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Maidenover
Post subject: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 07:22 on 26th Jan 2012

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 Perfect, just perfect ... now our turn to bat
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bishbash
Post subject: Re: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 09:44 on 26th Jan 2012

Joined: 12:03 on 4th Jul 2011
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 Lunch: England will be satisfied with their morning. They did very well to take only 16 balls to finish off the Pakistan innings for the addition for just one run. And they've made a solid start with the bat, no real dramas, much more careful playing of the spin trio - much better from Cook certainly. But Pakistan will be pleased to have picked up Andrew Strauss and will know with memories from Dubai they can quickly get among a nervy England line-up. I'll be back shortly...

from cricinfo. Well I was only listening on the radio, but I found the hafeez/ajmal show absolutely nerve wracking this morning. Hope I'm wrong but I don't have too much confidence in our batting against them two.
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blueandy1mac
Post subject: Re: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 11:33 on 26th Jan 2012

Joined: 11:30 on 14th Jul 2008
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Location: Preston UK
bishbash Wrote:
Lunch: England will be satisfied with their morning. They did very well to take only 16 balls to finish off the Pakistan innings for the addition for just one run. And they've made a solid start with the bat, no real dramas, much more careful playing of the spin trio - much better from Cook certainly. But Pakistan will be pleased to have picked up Andrew Strauss and will know with memories from Dubai they can quickly get among a nervy England line-up. I'll be back shortly...

from cricinfo. Well I was only listening on the radio, but I found the hafeez/ajmal show absolutely nerve wracking this morning. Hope I'm wrong but I don't have too much confidence in our batting against them two.


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bishbash
Post subject: Re: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 12:00 on 26th Jan 2012

Joined: 12:03 on 4th Jul 2011
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 Quite happy to be wrong, keep it up boys.
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bishbash
Post subject: Re: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 14:01 on 26th Jan 2012

Joined: 12:03 on 4th Jul 2011
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 The pakistanis really fkin up their reviews is a bonus. Must be a chance the ump gives one or two not outs from here that the paks may've reviewed and got turned over but they're not gonna have the chance now.

206/4 with 2 overs to go. Vital that we last these 12 balls with a 50 deficit to make up tomorrow. 50-100 lead is crucial, more would be superb.
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Maidenover
Post subject: Re: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 14:12 on 26th Jan 2012

Joined: 09:13 on 23rd Apr 2008
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 Well those last half a dozen overs or so changed things ... any sort of a 1st innings lead, as we're batting last, will be vital .

Proves though that test match cricket is the only cricket :roll:
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bishbash
Post subject: Re: Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, day 2
PostPosted: 16:39 on 26th Jan 2012

Joined: 12:03 on 4th Jul 2011
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 Still England's day imo, 50 short with 5 wkts left, I'd've settled for that. Just. You'd've thought the worst that could happen is that we're level pegging and a hundred lead or more is not out of the question

What a shame about the end though. kind of match where a few hearty blows from Broad and Swann tomorrow to increase our lead could be a game changer. I feel confident we can bowl them out for 250 or less again in the second innings - we dropped 4 catches uncharacteristically yesterday.
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