***Official*** England in Pakistan

[social]

More a sign of lacking application (batsmen) and preparation (e.g. Flintoff) than anything else.

 

[shaka]

more cricinfo brilliance:
England XI 126 & 256
Pakistan A 138 & 246/4 (52.2 ov) Pakistan A won by 6 wickets

Batsmen: R B 4s 6s S/R
Imran Farhat 37 40 6 0 92.50 not out
Hasan Raza 71 104 4 3 68.27 not out

Current Partnership: 14 runs


Last Wicket: 232/4
Shahid Yousuf lbw b Flintoff 57 (155m 105b 7x4 0x6) SR: 54.29

 

[Scaly piscine]

"We were keen on Owais Shah," Fletcher admitted, "but he's had a knee operation, while Robert Key has gone in for a shoulder op, so he's been ruled out.

Woohoo.

 

[Mecnun]

well good for Pak A, obviously they found the wicket okay for batting. England should not be unduly worried about the defeat though, they lost a side game in SA as well and won the test series (cricinfo) but the loss of Vaughn could be a major blow!!he keeps the team on their toes. Someone else would have to take the mantle of moving field position when bowler is about to deliver now ..

As a pak fan I would like to see two full strength teams go at each other!! I dont want those 3-0 prophets to have any excuses

Go Pak!!

 

[Shoaib]

I would really like to see Mohd Asif or Yasir Arafat play for Pakistan in place of Sami.

I have some thoughts as u but Woolmer has indicated in his latest interview that Mohammad Sami will share new ball with Shoaib Akhtar.

 

[simmy]

Massive blow for England... hopefully he stays on the tour (even if he cannot play) and helps Tres discuss tactics.

The way things are going, I half expect Flintoff to pull a groin or something next!

 

[Shahid Afridi]

wohooo we won.!!!

even though i`m a great pak fan, i still tink england can suprise pak. I hope pak doesent take the games easy considering vaughan and recent losses in consideration

 

[steds]

Pigs do fly then.

 

[magsi23]

Big Slap on collingwood's face and whoever thought they would actualy beat PAK 3-0, i will stay firm on DREAM ON, by no means it would be easy but i still think pak can win this series.

 

[PY]

I distinctly remember complaining about that. Maybe not on here, but I clearly recall sending a text to PY with seven or eight words that are, well, unsuitable for repetition...

I can confirm and I might even still have the text.

 

[open365]

wohooo we won.!!!

even though i`m a great pak fan, i still tink england can suprise pak. I hope pak doesent take the games easy considering vaughan and recent losses in consideration

Suprise?last time i checked,England were favourites.

England can live without Vaughan,his batting has gone to pot since he became captain and his captaincy doesn't make that much of a difference.

are you being sarcastic?or just plain ignorant?

 

[Barney Rubble]

If Vaughan misses the series then I'd say 3-0 England is no longer a realistic possibility - captaining England through a whole Test series will be the biggest Test of Trescothick's career, and he's not yet proven at any level as a captain.

And I'd also now put money on Vaughan's replacement being Alistair Cook, by the way - assuming they're not willing to go back to Butcher.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Big Slap on collingwood's face and whoever thought they would actualy beat PAK 3-0, i will stay firm on DREAM ON, by no means it would be easy but i still think pak can win this series.

What did you expect him to say? "Er, yeah, we aren't actually aiming to win all our games, we'd quite like to draw a couple, and the odd loss would be nice..."

Come on...

Oh, and with Shah & Key out, it's got to be Joyce hasn't it?

 

[Tom Halsey]

"...neither side was going to be able to buy a result on a benign pitch offering little to the bowlers. "

http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/AUS_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/AUS_ESSEX_03-04SEP2005.html

http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/AUS_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/AUS_LEICS_15-17JUL2005.html

A warm up game is not about the result.

 

[open365]

^i think people are making too much of a deal about the captaincy,Fletch will be sending word onto the field every drinks break anyway.

Its not as if Tres is completely clueless.

 

[magsi23]

What did you expect him to say? "Er, yeah, we aren't actually aiming to win all our games, we'd quite like to draw a couple, and the odd loss would be nice..."

Come on...

Oh, and with Shah & Key out, it's got to be Joyce hasn't it?

Look all im saying is its obvious that England are favourites but by no means anyone can write off Pakistan, its not like if England are playing against Zimbabwe or even West indies these days, 3-0 to England against pak in pak i mean come on...

 

[magsi23]

A warm up game is not about the result.

It sure isint, but it can damage your conifidence look at what happend to aussies in the ashes thats how it all started it didn it?

 

[open365]

Look all im saying is its obvious that England are favourites but by no means anyone can write off Pakistan, its not like if England are playing against Zimbabwe or even West indies these days, 3-0 to England against pak in pak i mean come on...

Why does everyone get upset when someone says they're trying to win all the games?

what do you expect them to do?

its obviously not Collingwood's any way,they would have had team meetings and said what their aims as a team are which is to win 3-0.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Have to say, I'm more than a little worried by this. Both teams have to play on the same pitch, and us losing is worrying.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Look all im saying is its obvious that England are favourites but by no means anyone can write off Pakistan, its not like if England are playing against Zimbabwe or even West indies these days, 3-0 to England against pak in pak i mean come on...

Then why are you having a go at Collingwod for saying the aim is to win 3-0?