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The match is over, I'll post results tomorrow morning after work.
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Pakistan all out for 170
In an attempt to chase a target of 238 that was set by England thanks to a great inning from Flintoff, the Pakistani team, in one word, collapsed. After the dismissals of the openers early on, Pakistan seemed to stabilize a bit in the run chase due to a dangerous partnership between Inzamam and Amir. But the English pacers were eventually able to get through to them, and after that the whole team fell like a house of cards, and with one over left in the inning Harmison took the final wicket, that of Shoaib Akhtar, giving England their first win of the series.
In an attempt to chase a target of 238 that was set by England thanks to a great inning from Flintoff, the Pakistani team, in one word, collapsed. After the dismissals of the openers early on, Pakistan seemed to stabilize a bit in the run chase due to a dangerous partnership between Inzamam and Amir. But the English pacers were eventually able to get through to them, and after that the whole team fell like a house of cards, and with one over left in the inning Harmison took the final wicket, that of Shoaib Akhtar, giving England their first win of the series.
Pakistan all out at 170
M. Amir 49 (48) | I. Ul-Haq 36 (26) | J. Anderson 11.0-0-38-3
England win the match by 67 runs to tie the test series 1-1
M. Amir 49 (48) | I. Ul-Haq 36 (26) | J. Anderson 11.0-0-38-3
England win the match by 67 runs to tie the test series 1-1
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ya they have to, excellent win for the Englishmen
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What a test match this has been. We got to see two centuries from Flintoff in the match along with three wickets in the first inning, a fast-paced double century from Inzamam, and the fastest 50 of the series along with 7 wickets in the match for Amir. Great win in the end for England, especially with Pakistan being the favorites throughout this match.
Where towards the end of the match a draw was imminent, the English trio of pacers James Anderson, Stephen Harmison, and Matthew Hoggard did the impossible and made Pakistan collapse for a score of just 170 runs by taking three wickets each. Hoggard struck early and got rid of the openers before they could make a solid base for Pakistan to chase the target. Anderson took some crucial wickets by getting rid of Amir and Inzamam. These two dismissals turned the tables for England and left Pakistan hoping for a draw. But Harmison showed no mercy and got his two quick wickets in the lower order giving England a chance to win. He then uprooted Akhter's leg stump on the second ball of the last over of the day to give England their first win if this three test series.
The English pacing trio kept England in the series with their superb bowling
Where towards the end of the match a draw was imminent, the English trio of pacers James Anderson, Stephen Harmison, and Matthew Hoggard did the impossible and made Pakistan collapse for a score of just 170 runs by taking three wickets each. Hoggard struck early and got rid of the openers before they could make a solid base for Pakistan to chase the target. Anderson took some crucial wickets by getting rid of Amir and Inzamam. These two dismissals turned the tables for England and left Pakistan hoping for a draw. But Harmison showed no mercy and got his two quick wickets in the lower order giving England a chance to win. He then uprooted Akhter's leg stump on the second ball of the last over of the day to give England their first win if this three test series.
The English pacing trio kept England in the series with their superb bowling
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Man of the Match
There were some great performances in this match, but the Man of the Match award went to the all-rounder who carried the England team in 3 of the 4 innings with two superb centuries and a three wicket haul against Pakistan, Andrew Flintoff.
After having a terrible time batting in first test, Flintoff made a comeback when he put on a good partnership with Butcher in the first inning and ended up taking his score past 100. While bowling he picked the important wicket of Imran Nazir along with two wickets in the lower order. But his real potential was seen in England's second inning when he troubled all Pakistani bowlers as he took England to safety by batting throughout the fourth day into the fifth and scored 162 runs (his second highest) before falling victim to Saqlain Mushtaq. Let's see if he can continue his form in the third and very crucial test.
There were some great performances in this match, but the Man of the Match award went to the all-rounder who carried the England team in 3 of the 4 innings with two superb centuries and a three wicket haul against Pakistan, Andrew Flintoff.
After having a terrible time batting in first test, Flintoff made a comeback when he put on a good partnership with Butcher in the first inning and ended up taking his score past 100. While bowling he picked the important wicket of Imran Nazir along with two wickets in the lower order. But his real potential was seen in England's second inning when he troubled all Pakistani bowlers as he took England to safety by batting throughout the fourth day into the fifth and scored 162 runs (his second highest) before falling victim to Saqlain Mushtaq. Let's see if he can continue his form in the third and very crucial test.
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Yes it is a three test series Saisrini.saisrini80 said:
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England refuse to play in Karachi
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The England Cricket Board has refused to play the third and final Test match at National Stadium Karachi owing to security reasons. While confirming this, Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan board, said that England didn't want to spend a week in Karachi but added that there will be a test match held at another Stadium.
Karachi has been a contentious venue on several teams' itineraries in the recent past, and the suicide bomb attack earlier this week and subsequent rioting by angry protesters might well have exacerbated England's concerns. Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and India had all declined to play a Test match in Karachi earlier, and since the 2002 bombing outside the New Zealand team's hotel, which forced the tour to be abandoned midway, the only two countries to have played a Test there are Bangladesh (2003) and Sri Lanka (2004).
