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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 16, 2006 17:04:59 GMT -1
England (probable): Strauss (captain), Trescothick, Cook, Pietersen, Collingwood, Bell, Read (wkt), Mahmood, Hoggard, Harmison, Panesar.
Pakistan (probable): Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Umar Gul, Shahid Nazir, Mohammad Asif, Danish Kaneria.
England start their final Test before the Ashes begin in late November when they take on Pakistan in a "dead rubber" match starting on Thursday.
Having established a winning formula without their star player Andrew Flintoff, England are unlikely to give regular 12th man Jon Lewis a game.
They are determined to go to Australia on the back of a 3-0 series victory.
Andrew Strauss said: "If we can make it three wins in a row, it's some very good momentum heading into the Ashes."
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 4:50:43 GMT -1
England 5/2
Pakistan 9/2
Draw 8/15
Third test betting
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 4:52:02 GMT -1
Bell going for a record
England batsman Ian Bell says being rejected earlier this summer spurred him on to the brink of history.
Bell could become only the second England batsman to score hundreds in four successive Test matches when his side take on Pakistan at The Oval.
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 8:28:01 GMT -1
England named an unchaged side for the final Test match against Pakistan at The Oval.
Gloucesterhsire's Jon Lewis was the man to miss out again as England kept faith with fast bowler Sajid Mahmood.
Pakistan have yet to reveal their full line-up but there are a number of changes as they aim for a win.
Bowler Mohammad Asif will come in for Mohammad Sami and openers Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat replace Salman Butt and Taufeeq Umar.
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 8:44:28 GMT -1
Pakistan win the toss and put England into bat
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Post by PureOldGold on Aug 17, 2006 8:58:21 GMT -1
I've seen that Mohammed Asif bowl, his pretty good gets loads of movement of the pitch.
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 8:59:13 GMT -1
well its just starting to have spots of rain , might not start.
there saying the cloud cover could help the pakistan bowlers.
1ovwe bowled, no runs scored, they are now off for rain.
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Post by Alex on Aug 17, 2006 10:07:38 GMT -1
Is it starting today!?  |
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 10:34:18 GMT -1
FOURTH TEST, THE OVAL, DAY ONE (lunch):
England 27-0 v Pakistan
England were 27-0 when play was halted for a second time on the first morning of the Oval Test against Pakistan.
Rain had held up play for half an hour after just two balls of the innings but Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick kept their focus after the resumption.
The players then managed to get in 35 minutes of play before the south London drizzle became too much again.
Strauss had hit three crisp boundaries to reach 22 while Trescothick looked less assured, and was four not out.
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Post by Alex on Aug 17, 2006 10:36:29 GMT -1
I don't like Trescothick.  |
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 12:23:41 GMT -1
FOURTH TEST, THE OVAL, DAY ONE:
England 54-2 v Pakistan
Marcus Trescothick suffered another failure in a difficult summer for him as Umar Gul had him caught at gully for six on day one of the Oval Test.
While Andrew Strauss batted in assured manner either side of two rain delays, Trescothick was never at ease.
And with the total on 36, Gul had him playing aggressively to a ball that should have been played cautiously.
Skipper Strauss had been surprised when Inzamam-ul-Haq had opted to bowl first, but the new ball created some problems.
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 13:55:20 GMT -1
FOURTH TEST, THE OVAL, DAY ONE: England 99-5 v Pakistan Mohammad Asif produced a superb spell of fast bowling as England collapsed to 91-5 on the first afternoon of the fourth Test against Pakistan. Asif had three of the wickets as England tumbled from 54-1, with only captain Andrew Strauss (38) and Alastair Cook (31no) getting stuck in. Strauss and Kevin Pietersen were both caught at the wicket before Paul Collingwood was trapped lbw. Umar Gul removed Marcus Trescothick and Danish Kaneria dismissed Ian Bell. | PLAYER | FIELDER | BOWLER | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | | M E Trescothick | c Mohammad Hafeez | b Umar Gul | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | | A J Strauss | c Kamran Akmal | b Mohammad Asif | 38 | 57 | 7 | 0 | | A N Cook | not | out | 36 | 59 | 5 | 0 | | K P Pietersen | c Kamran Akmal | b Mohammad Asif | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | P D Collingwood | LBW | mohammad Asif | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | I R Bell | c Faisal Iqbal | b Danish Kaneria | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | | C M W Read | not | out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | | Extras | 3nb 1lb 4 | Total for 5 | 99 | (34.2 ovs) |
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Post by Roaster©®™ on Aug 17, 2006 14:11:52 GMT -1
Has to be the pitch!!
Can't see that their bowlers have suddenly "come-good" nor the English batsmen suddenly tainted by the shitty stick!
