Pakistan need 8 runs to avoid the follow on with just 1 wicket in hand.
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Pakistan need 8 runs to avoid the follow on with just 1 wicket in hand.
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1st inn:
Eng-354
Pak-182
2nd inn:
Eng-2/1
0.4 Mohammad Aamer to Strauss, OUT, 136.9 kph, well, well, well! Chaos! It took almost the entire slip cordon to take that! Great delivery from Aamer, leaving Strauss off the pitch, it went to second slip, routine catch, but the fielder could not hold on at first attempt, then parried the second attempt over first slip, only for none other than Kamran Akmal to slide in and take a superb reaction catch! Only Pakistan could do that!
AJ Strauss c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Aamer 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
20/2
Pak 80 all out in second innings
England have won by 354 runs :lol2:
Anderson gets a 6 for
Pakistan vex after Anderson's six.
Trentbridge - Pakistan's dentbridge.
England 354 & 262/9d
Pakistan 182 & 80 (29.0 ov)
England won by 354 runs (first innings score)
வடிவேலு: இது தெரிஞ்சா நான் பிளைட்டுல டிக்கெட் வாங்கி இருக்கமாட்டேன். :lol2:
Pakistanukku Basement(bowling) strongu building(batting) weaku
Namakku buildng strongu basement weaku :lol:
:lol:
பீல்டிங்க விட்டுட்டீங்களே. அது தான் அவங்களுக்கு ரொம்ப ரொம்ப வீக்கு. எனக்கு தெரிஞ்சு பல வருஷமா ஆட்கள் தான் மாறுகிறார்களே தவிர அவங்க பீல்டிங்க் முன்னேறியது போல் தோன்றவில்லை.
Pak all out for 80.. athu kooda paravalla... 29 oversla all out.. :lol: only Pak fossible...
No retirement plans for Ponting
ivanai selector padhavilErundhu thUkkungappA. Steve Waugh-vai pressure paNNi retire paNNa vechavarai marubadiyum charimanA podunga :evil:
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Since The Oval defeat Ponting has averaged 40.61 in 10 Tests, the figures of a good player instead of a great of the game. When his 209 against Pakistan is taken away, an innings which began with a dropped catch, his mean falls to a modest 29.5.
baakistan :hammer:
At the time of Steve Waugh's retirement they had a lot of talented players and hence they forced Waugh to retire so that he doesn't block anybody's path. Now the scenario is completely different and Ponting is the only great(???) left in the team. Even if he is not performing, they would want him to be in the team and provide some help(???) to the youngsters. Avaraa kelambara varaikkum avarai edhuvum solla maattaanga.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
I presume PB is the alter ego of Plum!
Neenga edhai paathu/enna nenaichu ippadi sonneengannu sathiyama enakku theriyalai.Quote:
Originally Posted by sathya_1979
Aana enakku ore oru dialogue-dhaan nyaabagathukku varudhu.
"Ivanai poi Sivaaji-nu sonna, neenga Sivaaji-ya ennanu solluveenga". :D
Disclaimer: Just an attempt at self-deprecating humor which you might usually find in my posts, nothing malicious.
Plum ego ellAm alterationukku appArpattadhu :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by sathya_1979
adhAnE!Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
irundhAlum keezhe quote paNNadhai pArthA enakkE en mEla sandhEgam varudhu :lol: :oops:
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Disclaimer: Just an attempt at self-deprecating humor which you might usually find in my posts, nothing malicious.
:lol: hmm.. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Flau kidaiyAdhunga.
adhaan "nothing malicious"-nu theLivA pOttirukkArE.
:shock:
Pak-37/6 (26 ov) Day1 - Lunch
Third time this tour that Pakistan have been six-down for less than 50
Baakistan - unfortunately, ippo namma kitta tour irukkadhu. When they are relatively strong, appo namakku avangaloda test series varum :(
(Or maybe, they regain form whenever india visits)
yes, most of the times, Pakistan would regain form playing against India.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Paakisthan :lol: 72/10... sema mokkai adi vaangaranunga...
pOngappa, pOi Bangladesh la 10 match velayaadi batting kathukittu vaanga.
Welcome back GP! :D (rembbhaa late-o... oops. )
come back la 400 posts pOttadhukkappuram welcome panreenga. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sourav
:ty:
:clap: Zulqarnain Haider for 88 on his debut test. Hope he does better than goal keeper Kamran.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani
Glad that Zulgarnain's batting should be good enough to keep Karmam out of the remaining two Tests and have him carry drinks. However, as Plum rightly pointed out during Fakistan's visit Down Under last summer, Karmam can still make the cut in their fragile batting lineup stritly as a batsman.
