cheeky reverse sweep for 4

Had to check, prior to this innings he averages 66 against Pak and in UAE in 4 tests he averages 132 and that's before this innings. Top player

Do averages count sum of both innings as one score?

or is it average per innings?

Average per innings

AB barely survives a run out they will never get him out

300 lead

Double hundred for Smith

Smith's gone ahead of Inzamam (8830), Miandad(8832) and Gooch (8900) during this innings.

no batsman from England, pakistan and Newzealand feature in 10000 run club. Not even 9000 run. England play the most number of test matches.

Cook will be in the 10,000 in a few years time

comment by Kharse (U18276)
posted 4 minutes ago
no batsman from England, pakistan and Newzealand feature in 10000 run club. Not even 9000 run. England play the most number of test matches.

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That's about useful as saying Malcolm Marshall or Waqar Younis never got 400 wickets. I prefer to look at batting averages than runs scored for someone that has played say 50 tests.

Akmal's drop of AB has only cost us 300 runs so far

now, lets enjoy these big innings and a potential triple tomorrow.

Saffers should bat all day tomorrow and get to a lead of 600, then declare and put those so called batmen back at the crease looking like mugs..... This is embarrassing beyond belief. One victory and they got complacent and now being taught one hell of a lesson

pakistani deserve to be baked in the field for yet another day, they deserve all the pain in their back and legs and scorching suns, after the sin they committed yesterday...and this might prevent another such mediocre batting display from pakistan.

The one thing that can be said is that the Dubai track has a history of flattening and that day 4 and 5 its like a road. This happened last time when SA set Pak 451 to win and Pak finished the game 343-3. Should really have won that test but Misbah played it safe for a draw.

my desperate Pakistani fellows still watching this match

Not been tempted to watch at all. I just kept going back on cricinfo hoping to see the 4 change 5 but after batting all day they are still on 4 wickets down

Same, not watching either, but following on cricinfo. I agree with Kharse though, paks deserve everything they get. This isn’t school-boy cricket, this is international cricket which should be played at its highest level. Paks first innings deserves an innings defeat.
I have a feel that saffers may only bat one more session though and call it quits at 420 leads – keeping in mind the drawn game that kash refers to. Seriously, if Imran Tahir gets another 5 wickets I will be fuming. Fuming. They can all foxtrot Oscar if that happens.

this match has been a pure let down by Pakistan team .

wont be on much over the weekend

lets hope we win the series

Are you ever on

Only 326 runs behind, lads

when akmal dropped ab which bowler was it?