South Africa vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Johannesburg | 2/2/13 | Day 2

[ReluctantT]

Thank god at least "F" word not came out yet.

 

[90MPH]

Sarfraz looks clueless. He won't last long.

 

[TM Riddle]

come on philander and kallis... 3 more now!!

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Remember Aus scored 47 all out on their last tour to SA. They still won the series, so who knows.

 

[adnan yasin]

top 6 batsman ... only shafiiq played the lose shot and gift his wicket ... otherwise it was brilliant bowling by south africa

 

[ReluctantT]

why are they still bowling kallis?? stupid captaincy..Steyn should ball

Smith felt sorry I guess.

 

[ekpakistani]

we will avoid follow-on .. insha'Allah

 

[James]

An example of another quality post by James

Your determination to bring in the Akmal angle in every thread is ridiculous. Kind of admirable though.

Pray tell what would an out of form and out of practice Akmal have done differently here?

And don't act like I'm the only one mocking your post.

 

[ScotRaz]

Hotspot would have cleared Asad

 

[ReluctantT]

Remember Aus scored 47 all out on their last tour to SA. They still won the series, so who knows.

Series drawn.

 

[mosh101]

39/7

 

[A.M.]

Remember Aus scored 47 all out on their last tour to SA. They still won the series, so who knows.

Yup dats wht it is it all depends on hw do we recover frm dis

 

[Havoc]

Umar Akmal would've done zilch here.

 

[hayat]

Why didn't Asad Shafiq go for review?!

 

[Bullet Drive]

39-7

 

[TM Riddle]

I m sure kamran could have played better than this sarfaraj..I say Bring him back!

 

[ReluctantT]

24-14-39-7

 

[DOOSRA95]

at lest we still have the ability to take wicket and not concede 600 plus score and wait for a wicket .Our strength is till up their with the best!

 

[IAJ]

When the opposition is out for 253 all Paksitan needed to do was to play it as a 50 overs match. They simply don't have the technique to block or leave.
We could easily have made over 200 if we played our shots.

Only proper batsmen can survive in these conditions.

 

[AFM]

lol another wicket..this is getting ridiculous!!

Remember Aus scored 47 all out on their last tour to SA. They still won the series, so who knows.

No, they didnt. 1-1. Got hammered in the 1st Test, and just barely managed a win in the 2nd thanks to Cummins' dream debut.

 

[ekpakistani]

its interesting that Saeed Ajmal has higher batting avg than sarfraz ahmed

 

[adi_6294]

why cant they play it like a one day match...
its no point in blocking every ball...
and playing shot at good deliveries

 

[DOOSRA95]

stupid Keppeler wessel just sounds idiotic the more i here of him.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Your determination to bring in the Akmal angle in every thread is ridiculous. Kind of admirable though.

Pray tell what would an out of form and out of practice Akmal have done differently here?

And don't act like I'm the only one mocking your post.

I'm sorry but Umar Akmal is out of form?

You clearly know very little.

2 fifites and a hundred in his last 3 games.

 

[adi_6294]

why cant they play it like a one day match...
its no point in blocking every ball...
and playing shot at good deliveries

 

[Kianig89]

Ajju on strike here we go

 

[JustAnotherFan]

and shoaib akhtar said pak will make 500 and host will b under pressure

he wasnt good at maths. He meant 50.

 

[Afridi96]

Umar Akmal needs to be flown in. Should play the next test.

Tbh Umar Akmal needs to be flown in before the Second Innings

 

[ekpakistani]

ajmal missed that for a 6

 

[AFM]

When the opposition is out for 253 all Paksitan needed to do was to play it as a 50 overs match. They simply don't have the technique to block or leave.
We could easily have made over 200 if we played our shots.

Only proper batsmen can survive in these conditions.

WTH? Do you even understand cricket? Just look at Shafiq to see where your logic takes you.

 

[TM Riddle]

lol ajmal trying to hit philander..not gonna work son!

 

[mosh101]

Sarfraz guiding ajmal

 

[ScotRaz]

its interesting that Saeed Ajmal has higher batting avg than sarfraz ahmed

He's played more Int. games than him.

 

[ekpakistani]

to be fair .. its not only the pitch but also over cast conditions + our batting ... lethal combination for us fans

 

[James]

I'm sorry but Umar Akmal is out of form?

You clearly know very little.

