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To be fair, he did what he was hired for. Monty took 6 wickets... Perhaps along with teaching the English how to spin he should have taught them how to play spin?
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To be fair, he did what he was hired for. Monty took 6 wickets... Perhaps along with teaching the English how to spin he should have taught them how to play spin?
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Great win. Spinners rocks. Specialy rehman.
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What English media should do now is to blame its own team....rather than accusing Pakistani players involved in ball tempering or spot fixing.....They should accept the reality that their team cannot sustain the No 1 position in Test rankings without learning to face the spin bowling attack in a sub-continent type conditions. No matter how talented spin bowling coach they hire like Mushtaq Ahmed they will never feel comfortable against spinners unless they play seasons rather than matches. Pakistan has always beaten England with the help of fast bowlers like Wasim, Waqar and Shoaib but wining with spinners is a new thing for us. Ajmal's Bowling action was suspicious in eyes of English media....but what they can say about rehman's bowling?? Perhaps they should criticize his aggressive behavior on field......................
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Pakistan v England: Jonathan Agnew column
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Jonathan Agnew By Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in Abu Dhabi Andrew Strauss is trapped lbw Only two England batsmen have scored more than 100 runs in the series
England's defeat by Pakistan in the second Test in Abu Dhabi was a throwback to the bad old days of chaotic, mindless batting collapses that produced a series of embarrassing defeats.
A target of 145 was more than gettable on that pitch and in those conditions.
If you look at the bare statistics in England's second-innings total of 72, 50 runs were scored by Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior. Only 13 were scored by the other nine batsmen combined.
It was a shambles, a really awful batting performance. There was nothing wrong with the pitch at all; it only offered some slow turn.
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Looking ahead to the last Test, there are people not only playing for their places but also playing for their credibility
The footwork of England's batsmen was all over the place, and it is clear some of them have no confidence when it comes to playing spin in these conditions.
Abdur Rehman bowled perfectly adequately, but he is not a top-class left-arm spinner. What happened in the second Test is a hangover from what Saeed Ajmal did to them in the first Test in Dubai.
Kevin Pietersen, planting his foot down the track, is a walking DRS victim, Eoin Morgan looks like he has no confidence and, likewise, Strauss, worryingly, is back to playing how he was when he almost lost his place in the side.
Coach Andy Flower was a tremendous player of spin but, apart from talking to the players, he knows they have to figure it for themselves.
These are top-quality international players. It's not like taking a youngster into a net and throwing him a load of half-volleys.
Morgan is under the most threat, but even if Ravi Bopara comes in, he hasn't played much cricket. However, it's not healthy if players who aren't performing are able to keep their places - it sends out a bad message.
A LOW POINT
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England's second-innings total of 72 was their joint 12th lowest of all time in Test cricket
The left-hander looks so bereft of presence at the crease that it could be a change almost out of kindness to him. Other than that, there's not much to do. England simply have to play better.
Hopefully, a chastening performance like this will make some of the players realise they have a problem. Then they have to work out a way to solve it.
It's up to the individuals to work out a way of doing it themselves. Those who can do it will fight their way through; those who can't will fail.
England are still ranked number one in the world and they have to show they can play successfully in all conditions.
At the moment, only the bowlers are looking like world-beaters - they have been superb in this match.
There are a lot of even teams in Test cricket at the moment, and teams that don't travel well. However, there's no point being number one in the world only in certain parts of the world.
Continue reading the main story
The top order have got to take that on the chin and make sure it doesn't happen again
Andrew Strauss
England are very proud of their ranking, but they have to work out how to play in these conditions, otherwise they won't be number one for much longer.
Looking ahead to the last Test, there are people not only playing for their places but also playing for their credibility.
In the first match of the Strauss-Flower partnership in 2009, England were bowled out for 51 by West Indies. This is the biggest problem facing them since that defeat.
