Are we Going for a Draw ?

[Mian Hassan]

I am not joking what is going on????

[Mian Hassan]

i think they are playing for the place instead of for their team....come on guys.... put your foot down

[Down2Earth]

safety first

[Mian Hassan]

Swann will eat Taufeeq umar in 1 over i am telling you... he can't even play Herath

[Amjid Javed]

Reminds me off the pathetic approach in one off the Tests in england!

really poor stuff from TU and Azhar!

[Fawad2010]

a bit like trying to shoot with gun with safety on.

But there is still more then 10 sessions left in the test, have patience

[cricwiz]

Originally Posted by Mian Hassan I am not joking what is going on????

By the way, you are joking

If Pakistan can pile up to 450-500 runs by end of tomorrow's play (i.e. end of 3rd day's play).. Pakistan will have a strong chance of getting victorious.

Remember, Pakistan's batting is not their strength (especially after the void left by Inzi & Moyo and Younis Khan also not at his best)... The patience approach has worked in past few months for Pakistan (against a big team i.e. SA and lower ranked teams i.e. Zim & WI)... so if this kind of batting is key to Pakistan's current success than let it be like this... If either of them (or preferably both) can get to respective centuries (or near to their indivisual milestones) than Pakistan would be in a very strong position...

[Mian Hassan]

Originally Posted by cricwiz By the way, you are joking If Pakistan can pile up to 450-500 runs by end of tomorrow's play (i.e. end of 3rd day's play).. Pakistan will have a strong chance of getting victorious. Remember, Pakistan's batting is not their strength (especially after the void left by Inzi & Moyo and Younis Khan also not at his best)... The patience approach has worked in past few months for Pakistan (against a big team i.e. SA and lower ranked teams i.e. Zim & WI)... so if this kind of batting is key to Pakistan's current success than let it be like this... If either of them (or preferably both) can get to respective centuries (or near to their indivisual milestones) than Pakistan would be in a very strong position...

I understand your story but there is no intent to score........

Remember, Pakistan's batting is not their strength????

does that mean we stop playing shots ?

[IMMY69]

I don't care how slow they bat as long as they stay in there... Keep lankans on the field, in the heat for three days and then watch them crumble...

[Usman]

The strike rate is utterly pathetic. Seems like we're batting as if we have to save the match and not that we are dominating it. This is a time you need to send in Umer Akmal instead of Azhar Ali. If only!

[Cpt. Rishwat]

What's the hurry? If Pakistan score 400+ it won't make any difference if we have batted slowly, the match will still end with a Pakistan victory.

[Usman]

Originally Posted by IMMY69 I don't care how slow they bat as long as they stay in there... Keep lankans on the field, in the heat for three days and then watch them crumble...

Well the heat is going to get to Azhar and Taufeeq too. They need to use their time at the crease effectively.

[Free Hit]

cartoon behaviour by some ppers

we cant have boom boom at everthing.

excellent test match approach by pakistanis so far today. haters gona hate init azhar

[liaqat]

come on guys itsa test match not a t20....
at times you have to grind the opposition down,
yes taufeeq umar can be abit more positive but non the less his still there,

lets see after tea if they can push on from this position

[aliyafis]

I think we are being too critical here. While I agree that the scoring rate has been slow, the pitch isn't very helpful either. The outfield is quite slow and this has given the Srilankans the opportunity to have a tight infield.

I think these guys have played quite well. If we can continue like this for another day, we should win the test match from there.

And btw Cook's scoring rate is not much better than Taufeeq's or Azhar's. Its just the way these guys play. We should accept that and not force them to change their style.

[Eagle_Eye]

There is no rain forecast so just relax and enjoy the Tuk Tuk

You never know, they might get past Sri Lanka score at close of play today

[Zamee]

We should atleast maintain a runrate of 3 per over!!

[Zamee]

Originally Posted by Eagle_Eye There is no rain forecast so just relax and enjoy the Tuk Tuk You never know, they might get past Sri Lanka score at close of play today

No chance !!

[centuries]

Originally Posted by Zamee We should atleast maintain a runrate of 3 per over!!

In all formats of cricket pakistani batsman have to learn how to rotate the strike....

[CORNERED-TIGER]

2nd day and such a thread

[talha3]

Twenty 20 cricket clearly having an effect on some of us.

Chill out and enjoy the batting,if its too slow for tou watch highlights.its only day 2 and we will have a lead.that leaves 3 days.bat all day tomorrow and a lead of at least 250 will be secured. Then bowl them out in 2 days and its an easy win.

Remember the recent test collapses?in fact it just happened to srilanka in first innings.

