Dr_Bassim
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[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] would insist Asif out of all 3 still.
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[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] Bhai Rahat, Sohail or Imran?
Rahat.
I know the batting would be marginally less weak with Sohail Khan, but the bottom line is 7 left-handed Aussie batsmen.
Only the left-armers can get them LBW. So I'd go Amir/Rahat/Wahab as my bowling attack, and yes, I know that's one dimensional.
But I wouldn't want a 4 man bowling attack. I'd want 2 all-rounders, Yasir Shah and 2 specialist quicks.
And tomorrow morning if I was Mickey Arthur I'd seriously consider pulling the surprise of the century and selecting the bowling coach, Azhar Mahmood. He is basically exactly what you want as your fifth bowler in a pink ball Test!
Rahat.
I know the batting would be marginally less weak with Sohail Khan, but the bottom line is 7 left-handed Aussie batsmen.
Only the left-armers can get them LBW. So I'd go Amir/Rahat/Wahab as my bowling attack, and yes, I know that's one dimensional.
But I wouldn't want a 4 man bowling attack. I'd want 2 all-rounders, Yasir Shah and 2 specialist quicks.
And tomorrow morning if I was Mickey Arthur I'd seriously consider pulling the surprise of the century and selecting the bowling coach, Azhar Mahmood. He is basically exactly what you want as your fifth bowler in a pink ball Test!
Rahat.
I know the batting would be marginally less weak with Sohail Khan, but the bottom line is 7 left-handed Aussie batsmen.
Only the left-armers can get them LBW. So I'd go Amir/Rahat/Wahab as my bowling attack, and yes, I know that's one dimensional.
But I wouldn't want a 4 man bowling attack. I'd want 2 all-rounders, Yasir Shah and 2 specialist quicks.
And tomorrow morning if I was Mickey Arthur I'd seriously consider pulling the surprise of the century and selecting the bowling coach, Azhar Mahmood. He is basically exactly what you want as your fifth bowler in a pink ball Test!
Will this match last 3 days, that is the question.
Will Pakistan cross 200 in any innings,that is the question.
Will there be slightest rivalry to make neutrals like us interested, that is the question.
Hilarious how some fans are underestimating Australia. We will get smashed in ever test. No match will last 5 days.
Someone suggested that it could go either way, either we blow them away or vice versa lol
We have won what one test match in Auz in the last 20 years.
There is only one team getting blown away
This has no logical basis whatsoever.
If people think we will lose because of squad selection: rather than lack of exposure to these conditions, then they deluding themselves.
I really do hope Mohammad Amir can make his mark here, don't want to see him get 2-3 wickets per innings, I want 5'fers from him with those snaky in swingers and finally the most important thing, fielders taking his catches!
It depends on the weather. If there is overcast throughout the day, then bowl first.If we win the toss, should we bat or bowl first ?
Brad Haddin said its better to bat first even if there's a bit of juice in the pitch as the surface quickens up on Day 2 and the nicks will carry.
Rahat.
I know the batting would be marginally less weak with Sohail Khan, but the bottom line is 7 left-handed Aussie batsmen.
Only the left-armers can get them LBW. So I'd go Amir/Rahat/Wahab as my bowling attack, and yes, I know that's one dimensional.
But I wouldn't want a 4 man bowling attack. I'd want 2 all-rounders, Yasir Shah and 2 specialist quicks.
And tomorrow morning if I was Mickey Arthur I'd seriously consider pulling the surprise of the century and selecting the bowling coach, Azhar Mahmood. He is basically exactly what you want as your fifth bowler in a pink ball Test!
Is the match today or tomorrow?
Starts in around 11 hours 25 mins from now.
Pak lineup?
For me
Sami
Azhar
Babar
YK
Misbah
Shafiq
Sarfaraz
Yasir
Sohail
Amir
Rahat
I hope sami aslam is fielding in slips.
sorry i meant "NOT" fielding in slipwhy do you want catches to be dropped?
I hope sami aslam is fielding in slips.
Starts in around 11 hours 25 mins from now.
:S
2 hours to go on my clock
Pakistan will win this by an Innings and 100+ runs
Plenty of ghee shakar, gulab jamun and halwa in your mouth.
Mickey hinted at Rahat. Expect the same side that faced CA XI except Yasir in for Nawaz.What are team news ?
Sohail ? Imran ? Rahat ?
What is the news from camp ?
What are team news ?
Sohail ? Imran ? Rahat ?
What is the news from camp ?
Expanding on my declaration comment above..........
It's hard work to bowl people out in daylight, except on the first day.
The grass dries out and neither reverse swing nor spin works. As a bowling team, if you have to bowl in daylight you need to be supremely economical so that the scoreboard doesn't advance before Dinner.
During the Dinner break the humidity starts to revitalize the grass on the pitch so seam movement returns, as does swing in the air.
But it's still conventional swing. And so it works best with a new ball.
It means that the team strategy has to change from that used in a day Test. This Pink Ball Day/Night business in Australia is actually like a hybrid between ODI and Test cricket.
You obviously try not to lose wickets against the new ball, even in daylight. But then as a batting team in daylight you have to press down hard on the accelerator and score as many runs as you can before Dinner, so that you can declare and bowl when bowling is easiest.
Consider two ways of scoring 240 and then bowling:
1. The Pakistan way:
Session 1: 60-3
Session 2: 150-4
Session 3: 240 all out at the close
This is a disaster in Aussie Day/Night conditions. You have scored too slowly in good batting conditions, and then used up the good bowling conditions to crawl your way to a decent total. But now the opposition will get to bat in Daylight tomorrow, and your bowlers will have no assistance.
