Australia openers 30/0 at Stumps after Haris Sohail's maiden ton took Pakistan to 482

[Abdullah719]

Pakistan 255/3 * (90 ov) vs Australia

Imam-ul-Haq 76
Mohammad Hafeez 126
Azhar Ali 18
Haris Sohail 15*
Mohammad Abbas 1*

Peter Siddle 1/23
Nathan Lyon 1/63
Jon Holland 1/72

 

[Jabo]

the series has started... didn't even know.

hafeez performing as usual in the UAE, go elsewhere and he flops.
babar NEEDS to peform in this test series, he has been given plenty of chances but so far has failed in this format

shafiq is still the golden child and being protected
he should be at 4/5, really it should have been 3 with Azhar as an opener

at least shah is in the side

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to look to get another 150 - 200 runs at least.

 

[MMHS]

I have seen about last 40 overs of Day 1 - if this is what 3rd session of Day 1 offers, then 255-3 is almost match winning for PAK. Another 200 and AUS will be struggling to save follow-on here.

 

[Mir jibran]

pakistan should score another 200 runs
expecting a good innings from harry

 

[MenInG]

pakistan should score another 200 runs
expecting a good innings from harry

100 from Abbas?

 

[Mir jibran]

100 from Abbas?

what if he does a gillispie and scores a double

 

[Justcrazy]

what if he does a gillispie and scores a double

He will be hailed as new all rounder

 

[Hasan123]

Need another 200 or so.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan must not allow spinners to settle down here.

 

[Mir jibran]

He will be hailed as new all rounder

the next imran khan ?

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies likely to take New ball after 3 - 4 overs , they would want breakthrough before new ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

the next imran khan ?

Next Mahmood

 

[Justcrazy]

Bowled , Abbas gone

 

[Mir jibran]

Next Mahmood

let him be first abbas and take wickets ��

 

[Red Devil]

What is Haris doing?! Strike rate of 27 is just disgraceful.

 

[Justcrazy]

Asad is playing dot balls only.

 

[Justcrazy]

What is Haris doing?! Strike rate of 27 is just disgraceful.

That has been problem with Pakistan batting always

 

[Usman Chadda]

This is disgraceful batting

 

[jaf348]

Sometimes I wonder if we the fans are the biggest fools for tuning in to such disgraceful cricket

 

[Red Devil]

That has been problem with Pakistan batting always

If they are batting like this on a Dubai road, imagine what they'll do in SA against Rabada and co.

 

[Justcrazy]

16 balls without a run , what the heck Asad is doing

 

[Justcrazy]

If they are batting like this on a Dubai road, imagine what they'll do in SA against Rabada and co.

There the torture will not last this long , 30 - 35 overs all out

 

[Reyansh2017]

Partnership of 1 in 31 balls. Even boycott will be bored with this batting

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

wicket coming up

 

[shariqnoor]

Such a horrible batting mindset all our cricketers possess barring Hafeez. Just no intent on scoring runs at all. And it's not even that the opposition is strangling them. It's themselves. How can you be 200/0 going at 3.2 RPO and then regress to 2.5 RPO, that too at HOME. Unbelievable.

 

[alized]

This is torturous batting from these two.

 

[Boi]

Shafiq really inspires no confidence with this sort of approach. He’s the senior batsmen and needs to take charge.

 

[Justcrazy]

Harris was almost gone , false shot , escapes and gets four.

 

[Justcrazy]

No new ball still

 

[JibranAnsari]

78 runs in last 46 overs. Just fantastic.

 

[IAJ]

They may win the Test match in the end, but the batsmen out there look scared. Need to play fearless cricket and not let the bowlers settle.

 

[Thomaskutty]

Why are they afraid to score runs?

 

[alized]

Babar playing around with new ball.

 

[shariqnoor]

This is our batting mindset:

1) See off the first hour because apparently everybody has told them that the first hour ALWAYS belongs to the bowlers.

2) Try to score at 2 RPO in the next half an hour

3) Block the last half hour because it is now too close to Lunch.

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Misbah would have smacked a few of his tall sixes of Holland.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Shafiq starting to accelerate. Holland is such a lollipop bowler. Cannot believe Azhar threw away his wicket to this guy.

 

[haroon91]

Asad showing his class.