[ash 68]

yet another pathetic thread
created by someone who has no idea about test cricket

[ash 68]

Originally Posted by centuries In all formats of cricket pakistani batsman have to learn how to rotate the strike....

rubbish

boys are doing just fine

[kamz]

I think they are going along just fine. lets knock the deficit off first. A good big hundred from TU even at the strike rate of 50 will look amazing then. Having said that once a batsmen scores a hundred and we are 200 for 1, SR will go up automatically and so will the RR.

Its a mindset change then and besides that posters mentioned aboved, we have 10 sessions, even if we are 450 at end of day 3, we are on the winning course.

[Mian Hassan]

Originally Posted by ash 68 yet another pathetic thread created by someone who has no idea about test cricket

Test cricket has moved on..... on subcontinent pitches... 3 runs per over should be atleast get able.

[Warfare]

Calm down. We will still win this test whether we bat slow or fast.

Taufeeq is not a permanent option. Once Azhar scores a few big ones, cements his place and is groomed properly, then he should be opening hopefully with Hafeez.

[Random Aussie]

Well we struggled to score much more than three an over against them and we have some very attacking batters. Their bowling is defensive as.

Pakistan have heaps of time to play with.

[musama]

Misbah should have sent himself or younas up in the order with taufeeq because they can play spin better then Azhar
if Hafeez was there you could have sent Azhar with him but with Taufeeq and Azhar in the field together its not going good but not very well... ali

[*sallu*]

Well run rate of 2.5 is below average but definitely not pathetic, we can't score against left arm spinners anyways.

[*sallu*]

Also, point to note is outfield is very large and slow so its not a fast scoring ground, so relax

[dhump]

I think people here are getting jazbati again, we are doing just fine let us put something like 400 on top and make sure that we win and bat once.

[centuries]

Originally Posted by ash 68 rubbish boys are doing just fine

Golden rule of cricket - dont get out

how to not get out - rotate the strike and dont let the bowlers execute their game plan...

[shahrukh619]

Some people should stop watching Test Cricket, because some of you can't handle it. If Pakistan currently goes down to 6-7 wickets, then you guys start critisizing the team.


Be happy for once.

[ManHOOS]

OP they are playing a test match not a joke yyy DLF Maximum

[imshally81]

Originally Posted by Free Hit cartoon behaviour by some ppers we cant have boom boom at everthing. excellent test match approach by pakistanis so far today. haters gona hate init azhar

agreed... every batsman is not boom boom

[centuries]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 Some people should stop watching Test Cricket, because some of you can't handle it. If Pakistan currently goes down to 6-7 wickets, then you guys start critisizing the team. Be happy for once.

after tea they are doing well....

[Amjid Javed]

Theres batting solidly and theres being stupid and creating your own pressure. Why let bowlers set into rythme and captain set easy fields? No one is asking TU or AA to bat like Hafeez or sehwag etc..

However there are aways to build inns and hits 4 or nothing aint the way to do it. Come england series if these two guys are going to use this approach they will be sitting ducks against a more potent attack!

This isnt the 1st time both players have got bogged down and failed to do the basics like strike rotation!

[kamz]

I think its good Azhar is coming in at 3, and YK taking more of a Inzy and MoYo role. It also helps Azhar from a learning experience and take the mantle for number 3 in the future.

You cant have YK coming in at number 3 and expect to score everytime, the match where he doesnt score big, we have a bigger probability to crumble then under pressur and fold under 200.

I think if Azhar continually scores and stays at the crease for longer periods at number 3. The more chance we have of creating a longer and stronger batting line up for the future

[Momo]

Pathetic stuff. No intent despite pathetic bowling and dead track.

These "batsmen" are Pakistani beaurocrats in disguise.

[SempreSami]

What a load of pish this thread is.

[*sallu*]

They've rotated the strike well in the last 8-10 overs

[shahrukh619]

I hope OP does know that this is Pakistan's first innings and its day 2

[AlizeeFan]

Pakistan has lot of time. SL were all out in just 74 overs. Even if Pakistan plays at 2-2.5 runs an over, team can score 450+ runs with more than 2 days left to dismiss SL again.

Originally Posted by Amjid Javed Theres batting solidly and theres being stupid and creating your own pressure. Why let bowlers set into rythme and captain set easy fields? No one is asking TU or AA to bat like Hafeez or sehwag etc.. However there are aways to build inns and hits 4 or nothing aint the way to do it. Come england series if these two guys are going to use this approach they will be sitting ducks against a more potent attack! This isnt the 1st time both players have got bogged down and failed to do the basics like strike rotation!

However I agree with AJ here. Against better bowling attack, such tactic would mean that bowler will get chance to plan against the batsman. It might not always be good idea.

