Pakistan vs England Jul-Aug-Sep 2010

[ZexyZahid]

It seems Pakistan really wants to win the match. Yousuf is back and now Kaneria and Kamran Akmal are dropped.

Kamran dropped for second Test
Nagraj Gollapudi in Birmingham
August 5, 2010
Pakistan news: Kamran dropped for second Test | Cricket News | England v Pakistan 2010 | Cricinfo.com

 

[McLOVIN]

The first evidence that a change behind the stumps was afoot came when Zulqarnain lined up alongside the full slip cordon for today's final practice session, with Akmal left to warm up alone on the other side of the field.

aww...... NOT! Don't feel for him at all. Hate his presence ...

 

[Dare]

Does this mean that Umar Akmal is injured and wont play??

 

[McLOVIN]

He was crying all night!

 

[Dare]

I hope that this kid doesn't get bashed if he doesn't score many runs because Kamran didn't do that either but he dropped catches. As long as this kid holds his catches and lasts longer then 5 balls in the entire match then he can really stake his claim for this spot. I really hope he does well.

 

[pcfan123]

Kamran will be back before the end of this series, so will Moyo and Younis

 

[sami ullah khan]

WTF Pakistan have dropped Kamran Akmal. What did he do wrong to deserve this PCB : He only dropped 34 catches in last 28 tests. He is still a great batsman who averages an impressive 32. Thats better than Gilchrist is not it? :sarcasm

 

[Gaurav_7]

WTF Pakistan have dropped Kamran Akmal. What did he do wrong to deserve this PCB : He only dropped 34 catches in last 28 tests. He is still a great batsman who averages an impressive 32. Thats better than Gilchrist is not it? :sarcasm

Exactly! How can they drop a pure Legend?

 

[Owzat]

3x hundreds in 70x 1st class matches isn't too bad batting wise, with a relatively fragile looking batting line-up he will probably need to make some runs.

What is the run of Pakistani wicket-keepers?

1982-1990 : Salim Yousuf (32 Tests) 1055 runs @ 27.05
1990-2004 : Moin Khan (69 Tests) 2741 runs @ 28.55
1992-2003 : Rashid Latif (37 Tests) 1381 runs @ 28.77
2002-2010 : Kamran Akmal (51 Tests) 2624 runs @ 32.00

Off the top of my head, names that is not stats. Must cover most of Pakistan's Tests over that period. 232 played by Pakistan between 1982 and 2010, 189 Tests between those four keepers = 81.47% Only wish England were more consistent, we've had at least four Test keepers since Ashes 2005! (Ambrose, Read, Jones, Prior off the top of my head) Wasn't much more consistent before that, it is sad when fans spend 97% of their time debating who should be keeper because of runs vs catches when it is ONE place in the side, and more often than not it is the bowling or batting that wins or loses a match, not 2-3 dropped catches. Would Pakistan have won if Akmal had caught everything? Maybe, but not likely given their batting displays

 

[King Pietersen]

:laugh Quality batting from Farhat. Put all your shots away, play defensively and eventually knick off for 0 with an angled bat and no foot movement. Top Class cricket.

 

[Themer]

I hope they continue to bat like this. Block everything till they get out.

 

[angryangy]

If you're gonna get a duck, do it like Sehwag!

 

[Adarsh]

For once the India-Sri Lanka series is looking far more interesting than this one.

 

[King Pietersen]

:laugh This is pathetic. Butt gone.

 

[Meet]

Captain Butt departs