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you mean BS Time? :CareBear:
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wait a min, iz it starting in 6 hours or 30 hours?
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Match starts on 13th July in England, I am hopeful that you can figure out the number of hours :)
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aw man, gotta wait another day!
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I was going to open this thread when I woke up from the squirrel dream (dont ask) anyway I will write the timings
GMT:10:00
EST:5:00
PST:15:00
BST:11:00
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hold the applause everyone
well just dhobi
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EST : 5:00 does that means CST : 4:00 ?
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Well actually 10am GMT is 5am CST and 6am EST. Cheetah bhai nay kahin na kahin tu dandi marni hotie hay na:p
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England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord’s
Pakistan start favourites in rematch
Preview by Andrew McGlashan
A series between England and Pakistan rarely passes off without incident. In the past there has been Mike Gatting’s finger-wagging at Faisalabad, Aaqib Javed’s bouncers at Old Trafford and Saqlain Mushtaq’s missed no-balls at the same ground. More recently Shahid Afridi showed his dancing skills in the middle of the pitch last winter. That series ended 2-0 to a committed and talented Pakistan team as England’s Ashes hangover began to set in. The rematch is shaping up to be a tasty encounter.
Already there have been plenty of incidents to talk about and the tour is barely two weeks old. Pakistan were less than impressed at how their warm-up match against England A developed into a meaningless draw, England have a stand-in (and third choice) captain who has just lost five ODIs on the bounce, while the pace bowlers on both sides continue to drop like flies.
Pakistan have moved into second place in the rankings after England’s 1-1 draw with Sri Lanka and start the series as marginal favourites. But Inzamam-ul-Haq said England “were still a good team” before adding: “It doesn’t matter where you are in the rankings. Every series is a new series and if you play good cricket you’ll win.” Pakistan could yet be weakened with Younis Khan (knee) and Shoaib Malik (elbow) both rated doubtful starters.
However, Andrew Strauss, in his first pre-Test press conference as captain, was well aware of Pakistan’s threat. “The thing about the winter was their unpredictability. They can turn a game round in one session and you can’t afford to relax against them.”
Despite the distractions of injuries and all the talk over the captaincy situation, Strauss is ready to lead his country. “The selectors have shown a lot of consistency. Fred [Flintoff] obviously captained the side very well in India and did a good job against Sri Lanka. I’ve said all long I’m very happy to do the job if other people feel I’m the right man to do it. There’s no leadership contest or anything like that.”
Strauss will have to have his wits about him, the opening encounter is vital. Pakistan have been shorn of their two leading strike bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, while there is still doubt over Mohammad Asif. But quick bowlers - with the ability to swing the ball both ways at pace - grow on trees around the streets of Lahore and Karachi and they have solid reserves in Mohammad Sami and Umar Gul. Pakistan’s trump card, however, is Danish Kaneria who bamboozled England in the winter and will enjoy the drying pitches and extended warm spell.
“We still have a bit of a problem with Asif,” Inzamam said before the tourists’ training session at Lord’s. “He’s practising today and after that we’ll decide if he’s playing or not playing. But the batting is more experienced than the bowling and if we put a big score on the board we have a chance to win this game.”
England, too, are in the position - a familiar one to them - of having to patch-up their bowling attack. It’s a case of gaining one and possibly losing yet another. Steve Harmison is back but Matthew Hoggard is still a doubt and a decision won’t to be made until the final minute. With the warm weather around, Monty Panesar will have a key role. “If he [Panesar] can go at two an over in India against their batsmen, it proves he’s pretty tricky to get away,” said Strauss, “so if people do go after him, he’s got more chance of taking wickets.”
Undoubtedly the strength of both sides is in the batting. If Pakistan so desire they could have Kamran Akmal as low as No. 8 and it’s only really the opening berths that cause problems Salman Butt is a compact and stylish operator, while Malik’s early-tour form and useful offspin will tilt the balance in his favour if he overcomes his elbow problem.
