Australia v Pakistan | 17th Match, World Cup | Taunton | June 12, 2019 | Australia innings

[hur rizvi]

It's quite cold so might not swing but it probably will seam around

 

[WebGuru]

Clarke doing the pitch report

 

[marlonbrowndo]

If we go with 4 quicks who will we drop

 

[Captain caveman]

Bad feeling about this.

Need to bowl first

Bowl first, bat first, makes no difference, we going to get battered!

 

[WebGuru]

According to Clarke's pitch report there are plenty of runs for the batsmen on this pitch

 

[hur rizvi]

Plenty of runs on this green mamba

What's clarke smoking

 

[the Great Khan]

whats the weather forecast saying? I hear there will be rain interruptions..I would look to bowl first and try to skittle them out as best i can..but scoreboard pressure will be a factor and the aussies never give up..

 

[WebGuru]

whats the weather forecast saying? I hear there will be rain interruptions..I would look to bowl first and try to skittle them out as best i can..but scoreboard pressure will be a factor and the aussies never give up..

Very little chance of rain but it's gonna remain cloudy all day.

 

[hur rizvi]

whats the weather forecast saying? I hear there will be rain interruptions..I would look to bowl first and try to skittle them out as best i can..but scoreboard pressure will be a factor and the aussies never give up..

I think bowl first is best is our only chance

We will collapse big time batting first

 

[Manager101]

If we go with 4 quicks who will we drop

Shadab ?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Ramiz was saying the same thing. It’s green but it’s all cosmetic. I still think it’ll be batting friendly

 

[IMMY69]

For me this is a must win game.
Also Win this one and it takes the pressure off for the game against India...

 

[saeedhk]

Hope Pakistan plays aggressive cricket. Once our players get scared by a bowler, we lose. Need Imam to stick to his words against Starc.

 

[Brilliance]

Waqar Younis says he has heard that an additional pacer might be added to the team in place of Malik l.

 

[Rana]

For me this is a must win game.
Also Win this one and it takes the pressure off for the game against India...

Id rather we get pummelled today and come back strong to face India on Sunday

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Chalo paai ajao Australia waalyo number aagya.Go Pakistan and crush them

 

[Boi]

Cold conditions. Fielding is going to suffer the most.

 

[Mainul]

Even if they lose today they beat England fair and square there was nothing flukey about that

You may not like it but that win seemed to me a bit fluke as Pakistan lost straight 11 matches including a whitewash at the hands of Poms and a cowardish surrender to WI. Next few matches including this one shall tell us actually where they lies as a team

 

[IMMY69]

I

Id rather we get pummelled today and come back strong to face India on Sunday

I would rather we win today and then again on Sunday.

 

[Brilliance]

You may not like it but that win seemed to me a bit fluke as Pakistan lost straight 11 matches including a whitewash at the hands of Poms and a cowardish surrender to WI. Next few matches including this one shall tell us actually where they lies as a team

Yeah, anything Pakistan wins is a fluke.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Awful head to head against Australia since 2015 World Cup

 

[imshally81]

Pak win the toss... And elected to field... Yesss

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Pakistani bowling first I hope this is right decision

 

[IMMY69]

So finally it’s a tails ��

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Bowling first

 

[Mueez]

Yes, Amir it is now or never.

Give your best!

 

[NeVerMind]

Toss win! bowl first!!!

 

[WebGuru]

So Pakistan bowling first!

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

So Shaheen is in for shadab

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Shadab out shaheen in

 

[Mueez]

Oh yes Shaheen is playing!!!!

 

[Asif321]

Shaheen playing shadab out
Good decision to keep shaddy out?

 

[shaaik]

Pakistan cricket team wears black arms bands today to mourn the deaths of former teammate Akhtar Sarfaraz and ex-Test umpire Riazuddin.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

As Michael Clarke said this is a batting wicket so I don't know if this is right decision or not

 

[Asif321]

It’s pace vs pace today
No Zampa also

 

[Adijazz1706]

Should've been Malik out for Shaheen, but maybe the batting is too weak then

 

[saeedhk]

Pakistan never does well when chasing. Especially in a WC against Aus, it’s almost impossible. Anything over 230 Pak wont make it. If our bowling was strong, it would’ve been a good decision. This is why I say Pak should never bowl first cuz we just can’t handle the pressure of chasing.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Lane Richardson for Zampa. Shaun Marsh for Stoinis

 

[imshally81]

Awful host... Even rameez would better

 

[Khan12]

Shaheen should have replaced Hasan Ali. Not Shadab.

 

[tahir_dj]

Cmon no shadab today??? What da hek

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Lets see we can never chase. Only hope is to keep them to 200

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Need to keep them under 250 now

 

[Asif321]

Hopefully Shaheen lives to hype today

 

[tahir_dj]

Shaheen should have replaced Hasan Ali. Not Shadab.

