***Official*** Pakistan in England

[James]

July 2006
Sat 1 - Mon 3 Leicestershire v Pakistanis
Thu 6 - Sun 9 England A v Pakistanis
Thu 13 - Mon 17 1st Test - England v Pakistan
Thu 20 - Sun 23 Northamptonshire v Pakistanis
Thu 27 - Mon 31 2nd Test - England v Pakistan

August 2006
Fri 4 - Tue 8 3rd Test - England v Pakistan
Sat 12 - Sun 13 Pakistanis v West Indies A
Thu 17 - Mon 21 4th Test - England v Pakistan
Mon 28 Only Twenty20 International - England v Pakistan
Wed 30 Floodlit Match 1st ODI - England v Pakistan

September 2006
Sat 2 2nd ODI - England v Pakistan
Tue 5 Floodlit Match 3rd ODI - England v Pakistan
Fri 8 Floodlit Match 4th ODI - England v Pakistan
Sun 10 5th ODI - England v Pakistan

 

[adharcric]

Will Hoggard get injured for this one?

 

[Craig]

First time I have seen a match being listed as 'Floodlit', usually they are called day-nighters?

 

[Jamee999]

In September, we only have nights

 

[Craig]

I'm aware of how early it get's dark in your part of the world.

 

[GIMH]

I think it'll be a cracking Test series, my early prediction, with no thoguht, scope or any form of foresight is 2-1 to England

 

[wpdavid]

First time I have seen a match being listed as 'Floodlit', usually they are called day-nighters?

Absolute nonsense to have day/night games in September. Win the toss, bat first and win the game by a country mile unless you bowl like idiots.

 

[GIMH]

Absolute nonsense to have day/night games in September. Win the toss, bat first and win the game by a country mile unless you bowl like idiots.

If we lose the toss and Kabir Ali plays his natural game we're bugegred

 

[DanielFullard]

Any chance of anyone listing the venues? Just in case Kabir Ali asks for directions......Ill send the ******* the wrong way

 

[Fusion]

Can't wait for the series! England are very good in their backyard and I'm sure will be looking for revenge. But assuming Pak have a healthy Shoaib, and Asif to compliment him, I give the edge to Pakistan. Early prediction for me is Pak 2-1 over Eng.

 

[DanielFullard]

It all depends on the team. If everybody is ready I reckon a 2-1 win for our boys and the ODI's to go 3-2 either way

 

[marc71178]

If we lose the toss and Kabir Ali plays his natural game we're bugegred

Surely we'll have found someone better than him by then...

 

[Jono]

Going to be huge!

 

[Barney Rubble]

Going to be huge!

I'm assuming you're referring to the distance O'Fridi's going to be hitting Kabir.

 

[adharcric]

The English idiots better get themselves fit soon or they'll ruin another potentially great series. Oh, that other idiot too, Shoaib Akhtar.

Just imagine ... Flintoff, Jones, Harmison, Hoggard, Akhtar, Asif, Rana, Gul on seaming tracks ...

 

[aussie]

Once England are full-strenght especially in the pace bowling department i'll back them to win the series but if not the series will be too close to call IMO.

 

[Pothas]

If England have all their pace bowlers fit they will win comfortably, i dont think many of the Pakistan batsmen will be able to deal with an English pace atack in English conditions.

 

[Unattainableguy]

If England have all their pace bowlers fit they will win comfortably, i dont think many of the Pakistan batsmen will be able to deal with an English pace atack in English conditions.

And English batsmen will have no problems facing Pakistani bowlers? They struggled against Shoaib on what where flat tracks in Pakistan. I can only think it is going to be more difficult for them this time considering pitches will offer some help to bowlers, and Shoaib will have support from Asif as well.

 

[Fusion]

ummm why isn't this a sticky??

 

[adharcric]

It should become a sticky soon. The India-West Indies thread took forever because it was too early perhaps, but James himself started this one ...