vvvslaxman Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 The performance England batsmen reminded me of England vs Kumble in 1993 series. They were absolutely clueless against him. With an exception of Graeme Hick everybody else had no idea how to read kumble. Robin smith was the worst of the worst. Then there was this keeper blakey i think lol. He was comical too.
Serani Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Carberry needs to come in for when Strauss retires, which cant be far away.
CG Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Carberry needs to come in for when Strauss retires' date=' which cant be far away.[/quote'] He is not an opener .
jairamesh Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 They largely depend on that Saffer Trott but unfortunately he shat in his pants today... It seems whole england batting line-up shat in their pants, 71 all out :hehe:, way to introduce yourself as the new number 1. Need more grass?!
Pak_Fan_4_Eva Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 What "convincing evidence" was he looking for anyway? It was disgraceful decision by him and may very well have cost us the match. I would willingly forgive wrong on-field decisions but you (Bowden) had the luxury of using replays FGS!
Kashmiri Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Bowden is just a clown. The best umpires are the ones you dont notice...even when he is out of sight, and just using the camera's he still manages to mess up easy peasy reviews!!
Crookbond Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I agree Bowden made a mistake but isn't the DRS confusing matters? Rather than looking at evidence to give the batsmen OUT we should look at evidence to give the batsman NOT OUT.
King Tendulkar Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Bowden was a mess on this decsion. It was so bad it makes you wonder if bias was involved. As he had numerous tv replays to comfirm it was ok, not like it was a split second decsion were mistakes are understandable.
The Dark Horse Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Yes he chucks and you cant do anything about it:cantstop:
Cricket Tragic Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Now they'll have to come up with something against Rehman.
Pioneer Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 The UAE As A Test Venue I've really enjoyed the pitches in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah for the test matches since the Sri Lankan tour. As we all know pitches over here are renowned to be dead and flat, as we all saw in the Pak-SA series. However the Pak-SL series showed some life in the pitches here and now we can see their true potential. So those of you who dismissed the UAE as a flat-track batting paradise churning out draws, do you hold a new sense of admiration for these pitches? Also its interesting to see what's going to happen to this part of the world when (Inshallah) cricket returns to Pakistan. I think they should continue using these grounds to host some sort of competitive cricket, maybe as one of the venues for the Test Championship
Old guy Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I've really enjoyed the pitches in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah for the test matches since the Sri Lankan tour. As we all know pitches over here are renowned to be dead and flat, as we all saw in the Pak-SA series. However the Pak-SL series showed some life in the pitches here and now we can see their true potential. So those of you who dismissed the UAE as a flat-track batting paradise churning out draws, do you hold a new sense of admiration for these pitches? Also its interesting to see what's going to happen to this part of the world when (Inshallah) cricket returns to Pakistan. I think they should continue using these grounds to host some sort of competitive cricket, maybe as one of the venues for the Test Championship unfair for teams like australia, england imo
King Tendulkar Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I've really enjoyed the pitches in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah for the test matches since the Sri Lankan tour. As we all know pitches over here are renowned to be dead and flat, as we all saw in the Pak-SA series. However the Pak-SL series showed some life in the pitches here and now we can see their true potential. So those of you who dismissed the UAE as a flat-track batting paradise churning out draws, do you hold a new sense of admiration for these pitches? Also its interesting to see what's going to happen to this part of the world when (Inshallah) cricket returns to Pakistan. I think they should continue using these grounds to host some sort of competitive cricket, maybe as one of the venues for the Test Championship Zero spectators. And the ones who are they are to tired from all the construction work
Pioneer Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 infair for teams like australia' date=' england imo[/quote'] Won't the SC teams have to play in away conditions aswell as part of the championship ?
Old guy Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 i really dont know anything abt championship lol i thought u meant all matches here :P
Pioneer Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Zero spectators. And the ones who are they are to tired from all the construction work I don't think the spectators thing is a big issue. I mean the AD test wasn't barren by any means, sure Dubai was pretty empty but the scheduling was retarded, right in the middle of a working week. The Sharjah test against Sri Lanka pulled in a good crowd and the ODI's and T20's are usually sold out so I think that issue can be remedied. The pitches are just too good to be left alone
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