[PAF]

Lol,come on guys! This is Test cricket where we need to play 5 days and its only day 2 and we have already taken the lead! So just relax.

We can even afford to play day 3,a lead of 200 would be good.

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 I hope OP does know that this is Pakistan's first innings and its day 2

What would lead you to believe that? OP clearly has no clue how test match cricket pans out over 5 days, like some others here.

[duostyle]

Originally Posted by dhump I think people here are getting jazbati again, we are doing just fine let us put something like 400 on top and make sure that we win and bat once.

To be fair, asking for proper strike rotation to keep the runs flowing isn’t being ‘jazbati’. Sure the OP is exaggerating but the other criticism isn’t totally unjustified.

On subcontinental pitches, a run rate of 3 or more and strike rates of around 50 isn’t asking for a lot. It’s acceptable to fall under those when the batsmen are new and getting settled in, but they have to up the ante from thereon.

[Genghis]

We are not even to the end of day 2 and Pakistan already has a lead. What are we complaining off?

Even if we bat out all day tomorrow and one session into the 4th day - it will give us 5 sessions to bowl out SL.

I'm sure as we get a bigger lead, guys will start taking more risks and the scoring rate will increase.

[IMMY69]

Originally Posted by Usman Well the heat is going to get to Azhar and Taufeeq too. They need to use their time at the crease effectively.

This is precisely why it is called 'TEST' cricket...

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Originally Posted by duostyle To be fair, asking for proper strike rotation to keep the runs flowing isn’t being ‘jazbati’. Sure the OP is exaggerating but the other criticism isn’t totally unjustified. On subcontinental pitches, a run rate of 3 or more and strike rates of around 50 isn’t asking for a lot. It’s acceptable to fall under those when the batsmen are new and getting settled in, but they have to up the ante from thereon.

I'm not watching this, but is it possible that the run rate is slow because neither Taufeeq or Azhar are adept at playing spin bowling? As top order batsmen their first requirement is to handle pace, which they seem to have done well which is why we have a solid base in this game.

[osee_bhai]

Last ten overs 33/0

It's ok calm down! Herath is a very defensive bowler, keep in mind SL had a very low scoring rate too, it's just that kind of track. Also the longer they stay there, the more tired SL gets as the match progresses = easier runs.

[Itachi]

The effect of ipl catching some pak fans here too as i see

[duostyle]

Originally Posted by Cpt. Rishwat I'm not watching this, but is it possible that the run rate is slow because neither Taufeeq or Azhar are adept at playing spin bowling? As top order batsmen their first requirement is to handle pace, which they seem to have done well which is why we have a solid base in this game.

Well, Taufeeq has been decent against Herath but he did get bogged down when Dilshan was bowling. With Azhar it was quite clear that he was struggling against Herath, so you may have a point there.

[Sledger]

Pakistani fans have become so used to the teams getting bowled out for <300, they've forgotten what test cricket requires. Azhar Ali is the only one who has played very slowly and deserves critique, but even he's been more fluent as he's gone on. Taufeeq has been on the slow side but he's played a great hand and is still there. Needless complaints at 200/1 on the second day with a lead.

[Namak_Halaal]

This is to be expected to be honest.

2nd day save wickets, defuse SL lead, 3rd day batting onslaught begins, create a lead, then 4th/5th day - bowl SL out - WIN test.

Well that's the theory.

[tanzeel]

Last ten overs, 0/44, RR.40

[centuries]

Originally Posted by Amjid Javed Theres batting solidly and theres being stupid and creating your own pressure. Why let bowlers set into rythme and captain set easy fields? No one is asking TU or AA to bat like Hafeez or sehwag etc.. However there are aways to build inns and hits 4 or nothing aint the way to do it. Come england series if these two guys are going to use this approach they will be sitting ducks against a more potent attack! This isnt the 1st time both players have got bogged down and failed to do the basics like strike rotation!

Agree+++++

[Poison]

Are you guys retarded? We have a full three days left and we're in a superb position. Today was the day to consolidate, tomorow is the day to put the foot down.

T20 love cycle

[Inswinger]

What a pathetic thread. It's the second day if the Test match. They have done an excellent job and put themselves in a strong position.

[zains_rulez]

Ahh its test cricket not One day .... we have to first lead by atleast 250+ runs & then give lankans a chance & 2 days will be enough for Pakistani bowlers to eat lankan batting line up

[fuzz_174]

Originally Posted by Mian Hassan i think they are playing for the place instead of for their team....come on guys.... put your foot down

Its Test Cricket Dude.... Relax

Only 2 days of the test are complete

Pakistan should aim to bat out the day tomorrow and get a 300-350+ lead

Surely, Sri Lanka wont be able to recover from that..

