*Official* Australia vs Pakistan in England

[BoyBrumby]

FFS. Rank half-volley duly dispatched.

Least it wasn't a no-ball.

Well played Pakistan and the seamers in particular. Fitting Gul hit the winning run(s).

 

[Craig]

WD Pakistan, even if you had to do it the hard way.

 

[AaronK]

i would like to dedicate this win to Ian Chappell who times after times.. marked out pakistan.. just remember.. we beat them in 20/20s and won the series 2-0 and leveled the test series 1-1.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Pakistan and some nice drama to liven up a dull Saturday on the first day of the school holidays.Bet the kids will ask for the wii to go back on now.

 

[stumpski]

Nice bit of drama for Rudi to finish with.

 

[chalky]

Yeah well done Pakistan much respect

 

[Johnners]

Nice effort to give us hope, but well played pakistan.

 

[Black_Warrior]

"When fortune smiles on something as violent and ugly as revenge, it
seems proof like no other, that not only does God exist, you're doing
His will." Written by Quentin Tarantino dedicated to Kamran Akmal

 

[social]

Well deserved Pakistan

Bye bye Captain Ricky

 

[chalky]

Love the show of respect Rudi got from both teams things like that really set Test Cricket apart

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Can't help feeling if England can manage 300 up then they will win the tests against Pakistan. Their batting seems to crumble everytime. Not that that is a sure thing the way Pakistan are bowling.

Congrats Pakistan BTW!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Lovely touch from Pakistan, that. Not always been a big fan of Rudi's decision making, but he's been a good servant to the sport.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nice effort to give us hope, but well played pakistan.

It was a decent fightback but this tour has left more questions than answers for Australia for the future.The batting looks brittle and Johnson is so erratic can he be trusted and for all the hype Bollinger delivered precious little and rarely threatened in the series until it was too late in a lost cause.

 

[social]

Lovely touch from Pakistan, that. Not always been a big fan of Rudi's decision making, but he's been a good servant to the sport.

This

He's been a pretty poor umpire for years now but it's a thankless task

 

[Black_Warrior]

Get on yer bike Akmal the fielder has told you he caught it.

Why??
What if Akmal had a faint edge to the keeper and claimed he didnt edge it?? Would we believe his claim and allow him to bat on?
I am sorry but the system has to go beyond the human degree of honest/dishonesty.
Human beings are complex creatures capable of both honest and dishonest acts when facing certain circumstances.. hence the system has to rely on empirical evidence not words of players. So if there is not enough evidence to suggest it was out..its not out.

 

[Craig]

Well deserved Pakistan

Bye bye Captain Ricky

To you honestly expect CA to sack Ponting though? If he loses his captaincy, ex-Australian captains don't usually hang around when they lose the captaincy, or quit, so you will lose him as a player.

 

[Pothas]

Well played Pakistan, just about got there.

Been a really enjoyable series, hope they plays more tests here.

 

[Johnners]

It was a decent fightback but this tour has left more questions than answers for Australia for the future.The batting looks brittle and Johnson is so erratic can he be trusted and for all the hype Bollinger delivered precious little and rarely threatened in the series until it was too late in a lost cause.

As far as the batting goes, it's really nothing we weren't already aware of. Most people would have had their suspicions over Johnson in english conditions given his performance in the ashes last year, but your right in that most of us would really have expected more from he & Bollinger this series.

 

[social]

To you honestly expect CA to sack Ponting though? If he loses his captaincy, ex-Australian captains don't usually hang around when they lose the captaincy, or quit, so you will lose him as a player.

He should be sacked as captain but given that he survived 2005 and 2009, this'll probably be a walk in the park

 

[Hurricane]

Well done Pakistan