Big blow to India - Zaheer who has bowled superbly 13.3 - 8- 18 -2 has gone off with a hamstring strain or possible tear, pulling up after a delivery :-)
Big blow to India - Zaheer who has bowled superbly 13.3 - 8- 18 -2 has gone off with a hamstring strain or possible tear, pulling up after a delivery :-)
He's a good bowler (Zaheer) but he never looks fit.
This was his first Test since January and he only bowled sparingly in the game vs Somerset, you can't really expect to play one first-class game in seven months and get away with it - especially at 32.
He looked very stiff in his first couple of overs - his first delivery was only 76Mph! - and I was not at all surprised he got injured.
I can't remember another fast bowler as good as he is - and he is very good - who is quite so unathletic.
I can't remember another fast bowler as good as he is - and he is very good - who is quite so unathletic.
Shoaib?
Christ, how did I not think of that? Shoaib is definitely the winner in that category although Beefy in the 1987-92 years of his career would certainly place well.
I met Shoaib once in a bar over here while Pakistan were on tour, he was much shorter than I imagined but had a massive chest and thick neck.
He was also most certainly not being an observant Muslim given the amount of booze he was putting away.
Brilliant from KP today, top batsman when he's in form. The worrying thing is, recently, he seems to get one or two good score and then think he's done his job for the series.
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58-1 Cook LBW Zaheer 12 23.1 overs gone.
The ball is swinging in the air, with a little movement off the pitch as well.
Strauss should have been run out, but they missed the stumps by a couple of foot.
Trott dropped on 9 at slip. Difficult chance.
England 100-2 Strauss C Sharma B Zaheer 22 caught hooking
Trott edge goes between keeper & 1st slip, lucky escape
Agreed
107-2
Big blow to India - Zaheer who has bowled superbly 13.3 - 8- 18 -2 has gone off with a hamstring strain or possible tear, pulling up after a delivery :-)
This was his first Test since January and he only bowled sparingly in the game vs Somerset, you can't really expect to play one first-class game in seven months and get away with it - especially at 32.
He looked very stiff in his first couple of overs - his first delivery was only 76Mph! - and I was not at all surprised he got injured.
I can't remember another fast bowler as good as he is - and he is very good - who is quite so unathletic.
Christ, how did I not think of that? Shoaib is definitely the winner in that category although Beefy in the 1987-92 years of his career would certainly place well.
I met Shoaib once in a bar over here while Pakistan were on tour, he was much shorter than I imagined but had a massive chest and thick neck.
He was also most certainly not being an observant Muslim given the amount of booze he was putting away.
474-8 Declared KP 202 no
India 14-0
I don't understand what happened to the last 6 overs ? Play could go on until 7.30pm and there was no rain or bad light.
someone pls explain ???
20,000 tickets on the door tomorrow, at £20 quid. Should be a cracking day, think I might go along.
goood shoutt there !!