Aaron Finch hits 155* as Australia comfortably defeat Pakistan by 8 wickets in 2nd ODI at Sharjah

[Titan24]

Can everyone agree that Malik is a useless captain?!?!

Yes he has been mediocre but couldnt have afforded a young captain just before the WC as it could have made potential groups in the team

 

[Afhan Ali]

280+ is not that easy to chase in UAE as it looks against this Pakistan attack.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Inzi cant see beyond 'experienced' players lol.

He has selected mostly garbage in one day cup too.

 

[Nado_]

Hasnain bowling with venom, looks to be a bowler who will go for runs but will take wickets, if he can get his lengths right that speed with that high arm action could be something, did he swing the ball much in psl?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Waqar saying with Babar in form he should have been played in the series and let him continue.

 

[DRsohail]

Inzi ko mera salam kahna, Shabash.

 

[Titan24]

Is there anyone who can take that first wicket

 

[Markhor]

Seriously why haven't we got a genuine off spinner in the line up?

How many offies are there in domestic ? There's Bilal Asif who is average.

 

[Titan24]

There's Bilal Asif who is average.

Zafar Gohar and Umer Khan both were impressive in PSL

 

[a_tahir]

Is there anyone who can take that first wicket

Someone tell Husnain to bowl a Yorker to finch. That should be the first wicket

 

[Shafi]

How hard it is to tell Yasir is no ODI bowler so as Abbas. We have such an unfit selector.

 

[Hasan123]

Finch is really struggling.

 

[Markhor]

This series and the stint during the SAF series has killed two myths:

1) Malik was a great captain between 2007-09, or would've been a great captain had he been allowed to continue.

2) Malik should be the captain for the World Cup.

 

[Afhan Ali]

Usman khwaja looks so comfortable

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Inzi and Mickey;

Have some sense now and select Umer Khan. Its torture to see Pakistani spinners not taking wickets in UAE. Even Aussie spinners took wickets.

 

[imshally81]

Need to stop singles..

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies slowly getting to a 20 20 position.

 

[Shafi]

With this bowling even 370 is not safe in UAE.

 

[Usman Chadda]

How hard it is to tell Yasir is no ODI bowler so as Abbas. We have such an unfit selector.

Interesting, because everyone here was calling for Abbas to given a shot in ODI cricket.

Lack of pace didn't work for Asif, it won't work for Abbas.

 

[asadee]

Hasnain needs to bowl fuller

 

[Titan24]

Man cant wait to watch Hasnain, Rauf, Hassan, Shaheen, Musa and Nasseem leading our attack

 

[Markhor]

Zafar Gohar and Umer Khan both were impressive in PSL

He's asking about off spinners.

 

[Afhan Ali]

How to get a wicket or 2

 

[Nado_]

How hard it is to tell Yasir is no ODI bowler so as Abbas. We have such an unfit selector.

Agree with you, should have selected a wicket taking spinner with variation, I guess the Abbas selection was just to see if he can do anything in Odis prob worth a few games experiment.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Man cant wait to watch Hasnain, Rauf, Hassan, Shaheen, Musa and Nasseem leading our attack

Amazing how Naseem Shah is supposed to be quicker than Hasnain.

 

[imshally81]

Good bowling..

 

[Shafi]

Inzi and Mickey;

Have some sense now and select Umer Khan. Its torture to see Pakistani spinners not taking wickets in UAE. Even Aussie spinners took wickets.

Both needs to be kicked out.

 

[Nado_]

Hasnain should try Yorker as he got them on backfoot

 

[Titan24]

He's asking about off spinners.

Apologies. Yes there is not much in that department.

 

[Titan24]

Amazing how Naseem Shah is supposed to be quicker than Hasnain.

Yes he is supposed to be 150 + as well and might have a higher ceiling in terms of pace than Hasnain as Mudassar Nazar was saying.

 

[Chokli]

hasnain should throw in a slower ball

 

[Hasan123]

Good pace but Hassnain doesn’t look like getting a wicket.

 

[Titan24]

What has Abbas and Amir achieved what Haris Rauf couldnt have. What he could have achieved is to actually get some wickets in these conditions

 

[a_tahir]

Yasir SMH
What is he doing

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Interesting, because everyone here was calling for Abbas to given a shot in ODI cricket.

Lack of pace didn't work for Asif, it won't work for Abbas.

Cant understand where they are coming from.

White ball cricket is different from red ball cricket and Abbas wont get the same movement as he gets in test matches plus the wickets in Eng are flat roads so he wont be able to extract seam movement too and his pace is below average to cause some threat..

Hadd ho gaye yar itni simple si logic nahi samjh aaye :/

 

[Hasan123]

It was only a matter of time before Finch went after Yasir.

 

[Justcrazy]

Finch smacks Yasir , first ball.

 

[Shafi]

That 6 is a slap to Inzi's face.

