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			13-02-2012, 17:51
			
			
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			13-02-2012, 18:20
			
			
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 Yes once he has gotten over the shock denphone he will be back.!
 
Tissues at his side.    
 
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Games up now Pakistan on 109-8.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			13-02-2012, 18:23
			
			
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				Yes once he has gotten over the shock denphone he will be back.! 
Tissues at his side.    
 
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Games up now Pakistan on 109-8.  
			
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 Yes Saaf has certainly been as quiet as a doormouse today.    
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			13-02-2012, 18:34
			
			
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 yes sure has denphone i am sure he will be around later,i am going to work now safe in the knowledge England have at last won a match on this tour.   
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			13-02-2012, 18:37
			
			
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				yes sure has denphone i am sure he will be around later,i am going to work now safe in the knowledge England have at last won a match on this tour.    
			
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 l am sure Saaf that damned elusive pimpernel will make his appearance sooner rather then later.  
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			13-02-2012, 21:16
			
			
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			lol... I was in meetings all day and have just come on line..... 
 
 
Ok well done Finn, well done England. You batted well, slightly helped by Pakistan using up their reviews after 3 overs and some howlers by the umpires. pakistan were never in it batting though.
  
But let's hold our breaths. Is it a 5 or 3 match series? And isn't the test series what real cricket is all about    lol.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			13-02-2012, 21:19
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  Saaf_laandon_mo
					 
				 
				lol... I was in meetings all day and have just come on line..... 
 
 
Ok well done Finn, well done England. You batted well, slightly helped by Pakistan using up their reviews after 3 overs and some howlers by the umpires. pakistan were never in it batting though.
  
But let's hold our breaths. Is it a 5 or 3 match series? And isn't the test series what real cricket is all about    lol.  
			
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 Mmmm a nice set of reasonable excuses there Saaf.  
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			I'vegot more spin than Ajmal, Swann and Afridi put together.... 
 
Let's just wait till the series is over to see who's won it   
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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				I'vegot more spin than Ajmal, Swann and Afridi put together.... 
 
Let's just wait till the series is over to see who's won it    
			
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			A doosra is a number 2 in hindi/urdu.... A bit like Pakistan's batting today!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			14-02-2012, 16:13
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  Saaf_laandon_mo
					 
				 
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Ok well done Finn, well done England. You batted well, slightly helped by Pakistan using up their reviews after 3 overs and some howlers by the umpires. pakistan were never in it batting though.
  
But let's hold our breaths. Is it a 5 or 3 match series? And isn't the test series what real cricket is all about    lol.  
			
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 Yes Saaf the unpires had a topsy turvy day yesterday alright with some howlers.  
Funny old game England were undone by spin,and Pakistan largely by pace the pitches in the UAE seem to take both.  
4 ODIs and three 20/20 games in the one day series Pakistan could get their revenge as early as tomorrow.
 
Test cricket is real cricket but so is  the 50 over game as well,the 20/20 is the micky mouse stuff.  
I shall be at work tomorrow as the match unfolds but i shall keep up with the score looks like the ODIs might be more competitive for England after the drubbing in the tests but i hate to speak too soon.   
 
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			14-02-2012, 16:21
			
			
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				Yes Saaf the unpires had a topsy turvy day yesterday alright with some howlers.  
 
Funny old game England were undone by spin,and Pakistan largely by pace the pitches in the UAE seem to take both.  
 
4 ODIs and three 20/20 games in the one day series Pakistan could get their revenge as early as tomorrow.
  
Test cricket is real cricket but so is the 50 over game as well,the 20/20 is the micky mouse stuff.  
 
I shall be at work tomorrow as the match unfolds but i shall keep up with the score looks like the ODIs might be more competitive for England after the drubbing in the tests but i hate to speak too soon.  
 
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To be honest I love one dayers (50 overs and t20s) as much as I do Test Cricket. I am enjoying Test Cricket more and more because we're seeing results (as opposed to bore draws), and teams actually able to force results more often nowadays. I think each form of the game requires a different skill set, so I'd never seriously favour one over the other in terms of what is real cricket or not.
 
  
I love T20. And I think it's actually good for the game in terms of drawing in a new audience.
  
I think Pakistan will put more of a fight tomorrow - well here's hoping!
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			15-02-2012, 13:19
			
			
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			England 75-1 pietsersen out for 26  so far not too bad.!  
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			15-02-2012, 13:35
			
			
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				England 75-1 pietsersen out for 26  so far not too bad.!   
			
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