Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka |2nd Test, Day 1

[cavin420]

only a small matter of 4 hours and 20 minutes remain...........

word has it , shoaib malik down with flu and freeedi set to face the axe....i hope neighter is true nor happens but with the pakistan team you can expect anything/everything...............just saw inzi,s intervew on geo which he said 1 change will definitly be made......lets hope they get rid of razi or faisal not anyone else......fingers crossed!

[Toony™®]

http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp?locCode=SBKA

weather forecast seems good!

[usman_mhd123]

what's up with pakpassion countdown

[Slugger]

only a small matter of 4 hours and 20 minutes remain...........

word has it , shoaib malik down with flu and freeedi set to face the axe....i hope neighter is true nor happens but with the pakistan team you can expect anything/everything...............just saw inzi,s intervew on geo which he said 1 change will definitly be made......lets hope they get rid of razi or faisal not anyone else......fingers crossed!

don't worry faisal will take malik's place and moyo will take fridi's

[Slugger]

what's up with pakpassion countdown

what's wrong with it? it's correct

[HAFRIDI]

Its wrong its on at 4:30 gmt i think, its still one hour forward

[Toony™®]

Its wrong its on at 4:30 gmt i think, its still one hour forward

ur wrong.. its correct

we are in BST now.

[HAFRIDI]

oh ok thx for that

[PlanetPakistan]

ARY reported that S Malik is down with a flu and he will be replaced by Roa Iftikhar while Mohammed Yousuf will come in for Afridi!
SL will play Perera for Fernanda and Weerakon might replace Bandara!

So it seems both teams are going to drop their 2nd spinner! Does that mean there is some life in the pitch for the seamers?

[z10]

Who then will open with Farhat? Younis?

[the true passionist]

i read on ARY it is raining hard.

[Lightning]

OMG, Rao as our third seamer. What has the Pak pace attack become? With Shoaib and now Rana gone, surely Pak could've tried a wildcard? What is another 80 mph military medium pacer going to do? Maan.

[Waheed_one]

Hello All looks lke another Rain for
the Day

[Waheed_one]

Salaam all how is every one?

[Lightning]

I'm bad.
Are you watching on TV? Raining real hard?

[sneekysneeky]

Hello All looks lke another Rain for
the Day
april fools was 2 days ago... weather report shows sunny... are you serious?

[z10]

CNN weather is sunny

[z10]

Yahoo weather has thunderstorms

[sneekysneeky]

Yahoo weather has thunderstorms
:12:

[PlanetPakistan]

Yahoo weather has thunderstorms

I think that is for Colombo!

[Waheed_one]

april fools was 2 days ago... weather report shows sunny... are you serious?


My atomic clocks run slower .becuase i travel very fast.......So any streaking? ......or tired os tamil movies?

[PlanetPakistan]

Currently its clear in Kandy
The only bad news is that the humidity is up to 96%, which means that there is always a chance for a shower!

[sneekysneeky]

My atomic clocks run slower .becuase i travel very fast.......So any streaking? ......or tired os tamil movies?
:)) now i dont turn on the stream until the match has started... raat ko maasian dekh ke darr lagta hai :P

[Waheed_one]

:)) now i dont turn on the stream until the match has started... raat ko maasian dekh ke darr lagta hai :P


Heheheh...............any links for me????

[sneekysneeky]

Heheheh...............any links for me????
i dont know of any free links... but if you want the email address of the streamer i can give it to you...

[Waheed_one]

i dont know of any free links... but if you want the email address of the streamer i can give it to you...


Naaa i am good.......just wondering if your tamil movie giving you night mares?

[badxhah]

no malik in the team

[Pathan007]

akmal opening with farhat and inzi after winning the toss decides to field 1st

[Lightning]

Damn.

[Pathan007]

pak batting is danm weak in this test. let's hope bowlers restrict lankans to under 250.

[Lightning]

Is Afridi playing? Razzaq?

[PlanetPakistan]

Whats the team?
and why did Inzi bowl first?

[Pathan007]

Is Afridi playing? Razzaq?no fridi. Razzaq playing

[Pathan007]

Whats the team?
and why did Inzi bowl first?bcz he thinks there is something init for the seamers early on. let's hope Pak seamers exploit it.

