Pakistan vs England 2012 Itinerary

[Number]

Zero spectators. And the ones who are they are to tired from all the construction work

:giggle: there is surely something for pacers on day 1 or 2. spin has been inconsistent , sometimes it looks its a square turner after sometime it looks flat. still , sehwag will break lara's record here if plays against you guys there.:--D

[Pioneer]

:giggle: there is surely something for pacers on day 1 or 2. spin has been inconsistent , sometimes it looks its a square turner after sometime it looks flat. still , sehwag will break lara's record here if plays against you guys there.:--D

That's what I like to hear :winky:

[bajrang]

i was not paying attention to the match and when they started doing replay for the catch i was like " okay... wtf are they looking for? its out !!" and then my jaw dropped when the "not out" decision came. it was just shocking.

[bajrang]

chuck kar ke kaunsa woh 160km/h ki raftar se spin kara raha hai.bahane na banao, khelo saalo.

[Cricket Tragic]

I'm suprised that there isn't a thread on that Azhar Ali LBW decision which was reversed. :winky:

[asterix]

Bowden has a history of being baised to the extent of bordering racism..

[Blue-no1]

At least 3 English players had their wickets taken twice. Total wickets that Paks took is about 15 today

[Cricket Tragic]

Zero spectators. And the ones who are they are to tired from all the construction work

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: On topic, I wanted to start a thread about this as well. I was one of those people who expected roads having been disappointed with the pitches in the few games that we've had so far. Great to see pitches with something for the bowlers. The two tests have been great to watch - good for Pakistan as well since it gives them some sort of advantage. Let's hope that it stays this way.

[saneindian]

Perfect test wickets for Asian conditions. Great job by the curators.

[Crookbond]

Five England horror shows in Asia http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/current/story/551433.html

England have often blamed their most embarrassing Test defeats in Asia on bad umpiring -sometimes with good reason. This time the umpires have barely put a foot wrong, the DRS system watched over their every move, and England have lost two successive Tests that rank alongside the worst they have ever produced in Asia. Here are five England horror shows. Bangalore 1977, India won by 140 runs India were 3-0 down in the series when the sides met in Bangalore but the tables were turned as the hosts chose three specialist spinners on a responsive surface. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took six wickets in the first innings, Bishan Bedi six the second time around and England fell for 195 and 177. Without Alan Knott's spectacular resistance the margin would have been greater. The England press railed about Yajurvindra Singh's seven catches at short leg. Mumbai 1981, India won by 138 runs A tour almost cancelled by the Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi, because of the links of two England players with apartheid South Africa turned sour in the first Test in Mumbai. England made an official protest about the umpiring after they were caught out on an uneven pitch. The match was close until England collapsed to 102 all out in their second innings on a surface where several deliveries shot along the deck by the end. There followed five drawn Tests of mind-numbing tedium and India took the series 1-0. Karachi 1984, Pakistan won by three wickets Brilliant legspin bowling by Abdul Qadir gave Pakistan their first victory over England in 13 home Tests. England did not bother with warm-up matches and Qadir took eight wickets in the match with David Gower's two half-centuries representing England's only batting resistance of note in scores of 182 and 159. England's left-arm spinner, Nick Cook, struck back with match figures of 11 for 83 as Pakistan, needing only 65 to win, nicked it by three wickets. Lahore 1987, Pakistan won by an innings and 87 runs Controversy dogged England's 1987-88 tour of Pakistan. The stand-off between England's captain, Mike Gatting and umpire Shakoor Rana in the second Test in Faisalabad almost caused the tour to be cancelled, but it had all kicked off in the first Test in Lahore, where Pakistan won by an innings and 87 runs with a day to spare. Qadir bowled wonderfully to take 13 for 101 in the match but Gatting alleged biased umpiring and there were even suspicions that the umpires were under instruction from the military authorities. Colombo 1993, Sri Lanka won by five wickets When Sri Lanka beat England by five wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club, England privately grumbled about the legality of the bowling action of not one Sri Lanka spinner, but two. England looked well set after Robin Smith's century took them to 380 in their first innings, but Sri Lanka took a first-innings lead of 89 before Jayananda Warnaweera, with four wickets in both innings, even upstaged the incomparable Muttiah Muralitharan. Warnaweera, whose action had been debated in his native Sri Lanka for years, went on to become Galle groundsman and delighted in preparing perfect spinners' tracks for Murali.

