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Old 6th January 2012, 15:41   #1 (permalink)
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Pakistan vs England (in UAE) 2012
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January

3 England arrive in Dubai

7-9 v ICC Combined Associates & Affiliate Members XI, Dubai (ICC Global Cricket Academy)

11-13 v Pakistan Cricket Board XI (venue TBC)

17-21 1st Test, Dubai (0600 GMT)

25-29 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi (0600 GMT)

February

3-7 3rd Test, Dubai (0600 GMT)

10 v England Lions, Dubai

10 ODI: Pakistan v Afghanistan, Sharjah

13 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi

15 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi

18 3rd ODI, Dubai

21 4th ODI, Dubai

23 1st Twenty20 international, Dubai

25 2nd Twenty20 international, Dubai

27 3rd Twenty20 international, Abu Dhabi

NB Fixtures and start times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made
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Old 6th January 2012, 15:47   #2 (permalink)
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We (Pakistan) have done quite well in Test matches recently with Misbah as captain, looking forward to this series as it could be a close one. Just hope there are no more off the field distractions.
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Old 6th January 2012, 15:52   #3 (permalink)
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Will be an interesting series this, although England's batting is much better than Pakistan. Pakistan's bowling line up is quality though.
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Will be a tougher series than the media over here are portraying.

I assume and hope the players are up for it as the Pakistani's have looked solid (shock horror) lately.

Goes without saying that Swann is a big player for this.
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Old 11th January 2012, 22:34   #5 (permalink)
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England overhauled a battling ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI side, winning by three wickets in an improved batting display in Dubai.

England, chasing 261, began well but Kevin Pietersen (1) was out soon after Andrew Strauss's (78) dismissal.

Ian Bell (39) and Jonathan Trott (35) steadied the ship before Steve Davies (37) hit the winning runs.

Earlier, Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad had scored 74 as the invitational side went from 90-5 to 164-9 declared.

The match, a warm-up for the three-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, will have given coach Andy Flower plenty to consider.

Even deprived of Afghan paceman Hamid Hassan, who was injured in the field during England's first innings, the ICC XI's attack continued to pose problems for his middle-order batsmen.


Only opener Alastair Cook scored more than 20 runs in the team's first innings and between them Pietersen and Eoin Morgan only just managed to reach that mark across their four innings.

The left-arm spin of Ireland's George Dockrell, called in to replace Hassan, proved the undoing of Pietersen, who got an inside edge to Dockrell's compatriot Boyd Rankin after being lured down the track and beaten in flight.

When Morgan was removed for three by Rankin via a splendid catch by wicketkeeper Shahzad, England looked vulnerable at 187-5, still 74 runs short of victory.

But the good work of Strauss, who hit 13 fours and a six en route to his score of 78, had provided enough of a platform as Davies and Stuart Broad shared a stand of 61 to guide England home.

Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi was the pick of the ICC side's bowlers as his off-break returned figures of 3-66 and the scalps of Trott, Bell and Broad.

Nabi's countryman Shahzad had done most to set England a decent target as the 23-year-old added another 40 runs to his overnight score of 34 before misjudging a big shot off Pietersen.

England take on a Pakistan Cricket Board XI on Wednesday before the start of the first test on Tuesday 17 January in Dubai.
BBC Sport - Pakistan v England: England overcome ICC side in Dubai
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Old 11th January 2012, 23:54   #6 (permalink)
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Old 12th January 2012, 17:37   #7 (permalink)
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Unfortunately Monty took 5 wicks this morning.

Please don't pick him.
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Old 12th January 2012, 18:05   #8 (permalink)
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Wouldn't suprise me if England went with 2 spinners. The issue would be whether they continue with 6 batters-4 bowlers or play the extra bowler.
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With Bresnan not around, not sure if England can afford to go with 5 batsman and Prior. A tail of Broad, Swann, Anderson, Finn and Panesar is a long one indeed.
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Old 13th January 2012, 20:58   #10 (permalink)
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Can't see two spinners being used, it's humid here so should favour the medium to fast bowlers especially in Dubai as the roof all the way round the ground increases this..! Saw a bit of today's game as my son had football match on the adjacent pitch. Wind is picking up and looks likely to remain all week but don't think this will effect the game much, might bring some rain in though which would be pretty ironic...!
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Right here we go, weather is holding up just and I got too many spare tickets, luckily in the only stand with beer so should be able to shift them..! Looking like we'll be going with two spinners mistake IMO but hey I know bugger all..!
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I'm glad this is starting today, that advert with Cook is terrible.
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Old 16th January 2012, 23:46   #13 (permalink)
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I'm glad this is starting today, that advert with Cook is terrible.
Cringeworthy.
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Old 17th January 2012, 05:12   #14 (permalink)
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What are pitches in the UAE likely to offer then? Not much, I'd imagine.
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Old 17th January 2012, 07:05   #15 (permalink)
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England already 2 down

32/2

Cook and Trott the batsmen back in the shed.
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Old 17th January 2012, 07:27   #16 (permalink)
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42/3 - Strauss gone too.

