Pakistan v New Zealand | 3rd Test- Day 5 | Napier | 15/12/09

[azfar wali]

out ho gya kya?

kon?

 

[Juggernaut]

Umar Akmal's pinky finger > Misbah, Malik, Farhat, Butt, Faisal

 

[sali]

I don't think Misbah knows how to rotate the strike like Umer. He has two gears...block or T20 slog.

 

[Zaz]

out ho gya kya?

stumped played a cross batted hoick off vettori

 

[IMMY69]

Yeah, Shoaib Malik issed:

yes..malik should take a large portion of the blame too.

misbah and malik and not test match material...they should not be in the test match squad. like i said before we keep going round and round with these selections and time has come to erradicate mediocrity from the side...

 

[12thMan]

stumped played a cross batted hoick off vettori

whoever it was hopefully didn't hurry up and had a good pose for the Kodak moment

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Lead by 123

 

[*sallu*]

Umar Akmal has scored more runs than Malik and Misbah (our so called seniors) combined

Shame on them

 

[Zaz]

yes..malik should take a large portion of the blame too.

misbah and malik and not test match material...they should not be in the test match squad. like i said before we keep going round and round with these selections and time has come to erradicate mediocrity from the side...

hope this means fawads perm for next series, cant bear if any of the m&m duo get picked again

 

[Afridi_Fan]

123/5

 

[azfar wali]

83 more overs to go so there is still a slight possibility of win for PAK

 

[Big Mac]

yes..malik should take a large portion of the blame too.

See?

 

[IMMY69]

hope this means fawads perm for next series, cant bear if any of the m&m duo get picked again

If younis khan was available I would have him at number 3 with Fawad at 6 or even better, we play an allrounder at 7 with kamran at 6...we simply have to have 5 bowlers...

apart from the dropped catches and the batting collapses a lack of a fifth bowling option is what has contibuted to us not winning this test series..

 

[iHammad]

Vettori bowling tight here....

 

[Zaz]

83 more overs to go so there is still a slight possibility of win for PAK

huge possibility we could lose

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Maiden over..

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Is it me or is this Watling is really annoying in the field?

 

[saj001]

3 overs till new ball

 

[Zaz]

If younis khan was available I would have him at number 3 with Fawad at 6 or even better, we play an allrounder at 7 with kamran at 6...we simply have to have 5 bowlers...

apart from the dropped catches and the batting collapses a lack of a fifth bowling option is what has contibuted to us not winning this test series..

I disagree, batting has contributed to our failures, bowlings been good no problems there

No need for an allrounder when batting is weak enough

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

one more..

 

[iHammad]

Wow. Even NZ commentators think Misbah should be dropped )

 

[Zaz]

commies saying misbah should be dropped for that shot

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Single to Jr

 

[Juggernaut]

Misbah will make a comeback.

Mark my words.

The fact that he wont deserve that comeback is another matter.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

124/5

Umar 69*
Kamran 1*

 

[insaaniyat]

We are going for a draw

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

another run

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Don't tell of we have Misbah in the ODI squad too.

 

[IMMY69]

See?

listen mate you have and will always get owned by me when it comes to cricket so you just stick to your silly rhetorics and remain content in the knowledge that there will be plenty of like minded kids like yourself who know very little about the game...

 

[srh]

-ve approach from Yousuf.

 

[insaaniyat]

Defensive mindset causes problems.

 

[*sallu*]

Do Pakistan have deportation policies

Lets deport Misbah and Malik and drop them both off to some jundle in Africa

But then again, knowing our selectors, they will send a rescue party for them just in time for a test match that we must win

 

[Juggernaut]

We are going for a draw

calm down son. Its still on. we're just dissapointed with Mish-bah's shot. No need to start wrist slitting over it.

 

[*sallu*]

I don't think Simon Doull knows the squad yet

because unfortunately Misbah is there =(

 

[IMMY69]

I disagree, batting has contributed to our failures, bowlings been good no problems there

No need for an allrounder when batting is weak enough

you really need to go back through the score cards of this series and analyse it properly...i am there for discussion on another thread

 

[Zaz]

thats wot happens when a squad is slected before tests series is over

Tripe is picked

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Would be interesting to see if the Kiwis opt for a new ball straight away

 

[iHammad]

Guptill to bowl )

 

[don1990]

guptill comes on......

 

[*sallu*]

danger man on

 

[siccric]

If anyone can get us into a possible winning/losing situation, it's the akmal brothers

here's to an interesting period of play till lunch

 

[Big Mac]

Uh oh, Guptill the destroyer coming on to finish the innings in one over

 

[Inswinger]

Damn. Guptill is bowling!!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Guptill comes on

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Guptill into the attack

 

[Zaz]

you really need to go back through the score cards of this series and analyse it properly...i am there for discussion on another thread

One tip

Try watching it live like me, scorecards dont give the whole picture

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

another single..

 

[don1990]

single to jr akmal

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Maaro is ko. issed:

 

[iHammad]

Wow. Unnecessary noise from McCullum

 

[don1990]

374/5
lead 126

 

[saj001]

We are very much still in it

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Pak lead by 126 runs with 5 wickets in hand.

Time for Drinks.

And the new ball is available now..

 

[azfar wali]

Drinks

 

[Inswinger]

They need to lower the stump mic volume.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

125/5

 

[don1990]

drinks

 

[Juggernaut]

Maaro is ko. issed:

lala why do you think he was brought on. So one of the akmals takes a risk and plays a poor shot. I can see why your an Afridi fan. You think like him.

 

[*sallu*]

Third new ball
Possibly most crucial moment of the match

 

[don1990]

oh thts my 1000 runs

 

[daghetto]

look at that scorecard., noone disappointed, everyone is 60+ except misbah...

 

[Zaz]

oh thts my 1000 runs

congrats

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

one more run..

 

[*sallu*]

look at that scorecard., noone disappointed, everyone is 60+ except misbah...

Misbah lasted more than 60 balls
Achievement enough for him

 

[12thMan]

thats wot happens when a squad is slected before tests series is over

Tripe is picked

I think last time it happened was in Abu Dhabi

 

[IMMY69]

One tip

Try watching it live like me, scorecards dont give the whole picture

Huh???

You trying to be cute and kmaking assumptions simply because I intimated that it may not be not as simple as that and that its needs to be analysed and dicussed in another thread???

lets just leave it

 

[*sallu*]

thats wot happens when a squad is slected before tests series is over

Tripe is picked

Yeah I agree
These guys just get way more relaxed with a little job security

 

[siccric]

Ireland could be one cricket fan short at the end of the day's play. Hugh O'Connor says: "Typical. Pakistan are scared to go for the win and the pitch s useless for New Zealand. If New Zealand end up chasing a reachable score and McIntosh opens I might give up on cricket."


[from cricinfo]



It seems we're not the only ones with wrist slitters

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

another single..

 

[Juggernaut]

Why is Lynx called Axe in the rest of the world?

Actually I guess the big question is why is Axe called Lynx here in the UK?

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

four runs to Kamran .. Good Shot !!

 

[Zaz]

shot by akmal senior

 

[daghetto]

guptill getting whAT HE DESERVES!

 

[*sallu*]

Kamran should be the true role model for his brother

I have not once seen him change his game

He saved 2 games for us (Karachi and Mohali) by playing his true game

 

[saj001]

44 kami

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Lead by 132 now..

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

single to Akmal Sr.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

single to Akmal Jr.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Inside Edge.. single for Akmal Sr.

 

[*sallu*]

3rd new ball
Most crucial time of the match