Pretty good (though not comprehensive list) of India's famed middle order batsmen. Namma neighbours Fakistan eppadi decade after decade, kOvAlty bowlers froduce pannikitte irrukaingalo, adhe maathiri naamalum avaingala sammalikka kOvAlty batsmen froduce pannurOmO? :lol:
http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/con...ry/471387.html
For me it is, Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Vishy, Jimmy, Azhar, Vengsarkar (in that order)!
Of course, Nayudu/Hazare/Umrigar are all legends but I haven't seen their batting besides hearsay.
Pataudi & Ganguly make very good captains (especially the former) but I wouldn't include them in this league.
Watched Pakistan's second innings for a while yesterday, Swann for me is the best off-spinner around :thumbsup: He had all the batsman in trouble, if only Prior was slightly better keeper, I'm sure Swann would have wrapped up things earlier.
Was also amazed to see Umar Akmal's approach against Swann, first ball he faced he was down the track and Prior missed a chance :irked:
cricinfo seems to indicate a 3 member middle order.Quote:
Originally Posted by Movie Cop
Sachin - place fixed. In reality, competition is only for two middle order slots.
I would say Dravid also place fixed so basically, we just have one slot to fight over. I think cricinfo is going for Kapil Dev at #6 which will be a blunder I think. So, lets go for 4 middle order slots with Sachin and Dravid fixed at #4 and #3.
Lots of options but obviously, Viswanath, Laxman, Ganguly, Vengsarkar stand out. Apart from other things, Sehwag apart, they occupy the next 4 slots to Sachin, Dravid and Sunny in the all time aggregate list for India.
Amarnath had too brief and too unsustained spell of successes despite the bravery against pace;
Pataudi is more of "if only he wasnt handicapped, he might have been Bradman". Thanks. Maybe, but that is speculation. Hazare and earlier ones, I dont know much about;
Azhar - match fixing apart, his away record, which I got to know recently , is really poor except for a couple of innings here and there in Australia and South Africa. Check it out. You'll probably realise that his reputation far precedes his record - just as I did, for even I had an illusion that he had a great record away until I saw it!
Lax - has proved himself in a wide variety of conditions and situations and for that reason, I will put him above his idol Azhar.
Gangs - purely as a batsman, he'll probably not make it. His left-handedness adds variety, though
Vengsarkar - for a batsman with such reputation, his away record reads patchy and he seems stronger on paper than on actual record
Vishy - my choice, for my money. Havent seen him much but romantic tales of 70's and 80's writers on the beauty of his batting is what I grew up on so tough to shed that legacy in my mind.
Once you choose Vishy, I am in a dilemma whether to go for Lax or Amarnath/Ganguly - I am discounting Vengsarkar for Lax has done far more in a wider range of conditions. Both Amarnath and Ganguly add medium pace(rather, "slow fast", as in "Amarnath is a slow fast bowler") options. Lax is again a stylist in Vishy mould. Despite all that, I am inclined to go with Lax. Sehwag, Sachin should give us the extra bowling options. Besides, an all time best XI should be able to get 4 good bowlers, even if the team concerned is India!
Sehwag, Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin, Vishy, Laxman, Kapil, Dhoni/Kirmani - that's a pretty handy #8. If Dhoni is in, Kapil goes to #8 and if Kirmani is in, Kapil goes to #7.
Kumble selects himself as a bowler. With two remaining slots, Bedi/Prasanna and Srinath/Zaheer take the remaining slot. So, roughly,
Sehwag, Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin, Vishy, Laxman, Kapil, Dhoni/Kirmani, Kumble, Zaheer, Prasanna.
You can replace Kumble with Bedi/Chandra, too, and there wont be much difference.
Yeah, I guess I'll take Kamran as a batsman over Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik etc. Yousuf is a great batsman, but his influence on the team is always questionable - like Malik, he is a destabilizer. I think Pak has to take a decision and move away from the fratricide that Yousuf, Younis, Malik, Afridi are indulging in. In that sense I am ok with Amin, Azhar Ali etc. but there also, Kamran can play as a batsman at #5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Movie Cop
Besides this, I have a great opinion of Yasir Hameed, a promising opener a few moons ago but disappeared into the great black hole that is Pakistani Cricket. Good to see him back in the squad, and hope he makes it to the team.
