Pakistan Unchanged for Semi Final [Merged]

[Saj]

Umar Akmal has been passed fit and the weather is improving.

You heard it first on PakPassion.

[Afridi_Fan]

Thank You Saj. I wanted Lateef out, but its upto team management.

Thanks again Man.

[CricnPak]

dayammm. Misbah, Khalid and Hafeez get lucky once again. If there's ever a time for them to prove their worth, it's now. And thanks for the exclusive update.

[AZ]

great news! go get 'em lads!

[hamzie]

thank god

[insaftak]

lets do this Pakistan!!!!!!!!!! I FUllY BACK MY CAPTAIN's Choice
:pkflag :pkflag

[Free Hit]

thanks, i hope the weather is fine

[hur rizvi]

Thank God Umar is fit......

And weather is improving

[sanakazmi]

let's hope latif/misbah/hafeez deliver inshallah.

[asif9138]

Umar Akmal has been passed fit and the weather is improving.

You heard it first on PakPassion.

Thanks alot saj bahi!!

any information about team plan???

[Tiger316]

Brainless selection once again, Khalid Latif still playing. There is no point in playing him. I wish I could say he proves me wrong but I think he will. The bowlers will get him out very quickly. He shouldnt have been selected in the first place. Thanks to our great selection committee

[AZ]

let's hope latif/misbah/hafeez deliver inshallah.

let's hope we don't have to use 'em at all :butt :akmal :umarakmal :afridi :razaaq

[Tiger316]

I am he wont prove me wrong!

[JeeraBlade]

Thanks alot saj bahi!!

any information about team plan???

Hope you are not Australian coach! ;-)

[muchacho]

Thanks Saj. Eventhough I wanted Hafeez & Misbah out - I hope we go all the way InshaAllah - and then HOPEFULLY these two might call it a day. And oh yeah Sami should retire too..haha :)

[Geordie Ahmed]

Good news about Umar - shame we are playing with 8 players again, Inshallah the rest of the guys will do well

[sully3]

asif or sami should have played, what dosnt the team understand about over cast conditions.

for the love of god, please play a fast bowler !

[zaid65]

When Afridi said in advance that they will play the same team, I thought he is playing mind games with Aussies to give some surprise and eventually make some changes.

My bad for keeping some unrealistic expectations!!

[asif9138]

Hope you are not Australian coach! ;-)

may Ijaz Butt's relative!! :)) :)) :))

[imshally81]

what about weather guyz ???

[germanboy]

Geo News:

teams arrives sun is out too

[Free Hit]

When Afridi said in advance that they will play the same team, I thought he is playing mind games with Aussies to give some surprise and eventually make some changes.

My bad for keeping some unrealistic expectations!!

still 85 minutes left, he's not just playing mind games, he's making them panic, now only a captain like him will do that

[germanboy]

Good News.. guys weather is getting better sun is out.. Geo News!!!!

[insaftak]

Geo News:

teams arrives sun is out too

the sun is umar akmal i believe ;-)

[asif9138]

what about weather guyz ???

its cloudy Now!!
chance of rain 30 to 40%

im sure its not going to rain!!
Inshallah rain will not effect pakistan's victory!!!

[saqi121]

:Sami :afridi high time they prove themselves

[Saj]

The suns breaking through now. Should get a full game today

[Farhan!]

The suns breaking through now. Should get a full game today

Great news!

[asif9138]

The suns breaking through now. Should get a full game today

good work bahi!!

[Free Hit]

The suns breaking through now. Should get a full game today

ramiz raja is gving interview to dunia channel now, and he said its still raining.

aftermath he said it will hopefully get better, he's hopeful of a match

[zaid65]

Thanks alot saj bahi!!

any information about team plan???

Afridi is in the final touches with Saj to finish his game plan, once meeting finish, game plan will be posted here, just watch this space.( keep refreshing this page after 30 seconds).

[*syed59*]

Thanks for the info Saj bhai. Love PP.

[cricwiz]

Afridi is in the final touches with Saj to finish his game plan, once meeting finish, game plan will be posted here, just watch this space.( keep refreshing this page after 30 seconds).

:))) :))) :))) class !!!

[Pak_Power]

The suns breaking through now. Should get a full game today

Great news for Pak.

On team selection, I think Pakistan has missed a trick by not playing at least Fawad in place of Misbah, should also have played Hammad instead of Hafeez or Latif..

