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West Indies v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Bridgetown, Barbados | Apr 30-May 4, 2017 | Day 2

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Pretty much the perfect morning session for Pakistan.
 
Why is Shezad even out there. Not a test match opener I wouldn't even have him in the limited overs squads.
 
Citizen4 said:
Gabriel bowling a huge no ball, he has bowled that kind of no balls quite a few times
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I remember even in the UAE series he was bowling HUGE no balls and the umpire still kept missing them.

Atleast 10 in one innings
 
Attrition is the way forward for Pakistan. That's how they play
 
Slog said:
I remember even in the UAE series he was bowling HUGE no balls and the umpire still kept missing them.

Atleast 10 in one innings
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he bowled a dozen in an innings in that series, and massive no balls, like literally a yard long no balls
 
MenInG said:
Attrition is the way forward for Pakistan. That's how they play
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And it's the very reason why we've been undefeated in the UAE and found success in England, Misbah's Pakistan has achieved above and beyond those with label of "flair" dynamism" "style" "swagger" from the mid 90's through to the 2000's (barring that mini period with Bob Woolmer as coach); so it is beyond me the level of criticism levelled at the Test team.
 
Pakistan could bat till the afternoon session on the 4th day, loads of time left.

Bat once, bat long.

As the WI bowlers tire, runs will come.
 
shaz619 said:
And it's the very reason why we've been undefeated in the UAE and found success in England, Misbah's Pakistan has achieved above and beyond those with label of "flair" dynamism" "style" "swagger" from the mid 90's through to the 2000's (barring that mini period with Bob Woolmer as coach); so it is beyond me the level of criticism levelled at the Test team.
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Shehzad is batting like a man playing for his place. Hasn't looked comfortable against the pacers after a let-off early in his innings.
 
Markhor said:
Shehzad is batting like a man playing for his place. Hasn't looked comfortable against the pacers after a let-off early in his innings.
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Well he has an excuse! Test cricket is like that - main thing is for him to walk off the field today with a 100.
 
Ramiz is so annoying! Shutup! The lack of understanding of the game for an ex player and long time commie is mind boggling
 
Man the negativity surrounding everyone in Pakistan cricket is insane. From the commentators, to the players, to the fans. Even being in a position to win our first ever series in the west indies, all the talk is about what we're missing. I get there are flaws with the team, but there a lot of positives to build on post Misbah and Younis.
 
Good stuff by the openers. Runs can be scored quickly later , a solid foundation is required.
 
The cricket enthusiast said:
hope fazir see your comment
as he follows pp & show it to rameez.
bam
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Haha, yes fazeer please do! Explain to him every team has its own strengths, weaknesses, playing style. Expecting Dominant opening batting from azhar and shehzad is like lewis hamilton turning up to F1 with a Yaris and hoping to win.

On a side note, this is what wel be doing at the CT 😂
 
hamaadqureshi819 said:
basics have changed, u can't live in past. Every team today is playing at a rr of 3.5+ and we r still stuck with 70s basics.
I am surprised to see that companies even sponsor this boring team.
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Most of the tests don't even get to the final day these days. Most of these so called attacking teams get wiped away from home.

Basically this team isn't set up for a 3.5+ an over style of play. You can't make a silk purse out of a saw's ear.

Also you need to take the match situation into play. There is no need to go gung-ho at the moment. Shehzad is under pressure due to just getting his place back and if he doesn't get any runs in this series, he could be out.

Azhar Ali also had a barren last test. A slow and steady 500 will be just what the doctor ordered, at the same time wearing out the pitch for the spinners to bowl in WI's 2nd inns.
 
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Markhor said:
Shehzad is batting like a man playing for his place. Hasn't looked comfortable against the pacers after a let-off early in his innings.
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Well he's always looked like he's playing for his place...

Even when he had a guaranteed spot under afridi he played a very restricted game
 
Just for this review, I'd drop Ahmed Shehzad for life
 
im not a believer of just winning the match anyhow no matter how terrible and torturous these players are to watch.
we as a fan need quality entertaining time even if my team gonna loose. i will cherish the time i spend forever .
but these shehzad and azhar ali are destroying cricket.
who would like to waste their quality time on these.
thanks to pp for being there for us.
 
Great review shehzad. How did he see it was a no ball from there? Because he sure couldnt have thought it was missing the stumps 😂😂
 
Gabriel's no-ball issues coming back to haunt him. That's desperately frustrating for WI.
 
Lucky Shehzad

Gabriel needs to be dropped just because of his NO BALL problem
 
The cricket enthusiast said:
im not a believer of just winning the match anyhow no matter how terrible and torturous these players are to watch.
we as a fan need quality entertaining time even if my team gonna loose. i will cherish the time i spend forever .
but these shehzad and azhar ali are destroying cricket.
who would like to waste their quality time on these.
thanks to pp for being there for us.
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Azhar's doing fine, its Shehzad who's the issue.
 
Don't they check no-balls as a matter of routine after each wkt these days anyway?
 
hamaadqureshi819 said:
basics have changed, u can't live in past. Every team today is playing at a rr of 3.5+ and we r still stuck with 70s basics.
I am surprised to see that companies even sponsor this boring team.
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Every sponsor dreams of being associated with a winner

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Abdullah719 said:
His name is Shehzad, not selfie etc.
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There is only one Selfie in Pakistan cricket

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Honestly, this is a very pathetic innings from Shehzad. Don't understand how this guy keeps getting selected
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">58 from 24 overs and some of the crowd struggling to stay awake <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WIvPAK?src=hash">#WIvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/V4sP4TefwF">pic.twitter.com/V4sP4TefwF</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/859100236874231812">May 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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uberkoen said:
Honestly, this is a very pathetic innings from Shehzad. Don't understand how this guy keeps getting selected
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Lol what do you mean

He's been selected after ages. Surely can't be dropped after just one match

Lucky in this innings but now gotta make these chances count
 
Is Bishoo injured?

Surprising he hasn't been brought into the attack.

The other pacers will be pretty tired by the time they are bowling alongside him.
 
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