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Why Pakistan team bends over so easily
on August 6th, 2010 at 3:59 amPosted In: Cricket, Cricket Pakistan
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Stani
I didn’t stopped watching because we were wobbling, I had to go for Golf and besides I thought Farhat and Salman Butt will take us home both were playing great at that time but deep down inside I knew it might get a little nervy as we inch closer.
Yes I do agree with you on Ramiz and I rarely find his comments reflecting any insight about the game, Aamer sohail and Akram are far better in that respect.
And according to reports he has gotten more fitter and might play in the Dubai series.
Wasim,
Why did you stop watching! My brothers hate watching when we are doing bad but I cannot move away from the screen. Even when we’re getting thrashed, I have to watch to see player’s body language and in case I miss something.
Kaneria lovers can say what they like, the evidence is clear. Ajmal is 100 times more threatening to the top order batsmen, and when he isnt taking wickets, he is bowling economically. Kaneria is the opposite in both regards.
Ramiz is the ultimate arse kisser. He over does the impartiality and he is always bad luck. We were doing so well chasing yesterday and then who comes on commentary? Yep, Rambo Ramiz and all of a sudden wickets start falling. He’s a bloody curse. I’m gonna find him before Lord’s and tie him up somewhere.
I think Akhtar was slightly faster and more consistently so than Aamer. Akhtar was more 88-93mph and Aamer was more 86-89mph.
Kamran,
It’s Ramiz!
Kamran
Congrats!
You should have expected that wobble. Fileding improved in this match and there was no Kaneria and Umar Gul, Yousaf’s inclusion also helped a lot but I still beieve that the omission of kaneria and an Imroved fielding was the main cause of our victory.
We won LOL. Just about
131/6 WTF is happening. Omg I will never watch a Pakistan game again if they lose.
Why are pakistan making such hard work of a 148 target. Feel lyk killing um.
Stani
I just moved away for an hour and a half and England were 150/2 when I came back they were 219/8.
Missed the whole action, Im glad Ajmal finally got it right becuase had he failed then despite his economical spell he would have been crucified by the Kaneria lovers.
Yes they do have a few batsmen and we have only one.
I like Ramiz don’t say anything to him. What has he done to upset you I want to know?
Shoaib was a lot faster than these guys but not know, in the T20 WC he was bowling as fast as Aamer the only thing is that he has a very good bouncer which Aamer doesn’t have.
I agree Wasim, their batting would have looked as bad as ours but only because our bowling is superior and not because our batting is the same as theirs. I do believe they have the better batsmen as a whole.
Do you think Umar’s helmet covers his eyes when he goes for singles?
I think the conditions are even easier now. The pitch looks dead. Anderson was still moving it in our innings but now there is nothing for us.
Ramiz is just a pitoo full stop. I was hoping to post on him soon. The guy is just irritating beyond belief.
I agree, a lot depends on Ajmal now.
I think Shoaib is just that notch quicker than the rest of our bowlers. That’s what gives him that fear factor
Kamran
The pitch has no movement, the problem is that this Pakistani side doesn’t manage the ball, you must have seen England was working really hard to keep one side of the ball shinny. A lot depends on Ajmal if he failed then Pakistan will lose this match.
Akhtar is working really hard and he will play in Dubai series as Asif won’t be available but Wahab and Aamer do match his pace, Wahab hasn’t bowled well in this innings he is spraying the ball all over the place.
Yep it was but I wasn’t expecting him to say it so blatently. Anyway our bowling performance looks a little flat. We haven’t got that extra pace or something different in our attack for when conditions aren’t suited to bowling. This is where shoaib akhtar would come in. I really hope be gets fit and comes back into play all formats of the game for the last few years of his playing career.
Kamran
It was Crap wasn’t it?
Stani
They look more deep because two of their best players come very late, Morgan and Prior, but don’t you think that if we had fielded better their batting line up would have looked as miserable as ours.
This is not the first time Umar Akmal has attempted a suicidal run at a crucial stage.
Kamran Akmal needs to be axed.
The conditions in this match were a lot easier than the first two matches even cook is batting like a super hero. Yousaf got a lucky break but the likes of Akmal couldn’t even score when the conditions were so easy.
You are right about Fawad if he improves his range of strokes and foot work he will have a very brght future.
haha rameez raja just sed “our batting in the 2nd test was crap” live on air. that wass hilarious. should have seen michael holdings fce.
