Pakistan vs England (in UAE) 2012

Commadus said:
here goes

pool to win the title and carrol will be top scorer with Suarez winning Nobel peace prize.
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:lol:

Respect for trying. I did loads of these after my infamous "get your league tables out" thread. They also bit me on the a*se. ;)

So thanks. :)
 
English Defence League protest that their national cricket team have been "attacked by a well organised and highly skilled group of Muslims"

:lol::lol::eek:
 
Prior could do it for us - he is looking good. Less than 100 needed. You never know.
 
Neutral said:
English Defence League protest that their national cricket team have been "attacked by a well organised and highly skilled group of Muslims"

:lol::lol::eek:
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:D

They're also blaming the Muslim influences from within, like Mushtaq and Panesar. :wenger:
 
Pakistan gone defensive - fear has crept in. I think they think they could lose this.
 
Does the ranking system take into consideration the fact that it was the number 1 test team in the world that Pakistan whitewashed?
 
Commadus said:
So Abdur razzak is now Abdul Razzaq

Dont even know how to spell your own players names?

I know who Abdul is as well as Abdur.
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I'm not from Pakistan.

Both versions have the same meaning in Arabic.
 
Excellent from our perspective, another fantastic result against the best team in the world and the team continues to impress under Misbah. Hopefully the PCB don't feck it up by announcing a new coach, it would be rational to stick with this guy but the PCB don't do rational.
 
Sultan said:
I'm not from Pakistan.

Both versions have the same meaning in Arabic.
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backtracking when you cant admit your wrong.

I said your team, I never said your from Pakistan.

Yeah tell that to the police when they stop you.

What next same meaning in latin?
 
ha_rooney said:
Excellent from our perspective, another fantastic result against the best team in the world and the team continues to impress under Misbah. Hopefully the PCB don't feck it up by announcing a new coach, it would be rational to stick with this guy but the PCB don't do rational.
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I thought PCB had decided on Dav Whatmore. wasn't he in Pakistan last week for an interview with the PCB?
 
Commadus said:
I thought PCB had decided on Dav Whatmore. wasn't he in Pakistan last week for an interview with the PCB?
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I didn't know that but you're right there have definitely been discussions with him to take over. Very poor decision imo as the team is playing well under this coach (I have no clue who he is) and there is a togetherness about the team for once. I'd be disappointed if they didn't give him a chance to carry on.
 
England really exposed on this trip, even though he's a fatty I think Samit needs to be involved on these asian tours, James Taylor should be brought in soonish.
 
Honestly didn't see that sort of capitulation happening on this tour, quite shocked by it.

We lost that test despite bowling Pakistan out for 99, yet Strauss didn't appear that arsed.
 
England's inability to go down the route of horses for courses cost them. What's the point in having a squad if you never use them.

Morgan should be sent back to Ireland, can't believe what a reputation he has earnt after a couple of decent ODI performances against Bangladesh.
 
ha_rooney said:
I didn't know that but you're right there have definitely been discussions with him to take over. Very poor decision imo as the team is playing well under this coach (I have no clue who he is) and there is a togetherness about the team for once. I'd be disappointed if they didn't give him a chance to carry on.
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Think they said during the coverage, Dav Whatmore was definitely getting the job.

Current coach is Mohsin Khan - ex cricketer and bollywood actor (I'm serious!)
 
Utd heap said:
Honestly didn't see that sort of capitulation happening on this tour, quite shocked by it.

We lost that test despite bowling Pakistan out for 99, yet Strauss didn't appear that arsed.
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I'm not sure why you're surprised. England hardly even win test matches in Asia, never mind a series. I still maintain England shoud have gone with Bopara and Patel in the final test. The series had already gone.
 
Neutral said:
Think they said during the coverage, Dav Whatmore was definitely getting the job.

Current coach is Mohsin Khan - ex cricketer and bollywood actor (I'm serious!)
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I remember him marrying an actress (Reena Roy?)

He gave a very eloquent interview after the game today.
 
Sultan said:
I remember him marrying an actress (Reena Roy?)