[intothevoid]

I cannot believe people are unhappy about the way they played today. This is Test cricket and we have 3 days left. Today was he day to grind SL to the point where they don't want to turn up tomorrow.

I think that has pretty much been achieved, the bowling is likely to be very lethargic tomorrow and it will be time to capitalize

[JilaWatan]

OP has been watching too much t20! dude test cricket is about temperament. and i think pak has done an excellent job with that.

the main idea is to not lose any wickets. they are being cautious. yet stil finding boundries here and there. love this approach. goes to show much talent we have in azhar ali. this guy is gonna be something i tell you! we havnt even played our best batsmen yet (yk and Haq), and we're already in a strong position.

the best thing taufiq and azhar can do right now is save the wickets. wickets are key. when the time is right pak will hit into the next gear, right now isnt the time.

this is what test cricket is all about. pak should bat out most of the overs tomorrow. if we have a sizable lead (around 450-500), then we should declare with, maybe, 15 overs to spare. that way we get SL to bat the same day, they will be tired from all the days work. im sure pak bowlers can take advantage of that. take maybe 2 wickets and start day 4 with a positive mind and bowl them out.

very do-able!

[Rana]

I had predictd a lead of 100+ by tonight, it just didnt seem to happen!

[MMHS]

This is the impact of Afridi syndrome, OP expects players to slog always.

I couldn't see the game, but as per the scores, what the top 3 has done is worth 10 out of 10. It's a 450 over game & Azhar & Taufique has insured that Pak bats once. Still 270 overs left & I would expect Azhar & Taufique to bat at same pace till lunch & then push the scoring rate. That should take them 125 ahead by tomorrow lunch & by 450 at lunch on 4th day to set Lanka to survive 5
sessions, roughly 150 overs.

Unless it rains, this match ll end in result.

[BoomBoomCricket]

What a joke of a thread

9 sessions left

plenty of time

We just needed to get through the day with a lead and wickets in hand

a solid day of top order batting

we got exactly that

accumulation and consolidation will be done tomorrow

[Bullet Drive]

No, we are going to win - inshallah.

[jusarrived]

Test matches where played over 5 days last time i checked

[Ismailtoca]

Originally Posted by Zamee No chance !!

Pwned!

[DeadlyVenom]

lol at this thread.

[Free Hit]

bro just go to nawab and have a fat munch @op

[talha3]

Originally Posted by Mian Hassan Swann will eat Taufeeq umar in 1 over i am telling you... he can't even play Herath

Yep, can't play Herath at all. That's why he's 109* after Herath has bowled more than 30 overs.

[Ryankhan]

I was a bit pissed aswell at them, I mean they were avg bowlers, none seemed a threat apart from herath but the way they were playing lankan bowlers were like they are playing malinga-vass-murli thats why they played so slow so that really is not the way to move on. i mean one should have attacked aswell. taufeeq clearly was playing for his place, even RameeZ said it aswell in the commentary.... hope by tomorow PAK gets strong lead of 300 runs or more and before the end of the play let lankans bat and try to get early wkts...still congrats to taufeeq n haffezz n azar. allplayed well but problem is, they played really slow which was a bit frustrating....

[mastermind_quad]

Pak in very strong position now...no worry ...

[akheR]

We'll win it guys, no worry.

[mystical man]

Pakistan has Lanka by their neck....Good Solid allround performance

[WithLoveFromCanada]

LOL at this thread.

Did you get a text about it Mian Hassan?

[Fireworks11]

Ridiculous thread. We're playing the 5 day game here.

We've bowled them out already on the first day. Ample time left plus a deteriorating wicket.

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Originally Posted by Fireworks11 Ridiculous thread. We're playing the 5 day game here. We've bowled them out already on the first day. Ample time left plus a deteriorating wicket.

welcome back my boy :salam:

[waqar_ahmad]

Its obvious some people dont understand test cricket

Go back to watching IPL, or, highlights of this match

[Markhor]

Awful thread and I cannot believe some of the T20 brainwashed posters on here. Stop watching Kolkata Knight Riders and watch some real Test cricket.

Why are people looking at balls faced when it is a Test match ? Tests are about patience, determination and it may not be pretty but it is effective in frustrating and tiring the bowlers out.

Some fans are obsessed with pretty 20s and 30s, at least Taufeeq and Azhar are consolidating their starts and going on to make 50s, or in Taufeeq's case a hundred.

Be grateful that we are on the front foot, it was not long ago where we were being bowled out for 72 in Tests. This is an excellent display so far and Sri Lanka are on the back foot.