[aabbasi]

no fridi. Razzaq playing

***, No Afridi . ... In Malik's absence Afridi should definitely be there...
We are not only weak in batting but bowling too....

[sneekysneeky]

Pak XI: Farhat Akmal Younis Yousuf Inzi Faisal Razzaq Rao Gul Asif Kaneria

[Pathan007]

so rao,Razzaq,Asif,Gul and Kaneria our bowlers.

[sneekysneeky]

damn no malik no afridi!

[Slugger]

Rao Ifthikar making his test debut

[Slugger]

everybody's favourite UMAR GUL is playing...let's c how many wickets he gets

[Slugger]

pak batting is danm weak in this test. let's hope bowlers restrict lankans to under 250.

because malik and afridi are out? <--these two don't do so well in tests

and faisal and moyo are kept? <--what can I say good players

[PlanetPakistan]

It is a brave decision from Inzi bahi!
Whats the Sri Lankan team?

[Slugger]

we're fielding first and kamran will open?! That's a terrible decision

[sneekysneeky]

end of 1st over 1-0

[sneekysneeky]

LBW appeal... faltu

[PlanetPakistan]

How many WKs in the history of the game have opened the batting in test cricket?
I Know Kami did it in Faisalabad, but i want to know how many have consistently opened ?

[Monsee]

we're fielding first and kamran will open?! That's a terrible decision



and why is it so???

[sneekysneeky]

choka by Tharanga

[hatch101]

7/0

[hatch101]

9/0 4 overs gone

tharanga 7 jaysuria 1

[Sheikh]

Need to pick up a wicket early

[aatish910]

I dont get this attitude of the new boys, Remember imran played the whole WC on pain killers, waqar and wasim learnt to play with niggles, they said fever/flu was like nothing. THEN WHY THE HELL cant these guys play thru a stupid FLU!

[Blistering Barnacle]

Any info on what the pitch is expected to be like this morning? Wondering why Inzi chose to field.

[PlanetPakistan]

I dont get this attitude of the new boys, Remember imran played the whole WC on pain killers, waqar and wasim learnt to play with niggles, they said fever/flu was like nothing. THEN WHY THE HELL cant these guys play thru a stupid FLU!

Wasim missed the famous WC quarter final due to sore throat!

[aatish910]

cuz it had a bit of grass cover, n wud have moisture beneath since been raining for a cpl of days.

[PlanetPakistan]

I hope Inzi factored in the Murli factor!

[aatish910]

Wasim missed the famous WC quarter final due to sore throat!

YEAH RIGHT!!!

that was a serious shoulder injury and and he cudnt even bowl. he had that shoulder surgery soon after the WC!

[aatish910]

murli will get turn but slow turn....the wicket is SOFT

[Blistering Barnacle]

cuz it had a bit of grass cover, n wud have moisture beneath since been raining for a cpl of days.

Thanks.

[Sheikh]

Bowling decently enough. Need to pitch a few up and hope for some luck!!

[PlanetPakistan]

Umar is bowling well

[aatish910]

yeah they need to pitch in that corridor of uncertainty, try to bore jayasuriya in particular, he almost chopped one back on his stumps, he loves the cut shot, he'd try to go for one again...if the room is insufficient, we might get him through the inside edge.

[PlanetPakistan]

Is it safe to say that Umer has bowled better than Asif?

[Sheikh]

Plumb!!!

[sneekysneeky]

lbw good shout not given... asif

[mlegha1]

Inzi hoping to chase in a 4th innings with Murli bowling on a 5ht day track....GOD help us

[aatish910]

what does hawkeye say?

[Lightning]

Plumb LBW not given by that dork.

[aatish910]

four, dont give this guy widthhhhhhhhhh u idiot guL!

[sneekysneeky]

what does hawkeye say?
hawkeye not shown

[hatch101]

4 by jaysuria 16/0

[Sheikh]

May have pitched outside leg. Would have hit middle though.

[aatish910]

howz the pace like?

