***Official*** Pakistan and England in UAE

[Scaly piscine]

England's batting averages say it all. ****ing disgrace.

 

[Daemon]

Atherton is visibly pissed off at Strauss & co

 

[ganeshran]

English bowlers bowled better than Pakistani bowlers at many times in the series. But the batsmen let them down horribly

 

[Scaly piscine]

I make it 670 runs from the top 6 across 6 innings. Zero not outs. So that's a stunning effort and a collective average of 111.67, or 18.61 individually. Line the whole lot of them up for the media and have them justify their pathetic existence in this team.

 

[silentstriker]

I have no idea why but I LOL'ed in the library at this.

 

[Faisal1985]

Have to say though Stuart Broad is turning out to be a sick bowler...really enjoyed his bowling this series.

 

[Ruckus]

ICC rankings update:

1 England 118
2 South Africa 117
3 India 111
4 Australia 111
5 Pakistan 108

England hanging on by the tiniest of threads...

 

[Faisal1985]

ICC rankings update:

1 England 118
2 South Africa 117
3 India 111
4 Australia 111
5 Pakistan 108

England hanging on by the tiniest of threads...

One more good test series for Pakistan and we could be in top 3. This is amazing.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

RSA won't win 3-0, so England will stay no. 1

 

[Faisal1985]

Who do we play next in a test series?

 

[ankitj]

Whitewashes are in the vogue it seems! Well done Pakistan, fully deserved.

 

[Ikki]

I am sure I am not the only one but I love seeing a strong Pakistan. It is totally different to a strong India. The only subcontinental team IMO that doesn't have a complex about them and with the right players can pummel even the best sides.

 

[CWB304]

cliffs on ABC123s rant?

Funny, had the impression yesterday that you were paying rather close attention to my posts. Not upset by the passing allusion to the two Black Caps "dangermen", were you?

 

[TumTum]

RSA won't win 3-0, so England will stay no. 1

That doesn't add up... England are only ahead by 1 point (according to Ruckus). Surely if SA win 2-1 or 1-0 they get on top.

 

[Furball]

That doesn't add up... England are only ahead by 1 point (according to Ruckus). Surely if SA win 2-1 or 1-0 they get on top.

Nope. New Zealand are ranked 8th, so winning by 1 Test won't gain South Africa points.

 

[Faisal1985]

An Indo-Pak test series would be so good right now..

 

[Furball]

Who do we play next in a test series?

According to the FTP:

India (a) March 2012 - though this has been postponed.
Bangladesh (h) April - May 2012 - 2 Tests
Sri Lanka (a) May - June 2012 - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe (a) January 2013 - 2 Tests
South Africa (a) January - February 2013 - 3 Tests
West Indies (a) June - July 2013 - 2 Tests

 

[smash84]

I am sure I am not the only one but I love seeing a strong Pakistan. It is totally different to a strong India. The only subcontinental team IMO that doesn't have a complex about them and with the right players can pummel even the best sides.

Thanks Ikki.

Great tribute

 

[Faisal1985]

According to the FTP:

India (a) March 2012 - though this has been postponed.
Bangladesh (h) April - May 2012 - 2 Tests
Sri Lanka (a) May - June 2012 - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe (a) January 2013 - 2 Tests
South Africa (a) January - February 2013 - 3 Tests
West Indies (a) June - July 2013 - 2 Tests

So basically we play the same teams again only at the opposite venues.

SL series should be challenging...if Bang visits Pak that would be something.

 

[Spark]

According to the FTP:

India (a) March 2012 - though this has been postponed.
Bangladesh (h) April - May 2012 - 2 Tests
Sri Lanka (a) May - June 2012 - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe (a) January 2013 - 2 Tests
South Africa (a) January - February 2013 - 3 Tests
West Indies (a) June - July 2013 - 2 Tests

Hmm... that doesn't give them much opportunity for genuine upward movement for quite a while.