Pakistan in England/Scotland 2006

[FreddieFan]

I'm really chuffed that Bell, who I've been a big fan of since the start, is starting to come good. He looks solid and confident at the crease, and batted superbly with the tail at Old Trafford. If KP gets going again tomorrow, and whacks it about a bit, and Bell keeps working it around, Pakistan are in trouble.

 

[RoboRocks]

Read has done well, in 12 Test matches his highest score was 38* He has now made 38 in his comback innings with a heap of pressure.
KP batted well for his hundred.
Pakistan have work to do tommorrow.

 

[usy]

Looks like I'm gonne loose my 1 vcash i spent for pakistan to win ..

 

[The Blazer]

I can't believe this!

Kevin Pietersen is the biggest cheating scum on this Earth!! How dare he try and influence the umpire's decsion? He knew that he got an edge- It was clear; everyone heard it and that's why the Pakistani team started jumping up and down; why did he then point at his thigh and claim that the ball didn't touch his bat?! Very poor sportsmanship from Kevin Cheatersen- And this is the person that jumped up and down and pointed a finger at Afridi for pitch-tampering? Disgraceful!

Oh, and then we have the great Darryl Hair...We know how much he loves us Pakistanis! What a racist and a cheat; this happens everytime he umpires a match which Pakistan are playing in. He turned down five rightful appeals against Kevin Cheatersen! FIVE!! The nicest thing that can be said to him right now is that he should be sacked from the ICC right now!

Ah, but we all know that the ICC is a white man's world. Will they take action against Kevin Cheatersen for influencing the umpire's decision or against Darryl Hair for turning down countless rightful appeals? You bet they won't! I can't express my anger on this matter...All you English fans here are stating what a great day England had and how well Kevin Cheatersen played- Well, why don't you wake up and look at what happened! England would've been bowled out for under 250 if it weren't for racist Darryl Hair!

Inzamam was furious after Hair's shocking attitude! He was ready to punch the stupid gora in the face! Inzi and Akmal were both heard using some colourful language after the racist turned down yet another appeal.

Shame on you, Kevin Cheatersen and Darryl Hair!

Oh, and if you English fans want some proof on Cheatersen's disgraceful behaviour, take a look at this:

In the photo above Cheatersen is touching his thigh with his right hand. And you can't see it from a still picture, but Cheatersen is actually tapping his thigh to indicate that it was not an edge. Look at the pic carefully, Cheatersen is looking at the umpire and the Pak players are appealing. It's directly after this pic that Daryll denies the appeal!!

 

[evertonfan]

I can't believe this!

Kevin Pietersen is the biggest cheating scum on this Earth!! How dare he try and influence the umpire's decsion? He knew that he got an edge- It was clear; everyone heard it and that's why the Pakistani team started jumping up and down; why did he then point at his thigh and claim that the ball didn't touch his bat?! Very poor sportsmanship from Kevin Cheatersen- And this is the person that jumped up and down and pointed a finger at Afridi for pitch-tampering? Disgraceful!

Oh, and then we have the great Darryl Hair...We know how much he loves us Pakistanis! What a racist and a cheat; this happens everytime he umpires a match which Pakistan are playing in. He turned down five rightful appeals against Kevin Cheatersen! FIVE!! The nicest thing that can be said to him right now is that he should be sacked from the ICC right now!

Ah, but we all know that the ICC is a white man's world. Will they take action against Kevin Cheatersen for influencing the umpire's decision or against Darryl Hair for turning down countless rightful appeals? You bet they won't! I can't express my anger on this matter...All you English fans here are stating what a great day England had and how well Kevin Cheatersen played- Well, why don't you wake up and look at what happened! England would've been bowled out for under 250 if it weren't for racist Darryl Hair!

Inzamam was furious after Hair's shocking attitude! He was ready to punch the stupid gora in the face! Inzi and Akmal were both heard using some colourful language after the racist turned down yet another appeal.

Shame on you, Kevin Cheatersen and Darryl Hair!

Calm down pal; It's a game, no need to bust a gut over it.

Let me ask you this; How many of the Pakistan batting line-up would have walked if it happened to them? None. A batsman should protect his wicket like it's his child.

In my opinion, Afridi dancing on the pitch whilst an unknown explosion took place is a lot more disgraceful than something that happens in every match.

 

[Stephen Bailey]

I can't believe this!

Kevin Pietersen is the biggest cheating scum on this Earth!! How dare he try and influence the umpire's decsion? He knew that he got an edge- It was clear; everyone heard it and that's why the Pakistani team started jumping up and down; why did he then point at his thigh and claim that the ball didn't touch his bat?! Very poor sportsmanship from Kevin Cheatersen- And this is the person that jumped up and down and pointed a finger at Afridi for pitch-tampering? Disgraceful!

Oh, and then we have the great Darryl Hair...We know how much he loves us Pakistanis! What a racist and a cheat; this happens everytime he umpires a match which Pakistan are playing in. He turned down five rightful appeals against Kevin Cheatersen! FIVE!! The nicest thing that can be said to him right now is that he should be sacked from the ICC right now!

Ah, but we all know that the ICC is a white man's world. Will they take action against Kevin Cheatersen for influencing the umpire's decision or against Darryl Hair for turning down countless rightful appeals? You bet they won't! I can't express my anger on this matter...All you English fans here are stating what a great day England had and how well Kevin Cheatersen played- Well, why don't you wake up and look at what happened! England would've been bowled out for under 250 if it weren't for racist Darryl Hair!

