Pakistan in England/Scotland 2006

[Yorkshire_No1]

Really? Can you provide a source?

It's definitley the right decision in my opinion though. He's just too inconsistent.

Yeh, Pietersen is attacking but Afridi is way over the top and is a liability. Definately the right option if it's true

 

[BigCrickNan]

Mahmood keeps his place ahead of Lewis. Razzaq dropped, which is surprising. Afirid is also dropped.

 

[barmyarmy]

I guess Mahmood is a better long-term option. Lewis might swing the ball but he's pretty old already.

 

[evertonfan]

I guess Mahmood is a better long-term option. Lewis might swing the ball but he's pretty old already.

Agreed. Against Sri Lanka, when the new ball passed, Lewis just looked out of his depth.

 

[Sureshot]

1 Salman Butt, 2 Taufeeq Umar, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Abdul Razzaq, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Mohammad Sami, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Shahid Nazir 11 Danish Kaneria

WTF?? Shahid Nazir?? what are these Pakistanis doing? Azar Mehmood, get Mushy, Danish Kaneria has done nothing whole series, stupid dumn PCB, F*** sake!

Woolmer and Inzy would pick the team on the day.

I'm glad Mahmood is playing I rate Lewis and I'm a firm believer he should be in our ODI team, but not for Tests despite having a great CC season so far. He also did well with the bat in the first innings at OT (Only innings) to help Bell put on over 100 with our tail.

 

[evertonfan]

England win the toss and bat. Let's hope they can perform well, and i'll be watching Read. Although, if he doesn't actually get a bat today i'll be happy.

 

[anakwalajinn]

What a bowling attack we are having..

 

[evertonfan]

Well, Mohammed Sami gets the breakthrough for Pakistan; Trescothick out caught and bowled. There is no justice in this game; Nazir bowls splendidy but it's a bowler who has bowled abysmally who gets the breakthrough.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Well Nazir got a wicket now. He is bowling really good now. But yeah, I don't understand why Sami is still playing why he is still bowling bad, although he got a wicket. And Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed are good in English conditions, so I would give them a chance. Also Yasir Arafat is getting wickets lately.

 

[evertonfan]

Just as Ian Botham said, even when Mohammed Sami bowls a few good balls, he always ruins his over with a freebie with which a batsman can hit for 4. Shahid Nazir looks a better bowler than Sami.

 

[Skater]

The umpires have messed this innings up already, and it's only 1 hour 44 minutes old!

 

[evertonfan]

Things like this balance out; No doubt a few Pakistan batsmen will be let off when they bat, it's just the way it goes. And batsmen should never walk, sportsmanship or not, their wicket is their's to keep and defend.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Yeah, two inside edges already not given of Pietersen and Cook. Everybody seemed to have seen them except the umpires. Let's see how they can mess up things anymore.

 

[dwayne bravo]

i dont rate lewis at test level but in domestic cricket he is very good som im glad mahmood is in the team and i hope pieterson smashes kaneria out of the ground

 

[Yorkshire_No1]

Damn Cooks gone

Just what they deserve though, all 3 appeals looked out IMO