[daryl1985]

Bowden has a history of being baised to the extent of bordering racism..

Really? Didn't know that. Any examples?

[cowboysfan]

there is some golmaal ,only a blind person would make such a bad mistake.

[koolkarts]

Mistakes are made by umpires now and then. I really like Billy Bowden as an umpire so i'll try and refrain from the criticism - but horrible decision!

[koolkarts]

It's been nothing but horror shows for England in the subcontinent (excluding Bangladesh). This list is trying to make it sound like it's only occurred a few times in the last 30 years. It happens every time!

[Old guy]

It's been nothing but horror shows for England in the subcontinent (excluding Bangladesh). This list is trying to make it sound like it's only occurred a few times in the last 30 years. It happens every time!

+1000 :hysterical::hysterical:

[J P K]

England captain Andrew Strauss at a loss to explain side's capitulation as Pakistan humble world No 1 Test side England were left staring at the prospect of a series whitewash by Pakistan and the potential loss of their world No 1 Test status after a crushing defeat which Andrew Strauss described yesterday as the worst of his career. StraussÃÔ team collapsed in their second innings to be dismissed for just 72 in 36 overs after being set 145 to level the series, but they again crumbled to PakistanÃÔ spin bowlers to lose their first Test rubber for three years, a run that stretches back 10 series. They now need to win the third Test in Dubai next week to guarantee being the worldÃÔ No 1 Test side on April 1, the annual cut-off point when a $175,000 jackpot is awarded to the team topping the rankings. England will remain No 1 at the end of this series, but if StraussÃÔ side fail to win in Dubai, South Africa will steal their crown if they beat New Zealand 3-0 in March. Strauss has more immediate concerns such as finding an answer to his sideÃÔ woeful batting against brilliant off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who combined with Abdur Rehman as England failed to chase a target lower than 150 for only the second time in a century. ŪÃÅ struggle to think of a result, or a loss, thatÃÔ hurt more than this, Strauss said. ŵhese are the games that hurt the most because you feel like youÃ×e done everything you can to win the game and then you arenÃÕ able to hit the final nail in the coffin. WeÃ×e got to find ways of fighting back, and making sure we can reconnect with all the good things weÃ×e done over the last couple of years. RehmanÃÔ six for 25 and AjmalÃÔ three for 22 dismissed England for their lowest total against Pakistan and confirmed another series defeat on subcontinental-style pitches. History weighs heavily on English batsmen in this part of the world and it showed yesterday as the batting failed for the third time in four innings. ŸeÃÓe not going to run away from that, it is disappointing, Strauss said. Ūndividually weÃ×e not been clear enough in our game plans against spin, weÃ×e not been clear enough in our methods of where our scoring areas are and weÃ×e allowed pressure to build. Each time a wicket falls it makes it harder for the next guy coming in so we have to hold our hands up and say we havenÃÕ done well enough. There are no excuses. Å¢s I said at the start of this tour, this is the final frontier, the sub-continent, and England teams havenÃÕ done very well out here in the past. "We felt like we had a great chance to win this series but I think the fact that we got rolled over twice in Dubai meant that there was some baggage going into this final innings. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/9046397/England-captain-Andrew-Strauss-at-a-loss-to-explain-sides-capitulation-as-Pakistan-humble-world-No-1-Test-side.html

[ZodiaC]

Chokers won't beat Kiwis 3-0. England might stay there for a while.

[saneindian]

I wonder for how long will England let Andrew Stauss play with his wretched batting form. He's been almost Gambhireqsue in the last 2 years with a batting average of around 30 and hardly any 100s since the Ashes.

[Stuge]

New Zealand is another rising team .they must be high after beating Australia .Saffers will have hard time beating them.