[Sheikh]

hawkeye not shown
Not even mentioned. Looks like Sanath's gonna get a big score no matter what!!!

[PlanetPakistan]

oh man!!!
Playing his last test so i suppose he deserves a bit of luck!

[aatish910]

jayasuriya living dangerously here, hope we get rid of both opners before the ball loses its shine

[Sheikh]

Dropped

[aatish910]

7.6 Gul to Jayasuriya, no run, edged to gully, however that didnt carry

MAN i too have that feeling, his luckz running today

[aatish910]

dropped or didnt carry? :S

[PlanetPakistan]

No wickets yet!
Jaysuria bahi needs to leave

[Sheikh]

Regulation edge, low to Farhats left, dropped.

[aatish910]

how long would these 2 bowl in ur opinion guys? till the 15th over maybe?

[aatish910]

damn u farhat

[sneekysneeky]

Tharanga gone caught in the slips by Younis Khan
Asif strikes

[hatch101]

Gone! Younis Khan Takes The Catch, Tharanga Gone!

[aatish910]

thranga gONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :D :D asif you beauty

[kablooee87]

Funny game cricket is. thanranga looked way more comfortable than Jayasuriya. Sanath even survived a plumb LBW and a dropped half chance. Yet Tharanga goes.

[Sheikh]

Asif!!!!


Tharanga gone!!!!

[sneekysneeky]

18-1
Tharanga gone for 10

Sangakara is in now

[aatish910]

i hope jayasuriya gets 50 odd and carries his bat :P tht wud mean the rest of the SL team wud screw up BIG TIME :D

[Sheikh]

Once again Sanga is the prize wicket.

[Waheed_one]

[QUOTE=sneekysneeky]Tharanga gone caught in the slips by Younis Khan
Asif strikes[/QUOTE


Sneaky Bhai...........Kal kal deek rahah..ha.....tmail movie on hai.

[hatch101]

18-1 sangakara new batsman in

[sneekysneeky]

[QUOTE=sneekysneeky]Tharanga gone caught in the slips by Younis Khan
Asif strikes[/QUOTE


Sneaky Bhai...........Kal kal deek rahah..ha.....tmail movie on hai.
:))

[hatch101]

6 by jayasuria

[sneekysneeky]

six jaya skied it
miscued pull shot

[Sheikh]

how long would these 2 bowl in ur opinion guys? till the 15th over maybe?
Definitely untill the drinks break. After that Rao might get a bowl in place of Gul. Asif should bowl atleast 8-10 overs on the trot.

[Slugger]

Razzaq should be the bowling change whenever it is...he is good against left handers

[aatish910]

Razzaq should be the bowling change whenever it is...he is good against left handers

Sangakarra in general murders razzi. I would bring in Rao, he brings the ball back in, Sangakarra is susecptible early on

[PlanetPakistan]

Razzaq should be the bowling change whenever it is...he is good against left handers
yea thats a good point!

[aatish910]

anyone got any links for the match? streaming..free tht is :P

[PlanetPakistan]

Jaysuria lives on..........

[Lahoria]

Gul is once again wasting the new ball by bowling too short, maybe Pakistan should have gone with Roa with the new ball.

[aatish910]

yeah gul has a real problem with his line and length, i never rated him

[aatish910]

10.3 Asif to Jayasuriya, no run, angling across the off, Jayasuriya comes on the frontfoot to defend, it beats the outside edge

ASIF IS GOOOOOODDD

[Sheikh]

As a front line seamer, Rao deserves to be first change. He should be backed and expected to deliver the goods!

[aatish910]

JAyasuriya GONEEEEEEEE

[sneekysneeky]

bwled

[PlanetPakistan]

Can Asif bring one back to Jay?
perhaps get an LBW or bowled

[aatish910]

Asif in the act again, mannn this boy is talented !!!

[Sheikh]

yeah gul has a real problem with his line and length, i never rated him
Poor guy is only 21. Give him some time, he has class.

[badxhah]

Asif u papu chummi

[Sheikh]

Arey Asif !!!! Kya baat hai yar!!!!

[aatish910]

hey guys anyone got links to the video? where they showing this game?

