Australia v Pakistan | 5th ODI | Adelaide | Jan 26, 2017 | Australia Innings

[Abdul]

Australia Team
DA Warner, TM Head, SPD Smith*, PSP Handscomb, GJ Maxwell, MS Wade†, JP Faulkner, MA Starc, PJ Cummins, A Zampa, JR Hazlewood

Pakistan Team
Azhar Ali*, Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan†, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hopefully Azhars last game in coloured clothing

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hope Umar does well today. Would like to see him promoted. Sharjeel and Babar will be key as always

 

[Abdul]

hopefully Umar Akmal's last game in colored clothing!

 

[Jabo]

Hope Sharjeel continues

If he falls early
No one else who can keep the rr above 4

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Give Rahat and Wahab a go and play Rizwan up the order

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Got nothing to lose now so should just play with freedom. Hopefully Azhar gets out early though. Wouldn't want another match losing big innings from him

 

[world cup captain]

We just can't win a toss...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Australia win toss and choose to bat. Don't know whether I should stay awake now. Sitting through Azhars on field captaincy is torture

 

[Sadevdesai]

Aus bat ..... darn !!!!

 

[Belawal2014]

Is that 5/5 for Steve Smith?

 

[jfwalker]

Actually think that is our only chance to win
Bowl them out for 250 and hopefully bat well

 

[jfwalker]

Team news anyone?

 

[Abdullah719]

Team news anyone?

Wahab in for Imad.

Faulkner in for Khawaja.

 

[world cup captain]

Australia win toss and choose to bat. Don't know whether I should stay awake now. Sitting through Azhars on field captaincy is torture

Exactly, it's been a pain to stay up all these nights.

Team news anyone?

Azhar (c), Sharjeel, Babar, Hafeez, Malik, Akmal, Rizwan (wk), Amir, Wahab, Junaid, Hasan

Imad out for Wahab

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Pak going in with 4 pacers.

 

[jfwalker]

Wahab in go to sleep everyone

 

[Archer]

Australia has won 7 out of 8 tosses on this tour. Smith has some magic in his hands

 

[Syed1]

This final match of the series brings with itself a sense of optimism for the future. IA we will have a new look team from the next series.

 

[Jabo]

It would be a bigger positive if these guys fail

Riaz
Azhar
Hafeez

Then at least the future looks good if they are all kicked out for good

Rizwan/Shafiq thankfully are already kicked out

 

[Jabo]

This final match of the series brings with itself a sense of optimism for the future. IA we will have a new look team from the next series.

Doubt it

Azhar will complain he was injured and get a chance to play as a batsman only
Hafeez has just returned and made enough to stick around

 

[Syed1]

Doubt it

Azhar will complain he was injured and get a chance to play as a batsman only
Hafeez has just returned and made enough to stick around

We are always going to have one or two passengers in the side. What I'm hopeful for is a change in command, some new middle order batsmen and fast bowling alrounder

 

[Archer]

I don't know why everyone expected Pakistan to win the series. Australia are ruthless in home ODIs especially with their full strength squad. New Zealand lost 3-0 and even India lost 4-1 despite scoring 300 in almost every match. You just can't beat Australians down under

 

[Arsalan Pro]

According to ESPN,Imad has problem with his fingers.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Was hoping Asad would play too so he could fail one last time and it would ensure that he would never play white ball cricket for Pakistan again

 

[Syed1]

Was hoping Asad would play too so he could fail one last time and it would ensure that he would never play white ball cricket for Pakistan again

That's not how Pakistan cricket works

Asad needs a couple of big scores in tests and you will find him back in the ODI side.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Azhar drops a difficult one on first ball.

 

[Nasty Naz]

1st ball in and a catch already dropped. A tough one but jeez, it is so frustrating.

 

[Ellipsism]

Tough chance.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Warner dropped first ball. Amir is too unlucky. Easily the best bowler in Pakistan

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Good bowling by Amir.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Tough one though. Just hope this isn't a sign of things to come

 

[msb314]

Whats a good score on this pitch - 300+?

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Beating the outside edge again.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Amir is a special bowler

 

[Ellipsism]

Whats a good score on this pitch - 300+?

270-290

 

[Arsalan Pro]

1 run of the first over.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Amir is a special bowler

Very true,but still some want him to be dropped.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Good swing by Pakistani bowlers.