Option 2: The Aussie Day/Night way
Session 1: 100-3 (first hour 30-2, second hour scoring at 4 per over)
Session 2: 240-7 declared (scoring at 4.5 per over through the session
Session 3: First hour reduce opposition to 30-5, ultimately 60-7 at the close.
There is just no point crawling to a higher total and using up the hardest batting conditions to do so.
Mickey hinted at Rahat. Expect the same side that faced CA XI except Yasir in for Nawaz.
Same side no Nawaz.. That's what the news is so far. Although nothing is confirmed till the toss
I have no camp news but I have weather news.What are team news ?
Sohail ? Imran ? Rahat ?
What is the news from camp ?
The ball almost always swings at Brisbane even during the day, so it will not be a surprise.I have no camp news but I have weather news.
It's really, really humid.
If you recall the two Adelaide Day/Night Tests, in a dry climate, the ball doesn't swing during daylight (except in the first session of Day 1) but then the nighttime coolness makes condensation occur on the wicket and the pitch starts to speed up and take seam, while the floodlit conditions allow swing too.
The grass is being cut shorter at Brisbane, but the extra humidity may make it swing even during the day.
I have no camp news but I have weather news.
It's really, really humid.
If you recall the two Adelaide Day/Night Tests, in a dry climate, the ball doesn't swing during daylight (except in the first session of Day 1) but then the nighttime coolness makes condensation occur on the wicket and the pitch starts to speed up and take seam, while the floodlit conditions allow swing too.
The grass is being cut shorter at Brisbane, but the extra humidity may make it swing even during the day.
I have no camp news but I have weather news.
It's really, really humid.
If you recall the two Adelaide Day/Night Tests, in a dry climate, the ball doesn't swing during daylight (except in the first session of Day 1) but then the nighttime coolness makes condensation occur on the wicket and the pitch starts to speed up and take seam, while the floodlit conditions allow swing too.
The grass is being cut shorter at Brisbane, but the extra humidity may make it swing even during the day.
I was at last year's Red Ball Test and it didn't.The ball almost always swings at Brisbane even during the day, so it will not be a surprise.
I was at last year's Red Ball Test and it didn't.
Kevin Mitchell Junior has been experimenting with very short grass for Tests of all colour balls. Last year the ball went gun barrel straight, but the Kiwis had been sent - like Pakistan this year - to a ground with no bounce for their only warm-up match, so Australia racked up a huge score on a grassless track with no lateral movement, then beat NZ by exploiting bounce with which they were unfamiliar.
That might be the plan this year too.
The difference is, the pink ball swings until it loses its shine. Amir with a Pink Ball would be much more lethal than Boult was with last year's red ball. And Southee had a bad back.
Agreed man. Except not sure if we should drop him for good. He will destroy in domestics anyway, regardless of whether or not he is dropped.However all eyes will be on our Lamborghini - Mohammad Amir.. he has to get atleast a 4'fer in this series or he should be sent packing for good.. no more excuses man, even Rahat and Sohail have outperformed him by atleast getting a 4'fer and a 5'fer respectively..
Its like saying Virat Kohli can't get runs on flat wickets.. Amir should've no excuses whatsoever anymore
Unless something has changed, I'm expecting an atatck of:
Mohammad Amir
Rahat Ali
Wahab Riaz
Yasir Shah
Azhar Ali
I think the LBW situation with all Australia's left-handers means that the left-arm quicks will all be picked.
And don't forget, last time this happened - in 1983-84 - the most effective Pakistan bowler Down Under to all the Aussie left-handers was actually the very mediocre Azeem Hafeez.......who just happened to be a left-armer, but not one in the class of the current crop.
It's a showdown between Rahat and Sohail. Wahab is a guaranteed pick.I would be surprised to see Sohail Khan dropped. He has been like one of the betters if not the best. Under lights who would you prefer? Wahab or Sohail? Most would pick Sohail.
I actually disagree.Azhar Ali cannot be known as part of any attack. lol
I think Pak should bowl first, really get stuck into the Aussie batsmen early. 3/4 wickets in the firt session wil set up the series.
I actually disagree.
I have wondered about inserting the Aussies, but I just can't see how it could work.
If you do that and bowl them out in 2 sessions for 200, then you bat under lights and probably score even less, then have to bowl by day again tomorrow. You could lose inside 2 days.
And if you put them in to bat and don't bowl them out until the end of day 1, then they've scored too many runs.
I think Pakistan needs to bat first, but score quickly in the second session and then declare at Dinner on anything above 220.
That only requires 220 runs in 60 overs.
The key is just to bowl from straight after Dinner.
We have almost 30 tests and first class matches under lights - trust me, the first hour after dinner is much harder than the first of the day.Australia are the superiour team in these condtions. If Pakistan is hoping to win this series it must re-address the balance of power immediatly to put Aus under pressure and think they can lose.
Batting first scoring 80-2 first session isn't too bad but isn't a strong position either.
Take a risk bowl first and have Aus 75/4, early winning position gained. The lights haven't been used much in Aus so can't really take them into too much account at this stage.
We have almost 30 tests and first class matches under lights - trust me, the first hour after dinner is much harder than the first of the day.
Even more reason to bowl ,when bowling is your strength and batting is as delicate as can be. Bowling first cant really lose the game on the first day.
You don't follow cricket at this ground much, do you?
That's how England lost the First Tests in both 94-95 and 98-99!
Even more reason to bowl ,when bowling is your strength and batting is as delicate as can be. Bowling first cant really lose the game on the first day.
never bowl first at the Gabba (or any Australian ground)
never bowl first at the Gabba (or any Australian ground)