Plum, the list is batting heavy (like all Indian teams). I have no doubt this team will do very well in sub-continental conditions. Batsmen pile up the runs, Zaheer/Kapil do initial damage and Kumble/Prasanna to finish it off. But what about outside the subcontinent? Since we have such a strong batting line-up, shouldn't we think of picking an extra bowler (pace) so that we can take wickets? IMO Kapil may not be an out and out strike bowler in that respect (contentious) and we would definitely need another fast bowler apart from Zaheer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
The purpose of selecting an all-rounder is to allow us to play the extra batsman or bowler. If the team has quality batsmen then we pick an extra bowler and vice versa. Looking at the list, I would say the bowling is relatively weak (compared to other countries' best XIs). So if Kapil is playing he should be playing No. 6 and Dhoni/Kirmani at No. 7. Then we can pick 4 bowlers (2 fast, 2 spin) so that the team can cope with all the different pitches and challenges and take 20 wickets.
Flintoff did the all-rounder's role beautifully in Ashes 2005 and England played 4 bowlers + Flintoff so they could attack, attack and attack some more. Personally I think that should be the sort of role to be given to Kapil.
puLi, you have a point. I guess we should select a 16 and say, the 11 depends on the conditions.
Openers - Sehwag, Gavaskar, Gambhir/Sidhu(Reserve Opener)
Middle Order - Sachin, Dravid, Vishy, Lax
Wk - Kirmani, Dhoni
Spinners- Bedi, Kumble, Prasanna, Chandra/another medium pacer
Medium Pace - Kapil, Zaheer, Srinath, Another Medium pacer/Chandra
An alternative squad is to eliminate the reserve opener by selecting a keeper who can open. This gives an extra bowling option in the squad:
Openers - Sehwag, Gavaskar
Middle Order - Sachin, Dravid, Vishy, Lax
Wk - Kirmani, Engineer
Spinners- Bedi, Kumble, Prasanna, Chandra
Medium Pace - Kapil, Zaheer, Srinath, Another Medium pacer
The English sure know how to defend their culprits
room pOdAmalE epdi ellAm yOsikkarAingappA! :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Swann
I wont be surprised at all if ICC takes this view and pardons Broad. Watch out in the future for a 5 match ban on puny Parthiv Patel if he does the same - ofcourse, we cant argue that he is too puny to hurt anyone by throwing balls at them. Ofcourse, if we question this, we are frustrated brown men seething in inferiority complex. Eh?
அகலத்தாரையும், அவரை காப்பாற்ற முனையும் அன்னரையும் கண்டிக்கிறேன்.
பொதுக்குழுவுல வச்சு சொல்லியாச்சுப்பா....
இருந்தாலும் செகப்பா இருக்குறவன் பொய் சொல்ல மாட்டான்னு தோணுது...எதுக்கும் வீடியோவை பார்ப்போம்
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Originally Posted by P_R
:) Selecting 16 is the easier option, Plum. But Cricinfo selects 11, so I will give a shot at 11.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Sehwag, Gavaskar, Dravid, Sachin, Laxman (Vishy terribly unlucky to miss out), Kapil, Kirmani, Kumble, Bedi, Zaheer, Srinath.
Kirmani - WK's first job is to keep wickets. Agreed that the runs he scores can change a game (a la Gilchrist), but if his keeping is not upto scratch then the team is in trouble. Another point is that Dhoni is still relatively new to Test cricket. So maybe after he plays a lot more matches and scores a heap of runs then he can make a strong case for selection.
Bedi - This was close one as he had to contend with Prasanna and Chandra. Chandra got eliminated on the sole reason that Kumble is an automatic selection (they are very similar bowlers and we need someone who can actually spin the ball). Compared to Prasanna, Bedi has the numbers (Test and First class wickets and average).
Zaheer - Reflects the bare cupboard in the fast bowling department. Couldn't think of anybody else.
Vishy - I have read so much about him being a true artist and the joy he brings to spectators. His average is a bit lower than Laxman since he played at the age of mighty bowling attacks. But Laxman has also made runs against some very good bowling attacks and is very calm under pressure. And since we can select only 3, Vishy misses out.
Broad has been a repeat offender. His father Chris Broad was also a similar character and later turned into a match referee ( :lol: ). Maybe Stuey was taught how to do it without getting caught.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum