Pakistan VS Australia - Dubai

[fatman17]

its called choke city!

 

[Lockheed F-16]

Those money suckers, they cannot play well, a 17 years old teenager can score more runs than those dumb oldies. I am really disappointed Our players are almost all losers, Younis Khan who never gets sth really straight and our SHoaib Akhtar who can dance well in Bollywood but the Rawalpindi Express derailed a while ago. Inquilab is needed in every section of Pakistan, more youngers!

 

[Jihad]

F*cking idiots, how could they give this away.
What a dissapointment, seriously, i'm so dissapointed.
We were on course to victory, we should've had this one, then all of the sudden, this Clarke comes in and there goes our whole batting order.
All the hard work of our openers was for nothing, nada.

Ohwell, Australia takes a 2-1 lead in the series, hope Pakistan can level it.
I do hope that our team beats Australia in these series, just to put a smile on the faces of Pakistani people.
With todays defeat, they haven't helped us much either.

 

[Super Falcon]

im personally very very destrubed very very desturbed by defeat i hope younis khan specially use comman sense in next match which is unlikely and PCB should seriously think of Mohammmad yousuf to be bring back as quickly as we we can our middle order lack a batsman like yousuf's calliber

 

[Ratus Ratus]

The 20Twenty – Pakistan should do well. Australia at times seems to faultier here.

The 5 match one; well anything can happen. Possibly Australia

I take it all back..

And to think I though Pakistan might have done well.

PS Webby .. What no Australian flag here abouts ..

 

[Super Falcon]

younis khan is responsible for defeat from last 3 matches he does not seems to play in his batting as he has to dubbly bowlers like nathan hauritz can eet out younus which is very very unfortunate he just to play simple shots if he can made 30 to 40 runs pak has won the game

 

[Jihad]

We only needed like what? 27 more runs?
Our run rate was good enough and 3/4 part of the match higher then that of the Australians, if we kept it up we'd be winning.
What a shame, seriously, I felt my heart beating like crazy, it's been a while since I've seen my own country play against a strong nation, it felt like the old days, when it was still exciting and fun watching/following Pakistan cricket.
So so dissapointed with this loss.

 

[niaz]

While I am deeply disappointed but it was expected. Dont know why people are getting emotional. How many times have Pakistan managed to snatch Defeat from the jaws of victory?

It has happened often before and will happen again. Australia is a better team by all accounts and they showed their mettle.

 

[Jihad]

While I am deeply disappointed but it was expected. Dont know why people are getting emotional. How many times have Pakistan managed to snatch Defeat from the jaws of victory?

It has happened often before and will happen again. Australia is a better team by all accounts and they showed their mettle.

Dear niaz, how was this to be expected I wonder?
We were 95/0, things were going very good actually, you could almost taste victory, then all of a sudden, they grab a few quick wickets, our middle order seemed unstable and it all went downhill from that.
Australia is a better side, yes that's true, but I feel that we have a chance, we let it slip today, hopefull Friday we will learn from our lessons and try and beat the Aussies to level the series.

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

I say our team still won despite all wat they gone through. If it were Ausies who faced the same conditions i bet that they would'nt be able to play the game even.

Pakistan is going through some tough time and every body is affected even our Cricket not to mention the blow of India hosting Pakistani worldcup matches.

 

[EagleEyes]

I am still upset from the last defeat. We could have easily won the series, and rightly so. But we got a choke..anways. I predict that we win the next game (due to chip on the shoulder).. but come short in the last game. Australia wins series 3-2 (hope not).

 

[fatman17]

Time running out for Pakistan

Cricinfo staff

April 30, 2009


Match facts

May 1, 2009
Start time 3pm (11.00GMT)








Big Picture

Australia are one win away from wrapping up the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, but not much talk has centred around the team's on-field performance. Since the offspinner Saeed Ajmal was reported for a suspect action the sides have been under more intense focus than during the opening three matches.

Ajmal was fined by the Pakistan Cricket Board for comments directed to Shane Watson and Younis Khan asked why Australia are involved in so many controversies when they face India and Pakistan. Michael Clarke maintained the series had been played in a good spirit.

The talking points will shift to the middle during Friday's fourth ODI in Abu Dhabi. Australia lead 2-1 in the five-match contest - Pakistan lost 10 for 76 in Monday's defeat - as they finalise their preparations for the start of their engagements in England in June.


Form guide (last five ODIs, most recent first)

Pakistan LLWLL
Australia WWLWL



Watch out for

Shahid Afridi has been outstanding in the opening three fixtures and remains Australia's biggest threat. His 10 victims at 10.70 have caused the most problems, but his 71 runs have also been a headache. The worry for Pakistan has been finding people to offer him significant assistance.

He hasn't been as effective as Afridi, but Nathan Hauritz has been a key performer for Australia. Since coming back into the one-day team in January he has 13 wickets in nine games and in this series has five at 18.60 along with an economy rate of 3.57. The prospect of more spinning surfaces in the remaining matches will lift his mood further.


Team news

Brett Lee is in town after joining the squad this week, but he won't bowl on Friday and is unlikely to be picked until the Twenty20 to end the tour. The rotation of the attack is the main issue for the squad, with Stuart Clark keen for more work and Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Bracken, Ben Laughlin and Doug Bollinger also in the outfit.

Australia (possible) 1 Brad Haddin (wk), 2 James Hopes, 3 Shane Watson, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Andrew Symonds, 6 Callum Ferguson, 7 David Hussey, 8 Nathan Hauritz, 9 Stuart Clark, 10 Nathan Bracken, 11 Doug Bollinger.

Yasir Arafat replaced Shoaib Akhtar in the previous game, but with Pakistan needing to win to stay in touch Shoaib could be recalled to provide some firepower. Ajmal will be feeling vulnerable despite some encouraging returns.

Pakistan (possible) 1 Salman Butt, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Younis Khan (capt), 4 Shoaib Malik, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Shahid Afridi, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Umar Gul, 9 Shoaib Akhtar, 10 Iftikhar Anjum, 11 Saeed Ajmal.


Pitch and conditions

The conditions in the UAE, with the low and spinning pitches, are unusual for the Australians, but the wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been enjoying it. "The beauty about international cricket is you get the opportunity to play on so many different wickets," he told AAP. "The wickets are a bit slower and lower than they are in Australia and they turn a bit more, but that's the beauty of it, we're playing in different conditions against a totally different side." A similar surface is expected on Friday, when the temperature is predicted to range between 25 and 41C.


Stats and Trivia

In a tough tournament for batsmen, James Hopes leads the run-list with 111, one ahead of Salman Butt
Australia have not won a one-day series since sweeping aside Bangladesh in September
Only three half-centuries have been scored in the series


Quotes

"You see a lot now in one-day games, teams consistently getting up near the 300, but as we've seen here all the games have been a contest and I think that's all you're after ... It's enjoyable sometimes to come and play on different wickets and have different plans in mind, to get 220 is a very good score in these sorts of conditions, so it's been quite good."
Brad Haddin

"We will learn a lot from this experience, by playing against the Australian team."
Younis Khan

© Cricinfo

 

[Rafael]

30 mins to go for the next ODI..

Any sattay baaz here??

whats the rate?

 

[AliFarooq]

pakistan decided to bat, lets pray guys.

 

[AliFarooq]

wow, already one gone.....