasir is more likely to be an all-rounder. Wahab is just a tail end slogger, he shouldn't even try blocking.

 

[fahadshah]

If this was Umar Akmal, what would your reaction be? Scored a 38 and then threw it away with a brainless slog 3 overs before the new ball... it's OK to be a fan but you don't need to blindly defend him. He is a human being and will sometimes do stupid things.

And sometimes you post horrible stuff, because umar akmal hasn't won us test matches or taken us out from seriously awkward positions. It's ok to be a fan of umar akmal but let's not forget he has been lucky to play for pakistan that much.


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[Shafi]

We are finished as a Test team. Will be ranked 6th/7th soon which is our true worth.

Next 2-3 years are going to be hell.

Ahead of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and WI?

 

[Donal Cozzie]

If Misbah was a film character he'd be the violinist from the Titanic.

 

[dhump]

wow a lot of break from the ground...250 could be a useful start here.

 

[Mamoon]

Ahead of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and WI?

Sri Lanka are in bigger crisis so I think we will do better than them, but we are one team they can beat that is for sure (other than WI, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe).

 

[Fahdi]

Misbah needs to bring the guns out and score as much as possible before he runs out of partners.

 

[dhump]

horrible bowling by Patel.

 

[world cup captain]

Did I just see a replay of the shot?

 

[dhump]

 

[Haroon786]

The Indian being hammered now.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Misbah means business!

 

[161]

Mibah knows he has to get his century tonight

 

[Haroon786]

17 off the over.

 

[dhump]

serious phainta delivered by Misbah...what Pakistan will do without him.

 

[Justcrazy]

Misbah

 

[Haroon786]

New ball taken, Anderson to bowl.

 

[Abdullah719]

And sometimes you post horrible stuff, because umar akmal hasn't won us test matches or taken us out from seriously awkward positions. It's ok to be a fan of umar akmal but let's not forget he has been lucky to play for pakistan that much.


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So a few good innings and suddenly we can't criticise anything he ever does? Such as playing an Afridi-esque shot with the weakest tail in international Test cricket with the score under 200? OK, you stay with that mentality... I will stick to giving credit AND criticism where it is due.

 

[dhump]

this 4th umpire needs to run a little more honestly.

 

[The_KING]

Misbah shouldn't have smashed Patel in that over. Now England are taking the new ball and bringing on Anderson.

 

[Haroon786]

Need to some how survive this burst from Anderson and Broad.

 

[Hamza_]

Misbah You Legend.

 

[Abdullah719]

CI: Rashid was getting ready to bowl but is whisked away by Cook.

 

[Justcrazy]

New ball taken .