He gave a very eloquent interview after the game today.
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I know he married some Indian actress and it inevitably ended in failure, but no clue about the name.

One can't question his commitment or passion for Pakistan cricket - typical Pakistan I suppose, just when things look good, mess things up.
 
Sultan said:
I'm not sure why you're surprised. England hardly even win test matches in Asia, never mind a series. I still maintain England shoud have gone with Bopara and Patel in the final test. The series had already gone.
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Have you seen the sort of Cricket England have consistently played for the last 3 years?

Regardless of previous tours, i and many others (media included) expected a vastly superior effort this time round, and certainly not a 3-0 defeat, with the technical batting deficiencies we've seen.

Real shock, and i don't think it will hit the team until they get home and realise what a pasting they got.
 
Wow.

Gul, Ajmal, Rehman - what a power bowling combination. Add Amir to that, and that is the most complete bowling foursome in world cricket.

Would love to see that four operate in tandem one day soon.
 
The problem England have is that we're not used to playing in those type of conditions. England's bowling should have won the last 2 tests but the batting has been inept in these conditions mainly because of the lack preperation.
But lets not take it away from Pakistan becuase they are a very underrated side. They're batting is suspect but their bowling is very dangerous in all conditions including English ones.
As for England; in their final innings there were some signs that the players were starting work out how to bat in these conditions but obviously the batting has to improve dramatically if they want to stand a chance against Sri Lanka & India.
 
sammsky1 said:
Wow.

Gul, Ajmal, Rehman - what a power bowling combination. Add Amir to that, and that is the most complete bowling foursome in world cricket.

Would love to see that four operate in tandem one day soon.
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We've had infinitely better, and better batsmen alongside, but we've chosen not to win too many games before. :rolleyes:

Its a good combination, but I also expect to see a few more palaces appear in Pakistan over the rest of 2012/2013. :(
 
Saeed Ajmal, Man of the Series as Pakistan whitewashed England 3-0 in the UAE, has sparked confusion over his bowling action by giving an interview in which he appeared to claim that he has special dispensation to exceed the 15-degree tolerance limit currently permitted by the ICC.

In an interview with the BBC, Ajmal volunteered the belief that the ICC has allowed him 23.5 degrees of flexion to compensate for an accident in which he injured his arm. The ICC, however, were quick to reject the suggestion.

Ajmal said: "Someone is telling me my action is bad because the ICC allowed me as a bowler 23.5 degrees, because my arm is not good. A few years ago I had an accident. Otherwise, no problem, the action was cleared by ICC."

An ICC spokeman denied that was the case. "There is no dispensation for anyone," he said. "It is worth remembering that his first language is not English and this may have been a slip of the tongue."

It may be that Ajmal, having bamboozled England's batsmen all series, was simply leaving his best trick until last. Renowned for his sense of humour, it could be that Ajmal, who started the series talking of a teesra delivery that never materialised, was simply joking.

Ajmal tormented the England batsmen in all three Tests, claiming 24 wickets in the series at an average of just 14.7. Their inability to distinguish between his off-break and doosra caused particular confusion and vastly reduced the effectiveness of England's much-vaunted middle order. Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen all failed to average more than 13.

While Bob Willis, the former England captain turned pundit, had raised concerns about Ajmal's action at the start of the series, the England team have been reluctant to be dragged into any controversy. Consequently, they have stuck to the line that it is job of the umpires and the ICC to scrutinise bowlers' actions.

However, Andy Flower, the England coach, expressed his surprise after being told of Ajmal's remarks. "If that's the degree, then there's a problem," Flower said. "That's ridiculous.

"That is an ICC issue, though. They are there to police the game, and make sure that it is played within the rules, so they've got to scrutinise his action. We've all got our own views, but our job is to combat whoever is put against us, and part of it is also to play the game in the right spirit."
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Pakistan v England 2011-12: Saeed Ajmal comment sparks action confusion | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo
 
Ajmal english is not the best so anyone who takes his quotes as gospel needs to have that caveat in mind. However there is no way the ICC would allow more than 15 degrees bend - seems to me this has been lost in translation.
 
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