From that very poor beginning, Strauss and Flower managed to put together a good team with a good work ethic that got to be the best in the world. Now, those players need to accept they have a problem.
They have to be honest with themselves. If they simply shrug it off, they won't improve.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
Page last updated at 15:22 GMT, Saturday, 28 January 2012
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Jonathan Agnew By Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in Abu Dhabi Andrew Strauss is trapped lbw Only two England batsmen have scored more than 100 runs in the series
England's defeat by Pakistan in the second Test in Abu Dhabi was a throwback to the bad old days of chaotic, mindless batting collapses that produced a series of embarrassing defeats.
A target of 145 was more than gettable on that pitch and in those conditions.
If you look at the bare statistics in England's second-innings total of 72, 50 runs were scored by Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior. Only 13 were scored by the other nine batsmen combined.
It was a shambles, a really awful batting performance. There was nothing wrong with the pitch at all; it only offered some slow turn.
Continue reading the main story
Looking ahead to the last Test, there are people not only playing for their places but also playing for their credibility
The footwork of England's batsmen was all over the place, and it is clear some of them have no confidence when it comes to playing spin in these conditions.
Abdur Rehman bowled perfectly adequately, but he is not a top-class left-arm spinner. What happened in the second Test is a hangover from what Saeed Ajmal did to them in the first Test in Dubai.
Kevin Pietersen, planting his foot down the track, is a walking DRS victim, Eoin Morgan looks like he has no confidence and, likewise, Strauss, worryingly, is back to playing how he was when he almost lost his place in the side.
Coach Andy Flower was a tremendous player of spin but, apart from talking to the players, he knows they have to figure it for themselves.
These are top-quality international players. It's not like taking a youngster into a net and throwing him a load of half-volleys.
Morgan is under the most threat, but even if Ravi Bopara comes in, he hasn't played much cricket. However, it's not healthy if players who aren't performing are able to keep their places - it sends out a bad message.
A LOW POINT
Continue reading the main story
England's second-innings total of 72 was their joint 12th lowest of all time in Test cricket
The left-hander looks so bereft of presence at the crease that it could be a change almost out of kindness to him. Other than that, there's not much to do. England simply have to play better.
Hopefully, a chastening performance like this will make some of the players realise they have a problem. Then they have to work out a way to solve it.
It's up to the individuals to work out a way of doing it themselves. Those who can do it will fight their way through; those who can't will fail.
England are still ranked number one in the world and they have to show they can play successfully in all conditions.
At the moment, only the bowlers are looking like world-beaters - they have been superb in this match.
There are a lot of even teams in Test cricket at the moment, and teams that don't travel well. However, there's no point being number one in the world only in certain parts of the world.
Continue reading the main story
The top order have got to take that on the chin and make sure it doesn't happen again
Andrew Strauss
England are very proud of their ranking, but they have to work out how to play in these conditions, otherwise they won't be number one for much longer.
Looking ahead to the last Test, there are people not only playing for their places but also playing for their credibility.
In the first match of the Strauss-Flower partnership in 2009, England were bowled out for 51 by West Indies. This is the biggest problem facing them since that defeat.
From that very poor beginning, Strauss and Flower managed to put together a good team with a good work ethic that got to be the best in the world. Now, those players need to accept they have a problem.
They have to be honest with themselves. If they simply shrug it off, they won't improve.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
How come we don't see an Indian in this thread? i bet you, they are every where to post comments, except this one. They are more than welcome to come here
Go through the thread. Lots of Indians including me have congratulated pakistan for the amazing performance. We don't view everything through a political or religious spectrum.
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Thank you Indians 
IndiaTv Report on Victory of Pakistan against England in Dubai 2012 - YouTube
The Hindu : Today's Paper / SPORT : Pakistan humiliates England to clinch series
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...kistan-clinch-series/articleshow/11663808.cms
You can find lots more videos on the individual news portals, lambasting India and praising pakistan. Indian media is not afraid to criticise, or to give credit where it is due, if thats what you were implying.
