Second Test Jan 3rd-7th@SCG

[Rik E Boy]

The KAT is in doubt a picking up an Elbow injury in Melbourne. Philp Hughes as been flown down to Melbourne incase. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 28,00.html

Oh shut up Dutchy!

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

[smithy]

Pakistan have suffered a serious setback on the eve of the second Test against Australia at the SCG, with teenage paceman Mohammad Aamer ruled out with a groin injury.

The youngster was the touring side's most dangerous bowler in the first Test at the MCG, collecting his first five-wicket Test haul in the second innings in Melbourne.

Mohammad Sami is expected to take his place in the side in the third change to the Pakistan bowling line-up from the Boxing Day Test.

Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul are set to come in for Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rauf in the other changes for the clash, which starts on Sunday

[mal]

Smithy its only another modern day fast bowler getting injured

[smithy]

Smithy its only another modern day fast bowler getting injured

Well it's news on the eve of a test match and he was good to watch.
In fact he was so good, it's the best spell of fast bowling the chosen one has EVER faced.
Even better, he took his 1st 5for in test cricket aged 17 rather than wait until he was 28 years old.

[brod]

Pakistan have suffered a serious setback on the eve of the second Test against Australia at the SCG, with teenage paceman Mohammad Aamer ruled out with a groin injury.

The youngster was the touring side's most dangerous bowler in the first Test at the MCG, collecting his first five-wicket Test haul in the second innings in Melbourne.

Mohammad Sami is expected to take his place in the side in the third change to the Pakistan bowling line-up from the Boxing Day Test. Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul are set to come in for Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rauf in the other changes for the clash, which starts on Sunday

The first two make them a better side so that is nothing but a positive..Sami for Aamer is a negative but overall it is far outweighed by the positive.
Simply not having Abdur Rauf playing makes them a FAR better side

[brod]

The pakistan view

Mohammad Yousuf believes hiring a specialist fielding coach for Pakistan will not make much of a difference to the side's continued problems in the area. Pakistan dropped five catches in all in their 170-run loss to Australia at the MCG. That came on the back of the Test series in New Zealand where they grassed at least ten chances through the three Tests, including six in the win in Wellington.
What else can we do other than practice catching all the time. Even if you hire a fielding coach, remember Jonty Rhodes before the 2006 England series? We dropped 20 catches in that series. Whoever comes will do the same kind of practices and throw lots of catches and all that is happening now anyway.

[Adelaide Hawk]

When did Aamer sustain this injury? I ask because he showed no signs of injury in the 1st Test.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Rain. Inspection at 10.15am.

[locky801]

Light rain again, checking the radar there appears a bit of rain around Sydney at the moment but not much more appears to be around after that for a while

[Adelaide Hawk]

The pakistan view

Mohammad Yousuf believes hiring a specialist fielding coach for Pakistan will not make much of a difference to the side's continued problems in the area.

He may be right. Pakistan fielding problems have been going for as long as I can recall, and it seems to me they always seem to have these guys who don't want to the ball coming to them in the field, either in the air or along the ground. Basically, Paki fielding's probelms are caused through laziness.

[locky801]

Katich out, Hughes in

[Adelaide Hawk]

Covers going back on ... could one of those annoying days.

[locky801]

Looks like a fair coverage of grass on the wicket as well

[locky801]

Still no play on day 1, currently watching re-runs of F Troop on Channel 9

[Jimmy_041]

Still no play on day 1, currently watching re-runs of F Troop on Channel 9

Really? - I'll turn it over then

[dedja]

LOL, now it's Gilligan's Island!

[shoe boy]

LOL, now it's Gilligan's Island!

nothing wrong with Gilligans Island

[wristwatcher]

did they toss the coin yet ???
is there any prediction of a likely start???

[locky801]

did they toss the coin yet ???
is there any prediction of a likely start???

to answer both questions NO