2 fifites and a hundred in his last 3 games.

In Tests?

Real men play this game mate, this is not pyjama cricket.

 

[TM Riddle]

and Pakistan scores a run !

 

[Kianig89]

We couple of fours in the form of edges...............God have mercy on US

 

[ReluctantT]

Another target to achieve 53..Pakistan's lowest score [cricnfo]

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Hmm I thought they won in SA recently but it must have been their previous tour.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Our batsmen simply cannot rotate strike. It is clear to see that Umar Akmal is the best strike rotator we have..

 

[tarrar]

SA is going to win this 1st test match there is no question about that.

 

[DOOSRA95]

If they played like one day then every one will curse the batting line up so tuk tuk is ok but rotation of strike is the real problem!

 

[TM Riddle]

lunch day 2..damn they survived!

 

[A.M.]

Lunch inshAllah next session will be ours

 

[Bullet Drive]

In Tests?

Real men play this game mate, this is not pyjama cricket.

first-class cricket. You said he's short of match practise and he's out of form. I've given you stats to prove he's had match practise and he's in form.

 

[ekpakistani]

relax boys .. we expected this ... don't worry . we will win insha'Allah

 

[kamranwasti]

Your determination to bring in the Akmal angle in every thread is ridiculous. Kind of admirable though.

Pray tell what would an out of form and out of practice Akmal have done differently here?

And don't act like I'm the only one mocking your post.

Very valid point. Also, he has done nothing to prove he deserves a position of responsibility in this side since his 129 and 75 on his debut. I am reminded of Muhammad Wasim was was far less talented but also managed a century on debut and then played some really good innings in testing conditions. I am also reminded of Imran Nazir who was far more talented than Umar Akmal and good enough to take a hundred off Walsh and Ambrose at the age of 18 and then dominated McGrath, Warne, Gillespie and Lee in Australia at the age of 20 but ended up nowhere.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Next session will be ours. Sarfraz & Ajmal to put up a good fight.

 

[mosh101]

I'm sorry but Umar Akmal is out of form?

You clearly know very little.

2 fifites and a hundred in his last 3 games.

Why dont we bring in afridi and umm awais zia too?

No matter what umar scores, he's always disappointed when we needed him to step up !

 

[Friend786]

SA is going to win this 1st test match there is no question about that.

sadly nothing is going to change in next two.

 

[BHM :D]

Our batsmen simply cannot rotate strike. It is clear to see that Umar Akmal is the best strike rotator we have..

Why are you so in love with UA? The ball is seaming around, what exactly are these tail enders meant to do?

UA has proven he does not have the temperament for Test Cricket as of now. All the batsmen in the side are better than him for Tests.

 

[inzy_paratha]

Relax guys, if any of you thought our batting would fare much better with only one practice match were way too optimistic! We may not be 'New Zealand' esque with the ball, but we certainly are with the bat!

 

[Cricfan4eva]

When the opposition is out for 253 all Paksitan needed to do was to play it as a 50 overs match. They simply don't have the technique to block or leave.
We could easily have made over 200 if we played our shots.

Only proper batsmen can survive in these conditions.

Good thing your not a coach or in any capacity to teach cricket to some one )

 

[BHM :D]

first-class cricket. You said he's short of match practise and he's out of form. I've given you stats to prove he's had match practise and he's in form.

Big difference between Pakistan first class cricket and playing the best bowling attack in the world on a difficult wicket.

 

[Kianig89]

LUNCH.............................so humiliation delayed...............

 

[Typical Stroke]

we need an all rounder instead of Umar Gul

 

[Jeetu111]

Yaar my tall claims are gonna drown me big time

koi baat nahi birader -hota hei

If Saf get a say 175 run lead & collapse for 120,you have a slim chance .

 

[Bullet Drive]

40-7. Next session PAK will be 140-7

 

[Amjid Javed]

pathetic batting display from pakistan and as expected our batting has been exposed by both swing and bounce

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Well umar akmal certainly wa in better form than azhar and ASAD in domestic cricket.

 

[Asif321]

save the follow on ... otherwise this match will finish today

 

[James]

Very valid point. Also, he has done nothing to prove he deserves a position of responsibility in this side since his 129 and 75 on his debut. I am reminded of Muhammad Wasim was was far less talented but also managed a century on debut and then played some really good innings in testing conditions. I am also reminded of Imran Nazir who was far more talented than Umar Akmal and good enough to take a hundred off Walsh and Ambrose at the age of 18 and then dominated McGrath, Warne, Gillespie and Lee in Australia at the age of 20 but ended up nowhere.

