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

[Goggy]

plumb in front...usual farhat shuffling across the stumps.

 

[khanpuria]

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

i disagree

Farhat has no technique

 

[MIG]

was it plumb or questionable?

Played wrong line - bowler bowled great line - plumb as they get!

 

[kablooee87]

Just in case this wasn't already, Rameez Raja is a blubbering idiot. What exactly is he on about? Sheesh.

 

[infamous9383]

16/1

hafeez still struggling

 

[infamous9383]

i disagree

Farhat has no technique

absoultely you didn't understand what he meant

 

[immubhai]

yar, you people were arguing too much about the solid start, now you got your solid start. Farhat, ....khair, now lets see how our dummy does?

 

[infamous9383]

YK gets off the mark

 

[infamous9383]

appeal for lbw turned down

little bit of bat on it

 

[infamous9383]

Hafeez really struggling

17/1

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

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]

bouncer 3 wides over the head of the keeper

 

[infamous9383]

really wide ball espically at test level

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Hafeez really struggling

17/1

oh no.........onec he remains calm, stay there, the runs will come

 

[immubhai]

Now I hope, Dummy captain wont get Hafeez run out

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

dont worry let them waste their energies on bouncers

 

[infamous9383]

worked away for single

 

[infamous9383]

edge but bravo saves four

 

[infamous9383]

hafeez with his first confident shot for single though

 

[infamous9383]

23/1

 

[infamous9383]

good fielding prevents a four but gets a single

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

hafee doin the right thing..patience is needed

 

[infamous9383]

1000 runs for YK this year

 

[tahaqureshi]

9.4 Taylor to Younis, 1 run, good length delivery down the leg, Younis shuffles across and turns it to square leg for a single, that is his 1000th Test run in this calendar year

Well Done!!!!!

 

[infamous9383]

risky single but safe home

26/1

 

[immubhai]

Hafeez can stay quite for good hour or so, this is what i have observed in him. He has the openers patience plus its only 10 or so overs to be bowled today?

 

[infamous9383]

collymore into the attack

 

[immubhai]

I only hope this cheaky singles wont get Hafeez out

 

[shan]

colly is good bowler

 

[infamous9383]

27/1

 

[Sheikh]

Congrats to Younis for 1000 runs in 2006!

 

[infamous9383]

30/1 after 12 overs

 

[infamous9383]

alot of quick singles

 

[Sheikh]

Excellent running here

 

[immubhai]

Shabaash Hafeezaay, show more patience and grab your spot for good. I wonder why he has not been given the ball to bowl? he is far a better off spinner than Malik? Now inshallah he does make his openers slot solid in the team and Farhat would make place for Butt/Hameed

 

[infamous9383]

33/1 drinks

 

[Sheikh]

Hafeez has continued his promising display from England. He's aware of his off-stump and is quite happy to leave balls alone. He's playing within himself and thats all you can ask of him.

 

[infamous9383]

a wild swing and a miss

 

[infamous9383]

good to see chacha cricket leading the charge

33/1

 

[Sheikh]

That wasnt a swing, he left that. Very well watched over by Hafeez,

 

[infamous9383]

batsman pick up two on misfield

 

[Rob H]

cracking cut shot by YK. That was thumped through point

 

[infamous9383]

smashes it for 4 Younis khan brilliant shot and a welcome boundry for Pak

 

[Rob H]

Bad light ends play with score at 39/1

 

[infamous9383]

bad light stop play 18 overs lost major concern for coming test matches as well as day

 

[infamous9383]

39/1 not our worst performances, will take espically with 206 on the board

 

[shan]

is this the end of the day?

 

[TaZ]

Rob H. Are you an ARY subscriber?!??

 

[infamous9383]

is this the end of the day?

yes

 

[infamous9383]

18 overs lost is too much

 

[Hash]

Oh wrist slitters!

COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE!

) ) )

PAKISTAN!!!!

 

[Sheikh]

Excellent day for Pakistan cricket. Amidst all the turmoil you couldnt ask for a better day of test match cricket for this country. Shahid Nazir answered alot of critics and bowled beautifully today. Gully took the all vital first wicket and came back to get a 5-for. That was a great performance by him as he was being touted as the spearhead. It takes guts to respond to that and his 5-for will do a world of good in the future. Even Kaneria took some wickets and easily dseserved a few more. Hafeez looked very solid and I hope he remains our opener for a long time to come. No surprise with Farhats failure, I maintain that I'd pick my grandmother over him. Younis looked very solid as well. How about Malik's blinder of a catch? That was unbelievable!! And I'm also very glad that we finally have a strong slip cordon with Inzi, Younis, Malik, and Hafeez! Lets hope we pile on the runs tommorrow!

Zindabad!

 

[pakistani pride]

Well if we play sensible overs lost should come in the picture.

 

[Oxy]

I didnt realise the 1st test staretd today!

 

[WEST INDIAN PASSION]

well played by pakistan today. They fully deserved to be on top.

all the talk about depleted attack was put to rest by those two young seam bowlers .

unfortunately I did not see it . just checked cricinfo when i woke up this morning

 

[TaZ]

Oxy - call yourself a cricket fan!

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

We dropped 3 cathces but there were a couple of blinders taken by YK as usual and malik took a stunner.

Running between the wicket was also excellent.

and only 2 no-balls which was very pleasing to see.

 

[Daoud]

Oh wrist slitters!

COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE!

) ) )

PAKISTAN!!!!

You've seen nothing yet. I was out somewhere and I told me cousin we had the Windies 6 down at lunch. He said something like Pakistan always get cocky and we'll lose. Hes usually like that so I said if you're that confident how about we I buy you dinner if they win but you buy me dinner if Pakistan win. He was still supremely confident even after the Windies were bowled out for 200 but wasnt willing to take the bet.

 

[Oxy]

Oxy - call yourself a cricket fan!

I'm running for elections - its a busy campaigning period.

 

[Daoud]

I'm running for elections - its a busy campaigning period.

With BM in charge of your campaign, you dont need to do anything

sort of like what you do as a mod

 

[Muyazzim Khan]

Worst thing about this match? A-Shocker is the other umpire with Taufel. Both teams will get a few A-shockers.