[Lahoria]

I think Gul has tons of talent infact he swing the ball most amongst Pakistan pacers but since his comeback he has been on the shorter side. Saw Waqar talking to him about his bowling but he hasn't changed anything since.

[PlanetPakistan]

Oh yes he can!!!

[Lahoria]

Asif is got to be amongst the best new ball bowlers in the world to me this guys is just as good as any worldclass new ball pacer.

[aatish910]

Poor guy is only 21. Give him some time, he has class.

Ok i assume you have seen him bowl, his length is usually a metre shorter than the good length, his line is usually wayward he can't keep to 1 side of the stump. He has no pace, he used to seam the ball a bit even that is down the drain now. Pakistan plays mostly on flat wickets, we need guys who can do wonders on such wickets i.e the pacier bowlers who swing it.

The U-19 guy who copies gul, bowls better than gul.

[mlegha1]

Asif does it this guy is the real deal, ideal Test cricket bowler....

[Monsee]

I dont get this attitude of the new boys, Remember imran played the whole WC on pain killers, waqar and wasim learnt to play with niggles, they said fever/flu was like nothing. THEN WHY THE HELL cant these guys play thru a stupid FLU!



Same guy who stood there, in just the last test, for roughly 400 odd balls in hot, humid, and testing weather, on a 4th day pitch against one of the best spinners of all times...



http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/61100/61126.1.jpg

Shoaib Malik cools off during his epic hundred that secured Pakistan a draw



Yeah I don't GET these new boys either :21:

Hopefully you are not a doctor cause you will be telling your heart patients to take a hike, the day after their surgery, cause so and so was able to walk the next day after their's

[Rana]

salam to all

[Waheed_one]

up date guys?

[Rana]

it will be a dramatic scene in the third innings

[aatish910]

the person who swings the ball the most in the pak attack is Rana. The guy who controls the ball best is Shoaib/Asif. THe guy who wastes the ball the most is GuL

[Rana]

rao in the attack

[sneekysneeky]

rao in
27.2
11.2 overs

[Jive Jive Pakistan]

both bolwling well

[Rana]

beutiful swing by rao

[aatish910]

Same guy who stood there, in just the last test, for roughly 400 odd balls in hot, humid, and testing weather, on a 4th day pitch against one of the best spinners of all times...



http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/61100/61126.1.jpg

Shoaib Malik cools off during his epic hundred that secured Pakistan a draw



Yeah I don't GET these new boys either :21:

Hopefully you are not a doctor cause you will be telling your heart patients to take a hike, the day after their surgery, cause so and so was able to walk the next day after their's


You can't be serious its a FLUUUUUUUU!!! = Achooo Achoo!!!!!

Im sure you urself would have gone out and played cricket loads of time with that. If you have seen wasim and waqar's joint show on ESPN right after they retired they were like whts with these new guys, zara sa bukhar hota hai they dont play. Then they went on to explain how they all used to play with fever....it is not even a physical injury.

And seriously Heart Patient vs Flu? hardly an argument.

[Jive Jive Pakistan]

who rao playing instead of

[badxhah]

crucial partbership here need to get rid of these 2 ASAP

Sanga n jayawardean

[aatish910]

Yeahh! tol ya Rao should come before Razzi, ... Razi duznt bowl too well to Sangakarra.!

[PlanetPakistan]

Rookie of the year!
M Asif

Who knows this guy might be the test player of the year too!!!!

[Rana]

Same guy who stood there, in just the last test, for roughly 400 odd balls in hot, humid, and testing weather, on a 4th day pitch against one of the best spinners of all times...



http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/61100/61126.1.jpg

Shoaib Malik cools off during his epic hundred that secured Pakistan a draw



Yeah I don't GET these new boys either :21:

Hopefully you are not a doctor cause you will be telling your heart patients to take a hike, the day after their surgery, cause so and so was able to walk the next day after their's

i suppose the water was too cold :D :23:

[Rana]

dropped

[aatish910]

they shoudlnt bring in kaneria till lunch atleast...the conditions are conducive to seam bowling...probably give asif a breather after 2 more overs...get razzi in for a 5 over spell and bring back gul and asif from diffrent ends.