Why are you so in love with UA? The ball is seaming around, what exactly are these tail enders meant to do?

UA has proven he does not have the temperament for Test Cricket as of now. All the batsmen in the side are better than him for Tests.

Spot on. Although it's difficult to apply logic and reason when somebody has such a biased view.

 

[malakian]

It's probably worth recalling Umar for the next test. While i'm 99% sure that he will fail miserably, he does have some talent & is at least capable of taking the attack to SA.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Why dont we bring in afridi and umm awais zia too?

No matter what umar scores, he's always disappointed when we needed him to step up !

Umar is a batsmen. The other too are not.

Why are you so in love with UA? The ball is seaming around, what exactly are these tail enders meant to do?

UA has proven he does not have the temperament for Test Cricket as of now. All the batsmen in the side are better than him for Tests.

He's proven that? Is that because he scores 40's and gets out? I'd rather have a batsmen scoring 40s and getting out to a poor shot as opposed to a batsmen getting 15s and getting out to a lack of technique.

Big difference between Pakistan first class cricket and playing the best bowling attack in the world on a difficult wicket.

Yes & Shafiq's failed in first-class cricket too.

 

[IAJ]

WTH? Do you even understand cricket? Just look at Shafiq to see where your logic takes you.

Oh listen Einstein, sis shot would have been stupid even in LOIs. You play cricket with controlled aggression, not just throwing your bat at everything.

50 overs are enough to score 200 runs with proper cricket shots.

 

[Kianig89]

Relax guys, if any of you thought our batting would fare much better with only one practice match were way too optimistic! We may not be 'New Zealand' esque with the ball, but we certainly are with the bat!

Yes your are right but seriously 40/7 is too much.....................really our batters were very very very very very very defensive.....Apart from one hook/pull from Azhar .........the rest were all edges............

 

[Sherlock]

Excellent, excellent bowling from SA and awful batting by Pakistan.

This game will be finished in 3 days.

Well Done SA, there's a reason why you're no1.

 

[Equinox]

When Bangladesh last toured South Africa our lowest score in the series was 121. I think Pakistan's Test status needs to be reviewed.

 

[Asif321]

need to get in next match lol

 

[Bullet Drive]

And people are going on like Umar cannot play swing/seam movement.

Please take a look at his 79* at Lords against the likes of Anderson, Finn, Broad & Swan..

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Just as I expected, our batting getting a massive phainty

 

[Bullet Drive]

When Bangladesh last toured South Africa our lowest score in the series was 121. I think Pakistan's Test status needs to be reviewed.

I think your status as a sane person needs to be reviewed after a comment like this

 

[Love Pakistan]

When Bangladesh last toured South Africa our lowest score in the series was 121. I think Pakistan's Test status needs to be reviewed.

Hahahahhaha coming from a Bangladeshi its just laughable.

 

[leatherface58]

I guess Akhtar might reconsider calling Pakistan better than NZ

 

[yasir]

If asian teams want to win outside they need to have domestic conditions of playing bounce and swing... There is a reason no asian team has won a series in SA, AUS yet...

This SA attack is very good... But I still think other bowlers are managable, styne is too good but he still only bowls out swing only, that's some thing you can work with... both Youis and Hafeez should have left those balls... I still think Pakistan can come back in the series... Their character will be tested...

 

[IMMY69]

Strangely as it may sound but best chance Pakistan have is if Saffies enforce a follow on and somehow Paks get a lead...

 

[Paradox]

We haven't batted poorly - barring the shot of Shafiq and MAYBE Azhar's, those deliveries would usually get most of other batsmen around the world out, too.

 

[Sherlock]

When Bangladesh last toured South Africa our lowest score in the series was 121. I think Pakistan's Test status needs to be reviewed.

When you last toured SA...Monkeys were riding on Rockets to space and Liverpool were still a force in football

 

[Bullet Drive]

Anyway just half an hour to go before post lunch session.

Next session will be ours Insha'Allah

 

[IMMY69]

Oh in this wicket is not just a fast and bouncy wicket, that would be acceptable. Nope, it's a dangerous up and down track and 100pct sub standard.