Let the Tulla begin!!
Australia: Brad Haddin (capt), Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, David Hussey, Ben Laughlin, Doug Bollinger, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Marcus North, Stuart Clark
Pakistan: Younus Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Ahmed Shahzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Fawad Alam, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Rao Iftikhar, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal.
Haddin says one-off Twenty20 game no World Cup indicator
Australian acting captain Brad Haddin says Thursday night’s Twenty20 match against Pakistan will have little bearing on the team’s preparation for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.
A large number of players named on Tuesday in Australia’s 15-man squad for the cup are expected to be included for Thursday night’s game in Dubai.
But Haddin said with the tournament still almost a month away and this match coming at the tail end of an intense stretch of cricket it was a chance for the team to have some fun.
“I don’t think it’s that important to do with our preparation,” Haddin said.
"After this game we’ve got a couple weeks to freshen up, we’ve been on the road a long time now, so we’ve got the opportunity now to have a break.
"I think we just take Thursday night for what it is.
“It’s going to be an exciting time in the new stadium here and I know the guys always look forward, whether it’s been a long tour or not, we always look forward to a bit of fun in a Twenty20 match.”
Haddin said there was a big difference in the way the side would prepare for the World Cup games compared to a one-off match such as Thursday night’s.
The squad in the United Arab Emirates had been picked mainly for the recently completed five-match one-day series and Haddin said it was a similar scenario most times Australia played a Twenty20 game overseas.
“The beauty of the World Cup is you can prepare for the World Cup, you’re going away and your No.1 focus is to win a Twenty20 tournament, you don’t have one-dayers in between or Tests and have it on the end of a tour,” he said.
After defeating Pakistan 3-2 in a hard-fought one-day series, Haddin said the Twenty20 game would also be very competitive.
“It’s been a great one-day series and Pakistan are one of those teams that have some very talented players and a few of those guys can win a game by themselves,” he said.
He nominated wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, who scored a match-winning century in the last one-dayer and leg-spinning all-rounder Shahid Afridi, capable of having a quick impact with bat or ball, as danger men.
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
**I have a strong feeling that we’ll win this one …
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Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
match kab hai
Ravage aap thread mein ghuss k pooch rahe hein k match kab hai ?
Anyways match is scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Thursday
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
to kia thread mei ghusne sei pehle puchun 
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
Pakistan Batted first and made 160/5 … Kangaroos made 156/6 …
congrats Pakis…
(hope dream come true inshAlah 
)
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
the way our team's been batting, kal ke match ka Allah hee Haafiz - barring another spectacular show by one or two batsmen...
I ardently hope I'm wrong though and our team performs like a well oiled machine with an intent to win - and inshaAllah that we win!
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
What are the changes in the Pakistan squad from the fifth ODI? Looks like they might play the same squad unless Afridi is out due to injury, in which case Fawad Alam comes in.
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
Am going for the match with friends, anyone from here confirmed??
hope to see a good match.
P.S: will support Aus :D
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
It is at 8 pm and I will be going to the match with my mom! Already got the tickets for it! :D
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
anyone who's going to the match... make sure you put up a poster saying Hi to all the Guppies, and put the gupshup URL on the poster too.
Who knows - may be the camera will pan to you... someone else did this in the past... but I don't think the camera ever came to them.
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
OMG this is a good idea. I should wear my gupshup hat to the match! I got it made ages ago but I guess it is time to use it! WOW
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
go for it! :k:
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
searching for the Gupshup logo to print it on a A0 Paper at work
Naaaaaaaaaa, i will go with an Aus Flag :D
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
wow what if the camera actually did pan to me and many people on GS saw me:cb:..
interesting:hmmm:
searching for the Gupshup logo to print it on a A0 Paper at work
Naaaaaaaaaa, i will go with an Aus Flag :D
I will look for guys with an AUS flag and will see who is you :p where you going to sit? 250 ? or above?
dude you can still say hi to the guppies and print the logo along with the AUS flag… it’ll be ironically funny! and we’ll also know it’s you
I will look for guys with an AUS flag and will see who is you :p where you going to sit? 250 ? or above?
u wont gonna find me anyways :D
BTW, will update this thread from the stadium with pics, insha allah
P.S: any takers for a live twitter feed :P
Re: Only T-20 International: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai - May 7, 2009
Yea me going to take photos too. Do not worry it was not like I was going to try and find out who you were:p