From hot to cold - flat pitch bullies Pakistan clobbered mercilessly

3 days ago, Pakistan creamed South African by 140 odd runs. A few days before that we had been whipped by 160 odd. And now this. Why the heck is this team so brittle one day and so killer the next? It's shocking. No wonder Pakistani cricket fans are considered to be nuts. We go through such emotional extremes throughout our supporting days. It's draining as hell!

Not going to take anything away from the South Africans. Ntini and Pollock were really impressive. The other chaps were decent too, but the Pakistan threw the match in the first 10 overs. Just how unplayable could they possibly be? Watching them play was frustrating. Even poor deliveries were blocked, they were completely on their back foot throughout and just too under confidant and wary. It was as if they had decided that they were going to lose match if they lost the toss. Yes the conditions were against them, but 8 runs in 10 overs? No way was the going that bad...