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[Nate]

Brave move by the captain.

 

[Simon]

Cricket Web XI vs Pakistan
1st Test at the CW Oval
Inzamam has called HEADS and it's TAILS. Brendan Goff has won the toss and he's elected to BOWL FIRST.

good work Punter...

 

[kears_falcon_9]

errr look up the page a bit Dave

I see now

haha he edited the post anyway so it wasn't there when i looked last

 

[Blewy]

Brave move by the captain.

I have faith in the bowlers...

 

[thewizard1o1]

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Some internet problems... bear with me...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

[B]
Pakistan 1st innings						Runs		Balls		4	6[/B]
Imran Farhat			b Kennett			   3		  13		0	0
Mohammad Hafeez			c Kearsley b Pickup		  73		  94		6	2
Younis Khan			run out (Dauth)			   0		   2		0	0
Mohammad Yousuf			c Thomas b Pickup		  53		 109		6	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq			b Pickup			   8		  12		2	0
Shahid Afridi			not out				  48		  47		4	1
Kamran Akmal			b Thomas			   7		   5		1	0
Extras								   3
Total				(46.4 overs)			187/5

Bowling:
NS Hoy		12-2-35-0
DM Kennett	13-0-55-1
GM Thomas	6.4-1-29-1
NS Pickup	15-0-76-3

Commentary:

Nathan Hoy will take the new ball to start off bowling to Imran Farhat, the left-handed opener.

0.1 Hoy to Farhat: Loud shout for LBW!!! Turned down...
3.5 Kennett to Farhat: pitched up and swinging back in... BOWLED!! Wonderful delivery from Kennett.
6.4 Hoy to Hafeez: punched to backward point, brilliant stop by Dauth... picks up and throws... direct hit! Trouble for Younis Khan here...

Younis Khan run out (Dauth) : 0 (2)
Score: 14/2

7.6 Kennett to Hafeez: guided away just past gully... FOUR!

Thomas into the attack for the 13th over...
12.1 Thomas to Hafeez: cracked past point - FOUR!
12.5 Thomas to Hafeez: he goes for the pull! Top edge! It flies over the keeper's head for SIX!
14.5 Thomas to Hafeez: he leans into the this one and that will race away to the ropes for FOUR!

15.1 Kennett to Yousuf: short and he rocks back and pulls for FOUR!
15.4 Kennett to Hafeez: pitched up and driven through the covers for FOUR!

21.2 Pickup to Hafeez: use of the feet and punched through the covers - FOUR!
21.3 Pickup to Hafeez: paddled fine... one run... two runs...fifty!

Hafeez not out 50 Balls 76 4's 5 6's 1

22.3 Hoy to Hafeez: BANG! He rocked back and smashed that over midwicket for SIX!
22.5 Hoy to Hafeez: BEAUTY! Takes the inside edge and flies past the stumps and Moerk for FOUR!

It's Lunch - Pakistan 97-2

25.3 Pickup to Hafeez: pushing forward and TAKEN!Brilliant catch from Kearsley in at short leg. Great start after lunch!

Hafeez ct Kearsley b Pickup 73
Balls 94 4's 6 6's 2

25.6 Pickup to Inzamam: short ball - punched away! That reaches the ropes in a flash. Great start for the skipper.
29.2 Pickup to Inzamam: BOWLED'M!! What a delivery! The googly totally fools Inzamam, and he played all around it.

ul-Haq b Pickup 8
Balls 12 4's 1 6's 0

31.1 Pickup to Yousuf: DROPPED! A difficult one at slip. Came off the wicketkeeper's thigh and Camps couldn't adjust in time.
32.2 Hoy to Afridi: hit to midoff - put down! The simplest of chances goes to ground by Thomas...
33.1 Pickup to Afridi: WACK! That's not coming back! Afridi has deposited that ball outside the ground over midwicket.
33.3 Pickup to Afridi: a step down the wicket and BANG! Straight hit for FOUR!

39.1 Pickup to Yousuf: swept square - FOUR!
42.3 Kennett to Yousuf: too short.. rubbish and pulled to the boundary.
42.5 Kennett to Afridi: short again! FOUR more!
43.3 Pickup to Yousuf: lofted straight back for FOUR! Fifty!

Yousuf not out 52 Balls 102 4's 6 6's 0

Thomas returns to the attack...
44.1 Thomas to Afridi: quick delivery beats the defensive prod.

45.1 Pickup to Yousuf: flighted and he goes for it! Straight up... Thomas running around... brilliantly judged!

Yousuf ct Thomas b Pickup 53
Balls 109 4's 6 6's 0

46.2 Thomas to Akmal: short and wide and cut for FOUR!
46.4 Thomas to Akmal: played on! Too close to cut this time and he drags it back onto his stumps. Oh dear!

Akmal b Thomas 7
Balls 5 4's 1 6's 0

 

[NZTailender]

Lets go, boys!

 

[thewizard1o1]

Good stuff DK!

 

[NZTailender]

2 gone early on. Great effort!

 

[Blewy]

OHHH Yeah!!!

 

[Cloete]

Dauth, can throw.

 

[thewizard1o1]

Would be super if we can get Yousuf and the big fella before lunch

 

[NZTailender]

Expensive bowling from myself. Need to tighten up...

 

[NZTailender]

Hafeez pummeling us. Hopefully he'll get out soon

 

[Nate]

Kennett in top form.

 

[thewizard1o1]

Timely wicket from Pickup...

 

[kears_falcon_9]

Great stuff Ginger. Glad i caught the ball after parting company with the Blacks.. coulvde looked a bit suss

 

[Loony BoB]

I wonder why this game is being played in Australia.

Good to see Pickup doing nicely, looking forward to the rest of the lads doing the same.

 

[kears_falcon_9]

Neils on fire. Literally.