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Misbah fights as England dominates on Day 1 of 2nd Test

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:20 PM PST


England's pace-cum-spin attack delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 256-7 on the opening day of the second Test at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Wednesday.

Paceman Stuart Broad took 3-47 while spinner Graeme Swann (3-52) bowled well to keep England's hopes of squaring the three-Test series alive after they lost the first match in Dubai by 10 wickets inside three days.

Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, unbeaten on 83 at the close with Saeed Ajmal on nought, held the Pakistan innings together during a fighting stand of 100 for the fifth wicket with Asad Shafiq (58).

That partnership helped Pakistan revive their innings after Broad chipped in with two wickets in the post-lunch session but England got three more wickets in the last session, two of which were claimed by Swann.

"I think we lost two wickets more than we would have liked, but Misbah is still there and if we manage a total of around 300-350 then our bowlers have a good chance because the spin on the pitch has surprised everyone," said batsman Taufeeq Umar.

England, ranked world number one in Test cricket, could have had a more fruitful day had they not dropped four catches, but Broad and Swann made sure their fumbles did not prove too costly.

James Anderson dropped Misbah on 30 off Monty Panesar, while Cook let off Shafiq off Swann on 53 before Andrew Strauss floored Adnan Akmal on nought in Anderson's first over with the second new ball.

Misbah notched his 12th half-century in 14 Tests – and 16th in all – since being made Test captain in October 2010 and holds the key for Pakistan to post a challenging total on a pitch that was expected to help batsmen.

The Pakistani skipper has so far hit five boundaries and four sixes – all off Panesar – during his fighting 168-ball knock.

Swann dismissed Abdul Rehman leg before for nought in the penultimate over of the day.

England were rewarded for picking two spinners in Swann and recalled left-armer Panesar after they introduced spin as early as the 10th over.

Openers Mohammad Hafeez and Umar, who put on 114 for the opening wicket in the first Test, negotiated the first hour without any discomfort before Swann gave England the breakthrough.

Umar misjudged a delivery and lost his off stump after seemingly playing no stroke on 16.

Panesar, brought in to replace paceman Chris Tremlett – flying home after a recurrence of a back injury – dropped Hafeez off his own bowling but had the Pakistani opener bowled off the very next ball. Hafeez made 31 with four boundaries.

Broad then chipped in with the wickets of Younus and Ali, both bowled on incoming deliveries to leave Pakistan struggling at 103-4.

Misbah hit Panesar for two towering sixes to help ease the pressure. Shafiq, who also hit Panesar for a six, hit seven boundaries during his 126-ball knock.

The inclusion of Panesar, playing his first Test since the July 2009 Ashes Test in Cardiff, is the first time England have played with two spinners since the Dhaka Test against Bangladesh in early 2010.

Pakistan brought in left-arm paceman Junaid Khan for Aizaz Cheema.

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Statistical Highlights Day 2 of India vs Australia 4th Test Adelaide 2012

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST


Statistical highlights of the second day’s play in the fourth and final cricket Test between India and Australia on Wednesday.

# Ricky Ponting’s magnificent 221 is his sixth double hundred in Tests. Only Don Bradman (12) has more double hundreds to his credit than Ponting for Australia.

# Ponting is the only batsman to register three double hundreds against India. He has recorded two double hundreds against Pakistan and one against the West Indies.

# Ponting’s double hundred was the 19th at Adelaide – the most at one venue, eclipsing the 18 at The Oval.

# Ponting’s three double centuries against India are – 257 at Melbourne and 242 at Adelaide – both in 2003-04 and 221 at Adelaide in January 2012.

# Zaheer Abbas was the first batsman to post two double hundreds against India – both at Lahore – 235 not out in October 1978 and 215 in December 1982. Mahela Jayawardene made 242 at Colombo, SSC in February 1999 and 275 at Ahmedabad in November 2009 and Michael Clarke – 329 not out at SCG and 210 in the present series.