[Rana]

4

[aatish910]

dropped AGAIN? :S who did it this time?

[Rana]

31-2

[sneekysneeky]

who rao playing instead of
Afridi

[Rana]

dropped AGAIN? :S who did it this time?

it was actually a leg bi but it sounded like a huge edge :13: :13:

[aatish910]

i hope inzi comes in before moyo and faisal today...

[Sheikh]

Ok i assume you have seen him bowl, his length is usually a metre shorter than the good length, his line is usually wayward he can't keep to 1 side of the stump. He has no pace, he used to seam the ball a bit even that is down the drain now. Pakistan plays mostly on flat wickets, we need guys who can do wonders on such wickets i.e the pacier bowlers who swing it.

The U-19 guy who copies gul, bowls better than gul.
I agree, Gul has been a bit short. But this is his second test match back and it will take him some time to get back to full form and fitness. I think his inclusion is a precursor for the England tour where the conditions are favorable for seam up. He has to be groomed because his talent is evident.

[Rana]

33-2

drinks

[Rana]

pakistan are making sri lanka feel as if they were playing australia!

excellent to see from pakistan

[PlanetPakistan]

I agree, Gul has been a bit short. But this is his second test match back and it will take him some time to get back to full form and fitness. I think his inclusion is a precursor for the England tour where the conditions are favorable for seam up. He has to be groomed because his talent is evident.

I agree!
If it comes down to Rana or Gul, who would u choose to play in the 1st test match at Lords?

[aatish910]

I agree, Gul has been a bit short. But this is his second test match back and it will take him some time to get back to full form and fitness. I think his inclusion is a precursor for the England tour where the conditions are favorable for seam up. He has to be groomed because his talent is evident.

im more than willing to give him the run required to see if he's fit enuff for int. cricket, but ... my gut feeling comples me to keep my hopes low about him. ... i hope i am wrong for pakistans sake.

[Jive Jive Pakistan]

Afridi


who made way for mohd yousuf

[Waheed_one]

pakistan are making sri lanka feel as if they were playing australia!

excellent to see from pakistan



dude with that fieldings how many drops.? Looks like playing Kenya

[aatish910]

I agree!
If it comes down to Rana or Gul, who would u choose to play in the 1st test match at Lords?

neither :p can i bring back wasim and waqar ?

oh juss realized u din ask moi : :22:

[Waheed_one]

who made way for mohd yousuf



Malik

[Monsee]

You can't be serious its a FLUUUUUUUU!!! = Achooo Achoo!!!!!

Im sure you urself would have gone out and played cricket loads of time with that. If you have seen wasim and waqar's joint show on ESPN right after they retired they were like whts with these new guys, zara sa bukhar hota hai they dont play. Then they went on to explain how they all used to play with fever....it is not even a physical injury.



I suppose you have played Test Cricket at Int'l level with flu in Lanka like conditions...if you haven't and don't know how bad Malik's condition is; you are merely doing 'Choroo Baazi', meaning making things out of the thin air!





And seriously Heart Patient vs Flu? hardly an argument.

Ever heard of indirect analogy to prove something else...

My point was, every patient and his condition is different from the other, even if they have the same illness; otherwise there will be only one medicine for Flu, period.

I can think of 100 medicines that treat various kinds of flu like symptoms...some mild, some worse and some very severe


.

[sneekysneeky]

rao gettin owned

good ball

[aatish910]

well SL hitting back now sangakarra is murdering rao

[Sheikh]

I agree!
If it comes down to Rana or Gul, who would u choose to play in the 1st test match at Lords?
Rana. He's familar with the English conditions, more experienced and better with the bat. In England I would go with Shoaib, Asif and Rana. Gul and Razzak would be reserves whom we may have to turn to keeping in mind its a 4 test series.

[aatish910]

.

And i suppose you have played Test cricket at the International level? ...

neither of us have, we can only look at precedent, which suggests that the players of the past had lesss nakhra!

[Monsee]

And i suppose you have played Test cricket at the International level? ...

neither of us have, we can only look at precedent, which suggests that the players of the past had lesss nakhra!





What precedent???