Wasim,
I think their batting also looks good because it is genuinely longer than ours.
I do agree with the notion that some strangely perform better on the international stage than the domestic one.
What on earth was Umar doing? There was no run there in the first place but it was his call and he should know the fielder is right in front of him. What a waste, he was looking good and we could have got 150 lead had he stayed. Kamran still hasnt learnt to use his feet. Rubbish. Just imagine we had Zulquarnain in that situation.
I completely agree with your point on the difference in technique (hence potential) between the likes of Azhar and the likes of Fawad. I would even go as far as to say that Azhar’s technique is better than Umar Akmal’s. Umar’s hand eye is obviously better. But no doubt, there is potential in Azhar and even Umar Amin.
Fawad should only concentrate on his Tests, and only his Test batting.
Muddassar
Fawad should have been in the test team, I don’t think he is a limited overs player especially his style of game doesn’t suit the number he comes in to bat, but in test matches he is no match of Umar Akmal he doesn’t have that kind of skill, but still I believe that after the Australian series he should have been included in the test squad in place of Umar Amin.
Umar had a bad tour so far today he looked good but threw away his wicket by getting run out. He has the a wide range of strokes which Fawad doesn’t have before anybody could even notice he was in 30′s today his aggressive style and range of strokes make him an ideal candidate for the # he bats on.
We can’t drop players of his class because of one bad series.
Fawad wasn’t selected for the test team and if Younis also makes a comeback there is virtually no room for him in the test team.
I have a feeling that Ijaz Butt will be thrown out after this series it wouldn’t be possible for him to stay in power after he has been proved so wrong but Zardari is shameless and wouldn’t it be nice if people from Karachi accept the fact that it is Zardari who is responsible for the mess in PCB and not an ordinary Punjabi who has no say in selectorial matters.
I hope that Younis scores a big 100 in his first match because only if he scores that will be the only way Ijaz Butt will get thrown out.
Ok, I know no body thinks of Fawad Alam have any chance of success and yes we can’t compare him with Umar Akmal but he is a better bet in tests than either Farhat or Umar Akmal but surely not in ODIs and tests. 2 tests after a century debut in testing NZ conditions, is that the failure we are talking about than wht we will make of Salman Butt, Farhat etc in this series. He deserve some more chances thats all I am saying. And if not than get some one like Azhar Ali (Asad Shafiq etc).
Oh yes right, bloody PCB and Ijaz Butt but I hope he is going to do not bad in ODIs and will hopefully play in UAE test series against SA which will be a slap on the face of Ijaz Butt and co, just an optimistic wish
I said it a few weeks back that it would become impossible for Ijaz Butt to not send YK to England, I think they will play him in the Odis knowing that he is not a good Odi player just to prove their stance.
Mudassar
There is no comparison between Umar Akmal and Fawad hence I won’t even think about making the change, Fawad was dropped because he failed consistently after scoring that century on debut it would be highly hypothetical to assume that he would have done any better in these conditions.
If Younis Khan comes back in the team then Farhat will get dropped Yasir and Butt will open the rest of the team will remain the same.
Kamran Akmal’s test career should be over now he is a lousy keeper and a useless test batsman in foreign conditions. Zulqernain or Sarfraz should be able to get a permanent spot in the team.
What about replacing Umar Akmal with Fawad Alam (sorry My guts say he will be better than any of these) and surely Kamran with Zulaqarnain or Sarfraz whatever you like so we can get rid of stupidistic brothers.
Happy that Malik is out for at least next test. Need to get rid of him permanently from Test Cricket.
oh wht about Younis instead of Umar Akmal in this line up?
and if you insist for someone from current squad than I think Umar Amin instead of Umar Akmal.
Pakistan fans must learn to differentiate between players who have the capability to score but struggle due to bad luck or extremely tough conditions and those who have flawed technique and will be a failure every where, such players have inherent limitaions in their game.
A lot of criticism was hurled at Azhar Ali but as soon as the conditions became a little softer he has played beautifully his technique is good unlike Malik, Fawad, Khurram, Umar Amin and Kamran Akmal as he grows in confidence he will come out of his shell and will play his shots he has the temprament and the technique required for test cricket.
It was unfair for these youngsters to start their career at #3 and #4 positions and that too in England. Usually Pakistan plays debutants at # 6 and gradually promotes them.
