**Official** Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2012

[smash84]

i hate that **** hafeez......2nd rate batsman and 3rd rate captain

 

[Spark]

Poor stuff from SL post-tea. Really should have won this or at least got a hell of a lot closer than they look like getting.

Now, Sanga, go and make a fool out of me.

 

[Jono]

so weak from Mathews.

Series win shouldn't count as first test had no Misbah. You can't beat Misbahstan without Misbah in the team.

Series is a draw if Lanka dont win this.

 

[Spark]

so weak from Mathews.

Series win shouldn't count as first test had no Misbah. You can't beat Misbahstan without Misbah in the team.

Series is a draw if Lanka dont win this.

Mathews is just as likely to hit three sixes in a row out of nowhere tbf.

 

[Xuhaib]

1-0 is a fair result. 2-0 would have been harsh on Pakistan while 1-1 would have flattered them. Misbah first series loss as captain though technically he was not the captain in the game they lost.

 

[Xuhaib]

so basically it was Chris Broad who lost the series for Pakistan.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

what a joke

 

[Spark]

That's just ****

 

[Lostman]

Wohooo finally a series win after 3 years.
Negative cricket but I just don't care after 3 years.

 

[BackFootPunch]

And that right there folks is exactly why we need a proper Test championship so individual Test wins count for something and we avoid **** like this. I know Sri Lanka haven't won a series for 3 years but why even bother playing if you're not gonna attempt to force a victory.

 

[smash84]

can't blame SL for this.....have to say **** weather and Hafeez'a **** captaincy cost us the series

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Massive disappointment for crowds flocked in great numbers in last session

 

[Himannv]

I'd have liked us to go for the win here but I can understand the mentality behind going for the draw to take the series.

 

[Lostman]

Been a good few months, with slow and steady improvement.

Finally won a test post-Murali (in SA as well)
Drew a series against England
And eventually won a series.

Still a few concerns with the openers, and our medium pace pie chuckers that can barely get through 2 tests, but things are definitively improving compared to the last 2-3 years.

Anyone know SL's FTP for the rest of the year? I know they are in Australia in December but not sure if they have any other tests before then.

 

[Stumpcam]

I'd have liked us to go for the win here but I can understand the mentality behind going for the draw to take the series.

Negative and very cautionary thinking imo.

 

[Stumpcam]

Been a good few months, with slow and steady improvement.

Finally won a test post-Murali (in SA as well)
Drew a series against England
And eventually won a series.

Still a few concerns with the openers, and our medium pace pie chuckers that can barely get through 2 tests, but things are definitively improving compared to the last 2-3 years.

Anyone know SL's FTP for the rest of the year? I know they are in Australia in December but not sure if they have any other tests before then.

http://static.icc-cricket.com/ugc/d...A9CF9040AF280F792D82DCC_1334658390769_259.pdf

 

[Lostman]

thanks!
seems an outdated one though as I am sure SL/Ind dont play any tests.

 

[Himannv]

Negative and very cautionary thinking imo.

Oh definitely. I think they considered the importance of winning the series and not throwing it all away on a pitch that wasn't the easiest to bat on. I agree that it's negative and cautionary though.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Despite the loss, still think it was a good series for Pak, because of Junaid, Azhar and Shafiq.

 

[Fusion]

On a somewhat related note, Pakistan have overtaken India in the latest test rankings and are now 4th in the world. A great reflection of progress under Misbah's leadership.