 

[superman]

Why are Pakistani batsman allegic to taking regular singles in either loi or tests. Is it a mentality thing

 

[El Generico]

Shafiq has actually played pretty decently so far. Hasn't been as defensive as he usually is.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

329-4 at the lunch break.

Both Haris and Shafiq are well set.

 

[mak36]

Good partnership from these two. Now keep going.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Haris gives me the most uncertainty. I would not pick him in the side. The guy isn't fully fit and bats slow and throws his wicket away after scoring 50+

 

[topspin]

78 runs in last 46 overs. Just fantastic.

Because of this they will have to bat the whole of Day 2 just to get to hit 500. In these conditions you should be hitting 100+ on average per session not 75 runs.

 

[mak36]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] FYI PCB are uploading official highlights on Youtube:

 

[Mir jibran]

harris yaar speed up

 

[Mir jibran]

50 for asad
now convert this into a big 100

 

[Mir jibran]

50 for harris also

 

[Abdullah719]

Bachat

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pathetically slow batting on a wicket with no demons in it.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Absolutely selfish and boring innings by Haris so far

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Wicket is a phata. PAK should be scoring 5 runs in an over

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Seems no plan apart from playing slow and wearing down thw Aussies.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

100 partnership is up

 

[AFM]

The master plan seems to be to bore the Aussies so much they lose all interest

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Beautiful straight drive.

 

[Abdullah719]

Seems no plan apart from playing slow and wearing down thw Aussies.

This is always the plan for UAE...

 

[GLORY OF '92]

More moaning. No one scores at more than 3 On these pitches.

 

[castortroy]

What a horrible spectacle these pitches are for Test Cricket.

There are flat pitches around the world but these pitches are void of any pace so make scoring rates sluggish.

Add that to the hot conditions, zero crowd, it's just makes the whole thing a joke

 

[GLORY OF '92]

What a horrible spectacle these pitches are for Test Cricket.

There are flat pitches around the world but these pitches are void of any pace so make scoring rates sluggish.

Add that to the hot conditions, zero crowd, it's just makes the whole thing a joke

Yeah yeah go watch IPL. You predicted Australia to win....

 

[Josh]

Test should be played only on seeming conditions and turning tracks. This is getting boring.

 

[Abdullah719]

SHOT

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Beautiful cover drive by Haris.

Four more.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

What a shot yaar

 

[GLORY OF '92]

test should be played only on seeming conditions and turning tracks. This is getting boring.

ok....

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Another good shot by Haris.

Batting beautifully.

 

[nextover666666]

With that four haris Sohail brings up highest score in test cricket

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Is Lyon bowling badly or pitch is simply dead?

It's Lyon vs Yasir series.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Great commentary by AB and Hussey.

 

[Napa]

Yeah yeah go watch IPL. You predicted Australia to win....

Zero crowds vs. packed stadiums. Which one do you think is the future of cricket?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Zero crowds vs. packed stadiums. Which one do you think is the future of cricket?

You need to listen to Kohli. Think he knows more than you.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Good signs for Yasir

 

[Napa]

You need to listen to Kohli. Think he knows more than you.

Kohli knows more than me in most cricketing matters, but this is the business aspect of cricket. He may like the Test format more, but any professional sport requires interest from fans for is success.

 

[mak36]

Yasir will be excited to see that.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Lol part timer gets a wicket.

 

[the Great Khan]

Zero crowds vs. packed stadiums. Which one do you think is the future of cricket?

Not our fault..we are forced into this position by foreign supported terrorists. If you have a problem support the return of cricket to Pakistan..otherwise know your role and sit down..

 

[AFM]

After all these years, finally get to see a Harry-Bobby partnership

 

[Swashbuckler]

Love test cricket in UAE, ultimate attritional sport like clay court tennis. Hope for an Indo-Pak test series in UAE in the future, will be fascinating to see 2 of the best Asian teams in these conditions.

 

[Amjid Javed]

All our batsmen since openers fell have batted like this is some sort of moondust wicket you find in india

 

[Napa]

Not our fault..we are forced into this position by foreign supported terrorists. If you have a problem support the return of cricket to Pakistan..otherwise know your role and sit down..

My role? No different from your role I am sure, which is to post your thoughts on an internet forum. So we should sit down together.