Australia and Pakistan in UAE

[ZexyZahid]

Yeah, like Kolkata is missing Umar Gul and Deccan Chargers are missing Afridi's bowling. And there are many more.

Anyway great win of Pakistan. Gul got the second best figures in Twenty20 internationals and is the highest wickettaker in the world right now in that format.

Here is the result of that match:

Australia 108 (19.5/20 ov)
Pakistan 109/3 (16.2/20 ov)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

I find it great, because this Australia is pretty good. Pakistan won almost the ODI series, so they are pretty near the top of international cricket. And all that stuff about rustiness, you won't hear anymore. These guys played domestic cricket in the past time and it has worked out.

Check out Gul's figures: 4 wickets for 8 runs after 4 overs. These are pretty good figures.

 

[usy]

:banana2 Pakistan best T20 team ever.

 

[Highlander999]

LOL, bit of a slap in the face for Australia being bowled out for such a pathetic total and having Pakistan chase it down so easily. Good on ya Pakistan!!! No matter how up and down your opponents are, you still need to take your chances and they did that today

 

[usy]

LOL @ all the people who were saying Australia will have a easy tour.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Day by day this Asad Rauf is becoming deaf and blind :

 

[sifter132]

LOL @ all the people who were saying Australia will have a easy tour.

Haha, well I can laugh and say that definitely wasn't me


But that was a pretty god-awful performance from the Aussies there. Watson was the only guy who looked the goods, shame the ump missed that inside edge, we might have had a chance at 150 if he'd stayed in. But honestly, where was the support? Nothing there at all, terrible batting.

The only guys not in our T20 WC squad from that team were North and Ferguson, the other 9 will join Ponting, M.Hussey, M.Clarke, Warner, Siddle, and Mitch Johnson in England, with a brief stop over for only a few of the guys in the IPL. But Watson, Hopes and Bracken have been told to avoid the IPL by the doctors and Ponting, Haddin, M.Hussey, M.Clarke, Siddle, Hilfy, Mitch Johnson and Hauritz were never going to play IPL anyway. So we've got only 4 guys from our World Cup squad playing IPL before the World Cup: Warner, D.Hussey, Lee and Symonds. It's a shame because the IPL would seem the perfect way to play yourself in for the World Cup and to get experience in the format.

For those who watched the 2nd innings, how did Brett Lee look? His figures look decent: 4 overs, 1/22. Everyone in Australia seems to be on the 'Brett Lee is over the hill and crap' bandwagon. I disagree and I think he's vital to our T20 and Ashes campaigns.

 

[Insomniac]

Good win for Pakistan, series is 3-3 now, both sides each have a trophy (T20 had its own trophy)

One thing I'm not too happy about is Watson's behavior during this series... Throwing your bat after a bad decision? Openly calling another bowler a chucker when even his action's legality is debatable (pre-2003)?

I mean honestly, he just decided to actually throw his bat after he got out... What happened to "You get some good ones with the bad?". No denying it was a poor decision, but his behavior is simply sad.

And then Brad Haddin after Afridi got Symmo for a first ball duck... If Symonds isn't ready, you pull out. You don't whine about it AFTER he gets the wicket.

Anyway, regarding Brett Lee - he looks fit, and raring to go, but his figures would have been worse had Akmal opened..

Also, I'm not too sure how the IPL helps in that all you're doing is beating on little Indian kids (under 19s). Real reason is simply money, you know that, I know that. This T20 game is worth alot more than 1000 IPL games, simply because this is an international game, with 22 real competitive players.

Also WC, Asad Rauf wasn't even an umpire in this game

 

[D0N]

Day by day this Asad Rauf is becoming deaf and blind :

Asad Rauf !!!! No it was Aleem Dar who made a wrong decision but Watson attitude was not good

 

[sifter132]

One thing I'm not too happy about is Watson's behavior during this series... Throwing your bat after a bad decision? Openly calling another bowler a chucker when even his action's legality is debatable (pre-2003)?

