Over 7.2: Out LBW.Watson got out lbw to Asif after playing along the wrong line in his drive to miss an inswinger and
thus leave Australia wobbling at 20 for 2.
Over 6.1: Out LBW. Mohammad Aamer to SM Katich, good length delivery, and the man in form Katich is gone, shuffling
far too across like he always does but for once failed to make any connection
with the bat and Aamer’s inswinger has trapped him infront of the stumps.
Over 13.5: Out LBW. Mohammad Asif to RT Ponting, good length delivery, And now things looking really bad with Ponting
also going, Asif strikes again, this time getting the Aussie skipper out lbw.
Ponting hasn’t read the inswinger and just got his frontpad across the stumps.
Over 12.3: Bowled him!. Umar Gul to MJ Clarke, good length delivery, Australia are in trouble now at 27 for 3 with
Michael Clarke getting cleaned up by the one change seamer Umar Gul. Clarke
played all around a full length swinging delivery to disappear from the middle.
Over 16.5: Out LBW. Umar Gul to MEK Hussey, good length delivery, Half the side is back to the pavilion for the
Aussies, Hussey is lbw to Umar Gul, it’s a big inswinger that caught the pad
but looks like it just did a lot in the air and it may not be the right
decision from Rudi Koertzen.
Over 22.5: He is Caught. Umar Amin to MJ North, and now even the innocuous Umar Amin gets a wicket,
getting the left handed Marcus North to edge his outswinger to the keeper.
That’s a maiden Test wicket for the part timer!
Over 33.1: He is Caught. Mohammad Asif to TD Paine, that’s the end of it, Australia are bowled out
for 88 with Tim Paine nicking Mohammad Asif to the keeper Kamran Akmal in an
attempted cut shot.
Over 25.1: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to SPD Smith, Australia are on the mat at 73 for 7 with Steven
Smith getting clean bowled to the left arm quick Mohammad Aamer. The middle
stump has been disturbed by this inswinger which beat the closed faced blade of
Smith.
Over 25.2: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to MG Johnson, two wickets in two balls for Mohammad Aamer as
Johnson is dismissed the first ball he has faced. This was a nice juicy delivery
that angled in but swung away late just enough to beat the bat and hit the off
stump. Aamer is on a hat-trick with it!
Over 32.4: Runout at the Striker's end. Umar Gul to TD Paine, That’s the ninth wicket down with Hilfenhaus run
out after being called for a difficult third run from Tim Paine who had chopped
the ball towards wide thirdman. Umar Amin has come up with a good throw to
Kamran Akaml who has ensured that Hilfenhaus was well short of his crease. .
Over 6.1: Out LBW. Mohammad Aamer to SM Katich, good length delivery, and the man in form Katich is gone, shuffling
far too across like he always does but for once failed to make any connection
with the bat and Aamer’s inswinger has trapped him infront of the stumps. Over 25.1: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to SPD Smith, Australia are on the mat at 73 for 7 with Steven
Smith getting clean bowled to the left arm quick Mohammad Aamer. The middle
stump has been disturbed by this inswinger which beat the closed faced blade of
Smith. Over 25.2: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to MG Johnson, two wickets in two balls for Mohammad Aamer as
Johnson is dismissed the first ball he has faced. This was a nice juicy delivery
that angled in but swung away late just enough to beat the bat and hit the off
stump. Aamer is on a hat-trick with it!
Over 7.2: Out LBW.Watson got out lbw to Asif after playing along the wrong line in his drive to miss an inswinger and
thus leave Australia wobbling at 20 for 2. Over 13.5: Out LBW. Mohammad Asif to RT Ponting, good length delivery, And now things looking really bad with Ponting
also going, Asif strikes again, this time getting the Aussie skipper out lbw.
Ponting hasn’t read the inswinger and just got his frontpad across the stumps. Over 33.1: He is Caught. Mohammad Asif to TD Paine, that’s the end of it, Australia are bowled out
for 88 with Tim Paine nicking Mohammad Asif to the keeper Kamran Akmal in an
attempted cut shot.