How can any of those retired idiots tell us how badly Malik is suffering from Flu and fever...unless you and I have first hand knowledge about Malik; it is all heresay

BTW, one of these fools, used to get 'Injured' all of a sudden, right before the start of a game...cause he didn't like something the skipper said or like wise

We all know him as Mr. Bakwaas

[aatish910]

Sangakarra counter attacking, looks ominous.

[PlanetPakistan]

You can't be serious its a FLUUUUUUUU!!! = Achooo Achoo!!!!!

Im sure you urself would have gone out and played cricket loads of time with that. If you have seen wasim and waqar's joint show on ESPN right after they retired they were like whts with these new guys, zara sa bukhar hota hai they dont play. Then they went on to explain how they all used to play with fever....it is not even a physical injury.

And seriously Heart Patient vs Flu? hardly an argument.

It is almost impossible to even play Guli cricket for 2 hours with a flu!

Playing a 5 day test match is out of question!

[aatish910]

What precedent???

How can any of those retired idiots tell us how badly Malik is suffering from Flu and fever...unless you and I have first hand knowledge about Malik; it is all heresay

BTW, one of these fools, used to get 'Injured' all of a sudden, right before the start of a game...cause he didn't like something the skipper said or like wise

We all know him as Mr. Bakwaas

Fine lets leave it that then shall we? and get on with the game!

[aatish910]

Knowing inzi, hez gonna take of rao in a jiffy ... that wont be good for his confidence...!! the guys making his debut, he;s nervous.

[pacman]

And i suppose you have played Test cricket at the International level? ...

neither of us have, we can only look at precedent, which suggests that the players of the past had lesss nakhra!

Give it a break. I'm sure, if he was able to play he would have. These are testing conditions, you can't expect one to come out and field or bat a whole day, if the person is not able to stand on his feet. The point is, we don't know how sick he is. Don't start to compare them to others in different conditions.

[Monsee]

It is almost impossible to even play Guli cricket for 2 hours with a flu!

Playing a 5 day test match is out of question!


No you are wrong...Akraam and so and so retired idiot has said it, while sitting in an airconditioned studio, making away with Millions of bucks; it must be true :21:

[Sheikh]

Imagine Wasim and Asif together!!

[Sheikh]

Knowing inzi, hez gonna take of rao in a jiffy ... that wont be good for his confidence...!! the guys making his debut, he;s nervous.
I think he'll give him a 4-6 over spell. Inzi usually backs the players he puts on the field.

[the true passionist]

ok guys i signed in a bit late...is Malik not playing? why?

[aatish910]

he has bowled 3 expensive ones already...the pressure is sortv off...need 1 more wicket or a couple of maidens to recreate it..

[aatish910]

ok guys i signed in a bit late...is Malik not playing? why?

apparently hez sneazing so hardd he cant hold a bat !

[hatch101]

inzi going off the field...salman butt has come in his place.

[the true passionist]

apparently hez sneazing so hardd he cant hold a bat !

i dont want to believe this...but is it possible that Bob wants to protect him so that he becomes a certain opener in England...just a thought..

[aatish910]

whuz gonna open for us any guesses? ...

[pacman]

i dont want to believe this...but is it possible that Bob wants to protect him so that he becomes a certain opener in England...just a thought..

What a joke. Give it a rest. He is sick.

[aatish910]

Asif has bowled 9 on the trot, not bad

[the true passionist]

whuz gonna open for us any guesses? ...

ofcourse akmal.

[the true passionist]

Rao bowls one bad ball in the over that goes for a boundary...it is not bad bowling but Rao seems easy after facing Asif.

[aatish910]

ofcourse akmal.

any alternative to that? ...

[aatish910]

Rao bowls one bad ball in the over that goes for a boundary...it is not bad bowling but Rao seems easy after facing Asif.

Sangakarra is a class act...thts all one can say about tht! ... i sense the Sri Lankans are kinduv charged up for jayasuriyaz last game...we need to spoil their party !!

[Slugger]

younis using asif too long

[Slugger]

how about moyo for opener

[Slugger]

Asif Another Wicket!

