Pakistan vs West Indies Commentary thread - 1st Test, 1st Day[10/11/06]

[Amir]

i ) have been critising him the whole time and he picks up 4 wickets.

This happens all the time with Pakistan. The bowler who has looked the most eratic somehow ends up with a bunch of wickets.

 

[Big Mac]

Yousuf drops a complete sitter at deep midwicket

 

[infamous9383]

don't think Pak has hit the stumps once today

 

[infamous9383]

Yousuf drops a complete sitter at deep midwicket

hes having a really bad day as far as catching

 

[Toony™®]

How is the pitch guys? I´m at work and missed the pitch report...

wasnt awake for morning session..but from i have seen of it..ball spinning off pitch..couple of rough patches and line and length seemto be difficult deliveries.... fuller balls - 4.

 

[infamous9383]

206/9 Yousuf better make it up with his batting

 

[UJ]

And Gul gets 5 for..well done!

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

wasnt awake for morning session..but from i have seen of it..ball spinning off pitch..couple of rough patches and line and length seemto be difficult deliveries.... fuller balls - 4.

Alright. Seems a bit in it for both bat n ball. Good, hope Pak scores 550/3

 

[Toony™®]

206/9 Yousuf better make it up with his batting

or what...

 

[infamous9383]

Gul picks up a 5fer

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

5 for Gul then!

 

[Toony™®]

And Gul gets 5 for..well done!

lol... alot of average balls by him. but, when he got it right..he picked up wickets.

 

[KaSaNoVa_G]

Congrats to Gul on the fiver.. Nazir and Kaneria also bowled good !!

Now lets get out there and make a good score and lead ...

 

[tahaqureshi]

the man most deserving of a five fer, nazir, didn't get it..but im pleased for gul nonetheless, good second spell and im sure he'll gain confidence.

 

[infamous9383]

by far the most weirdest 5fer i have ever seen

 

[Amjid Javed]

what a catch by malik, 5 for gul

his 2nd on this ground.

w.i 206 all out

 

[UJ]

You just can't keep Malik out of the game!

 

[infamous9383]

206 all out pitch is little difficult to bat on but WI played poor strokes

 

[Sheikh]

5-for!

Well deserved Gully!

50 wickets as well!!

 

[infamous9383]

do they have any other song than hai koi hum jaisa in pakistan.

 

[infamous9383]

5-for!

Well deserved Gully!

50 wickets as well!!

congrats to him didn't notice that part of it.

 

[Amjid Javed]

A nice solid start needed in reply now hopefully!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan will probably get about 20-22 overs in last session to bat if that...

 

[infamous9383]

can't wait to see how stupidly imran farhat will get out

 

[infamous9383]

just saw the highlight of the malik catch absoultely stunning

 

[the_game]

What a beautiful catch by Malik in the end.

 

[infamous9383]

Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat to open

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

can't wait to see how stupidly imran farhat will get out

give him a fair chance..... no telling if he may surprise you

 

[aabbasi]

can't wait to see how stupidly imran farhat will get out

Let me predict that for you. A short ball on off stump, and he will duly guide it to the waiting third man fielder who will be placed exactly for this sort of shot.

Or may be, its a day, where we can see him finding a new way to get out ?

 

[infamous9383]

Edward to open the bowling

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

has it restarted?

 

[infamous9383]

first ball beauty

 

[infamous9383]

has it restarted?

yes

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Let me predict that for you. A short ball on off stump, and he will duly guide it to the waiting third man fielder who will be placed exactly for this sort of shot.

Or may be, its a day, where we can see him finding a new way to get out ?

woo boy you guys have no fate at all in farhat ?

 

[infamous9383]

4 byes to start off the innings

 

[infamous9383]

woo boy you guys have no fate at all in farhat ?

last two odi matches got out in the same way

 

[infamous9383]

5/0 after an over of Pak innings

good to see we haven't lost a wicket in first innings.

 

[infamous9383]

Taylor to share the new ball

 

[aabbasi]

last two odi matches got out in the same way

i've seen him get out the same way a few more times earlier as well. Its his pet way to get out.

