**Official** Pakistan and Sri Lanka in UAE

[Howe_zat]

Just because it's a road doesn't automatically mean you should bat first. If the pitch isn't deteriorating at all then you can only gain from having a go at their batting first up.

Looking at the respective bowling lineups, however, I'll be surprised if this isn't 450+ each way.

 

[Xuhaib]

win the toss bowl first get the part time offie inside first hour if I was in to spot fixing I could make a fortune on this.

 

[Howe_zat]

Part timer? If the last year's anything to go by, Hafeez has been an offie who happens to open the batting.

 

[Xuhaib]

Junaid Khan is"Made in China" version of Mohammad Aamer.

 

[mono]

both sides seem to be playing for a draw. already

 

[hang on]

why on earth did they choose to bowl first, especially after leaving out a decent pace prospect?

cue lanka bundled out for 210...

thank god the test season has begun again! soon it will be saf aus...cannot wait for that one to begin.

 

[smash84]

yeah and they left out Wahab Riaz for Junaid Khan.......quite mind boggling

 

[Athlai]

Hope Piranha dominates.

 

[smash84]

Ajmal strikes for Pak. Lunch now. SL 48/1

 

[smash84]

how come their RR is SO low on a road?

 

[Himannv]

how come their RR is SO low on a road?

Playing for a draw. Obviously the way to go.

 

[Xuhaib]

would not mind if Pakistan get dicked here I am sick and tired of Misbah winning the toss and bowling first on complete roads.

 

[Xuhaib]

Cheema can bowl only one delivery but credit to him he gets it right 95% of the time.

 

[Himannv]

Curses. Sanga WAC.

 

[Howe_zat]

Christ. How about we at least wait for maybe more than one session before we completely write off the match and damn the captain?

 

[r3alist]

With these 3 quicks reverse swing has to be a big part of the strategy, it's about one if few things they all do quite well.

 

[mono]

I can smell another sri lankan collapse. We have little or no confidence with the bat these days. And our openers bat with the fluency of three toed sloths, especially paranawitharana. The complete lack of agression on a flat track like this is pathetic. They're simply letting the bowlers settle into a nice line and length.

 

[smash84]

at least Jayawardena is playing somewhat aggressively

 

[smash84]

79/3?

 

[Spark]

sl do realise that the aim of batting is to score runs, yeah?