[cavin420]

outtttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[Slugger]

Golden Wicket The Captain Jayawardenenediofejkfldsjfodifjase;ljrw;oiejf Gone!

[Sheikh]

younis using asif too long
Care to retract?

[aatish910]

younis using asif too long

he is bowling well...he is all loosened up...maybe if he can break this partnership then can be taken off. with his run up and action 10 on the trot is managable at international level....!!

i'd give him 1 more over after this..

[cavin420]

jaya goes, outside edge , well caught at 2nd slip by farhat

asiffffffffffff cheeeeeeeeetaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
oooooo baley baleyyyyyyyyyy o shavaaaaaaaaa shavaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

61 for 3

[aatish910]

HAHA wow :p meri prediction chall gai? :P thts a first

[kablooee87]

decision by Inzi/Younis of giving Asif an extended spell pays off. it was a good decision, he wasn't showing signs of losing t at all.

[the true passionist]

any alternative to that? ...

i'm not sure PaK should try one....only YKhan could be one though...

[aatish910]

Asif is the bestt!

[Slugger]

jayawardene was squared up and edged it to "farahat"

[aatish910]

decision by Inzi/Younis of giving Asif an extended spell pays off. it was a good decision, he wasn't showing signs of losing t at all.

he just got a wicket he'd be fired up i say give him 2 more overs lets see what happens!

[Sheikh]

Oh man what a ball first up

[Slugger]

OOHHHHH whoever the new guy in is was squared up and completely bamboozledly beaten!

[Slugger]

umar gul back in

[the true passionist]

yes...i think Asif is gaining in confidence every second....He now understands his potential.

[Rana]

mohd asif is fird up like shoib akhtar!!

[aatish910]

Mohammad Asif (Pak) 2005-2006 5 131.1 19 450 17 4/41 7/126 26.47 3.43 46.2 0 0 2 0

average dropping fasttt :D i hope its under 23 by the end of this game

[Slugger]

ramiz raja: "rao ifthikar feeling the pressure of top class cricket" it's Sri Lanka without atapattu

[aatish910]

umar gul back in

GoOOOD movE! ...this would be Younis' brainchild i guess?

[aatish910]

ramiz raja: "rao ifthikar feeling the pressure of top class cricket" it's Sri Lanka without atapattu

its rao iftikhar !!

[zMario]

Woah, close to an outside edge, Very good ball from Gul!

[Rana]

bowling gul!

[Rana]

brilliant delivery

[aatish910]

gul squaring this guy up too now cooOl! its Like Mcgrath and Ambrose in attack :p

[Rana]

here comes MoAs

[Rana]

inzi is a happy man

[Slugger]

Take Asif Off They're Gonna Ruin Him!

[cavin420]

so my team selection was spot on ehh.........:11:

i would have still wanted razi dropped and freeedi retained!

[Rana]

there was some good outswing on that last delivey

[Geordie Ahmed]

I really hope Gul gets a wicket so he can keep the critics off his back

[cavin420]

i dont understand this, if you have 4 specilist seasmers then why bowl asif for such long spell?

68 for 3

[Rana]

a lil ambitious on the delivery after, pitching on leg stump

[zMario]

so my team selection was spot on ehh.........:11:

i would have still wanted razi dropped and freeedi retained!
So Afridi gets out for 2?

Abdul Razzaq is in very good batting form, and so far on this tour, has taken more wickets than Shahid Afridi.

It didn't seem like Afridi was gonna click today.

Also, people are telling me that Woolmer was busy spiking the pitch? What the hell?

[sehsan]

I really hope Gul gets a wicket so he can keep the critics off his back

gul is bowling too many loose deliveries. He need to tight up his line and length. I hope he gets the wickets so he can gain confidence

[Rana]

shot!!

[Slugger]

I really hope Gul gets a wicket so he can keep the critics off his back


So far I was rite

Gul = rubbish

[cavin420]

I really hope Gul gets a wicket so he can keep the critics off his back
i hope so as well, if not then rest assured return of sami :13:

44444 to asnga class shot

72 for 3

[sehsan]

i dont understand this, if you have 4 specilist seasmers then why bowl asif for such long spell?