# Four times, two batsmen have recorded double centuries in the same Test innings against India – Mudassar Nazar (231) and Javed Miandad (280*)for Pakistan at Hyderabad (Sind) in 1982-83; Graeme Fowler (201) and Mike Gatting (207) for England at Chennai in 1984-85 and Sanath Jayasuriya (340) and Roshan Mahanama (225) for Sri Lanka at Colombo, RPS in 1997-98 have performed the feats of registering 200-plus in the same innings against India.

# Michael Clarke became the first Australian captain to hit two innings of 200 or more against India. Greg Chappell had recorded 204 at Sydney in 1980-81 and Don Bradman 201 at Adelaide in 1947-48.

# Clarke has become the first skipper to post two innings of 200-plus against India in Tests. Don Bradman, Graham Dowling, Graham Gooch, Greg Chappell, Carl Hooper, Clive Lloyd and Kumar Sangakkara have registered one innings of 200 or more each as captain against India.

# Clarke’s run-aggregate in the series – 589 at an average of 147.25 – is the third best by an Australian captain in a Test series against India, next only to Don Bradman – 715 at an average of 178.75 in five Tests in 1947-48 and Kim Hughes – 594 at an average of 59.40 in six Tests in 1979-80.

# Rahul Dravid is without a fifty in six Test innings, his sequence of scores being 10, 5, 29, 9, 47 and 1.

# Dravid is averaging 24.14 in the current series – 169 at a strike rate of 35.20. His average against Australia is now 38.92 – 2141 in 33 Tests, including two hundreds and 13 fifties.

# Dravid has been bowled in four consecutive innings for the first time – Sydney Test (second innings), twice at Perth and the Adelaide Test (first innings).

# Dravid has been clean bowled nine times in his last eleven innings, including six times in the present series. He now shares an Indian record for being bowled six times in a Test series with Chandu Sarwate, Anshuman Gaekwad and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar.

# Dravid took his tally of ‘bowled’ dismissals to 55, extending his record in Tests.

# Zaheer Khan has taken 14 wickets at 31.35 runs apiece in the current rubber – the most by an Indian bowler. Umesh Yadav (13 wickets at 40.61 runs apiece) has the next best wicket-aggregate for India.

# For the second time in a Test innings, Ishant Sharma (30-6-100-0) has conceded 100 runs or more without taking a wicket. He had figures of 32-5-128-0 against England at Lord’s last year.

# Ishant’s average (106.00) and strike rate (176.2) are his worst in a Test series while claiming four wickets in four Tests at an average of 106.00.

# In seven Tests in Australia, Ishant has captured just ten wickets at an average of 78.20 – the strike rate being 131.1.

# Australia have recorded their third total of 600 or more against India in Tests – the highest is 674 in 1947-48.

# Virender Sehwag has averaged below 20 (19.42) in the series – 36 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 66.66.

# Harris (35 not out) has posted his career-best innings in Tests, eclipsing the 23 against Sri Lanka at Galle last year.

# Clarke and Ponting were involved in a stand of 386 – the highest fourth-wicket partnership by any pair against India in Tests, surpassing the 288 by the same pair at Sydney in the second Test of the series, now-in-progress.

# The above stand is Australia’s second highest for the fourth wicket in Tests, next only to the 388 between Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman against England at Leeds in 1934.

The said partnership (386) is the highest for any wicket at Adelaide, eclipsing the 341 for the third wicket between Graeme Pollock and Eddie Barlow for South Africa against Australia in January 1964.

# The above stand is the highest for any wicket in Australia-India Tests, bettering the 376 for the fifth wicket between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2000-01.

# The said partnership is the third highest for any wicket against India in Tests, next only to the 576 for the second wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama for Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS) in 1997 and 451 for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar for Pakistan at Hyderabad (Sind) in 1982-83.

# Clarke (210 off 275 balls) has posted his second double hundred in Tests – the highest is an unbeaten 329 off 468 balls at Sydney in the second Test of the present series.

# Clarke’s double hundred is the 20th by an Australian captain in Tests. Bradman had posted four, followed by three each by Bobby Simpson and Greg Chappell and two each by Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Allan Border.

# Clarke and Bradman are the two skippers to post two innings of 200-plus for Australia in a Test series. Bradman had recorded two double hundreds against England in 1936-37 – 270 at Melbourne and 212 at Adelaide.

