Pakistan v New Zealand | 3rd Test | Nov 26 - Dec 1, 2014 | Sharjah | Day 4

[hur rizvi]

He's okay but not better than Junaid or Riaz. Yasir is a very promising leg-spinner.

Riaz is just nood decent enough as a 2nd seamer, he has no skills with new ball

 

[Mamoon]

Drawing this test would be a great achievement, but it doesn't show how far this team has come. We have already been badly exposed and our mediocrity has come to the fore as expected. Can't play 5 Tests without losing intensity and pwople talk

 

[Friend786]

get ready shan is about to get out.

 

[hur rizvi]

Good swing for Boult

 

[Bilal7]

Hafeez looks good for another big score, InshAllah.

Shan Masood is batting for his place in the side. Another low score and he probably won't play for Pakistan again.

 

[Mamoon]

people talk about golden eras.**

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Did someone say winning this game would be an achievement?! Is someone still dreaming of a win?

1st over 9 runs.......Are you sure. ??

 

[hur rizvi]

Masood is down

 

[hur rizvi]

Review

Umpires call

Lucky Masood

 

[desi_launda]

Masood escapes

 

[leatherface58]

Wasted review on Masood. Macca.

 

[Mamoon]

But obviously Pakistanis love their excuses and now we have this lovely excuse of players not being able to perform because of Hughes' death.

Ultimately these players are professionals and they have a job to do. Virat Kohli scored a match saving hundred for Delhi a day after his father was cremated.

Now please bat of your skins and save this game.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Literally a millimetre saved him

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Are you kidding me ) how is that Umpire's call *** hahahaha

 

[Bilal7]

Don't think so but drop to fourth if you draw the series

I don't want that to happen.

Pitch seems dead. NZ will struggle to pick wickets. Can't rely on Craig and Sodhi to run through the side. Dan also is a defensive option.

Not if Pakistan feel generous.

Bilal - Things are surely desperate for us I guess. TBH your post cracked me up a little

Why did my post amuse you?

 

[hur rizvi]

If we lose Azhar and YK today we cant draw this match

If those 2 are there tomorrow morning we might have a glimmer of hope

 

[Indiafan]

1st over 9 runs.......Are you sure. ??

Really, can you tell me in what situation Pakistan can win here? Score 500? Then they will still only have 150 lead and one session or 2 to get NZ out? So yes, win is extremely unlikely

 

[NZcricketfan]

Missed out by about 1 mm but there always has to be a limit.

 

[Mamoon]

Bilal stop worrying about the rankings. This mediocre team will be ranked 5th/6th soon and rightly so. We don't have the quality to sustain the number 3 ranking.

 

[Indiafan]

Are you kidding me ) how is that Umpire's call *** hahahaha

Just less than half the ball hit. More than half shout hit to be out

 

[Bilal7]

Masood has been exposed badly. Even a century should not gurantee him his place in the side for the next game.

 

[DarkKnightRisesAgain]

Did someone say winning this game would be an achievement?! Is someone still dreaming of a win?

Thats how delusional PPers can be! Still living in the bubble incapable of facing reality!

 

[Bilal7]

Bilal stop worrying about the rankings. This mediocre team will be ranked 5th/6th soon and rightly so. We don't have the quality to sustain the number 3 ranking.

We do. Better than every other team except the top two.

 

[Mamoon]

This guy is not international material. Where is Bullet Drive?

Feel sorry for Masood. Really good guy and hardworking but just not up for it.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Just less than half the ball hit. More than half shout hit to be out

But that's the stupid thing, half of the ball has to hit half of the inside of leg stump. 90% of that ball was on leg stump

 

[Bilal7]

Southee's mo looks weird.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

I don't want that to happen.

Not if Pakistan feel generous.

Why did my post amuse you?

The whole lineup is there ATM mate, if these guys fail here I am pretty sure Adil wouldn't have saved us the match. Its either the top 6 saving this or we lose. Simple as that

 

[NZcricketfan]

But that's the stupid thing, half of the ball has to hit half of the inside of leg stump. 90% of that ball was on leg stump

It wasn't. It was like 49 %. Close but umpires call stays

 

[Bilal7]

This guy is not international material. Where is Bullet Drive?

Feel sorry for Masood. Really good guy and hardworking but just not up for it.

Has given no indication of hardwork or being a good guy either.

 

[Mamoon]

Sri Lanka and India are better than us. We won't beat them in UAE but will lose in Sri Lanka and India. In the long run, England will sort themselves out in Tests as well and are now par with NZ. They will smash us in the Shire but we are struggling in the UAE.

 

[Bilal7]

The whole lineup is there ATM mate, if these guys fail here I am pretty sure Adil wouldn't have saved us the match. Its either the top 6 saving this or we lose. Simple as that

That is pretty obvious. But I would take a bowler who can contribute 20 runs over one that is a proper tail-ender.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes because needs to grow a flowing beard like Amla and Moeen bhai to give indication of being a good guy. He's a very humble and decent guy.

 

[FamousEleven]

Gone Masood a pathetic player

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

It wasn't. It was like 49 %. Close but umpires call stays

No. Imagine if the ball hit the leg stump dead on, so the middle of the ball hits the middle of leg stump, you would say that 100% of the ball is hitting.

Now if you move the ball slightly towards leg-side so the middle of the ball is on the left of the centre of leg stump it is not out.


BTW HE IS OUT NOW ) )

 

[leatherface58]

Masood gone! Tailender like dab to Southee!

 

[Friend786]

bye bye masood.

 

[NZcricketfan]

Balls doing something for once. Watch out

 

[Mamoon]

Pathetic.