Exactly

 

[marlonbrowndo]

So Maxwell will have to bowl 10

 

[Mueez]

As we have seen in the Eng vs Pakistan series, we are a better chasing side imo.

 

[Shafi]

Loose this match and go home. Lost against WI and draw with SL really faded our semi hope.
We really need to give 200% to win against one of contender of this World Cup.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Also hope they don't drop catches today.

 

[IMMY69]

Poor Rambo
Nerves got the better of him

 

[Brilliance]

Lol are they freakin out of their minds? Dropping Shadab is the worst thing they would have done. They've done exactly that.

 

[saeedhk]

Lets see we can never chase. Only hope is to keep them to 200

Exactly. Pakistan management just forgets everything after a win. We are the worst at chasing.

 

[Manager101]

I

I would rather we win today and then again on Sunday.

Yep, we need to win as many matches possible.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Win win situation for both teams. Australia would have definitely batted first here. They just have to weather a few overs.

 

[Afzal_K]

Chasing, I dont know man - already nervous

 

[Shafi]

Malik again??? Should have played Imad who is better batsman and bowler than him.

 

[m.awais]

So Maxwell will have to bowl 10

As should the pair of hafeez & malik

 

[PakWarrior]

Rameez Raja had an absolute shocker at the pitch report there. Stage fright or something.

 

[IMMY69]

Win win situation for both teams. Australia would have definitely batted first here. They just have to weather a few overs.

But then why did Finch say he would have bowled first?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Whatever they score + 30 runs for chasing pressure. They better restrict them below 200.

 

[Boi]

Shadab would’ve struggled in these conditions with control. It’s probably the coldest it’s been since Pak arrived in country.

 

[Third Man]

Plenty of runs on this green mamba

What's clarke smoking

A little bit of green doesn't mean the ball is going to seam around corners. I agree with Clarke. This looks a good pitch after the first few overs. Dropping Shadab wasn't a good idea, in my opinion.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Today captain useless has to be bang on with field placements and bowling changes

 

[Omer2002]

Aussies have dropped a bowler for an extra batter...which means maxwell will have to bowl all 10 ..maybe with smith

 

[Hasan123]

Good decision to bowl 1st. Let's get Australia under pressure now.

 

[Third Man]

Rameez Raja had an absolute shocker at the pitch report there. Stage fright or something.

Yeah, he was really bad.

 

[Zeshan547]

Everything went perfect for us but only wish Harris in for Malik becuse on this pitch Playing Malik is like playing with 10 players, and as for bowling Harry can bowl even better than Malik and would bring even more variety as left arm spin where as Malik and Hafeez both are off spinners, this decision was no brainer, but All hail the seniority culture. [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] agree?

 

[angeldsoul]

Why the hell is shoaib pushing against Aussies on seaming pitch ??
Unbelievable joke even by our standards. Haris sohail should have come in!!!!

 

[saeedhk]

Pathetic!!

Pakistan is the worst chasing team. Match has already been lost!

 

[Shafi]

We already have 3 passengers in our team. Sarfraz, Malik and Imam. Hope any 2 of these 3 will perform otherwise we are doomed. Fakhar and Asif have to play with more responsibilities rather than hit or miss.

 

[NeVerMind]

Yeah, he was really bad.

What happened?

 

[hur rizvi]

You may not like it but that win seemed to me a bit fluke as Pakistan lost straight 11 matches including a whitewash at the hands of Poms and a cowardish surrender to WI. Next few matches including this one shall tell us actually where they lies as a team

Why is it a fluke? Why Srilanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan other low/mid-table teams dont have such flukes?

In my opinion there is no such thing as fluke in 50 over and test cricket. YEs in T20s you can fluke wins. They raised their game on that day and beat the best team in the world and deserve credit for that. Discrediting a team for a hard fought win is not good

Cricket is not a card game that flukes can win trophies and matches against best teams in the world cricket should

 

[Aman]

Well that's game over.

Aus to be rolled over for under 240. Pakistan chase it down with 4 wickets to spare.

 

[Boi]

lol Wasim keeps crying about Shadab not playing. Shut up man

 

[Greenstorm]

What is Malik going to do against starc and Cummins ? Harris Sohail should have played today. Mickey lacks common sense.

 

[imshally81]

Yesterday... We were talking about bowl first... And now we can't chase

 

[Mehndi155]

Two oldies to be exposed.

 

[hur rizvi]

A little bit of green doesn't mean the ball is going to seam around corners. I agree with Clarke. This looks a good pitch after the first few overs. Dropping Shadab wasn't a good idea, in my opinion.

Let's see I guess 250 will be a winning score here. 2 days under covers and almost same color as outfield with overcast weather, I expect ball to do stuff and Aussies can fold if we bowl properly here

 

[imshally81]

Well that's game over.

Aus to be rolled over for under 240. Pakistan chase it down with 4 wickets to spare.

Jinx + Troll Alert

 

[marlonbrowndo]

lol Wasim keeps crying about Shadab not playing. Shut up man

Where’s Wasim