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Andrew Strauss: England's loss to Pakistan is the kind that hurts most
'We just didn't play well enough, individually or collectively'
England's No1 ranking at risk if they do not win third Test
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Andy Wilson at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 January 2012 15.58 GMT
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Second Test, day four
Andrew Strauss: England's loss to Pakistan is the kind that hurts most
'We just didn't play well enough, individually or collectively'
England's No1 ranking at risk if they do not win third Test
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England's Andrew Strauss, Stuart Broad and Monty Panesar after defeat to Pakistan
A disconsolate Andrew Strauss, right, with Stuart Broad, centre, and Monty Panesar after England's defeat to Pakistan. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Andrew Strauss admitted that England's batsmen are no closer to solving the mysteries of playing spin in subcontinental conditions as another humiliating collapse against Pakistan left them in danger of losing their hard-earned ranking as the world's No1 Test team after only three matches.
Needing only 145 to win the second Test in Abu Dhabi and square the three-match series after their heavy defeat in Dubai last week, they were skittled for 72, their lowest ever total against Pakistan, whose spin trio shared all 10 wickets inside 22 overs of mayhem led this time by Abdur Rehman, the left-armer who took six, with Saeed Ajmal playing a skilful second fiddle.
England are now 2-0 down with one to play and therefore condemned to their first series defeat in 10 since they lost in the West Indies in early 2009, when Strauss linked up with Andy Flower, the coach, for the first time. This total was their lowest since they were all out for 51 in the first Test of that series in Jamaica, and was also the first time they have lost consecutive Tests under Strauss and Flower.
It means that they need to win the third Test that starts back in Dubai on Friday to be sure of remaining at the top of the International Cricket Council's world test rankings on 1 April when the highest-ranked team receive a prize of $175,000. If England lose the series 2-0 or 3-0, which would be their worst ever result against Pakistan, they would be in danger of being overtaken by South Africa if they win all three Tests of their series in New Zealand in March.
But money was not on Strauss's mind as he sifted through the wreckage of another collective batting flop, in which he top-scored with 32 without suggesting he is any closer to emerging from his own personal slump.
"I'd struggle to think of a loss that has hurt more than this," he said. "These are the games that hurt the most because you feel like you've done everything you can to win the game and then you aren't able to nail the final nail in the coffin.
"Sometimes those sort of totals are the hardest to chase because you think you are almost there. It is easy to get caught between two stools, whether to be patient and wait for scoring opportunities to appear or take the bull by the horns."
England did the former, with Strauss and Alastair Cook crawling to 21 in 15 overs before the collapse began. "We just didn't play well enough, individually or collectively," the captain added. "Individually we've not been clear enough in our gameplans against spin, we've not been clear enough in our methods of where our scoring areas are and we've allowed pressure to build. It is pretty apparent and clear, there are no excuses, we need to be better than that."
Asked whether he felt England had failed to prove their right to the No1 ranking, Strauss admitted: "As I said at the start of this tour, this is the final frontier. England teams haven't done very well out here [in Asia] in the past. We felt like we had a great chance to win this series but I think the fact that we got rolled over twice in Dubai meant that there was some baggage there going into this final innings. Test cricket is hard and it exposes any vulnerability or weaknesses you have."
In 19 Tests in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and now the Gulf since 2001, England have now lost nine, drawn nine, and won only one and will now lose their sixth series out of seven.
For Strauss's opposite number, Misbah-ul-Haq, this was another personal triumph. Since he succeeded the disgraced Salman Butt in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal and a 3-1 series defeat in England late in 2010, Pakistan have now won eight, drawn five and lost only one of 14 Tests.
They may still be some way off England's official ranking, but it is they, rather than Strauss's team, who would challenge South Africa and Australia as the form teams of world cricket.
