Pakistan vs England 2012 Itinerary

[India-KXIP fan]

Yeah I have seen the stats for England's performances in the subcontinent. They speak for themselves really... My prediction is both teams scoring big and drawing in Abu Dhabi with Pakistan winning in Dubai to take series 2-0.

[Needforspeed]

Keep getting slapped Matt. We will enjoy it...

[Pagalpanti]

Chamaat khane ka itna hi shauk hai to ajao.. dilli ki galio me hazaro tumhari khawish puri karenge.

[Old guy]

hope next time u get kicked in nuts :D ok maybe not u but swanny and flower should

[punjabi_khota]

Slap in the face ? More like a bumboo in the bum :finger:

[badmash]

Yep' date=' we would bowl Pakistan out anywhere. They suck.[/quote'] :hysterical:::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical

[Sir john]

Akram takes a dig at British press

Wasim Akram is amazed at the double-standards of the British press, who have been on the offensive over Saeed Ajmal's bowling action. Ajmal took a 10-wicket haul in the Pakistan's impressive 10-wicket win over world number one Test team England in the Dubai Test. "Instead of praising him (Saeed Ajmal) for he is someone special, instead of admitting their team didn't do well and Pakistan played better cricket, they are after him," said Akram who's commentating on the final Test between India and Australia. "It's not funny anymore, it's boring, stale and old." Former England players raised a question-mark about Ajmal's bowling action after the stunning defeat and the British media hasn't stopped carping on it since then. "Whenever they lose, they talk negative. It's the English batsmen who played bad shots, sweeping across the line to off-spinner. It's no rocket science that you can't play across the line. But probably they don't know. It's the job of umpires and ICC, not British media. "The permissible limit is 15 degrees and he's been tested and tried for bowling well below it. He's been around for 7-8 years. Why suddenly pick on him?" said an agitated Akram. "I have been reading for the last 3-4 days in British media. We all know what goes through media usually goes through players. Ajmal doesn't turn the ball. He's just quicker. On a placid track, where there was no swing, no spin, no reverse swing, just lust green outfield, he got them playing across the line." Akram sees a trend through all this noise. He believes England has a habit of picking holes through opposition whenever their team doesn't do well. "The noise now is because it has happened against the mighty England, the number one Test team of the world. On the tour of 1992, we got them out in every game. Then they accused us of ball-tampering. Then I got a seven in the very next game. We then played county cricket and taught every bowler for 10 years how to reverse swing the ball. "Instead of saying their team didn't do well and Pakistan played better cricket, they are targeting a special talent.Why it always happens against a sub-continent team." Akram doesn't feel it would affect Pakistan in the remaining two Tests and might just backfire on the England team. "I don't think it would affect them. Indeed, it would create a positive impact on them. It would motivate them.Instead of being on the back-foot, it would help their cause." Pakistan has shown an upward graph in recent times and has done particularly well under the leadership of Misbah-ul-Haq, winning seven of their last 13 Tests. "Misbah is doing a great job as a skipper. Pakistan's confidence is sky high. It's a good sign," Akram said.

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[Sir john]

Ajmal a class act, says Akram

When you succeed at the highest level, you attract attention. If you happen to be an unorthodox bowler, you are bound to get dissected. But Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has come up trumps over all such questions over time. After starting his career in 2008 as a ‘limited-overs specialist’, Ajmal gradually started showcasing his skills at the Test level. A career-best seven for 55 against World No.1 England in first innings of the Dubai Test affirmed that he is here to stay in the longer version of the game. Despite having a lot of variety, he was not a regular in the Test team in the last two years. Why not, asks former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram. “One thing I have been saying over the last two years is that the Pakistan selectors are hesitant to give Ajmal a longer run in the team,” said the ESPN STAR Sports expert. “Here is a bowler who the international sides have no idea how to play. I do not know what the team management’s psyche is when they rest him after just a few games. It was bewildering to see him being rested for the group games in the 2011 World Cup and then being unleashed in the quarters against the West Indies, when he was unplayable.” Ajmal has 90 wickets from 18 Tests. His stock off-break delivery is punctuated judiciously with the doosra. His latest weapon - the teesra (the faster one that does not turn) makes him a daunting customer to bat against. Akram regards Ajmal as an exceptional talent. “He is something unique in world cricket and very special for Pakistan. I have heard stories about his teesra. I think in the next series they’ll talk about his chautha and then paanchva. I hope he does not forget his staple off-break as he introduces his newer variations.” The 34-year-old was held up in 2009 by the ICC for a suspect action, but was cleared. However, he has kept his detractors busy with his unorthodox style since then. On Tuesday, it was former England captain Bob Willis who questioned the off-spinner’s doosra. Ajmal was quick to retaliate. "I'm concentrating on my bowling and it's the umpires' and referees' responsibility to judge my action. Does it trouble me that someone in England questions my action? It's no problem. Such questions were raised against Saqlain Mushtaq as well and he played county cricket for years with no problem about his action," said Ajmal. He has been one of the main reasons why Pakistan have not lost a single Test series since the controversial England tour in 2010 and won all of their five ODI series since the 2011 World Cup. Ajmal has scalped 57 wickets in his last nine Tests and also has 34 ODI scalps in 20 games in 2010-11. With Ajmal creating ripples on Day 1, Pakistan have a decent chance of dominating the three-Test series against England. Akram believes if they win the first Test, then Pakistan will be favourites for the series. “If they bat well in this Test and get a sizeable lead, then they can win. Once they are 1-0 up, they’ll be front-runners to take the series. Especially against an England team which is not at its best away from home,” the Sultan of Swing concluded.

[Needforspeed]

There is a thread already on Ajmal's action.

[Zelch]

I am loving this. What ever Akram says Ajmal is Chuckmal and the British media will whine and whine about it. Things will get even more juicy if Chuckmal leads Pakis to another test win drilling big holes into Englands "we are No 1 team" fantasies.

[adi B]

wont be too long b4 akram plays politics nd belittle ajmal nd his achievements

[badmash]

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[express bowling]

What Akram says is true. Whenever England loses they whine about the opposition and belittle them instead of accepting that the opposition was better.

[khanjee]

I was surprise Eng didn't whine about Gul 2nd innings 4 wickets...I thought maybe they would come up with something like ball temp or drug use or something like that...that didn't happen. very disappointing..

[jonas10]

Hey man...shouldnt they go home if they dont wanna compete? Signed Bresnen.

[Cricket Tragic]

Bresnan has already gone home. :cantstop:

[Crookbond]

Billy Bowden's DRS decision on Strauss catch The Strauss catch on Abdur Rehman's bowling was clearly OUT. There was no reason why it wasn't given. Billy Bowden says, "There wasn't convincing evidence to give it out." Bob Willis on Sky Sports lambasted it saying, "Billy Bowden needs a clean lens and a duster". David Gower says, "We could not believe what happened". Ian Botham says the DRS process is complicated and needs to be simplified.

[Dravid_TheWall]

Bob Willis said.. "Bob Willis has just said apart from the current Indian line up at its best, nobody could have lived with that bowling" Taken from cricinfo :yay::yay::yay: Haterz :finger:

[saneindian]

4.25, 9, 10.25, 17.. Golden numbers, the batting averages of the top order of world's best batting line up in the current series KP, Bell, Morgan and Cook ..looking totally clueless against spin bowling. :hysterical:

[Old guy]

wht do u mean?