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Australia v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Melbourne | Dec 26-30, 2016 | Day 2

Wade's nicknames are interesting. For Smith, 'Smudgey'. For Maddinson, 'Doggy'. For Lyon. 'Gazza or Garry'. I wonder what nickname he would have for :rahat , the Legend, too bad he isn't playing this game
 
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So I predicted 220/4 at the end of first session.

I think we have done better than that
 
Ok guys time to come up with a nickname for Yasir. Other than Yasira or Shah jee.
 
Archer said:
Wade's nicknames are interesting. For Smith, 'Smudgey'. For Maddinson, 'Doggy'. For Lyon. 'Gazza or Garry'. I wonder what nickname he would have for :rahat , the Australian lineup destroyer
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No nickname whatsoever.

Wade knows his place and wouldn't speak to Rahat unless spoken to, choosing to avert his gaze to the floor rather than make eye contact with the great one. :rahat
 
Rayyman said:
Ok guys time to come up with a nickname for Yasir. Other than Yasira or Shah jee.
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I believe everyone in the team calls Yasir as Sura.... Which, if I am not too mistaken, is a pashto term for Red

Can someone confirm this for us !!
 
with the loss of time, if pak can get 400-450, they'll bat aus out of the game. then they'll have to bowl aus out quickly twice.
 
How many overs in session [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION]
 
Last 10 overs they have added around 40 runs. Good rate here.
 
Do the nicknames motivate the players ? If so, :rahat could really use some of that motivation to become the legend that he is.
 
Ufff what a daddy flick.. that would have been a four on any other ground
 
Lyon not giving Smith any control, so less rest for the 3 pacers.

WTH is going on now
 
lunch now!! this is bizarre as it;s 10 minutes early. We need to get 400 runs
 
How come fielding captain is making these decisions
 
Fantastic session for Pakistan here. One more dominant session and Aus will be under pressure.
 
Ok how much we need in first innings to put this game to bed. 350 seems attainable all of a sudden.
 
Weird to not see 10 more minutes of play here.
 
Who needs umpires. Lets just let the Australian captain decide when we will take breaks. Perhaps he should also decide when a batsman is out.
 
I've been hearing the comms boasting about the quick outfield since yesterday, but this outfield seems rather slow to me. Either the outfield is slow or Pakistani batsmen seriously lack normal timing/power.
 
Syed1 said:
Ok how much we need in first innings to put this game to bed. 350 seems attainable all of a sudden.
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350 is comfortably within reach if both can bat for another 10-15 overs. 400 should be the target here. Pitch is pretty good to bat.
 
Sarfarazian92 said:
I've been hearing the comms boasting about the quick outfield since yesterday, but this outfield seems rather slow to me. Either the outfield is slow or Pakistani batsmen seriously lack normal timing/power.
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It seems quick around the 30-yard circle but slows down considerably near the boundary.
 
Ridiculous decision to take early lunch.

Nevertheless excellent batting this morning by Asad and Azhar. They fought hard early against some excellent bowling from Hazlewood and Starc and then cashed in against some looser bowling later.
 
Sarfarazian92 said:
I've been hearing the comms boasting about the quick outfield since yesterday, but this outfield seems rather slow to me. Either the outfield is slow or Pakistani batsmen seriously lack normal timing/power.
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Nah man Shafiq and Azhar were blasting it from the middle of the bat and the ball will come to a stop a fair distance before the boundary.

Pathetic outfield
 
Very good batting performance for once. Azhar and Asad looking solid out there. The soon to be taken new ball will test the boy's out in the middle. Need 400 or more with some help from the weather as well, it's looking cloudy. With Sohail in the team our tail looks strong considering how well Wahab, Irfan and Yasir batted in the previous match.
 
Surprised Starc didn't bowl much in this session.

Perhaps a case of fatigue setting in



Alhumdulilah :moyo
 
PakLFC said:
Very good batting performance for once. Azhar and Asad looking solid out there. The soon to be taken new ball will test the boy's out in the middle. Need 400 or more with some help from the weather as well, it's looking cloudy. With Sohail in the team our tail looks strong considering how well Wahab, Irfan and Yasir batted in the previous match.
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Irfan?
 
PakLFC said:
Very good batting performance for once. Azhar and Asad looking solid out there. The soon to be taken new ball will test the boy's out in the middle. Need 400 or more with some help from the weather as well, it's looking cloudy. With Sohail in the team our tail looks strong considering how well Wahab, Irfan and Yasir batted in the previous match.
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Irfan :irfan ? I think you're forgetting :amir3
 
Aussies could have used the new ball here before lunch, essentially asking the Pak batsman to get in twice. missed opportunity.
 
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Buffet said:
350 is comfortably within reach if both can bat for another 10-15 overs. 400 should be the target here. Pitch is pretty good to bat.
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400 on the cards here. 350 is now in reach. We are looking strong in this test. OZ can be bowled out below 300 there is enough turn.
 
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Aussies could have used the new ball here before lunch, essentially asking the Pak batsman to get in twice. missed opportunity.
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Not really, the ball was getting hard to grip and it was getting easier to bat which would have meant that the new ball would have been wasted. In my opinion, Aussies acted smartly
 
Session belongs to Pakistan comfortably.

Shafiq needs to go on and make that daddy hundred. Azhar has done his job so he should just ease up a little and play his shots.

Expect PAK to reach atleast 350+ inshallah.

Like I said before, this feels like Lord's all over again.
 
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