Pakistan ahve failed to sieze the initiative they could have gained a 100-150 run lead only if Akmal brothers had not gotten out so cheaply, Umar Akmal continues to get run out in strange ways, he was looking well set for a fine knock but when the bowlers can’t get you the best way to go back to the pavillion is to get run out.
Akmal has proved once again that he is worthless in test matches he can only score in ODi’s or T20 where the field restrictions and bowling restrictions don’ t leave bowlers with much options and batsmen who play streaky shots can survive.
Azhar Ali has played a spot less innings, even though I would have wanted him to score a bit more faster.
England are back in the driving seat the lead is only 37 and Pakistan will have to bat last on this pitch, I don’t think that England will fold so easily in the second innings.
As regards domestic performance Hafeez, Shahzaib and Khalid Lateef performed really well but they failed miserably in International cricket.
Stani
After Sydney what has Sami’s performance been? He only took 3 wickets in the first innings of Sydney test Asif took 7 and after that he was slaughtered in every match he played. But I guess Karachiites can’t see that or want to remember that. Wahab performed really well better than what Umar Gul has been performing he has failed to support Aamir and Asif in last few series.
Stani their batting only looks good because of two reasons one our fielding and secondly the inability of Umar Gul and Kaneria to take wickets and support Aamer and Asif.
Wasim,
Yes, I do agree with you in regards to Malik and his preference of Asian pitches. I think Butt’s options were restricted yesterday though in terms of bowlers as Malik was dropped. As long as we bowl sides out relatively quick, looking for a 5th bowler to provide some relief shouldnt be an issue.
I think we have enough talent at our disposal not to return to the likes of Sami. Hopefully we can find someone in the legspin department so that Kaneria will be similarly not required.
As for the comparison of the two sides; I think our bowling attack shades theirs but their batting and fielding shades ours. The problem when it comes to batting is their line up goes way down. If they had us 6 down like we had them, our innings would have been effectively over but they have a long line up. It’s a big strength because it means they can always rescues themselves and turn real bad scores into workable ones.
Yes, it’s a good point Mudassar has made about Tanvir’s age and was one highlighted on the commentary. If you’re gonna go for someone then it’s better to give someone a chance that will be around for a while. Holding did say that age shouldn’t be an issue because they are both here in the squad, but I think it was a consideration and rightly so.
Kamran
Yes the batting line up looks good, Pakistan might gain lead if the conditions remained docile if it became overcast tommorrow then don’t count on Yousaf or Hameed or any one else, wickets will fall like nine pins.
Overall a good positive days cricket from Pakistan. Bowled pretty well as usual and caught well with the exception of that yousuf drop at the end. Let England get a few too many runs but our batting line up looks strong with yousuf back in. If we score 350 plus we win this game:)
England shouldn’t have crossed 150 mark, again Pakistan gave away too many runs to the tail enders.
This has become a consistent problem for Pakistan the bowlers bowl excellently with the new ball but as the shine wears off they become toothless. None of the bowlers in Pakistan line up has a good bouncer, none of them can reverse the ball effectively as Wasim and Waqar used to do, other than Umar Gul none of them has a good yorker unless and untill they acquire the skill to reverse the ball and have a good bouncer they won’t be able to intimidate tailenders.
In this internet era anybody can vent out their feelings through a blog, everybody has become an expert but those who select the team and play at the national level they certainly have more technical knowledge than an average joe, statistics never reveal everything a lot of times when the selectors select a player they look at a players overall skill rather than his statistics.
Muddassar
Completely agree with you, Ijaz Butt’s personal Vandetta against Younis Khan has given a pretext to the jingosits to whinge about provincial favoritism.
The fact is that the captain was from Karachi the chief selector was from Karachi and the players from Karachi who were dropped they were dropped for a reason, I am glad that Malik and Amin have also been dropped because their selection made the whole thing look so bad.
Gul is just a limited overs bowler, Wahab Riaz is good for test matches but he is not a good limited overs bowler.
So a lot of fuss about 14 wickets in domestic season vs highest wicket taker but I guess we can trust at least Waqar Younis guts and he selected Wahab. Plus Tanvir is 30 already what purpose he is going to serve in a rebuilding team?
Also importantly they didn’t fall for Karachi v Lahore bullshit and didn’t went for Tanvir for the happiness of Karachi egos.
Dream debut for Wahab Riaz. Got rid of Pieterson, Strauss, and Trott.
