*Official* Pakistan in England 2010

[Faisal1985]

Pak Owned! Against a good bowling attack which seems far better then the Australian all these batsmen are passengers....Ijaz Butt is such an a.hole.

 

[Manee]

Yep certainly explains running out the last recognised batsman being run out and a tailender leaving a straight delivery first up after watching the same bowler take 3 previous wickets lbw and another bowled.

Well, obviously doesn't explain the ****ing run out, but a tailender being done in by one that swings late is hardly stupid batting over the conditions.

 

[Faisal1985]

The amount of runs Akmal has scored in test cricket are no where close to what the batsmen have scored that he either missed a stumping on or dropped an easy catch off.....Akmal should not be in the team period! His batting is **** his keeping is ****.

 

[Faisal1985]

I am afraid its going to be a white wash for Pak...this series...

 

[Neil Pickup]

How the conditions have turned! I bet those complaining about England's batting will think twice about complaining - but then, maybe not.

Yes, this explains the run out perfectly...

 

[mohammad16]

Pak Owned! Against a good bowling attack which seems far better then the Australian all these batsmen are passengers....Ijaz Butt is such an a.hole.

Bowling attack isnt all that, Swann is their best bowler and he hasnt even bowled yet. The conditions just suit Anderson perfectly. Also the variable bounce suits the 6 foot 7 dude.

 

[Manee]

The amount of runs Akmal has scored in test cricket are no where close to what the batsmen have scored that he either missed a stumping on or dropped an easy catch off.....Akmal should not be in the team period! His batting is **** his keeping is ****.

Yasir Hameed is listed as a keeper on cricinfo, how is his keeping?

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Hmm I wanna see Swann bowl, but doesn't look like he will get a chance this innings.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Yep certainly explains running out the last recognised batsman being run out and a tailender leaving a straight delivery first up after watching the same bowler take 3 previous wickets lbw and another bowled.

Scaly in "I'm such a happy chappy" horror shock. Jeez, England have a side 48 for 6 and have bowled superbly...(alright, admittedly against some not-all-that-great batting). Top stuff from Anderson and Finn, exploited the conditions and the pitch superbly.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Well, obviously doesn't explain the ****ing run out, but a tailender being done in by one that swings late is hardly stupid batting over the conditions.

I can bet that Andy Flower won't be taking that point of view. As well as Asif bowled, and as challenging as the batting conditions have been, you can't be anything other than dissatisfied with 6/17, particularly given the Groundhog Day manner of dismissal. At least Swann was attempting to neutralise matters by batting outside his crease/using a full stride, but Anderson and Broad's dismissals were poor shots, and the rest of the dismissals hardly covered themselves in glory, either.

It's like saying "unlucky" to a kid who's just played a brain-dead slog across the line to a straight one, or hasn't got his weight transfer right and looped up a simple catch close in. It isn't unlucky, it's rank bad batting, his own fault and he shouldn't be doing it.

 

[superkingdave]

Shame it wont be these conditions in Australia

 

[Jarquis]

hasn't got his weight transfer right and looped up a simple catch close in. It isn't unlucky, it's rank bad batting, his own fault and he shouldn't be doing it.

Sooo me last seaon

 

[Faisal1985]

Yasir Hameed is listed as a keeper on cricinfo, how is his keeping?

News to me...is he the back up keeper for Pak on this series...? If so then then i am not surprised at the **** head the Ijaz Butt is.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Been great to watch this,we have bowled very well.Yes some of the batting has been poor but you have to use the conditions when you can as a bowler these days as it is so often a batsmans game.We haven't learnt anything new about Jimmy,in these conditions he is deadly but Finn has shown once more what a prospect he is.

 

[Scaly piscine]

In reality Pak lost this game yesterday after their seamers ran out of steam in the evening, fine comeback earlier today but making Pak chase anything over 250 puts them in trouble like we're witnessing right now, hate to mention it again but just like with SA against our lot if you don't take full advantage when you have the top sides in trouble you are gonna pay for it, and that seems to be whats happening now, imo a side with a few decent stars in both the batting and bowling departments has a better chance of winning than a side with an electric bowling unit and nothing else.

I think bowling is still more important, although the trouble with Pakistan is they only have two very good bowlers. And their strength (particularly Asif) is also the weakness of the batsmen. So if the bowlers are doing very well then the batsmen are likely going to be cannon fodder. You need an Aamer friendly pitch, but one that is still pretty good to bat on.

 

[GIMH]

Heh, always bittersweet when I'm in work for a performance like this

On the equivalent Friday last year Jimmeh really turned it on, in the Edgbaston Test against the Aussies. Something in the air at the end of July or what

 

[kingkallis]

lol @ 48/6

Jeeez, Australia must be sweating now!

Bring on the ASHES! Ricky P. easily can be the ONLY Aussie skipper to have lost 3 Ashes

 

[Neil Pickup]

News to me...is he the back up keeper for Pak on this series...? If so then then i am not surprised at the **** head the Ijaz Butt is.

Hameed isn't in the tour party - Zulqarnain Haider is the back-up keeper.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jeeez, Australia must be sweating now!

Bring on the ASHES! Ricky P. easily can be the ONLY Aussie skipper to have lost 3 Ashes

Won't get conditions like this in Australia though so despite the fact we have the better side all is not lost for Australia.

 

[Manee]

Hameed isn't in the tour party - Zulqarnain Haider is the back-up keeper.

Oh really? I seem to remember seeing Hameed in the tour party for the Australia series and don't recall him being sent home. Must have been an error either with cricinfo or my memory.