Australia comfortably defeat Pakistan by 8 wickets in first ODI at Sharjah

[Omer2002]

i know no chance of winning but malika needs to think out of box..himself or haris needs to bowl

 

[Amjid Javed]

I said end of our inns we were atleast 40 runs short, Aussies showing how easy it is to score on this pitch now.

 

[Pakhs]

pakistan need to tell Amir he is leader of the pacers , he has to strike and get wickets up front

LOL as if he doesnt want to get wickets as its...

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies likely to win this , pakistan bowling looking toothless here

 

[Greenstorm]

Dark bottle green & royal blue as base color, thin red stripes with logo and names in white - it'll be instantly identifiable among every kits. Take a look at this one
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Blue belongs to India. Even Indian IPL teams do not wear any green. Our last kit in SA was too blue and their was criticism on it so as a result they have added more green.

 

[TeymurBlake]

This is somewhat easy for the Aussies. Can see them winning from this position.

 

[Greenstorm]

Finch's wicket is the key here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies cruising along here

 

[Omer2002]

yasir is bowling too flat i know zampa wasnt a threat but i did see lyon turn the ball

 

[ILcricket]

No telecast but seems pitch is not as slow as folks here suggested .

 

[Gullycricket]

Aussies looking favorites to me now for the WC with Warner +Smith back

 

[sindhiboy]

As predicted, aus is cruising through

 

[Justcrazy]

Abbas back into attack.

Malik rarely bowls when he is captain.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies looking favorites to me now for the WC with Warner +Smith back

They always are a force in World Tournaments. Its not a joke to win 5 WC finals , and be finalists 2 times.

 

[shah_1]

Yasir is a lost cause

No threat at all. Shadab might not be world class but he is 100 times better than him.

 

[coy0607]

pakistan need to tell Amir he is leader of the pacers , he has to strike and get wickets up front

he's not good enough. telling him 'he's the leader' isn't going to improve his bowling, especially in the UAE

 

[Snowflake]

Malik badly exposed here. You need all the danda, shouting and the yelling to drill some sense into these bowlers. All pacers have been so short today. No one has bowled an attacking line which has made life so easy for the Aussies.

Amir is a lost cause. The attack will look much better with Hassan and Shaheen

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan were 2 for 108 after 25 overs.

 

[Justcrazy]

he's not good enough. telling him 'he's the leader' isn't going to improve his bowling, especially in the UAE

If he cannot get early wickets with new ball , he needs to be shown door. You cannot keep your place in side with just name , you need to bring in your game as well.

 

[Syed1]

Pathetic of Inzi to select Shah when we had so many better spinners.



Worst. Selector. Ever

 

[shah_1]

Expect a whitewash with this bowling line up

 

[Justcrazy]

Finch will probably guide them home here

 

[Syed1]

I'm just glad Shah is getting a phainti otherwise if we leave it to Inzi he will even take him to WC.

 

[Syed1]

So many people exposed today....


snail pace nephew Imam
dad's dream Shan
Malik's captaincy
Shah's garbage bowling



Thank you Australia

 

[Justcrazy]

Do not see Pakistan win this one , Aussies batsmen looking effortless here

 

[Afhan Ali]

We Should be mentally prepared for 5-0 bashing from kangaroos. A single win in this serious will be a bonus.
Cheers and enjoy this calculated chase from Aussies.

 

[Justcrazy]

So many people exposed today....


snail pace nephew Imam
dad's dream Shan
Malik's captaincy
Shah's garbage bowling



Thank you Australia

Imam and Shaan were playing for own self rather than Team , pakistan should have scored 320 at least here

 

[Slim]

Cant buy a damn wicket. Horrible captaincy. Runs leaking all around. Malik shouldnt be a captain after this. Just pathetic.

At least, this series will provide us clarity over the deadwood so i am not concerned about the results as such.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan's bowling has been a joke it seems with Abbas, Amir, Faheem and Yasir even 300 could have been less to defend.

 

[shah_1]

Our whole bowling is rubbish

This will be a whitewash

 

[castortroy]

Pak are such a useless 50 over team

Also don't get the selections of Yasir Shah and Abbas.

 

[adamidris]

This pitch is dreadful, the crowd is dead, not to mention the commentary is unbelievably boring. Feels like I'm watching a club match and not an international. The sooner we start playing all matches in Pakistan, the better!

 

[shah_1]

Imam and Shaan were playing for own self rather than Team , pakistan should have scored 320 at least here

This bowling wouldn't even defend 350

 

[Greenstorm]

Yasir must be the most overrated spinner these days.

 

[Syed1]

It gives my heart sakoon whenever this useless Shah is smashed.... another YK hogging a spot in LOI based on test performance (which has been crappy lately as well)

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan's innings looked as of that from the early 90's.

