**Official** Pakistan and Sri Lanka in UAE

[smash84]

pakistan is not on top.....they are underground

 

[Himannv]

Sanga's been immense this series.

 

[Xuhaib]

Great day for SL you can't expect such a quality batting line up to fail 3 games in a row on flat tracks. Not sure how focused Pakistan was given what was happening in London today.

 

[Faisal1985]

Tough day for Pak today...hope they can go through the SL line up quickly tomorrow and start batting If they want to go for a result...I bet Misbah is thinking otherwise..he probably just wants to draw the game and walk out with the series win..

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Wouldn't really blame Misbah for thinking that way after what's happened in London. I'm sure a lot of the players would have been distracted from the game.

 

[Faisal1985]

Wouldn't really blame Misbah for thinking that way after what's happened in London. I'm sure a lot of the players would have been distracted from the game.

I would be more inclined to think spot fixing, match fixing, getting caught, getting punished is not that big of a distraction for our players.....corruption is part of Pakistani society so, it shouldn't come as such a huge depressant for the players...I am not saying its not a distraction but not that big that it would have an impact on their cricket...

 

[Xuhaib]

I would be more inclined to think spot fixing, match fixing, getting caught, getting punished is not that big of a distraction for our players.....corruption is part of Pakistani society so, it shouldn't come as such a huge depressant for the players...I am not saying its not a distraction but not that big that it would have an impact on their cricket...

yes but then seeing your colleagues getting jail sentences just takes it to another level hopefully Pakistan can put this behind and keep their focus on this game.

 

[centurymaker]

seems like there was no assistance for the bowlers yesterday...

dire start for sharjah

 

[smash84]

yeah dire restart for Sharjah.....

 

[mono]

i hope all these crappy umpiring decisions cancel each other out at the end of the day

 

[smash84]

heck.....even Simon Taufel is looking ordinary

 

[Migara]

Another howler. UDRS please

 

[Xuhaib]

they were recalling close calls from previous test it was 4-1 in SL favor.

 

[Migara]

First test it was in Pakistan's favor for sure

 

[Xuhaib]

is SL expecting the pitch to break up later on? their batting tactics are not making sense.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

is SL expecting the pitch to break up later on? their batting tactics are not making sense.

Very strange tactics. I guess they will push on later today as the Pakistan attack tires and try and get 500 before declaring. If they don't do that then I have no idea what they are up to.

 

[Howe_zat]

These pitches are the worst in world cricket by a distance. Neither wickets nor runs in the surface.

 

[Xuhaib]

decent turn and bounce day 4 & 5 can be interesting.

Angelo 17 of 70.

 

[Xuhaib]

These pitches are the worst in world cricket by a distance. Neither wickets nor runs in the surface.

Dubai was a cracking pitch.

 

[Howe_zat]

Well I know that not all a country's pitches are the same, but this wicket is more like what we're used to seeing from the UAE.

Edit: I meant to say "pitches like this" rather than "Any and all pitches in the UAE".