Shaharyar, who met David Morgan, the ECB chairman, in London, admitted that it would be difficult to convince England to play a Test at Karachi. "They have conveyed to us that while they don't feel there is any direct threat to their players in Karachi, they don't want to be caught in a crossfire as they have reservations over the atmosphere in the city," he was quoted as saying in The News, a Pakistan-based daily. "Their main concern is that if they play a Test it would mean they would have to stay for a week in Karachi and they are not comfortable with that prospect. We have started looking at the possibility of hosting the last test match at either Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar or the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi."
Shaharyar Khan later confirmed in a press conference that the 3rd Test Match will be held in the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, a venue originally not included in the itinerary of this tour.
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The England Cricket Board has refused to play the third and final Test match at National Stadium Karachi owing to security reasons. While confirming this, Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan board, said that England didn't want to spend a week in Karachi but added that there will be a test match held at another Stadium.
Karachi has been a contentious venue on several teams' itineraries in the recent past, and the suicide bomb attack earlier this week and subsequent rioting by angry protesters might well have exacerbated England's concerns. Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and India had all declined to play a Test match in Karachi earlier, and since the 2002 bombing outside the New Zealand team's hotel, which forced the tour to be abandoned midway, the only two countries to have played a Test there are Bangladesh (2003) and Sri Lanka (2004).
Shaharyar, who met David Morgan, the ECB chairman, in London, admitted that it would be difficult to convince England to play a Test at Karachi. "They have conveyed to us that while they don't feel there is any direct threat to their players in Karachi, they don't want to be caught in a crossfire as they have reservations over the atmosphere in the city," he was quoted as saying in The News, a Pakistan-based daily. "Their main concern is that if they play a Test it would mean they would have to stay for a week in Karachi and they are not comfortable with that prospect. We have started looking at the possibility of hosting the last test match at either Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar or the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi."
Shaharyar Khan later confirmed in a press conference that the 3rd Test Match will be held in the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, a venue originally not included in the itinerary of this tour.
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really sad that Karachi crowd will miss some really action
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Inzamam in hot water
Despite a great batting effort in first inning by the losing captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq, he has been the target of harsh criticism from all of Pakistan's cricketing greats. Players of the past such as Imran Khan and Sarfaraz Nawaz have pointed out all the mistakes Inzamam made during the second test match in Faisalabad starting with his decision to field first on a dusty pitch. "It takes a lot of bad decision-making to lose a test match after being the favorites to win for the 90% of the match" pointed out Nawaz in an interview with Dawn.
But Wasim Akram tended to take Inzamam's side. "Its true that Pakistan should've played for the draw after losing their openers in less than 3 overs of the second inning, but Inzamam should not be held responsible for the batsmen who batted down the order after Inzamam and just handed their wickets to the English pacers".
Inzamam has done his best to avoid questions regarding his decision to chase the target in the second inning.
The ecstatic England captain, Michael Vaughan, on the other hand has assured the press that "Inzamam is mentally defeated at the moment and we plan to take full advantage of that in the final test match". According to Vaughan the win in Faisalabad has helped boost the morale of his team and that he is confident of giving Pakistan the fight of their lives.
Despite a great batting effort in first inning by the losing captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq, he has been the target of harsh criticism from all of Pakistan's cricketing greats. Players of the past such as Imran Khan and Sarfaraz Nawaz have pointed out all the mistakes Inzamam made during the second test match in Faisalabad starting with his decision to field first on a dusty pitch. "It takes a lot of bad decision-making to lose a test match after being the favorites to win for the 90% of the match" pointed out Nawaz in an interview with Dawn.
But Wasim Akram tended to take Inzamam's side. "Its true that Pakistan should've played for the draw after losing their openers in less than 3 overs of the second inning, but Inzamam should not be held responsible for the batsmen who batted down the order after Inzamam and just handed their wickets to the English pacers".
Inzamam has done his best to avoid questions regarding his decision to chase the target in the second inning.
The ecstatic England captain, Michael Vaughan, on the other hand has assured the press that "Inzamam is mentally defeated at the moment and we plan to take full advantage of that in the final test match". According to Vaughan the win in Faisalabad has helped boost the morale of his team and that he is confident of giving Pakistan the fight of their lives.
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Two changes:
Paul Collingwood for Graham Thorpe
Ian Bell for Mark Butcher
Also you might want to edit the bowling lineup to:
M Hoggard
S Harmison
A Flintoff
J Anderson
A Giles
P Collingwood
Paul Collingwood for Graham Thorpe
Ian Bell for Mark Butcher
Also you might want to edit the bowling lineup to:
M Hoggard
S Harmison
A Flintoff
J Anderson
A Giles
P Collingwood
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Thanks for that bud.
I agree with you Jazz that Inzi should stay captain, atleast until after the 2007 World Cup. Lets see how he fares in this last test, but the real test for his captaincy will be in a few months against India at home (next series in this thread).
I agree with you Jazz that Inzi should stay captain, atleast until after the 2007 World Cup. Lets see how he fares in this last test, but the real test for his captaincy will be in a few months against India at home (next series in this thread).