 

[Idrees1990]

Was hoping Asad would play too so he could fail one last time and it would ensure that he would never play white ball cricket for Pakistan again

No worries, Asad is not coming back. We should be more afraid for wahab/azhar/hafeez to do well today and save their spot for 3 more years.

 

[PennOne]

Good swing by Pakistani bowler.

fixed that for you

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Warner charges Junaid for the first boundary of the match.

 

[hamaadqureshi819]

Is it me or the body language of our players is really dropped

 

[Rayyman]

Is it me or the body language of our players is really dropped

I agree.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Wow. That delivery to Warner was special.

 

[shah_1]

Very true,but still some want him to be dropped.

truth needs to be told

I have seen every domestic bowlers, all of them are rubbish.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Peach of a delivery by Amir

 

[msb314]

Amir getting some swing.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Ball of the series from Amir. He's bowling too well to get wickets )

 

[marlonbrowndo]

"Let's drop one of the only 4 World class ODI players we have"- Amir haters

 

[msb314]

Wabby is a good fielder!

 

[Rayyman]

Junaid is gun barrel straight. Can't swing it, can't bowl at pace, can't bat.

 

[mango_bite77]

wow..... it was same delivery as he bowled to Mitchel Jhonson in 2010 but no luck this time.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Junaid is nowhere near Amir's league

 

[hamaadqureshi819]

Y r the singles not so easy when we r batting

 

[Rayyman]

Junaid is nowhere near Amir's league

Could've tried out Hasan.

 

[Ellipsism]

Junaid is rubbish

 

[Ellipsism]

What a shot

 

[msb314]

Australia is dominating now - should have grabbed our chances earlier.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Amir simply a class apart from junaid. Don't understand what people who want Amir dropped are even thinking TBH

 

[Rayyman]

Defensive captaincy from Azhar. Bad fielding from Hafeez. Good fielding from Hasan.

 

[msb314]

No more swing - we will go for 400+ today.

 

[Ellipsism]

Amir simply a class apart from junaid. Don't understand what people who want Amir dropped are even thinking TBH

I don't think anyone wants him dropped from the LO side...

It's his place in the test squad that is in doubt.

 

[Rayyman]

No more swing - we will go for 400+ today.

Lol chill. Don't turn into a wrist-slitter.

 

[msb314]

Lol chill. Don't turn into a wrist-slitter.

always prepare for the worst!

 

[Jabo]

Very true,but still some want him to be dropped.

People want to see the likes of

Tanvir
Anwar
Bhatti

Back

 

[Jabo]

Waqar is awful in the commentary box


Thankfully it's over after tonight

 

[Ellipsism]

Filth from Junaid.

 

[Ellipsism]

Waqar is awful in the commentary box


Thankfully it's over after tonight

He speaks sense but his English is to colloquial.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Pakistani fans actually think junaid will trouble kohli next time. ) forget Kohli. This guy couldn't get a wicket in the domestic one day cup. Don't care if he gets a lucky wicket here and there. He's not good enough. Watch him bowl alongside Amir and see the difference

 

[Rayyman]

Filth from Junaid.

He's listed as LF on one site.

 

[msb314]

Pakistani fans actually think junaid will trouble kohli next time. ) forget Kohli. This guy couldn't get a wicket in the domestic one day cup. Don't care if he gets a lucky wicket here and there. He's not good enough. Watch him bowl alongside Amir and see the difference

Amir going for runs too - for a strike bowler he sure is expensive...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Warner has nice triceps

 

[Ellipsism]

He's listed as LF on one site.

His pace isn't much of an issue.

He can't swing the ball, he can't consistently land the ball in the corridor of uncertainty and can't bat nor field.

 

[Rayyman]

Amir going for runs too - for a strike bowler he sure is expensive...

His economy is under 5.

 

[msb314]

Poor fielding from Hassan - maybe [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] was right...

 

[Ellipsism]

His economy is under 5.

It isn't now

 

[marlonbrowndo]

More embarrassing fielding

 

[Nasty Naz]

Feels like the match is already over...

 

[Syed1]

His pace isn't much of an issue.

He can't swing the ball, he can't consistently land the ball in the corridor of uncertainty and can't bat nor field.

Still better than YouTube stars