[Feed]

A victory fashioned by the unsung Two young batsmen and an overshadowed bowler did it for Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Now the administrators must ensure this winning team is left undisturbed More... A victory fashioned by the unsung Two young batsmen and an overshadowed bowler did it for Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Now the administrators must ensure this winning team is left undisturbed Saad Shafqat January 29, 2012 It is surprising how even seasoned observers of the game keep underestimating the potential of the fourth innings for psycho-drama. A stentorian voice announces that a target of 145 could not possibly trouble the world's best side. Another concurs, noting that 145 would be a routine ask in a T20; the chasing team would hardly bat an eyelid. There are some rebuttals but they are muted. You can't compare the two, someone mutters under his breath, explaining that in Tests there are neither field restrictions nor a limit on the number of overs per bowler. But most of all there is the unique psychology. As compellingly demonstrated by Pakistan's victory in Abu Dhabi, going down the order in a fourth-innings chase is like plumbing the depths of the ocean. Pressure mounts exponentially, and it gets dark very soon. Low-to-medium targets are the hardest, because they tempt you like a mirage, until you fall, thirsty and desperate, grabbing at nothing. If you want precedents, you could go all the way back to The Oval in 1882, when England failed to chase 85. Granted that was another era, with a different culture and playing conditions, but it happens to be the match that gave birth to the Ashes, and so casts a very long shadow. Since then there have been 13 other occasions when England have failed to chase a target of under 200. Pakistan's name now shows up three times as the opponent on this list. In 1954 they prevented England from chasing 168 at The Oval. That, too, may have been another era, but it stands out in Pakistan's cricket annals as their most important victory. The second was in November 2005, in Multan, during England's last tour to Pakistan, when England were set 198 and dismissed 22 short. There are certain similarities between that match and now, although there is also a vital difference. That England side too was basking in fresh Ashes glory, and comprised a star-studded touring party, with names like Flintoff, Pietersen, Strauss, Bell, Collingwood, and Harmison. Yet Pakistan's 2-0 win never drew much international traction. Now England are top dog, which in a sense imprisons them. Now all contests and all playing conditions assume equal significance, be it the manicured turf of a teeming English ground under heavy cloud cover, or an outpost in the desert, whose empty stands are baking under the sun. When you are the frontrunner, it doesn't matter how or where you get knocked off your perch. Pakistan's gains from this victory are plenty. Most heartening is that the win was not fashioned by the usual suspects but by unsung honest triers who have mostly been labouring in the shadows. The match turned in the second innings, when Asad Shafiq joined Azhar Ali after Pakistan had lost four wickets without yet having erased England's lead. The stuffing had been knocked out of Pakistan's batting line-up, with both openers as well as Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, the two middle-order mainstays, gone. Shafiq and Azhar rode their luck, as you have to in these situations, but they stuck it out. Their partnership of 88 proved the key difference, being modestly in excess of England's eventual margin of defeat. The bowling hero, too, was unexpected. With left-arm orthodox spin ruling this match, Monty Panesar and Abdur Rehman usurped the arena that general consensus had already ceded to Graeme Swann and Saeed Ajmal. Panesar and Rehman's six-fors in the second innings were both almost equally crucial. The distinction was that Rehman's batsmen had given him enough runs to bowl at. Rehman made his international debut over half a decade ago, but has played only 14 Tests and 21 ODIs. Abu Dhabi is his first five-wicket haul, and only his second Man-of-the-Match award. He has been an undervalued player, never really seen as a match-winner, but those deliveries that kicked and spat out from the rough are going to change that. Pakistan now find themselves in the rare position of being within striking distance of a clean sweep. Having come so far so quickly, and from rock bottom, carries an overpowering significance. Criticisms of Misbah's slow and steady approach should now be history, as should be any attempt to remove Mohsin Khan as the head coach, if the PCB has any sense. This series win has allowed us to better understand both men and their contributions. Misbah is the CEO, and Mohsin is the supportive and watchful chairman, standing steadfastly behind him. What they are doing together is not merely working, it is working wonders. From here on, the challenge for Pakistan's cricket establishment is to create propitious circumstances that can help sustain such dramatic ascendancy. Far too often myopic administrators in Pakistan have unnecessarily fiddled with winning formulas, to the national side's unfortunate detriment. This Pakistan outfit is carving out a path in the sky. All that the PCB bosses need to do right now is to get out of the way. You really couldn't ask for a better deal.