Hmmm I don't recall reading that he OPENLY called Ajmal a chucker. I think Ajmal/Pakistan officials saw Watson talking to the umpire during his inning, next day Ajmal gets reported and they put 2 + 2 together. Doesn't mean they were right though... Watson and the ump could have been talking about the weather or the ladies in UAE - anything, but the Pakistanis obviously think there is some conspiracy there or Ajmal wouldn't have mentioned Watson the next day. Very dangerous ground for Ajmal to walk on, and he was rightly reprimanded for his purely speculative comments.

And I'm not sure where you are going with saying that Watson's action was under scrutiny 6 or more years ago. I've NEVER heard that, and if it was true, it's frankly ridiculous. The guy has one of the most legit looking actions in the game to be honest and as far as I'm aware his arm still releases the same as ever, it's just his foot positioning at the crease that's changed over the years to accommodate his back problems.

But yes, have to agree that Watson gets a bit highly strung at times. He tries too hard to impress, understandable in a way since he is always trying to prove to selectors and general public that he can actually play. He's just one of those intense, 'heat of battle guys' that seems quite friendly and open away from the pitch, but often looks like a dick on the pitch.

Also, I'm not too sure how the IPL helps in that all you're doing is beating on little Indian kids (under 19s). Real reason is simply money, you know that, I know that. This T20 game is worth alot more than 1000 IPL games, simply because this is an international game, with 22 real competitive players.

Well amongst those little kids are also some pretty damn good players, being paid a lot of cash to play hard. A T20I is certainly not worth 1000 IPL games. If it were would Ponting, Clarke, Hussey and Johnson be resting from T20Is like last night??? It's not that I think the IPL is the most awesome thing ever - it isn't, it's quite overrated. It's just that the IPL would be a good place to get used to playing T20 cricket and getting your eye in for the upcoming tournament. Clarke and Haddin and even Ponting seem to have no idea how to bat in a T20 game, they need more practice at the format. Hauritz and Siddle have barely bowled in T20 cricket, how can you turn to them in the World Cup when they haven't really shown any ability in similar situations? That's really my point, IPL would help the players mould their T20 techniques and strategies a bit, and Australia is missing out on that chance this year.

 

[nikhil_99]

Good bowling by Gul,4 overs 8 runs and 4 wickets,he also plays for KKR,if he would have been there possibly KKR would have been at better position

 

[Insomniac]

Good bowling by Gul,4 overs 8 runs and 4 wickets,he also plays for KKR,if he would have been there possibly KKR would have been at better position

Well, Umar Gul is clearly the best T20I bowler, so I'd say KKR would be in A LOT better of a position.

Ah well, let's all blame Modi

 

[angryangy]

Anyway, regarding Brett Lee - he looks fit, and raring to go, but his figures would have been worse had Akmal opened..

Kamran Akmal found Lee the hardest to get at, he offered very few wide deliveries and the slower ball deceived him well. Lee only bowled poorly to the left hander and even then, his first ball was an edge that should have been caught at first slip. It was a good start and his pace was in a good area, but I would have liked to see some swing or something.

To that end, I think Pakistan have hatched something of a set play for deploying reverse swing in a T20. Umar Gul had 3 overs to bowl from the last 6 and up to that point, there had been 8 overs of spin and only the initial 6 overs of pace during fielding restrictions. It's elegant planning, because we all know how important spin is at slowing the run rate, but then the rough ball brings the old ball specialist into the game to multiply the damage. It's something they did really well in the 5th ODI, with spinners coming on at the 10th over and Umar Gul bowling after the 25th. The only change I would make is that Umar Gul should take the bowling powerplay as well, so the batsmen are forced to either attack him or play into the infield for minimum runs.

 

[Raj_Aryan]

KKR missed Umar Gul,Akhtar,Ponting this time..

 

[Precambrian]

:banana2 Pakistan best T20 team ever.

...yet to beat India ever...

Precambrian added 0 Minutes and 38 Seconds later...

KKR missed Umar Gul,Akhtar,Ponting this time..

Ponting? It is a blessing. What runs did he score in last year;s edition? A hugely overrated T20 player.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Asad Rauf !!!! No it was Aleem Dar who made a wrong decision but Watson attitude was not good

Yeah, i meant Aleem Dar attitude was not good !!! what you expect ????