England in a bit of trouble here.
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Old 17th January 2012, 08:03   #17 (permalink)
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Eng - 52/5(Lunch)

Serious trouble now....and yes, I am talking to myself in here.

Not a lot of spin, just good accurate bowling, and some poor shots.
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Neutral, do you think the decision to leave out Panesar was sound? Has it been a case of poor batting?
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The best team since Aussies struggling away from home... who would have thunk it?
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At least Morgan is still there. Getting a total of 150+ on the board gives the bowlers something to bowl at.
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I would be surprised if either of Prior or Morgan last too long against spin unless they decide to hit it out. The pitch is supposed to be flat BTW...
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Maybe they will - haven't seen the morning session so I am still perplexed as to whether one spinner here was a good call. I'm leaning towards 'no', looking at the bowling figures.

Still, this is Pakistan, so there is always the potential for a collapse or two from them.
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Neutral, do you think the decision to leave out Panesar was sound? Has it been a case of poor batting?
Good decision to leave him out. When was the last time England went in with two full time spinners? Plus, spin is something the Pakistanis play relatively well, not sure this was the right opponent or venue to reintroduce Panesar to test cricket.

Pakistanis haven't really spun the ball a mile, just bowled a really nice line and length, and as a result drawn some false shots. The 1st 3 wickets were more to do with the batsmen than the bowlers.
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Good decision to leave him out. When was the last time England went in with two full time spinners? Plus, spin is something the Pakistanis play relatively well, not sure this was the right opponent or venue to reintroduce Panesar to test cricket.

Pakistanis haven't really spun the ball a mile, just bowled a really nice line and length, and as a result drawn some false shots. The 1st 3 wickets were more to do with the batsmen than the bowlers.
It is not just about spinning the ball on a friendly wicket.

England batsmen are simply uncomfortable against spin just like most Inidan batsmen struggle against bounce. Essentially all of them struggle when it comes to just defending against a proper spinner, playing shots is the only way they can survive IMO. This is why Harbhajjan was so infuriating last summer.
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Well this has spoilt my morning...

Morgan gone now too...
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Shambles of day so far, maybe a cloud cover will appear and the ball will start swinging, Dubai is near Headingly right?
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150-7 now. At least that is something like a total!
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It is not just about spinning the ball on a friendly wicket.

England batsmen are simply uncomfortable against spin just like most Inidan batsmen struggle against bounce. Essentially all of them struggle when it comes to just defending against a proper spinner, playing shots is the only way they can survive IMO. This is why Harbhajjan was so infuriating last summer.
No you're right, but I was actually highlighting the lack of obvious spin to counter the argument that not playing Panesar was an instance of England missing a trick
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Old 17th January 2012, 11:47   #29 (permalink)
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Eng 168/9

Ajmal with 6/49
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I suppose the next thing England have to look at is trying to remain competitive. Bowl Pakistan out for under 250. If they end up with any more and closer to 400+ then it's game completely over.
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Ajmal. Tikka beeewwwwww son.
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Its obvious we are spot fixing, losing regular wickets with straight on deliveries............
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192 all out, I guess its more than we could have expected after the 1st session...
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England got about 40-50 runs more than they should have. Gives them bowler something
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Superb day from Pakistan. Haven't seen any of the action but since Ajmal took 7 wickets I assume there was a fair bit of spin?
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Superb day from Pakistan. Haven't seen any of the action but since Ajmal took 7 wickets I assume there was a fair bit of spin?
Apparently not - just the first decent spinner England have faced in 2 years or so!
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Superb day from Pakistan. Haven't seen any of the action but since Ajmal took 7 wickets I assume there was a fair bit of spin?
Not too much - you'll see in the highlights, but England decided premeditated slog sweeps were the way to go, and under no circumstances should they use their feet.

So Ajmal got 5 lbw decisions, 1 bowled and 1 caught behind
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Very poor batting on essenttialy a flat non turning track.

My money is still on england to win as Pakistan have the ability to throw wins away.
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Good bowling from Pakistan but some ordinary shots from the England players. The delivery to get rid of Swann was a beauty. Good to see some honesty from Hafeez when he acknowledged the ball didn't carry to him at slip.

First session will be key, Pakistan can't lose too many wickets but we do have a history of collapsing from great positions.
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