England’s top order has once again collapsed against Pakistan’s pace attack, there has been so much criticism of Pakistani batsmen, but a win hides weaknesses of a team and loss highlights them, the only difference between the two teams was their fielding, had Pakistan taken their chances the batting averages of English batsmen would have been no better than Pakistani batsmen.
Wahab Riaz is bowling 100 times better than Umar Gul, he has more speed his line and length is more on target, he is moving the ball both ways and causing all kinds of troubles for the English batsmen so far he has been the best bowler for Pakistan this morning.
England traditionally struggle against left armers, that is why I from the start of the series suggested that we should play Wahab Riaz in place of Umar Gul who has been quite poor in test matches but there is so much jingoistic pressure on the team management and the selectors to drop any player hailing from outside Punjab.
No one needs any proof for this shameless propaganda when players like Sami and Kaneria and several others despite their poor performances over the years are being portrayed as victims. People have such short memory they have forgotten how Sami was decimated in the T20 WC.
I don’t have to say anything about Kaneria a guy who has been under investigation for match fixing, has been a consistent poor performer over the last three years.
Stani
In test matches the primary job of an opener is to see off the new ball and Farhat has done on most of the occassions out of the two openers he has batted better, mediocrity runs from top to bottom in this team therefore it is not possible to make a case for any player but if one just judge him based on the performance of the rest he doesn’t deserves to be dropped.
Hameed should get a chance but not in place of Farhat he should come in place of Malik or Umar Amin.
This is a consistent problem with Malik he plays few good shots and then gets out cheaply he simply doesn’t deserve to be in the test team. I have defended him a lot over the years but ever since he underperformed against Younis khan in SriLanka I don’t want to see him in the team. Besides he can only score on Asian wickets.
Wasim,
That’s a fair point but I just think Akmal may do well when he has to concentrate on just batting. I think Farhat was very lucky to be in there in the first place as I would have kept Hameed.
I think Umar need to be tried for the whole series. He clearly has more talent that Farhat for example and may come off. Butt obviously will not be dropped because he s captain. As for Malik, I admit he is not all that but he is better than he has shown. I think the positions he has come in has worked against him.
Stani why Farhat?
He has scored 63 runs in 4 innings which are the highest runs by a top 6 pakistani batsman in the series.
and he was the second highest run getter for Pakistan against the Aussies, so why should he get replaced by a player who hasn’t scored in two innings? Why not drop U Akmal who scored 45 runs in 4 innings or S butt 16 in 4 innings or Malik who scored 53 in 4 innings.
Wasim,
Wahab has been on the field as sub and has looked strong and committed. He’s got a lethal arm. I think they will go with him too. The last time I saw him, he used to drop his head on delivery which is probably why he was a bit wayward.
I think the two catches to Zulquarnain were a bit difficult because they were big deflections. That’s always hard when the keeper is standing up and add to this the fact that Ajmal does bowl faster than most spinners. Hopefully this was the case and Zulquarnain is a safer bet with the gloves. I think he has lots we can work with. Great attitude and fighting spirit.
I think Azhar looks real good. I think they are telling Amin too many things. He has played some cover drives that were just awesome and he looks like he has lots of power in his shots but is held back and not playing his natural game. We should still keep him in and around the squad as he will come good. He also has pace in the field.
How about this;
Kamran Akmal, Butt, Azhar, Yousaf, Umar Akmal, Yasir hameed, Haider, Aamir, Ajmal, Asif, Riaz
Let Akmal bat as specialist for the remaining Tests and keep him ticking along for the t20 and ODIs? Could work wonders…he cant be worse than Farhat.
Stani
Tanvir is a clone of Sohail Khan only a bit slower same action but he can swing the ball, I haven’t seen him bowl in the longer format so can’t comment, I think the team management will go with Wahab Riaz if the wicket is helpful for seamers. Wahab is has the pace, bounce and movement but like Umar Gul he can’t control the ball and leaks too many easy runs.
I will post the link of that interview later.
Ajmal was great he didn’t get any reprieve with a change of keeper Haider dropped two on his bowling today.
They need to drop Umar Amin and Shoaib Malik and bring in Younis Khan and Yousaf no point in punishing YK when they have pardoned Yousaf and Malik who in my opinion were the biggest culprits .