Bullet Drive

 

[FamousEleven]

Can't blame Masood for this dismissal the ball is swinging very much

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

But that's the stupid thing, half of the ball has to hit half of the inside of leg stump. 90% of that ball was on leg stump

This ^ DRS efficiency should definitely be reviewed. Still a better technology than human eye and since it is there to avoid howlers. Umpires call is what totally pi$$es me of TBH. As I write this Shaan as usual throws it away - End of the road for this lad in internationals I guess.

 

[Bilal7]

Laughable post by Mamoon but I'd much rather focus my displeasure on Masood's failures. May he never play for Pakistan again.

 

[yasir]

This guy is just terrible terrible batsman, how he get into the team??

 

[Friend786]

Man i missing Ahmed Shehzad so much , get well soon.

 

[desi_launda]

 

[DarkKnightRisesAgain]

First one put out of his misery, Now get ready for torture and AA walks out to the crease, the most pathetic and boring player in Pakistan lineup, If you wanna torture someone, just bring him infront of the TV NOW!

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

I know Haris is a middle order batsman but jheez even I would have had him as an opener than this parasite. Farhat was just as bad with his sifarish but he was scoring big in domestic.

I had a massive argument with Shan's brother on twitter (@droomexperts) who resorted to creating a fake account to hurl insults at me.

 

[adarsh_bang]

Curtains for Shan Masood. Shehzad's position looks safe for him. Pakistan will await his return.

 

[dirk diggler]

End of Shane test career

 

[m.shah]

Do or die sitiuation for Shan

 

[ekpakistani]

Pathetic batting by masood

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

but he speaks good English and averages 50 in one ground

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

This guy is just terrible terrible batsman, how he get into the team??

Don't you know? His dad (Mansoor Masood Khan) is CEO of UBL and part of the Board of Governors for PCB:

http://www.pcb.com.pk/board-of-governors.html

His uncle (Ishaq Dar) is also Finance Minister of Pakistan.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

better get used to this corruption folks

he will be around for a while

 

[adarsh_bang]

There comes one of the two walls in Test cricket at the moment. Che Pujara is the other one.

 

[Bilal7]

Can't blame Masood for this dismissal the ball is swinging very much

He could have easily let it go. Should always keep your bat close to the body early in your innings.

 

[arehaan]

Masood is such a dummy. Hope this guy never comes near international cricket again.

Lucky to be there as Shehzad got injured

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

but he speaks good English and averages 50 in one ground

I'm sorry but what ground does he average 50 on? You must be talking about domestic/tapeball cricket?

 

[FamousEleven]

Shan and Shafiq should be dropped and if Sarfaraz drops his form then him too

 

[ViciousMachine]

Shan is terrible. Thankfully Ahmed will be back soon, and we never have to see him again.

 

[ekpakistani]

Don't you know? His dad (Mansoor Masood Khan) is CEO of UBL and part of the Board of Governors for PCB:

http://www.pcb.com.pk/board-of-governors.html

His uncle (Ishaq Dar) is also Finance Minister of Pakistan.

Didn't know that.. thanks for sharing..

 

[Bilal7]

better get used to this corruption folks

he will be around for a while

You just saw the last of Masood. Even ****** players need to show a little bit of promise to stick around.

There comes one of the two walls in Test cricket at the moment. Che Pujara is the other one.

Only on flat tracks. Both crack when the pitch is doing something.

 

[adarsh_bang]

Of course there is a lot more left in this test match, but my guess is it will get over in the first session tomorrow. What are your thoughts?

 

[Mamoon]

Is Hafeez as bad as people think he is?

 

[leatherface58]

Stunning ball from Southee!

 

[DarkKnightRisesAgain]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] I agree with alot of views and analysis but I would gladly and respectfully disagree with your views on AA because he doesn't deserve that and infact deserves sheer criticism for his defensive approach because he's a liability in Pakistan's line up!

 

[Zeshan547]

And masood fan boys were saying he is good against pace, exposed by spin exposed by pace what next?

 

[Bilal7]

Southee bowling really well.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

What a peach

 

[NZcricketfan]

Come on Hafeez. Try and hit those

 

[hur rizvi]

Delivery of the season

 

[adarsh_bang]

That was the delivery of the test match. Absolutely unplayable. Dream delivery.

 

[FamousEleven]

Hafeez is pathetic outside UAE and his ER remains low because he bowls few overs in the start of innings

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Why are they playing away from their body basic technical batting fault

 

[Bilal7]

Dig in Hafeez, come on!

 

[desi_launda]

Hafeez won't survive long

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] I agree with alot of views and analysis but I would gladly and respectfully disagree with your views on AA because he doesn't deserve that and infact deserves sheer criticism for his defensive approach because he's a liability in Pakistan's line up!

Yes he needs to improve his approach but I think he is a bit of a rock nonetheless. Excellent technique against the new ball and values his wicket highly. Should be opening.

 

[Mamoon]

Junaid and Wahab wouldn't have swung the ball an inch here. This is why its important to have bowlers who can swing the new ball.

Rahat would have done well.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

I'm sorry but what ground does he average 50 on? You must be talking about domestic/tapeball cricket?

im being sarcastic

You just saw the last of Masood. Even ****** players need to show a little bit of promise to stick around.


No we havent, he might be gone for a few months but he will be back, he and amin are fighting out to be the new farhat


Only on flat tracks. Both crack when the pitch is doing something.

 

[Friend786]

get ready shan is about to get out.

looks like i called it right. lol

 

[Juansar_07]

Shan's Wicket - Boult.Gone for a mighty 4.As we all expected.