Over 12.3: Bowled him!. Umar Gul to MJ Clarke, good length delivery, Australia are in trouble now at 27 for 3 with
Michael Clarke getting cleaned up by the one change seamer Umar Gul. Clarke
played all around a full length swinging delivery to disappear from the middle. Over 16.5: Out LBW. Umar Gul to MEK Hussey, good length delivery, Half the side is back to the pavilion for the
Aussies, Hussey is lbw to Umar Gul, it’s a big inswinger that caught the pad
but looks like it just did a lot in the air and it may not be the right
decision from Rudi Koertzen.
Over 22.5: He is Caught. Umar Amin to MJ North, and now even the innocuous Umar Amin gets a wicket,
getting the left handed Marcus North to edge his outswinger to the keeper.
That’s a maiden Test wicket for the part timer!
Over 19.4: Bowled him!. BJ Hilfenhaus to Salman Butt, that’s the breakthrough for Australia finally
with the Pakistani Skipper Salman Butt getting bowled by an inswinger from
Hilfenhaus. The late swing from Hilfenhaus got the better of a flick shot from
the left hander.
Over 33.3: Out LBW. SR Watson to Imran Farhat, oh Australia seem to be coming back in the game
now as Watson has broken this 2nd wicket stand by having the left
handed Imran Farhat plumb infront. It’s the full length inswinger that did the
trick for Watson and Farhat has yet again failed to cash in on a start.
Over 37.2: He is Caught. SR Watson to Azhar Ali, aah that’s another wicket down for Pakistan,
Australia are fighting back hard. Watson gets his second wicket, this with an
outswinger to force the right handed Azhar Ali to nick it behind and got to
mention it’s a great one handed diving catch from Tim Paine.
Over 50.3: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Umar Amin, and he is gone to some poor thinking, Amin was
looking to duck under a Hilfenhaus bouncer but kept his bat hanging in the air.
All it needed was the ball to kiss it and lob up to the fielder at squareleg.
Over 43.4: He is Caught. MG Johnson to Umar Akmal, this is a big wicket for the Aussies as the
talented Umar Akmal has perished, caught behind off Mitchell Johnson. The left
armer had induced a false drive through a juicy delivery and Umar Akmal fell in
the trap.
Over 60.5: He is Caught. SR Watson to Shoaib Malik, and now its career best figures for Watson as he
takes his sixth wicket and in the process sending Shoaib Malik back to the
pavilion. It was an attempted slog across the line and all Malik could do was
top edge it to the keeper.
Over 56.5: He is Caught. SR Watson to Kamran Akmal, it’s the tempting outswinger that gets rid of
the dangerous Kamran Akmal. Watson is the bowler taking his third wicket with
Kamran pushing at that and giving catching practice to Marcus North at first
slip.
Over 56.6: Out LBW. SR Watson to Mohammad Aamer, on a hat-trick is Watson with this wicket of
Aamer! The new man left handed Aamer is out lbw offering no shot to an
inswinger outside off and Rudi Koertzen has erred in his decision according to
Hawk Eye with the ball not swinging back enough to hit the off stump.
Over 58.6: Bowled him!. SR Watson to Umar Gul, that’s a fifer for Shane Watson who has cleaned
up Umar Gul with an inswinger that forced an inside edge bang onto the stumps.
Over 64.5: Runout at the non-striker end. BJ Hilfenhaus to Mohammad Asif, alright so Pakistan are bowled out for 258, the
last wicket falling through a run out. Asif, the striker got a leading edge
which fell short of mid off and his partner Kaneria for some reason took off
for a run and was sent back. Kaneria has no chance of returning back as Steven
Smith fires in a direct hit to find him short.
