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

[Xuhaib]

can't believe they did not play Ali Imran Pasha looked Asifesque in the Quaid e azam trophy final.

No stream for the game

 

[smash84]

cook looking solid

 

[smash84]

KP and cook making merry

 

[James]

If anyone is interested in playing Cricket Web's Fantasy Cricket for the Test series, I've created a Forum sub competition and the key is 1326271978.

 

[weldone]

Why is Umar Akmal playing the test series ahead of someone like Fawad Alam? Fawad is definitely the better batsman in the longer version.

 

[Spark]

5/121? Dear me.

 

[Spikey]

40.6 Yasir Shah to Morgan, OUT, going for the slog sweep, finding a man at deep square leg.


what a dumb arse

 

[Spikey]

yasir Shah > swann btw

 

[smash84]

 

[Xuhaib]

Yasir Shah is very much in Imran Tahir mold and he's possibly the best Pakistani fielder I have ever seen.

 

[smash84]

does that mean you haven't seen much cricket?

 

[Howe_zat]

So, exactly how many times can we get away with "rustiness" as an excuse for a middle order that seems shot for form?

 

[Howe_zat]

55.4
Mohammad Khalil to Prior, FOUR, placed between gully and slips.
55.3
Mohammad Khalil to Prior, FOUR, just opening the face of his bat.

Giving Prior width with no third man is always fun.

 

[amanuensis]

So, exactly how many times can we get away with "rustiness" as an excuse for a middle order that seems shot for form?

Bell has averaged almost 90 since Boxing Day 2009 - that clearly can't continue indefinitely.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So does the fact Finn isn't playing here mean he is in the test side next week and is being rested?

Bit alarming that Morgan has failed again but Cook just carries on and on and on.

 

[Furball]

So, exactly how many times can we get away with "rustiness" as an excuse for a middle order that seems shot for form?

Let's see how the first Test goes before we start panicking.

 

[Athlai]

Pakistan playing yet another spinner FTL. Kaneria, Ajmal, Rehman, Hafeez and now Shah.
You're supposed to be a fast bowling country FFS

 

[Howe_zat]

Been thinking about the Pakistan side, and their biggest problem afaic is probably the balance - you have Adnan who's a good keeper but gets nosebleeds at #7, and playing two spinners means that fifth bowler Hafeez isn't anywhere near as useful as he could be. I'm thinking if you had someone like a young Razzaq, who could do a job at first change and bat #7, that would do wonders. Is there anyone in domestic cricket who could do that?

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Hammad Azam, he is a better bat than Razzaq but not as good a bowler. However he is young and his bowling will improve over time.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Mohammad Khalil is crap, we should have had another pacer in there instead of Raza Hasan.