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 14:15:05 GMT -1
Has to be the pitch!! Can't see that their bowlers have suddenly "come-good" nor the English batsmen suddenly tainted by the shitty stick! england always have a shit stick following them round, they just lost another wicket |
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Post by PureOldGold on Aug 17, 2006 14:45:34 GMT -1
Has to be the pitch!! Can't see that their bowlers have suddenly "come-good" nor the English batsmen suddenly tainted by the shitty stick! We've won the series and thank god for that, cause just one of there first choice bowlers are wripping our top order apart. I was right about that Asif dude 
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Post by PureOldGold on Aug 17, 2006 14:49:27 GMT -1
Tea England 134-6 Mohammad Asif confirmed what Pakistan have been missing throughout the series with an impressive three-wicket burst as the final Test sprang into life during the afternoon session. Rain limited the action to just eight overs before lunch, but after the break wickets tumbled once Umar Gul had made the first breakthrough. Danish Kaneria chipped in with an early wicket and then Shahid Nazir nailed Alastair Cook, the last recognised batsman, 15 minutes before tea. Through the stop-start beginning to the match, Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss began to form a useful opening stand with Strauss, once again, played with fluency. However, both Asif and Gul made scoring very tough after lunch and the innings almost ground to a halt. Trescothick struggled more the longer his innings went on and used the inside-edge frequently during his scratchy 43-stay. He became involved in a brief period of verbal sparring, with Faisal Iqbal at short-leg, and appeared unsettled when he flashed Gul to gully and was smartly held by Mohammad Hafeez. Strauss, though, continued to find the middle of his bat until being undone by an outstanding over from Asif. Forced back by a couple of short deliveries, Strauss pushed out at a fuller-pitched ball and produced a think edge through to Kamran Akmal. However, Asif outdid himself with his next ball, a full swinging beauty that drew Kevin Pietersen forward and kissed the outside edge as it moved late. On this ground, just under a year ago, Pietersen secured the Ashes with 158, but this time around it couldn't have been a briefer stay. Asif's day then got even better when he ensured Paul Collingwood would not be pulling off one of the recovery acts that have been part of his Test career. The ball after sending a thick edge to third man, Collingwood was trapped on the crease as Asif nipped one back into his pads and it would have taken middle. Asif's last Test, against Sri Lanka at Kandy, ended with him holding figures of 11 for 71; this spell of three wickets in 11 balls will leave Pakistan fans wondering what might have been if he'd been fit all summer. With England's previously run-filled batting severely under the cosh for the first in the series, Inzamam-ul-Haq introduced Kaneria who struck with his fourth ball when Ian Bell propped forward and got an inside-edge onto his pad and out to silly point. Meanwhile, Cook's solid technique was standing up well to the swing and he was strong off the back foot. However, Nazir produced a pin-point yorker as Cook moved across his crease and Billy Doctrove eventually raised his finger while walking away from the stumps. Chris Read played two important innings at Headingley, but neither were quite from the position of 91 for 5 that greeted him here. Read survived until tea, but Sajid Mahmood shouldn't have when Akmal missed a regulation stumping after he had come down the track to Kaneria. He also escaped a straight lbw shout next ball, but Pakistan won't be complaining too much after six wickets in the session. www.cricinfo.com/ |
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 14:50:16 GMT -1
bet yer cant do a table like mine ;D
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Post by PureOldGold on Aug 17, 2006 14:56:02 GMT -1
bet yer cant do a table like mine ;D  show me, how how? |
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Post by PureOldGold on Aug 17, 2006 15:07:27 GMT -1
47.5 Umar Gul to Mahmood, OUT, 'goddim. Very full and a sharp delivery which swung back into the right hander before jagging yet further into Mahmood and, ultimately, into his stumps. A swing of the bat but he was comprehensively beaten there.
Here comes Yorkshire's finest
47.6 Umar Gul to Hoggard, no run, wild and woolly, Hoggard leaves it well alone.
Latest Action.
England 162/7 (49.1 ov)
Pakistan
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Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 17, 2006 19:19:40 GMT -1
FOURTH TEST, THE BRIT OVAL (DAY ONE, STUMPS)
England 173 v Pakistan 96-1
Pakistan finally woke from their slumber to produce a stirring performance on day one of the final Test against England at The Oval.
They won the toss, put England in, bowled immaculately to dismiss them for 173 and replied well, closing on 96-1.
Mohammad Asif showed how much Pakistan had missed him in the first three matches of the series as he returned from an elbow injury to take 4-56.
And fellow fast bowler Umar Gul backed him up brilliantly to take 4-46.
The best individual score England's batsmen could muster was Alastair Cook's 40, with Andrew Strauss and Chris Read both scraping into the thirties.
England's dreadful day was made worse late in the final session when they dropped Pakistan's best batsman, Mohammad Yousuf, twice before he had reached double figures.
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