Over 19.4: Bowled him!. BJ Hilfenhaus to Salman Butt, that’s the breakthrough for Australia finally
with the Pakistani Skipper Salman Butt getting bowled by an inswinger from
Hilfenhaus. The late swing from Hilfenhaus got the better of a flick shot from
the left hander. Over 50.3: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Umar Amin, and he is gone to some poor thinking, Amin was
looking to duck under a Hilfenhaus bouncer but kept his bat hanging in the air.
All it needed was the ball to kiss it and lob up to the fielder at squareleg.
Over 33.3: Out LBW. SR Watson to Imran Farhat, oh Australia seem to be coming back in the game
now as Watson has broken this 2nd wicket stand by having the left
handed Imran Farhat plumb infront. It’s the full length inswinger that did the
trick for Watson and Farhat has yet again failed to cash in on a start. Over 37.2: He is Caught. SR Watson to Azhar Ali, aah that’s another wicket down for Pakistan,
Australia are fighting back hard. Watson gets his second wicket, this with an
outswinger to force the right handed Azhar Ali to nick it behind and got to
mention it’s a great one handed diving catch from Tim Paine. Over 56.5: He is Caught. SR Watson to Kamran Akmal, it’s the tempting outswinger that gets rid of
the dangerous Kamran Akmal. Watson is the bowler taking his third wicket with
Kamran pushing at that and giving catching practice to Marcus North at first
slip. Over 56.6: Out LBW. SR Watson to Mohammad Aamer, on a hat-trick is Watson with this wicket of
Aamer! The new man left handed Aamer is out lbw offering no shot to an
inswinger outside off and Rudi Koertzen has erred in his decision according to
Hawk Eye with the ball not swinging back enough to hit the off stump. Over 58.6: Bowled him!. SR Watson to Umar Gul, that’s a fifer for Shane Watson who has cleaned
up Umar Gul with an inswinger that forced an inside edge bang onto the stumps. Over 60.5: He is Caught. SR Watson to Shoaib Malik, and now its career best figures for Watson as he
takes his sixth wicket and in the process sending Shoaib Malik back to the
pavilion. It was an attempted slog across the line and all Malik could do was
top edge it to the keeper.
Over 43.4: He is Caught. MG Johnson to Umar Akmal, this is a big wicket for the Aussies as the
talented Umar Akmal has perished, caught behind off Mitchell Johnson. The left
armer had induced a false drive through a juicy delivery and Umar Akmal fell in
the trap.
Over 15.5: Bowled him!. Umar Amin to SR Watson, and the partnership for the 2nd wicket is broken by the part time medium pacer – Umar Amin. It was a poor shot from Watson, trying to dab an inswinger towards thirdman but only to get a bottom edge which crashed onto the leg stump.
Over 4.3: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to SM Katich, oh and Katich fails again in this test match, shuffling far too across to Mohammad Aamer and for a change has failed to connect the inducker to get bowled round his legs.
Over 43.4: He is Caught. Mohammad Aamer to RT Ponting, here is the big wicket for Pakistan in this test match with the fighting Ricky Ponting falling to the sucker ball from Mohammad Aamer. It was a wide juicy away swinger which enticed Ricky to go for the expansive drive but only to edge it behind to the keeper.
Over 66.1: He is Caught. Mohammad Asif to MJ Clarke, Asif has come good now and he has got rid of the well set Michael Clarke who has edged that awkward away seamer just around off to the keeper. Perhaps the last hope for the Aussies in this match has disappeared in the form of Michael Clarke.
Over 47.2: He is Caught. Mohammad Aamer to MEK Hussey, now this is just unplayable from Mohammad Aamer, hitting the seam and the ball kicking off nastily onto Hussey who can only glove it towards second slip where Umar Akmal has taken a forward stretching catch.
Over 49.1: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to MJ North, aaaha Marcus North is gone for a duck with his forcing shot off the backfoot crashing onto the timber. Mohammad Aamer is once again rewarded and Australia are staring at defeat with that.
