Stuart Broad dented Pakistans hopes with the bat as he scored an unbeaten 50 to give England a 70 run lead and then Monty Panesar dented Pakistans hopes further with the ball as Pakistan’s top order slumped on Day 3 before the two youngsters Azhar Ali and Asad Shafique dug in to end the day with Pakistan taking a...
The day was all but drifting away from Pakistan as England bundled them out early on Day 2 adding just one run to their overnight score and then Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott put on a partnership which was draining the life out of Pakistan, but thanks to Pakistan’s spinners Abdur Rehman and then Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan stormed back...
Pakistan’s captain Fantastic helped stage a mini recovery with Asad Shafique as Pakistan recovered from a precarious 103/4 until Misbah and Asad got together for a century stand. England hit back towards the days end and will be the happier of the sides going into Day 2. Full Report below from Cricinfo. The expressionless demeanour of Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s redoubtable...
After Pakistan blasted away the England openers in both innings of the 1st test, Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss will be hoping for better times as they take the pitch again for the 100th time together. Full story below from The Daily Telegraph Cook and Strauss will become the fourth opening pair to complete 100 or more innings...
Pakistan have stunned England as they handed the World’s number one ranked Test side a humiliating defeat inside three days in the UAE. The sandstorm that was Pakistan’s bowling attack continued to blind the English batsman as they aimed to wipe off a 1st innings deficit of 146, but this time it wasn’t the guile of Saeed Ajmal who...
Pakistan were looking to grind England down as Misbah Ul Haq was leading the fort but England fought back in the closing overs of the day to prevent Pakistan from running away on Day two. Two crucial wickets at the end, that of the Pakistani captain and then Abdur Rehman meant that despite Pakistan still being in control of...
There was alot of hype and even a certain amount of sniggering from the England camp when it came to discussing Saeed Ajmal’s new secret delivery but in the end, it was the tried and tested from Ajmal which rocked England as they were bundled out for 192 on the 1st day of the 1st Test. Full Report below...
The Guardian takes a look at how Pakistan’s fortunes have changed in the past year and how Misbah has helped Pakistan cricket get through the tough patch after the spot fixing scandal and subsequent ban of 3 of Pakistans finest players. Here’s the pitch. This is a story about a cricket team. It starts in 2006 when they forfeit...
Dubai was pleasantly warm on Wednesday but I don’t find it warming. It is clean, tidy, polite, friendly and buzzes with modernity. On the freeway that runs hard by where I am staying, the cars swish by: you don’t see too many old bangers. Perhaps I am just jealous of the price of fuel – about a third of...
Saeed Ajmal’s warning that he is about to unleash his new mystery delivery, Shane Warne style, upon England in the first Test in Dubai has not left England’s batting coach, Graham Gooch, fretting over how his batsmen might combating it. “We’ll wait and see about the teesra,” said Gooch. “Saying one thing and doing it are two different things...