England’s top-order oozes runs, or at least it should do. It only performed in fits-and-starts against Sri Lanka, usually relying heavily on Kevin Pietersen and Marcus Trescothick. With the captaincy armband, Strauss needs to rediscover the art of making Tests centuries while Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell are probably fighting over one spot when Flintoff returns and must convert starts into substance.
It is impossible for England not to look ahead but, while the wheels have not come off the Test side in the same way as the one-day team, they are starting to look distinctly wobbly. They know the winter challenges but must forget what is happening in four months time. It is the here and now which is important and that starts at Lord’s tomorrow morning.
**England (probable) 1 Marcus Trescothick, 2 Andrew Strauss (capt), 3 Alastair Cook, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Geraint Jones (wk), 8 Liam Plunkett, 9 Matthew Hoggard/Jon Lewis, 10 Steve Harmison, 11 Monty Panesar **
**Pakistan (probable) 1 Salman Butt, 2 Shoaib Malik, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Shahid Afridi, 7 Abdul Razzaq 8 Kamran Akmal (wk), 9 Mohammad Sami, 10 Mohammad Asif/Umar Gul, 11 Danish Kaneria **
SOURCE: http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/253199.html
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Allah kher karay
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**Paceman Asif forced to miss Test **
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been ruled out of the first Test against England with an elbow injury.
“Unfortunately, he hasn’t reacted properly to the injection he had,” said Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
Fellow fast bowler Mohammad Sami and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal have been passed fit after injury scares.
But Shoaib Malik (elbow) is a major doubt for the match, with the opening bowlers set to be Sami and Umar Gul, with Abdul Razzaq as third seamer.
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria could be called upon to provide lengthy spells during the match.
Kaneria, 25, who bowled Pakistan to victory with 4-62 in the second innings of the first Test against England at Multan last winter, has never played a Test at Lord’s and is relishing the prospect.
“Lord’s has something special because cricket was born in England and this is a ground where people make their name,” he told Bigstarcricket.com.
“I’ve dreamed about it for years and now it’s about to happen, a Test match at Lord’s and an opportunity to make my name at the historic ground.”
One of the key battles will be between Kevin Pietersen and the Pakistan attack.
Pietersen hit a century in the second Test at Faisalabad and made consecutive centuries in the first two Tests of the home series against Sri Lanka.
“I noticed he played Muralitharan the best of the England batsmen by being aggressive and he will be a dangerous player,” Kaneria said.
“I’m sure he will look to attack me so it will be a good contest.”
SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/5170286.stm
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go!
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We r only playing 3 specialist bowlers...n I think the Malik injury is contrived.
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wow, indians on cricbuzz, talking about that pakistan bowlers r all chuckers and tamper with ball...lol...jealous.
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go Pakistan go ....tell them there is ashes and then there is Pakistan :)
***** Me set karing all alarams (digital clock, ghanta clock and cell phone clock) at 5:45am *****
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One thing very interesting in this series will be Afridi and Pietersen batting. Both are in form (Pietersen is in better form than Afridi) but if Afridi continues what he did in 20/20 but with some sense I am sure it will be interesting to watch both of these.
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How come they both are holding the winning trophy when the series has not even started yet?
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A series between England and Pakistan rarely passes off without incident. In the past there has been Mike Gatting's finger-wagging at Faisalabad, Aaqib Javed's bouncers at Old Trafford and Saqlain Mushtaq's missed no-balls at the same ground. More recently Shahid Afridi showed his dancing skills in the middle of the pitch last winter. That series ended 2-0 to a committed and talented Pakistan team as England's Ashes hangover began to set in. The rematch is shaping up to be a tasty encounter. Already there have been plenty of incidents to talk about and the tour is barely two weeks old. Pakistan were less than impressed at how their warm-up match against England A developed into a meaningless draw, England have a stand-in (and third choice) captain who has just lost five ODIs on the bounce, while the pace bowlers on both sides continue to drop like flies.