Having said that, I am praying that the selection pays off and I am proved wrong! InshaAllah!

C'Mon :afridi

[Usman]

First of all, fantastic news that Umer is fit! Our chances without him were close to naught.

Secondly, the decision to include all three of Latif, Hafeez and Misbah has really shocked me. I thought that Afridi was a captain with a brain for the game, the sort of guy who can read the situation and adapt. But I was wrong. Even the great Inzi would have realised the errors of his ways by now and the tragedy of leaving out a guy like Alam for lesser players like Latif, Hafeez and Misbah. It's like saying to Australia, well, if you manage to get one of the top 2 out, you can have the 3 from the middle order as gifts courtesy of brainless-captain-and-coach.com.

Well I suppose, we are Pakistanis and can't resist the buy one get three free offer. :))

[rhussain33]

Great stuff, now we can blame the extra baggage trash players selection easy if we lose. !!

[Pak_Power]

Given the rain is in the air, Pak should go in with Asif instead of Hafeez and bowl first, so in case of shortened game, we can have the advantage of knowing what to chase etc...

[MIG]

Jo bheen hain Pakistani Hain - parho kalma aur lagado jaan!!! Pakistan.............. Zindabad!!!

[nam]

great news.. thanks for the update saj..
i hope the men in green repeat what they did in the last year's worldcup! inshallah.

[*sallu*]

Looking at it from a positive light
At least the law of averages is with us.

Misbah, Hafeez and Khalid have about 15 innings between them without a score.
Its about time one of them will score now

[IAJ]

It is raining again guys. The covers are coming on.

[Pak_Power]

It is raining again guys. The covers are coming on.

That is a really bad news for PAK :(

[GLORY OF '92]

Barish kab jaye ge?

[Farhan!]

Covers are off and the umpires are inspecting the pitch!

[sehsan]

with condition cloudy and rainy, it might be a good idea to play asif inplace of Latif

[farooq_pzb]

thanks for the update, i dont agree but support the captain's decision.

[Amjid Javed]

So Pakistan are taking on the Aussies with 9 players! Great stuff!

[Mohsin]

I think we want to break the record for the most consecutive failures...at least Hafeez'll end his career with some sort of a record!

[akafen]

Doesn't it always seem that way. We always pick the wrong guys and end up kicking ourselves in the foot. Retarded management

[akafen]

Remember that interview Hafeez gave abt not getting chances and icl players playing ahead of him. Imran Nazir for all his inconsistencies performs more than hafeez and he's awful

[Zaka]

Umar Akmal has been passed fit and the weather is improving.

You heard it first on PakPassion.


THANKS FOR THE UPDATE SAJ BHAI

[kkmix]

So Pakistan are taking on the Aussies with 9 players! Great stuff!
pakistan really only need 3 or 4 players to beat australia.

[cricwiz]

pakistan really only need 3 or 4 players to beat australia.

Nop... Pakistan needs just 1 player to beat Aus.. Any batsman who can score a 100 on this difficult pitch :D

[saeed-sohail]

Do these guys use their brain?Aus is a team who always bats first and today they are bowling first says a lot about our team composition.Asif should have played instead of hafeez/latif.Pathetic selection.

[Shaddy]

I agree, Today is the day to play asif. Then I guess Afridi and co would have got the stick for making that decision too, considering how Asif has previously fared.

[saeed-sohail]

I agree, Today is the day to play asif. Then I guess Afridi and co would have got the stick for making that decision too, considering how Asif has previously fared.
Asif played one game thats a national scandal.

[umarf76]

we have guys like waqar, afrid and ejaz making decision and between them they have played a lot of cricket. But does anyone ever remember spinners doing well in overcast conditions? Why not play Asif? Do we have a Derek Underwood in our team??

[Saj]

Umar Akmal has been passed fit and the weather is improving.

You heard it first on PakPassion.
Well guys, team news brought to you direct from St Lucia you more than 2 hours before the start time :ibutt

[saeed-sohail]

Well guys, team news brought to direct from St Lucia you more than 2 hours before the start time :ibutt
Chaa gae gi saj sahab.

[rhussain33]

Great stuff, now we can blame the extra baggage trash players selection easy if we lose. !!

Nice, one seamer (Sami/Hammad) instead of useless Misbah could have made the difference. :)