 

[Titan24]

Yasir should flight the bowl rather than bowling like a medium pacer

 

[IMMY69]

Yasir Shah...
I keep asking this... what is he doing out there???

 

[Zeeraq]

Waqar Younis saying that Babar Azam shouldn't have been rested.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Both needs to be kicked out.

Wont be possible before WC.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Finch needs to attack Shah more.

 

[Titan24]

Malik should try an over or two himself and try Haris Sohail as well

 

[Usman Chadda]

Cant understand where they are coming from.

White ball cricket is different from red ball cricket and Abbas wont get the same movement as he gets in test matches plus the wickets in Eng are flat roads so he wont be able to extract seam movement too and his pace is below average to cause some threat..

Hadd ho gaye yar itni simple si logic nahi samjh aaye :/

I believe we have a thread dedicated to this. These same people are now saying 'I told you so'.

 

[Plumb]

Finch smacks Yasir , first ball.

Lol the medal of honor given to a mediocre player.... Bravo!!! This guy is useless in tests odi t20 call it a day already

 

[Hasan123]

Easy work for Finch.

 

[Chokli]

yasir shah reminds me of the spin bowling version of the fast bowler yasir arafat

 

[a_tahir]

Yasir Shah...
I keep asking this... what is he doing out there???

He’s just taking the spot coz Inzi couldn’t be asked to select two specialist spinners

 

[castortroy]

Will be a 9 wicket job

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Woreying times ahead for pak

 

[Shafi]

Looks like Yasir will play whole series even he will be a failure.

 

[imshally81]

Rizwan...can't hold the ball

 

[Mueez]

Unpopular opinion:
Shadab is a better bowler than Yasir Shah.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

I doubt it would have been any different with shaheen or hasan ali

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Hasnain been found out

 

[x_KINGKHAN_x]

Husnain is looking toothless as well, definitely will be a 9-10 wicket defeat

 

[Hasan123]

Finch enjoying the pace on the ball. Australia usually play extreme pace well.

 

[Shafi]

We will not win more than 2 matches in this World Cup.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Hasnain been found out

 

[Plumb]

Whole momentum is gone now rebuild the team with those who r rested. Once they r back they ll be rusty for few games.... why Babar rested don’t understand. Fakhar been out of form and this was his chance to get his game back but rested*

 

[Hasan123]

These bouncers are becoming predictable. Why not try a fuller length ball?

 

[Plumb]

Unpopular opinion:
Shadab is a better bowler than Yasir Shah.

Fact: both are mediocre

 

[Shafi]

Once we loose 5-0 both Inzi and Micky will give resting 6 players excuse.

 

[Justcrazy]

Finch is well set now

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

I havent commented on this topic till now but Malik's captaincy has been totally uninspiring till now.

Makes you miss Sarfraz. Atleast you can hear him from behind the stumps and get a feeling that aa serious international match is on.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Husnain needs a proper mentor , right now he has nobody to guide him.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rest the kid now

 

[Justcrazy]

Once we loose 5-0 both Inzi and Micky will give resting 6 players excuse.

That is why they rested the players , to make sure there is room for excuse.

 

[a_tahir]

Cba with this toothless bowling

 

[Usman Chadda]

I havent commented on this topic till now but Malik's captaincy has been totally uninspiring till now.

Makes you miss Sarfraz. Atleast you can hear him from behind the stumps and get a feeling that aa serious international match is on.

He waits for things to happen. It was criminal how Khawaja was able to milk Imad so easily. Should have given him the chance to go over the top, specially over mid-on and mid-off.

Same old Malik though. I remember how his captaincy was similar to this back in 2008-09. Sarfraz is no flash when it comes to captaincy either, but he is much more proactive than Malik.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Another 8 wickets defeat is on the cards.

 

[a_tahir]

We will not win more than 2 matches in this World Cup.

Kuch Zada hi hogaya

 

[Shafi]

Even Zimbabwe has better bowling than us. No hope for this team in World Cup. People should stop hyping this rubbish team. Our team is neither dark horse nor favorite.

 

[a_tahir]

Another 8 wickets defeat is on the cards.

9 wickets like it happened against ind.
First 8 wicket loss then 9 wicket loss

 

[HappyWarsFan]

I havent commented on this topic till now but Malik's captaincy has been totally uninspiring till now.

Makes you miss Sarfraz. Atleast you can hear him from behind the stumps and get a feeling that aa serious international match is on.

Sarfraz is a good LOI captain but he's absolutely garbage at Test captaincy.

 

[ahmed16]

Too early for Hasnain at this level. He's got pace but no real control, all this outing will do is dent his confidence.

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir Shah has no utility outside Asia Tests. Completely one dimensional bowler.

Those two spells in England in 2016 were a fluke.

 

[Chokli]

maybe it'll start raining?

 

[Markhor]

Khawaja and Finch were getting off to big starts in the Tests last October too.

Our new ball bowling is a long-term issue mainly caused by underprepared, wet, grassy domestic wickets where average seamers can exploit conditions without much skill.