Pakistan have moved into second place in the rankings after England's 1-1 draw with Sri Lanka and start the series as marginal favourites. But Inzamam-ul-Haq said England "were still a good team" before adding: "It doesn't matter where you are in the rankings. Every series is a new series and if you play good cricket you'll win." And Pakistan are not at their strongest with Mohammad Asif ruled out and Shoaib Malik (elbow) and Younis Khan (knee) doubtful. **
*"Unfortunately he hasn't reacted properly to the injection he had so he will be out," said Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, regarding Asif and then added about Malik: "He's struggling. He had a cortisone injection last night so it depends what happens to it as a reaction." *
However, Andrew Strauss, in his first pre-Test press conference as captain, was well aware of Pakistan's threat. "The thing about the winter was their unpredictability. They can turn a game round in one session and you can't afford to relax against them."
Despite the distractions of injuries and all the talk over the captaincy situation, Strauss is ready to lead his country. "The selectors have shown a lot of consistency. Fred [Flintoff] obviously captained the side very well in India and did a good job against Sri Lanka. I've said all long I'm very happy to do the job if other people feel I'm the right man to do it. There's no leadership contest or anything like that."
Strauss will have to have his wits about him, the opening encounter is vital. Pakistan have been shorn of their two leading strike bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, for most of the series while Asif misses this Test. But quick bowlers - with the ability to swing the ball both ways at pace - grow on trees around the streets of Lahore and Karachi and they have solid reserves in Mohammad Sami and Umar Gul. Pakistan's trump card, however, is Danish Kaneria who bamboozled England in the winter and will enjoy the drying pitches and extended warm spell.
Despite their injury problems, Inzamam is confident in his team: "The batting is more experienced than the bowling and if we put a big score on the board we have a chance to win this game
Spin king: Danish Kaneria is Pakistan's key weapon in the absence of Shoaib Akhtar and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan © Getty Images
England, too, are in the position - a familiar one to them - of having to patch-up their bowling attack. It's a case of gaining one and possibly losing yet another. Steve Harmison is back but Matthew Hoggard is still a doubt and a decision won't to be made until the final minute. With the warm weather around, Monty Panesar will have a key role. "If he [Panesar] can go at two an over in India against their batsmen, it proves he's pretty tricky to get away," said Strauss, "so if people do go after him, he's got more chance of taking wickets."
Undoubtedly the strength of both sides is in the batting. If Pakistan so desire they could have Kamran Akmal as low as No. 8 although the loss of Malik and Younis would cause some problems. Salman Butt and Faisal Iqbal will come in at the top of the order if both the others are ruled out.
England's top-order oozes runs, or at least it should do. It only performed in fits-and-starts against Sri Lanka, usually relying heavily on Kevin Pietersen and Marcus Trescothick. With the captaincy armband, Strauss needs to rediscover the art of making Tests centuries while Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell are probably fighting over one spot when Flintoff returns and must convert starts into substance.
It is impossible for England not to look ahead but, while the wheels have not come off the Test side in the same way as the one-day team, they are starting to look distinctly wobbly. They know the winter challenges but must forget what is happening in four months time. It is the here and now which is important and that starts at Lord's tomorrow morning.
**England (probable) 1 Marcus Trescothick, 2 Andrew Strauss (capt), 3 Alastair Cook, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Geraint Jones (wk), 8 Liam Plunkett, 9 Matthew Hoggard/Jon Lewis, 10 Steve Harmison, 11 Monty Panesar
Pakistan (probable) 1 Salman Butt, 2 Imran Farhat, 3 Faisal Iqbal, 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Shahid Afridi, 7 Abdul Razzaq 8 Kamran Akmal (wk), 9 Mohammad Sami, 10 Umar Gul, 11 Danish Kaneria