TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Good start here. Was gun straight yesterday.
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****Official****Pakistan in South Africa
- Thread starter Agent Nationaux
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Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
South Africa have lost a test match at home at least on one occasion every summer for the last 5-6 years.
This is what Pakistan would be hoping for..this is what I was hoping for..which is why I was not happy with the bowling yesterday.
2nd Test: South Africa v Pakistan at Port Elizabeth, Jan 19-22, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Yes but where is the choke? They lost a game which they were never in a position to win.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Johnson, Welegedera, Herath, Sreesanth say "what" ?
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Don't just go with the stats.
They can't play swing and seam and everyone knew it. Their runs are mainly from flat pitches.
smash84
The Tiger King
b/c we've been following the team
With Pakistan batting it has been a case of "our bowlers get you for a low score and we will score lower" for some time now. They have ALWAYS been suspect against pace and movement but during the last decade they have just hit new lows. Hence the Pakistan fans pessimism (or realistic expectations rather) of their batsmen
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
BW never mentioned a choke. All he said was this is why he was disappointed with our bowling.
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Ntini
Nel
Pollock
vs
Steyn
Philander
Morkel
No compariosn except Pollock.
Nel
Pollock
vs
Steyn
Philander
Morkel
No compariosn except Pollock.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
That's because most of these batsmen have not played outside of the subcontinent in the last few years.. That's why they have decent averages
Pakistan getting bundled out like this on overseas tours is nothing new...
3rd Test: South Africa v Pakistan at Port Elizabeth, Mar 6-10, 1998 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
1st Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, May 17-20, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, Dec 16-19, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
3rd Test: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 26-28, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
The Pakistan fans know this.
The non Pakistan fans who are more used to their own teams standards get surprised when we get upset with getting the opposition bowled out for 253.
the big bambino
Cricketer Of The Year
Yes and thanks. Just checking the breakdowns now. Alot of Pakistani batsmen's runs in the subcon.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
It obviously won't be as dramatic as a ODI choke, but in the overall context they shouldn't be losing these games out of nowhere at home. And if you view it session by session then there were a couple of sessions in each of those games where they just collapsed with the ball or mostly with the bat unexpectedly,
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Is DRS working now?
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Rahat getting better. Hopefully he will be good for the next match.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
I don't think he is getting a next match.
kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
I quite like this, sure I wanted to see steyn bowl some more, but smith and alviro doing a good job in demoralising pakistan even more, we will keep the run rate up at least at 4rpo. And HOPEFULLY take the spinners on.
But pakistan not completely out of it, need ajmal magic.
But pakistan not completely out of it, need ajmal magic.
