Tasmania v Pakistan | Tour Match | Hobart | 19-21 Dec 09

[iHammad]

Tasmania have won the toss and chose to bowl.

http://livescores.cricket.com.au/commentary_2462_1.html

 

[Ali888]

Imran Farhat
Salman Butt
Faisal Iqbal
Fawad Alam
Misbah-ul-Haq
Umar Akmal
Kamran Akmal
Mohammad Aamer
Umar Gul
Saeed Ajmal
Abdur Rauf

i can understand asif not playing he is world class, but yousuf is obviously just being a coward

 

[hussain_0216]

hmm seems like two batsmen will be picked from Misbah, Fawad & Faisal.

 

[Mohsin]

When/if our batting crumbles dont create the same threads over and over and over again saying the same thing please people.

 

[AZ]

Over 0.4: Geeves to Farhat, no run, no shot offered outside off
Over 0.3: Geeves to Farhat, no run, left alone outside off
Over 0.2: Geeves to Farhat, no run, defends to the short leg
Over 0.1: Geeves to Farhat, no run, left alone outside off

 

[161]

Simply amazed that Gul and Aamer are not being rested.

Moyo must be really hell bent on having them breakdown so he can play his buddy Sami ?

 

[iHammad]

maiden.

 

[AZ]

Simply amazed that Gul and Aamer are not being rested.

Mayo must be really hell bent on having them breakdown so he can play his buddy Sami ?

yes, that's the plan

 

[Ali Raja]

Simply amazed that Gul and Aamer are not being rested.

Mayo must be really hell bent on having them breakdown so he can play his buddy Sami ?

Is Sami currently with the squad? Then he should have played. Maybe Sami is going to play the 1st Test and Gul, Amir and Rauf are fighting for the last spot. You never know...

 

[AZ]

2nd Over
Over 1.5: MacDonald to Butt, no run, short of a length but well wide of off stump
Over 1.4: MacDonald to Butt, no run
Over 1.3: MacDonald to Butt, no run, again left alone outside off
Over 1.2: MacDonald to Butt, no run, no shot offere outside off
Over 1.1: MacDonald to Butt, no run, no shot offere outside off

 

[Mohsin]

Simply amazed that Gul and Aamer are not being rested.

Mayo must be really hell bent on having them breakdown so he can play his buddy Sami ?

Exactly, and you'd think Sami (a man who hasnt played international cricket in God knows how long) would play in this practise match wouldnt you?!

 

[AZ]

another maiden

 

[AZ]

Exactly, and you'd think Sami (a man who hasnt played international cricket in God knows how long) would play in this practise match wouldnt you?!

when did Sami arrive in Australia?

 

[Mohsin]

OMG 2 maidens?!

DROP BUTT AND FARHAT NOW!

 

[iHammad]

This website isn't good as it makes you refresh by yourself instead of doing it automatically It says that it will automatically refresh after 5 minutes!

 

[Ali Raja]

Interesting that Malik isn't playing, what should we make of that decision? That he's a certainty for the 1st Test or that Faisal, Fawad and Misbah are the ones fighting for two spots in the middle-order?

 

[AZ]

This website isn't good as it makes you refresh by yourself instead of doing it automatically It says that it will automatically refresh after 5 minutes!

just press F5

 

[iHammad]

just press F5

Thanks bhai

 

[Mohsin]

when did Sami arrive in Australia?

mmh, dont know but im sure he must be in Australia by now considering wheh he was called up (unless he's decided to go via the old route and ship it)

 

[AZ]

Thanks bhai

oh you are most welcome, puttar

 

[iHammad]

Third maiden in a row!

 

[AZ]

mmh, dont know but im sure he must be in Australia by now considering wheh he was called up (unless he's decided to go via the old route and ship it)

I'm guessing he must have been pretty knackered from the flight

 

[Ali Raja]

Since it's only a warm-up would it be wrong to hope that Faisal and Misbah both fail?

 

[AZ]

yes

 

[Usman Chadda]

Cricinfo is stuck on 0/0 after 1.4 overs

 

[Ali Raja]

yes

Why?

 

[AZ]

use this link Chadda sahab

http://livescores.cricket.com.au/commentary_2462_1.html

 

[usman7]

if both faisal and misbah fail.. who r u goin to play instead of them 2.. i understand fawad wll come in for misbah but who wud come in 4 faisal

 

[Mohsin]

I'm guessing he must have been pretty knackered from the flight

I doubt it, he was called up on the 14th/15th(?) and the flight from Pakistan to Australia isnt that long im guessing (as compared to from somewhere like the UK).

 

[iHammad]

Pak off the mark with a wide.

 

[AZ]

Why?

wishing for a Pakistani to fail in anything is not an option

 

[Usman Chadda]

use this link Chadda sahab

http://livescores.cricket.com.au/commentary_2462_1.html

Yeh hui na baat!

Thanks a lot!

 

[Ali Raja]

if both faisal and misbah fail.. who r u goin to play instead of them 2.. i understand fawad wll come in for misbah but who wud come in 4 faisal

Right, then I hope only Misbah fails.

 

[iHammad]

PAK 0/1

wickets/runs guys, don't freak!

 

[161]

Well I guess Mayo's thinking is that Sami is the "senior bowler with experience" .. hence he doesn't need to play.

This is absolutely wrong.

Play Sami .. let's see if anything has changed with him.

If he gets caned by a club side then we would know for sure that Rauf should be the first choice replacement.

 

[AZ]

failing in a warmup match doesn't really mean anything...succeeding in it however, could open the door for selection

 

[Ali Raja]

wishing for a Pakistani to fail in anything is not an option

But it's in Pakistan's long term interest that they fail. Only way of Fawad maybe getting a match...

