18 Feb - England vs Pakistan - Warmup

[GreatSixer]

Misbah Ul Haq is Captain Today and i think bad captaincy by him because he give starting 7 overs to junaid khan and just 3 overs left for junaid.

 

[Slowcoach]

I was wondering how Pakistan were going to dismiss Pietersen without Mohammad Asif...it seems they aren't.

 

[sami ullah khan]

Ajmal came and got clobbered while Rehman gave away only three runs in his first over.

 

[Paki007]

Rehman bowled better than Ajmal....i wasn't expecting this

 

[Slowcoach]

You know how KP talked about "a nice little feeling" about his new role as opener?
He was thinking "mmm, hundreds".
But I was thinking "pfft, hundreds off 120 balls, not good enough KP, team totals of 280 are not going to win you this World Cup, not with your attack".

As for today's match...the curse of the left arm spinner...KP flunks the test again...with a strike rate of 84...hmmm...

 

[Paki007]

Last 10 overs 59 runs and no wicket hmm they are building it up very well expect a total of 280 like they're going ATM

 

[sami ullah khan]

I am disappointed with our performance so far. Pakistan have let England off the hook. Collingwood should have not been this effective considering the form he is in.

 

[Paki007]

Yeah we have been giving them 1's and 2's easily that allowed them to get in this good position and their runrate is also quite good

 

[sami ullah khan]

It will be very tough for Pakistan to chase anything over 275. Lets see what our batting can do. This could turn out to be good preparation for upcoming matches.

 

[Paki007]

Yeah i f we want to do better in this WC then our batting should be able to chase that sort of totals because we all know how batting friendly pitches are here

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Well junaid khan picked up three wicket in meanwhile

 

[khalek]

That's a good total by England. Younis Khan needs to score some runs here.

 

[Paki007]

good but not a safe total still we can get that.openers are in good form then we've got misbah as well and our demolishing lower order.Younis khan's good performance can add to our chances

 

[Haarithan]

This match is England's to lose now given they have 3 early pakistan top order wickets . Hope they don't repeat what they did against Canada . And great to see Colly back in form . And Prior has just found his true & best possible batting position , fantastic cameo in the end !

 

[Kabooka]

Seems like England has the Upper Hand. If England do win this game then England too can be considered a serious contender for the Semi-Final spot.

 

[ksduded]

thats a pretty heavy defeat for Pakistan. I am glad they have gotten this out of the way during the warmups, but the form of some of the batsman, namely Umer and Hafeez is worrying. Misbah can only play so many innings, the rest of the middle order will have to step up. Good to see Younis among the runs, but seriously Umer Akmal has to start justifying his talent. Kamran also plays once in every 5 innings. Not good enough for a number 3.

Good to see Ajmal and Junaid getting a go with decent results