# Clarke became the second batsman to post two innings of 200 or more in a Test series against India. Ricky Ponting was the first to do so in the 2003-04 Test series in Australia – 257 at Melbourne and 242 at Adelaide.

# Ricky Ponting (221) became the first Australian player to post two double hundreds against India at Adelaide – 242 in December 2003 and 221 in January 2012.

# Ravichandran Ashwin (53-6-194-3) has set an unwanted record of conceding most runs in an innings in India-Australia Tests, beating Anil Kumble’s figures – 51-8-176-6 at MCG in 2003-04.

# Ashwin conceded most runs in an innings at Adelaide Oval, surpassing John Gleeson’s tally of conceding 176 runs (35-2-176-1) for Australia against the West Indies in 1968-69.

© PTI

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Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST


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India vs Australia Day 2 Highlights 4th Test Adelaide 2012

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST


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Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:55 AM PST


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Australia domination continues as India finish 61-2 at Day 2 stumps

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:36 AM PST


India faced a gigantic battle to save the match following two early dismissals after Australia rode on double centuries by skipper Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting to declare at a mammoth 604 for seven in the fourth and final cricket Test.

India were at a shaky 61 for 2 in reply from the 21 overs possible after Australia declared their first innings about half an hour after tea on the second day.

Gautam Gambhir (30) and Sachin Tendulkar (12) will carry the fight tomorrow while their team is still 543 runs in arrears.

Clarke, resuming on 140, made 210 and was out immediately after lunch when a Umesh Yadav delivery flicked his pads and crashed on to his stumps. Ponting departed much later for 221 when he pulled Zaheer Khan firmly but straight to Sachin Tendulkar at backward square leg fence.

The two put on 386 runs for the fourth wicket which is the second best ever by an Australian pair. Sir Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford put on 388 runs together against England at Headingley in 1934.

Replying to Australia’s monumental effort, Virender Sehwag (18) and Rahul Dravid (1) were the two early blows India suffered in their innings and neither the pitch nor the deliveries merited their dismissals.

The first ball of Peter Siddle was a low full toss on Sehwag’s leg stump. Sehwag aimed to play it on the onside but closed the face of his bat too early.

He thus miscued on the left of the bowler who somehow stuck his left hand out and caught it splendidly while still in his follow through.

Sehwag already had a slice of luck in his favour when he was dropped by Ed Cowan on five at the total 13 for no loss.

The opener had aimed to flick Hilfenhaus off his pads and the ball had gone in the air, low to Cowan’s left at midwicket but the fielder floored the chance.

Sehwag, in the short time that he was in, struck two off-side fours off Hilfenhaus and had just put on the highest opening stand with Gambhir of 26 runs when he fell in an astonishing manner.

Dravid, for the sixth time in the series, was bowled but this time it was a cruel turn for the star batsman. He played back to a Ben Hilfenhaus delivery which kicked from a length, hit him on the elbow and crashed on to his stumps.

Gambhir, who began with a steer through point off the first ball of the innings, was generally assured and hit two lovely cover drives off the front foot off Siddle.

Tendulkar was his usual serene self, flicking Hilfenhaus to the midwicket fence even though there were two short midwickets positioned specifically for it.

Earlier Australia, resuming at the overnight score of 335 for 3, batted till half an hour after tea before declaring their first innings on 604 for 7. In all they played 67 overs on the second day.

It was a Ponting-Clarke show yet again as they improved upon the best-ever partnership at Adelaide Oval which belonged to Graeme Pollock and Eddie Barlow of South Africa — stand of 341 runs managed during the 1963-64 series.

The Australian captain took just 275 balls for his 210 runs though he occupied the crease for 380 minutes. Clarke smacked 26 fours and a six.

The big wicket of Ponting came the tourists way after the veteran batsman pulled Zaheer Khan ferociously but straight into the hands of Sachin Tendulkar at backward square leg boundary.

Ponting batted for 516 minutes and faced 404 balls for his 221 runs, hitting 21 fours in all.

This is his sixth double century in Test cricket, his third such mega knock against India.

Australia lost two more wickets in the middle session, those of Mike Hussey (25) and Peter Siddle (2), as Indians struck four times in the afternoon.

