Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Danish and Umer gul are out .... yousuf said Ajmal and Rauf are in...
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Abdul rauf and Ajmal playing.
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Danish's omission is a blow
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
looking at he team .... we are short 1 part timer ..we have only 4 regular bowler ... thats pretty much it ..
they are just showing the moment when Pakistani manger told Kaneria that he is not playing and Kaneria had tears in his eyes ..almost cried :(
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
They showed Danish crying before the match, I guess when the physio told him he is not fit to play. I think that was the physio.
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Danish will be a big blow for us for sure. Good news no Sami :-) and I am also happy for Abdur Rauf to finally get a chance. In test cricket, there is no bigger occasion thant the Boxing Day test.
we needed Kaneria...
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Pakistan 1 Salman Butt, 2 Imran Farhat, 3 Faisal Iqbal, 4 Mohammad Yousuf (capt), 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Mohammad Aamer, 9 Adbur Rauf, 10 Mohammad Asif, 11 Saeed Ajmal.
Australia 1 Shane Watson, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Marcus North, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Doug Bollinger.
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Teams walking out for flag ceremony
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
What's wrong with geo super, they're still showing a stupid show.
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Pakistan’s flag going high up … anthem … 
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
many pakistani cheetey in the ground with flags ....
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
people pouring into MCG ... and they mean business ...
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
Openers walking out .... Umer Akmal ... did a good gesture in camera (almost mocking ...in funny sense) :)
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
You can't go into a Test with only 4 bowlers. That's a mistake.
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
I think they might use part timers such as imran. Akmal used him against tasmania and he took some wickets.
Richie Benaud praising Waqar's knowledge of cricket and saying Pakistan are in good hands..
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
So far, Pakistan has been bowling tidily. I don't see any movement off the seam, so spinners might come on early.
What a beautiful stadium though, and what great atmosphere. Also the Aussie commentators.... night and day difference from the ones in NZ. THIS is where and how Test cricket should be played.
I think they might use part timers such as imran. Akmal used him against tasmania and he took some wickets.
Richie Benaud praising Waqar's knowledge of cricket and saying Pakistan are in good hands..
Part timers might be okay for one dayers, but for Tests you need 5 bolwers, or 4 bowlers and a bowling all rounder.
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
So far, Pakistan has been bowling tidily. I don't see any movement off the seam, so spinners might come on early.
What a beautiful stadium though, and what great atmosphere. Also the Aussie commentators.... night and day difference from the once in NZ. THIS is where and how Test cricket should be played.
^ kiwi commentators were like cheap FM DJs....
Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
WOW! How in the world are they tracking Mohammad Asif's heart rate?