Pakistan v England | First Test : Day 1 | Dubai | Match Thread |

[Strike!]

Ten Cricket is stuttering for me.

 

[adnan yasin]

Players are out

 

[MVP26]

We are in for a bore fest with England easily winning.

 

[Azlan Khan]

You Can Hear The Barmy Army Singing!

 

[talha3]

Can Gul get an early wicket?

 

[Asif321]

i predict a wicket in first over

 

[Random Aussie]

Hey you only have to take 3 English wickets out of the batters

 

[Love Pakistan]

Wow what bangladesh pakistan trash matches we were watching and now goodness GOD we are so lucky to start 2012 in this manner! England vs Pakistan.... The best series right now! We have developed a big rivalry with the English

 

[adnan yasin]

nice carry first up

good delivery

 

[Usman Chadda]

Good carry on the first ball

 

[Asif321]

lol barmy army already started

 

[WalkingWiggett]

Good to see a UAE cricket match in HD for a change!

 

[Zamee]

Cheema will be pulled and cut for the whole test match
He is an ordinary bowler.

 

[Strike!]

Leg side delivery goes for 1.

 

[Asif321]

england off the mark

 

[adnan yasin]

Strauss of the mark

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

Hey you only have to take 3 English wickets out of the batters

 

[Usman Chadda]

First runs for Strauss, tucked behind square for a single

 

[raff]

Match should have started by now. Are we already behind the over rate?

 

[MVP26]

First runs on the board

 

[Saurav]

no crowd at all for such a big series

 

[Azlan Khan]

Good carry to the keeper..

 

[adnan yasin]

good leave by cook

 

[MVP26]

Like the flags on the shirts

 

[Usman Chadda]

no crowd at all for such a big series

Crowd will build up steadily. No one gets up to watch cricket in the stadium this early in the morning!

 

[Asif321]

dubai never has good crowd in test matches specially on working days

 

[adnan yasin]

Cook of the mark now

Gul should keep the ball on the off side channel .... just to keep them guessing early on

why shaping it in

 

[ninjafirstslip]

looks like we are gonna loose this one.

 

[Zamee]

No speed guns ?? :S

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

omg cook already 73 test matches

first in 2006

wow in 6 years 73 .. that is some going

 

[adnan yasin]

2/0

Cook 1 Strauss 1

 

[Zamee]

England runrate : 2 per over

 

[DW44]

Can anyone else hear people talking in the background in Urdu about Gambhir when the commies go quiet?

 

[talha3]

Tidy over. No demons in the pitch.

Let's see how Cheema goes

 

[pakbl10]

looks like we are gonna loose this one.

lol, first 3 deliveries tell you this?

 

[Asif321]

2/0 first over

 

[qaiser]

Strauss happy to see no left arm pacer.
was a bunny to Aamir in the last series

 

[adnan yasin]

omg cook already 73 test matches

first in 2006

wow in 6 years 73 .. that is some going

Thanks to ASHES

 

[Strike!]

Cheema to bowl.

 

[Usman Chadda]

No real extravagant seam movement off the pitch. Good bounce too. Probably going to be a very good pitch for batting

 

[Azlan Khan]

2-0 After 1.

 

[Bashira_taeli]

looks like we are gonna loose this one.

What took you so long

 

[PTI tsunami]

No swing
at all going to be a long day

 

[Ruri]

Oh god, I realized why I hate watching us bat first, been so long since I've seen them bat I nearly forgot.

 

[Zamee]

Cook banaega cheema ka qeema

 

[kingusama92]

This could be a very long day.

 

[qaiser]

on what basis is rehman playing.
Raza went wicketless in the side game

 

[PakPosheeda]

When was the last time Gul looked dangerous against a decent side?

Hafeez should've been given the first over. Lefties would've been gone by now.

 

[Asif321]

cheemas hair doesnt look good today

 

[adnan yasin]

Cooked wanted to play the ball on the onside ... edged it for single

 

[Maher96]

Sinhle tsken by cooky.

 

[coy0607]

Can anyone else hear people talking in the background in Urdu about Gambhir when the commies go quiet?

i definitely heard someone say gautham ghambir

 

[Saurav]

Cheema had a haircut.wen will ramiz get one?

 

[TV Umpire]

Early wicket or 2 plz

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

When was the last time Gul looked dangerous against a decent side?

Hafeez should've been given the first over. Lefties would've been gone by now.

2004 vs india at lahore

or 2010 vs australia 2010 leeds

 

[Maher96]

Solid start from strauss and cook here.

 

[Usman Chadda]

For all the flak Cheema is getting, he is still a more than decent bowler who can surprise you with the skiddy style of bowling he generates

 

[DonJee]

now all of a sudden Test cricket seems boring to me! all quite in the ground!!!

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

Cheema had a haircut.wen will ramiz get one?

lol

 

[talha3]

Good delivery there from Cheema.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Strauss beaten just outside off. Uncertain shot

 

[adnan yasin]

First cut of the season by STrauss

not convincing though

but add couple of runs

 

[Asif321]

cheema bowled a good one

 

[Maher96]

Ohh beautiful ball to strauss there. Nearly had him.

 

[Azlan Khan]

England 5-0.

 

[Zamee]

Cheema being aggressive )

 

[Usman Chadda]

Loose ball outside off, Strauss misses out and connects with toe of the bat. 2 runs taken

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

after 10 overs

cheema ka nikal jaye ga qeema

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Cheema's bulked up a little too along with his haircut! :cheema

 

[Asif321]

Real test

 

[adnan yasin]

I would have started by Hafeez for sure

to give england a big surprise

 

[qaiser]

bring on hafeez

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Any prediction guys?

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

this could be the start of misbah.... fal down

it could happen

i hope not... but high chance it can...

 

[kkmix]

bring hafeezzzz

 

[Ruri]

Gul needs to bowl tighter on the offstump, Cook will leave all day. Better ball now, forces Cook to play.

 

[LethalSami]

AOA..

PAK vs ENG!!!!!!!!! i was waiting for this for like a month...

lets get em buoyz

 

[talha3]

No loose deliveries so far, which is good.

 

[Azlan Khan]

Teeeaseraaaa.

 

[pak4life]

nothing happening soo far looks like a long day ahead