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

[Sid100]

finally a boundary by jones i hope he attacks more

 

[Easa]

Why has Razzaq only bowled seven overs?

Him and Afridi should be bowling in tandem

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

another direct hit by inzi but nothing this time

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

250-5 now and the lead is of 333 as gul finishes his over.

3 overs remaining

 

[Sid100]

250/5 (73.5 ov)

England lead by 333 runs with 5 wickets remaining

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yess!! danish gets geraint jones caught behind and akmal gets one

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

250-6 now

geraint jones gone for a mediocre 16 as his bad form continues

 

[infamous9383]

Geraint Jones gone

 

[Easa]

YES!

Dani strikes, well caught Akmal! Well bowled Dani

 

[shan]

the way england is playing look like Pakisan will only face 80 overs

 

[Easa]

Gojo's misery with the bat continues..

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

the way england is playing look like Pakisan will only face 80 overs

that may be enough if our hitters can fire

 

[Easa]

Plunkett comes in, an average of 5.86.

 

[Sid100]

finally jones is out well played dk

 

[Sid100]

250/6 (74.2 ov

England lead by 333 runs with 4 wickets remaining

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

danish gets the attacking field on for plunkett

 

[Easa]

Kaneria picks up his 5th wicket of the match.

The googly, just misses the offstump. Brilliant bowling

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

o god!! how did that miss the stumps!!?!?! the googly totally beat plunkett but it goes for 2 byes

 

[Easa]

That was a lovely googly, right thru Plunk

NOW Strauss gone!

Great stuff Dani!!!!

 

[Sid100]

3 lucky byes for plunkett, good ball by dk

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yes!!! he gets the prized scalp of strauss instead and farhat also finally catches one!

 

[UJ]

Good stuff here by Kaneria!!!

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

this dismissal was very reminiscant of his multan dismissal

 

[Easa]

253-7

Strauss goes for a well made 100

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

2 wickets in the over for danish great stuff

 

[shan]

England should declare now

 

[infamous9383]

good catch by farhat as strauss is gone

 

[Easa]

6th wicket of the match for Kaneria, 3rd of the innings.

Good performance

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

strauss played a superb knock of 128

 

[Easa]

Very good catch from Farhat, waisay

Hoggard BRADMAN coming in

 

[off_the_hook]

Good knock by Strauss......

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Shabash Dani boy!

 

[Sid100]

if only DK could have done this 10-15overs ago, but well bowled

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

danish deserves a 5fer for this performance

 

[Easa]

Good ball first up, Dani on fire.

Should wrap up the tail

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol an over optimistic appeal for lbw but a good ball neways

 

[ehjaz]

good catch by farhat as strauss is gone

Finally a catch that is caught............

 

[shan]

Danish Kaneria to Strauss, OUT, huge, huge wicket. Slightly flatter, ran across Strauss and Imran Farhat takes that at first slip. Two quick wickets have enlivened Pakistan just before the close. But well batted Andrew Strauss

i don't think at this point is hufe wicket

 

[pak4life]

after todays performance dani will come into his own in the dry pitch at old trafford

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

end of a very successful over good job dani.

 

[Nauman]

Did Danish take Strauss's wicket?

 

[Easa]

Good move from Inzi, Afridi on to bowl

Good captaincy, Inzi bhai

 

[Nauman]

ok got my answer

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

afridi comes on to bowl

 

[Sid100]

afridi on this over could be exiting

 

[ehjaz]

My worry is 336+ runs to chase on 5th day, what should be Pak's strategy? go for it or play to draw???

 

[Easa]

Did Danish take Strauss's wicket?

Yes. With a good ball too.

Afridi big spin from the first ball

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

and he will do it with his cap on such is the man

 

[Bilsher007]

74.3 Danish Kaneria to Plunkett, 3 byes, wowsers, no idea how that missed. A beautifully pitched googly sails through the gate and just over the bails. Top ball
Liam Plunkett comes to the crease and is greeted by a crowd of greedy fielders hovering round his bat hoping to snap him up

74.2 Danish Kaneria to Jones, OUT, a huge appeal and umpire Bucknor raises the finger as Jones chases a fine edge through to a grateful Akmal. So Jones's batting misery continues.

GO Jones c Kamran Akmal b Danish Kaneria 16 (54b 1x4 0x6) sr: 29.62

 

[Nauman]

eh Afridi bowling with a cap on.

 

[Easa]

Hoggard on strike, FIRE in the quicker ball

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

well played by plunkett for a single.

eng 254-7 lead of 337

 

[ehjaz]

Plunket facing Afridi

 

[infamous9383]

why is fridi wearing his cap?

 

[Nauman]

254/7 lead by 337

 

[Nauman]

why is fridi wearing his cap?

beast fashion

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

afridi needs to take his cap off to achieve full aero dynamicness from his hair and get in a quicker ball

 

[Easa]

Decent over, just one from it

 

[Sid100]

254/7 (75.5 ov)

England lead by 337 runs with 3 wickets remaining

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

beast fashion

the beast only wishes to be accepted by the other thus he hides his hair

 

[Easa]

Last over of today's play

Kaneria to bowl and Plunk defends first up

 

[Nauman]

How many overs in the day are left?

 

[infamous9383]

1 over to go

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

last over of the day now and it is by dani

 

[Nauman]

oops I sure am slow

 

[Easa]

How many overs in the day are left?

Last over, Dani to bowl it

 

[Sid100]

1 more wicket would be nice before close

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

first 2 balls watchfully defended by plunkett

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

defended one spinning in from outside leg stump

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

leaves one spinning away

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

2nd last ball that is played down to mid on

 

[Easa]

Last ball of the day

 

[Nauman]

4 by Plunket on the last bal takes the score to 258

 

[Oxy]

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=24614

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