'We just didn't play well enough, individually or collectively'
England's No1 ranking at risk if they do not win third Test
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Andy Wilson at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 January 2012 15.58 GMT
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England cricket team
Second Test, day four
Andrew Strauss: England's loss to Pakistan is the kind that hurts most
'We just didn't play well enough, individually or collectively'
England's No1 ranking at risk if they do not win third Test
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Andy Wilson at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 January 2012 15.58 GMT
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England's Andrew Strauss, Stuart Broad and Monty Panesar after defeat to Pakistan
A disconsolate Andrew Strauss, right, with Stuart Broad, centre, and Monty Panesar after England's defeat to Pakistan. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Andrew Strauss admitted that England's batsmen are no closer to solving the mysteries of playing spin in subcontinental conditions as another humiliating collapse against Pakistan left them in danger of losing their hard-earned ranking as the world's No1 Test team after only three matches.
Needing only 145 to win the second Test in Abu Dhabi and square the three-match series after their heavy defeat in Dubai last week, they were skittled for 72, their lowest ever total against Pakistan, whose spin trio shared all 10 wickets inside 22 overs of mayhem led this time by Abdur Rehman, the left-armer who took six, with Saeed Ajmal playing a skilful second fiddle.
England are now 2-0 down with one to play and therefore condemned to their first series defeat in 10 since they lost in the West Indies in early 2009, when Strauss linked up with Andy Flower, the coach, for the first time. This total was their lowest since they were all out for 51 in the first Test of that series in Jamaica, and was also the first time they have lost consecutive Tests under Strauss and Flower.
It means that they need to win the third Test that starts back in Dubai on Friday to be sure of remaining at the top of the International Cricket Council's world test rankings on 1 April when the highest-ranked team receive a prize of $175,000. If England lose the series 2-0 or 3-0, which would be their worst ever result against Pakistan, they would be in danger of being overtaken by South Africa if they win all three Tests of their series in New Zealand in March.
But money was not on Strauss's mind as he sifted through the wreckage of another collective batting flop, in which he top-scored with 32 without suggesting he is any closer to emerging from his own personal slump.
"I'd struggle to think of a loss that has hurt more than this," he said. "These are the games that hurt the most because you feel like you've done everything you can to win the game and then you aren't able to nail the final nail in the coffin.
"Sometimes those sort of totals are the hardest to chase because you think you are almost there. It is easy to get caught between two stools, whether to be patient and wait for scoring opportunities to appear or take the bull by the horns."
England did the former, with Strauss and Alastair Cook crawling to 21 in 15 overs before the collapse began. "We just didn't play well enough, individually or collectively," the captain added. "Individually we've not been clear enough in our gameplans against spin, we've not been clear enough in our methods of where our scoring areas are and we've allowed pressure to build. It is pretty apparent and clear, there are no excuses, we need to be better than that."
Asked whether he felt England had failed to prove their right to the No1 ranking, Strauss admitted: "As I said at the start of this tour, this is the final frontier. England teams haven't done very well out here [in Asia] in the past. We felt like we had a great chance to win this series but I think the fact that we got rolled over twice in Dubai meant that there was some baggage there going into this final innings. Test cricket is hard and it exposes any vulnerability or weaknesses you have."
In 19 Tests in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and now the Gulf since 2001, England have now lost nine, drawn nine, and won only one and will now lose their sixth series out of seven.
For Strauss's opposite number, Misbah-ul-Haq, this was another personal triumph. Since he succeeded the disgraced Salman Butt in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal and a 3-1 series defeat in England late in 2010, Pakistan have now won eight, drawn five and lost only one of 14 Tests.
They may still be some way off England's official ranking, but it is they, rather than Strauss's team, who would challenge South Africa and Australia as the form teams of world cricket.
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please share some more videos
Use google, or go to your favourite news portals. I can't do all the work for you.
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Use google, or go to your favourite news portals. I can't do all the work for you.
Great suggestion.
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