 

[tahaqureshi]

Hafeez looks unsettled.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

cric info say light is not good.

would be a shame to end play so early

 

[infamous9383]

6/0

 

[infamous9383]

great shot by farhat for 4

 

[infamous9383]

12/0 there seems to be a problem with lights

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

great shot by farhat for 4

quite sure you enjoyed that shot

 

[MIG]

I dont think we will see full days play in any of the matches in the Punjab...but then , if Pak do well, they wont need full days play to win

 

[infamous9383]

pak pick up 3 more runs courtsey of farhat

 

[infamous9383]

quite sure you enjoyed that shot

i always root for pakistani cricketers to do well its the shots he plays that makes me pull my hair out

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

i cc aught to have implemented the 6 day proposal for pakistan

 

[infamous9383]

15/0 Hafeez struggling out there

 

[khanpuria]

solid start..

 

[infamous9383]

farhat goes for the pull shot but misses and hits his helmet. Drives me nut shot

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

i always root for pakistani cricketers to do well its the shots he plays that makes me pull my hair out

you must be pretty close to bald....... )

use some hair tonic, or buy a wig )

 

[infamous9383]

solid start..

15/0 is solid start

shows how much our openers are struggling

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

no damage done i hope?

 

[khanpuria]

15/0 is solid start

shows how much our openers are struggling

well what else would you describe as solid after 15 runs on the board???

15/2??

15/-2??

 

[infamous9383]

16/0

farhat showing good technique today

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

15/0 is solid start

shows how much our openers are struggling

they are?

will have to take your word for it....nothing mentioned in cricinfo

 

[khanpuria]

no damage done i hope?

perhaps a few brain cells have been put back into place

 

[infamous9383]

well what else would you describe as solid after 15 runs on the board???

15/2??

15/-2??

calling at a solid start after 15 runs is unfair

 

[khanpuria]

they are?

will have to take your word for it....nothing mentioned in cricinfo

he meant in general.. which is a fair point

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

16/0

farhat showing good technique today

ahhhhhhhhh i can c u had a word with farhat

 

[khanpuria]

calling at a solid start after 15 runs is unfair

unfair on who.. the windies

if we were 15/3, we d be saying a rubbish start, no?

 

[infamous9383]

they are?

will have to take your word for it....nothing mentioned in cricinfo

 

[aabbasi]

farhat goes for the pull shot but misses and hits his helmet. Drives me nut shot

Actually today the fielder was not at third man, he was at deep square leg, and thats the reason he was playing the pull shot.

 

[infamous9383]

unfair on who.. the windies

if we were 15/3, we d be saying a rubbish start, no?

i meant can't call it solid after 15 runs you have to have more. end of discussion.

 

[Amir]

unfair on who.. the windies

if we were 15/3, we d be saying a rubbish start, no?

he meant that it's too early to say it was a solid start. get over it.

 

[Toony™®]

farhat gone

 

[infamous9383]

Imran Farhat lbw

 

[aabbasi]

perhaps a few brain cells have been put back into place

You would need a meteor to hit his head to shift all the brain cells back to their correct place, as a 5oz ball won't do any harm

 

[infamous9383]

won't blame farhat this time was a good delivery

 

[Sheikh]

No surprise there. Farhat didnt have any idea.

 

[infamous9383]

so much for the solid start

 

[infamous9383]

Dummy captain in

 

[aabbasi]

so much for the solid start

Considering pakistan, any start of over 10 runs is a solid one.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan need to get thru today without lossing any more wickets.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Imran Farhat lbw

was it plumb or questionable?

 

[MIG]

Farhat and technique - 2 words that can not be mentioned in one sentence! Hope his father or father in law is watching this.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

won't blame farhat this time was a good delivery

happy to hear that

unhappy to lose a wicket

 

[aabbasi]

Pakistan need to get thru today without lossing any more wickets.

Exactly, the idea should be to play as safe as possible. Their first target should be 50 runs losing no more wickets.