Hussey had put on 50 runs with Ponting for the fifth wicket before the pair was separated due to a rare piece of good work in the field by the Indians.

Hussey flicked a delivery of Ashwin on the onside which was interrupted at forward short leg by Gautam Gambhir who flicked the ball on to the stumps while the batsman was out of his crease.

Ashwin chipped in with another wicket when he had Peter Siddle completely misreading a doosra which flicked the outer edge of his bat on way to Wriddhaman Saha for the little wicketkeeper’s first victim in Test cricket.

Indians again ran into obstruction by the eighth-wicket pair of Brad Haddin (42) and Ryan Harris (35) who put on 71 runs before the closure was applied.

Just before declaration came, Harris pulled Umesh Yadav for a massive six to fine leg for his highest score in Test cricket.

For the Indians, Ashwin took 3 for 194 from his 53 overs while Zaheer dismissed 2 for 96 runs.

Earlier in the morning session, Clarke and Ponting treated the Indian bowlers with disdain with a flurry of boundaries.

Every possible stroke was seen in the morning as Clarke and Ponting pulled, hooked, drove, clipped and cut Indian pacers to boundaries. By the time the first hour was up, Australia had gathered 65 runs from 14 overs.

Pacer Ishant Sharma was removed after his first three overs cost 20 runs but Umesh Yadav was no less profligate.

Clarke was the first to reach his double century — a clip for two on the onside brought the milestone up for the Australian captain. It took him 361 minutes and 255 balls and 25 fours and a six.

This turned out to be a mammoth series for Clarke who hit an unbeaten 329 in the second Test in Sydney earlier this month.

© PTI

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Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test Scorecard Abu Dhabi 2012

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST


England in India 2011

Pakistan vs England – 2nd Test

Played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 25 – 29 Jan 2012

Toss - Pakistan won the toss and elected to Bat.

Lunch – Day 1

Pakistan 1st Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Mohammad Hafeez b M Panesar 31 77 4 0 40.26
Taufeeq Umar b G Swann 16 48 2 0 33.33
Azhar Ali Not Out 13 46 0 0 28.26
Younis Khan Not Out 6 17 0 0 35.29
Misbah-ul-Haq (c)            
Asad Shafiq            
Adnan Akmal (wk)            
Abdur Rehman            
Umar Gul            
Saeed Ajmal            
Junaid Khan            
Extras (b 4,lb 1,w 0, nb 2) 7
Total (2 wickets; 31 overs) 73 (2.35 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Pakistan):

1-51 (Taufeeq Umar, 18.3 ov), 2-61 (Mohammad Hafeez, 23.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
James Anderson 6 1 18 0 3.00 (nb 1)
Stuart Broad 7 2 10 0 1.42 (nb 1)
Monty Panesar 11 2 24 1 2.20  
Graeme Swann 7 1 16 1 2.30  


Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan

England (Playing XI): Andrew Strauss (c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wk), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar

Pakistan Vs England Day 1 Live Scores Highlights 2nd Test 2012

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST


Toss: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat

Teams:
England (Playing XI): Andrew Strauss(c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior(w), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal(w), Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan
Pitch Report: This is a dry pitch. There is some dead grass on this track. David Lloyd says that it might spin later in the day. This pitch has lots of runs on offer for the batsmen.

Live 2nd Test: Pakistan to bat against England at Abu Dhabi 2012

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:51 AM PST


Toss: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat

Strauss: It is a dry wicket. We will have to bowl well with the new ball. It will be difficult to score. Monty Panesar replaces Chris Tremlett. We have to bowl well in the first session. The spinners can bowl the bulk of the overs and that will help the seamers. The match in Dubai was a wake up call for us.

Misbah: It looks like a different Abu Dhabi wicket. We have two spinners. Junaid Khan replaces Aizaz Cheema. Junaid bowled really well in the previous match against Sri Lanka. We have to improve our batting. We have to convert the fifties into hundreds. We have to be positive.

Pitch Report: This is a dry pitch. There is some dead grass on this track. David Lloyd says that it might spin later in the day. This pitch has lots of runs on offer for the batsmen.

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