I was against Younis khan’s selection only because of his poor form but whatever form he has got he will still bat better than all top six top order batsmen we currently have, I am completely disappointed by these youngsters they have shown no technique and temprament to play in these conditions.
Azhar has good temprament but he has no shots he will bat the whole day and score only 20-30. Yasir Hameed has multiple technical faults he is a compulsive driver of the ball has very poor foot work always gets stuck in the crease and can’t read the movement properly, but he does have a full range of strokes.
I would have played him in place Malik in the last two test matches.
Imran Farhat, Butt, Azhar, Yousaf, Umar Akmal, Yasir hameed, Haider, Aamir, Ajmal, Asif, Riaz
Wasim,
I didnt feel like watching most parts of this game either so I dont blame you. Missed Ajmals sky interview, apparently it was brilliant. Hopefully someone will put it up on youtube within the next few days.
Yes, Gul will be a big loss in the t20 and ODIs. Specially in the t20 because he was our little trick up the sleeve, the one we bring on at the end. He was vital to our attack and planning.
You would go Wahab? What about that Tanvir?
Kamran akmal should forget wicketkeepig and concentrate on batting. Not saying he’s anywhere near as good as sangakara but I do think he could be in our test team as a batsmen like sangakara is for srilanka. He has talent and you can see that from the centuries he has scored. He needs to go away and work on his batting and maybe he could open the batting in tests in the future.
Even though Zulqernain has performed better than Kamran Akmal in every aspect but I still fear the team management might bring back Kamran Akmal siting that he was only rested and was always our first choice.
But this innings should end Kamran Akmal’s test career.
50 for Zulqernain showed great fighting spirit and patience, wasn’t careless at all at any satge of his innings unlike the top order Pakistani batsmen kept his focus and in the end showed that neither the wicket was unplayable nor the English bowling was that unplayable all you need is a test temprament and hard work at the crease.
Pakistan’s batting on this tour started from #7 the rest were just batting pretenders.
Batting looks so easy when tail enders are batting. Pakistan needs to make separate teams for T20, Odis and Test matches, Malik, Akmal brothers and Umar Gul should not play test matches.
Azhar Ali and Umar Amin need more time on the side lines, a lot of criticism has been hurled on Azhar but he has batted when it was most difficult to bat he has shown the ability to stay at the crease, he doesn’t have the ability to take on the bowling as he has limited strokes he needs to be more positive and should not waste good starts. But he usually came very early and saw off the new ball it was the later batsmen who didn’t took advantage when the ball was old and English bowlers were tired.
Pakistan are just 29 runs behind, if they had taken all the catches or at least half of them England wouldn’t have crossed 125-150 in their first innings and Pakistan would have still been in the match.
Umar Akmal and Malik need to be dropped, the only player who could have batted in these conditions was Umar Akmal but he has thrown away his wicket in every innings he has played so far on this tour either he didn’t asked for a review or had a very soft dismissal. The place in the team should be associated only with performance.
The difference between the two teams looks huge as Boycott pointed out, but if Pakistan had held on to the catches in both matches Englands fragile batting would have been completely exposed and the difference wouldn’t have been much but fielding is a part of the game and Pakistan needs to improve it to increase their chances of winning a test match.
Ajmal’s bowling has been good in this match if he was playing in the first match the result could have been different, Kaneria was total shit, he didn’t took any wickets and gave 5 runs per over.
England’s bowling has been excellent but it looks extremely good only because of Pakistan’s extremely poor batting, other than Anderson I don’t think any other English bowler was unplayable. Had Pakistan’s top order showed some patience and had see
Pakistan’s next match is at Lords the conditions at Lords will be more conducive for Batsmen, Yousaf should take advantage of that and Ijaz Butt should bring Younis into the team in place of Shoaib Malik.
This match is almost over, I don’t think England will bat again.
Imran Farhat and Azhar Ali couldn’t do much after they got completely settled, Swann removed both of them. Malik again proved that he is a lousy batsman against swing bowling, Umar Akmal again picked a strange way of getting out, he padded a straight ball from swan good batsmen always know where there off stump is why he didn’t offered a shot is beyond my comprehension.
Umar Amin and Zulqernain Haider are on the crease.
Not really Kamran, he can’t handle a test match’s work load he will get injured after two days. Wahab Riaz is a good option and I think if Umar can’t play during the rets of the tour then they should get that 7 footer.
any chance shoaib akhtar can replace him in the squad?
