Pakistan vs England 1st Test 2012

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Pakistan

#01 Mohammad Hafeez
#02 Taufeeq Umar
#03 Imran Farhat
#04 Azhar Ali
#05 Younis Khan
#06 Misbah-ul-Haq
#07 Asad Shafiq
#08 Umar Akmal
#09 Adnan Akmal (wk)
#10 Umar Gul
#11 Aizaz Cheema
#12 Junaid Khan
#13 Wahab Riaz
#14 Mohammad Talha
#15 Saeed Ajmal
#16 Abdur Rehman

England

#01 Andrew Strauss
#02 Alastair Cook
#03 Jonathan Trott
#04 Kevin Pietersen
#05 Ian Bell
#06 Eoin Morgan
#07 Matt Prior (wk)
#08 Tim Bresnan
#09 Stuart Broad
#10 Graeme Swann
#11 James Anderson
#12 Chris Tremlett
#13 Steven Finn
#14 Ravi Bopara
#15 Monty Panesar
#16 Steven Davies (wk)

 

[Addy]

It'd be good if you create test FC games separately, it will be disgusting to have same team for whole series

 

[Gaurav_7]

Set the matches to one.

 

[Ahmad Shah]

Registered

 

[ZexyZahid]

Tim Bresnan won't play in the Test series. Graham Onions has been included.

I've got a feeling this won't be the last injury.

'Graham Onions travelled with the team to the UAE as a reserve member of the squad and has now been elevated to a permanent member. Steven Finn, who played against the ICC XI, will be the favourite to replace Bresnan in the Test line up.

Meanwhile, Graeme Swann, the England offspinner, did not field on the final morning of the match against the ICC XI after reporting some muscle soreness in his leg and will be sent for a scan, while Tremlett has been suffering from an eye infection during the early days of the tour and will visit a doctor.

Matt Prior, the Test wicketkeeper, missed the ICC XI match with a bruised finger but Strauss confirmed he will be able to play the second warm-up game on Wednesday.'

Pakistan v England 2011-12: Tim Bresnan ruled out of Test series | Cricket News | Pakistan v England | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[ZexyZahid]

As I expected, there are some injury worries. Broad is one and now Bell has joined as well:

Pakistan v England 2011-12: Bell suffers latest injury scare for England | Cricket News | Pakistan v England | ESPN Cricinfo

Pietersen is lacking in form, so I am not sure whether to include him.

 

[Addy]

I m not gonna change the Captain this time around, Ill stick with the one I m having currently

 

[ZexyZahid]

I've just selected my team. I am expecting not many people having a similar captain.

I am not sure whether Panesar will play or not.

 

[Addy]

Lol I guess You'd be having either broad or Anderson or might be Prior

 

[Sedition]

I'm banking on the injury concerns being all talk and the teams will pretty much be as expected. Last minute changes have been bad for me unless someone is definitely out.

I'm also hoping my captain isn't a common one.. and he kicks ass

 

[ZexyZahid]

From the look it Ajmal came up with his new delivery. 7-55 isn't that bad at all for a new delivery. It will be even worse for England if he hasn't tried his new delivery.

Pakistan v England 2011-12: Saeed Ajmal to unveil special delivery against England | Cricket News | Pakistan v England | ESPN Cricinfo

PCB XI v England XI: Graham Gooch downplays Ajmal's 'new' delivery | Cricket News | Pakistan v England | ESPN Cricinfo

I don't have Anderson in my team, so I don't need a performance from him. Also a nice duck from Bell. Someone got him?

 

[Iridium]

Luckily I swapped Bell out for Kevin Pietersen. Least he scored something. Quite annoyed with myself for swapping my captain from Ajmal to Hafeez. Hopefully he can score some big runs.

 

[ZexyZahid]

It didn't help really, since Pietersen got a duck as well.

 

[Iridium]

It didn't help really, since Pietersen got a duck as well.

Hopeless really....

 

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Scores after the 1st Test between Pakistan and England:

1st Test: England v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Jan 17-19, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Crininfo

#01 ZexyZahid: 1397
#02 aayush93: 1237
#03 send2yaari: 1223
#04 Iridium: 1193
#05 WestIndian: 1191
#06 Paki007: 1177
#07 shanewarne: 1139
#08 icyman: 1137
#09 Aussiebushrange: 1122
#10 Addy: 1085
#11 swirler: 1075
#12 ali_ed2001: 1061
#13 sp232426: 1059
#14 MUFC1987: 1039
#15 cricket_icon: 1034
#16 jacobfelix: 1008
#17 jibranpatel15: 979
#18 Sedition: 957
#19 ahmad shah: 948
#20 aussie1st: 897
#21 Pakistani Army: 891
#22 Viren: 890
#23 Skater: 746
#24 lancashire666: 623
#25 Win: 619