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					Originally Posted by denphone   |  Yes once he has gotten over the shock denphone he will be back.!
 
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 Games up now Pakistan on 109-8.
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					Originally Posted by richard1960  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. |  Yes Saaf has certainly been as quiet as a doormouse today.     
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					Originally Posted by denphone   |  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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					Originally Posted by richard1960  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.   |  l am sure Saaf that damned elusive pimpernel will make his appearance sooner rather then later.   
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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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					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. |  Mmmm a nice set of reasonable excuses there Saaf.   
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			I'vegot more spin than Ajmal, Swann and Afridi put together.... 
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					Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo  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   |  Just remember to use your doosra early as you are going to need 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 | #1061 |  
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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. |  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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					Originally Posted by richard1960  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.  ---------- Post added at 15:13 ---------- Previous post was at 15:12 ----------   |  
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 | #1063 |  
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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 | #1064 |  
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					Originally Posted by richard1960  England 75-1 pietsersen out for 26  so far not too bad.!  |  Steady as she goes Richard.   
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