England proved they have bounced back from the abysmal Test series thrashing by taking the T20 series after already having beaten Pakistan in the ODI series. The win today by just 5 runs means England won 6 of the 7 limited overs games against Pakistan and will ensure they go home with their heads held high. Pakistan on the...
Yet again Pakistan’s batting was shambolic as England levelled the T20 series in Dubai with a thumping win over Pakistan. England batted 1st and scored a reasonable 150 in their alloted 20 overs with youngster Jonny Bairstow leading the way with an unbeaten 60, showing his Pakistani counterparts how their youngsters should be batting. a score just above par...
It was the wise heads and the more experienced Pakistani team who led Pakistan to victory in the opening T20 fixture against England in Dubai. There have been criticisms aimed at Shoaib Malik after a poor run of form and the same could be said of Gul who also had a poor series with the ball in the recent...
England may have fielded a below strength side for the final ODI game against Pakistan but there was no change in the outcome, the quick bowlers had their way against the Pakistani batsmen again and Kevin Pietersen followed in Alastair Cook’s footsteps by scoring consecutive centuries as Pakistan were brushed aside by 4 wickets and beaten 4-0. Nasser Hussain...
You could almost start writing scripts for Pakistan’s batting, such is the predictability of their collapses as Pakistan were left bruised and battered in the desert. Pakistan fans have seen it all too often before and England, after taking a pounding in the Test series all of a sudden look like World beaters again in a format Pakistan would...
It was the same players who did the damage again as England’s Alastair Cook scored another century, Ravi Bopara scored another half century and Steven Finn yet again took 4-34 as Pakistan lost their way at the end as fell 20 runs short. 250 was always going to be a tough chase for Pakistan, but they got off to...
For Pakistan fans, they had seen it all before, chasing under lights Pakistan’s fragile batting lineup was blasted away by Englands lanky quick bowler Steven Finn. So much so the match was effectively over within the 1st ten overs of Pakistan’s run chase as Finn left Pakistan down and out on 40/4 in the 9th over. England went onto...
A new start for England and a new opening partnership too as they took the field for the 1st odi against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan, whose batting has often been signalled as the weak point of the side, chose to come into this game with a long batting lineup, the lower middle order boosted by Shoaib Malik and...
Pakistan wrapped up a convincing 71 run win over England in the 3rd Test to make it a clean sweep and leave the memories of 2010 in the distant past. Yet again Ajmal was in on the act and yet again Umar Gul provided spark in the pace bowling department. England’s woes against spin may be well documented but...
Pakistan threw away the intiative after Younis Khan and Azhar Ali had put them into an outstanding position as England’s spinner’s clawed their side back into game as Pakistan lost their last 7 wickets for 34 runs. Set 324 to win England survived a scare when Taufeeq Umar dropped a relatively simple chance at slip and went onto to...
