***Official*** Pakistan in England

[irfan]

Two tests in which there was always going to be a draw, always.

One test when Asif was clearly not the bowler he is now.

Asif still has a lot to prove, definitely, but having very few tests experience didn't stop people from claiming Pietersen was the messiah after one series.

The thing about Asif is, he had a reputation BEFORE this test, and all he has done is live up to it. He hasn't built it after this test, he's just meeting the expectations all the time. He's a gun, and I'd expect he'd walk into the England team, even with only 5 tests behind him. I'd take him over Steve "I bowl well once every year, when I get the right conditions" Harmison, at the moment.

Well said Mate.

Asif is to Shoaib (potentially) as what McGrath is to Lee. Oh and Harmison's scale of absoutely divine to downright awful must be the longest in cricket history - such is his inconsistency.

 

[Beleg]

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I think you are overestimating Asif's abilities a bit. Let him play 10-15 tests before comparing him with McGrath. The greater the expecations, the larger will the disappointment be when he fails to perform. Shoaib is still comfortably Pakistan's best bowler.

 

[TT Boy]

What is WRONG with Harmison!?!?

Other than the bluntly obvious, the jessy is complaining of back trouble

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I guess he's enigmatic because the way he bowled at Old Trafford was so supremely good, yet at others times he's so shockingly bad.

I didn't see all of the OT test, but I didn't think Harmison bowled that well. Obviously he took plenty of wickets and bowled some good deliveries, but he also bowled some absolute crap at times and was all over the place in more than one spell. Certainly didn't fill one with hope for a dominant future.

 

[steds]

What is WRONG with Harmison!?!?

He's bowling poo.

 

[Beleg]

Some brilliant bowling by Asif in that last over.

 

[Anil]

pakistan set to square the series, looks like....

 

[steds]

pakistan set to square the series, looks like....

Good luck making this Test count as two.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

pakistan set to square the series, looks like....

Tony Greig Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

[Anil]

Good luck making this Test count as two.

are england leading 2-0? haven't really followed this series all that much, thought the score was 1-0 england...anyway...

 

[Anil]

Tony Greig Lifetime Achievement Award.

thanks for the nomination...

 

[Kweek]

more like Andy Cameron award...even with Lewis in the sqaud, this total is safe.....wrong !

 

[no1_gangsta_786]

Shoaib Malik fit to play in ODI series.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/5266400.stm

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Pakistan looking like they might be a real force in these one-dayers. Is an attack of Ahktar - Naved - Asif - Afridi - Malik possible? Maybe a bit of spin from Hafeez as well. My knowledge of recent Pakistan lineups in ODIs is poor, but I reckon it might look something like this:

1 Kamran Akmal
2 Mohammad Hafeez
3 Shoaib Malik
4 Mohammad Yousuf
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq
6 Younis Khan
7 Abdul Razzaq
8 Shahid Afridi
9 Naved-ul-Hasan
10 Shoaib Akhtar
11 Mohammad Asif

Plenty of batting there, with four seamers and three spinners.

 

[steds]

are england leading 2-0? haven't really followed this series all that much, thought the score was 1-0 england...anyway...

First Test: Match drawn
Second Test: England won by an innings and 120 runs
Third Test: England won by 167 runs

 

[aussie]

Good to see Harmison coming back well after a horrific spell, i expect England will bat better but in the end Pakistan should still come out victorious.

 

[Anil]

First Test: Match drawn
Second Test: England won by an innings and 120 runs
Third Test: England won by 167 runs

ok thnx...completely missed the 3rd test.....even when i've visited cw, i've been frequenting more of ot lately....

 

[andyc]

more like Andy Cameron award...even with Lewis in the sqaud, this total is safe.....wrong !

Hey now, mine was just a bad prediction. Anil was just plain wrong.

 

[Nate]

Pakistan looking like they might be a real force in these one-dayers. Is an attack of Ahktar - Naved - Asif - Afridi - Malik possible? Maybe a bit of spin from Hafeez as well. My knowledge of recent Pakistan lineups in ODIs is poor, but I reckon it might look something like this:

1 Kamran Akmal
2 Mohammad Hafeez
3 Shoaib Malik
4 Mohammad Yousuf
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq
6 Younis Khan
7 Abdul Razzaq
8 Shahid Afridi
9 Naved-ul-Hasan
10 Shoaib Akhtar
11 Mohammad Asif

Plenty of batting there, with four seamers and three spinners.

That looks extremely formidable.

 

[adharcric]

Pakistan looking like they might be a real force in these one-dayers. Is an attack of Ahktar - Naved - Asif - Afridi - Malik possible? Maybe a bit of spin from Hafeez as well. My knowledge of recent Pakistan lineups in ODIs is poor, but I reckon it might look something like this:

1 Kamran Akmal
2 Mohammad Hafeez
3 Shoaib Malik
4 Mohammad Yousuf
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq
6 Younis Khan
7 Abdul Razzaq
8 Shahid Afridi
9 Naved-ul-Hasan
10 Shoaib Akhtar
11 Mohammad Asif

Plenty of batting there, with four seamers and three spinners.

Malik will open alongside Hafeez or Farhat and Akmal should bat down the order with Younis coming in at one-down. Besides that, spot on ... and yeah, that team is quite strong.