***Official*** Pakistan in England

[TT Boy]

Good stuff from Gough, gun death bowler you know.

 

[Pratters]

Good stuff from Gough, gun death bowler you know.

You cannot really blame him given the match was well over by that time.

 

[TT Boy]

Roll on Wednesday.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Stating the obvious it may be, but it was the batting that cost us there. We were never realistically going to be able to defend such a meagre total after Afridi had gone agricultural on us.

Players in the comfort zone? All the worthwhile contributions came from players with something to prove & the failures were from those who're fixtures in our ODI team.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Terribly sad indictment of us as a one day side, when a twenty year old debutant is are most potent bowler.

It's just a slog-fest though isn't it, a good vehicle for uber sloggers like Afridi.

Roll on the winter...

/grumpy old tart

 

[Beleg]

The team today was the one that should have played the test matches.

 

[TT Boy]

Just hearing on the wireless, Steve Harmison out of the one day series.

 

[Fusion]

Just hearing on the wireless, Steve Harmison out of the one day series.

How come?

 

[TT Boy]

The team today was the one that should have played the test matches.

Shoaib Malik
Mohammad Hafeez
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Abdul Razzaq
Naved-ul-Hasan
Shoaib Akhtar
Mohammad Asif

Maybe so but it's a cracking one day outfield.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Just hearing on the wireless, Steve Harmison out of the one day series.

Here's a prediction - he won't be fit for the first Ashes Test. You heard it here first.....

 

[TT Boy]

How come?

Something's up with his back.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/5268496.stm

 

[Barney Rubble]

How come?

Back injury.

EDIT: Beaten to the punch.

 

[TT Boy]

Here's a prediction - he won't be fit for the first Ashes Test. You heard it here first.....

Not the biggest admirer of Harmsion but that would be a huge blow, when you consider that Hoggard could feasibly be cannon fodder after ten overs in Aus.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Not the biggest admirer of Harmsion but that would be a huge blow, when you consider that Hoggard could feasibly be cannon fodder after ten overs in Aus.

Absolute worst-case scenario, we're looking at Hoggard-Mahmood-Broad-Panesar in Brisbane. That's if Flintoff, Harmison, Anderson, Jones, Giles and Plunkett are all out.

Ouch.

 

[TT Boy]

Absolute worst-case scenario, we're looking at Hoggard-Mahmood-Broad-Panesar in Brisbane. That's if Flintoff, Harmison, Anderson, Jones, Giles and Plunkett are all out.

Ouch.

Indeed.

 

[Pothas]

Yes that isnt going to get us 20 wickets. Even if you add Flintoff to that and its still a bit worrying.

I think Tremlett may be called up as a replacment now which i have mixed feelings about, i would be very pleased for him but Hampshire really need him for the rest of the season.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Yes that isnt going to get us 20 wickets. Even if you add Flintoff to that and its still a bit worrying.

I think Tremlett may be called up as a replacment now which i have mixed feelings about, i would be very pleased for him but Hampshire really need him for the rest of the season.

I can't understand why he's been overlooked all summer. He's bowling well. I guess maybe the selectors are waiting until his injury troubles are behind him? Who knows.

 

[Pothas]

Yes i think they are just waiting for him to prove his long term fitness which he hasnt really done yet. I suppose the other option would be Kirtley following his great performance on saturday which he backed up today.

 

[Jono]

Asif's bowling was again quite good. That Pakistan ODI team is most certainly a force, that's for sure. Still missing Shoaib Malik too aren't they?

 

[TT Boy]

Asif's bowling was again quite good. That Pakistan ODI team is most certainly a force, that's for sure. Still missing Shoaib Malik too aren't they?

Played today, did not bowl however.