Test 1 - Day 4 - Eng v Pak @ lords (commentary thread) [16/7/06]

[Nauman]

39/1

 

[Sid100]

sami bowling rubbish as usual, bring on razzaq

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

sami continues and strauss gets a single to square leg first ball of the over

39-1

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[Hache]

1/39

 

[Sid100]

good bowl by sami for a change and well played by cook

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

88.1 mph yorker length delivery well defended by cook

 

[Nauman]

Quick single by Cook moves the score onto 40/0

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

cook gets off the mark with a quick single to mid off

 

[Bilsher007]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssss trescothick gone, ALLAH nay dua sunn li shukar hai ALLAH ka, gul finally comes good.

 

[Nauman]

3 by Strauss a good shot, 43/1

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well driven by strauss for 3 runs

43-1

 

[Nauman]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssss trescothick gone, ALLAH nay dua sunn li shukar hai ALLAH ka, gul finally comes good.

That was quick

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[HAFRIDI]

Woooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

great fielding for a change as faisal stops a certain boundary

 

[Nauman]

Good fielding by Faisal on a bad ball by Gul.

 

[Nauman]

single next ball.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

good running by strauss to challenge danish and get 2 runs

45-1

 

[Nauman]

45/1

 

[Nauman]

Dany warming up.

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

good shot for 4 by strauss

49-1

 

[Sid100]

he and afridi are the key to bowling england out

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

in comes dany

 

[Easa]

C'mon Dani boy

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

good start for danish and it was an appeal for bat and pad catch but it wasnt out

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single for cook and the 50 comes up

 

[DM]

Come on daniel kaneria

 

[Bilsher007]

Cook needs to be removed and so does strauss. I say bring on kaneria from the end sami is bowling.

 

[Easa]

51-1

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

end of the over and that is lunch england end on 51-1

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[Easa]

Lunch

Moeiz, how are you doing that?

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

technically ALMOST perfect? pfft yousuf was faultless

 

[HAFRIDI]

probs tv card- not correct term

 

[moiez_no1]

what do u mean how i'm i doing that , i watching it and taking screenshots

 

[HAFRIDI]

what do u mean how i'm i doing that , i watching it and taking screenshots

how ur posting pics n capturing etc

 

[moiez_no1]

through tv card , and using tinypics to upload images

 

[Bilsher007]

After lunch pakistan needs to remove cook and strauss immediately and then the following batsmen should be shown the way to pavillion soon too INSHALLAH. Kaneria, afridi and razzak are the ones to create trouble for english batsmen. Inzamam must use them smartly.

 

[Easa]

Oh ok

 

[deviously~fading~away]

Will Afridi be able to bowl today?

 

[Bilsher007]

Nice pictures being posted by moez of the pakistani players in this match. Sami is just not a thinking bowler, i wish him all the best but at the moment he is struggling.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol is anyone else watching this club life special

 

[Bilsher007]

I think after lunch inzamam must take gul off too and bring on afridi from the other end. Kaneria and afridi should be quite handy against the two lefties.

 

[deviously~fading~away]

All this criticism for making 17 off 20 with an injured right thumb.....makes you wonder what would have happend to the poor lad if he had gotten out 1st ball today!

 

[Saj]

News coming in that Kamran's dropped catch was all Afridi's fault, as he moved slightly to his left as the ball headed for Kamran's gloves, even though he was 30 yards away.

News also in that Afridi is being blamed for the Israel / Palestine conflict, as well as the increasing price of oil.

The heatwave in Britain is also being blamed on Afridi too

 

[Rob H]

News coming in that Kamran's dropped catch was all Afridi's fault, as he moved slightly to his left as the ball headed for Kamran's gloves, even though he was 30 yards away.

News also in that Afridi is being blamed for the Israel / Palestine conflict, as well as the increasing price of oil.

The heatwave in Britain is also being blamed on Afridi too

praised would be more appropriate. The weather has been beautiful for the last week or 2. Makes me wonder if i'll be let down by the Bahamas next week

 

[deviously~fading~away]

From Cricinfo-

The anticipated fireworks from Afridi threatened to crackle into life when he top-edged an expansive pull in the opening over of the day. However, he took a painful blow on the thumb from Harmison and appeared in considerable discomfort. He managed one thumping blow down the ground, but found deep mid-off as he attempted the same shot

 

[Bilsher007]

England's total lead to date is 134 runs, pakistan needs to dismantle england for 200 runs lead at best. Which means which should take the next 9 wickets for 66 runs !!! Anything is possible with pakistan even with our second string / strength bowling attack. Remember mohali ?

 

[Bilsher007]

Cook and strauss are our next target. Kaneria and afridi should attack them as best as possible. Peitersen, collingwood, bell and jones next wickets to feast upon quickly INSHALLAH. Inzamam must keep changing field placements if needed, keep changing tactics, must not let any partnership to develop for england.

 

[Nauman]

News coming in that Kamran's dropped catch was all Afridi's fault, as he moved slightly to his left as the ball headed for Kamran's gloves, even though he was 30 yards away.

News also in that Afridi is being blamed for the Israel / Palestine conflict, as well as the increasing price of oil.

The heatwave in Britain is also being blamed on Afridi too

Spot on Saj I couldnt have put it better myself just goes to show how true my signature is, Afridi should retire as every wrong in the world is Afridi's fault.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

single to strauss off gul

52-1

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

garbage ball down the leg side and flicked for 4

57-1

 

[Saj]

Easa I edited your sig. Nauman and Easa just cool off ok.

Concentrate on the cricket rather than digs at each other gents. Thanks bhaiyo.

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

edged thru slips for 4

62-1

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

ooo just short of the slips

 

[shan]

good bowling

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lbw appeal but then pitched outside leg stump and single taken off legbyes 64-1

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

caught at mid on and cook is gone umar gul strikes

64-2

 

[ShowStopper]

Way to go Moiez. Thanks

 

[moiez_no1]

gone

 

[Rob H]

almost, i say almost as bad as Afridi's shot there. I know England want to make quick runs but that was far too adventurous from Cook.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

alistair cook just lofted it and it was as simple as they come in terms of catches and gul gets a deserved 2nd wicket

 

[Easa]

YES!

Gul!

 

[ShowStopper]

Yeah my faith in Gul is paying off But Sami when will you do something ?

 

[shan]

Umar gul taking wickets?

 

[James]

Score rate is increasing, if we want lots of quick runs then Strauss will have to really get into his stride and also KP. None of the other batsmen in this lineup are really capable of maintaining a run a ball innings in a test, Strauss is a different class and then KP, arguably an even higher class.

Rubbish from Alistair who is never great when he has to score quickly, the next partnership is gonna be an important one whether its big or small.

 

[moiez_no1]

 

[Easa]

almost, i say almost as bad as Afridi's shot there. I know England want to make quick runs but that was far too adventurous from Cook.

Yet, we wont see anyone abusing him

 

[ShowStopper]

Umar Gul to Cook, OUT, slightly shorter but not short enough to pull, Cook attempts to hoick it over midwicket but can only spoon it, tamely, to mid-on. Dreadful, injudicious stroke so soon after lunch and just the breakthrough Pakistan needed.

 

[HAFRIDI]

Yessssssssss

 

[James]

Yet, we wont see anyone abusing him

Eng have a cushion with the lead and lots of players to come, Afridi had neither, both were poor shots but Cook's was more excusable.

 

[shan]

still a lead of 147 is to much

 

[moiez_no1]

good dive