68 for 3

because new batsman in the crease and you want your best bowler to bowl

[Rana]

sangakara is firing back at firy asif

[zMario]

Boohooo, four

[Geordie Ahmed]

Take Asif Off They're Gonna Ruin Him!

ppl complain when they bowl him and some complain when they dont

I feel sorry for Inzi - cant win either way

[cavin420]

sanga scoring better then a run a ball, is it me or has asif picked up a new trick or 2......he seems to sledge every now n thn......:O

[Rana]

So far I was rite

Gul = rubbish

no he's not :9:

[Rana]

i really hope asif can get a 6-7 wicket haul, it can show so much potential in just his 5th game

[Slugger]

ppl complain when they bowl him and some complain when they dont

I feel sorry for Inzi - cant win either way

Did you not hear the mohd. zahid story by rr? They're gonna kill him they've already ruined two legends

saqi and zahid! who is next before pak learns its lesson? Asif?!

[cavin420]

So Afridi gets out for 2?

Abdul Razzaq is in very good batting form, and so far on this tour, has taken more wickets than Shahid Afridi.

It didn't seem like Afridi was gonna click today.

Also, people are telling me that Woolmer was busy spiking the pitch? What the hell?
yes, now you know the connection between faisalabad and kandy it was under the mota woolmers influence our seedha saaada frreeedi danced on the pitch ;-)

how did raoo ball peeps? i just got up (:6:

[aabbasi]

***, Asif has been bowling for too long.

Ramiz runied career of one of the best talents of Pakistan in Mohd. Zahid.

Do they want to ruin Asif too ???

[the true passionist]

i think Gul is a better 1st-change bowler than a new ball bowler....He needs some experience to handle the new ball.

[Rana]

do u lot think if asif keeps his excellent form up, he can potentially be nominated for a award at the icc awads

[Slugger]

is asif still in?

[the true passionist]

man Sangakara is in superb form.

[cavin420]

yes, sluggz on the money you are ma amigo........inzi needs to think hard...we have the england tour later on...but saying that, thats far away we can afford to attack a bit here....we want to win this one!

gul beats the outside edge of the ebat peach of a delivery!

[Sheikh]

Beautiful over by Gul. Very unfortunate not to pick up a wicket.

[cavin420]

outttttttt noooooooooooooooo notttttttttttttt outttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[Rana]

wat a ball!!

he was out

[zMario]

OUT!

What the hell? THATS OUT!

Fudge u umpire!

[cavin420]

umpire gives it not outttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt :12:


ok good decision was the pocket:D

[Rana]

that was dis-heartening

[Slugger]

Beautiful over by Gul. Very unfortunate not to pick up a wicket.

who else was said to be unfortunate for not picking up wickets? s-a-m-i?

[aatish910]

its hair and harper what do you expect?

[Imy]

Inzy is going to destroy asif he is not a spinner man

[Rana]

i dnt like this umpire!

he looks more dangerous then Rudi

[Slugger]

i'm seriously worried about Asif he's the only good bowler we have after shoaib and rana

[Geordie Ahmed]

i think Gul is a better 1st-change bowler than a new ball bowler....He needs some experience to handle the new ball.

he would do better if Shoaib was there

Tho he has bowled some nice deliveries so far - hope he gets a wicket - C'MON GUL :19:

[Rana]

Inzy is going to destroy asif he is not a spinner man

relax man!!

inzi knows wat hes doing ok

[cavin420]

ok people, mohd zahid was express pace.....so i agree he was ruined/wasted

but asif is fsat medium and a fit nough bloke im sure he can bowl for 15 overs straight without any probs so just kool it off a bit, we neeed to win this one........! cricket isnt playing by thinking about injuries (Allah na karey) but still try to understand hes our main strike bowlers and doesnt ball 90+ nor has a shoaib akhtar like run up!

btw looked out first impressions sanga replays suggestg otherwise

[Slugger]

man inzi the paindu....GET HIM OFF!

[Rana]

bowling bowling!

[offstump]

nice bouncer, asif should go off now he looks tired we dont need him breaking down

[cavin420]

huge appeal clearly not out gul outside the line !