Gul is injured now which means we will lose the Odis and T20 also, I said it before this match that they need to rest Gul for 1-2 tests to give him break so that he remains fit for the T20s and Odis.
Stani
I think he is Kamran Akmal. He is up and probably thinking I can screw the whole team by myself.
I didn’t watched todays play, had no interest left in the match, that umpire was really awful if you look at all the decisions he made there is no consistency in them he literally made Pakistan to challenge every decision.
But I don’t think England needed any more help to down this Pakistan team, they have all the Pakistani fielders on their side.
Hahaha! Who’s the guy sitting up? We need to play him!
Pietersen has just been given about 10 lives. The English players must be laughing on the inside.
That new umpire has been awful.
Kamran completely agree with you, these losses will have an immediate financial impact on PCB’s earnings as the fans in England won’t come to watch Pakistan team in test matches, if Pakistan has to retain their fan base they will have to win at least one test match.
I think if Ijaz Butt will continue his stubborness regarding Younis he will get fired I don’t think the Zardari government will be able to withstand public pressure, Younis Khan in my opinion has already won.
pakistan were poor today as they normally are in test matches. at least one lesson was learnt today..don’t win the toss and bat first in england if your gonna fukin blok n create pressure on your team you thick fucks. 2 batsmen got ducks off 24 and 32 balls. wtf were they doing? they cudnt put away alf volleys. anyway no point getting hopes up again in tests no matter who plays.
Pakistan again dropped four easy chances and let the match slip away it’s a shame for these players.
Zulqernain dropped a catch and scored a duck so far he has been at par with Kamran Akmal he might have given less byes. Umar Gul and Umar Akmal dropped one catch each on the bowling of Ajmal.
Umar Gul again proved to be harmless he is bowling too straight doesn’t change angles and is not moving the ball much as compared to Aamer and Asif Zulqernain dropped KP on his bowling but that was it, Umar Gul couldn’t bother the batsmen much. His length has improved but he needs to change his angles to be more effective.
Imran Farhat is dropping at least one catch per innings, Pakistan won’t feel Kamran Akmal’s absence as long as he there, that was simple catch, too many things wrong with these players and it’s frustrating to watch that some of them have played for 10 years but they still commit the same mistakes in every match.
Two quick wickets after tea and Pakistan are fighting back, Aamer needs to make the batsman play more he has been bowling too wide but whenever he balls on the stumps he looks dangerous.
Asif is getting tired time for Umar Gul to step up his game, Pakistan needs a stellar performance from him.
What’s up with Akmal brothers and review system this at least the fourth occassion that one of these brothers screwed up by not deciding to review a decision, something is seriously wrong, Umar Akmal is not batting like his usual self and why he didn’t challenged the decision given against him it was an LBW decision not a CB that he was too sure that he was out the ball struck him outside the line of the off stump. I think the team management should have a word him regarding this.
Pakistan scored just 7 runs off 96 balls played between Azhar, Farhat and Butt that makes 16 overs, Why Butt decided to bat first when he wasn’t even willing to take singles this was extremely negative cricket and I think his bold but stupid decision to bat first got nullfied by the negative plan while batting.
Pakistan bend over once again. Stupid and mind boggling decision by Salman Butt to bat first after winning the toss, why would a captain decide to bat first in over cast innings when his batsmen can’t bat in those conditions? His attempt to be brave turned suicidal and his hope that his decision will send a strong message to the opposition that his batsmen are not under pressure just proved to be wishful thinking as his gamble didn’t paid off, it could never had given the fragility of his batting line up.
Same mistakes are being committed by Pakistani batsmen, they can’t read the swing early they do not watch the seam position of the ball and are in two minds, English bowlers are mixing in swingers with out swingers to great effect and have looked absolutely lethal against this club level Pakistan batting.
Pakistan played with the same batting line up, Yousaf and Yasir Hameed are not playing this match, Yousaf decided himself not to play this match as 10 hour flight made him too fatigued I wonder how he will stand in a test match for five days. Correction I forgot any test which Pakistan plays doesn’t last five days usually ends on the third. Yasir Hameed probably wasn’t considered to be good enough to play by the team management strange how shitty he can be when the top six can’t score in double figures.
Zulqernain Haider scored a first ball duck on his debut, fine his batting is poor even by Pakistani standards lets hope that he doesn’t miss any chances behind the stumps.