Butt is a cheetah...
and the other donkey departs as well...
why does Imran Farhat keep getting selected?
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
and the idiot departs and also wastes a Review. What a moron captain.
I wish he was run out so a review was not wasted.
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
How come the ball has suddenly started swinging? I don't think any of our bowlers swung the ball.
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22.6
Bollinger to Umar Akmal, no run, plays back and edges along the ground to gully
*A bit of rain starting to fall *- hopefully it won't deny us watching this young talent
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:D
85/4
The writing is on the wall now…another series, another whitewash, another humiliation
No wonder English-born Aussie journalist, Peter Roebuck had some harsh words to say about our test team
Peter Roebuck: Pakistan a lightweight team
HOBART: Pakistan on Saturday received a vote of no-confidence from noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck, who described them as a lightweight side lacking intensity.
“Pakistan have disintegrated before our eyes. After Sydney it was always a possibility. Shattered teams are vulnerable. Moreover these tourists have shown little sign of cohesion. At times they were embarrassing. From the soft dropped catch in the first hour to the shambolic run-outs of two important batsmen, they were awful.
“No one with any respect for the giants of Pakistan cricket or any concern for a game in constant peril enjoyed watching the debacle. Australia played solid cricket, and their opponents did the rest,” Roebuck wrote in his column for the Sydney Morning Herald.
“In theory, spectators at the SCG witnessed one of the game’s most remarkable fightbacks. Yet Pakistan let their hosts off the hook with insipid tactics.
“Hobart has been much the same. Had an easy boundary catch been taken or a couple of the first morning gropes brought wickets, the Australians might have been removed cheaply,” he stressed.
Roebuck, who once captained Somerset, believes Pakistan have just wilted on this challenging tour.
“About the only thing that can safely be confirmed is that Australia remains the place that makes or breaks other teams. No side visiting these shores emerges unscathed. Strong outfits gain from the experience and leave with all the ingredients needed to raise their games. Weaker line-ups are slowly crushed.”
Roebuck had a word of praise for a young West Indian side that played here this summer before Pakistan.
“By the look of things, West Indies were strengthened by their tour. Increasingly, they played fearless cricket, exchanging blows and barbs with their opponents until the last ball was bowled. From captain to youngest player, they ended the series with reputations enhanced and confidence boosted.”
However, he offered contrasting comments about Pakistan, who are trailing the series 0-2 and seem to be danger of losing in Hobart too.
“No such optimism can be felt about a drifting Pakistan team containing some fine players but lacking the mettle required to answer this call. There is much to like about Mohammad Yousuf’s side.
Mohammad Asif is a silky seamer capable of putting together the sort of spells that were Glenn McGrath’s trademark. Umar Gul is a strong speedster with an ox’s heart. A couple of the youngsters are promising. Salman Butt is a tidy opener prone to foolish lapses. Yousuf himself can wax lyrical with the willow. Yesterday he surely felt like kicking Butts.
“But his side is lightweight. The batsmen suffer from sketchy footwork, and slapdash strokes are the inevitable result. Although the players huddle at the start of every session, their cricket lacks intensity. Fractured nations need imposing leaders capable of patting backs and banging heads as required.
“Alas, there has not been any discernible improvement. At times, Pakistan have been chaotic.
“Yousuf’s reluctance to attack at the critical moment proves his lack of conviction. Nor can any ambitious team can drop as many catches, misfield as often or give away as many soft wickets and hope to remain intact.
“All the evidence indicates that Pakistan cricket lacks the single-mindedness and maturity needed to pursue high standards. Agendas, bickering and individuality block the path forwards. All and sundry play by their own lights,” he concluded.
It’s purely academic now but was Yousuf out? coz the ball appeared to have pitched outside the line of offstump and hence Yousuf should not have been given out regardless of whether or not he was playing a shot
http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit…ket,62,AR.html
Sometimes, I just don’t get it
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
Both players who were run out with Butt as the criminal partner in first inning couldn’t find a reason to get out in 2nd inning so they just decided to go for LBW 
Ball pitching outside the off stump is okay, as long as it hits the pad in line with the stumps, unless batsman offers no stroke.
Thanks. Got it now
And to complete it,
To be out LBW
A - it should not be a no-ball (pretty obvious)
+
B - the ball must be hitting the stumps no matter what (line + height)
+
C - one of the following:
1. If a batsman offers no stroke, the ball is only going to be be hitting the stumps!
2. If a batsman IS offering a shot, then the ball must hit the pad in line with the stumps (for a bowler bowling OVER the wicket)
3. If a batsman IS offering a shot, then it must both pitch in line (within stumps) and hit the pad in line with the stumps (for a bowler bowling AROUND the wicket)
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
Hope fully our team will perform better in the ODIs . I think that is the reason they r keeping T20 moslty at the end so that we can have consolation vitory
Thanks. Got it now
And to complete it,
To be out LBW
A - it should not be a no-ball (pretty obvious)
+
B - the ball must be hitting the stumps no matter what (line + height)
+
C - one of the following: 1. If a batsman offers no stroke, the ball is only going to be be hitting the stumps! 2. If a batsman IS offering a shot, then the ball must hit the pad in line with the stumps (for a bowler bowling OVER the wicket) 3. If a batsman IS offering a shot, then it must both pitch in line (within stumps) and hit the pad in line with the stumps (for a bowler bowling AROUND the wicket)
There's no distinction between a bowler bowling over the wicket or around the wicket. Hence #1 and #2 (without the text about bowling OVER the wicket) are sufficient. #3 above is wrong.
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
Any bets on how many runs we will lose the game by?
la'anat-ul-azeem on kullu teamun...
durr fitay munh aina saaria daa...
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
man - I'm so glad I didn't bother with this match - although, checking the score is distress enough :(
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
This match may endup in a draw… 
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
^ hazaron khawahishayn aisee keh har khawahis pe dam niklay
I hope you are not betting on that
Lets see if we can survive an hour after lunch.
Re: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Hobart Jan 14-18, 2010
Congrats to Khurram for his 50 :k:
He may not be a stylish or aggressive batsman but you can tell how hard he is trying to save this game. He is fighting it through and playing solid, something that is lacking in our current batting lineup. It is encouraging to see how actively he is communicating with Aamir. This type of batting and attitude may very well secure his place for the test matches.
On other hand, not that I had high expectations at the first place, but Sarfraz Ahmed as a batsman was little disappointing. Hopefully he can learn from this experience and can be a much better test batsman and wicket keeper.
Very true :k:
That is the issue that will be brought up against Sarfaraz, but to his defense Kamran hasn’t played a decent knock lately.