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Might as well pack up and leave, the next 2 days will be a procession.
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Negative in bowling?
Poor decision from australia to bat again, the should have enforced the follow on, really poor decision.
Lol Hassan celebrating like we will win this Test
This pakistan team is decades behind the champion teams of world cricket
Shaheen looks pedestrian.Not enough pace to trouble these batsmen even though the swing is there
Shaheen looks pedestrian.
They should just get the part timers to bowl, likes of baber azam, etc. Its obvious its not about wickets anymore......do what they do in county cricket in the second innnigs, just send in bowlers to bowl their pies.
Australians are making the most of the new ball by scoring quick fast runs ie run rate of 5 runs per over before the ball gets older and starts to aid reverse swing, spin making quick run scoring difficult.
Massive gulf bw the two teams in all departments in this test match including mentality
Australians are making the most of the new ball by scoring quick fast runs ie run rate of 5 runs per over before the ball gets older and starts to aid reverse swing, spin making quick run scoring difficult.
Massive gulf bw the two teams in all departments in this test match including mentality
I think we can safely conclude that Aus prepared better than Pak for this match. Its criminal that Babar took Shaheen off and brought spinners with negative lines when bowl started to reverse in first innings. Poor captaincy and defensive tactics costed Pak this test match.
You can’t produce rank turners if your keeper is going to fluff any chances that are produced!
Azhar Ali masterclass requires in the second innings hopefully the best batsman in the last 2 years stands up in the second innings great players rise to this kind of occasion.
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Well, that was a pretty humiliating and pathetic day of Test cricket from Pakistan. Thank God it's over.
We have Pant we are still preparing rank turners in India. When NZ make us play in gardens in NZ, why shouldn't we return the favor? Pak should have prepared turners and won this test series comfortably. I think Pak got too much into "mehman-nawaji" and didn't wanted to offend Aussies.
What Pak should ponder is how did Aus get it to reverse from about 25 overs onwards and why do your guys not getting similar reverse? and you cannot simply have two runouts in a test match....thats pathetic.
I must say i was gobsmacked when Pat cummins did not declare late last evening but they've made it up with this fiery spell of reverse and good fielding. But surely, not enforcing follow on when you have only bowled 60 overs odd is again leaving the door open. It will be a massive day of intrigue tommorow.
PCB should make Rizwan captain. He has better personality. I have seen how Babar treats Rizwan like he is some sub human. I remember in recent world cup, when Rizwan after playing all the innings against India, was treated like crap. I would not discount vindictive and small mindset of Babar of his psl loss overshadowing what is required in the game.
Yes they only bowled 53 overs but if Pak (which they should) bat a bit better in the second dig (Aus will have about 150 overs to play with) then Pak might bat for 100 overs coupled with the 53 makes it 153 overs without a break. Aus bowlers are resting and Pak batsmen are chasing leather.
Yes. It's about protecting the pitch from more wear and tear. Even if we get Australia out for 100, the target we have to chase will be 500.
Runs are inconsequential now, just prolong the match as much as it's possible. We have to bat five/six sessions to save this match, win is out of the question.
PCB should make Rizwan captain. He has better personality. I have seen how Babar treats Rizwan like he is some sub human. I remember in recent world cup, when Rizwan after playing all the innings against India, was treated like crap. I would not discount vindictive and small mindset of Babar of his psl loss overshadowing what is required in the game.
Well looks like my prediction of Pakistan taking the test series turned out to be spectacularly wrong.
I had a gut feeling Shaheen Shah Afridi was an avg bowler, now it is more convincing.. How the mighty have fallen, missing those days when fast bowlers would fall down from a tree like an apple in Pakistan...
PCB should make Rizwan captain. He has better personality. I have seen how Babar treats Rizwan like he is some sub human. I remember in recent world cup, when Rizwan after playing all the innings against India, was treated like crap. I would not discount vindictive and small mindset of Babar of his psl loss overshadowing what is required in the game.
Now Mr. PCB will make rank turners for 3rd test and Pak will lose that too like this.![]()
Mohammad Yousuf speaking to the press:
"Its easy for someone like me sitting outside of the field to tell the batters to play in a certain way but the fact is that its a tough job to face quality bowlers like Cummins and Starc who bowled exceptionally well today"
"However, I am hopeful that if we try hard, we can bat session to session and just like in the first Test where we batted for 2 days, we can take the game to the end and put up a good fight"
"The run out gave Australia some momentum and with the sort of experience they have at their disposal, they bowled in the right areas; We have seen such great spells of bowling in our times too, where big teams would have problems when faced by the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar"
"Imam also made runs in the game before where he came out of the crease and used his feet and was very successful then, even in this game he hit a six and one or two 4s like like that; This is his strength and I feel a player scores runs and also can get out when he plays like that; This is how we used to play as well, where we would score runs and get out when playing to our strengths"
Mohammad Yousuf speaking to the press:
"Its easy for someone like me sitting outside of the field to tell the batters to play in a certain way but the fact is that its a tough job to face quality bowlers like Cummins and Starc who bowled exceptionally well today"
"However, I am hopeful that if we try hard, we can bat session to session and just like in the first Test where we batted for 2 days, we can take the game to the end and put up a good fight"
"The run out gave Australia some momentum and with the sort of experience they have at their disposal, they bowled in the right areas; We have seen such great spells of bowling in our times too, where big teams would have problems when faced by the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar"
"Imam also made runs in the game before where he came out of the crease and used his feet and was very successful then, even in this game he hit a six and one or two 4s like like that; This is his strength and I feel a player scores runs and also can get out when he plays like that; This is how we used to play as well, where we would score runs and get out when playing to our strengths"
Yes. This is an error if judgement they've made and it'll cost them the win. Don't think the pitch will break considerably and batting 150 overs on this wicket with a set mind is slightly easier than forcing play.Very surprised Aus batted again
Pak must use this to escape with a draw and have a turner in the decider.
The most disappointing thing about today's play was that at least 6 or 7 of the Pakistani wickets were freebies - nicely gift-wrapped for the visitors.
Yes. This is an error if judgement they've made and it'll cost them the win. Don't think the pitch will break considerably and batting 150 overs on this wicket with a set mind is slightly easier than forcing play.
Pakistan aint batting over 100 overs in last inns, never mind 150. This isnt a dead road like we got in pindi. The ball will reverse again, plus cracks on pitch will allow for more turn and uneven bounce.