Over 75.3: He is Caught. Danish Kaneria to TD Paine, now what a terrible dismissal is this for Tim Paine, a rank long hop it was from the leggie Kaneria. Paine went back to hit the ball too hard and all he can do is pat a catch to Azhar Ali at covers right off the bottom.
Over 95.3: Bowled him!. Umar Gul to SPD Smith, well that’s the end of the heroic innings from Steven Smith and also the finish of the Aussie second innings leaving Pakistan with a competitive target of 180. It was a dreadful way to get out for Steven Smith as he dragged the Umar Gul slower one tragically onto the stumps off the bottom edge.
Over 84.3: Out LBW. Mohammad Asif to MG Johnson, here goes the big hitting Johnson, out lbw to the Pakistani Glenn McGrath. Asif it is getting the ball to swing in to defeat the defences of Johnson and strike the pad infront of the stumps.
Over 89.5: He is Caught. Danish Kaneria to BJ Hilfenhaus, and his adventures with the bat are all over as he edges
his drive off a turning leggie from Danish Kaneria to Umar Akmal at slip. That
breaks a potentially dangerous partnership for Pakistan with this 9th
wkt adding up 37 runs.
Over 4.3: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to SM Katich, oh and Katich fails again in this test match, shuffling far too across to Mohammad Aamer and for a change has failed to connect the inducker to get bowled round his legs. Over 43.4: He is Caught. Mohammad Aamer to RT Ponting, here is the big wicket for Pakistan in this test match with the fighting Ricky Ponting falling to the sucker ball from Mohammad Aamer. It was a wide juicy away swinger which enticed Ricky to go for the expansive drive but only to edge it behind to the keeper. Over 47.2: He is Caught. Mohammad Aamer to MEK Hussey, now this is just unplayable from Mohammad Aamer, hitting the seam and the ball kicking off nastily onto Hussey who can only glove it towards second slip where Umar Akmal has taken a forward stretching catch. Over 49.1: Bowled him!. Mohammad Aamer to MJ North, aaaha Marcus North is gone for a duck with his forcing shot off the backfoot crashing onto the timber. Mohammad Aamer is once again rewarded and Australia are staring at defeat with that.
Over 66.1: He is Caught. Mohammad Asif to MJ Clarke, Asif has come good now and he has got rid of the well set Michael Clarke who has edged that awkward away seamer just around off to the keeper. Perhaps the last hope for the Aussies in this match has disappeared in the form of Michael Clarke. Over 84.3: Out LBW. Mohammad Asif to MG Johnson, here goes the big hitting Johnson, out lbw to the Pakistani Glenn McGrath. Asif it is getting the ball to swing in to defeat the defences of Johnson and strike the pad infront of the stumps.
Over 95.3: Bowled him!. Umar Gul to SPD Smith, well that’s the end of the heroic innings from Steven Smith and also the finish of the Aussie second innings leaving Pakistan with a competitive target of 180. It was a dreadful way to get out for Steven Smith as he dragged the Umar Gul slower one tragically onto the stumps off the bottom edge.
Over 15.5: Bowled him!. Umar Amin to SR Watson, and the partnership for the 2nd wicket is broken by the part time medium pacer – Umar Amin. It was a poor shot from Watson, trying to dab an inswinger towards thirdman but only to get a bottom edge which crashed onto the leg stump.
Over 75.3: He is Caught. Danish Kaneria to TD Paine, now what a terrible dismissal is this for Tim Paine, a rank long hop it was from the leggie Kaneria. Paine went back to hit the ball too hard and all he can do is pat a catch to Azhar Ali at covers right off the bottom. Over 89.5: He is Caught. Danish Kaneria to BJ Hilfenhaus, and his adventures with the bat are all over as he edges
his drive off a turning leggie from Danish Kaneria to Umar Akmal at slip. That
breaks a potentially dangerous partnership for Pakistan with this 9th
wkt adding up 37 runs.
