Australia v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Melbourne | Dec 26-30, 2016 | Day 3

[MMHS]

Earlier on he was pretty quick also .

I do not understand why they do not play him in OD , he just has to bowl 10 overs . Also , he can easily slog , can be even used as a pinch hitter at 4 - 5 , just to throw something new at opposition

Stability, establishment, continuity .......

Anyway, couple of days back, there was a thread on PAK's potential ODI team in AUS - you can have a look at the different XI posted there.

 

[On_the_up]

What an anticlimax.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

What a lack of game awareness though.terrible running

 

[QalandarFan]

Yaar Sohail Khan is so Slow!

 

[Big Mac]

What a muppet

 

[London_Lahori]

Well batted Sohail! Should have extended your arms further and would have made it easily.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan getting all out , will be blessing here

 

[Saeed]

What a stupid way to get out.

 

[QalandarFan]

Yaar that just killed all the maaza!

 

[Pakistanian]

Well played son, you made us proud :')

 

[Rayyman]

Thank god Sohail gets to rest.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Azhar on 199!

 

[boomboom6]

damn it Sohail c'mon )

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Done brilliantly stop moaning

 

[Hawkeye]

Azhar has a history of getting his partner run out on such occasions. Quite selfish.

 

[Rayyman]

Azhar on 199!

I'm hyped.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

What is Azhar doing? He knows Sher Khan is terrible runner.

 

[Hawkeye]

Azhar on 199!

No. He wanted the run even if he got his partner out, but that won't count as a run.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Yasir should be batting above Wahab.

 

[Boi]

Azhar has a history of getting his partner run out on such occasions. Quite selfish.

lol that was not his fault. Poor running from Sohail. Any other player would've made it easily.

 

[Rayyman]

Hope we don't get all out. Declare after next wicket.

 

[itsme]

Pak just making sure maddison stay in the team

 

[Arham_PakFan]

No. He wanted the run even if he got his partner out, but that won't count as a run.

Bro he took a single on the first ball of the new over

 

[Arham_PakFan]

There it is!Double Hundred up!Fantastic!

 

[world cup captain]

Pak just making sure maddison stay in the team

Doing our neighbors a favor.

 

[QalandarFan]

Great Double Century For Azhar Ali only the 4th Player in the History of the game to get there at the MCG and the First Asian Player to do so! Applaud an exceptional innings from an amazing batsman!

 

[Saeed]

200 for Azahr, well done.

 

[London_Lahori]

mA what an innings Azhar!

 

[On_the_up]

What a lack of game awareness though.terrible running

The lunchtime parathas taking their toll

 

[Inswing]

Well played azhar 200 isnt a mean feat to achieve in aus

 

[QalandarFan]

Hope we don't get all out. Declare after next wicket.

Nah Yasir can bat so we need to bat out.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

He ain't stopping there!

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Congrats. Great double hundred. Except one run out chance Aus has not even been close to get him.

 

[Saeed]

on the offside

 

[On_the_up]

Boundary away from topping Viv's score

 

[QalandarFan]

 

[boomboom6]

damn never thought Azhar would ever score a double overseas ... congrats man, full credit to the guy!

 

[Rayyman]

Outstanding innings by The Green General.

 

[Abdul]

So happy for Azhar right now. Very good innings.

 

[Buffet]

I thought Yasir is better than Wahab

 

[itsme]

Well played azhar,making sure to keep the record intact by getting sohail out

 

[Hawkeye]

Bro he took a single on the first ball of the new over

My stream is just too behind, then.

 

[Azzurri]

151.9 kph that last delivery from Ghar ka Starc

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Sublime innings

 

[imshally81]

Thanks Wahab

 

[Justcrazy]

Azhar creates History

200

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Lmao wth Wahab!The innings has been declared

 

[shaz619]

a MONUMENTAL achievement , incredible! take a bow Azhar Ali! He has been immortalised at the MCG, you can't script dream knocks like these he has danced with GREATNESS! fantastic reception from the crowd, what a moment!

 

[Pakistanian]

woooohoooooo

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Azhar should try for 300 now.

 

[Inswing]

Well played azhar

Declared

 

[QalandarFan]

Wahab

Innings Declared!

 

[Justcrazy]

Please Declare now

 

[Executioner]

What a phenomenal innings from Azhar Ali

Easily on of the best batsman in tests on virtue of form

 

[MMHS]

Wahab & Yasir should slog at will so that Azhar can carry his bat - not sure if anyone has carried in a Boxing day Test. Hanif had a chance in 1964, but got out 9th - so is Azhar

 

[QalandarFan]

I thought we should've tried to get 500.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yaar Wahab

 

[Rayyman]

Good thing we declared. Demoralize these Aussies.

 

[Pakistanian]

Man, Azhar was just 4 away from breaking Viv's record. What a shame.

 

[QalandarFan]

Good Achievement played at a RR - of 3.5

 

[Solid Snake]

Azhar remains undefeated though (not out)

His average in Aus must be fantastic

 

[QalandarFan]

Lets go out there and rip through them with the ball now!

 

[Pakistanian]

now we gotta bowl em out under 244. We can only win if we can make them follow on.

 

[Buffet]

Yasir could have come and tried to slog here as well. Aus needs 244 to avoid follow on. Another 30-40 runs here would have looked harder. Anyway, if Aus gets one big partnership then game will be a dull draw. Hope to see a collapse here.

 

[Tired]

31/32 over by starc/hazelwood after almost same over last match, one would be dropped out from next match

 

[QalandarFan]

Azhar remains undefeated though (not out)

His average in Aus must be fantastic

It's even better than fantastic! It's 140.50!

 

[itsme]

Wahab just wanted to give hazlewood his 100th wicket ,big heart

 

[Saeed]

It would e breat if we could take 5 or 6 wickets today.

 

[QalandarFan]

31/32 over by starc/hazelwood after almost same over last match, one would be dropped out from next match

Let's hope it's Hazelwood Starc is Gun Barrel Straight Azhar's SR vs him was 77!

 

[MMHS]

I am not sure if PAK team ever looks at the history of the game or bother for it? Does any one know what they did with Azhar - Yasir could have slogged for 1/2 overs & it would have been a monumental achievement for Azhar.

I understand that the game shouldn't be played for records, but this is from lack of awareness more than anything else - there are only around 70 innings of Carrying through & not even 10 with a double (most carry through are in smaller innings where 10 batsmen got out cheaply from one end)

 

[itsme]

Yasir could have come and tried to slog here as well. Aus needs 244 to avoid follow on. Another 30-40 runs here would have looked harder. Anyway, if Aus gets one big partnership then game will be a dull draw. Hope to see a collapse here.

1-2 wickets early and it will get interesting aussies are pretty frustrated and demoralized

 

[Kianig89]

Where are Salman Butt proponents

 

[itsme]

We shouldn't take all viv's records away,big hearts

 

[Kianig89]

Good declaration we got more than what we thought #sohail65

 

[Buffet]

Where are Salman Butt proponents

Thankfully, I don't have to read that stupid ATG Pakistani batsman in Aus stuff anymore.

 

[Rayyman]

Hope Misbah doesn't bring on Yasir first change.

 

[QalandarFan]

Where are Salman Butt proponents

You mean Junaids? Probably watching YouTube videos of Salman Butt.

 

[Kianig89]

Make new ball talk

 

[Napa]

Well done Azhar and Pakistan... now bowl out Australia below 200 to make it interesting.

Lot of rain forecast for tomorrow, so likely the game is headed for a draw.

 

[Justcrazy]

Misbah needs to attack from the word go here.