 

[AZ]

Over 4.1: Geeves to Farhat, one run, turned off the pad to fine leg, first runs off the bat for the tour

damn you Immy, Butt sahab was supposed to do that! issed

 

[iHammad]

Single for Farhat.

 

[usman7]

yeah thats better.. ha!

 

[Ali Raja]

It's a green wicket. They need to survive the first hour or so.

 

[iHammad]

PAK 0/2
5 overs

http://livescores.cricket.com.au/commentary_2462_1.html

 

[AZ]

it's definitely not a fun cricket

 

[usman7]

inshAllah saeed ajmal does well... so he can get the nod ahead of kaneria.... aussies would milk kaneria all day long.. we need ajmal against aussies... what do u guys think??

 

[AZ]

is Kaneria a cow?

 

[Wazeeri]

inshAllah saeed ajmal does well... so he can get the nod ahead of kaneria.... aussies would milk kaneria all day long.. we need ajmal against aussies... what do u guys think??

We think NO

 

[AZ]

Over 5.5: MacDonald to Farhat, no run, good ball, beaten playing down the line, ball just flashes past the outside edge

oye Immy, dekh ke khel yaar!

 

[Usman Chadda]

WOW ... this is some start

 

[Ali Raja]

inshAllah saeed ajmal does well... so he can get the nod ahead of kaneria.... aussies would milk kaneria all day long.. we need ajmal against aussies... what do u guys think??

NO! Kaneria is a better option, historically Australia murder off-spinners in Australia. Kaneria was good here last time, he will be more effective.

 

[Ali Raja]

is Kaneria a cow?

)

 

[161]

inshAllah saeed ajmal does well... so he can get the nod ahead of kaneria.... aussies would milk kaneria all day long.. we need ajmal against aussies... what do u guys think??

well if anyone is watching the west indies ozzie series .. it should be a no-brainer to play both spinners.

 

[AZ]

the openers have barely had to play at anything...

 

[Ali Raja]

the openers have barely had to play at anything...

Good that they are not fishing. Impressive.

 

[AZ]

Butt sahab off the mark! Hooray!

 

[usman7]

well if anyone is watching the west indies ozzie series .. it should be a no-brainer to play both spinners.

yeah i agree... but who would get dropped... we dont have a bravo type of player would would score runs down the order.

 

[Ali Raja]

3/0 after 7. Good thing is that no wickets are lost.

 

[azfar wali]

is Kaneria a cow?

 

[161]

yeah i agree... but who would get dropped... we dont have a bravo type of player would would score runs down the order.

we had yasser .. but he had to get dropped for sami.

i would have had the following bowling line up

asif
gul/aamer rotation ?
yasser
ajmal
kaneria

 

[Ali Raja]

we had yasser .. but he had to get dropped for sami.

i would have had the following bowling line up

asif
gul/aamer rotation ?
yasser
ajmal
kaneria

Bravo scored a century last match. Don't think Arafat has the same batting abilities.

 

[AZ]

by the way who is Captaaning the team? Kami?!

 

[Ali Raja]

Butt dropped!

 

[AZ]

Over 7.5: MacDonald to Butt, no run, DROPPED, good ball, takes an edge and flies slowly to Doolan at second slip but he drops an absolute sitter

, abh to 100 pakka hai!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Butt dropped by Doolan (my mind says Dulhan) at second slip

 

[Usman Chadda]

First streaky four of the day! And it comes courtesy Imran Farhat

 

[AZ]

Butt dropped by Doolan (my mind says Dulhan) at second slip

listen to your mind Chadda sahab, abh settle honey ka time aagaya hai

 

[azfar wali]

Over 8.1: Geeves to Farhat, FOUR, edges between gully and third slip, ball runs to the third man fence for the first boundary of the day


first four of the tour

 

[161]

Over 7.5: MacDonald to Butt, no run, DROPPED, good ball, takes an edge and flies slowly to Doolan at second slip but he drops an absolute sitter

 

[AZ]

Geeves is very chalaak, going round the wicket to make the play the ball

 

[161]

Bravo scored a century last match. Don't think Arafat has the same batting abilities.

i know .. but he's no worst then faisal/malik/misbah .. plus he can bowl.

 

[insaaniyat]

6 overs 2 runs pretty good start. Is the pitch fast

 

[AZ]

6 overs 2 runs pretty good start. Is the pitch fast

apparently there is plenty of ghhaas on it

 

[Ali888]

Over 8.1: Geeves to Farhat, FOUR, edges between gully and third slip, ball runs to the third man fence for the first boundary of the day

 

[Ali Raja]

i know .. but he's no worst then faisal/malik/misbah .. plus he can bowl.

But we shouldn't select players on the basis of 'not being worse' I think. If we are going to play an all-rounder it has to be Afridi because of his bowling.

 

[AZ]

Over 9.2: MacDonald to Butt, FOUR, thick edge playing away from the body, between third slip and gully

yaaay!

 

[Ali Raja]

Wow, our openers have lasted over 10 overs.

 

[AZ]

Over 10.6: Drew to Farhat, two runs, turned off the pads through square leg

at last

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Is this Ginger macdonald? The allrounder?

If we are struggling against his 75 mph pies then watch out vs bollinger etc.

 

[AZ]

Is this Ginger macdonald? The allrounder?

If we are struggling against his 75 mph pies then watch out vs bollinger etc.

nope, some dude called Tim McDonald

 

[waqar_ahmad]

the great butt has already been dropped

 

[sultanator]

Wow, slow start. If Nazir was playing, he would be on 30 from 5 instead of 5 from 30, right AZ