Over 32.6: Bowled him! DE Bollinger to Imran Farhat, finally a wicket for the Aussies to break the 110 run stand but got to say that it has come too late. Imran Farhat’s fine innings has come to an end courtesy of a fast inswinging yorker which beat the left hander for pace to just hit the off stump base by the time the bat came down.
Over 5.1: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Salman Butt, here is the much needed first wicket for the Aussies, the Pakistani Skipper was foxed by the field placement which was set predominantly for an inswinger. But Hilfenhaus did the opposite landing it around off and getting the ball to swing away and Butt has edged that to Clarke at second slip.
Over 38.4: He is Caught. DE Bollinger to Azhar Ali, Australia have got an early breakthrough on Day 4 with Azhar Ali after a well made 51 getting out nicking behind an away swinger from Doug Bollinger. So Pakistan are now 146 for 4 with another 34 runs to win the Test match.
Over 34.6: He is Caught. DE Bollinger to Umar Amin, another quick wicket here for the Aussies but with just another 43 runs left, it should not be a worry for the Pakistanis. Umar Amin is gone for a duck as he just pokes at one outside off to get caught behind off the energetic Doug Bollinger.
Over 45.4: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Shoaib Malik, 161 for 6 it is with still 19 to get, Shoaib Malik has been brilliantly caught by Marcus North at short extra covers, it was a full blooded shot from the former Skipper intended to go a boundary but has instead turned out to be a wicket for the Aussies.
Over 41.4: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Umar Akmal, now do we have a twist here, Umar Akmal has just played away from his body to edge the full length outswinger to Tim Paine. Hilfenhaus is the bowler reducing Pakistan to 150 for 5.
Over 50.3: He is Caught. MG Johnson to Kamran Akmal, another brilliant catch from the Aussies but now Pakistan are safely cruising with just one more run to win. Kamran Akmal wanted to finish the match with a wild slash off Johnson’s away swinger but finds Mike Hussey pull off a sensational diving catch to his left at gully!
Over 32.6: Bowled him! DE Bollinger to Imran Farhat, finally a wicket for the Aussies to break the 110 run stand but got to say that it has come too late. Imran Farhat’s fine innings has come to an end courtesy of a fast inswinging yorker which beat the left hander for pace to just hit the off stump base by the time the bat came down. Over 34.6: He is Caught. DE Bollinger to Umar Amin, another quick wicket here for the Aussies but with just another 43 runs left, it should not be a worry for the Pakistanis. Umar Amin is gone for a duck as he just pokes at one outside off to get caught behind off the energetic Doug Bollinger. Over 38.4: He is Caught. DE Bollinger to Azhar Ali, Australia have got an early breakthrough on Day 4 with Azhar Ali after a well made 51 getting out nicking behind an away swinger from Doug Bollinger. So Pakistan are now 146 for 4 with another 34 runs to win the Test match.
Over 5.1: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Salman Butt, here is the much needed first wicket for the Aussies, the Pakistani Skipper was foxed by the field placement which was set predominantly for an inswinger. But Hilfenhaus did the opposite landing it around off and getting the ball to swing away and Butt has edged that to Clarke at second slip. Over 41.4: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Umar Akmal, now do we have a twist here, Umar Akmal has just played away from his body to edge the full length outswinger to Tim Paine. Hilfenhaus is the bowler reducing Pakistan to 150 for 5. Over 45.4: He is Caught. BJ Hilfenhaus to Shoaib Malik, 161 for 6 it is with still 19 to get, Shoaib Malik has been brilliantly caught by Marcus North at short extra covers, it was a full blooded shot from the former Skipper intended to go a boundary but has instead turned out to be a wicket for the Aussies.
Over 50.3: He is Caught. MG Johnson to Kamran Akmal, another brilliant catch from the Aussies but now Pakistan are safely cruising with just one more run to win. Kamran Akmal wanted to finish the match with a wild slash off Johnson’s away swinger but finds Mike Hussey pull off a sensational diving catch to his left at gully!