 

[castortroy]

We have rested key players here

Hasan Ali, Shadab, Fakhar and Babar

 

[TeymurBlake]

Hopefully this has been an eye opening display for Inzi. Malik, Yasir Shah, Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Amir are just not good selection. Amir still has the ability to cause havoc in England but he has been poor.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Hopefully this has been an eye opening display for Inzi. Malik, Yasir Shah, Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Amir are just not good selection. Amir still has the ability to cause havoc in England but he has been poor.

Faheem has been the only decent bowler tonight. The rest have been garbage.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Zampa and Stoinis look so out of it that they rather be in India right now for IPL.

 

[angeldsoul]

Select yasir they said
Select abbas they said.....


Lololol

 

[Syed1]

Select yasir they said
Select abbas they said.....


Lololol

Playing test bowling attack in LOI as if skills are so easily portable





Inzi the revolutionary

 

[castortroy]

the contract between our 20 over team and 50 is ridiculous

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Umar Akmal, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim and Imam carrying pot bellies.

What happened to Mickey fitness first Arthur?

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Worrying times ahead if bowlers dont get their act together

 

[Afhan Ali]

Zafar Gohar and Umar Khan should have been select in place of Yasir and Shanwari/Abbas.
3 spinners against Aussies would not be a bad idea either.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Lol we're missing half our side guys. Relax

Australia may aswell not show up for the World Cup, if they lose this Pakistan B/C team

 

[Sadozai]

Umar trying to kill marsh

 

[The_Odd_One]

Same old story. The bowling has been toothless for a very very long time now. Sarfraz was right to shame them in SA.

 

[castortroy]

This series will be 4-1 to the Aussies

 

[Syed1]

Umar Akmal, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim and Imam carrying pot bellies.

What happened to Mickey fitness first Arthur?

Mickey is all talk

 

[Greenstorm]

Why is Junaid Khan not playing ? Abbas is not a LOI bowler, never was.

 

[coy0607]

Playing test bowling attack in LOI as if skills are so easily portable





Inzi the revolutionary

Pak selectors have been doing that with batsmen for decades, now they are doing it with bowlers too...

 

[castortroy]

Who was the last team we beat in a 50 over series in UAE?

 

[castortroy]

Is junaid in the squad?

 

[angeldsoul]

We needed Husnain. Some venom this bowling is toothless in odis here

 

[Syed1]

Apparently it was dropped...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Yasir Shah too

 

[babajee]

So many people exposed today....


snail pace nephew Imam
dad's dream Shan
Malik's captaincy
Shah's garbage bowling



Thank you Australia

How was Shan exposed?

 

[ChTab]

I hope M. Amir is not selected for the WC he is rubbish. Should only play T20 leagues.

 

[MMHS]

Aussies are walking past this target and PAK has brought their 2 out of form batsman into runs!!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Faheem bowling 78-82mph thunderbolts

 

[Darkness]

Based on the replies to the thread no one is really watching the match XD

 

[Sherlock]

It's good to see the players put in the effort their fans all over the world deserve...

What a bunch of spineless and uninspiring bunch.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fitness seems to have taken a back seat and nearly 4-5 of them are carrying bellies.

They can't run at all.

 

[Darkness]

120 runs off 115 balls... If they wonna fail the chase then only Pakistani batsman can teach the skill lol(just sarcasm)

 

[imshally81]

Very easy for Australia now..

 

[Greenstorm]

Seems like Mickey does not like Junaid for some reason.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They can't seem to even buy a wicket.

 

[imshally81]

Yasir shah is useless in ODIs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pathetic outfield and atmosphere. Barely 50 people in the stands.

 

[Suleiman]

Gotta call Mickey and Inzi out so trigger warning,

These guys sucks in identifying potential spin-bowling talent and options. Always plays the wrong horse for the wrong course, what on earth is Yasir doing in ODIs. Why don't they ever back one good potential GENUINE SPINNER.

I don't mean some chichora who can bat a bit and bowl a bit. I mean one guy who can spin the ball like you're supposed to and take advantage of these UAE pitches.

I'm not calling out Shadab or Imad btw, I'm a fan of both.

He's been here for 2-3 years, even under Waqar the tactician we had decent spin options.

 

[Afhan Ali]

Our fast bowlers are trundlers, our batsman play odi as a test match, we have no spinner who can actually turn the ball.
Are we minnows team?

 

[Greenstorm]

Bring Harris Sohail, try something else Malik

 

[Rayyman]

Why the hell did he bat first

 

[sindhiboy]

Seems like Mickey does not like Junaid for some reason.

nor do the belligerent fans on this forums. he has been the best bowler after shaheen and performed in the little oppurtunities he received.

 

[Greenstorm]

We just need Finch's wicket and we will be back in the match.

 

[MMHS]

If Yasir is to bowl on lefti's leg line for 4-5 singles every over than have to say that planning isn't the coolest and Arthur hasn't learnt anything from Yasir bashing in Australia couple of years back.

 

[KingKhanWC]

People need to relax

These matches are to experiments and Aus are in very good form atm.

A couple of wickets here and things could get interesting.

 

[imshally81]

Great over by imad... Maiden