Inzamam was furious after Hair's shocking attitude! He was ready to punch the stupid gora in the face! Inzi and Akmal were both heard using some colourful language after the racist turned down yet another appeal.

Shame on you, Kevin Cheatersen and Darryl Hair!

Darrell Hair isn't a particularly good umpire in my opinion, but it hardly means he is racist. He's made bad decisions against every team. As for Pietersen, yes it was naughty, but the umpire can make up his own mind. Why don't you have a go at Billy Doctrove for not giving Alastair Cook out for what was a far more obvious edge than Pietersen's?

On Chris Read, he played some nice shots but looked far from convincing. I personally think the Aussies would make mince meat of him, get the ball full and straight and he's in trouble. I think there needed to be a change, but don't think Read was the right one. Prior deserves an opportunity at some stage after another hundred for Sussex in their latest match.

 

[andrew_nixon]

These things come around. Remember in 2001 when Pakistan got all those wickets from no-balls against England?

 

[evertonfan]

I wasn't alive at the time, but wasn't there an actual case of an umpire cheating in favour of Pakistan when Mike Gatting was captain in the 80's?

 

[andrew_nixon]

Two other things.

1. Not walking is not cheating. There is nothing in the rules that says you have to walk.
2. Pietersen pointed to his thigh AFTER the umpire gave him not out.

And finally, I insist that you withdraw your accusation that Hair is racist.

I wasn't alive at the time, but wasn't there an actual case of an umpire cheating in favour of Pakistan when Mike Gatting was captain in the 80's?

No. Gatting accused him of cheating, but the umpire was in the right.

 

[evertonfan]

No. Gatting accused him of cheating, but the umpire was in the right.

Ah, thanks for that. I didn't know too much about it.

 

[barmyarmy]

A few things. Firstly, whilst Pietersen was clearly out to everyone on the field except the umpire he touched his thigh pad after Hair had called him not out. Secondly Hair wasn't the only one making bad calls - Billy Doctrove was too and he's West Indian so you can't exactly accuse him of being "biased towards whites."
Secondly, however upset or angry you are about a days play that is not the way to express it. Yes, the umpires got a few wrong but it is not acceptable to play the racism card and accuse either Hair or the ICC of being white supremicists. You're entitled to your opinion but if you continue to make such inflammatory and offensive posts they will simply be deleted in future.

 

[JamesyJames3]

I can't believe this!

Kevin Pietersen is the biggest cheating scum on this Earth!! How dare he try and influence the umpire's decsion? He knew that he got an edge- It was clear; everyone heard it and that's why the Pakistani team started jumping up and down; why did he then point at his thigh and claim that the ball didn't touch his bat?! Very poor sportsmanship from Kevin Cheatersen- And this is the person that jumped up and down and pointed a finger at Afridi for pitch-tampering? Disgraceful!

Oh, and then we have the great Darryl Hair...We know how much he loves us Pakistanis! What a racist and a cheat; this happens everytime he umpires a match which Pakistan are playing in. He turned down five rightful appeals against Kevin Cheatersen! FIVE!! The nicest thing that can be said to him right now is that he should be sacked from the ICC right now!

Ah, but we all know that the ICC is a white man's world. Will they take action against Kevin Cheatersen for influencing the umpire's decision or against Darryl Hair for turning down countless rightful appeals? You bet they won't! I can't express my anger on this matter...All you English fans here are stating what a great day England had and how well Kevin Cheatersen played- Well, why don't you wake up and look at what happened! England would've been bowled out for under 250 if it weren't for racist Darryl Hair!

Inzamam was furious after Hair's shocking attitude! He was ready to punch the stupid gora in the face! Inzi and Akmal were both heard using some colourful language after the racist turned down yet another appeal.

Shame on you, Kevin Cheatersen and Darryl Hair!

Oh, and if you English fans want some proof on Cheatersen's disgraceful behaviour, take a look at this:

In the photo above Cheatersen is touching his thigh with his right hand. And you can't see it from a still picture, but Cheatersen is actually tapping his thigh to indicate that it was not an edge. Look at the pic carefully, Cheatersen is looking at the umpire and the Pak players are appealing. It's directly after this pic that Daryll denies the appeal!!

Mate, I saw the LBW appeals and I wouldn't have given any of them either to be honest.

I hate the way you use the term racism in your views also. It just shows that your views are pathetic.

You may not realise but everytime you edge the ball you don't always feel the edge.

 

[Sureshot]

Remember Blazer that Pakistani batsman never cheat.

He was lucky, but as Andrew pointed out it wasn't cheating, unlike a certain Pakistani batsman earlier this season?

Oh and still poor quality photos aren't really proof.

Anyway back to the game, according to my calculations Chris Reads average went from 15.3 to 16.9

Massive day tomorrow, maybe bat till lunch and with KP and Bell in the run rate will be decent as it has been all day, and Saj and Harmy aren't slouches with the bat.

Monty for 50?

 

[evertonfan]

Remember Blazer that Pakistani batsman never cheat.

He was lucky, but as Andrew pointed out it wasn't cheating, unlike a certain Pakistani batsman earlier this season?

Oh and still poor quality photos aren't really proof.

Anyway back to the game, according to my calculations Chris Reads average went from 15.3 to 16.9

Massive day tomorrow, maybe bat till lunch and with KP and Bell in the run rate will be decent as it has been all day, and Saj and Harmy aren't slouches with the bat.

Monty for 50?

I just hope Monty and KP can be at the crease together! Boundaries galore!

 

[Sureshot]

Ah, thanks for that. I didn't know too much about it.

Michael Hussey shouldn't be called Mr Cricket