Australia v Pakistan | 5th ODI | Adelaide | Jan 26, 2017 | Pre-Match Thread

[Abdullah719]

It's the last match of a pretty poor tour for Pakistan and chances are that it could well be Azhar's last ODI as captain.

Winning ODIs is imperative as ever due to the rankings so Pakistan need to go all out to try and get an unlikely consolation victory.

Should they make any changes to the lineup?

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Azhar Ali should not be in ODI team let alone be the captain.

 

[Ellipsism]

Wahab Riaz in for Akmal

 

[MMHS]

Hopefully, Wahab, Rahat, Azhar (as captain), Asad & Nawaz plays their last match for PAK ODI team here. But, I think there'll be 1 or 2 changes at most - Wahab for Amir, & may be Asad for Malik........

 

[mango_bite77]

I hope Pakistan faces humiliating defeat in last ODI to acknowledge that things need to be structured asap.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Last game

Sharjeel
Umar
Babar
Shafiq
Malik
Rizwan
Imad
Nawaz
Wahab
Has an
Rahat

 

[Square Drive]

Rahat in for Amir.

Nawaz for Imad maybe.

 

[Ankit007]

If they win azhar continues as captain... Bad... But good thing is they get a win and improve their rankings

If they lose azhar gets sacked for good and rankings stay where they are so it's a win win situation for Pakistan in both cases....

 

[Abdullah]

We need to win this game to improve rankings -so we still need to take this seriously.

Same team as last game.

I think that if we win the toss we will win the game,

It is time for a 300 score!

 

[fazleefridi]

If they win azhar continues as captain... Bad... But good thing is they get a win and improve their rankings

If they lose azhar gets sacked for good and rankings stay where they are so it's a win win situation for Pakistan in both cases....

I think the same.

Pakistan in a good position.

1.Win- Win points
2.Lose-Lose azhar

I reckon, Mickey would send this playing 11 in the name of resting players.

This playing 11 would fail even in my dream and Azhar would be sacked

1.Shafiq
2.Azhar
3.Hafeez
4.Malik
5.Akmal
6.Rizwan
7.Nawaz
8.Imad
9.Wahab
10.Amir(Should bowl 3 overs, and fake an injury)
11.Rahat

 

[Kianig89]

Azhar Sharjeel Babar Hafeez Akmal Rizwan Nawaz Imad Hassan Junaid Rahat

 

[Lynx]

Poor guy Rahat should get a go in place of Amir, who we don't want to burn out by playing dead rubbers. Should steer clear of Wahab and Shafiq though. Also feel Nawaz should play in place of Hafeez and tried in the middle order in his place. Chances of that happening are slim though.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Rest AMIR and Imad wasim. Give chances to rahat and nawaz

 

[ExplicitAI]

Should hopefully be Azhar's last game. The way the team played lazily in the field in the 4th ODI suggests they want Azhar sacked.

 

[hailian]

Last game

Sharjeel
Umar
Babar
Shafiq
Malik
Rizwan
Imad
Nawaz
Wahab
Has an
Rahat

Asad Shafiq seriously? The guy is in the team for the last 7 years and has played 60 ODIs but his average is only 24 and strike rate 67?

 

[mango_bite77]

It won't happen untill Pak loses tomorrow's game. Same thing happened vs England where they beat England in dead rubber and everyone was like we have best limited over team.

 

[Rayyman]

I want us to score 300+ with someone getting a hundred. Then defend that total. 3-2 was what I was hoping for going into this series.

 

[ezy9]

Win or lose, I hope they try something out of the box, cause clearly the current strategy is useless.

May Akmal as an opener, personally I feel he should be nowhere near the team due to his fitness, but if they are going to play him, give him the last game as an opener just to try something different.

 

[srh]

It's the last match of a pretty poor tour for Pakistan and chances are that it could well be Azhar's last ODI as captain.

Winning ODIs is imperative as ever due to the rankings so Pakistan need to go all out to try and get an unlikely consolation victory.

Should they make any changes to the lineup?

On merit Pakistan should drop Umar Akmal for the 5th ODI. He cost Pakistan the 4th ODI.

 

[Sadevdesai]

It does not matter if we loose this match ... but at some point during the game we must put some fear in the Australians!!!!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

It does not matter if we loose this match ... but at some point during the game we must put some fear in the Australians!!!!

Azhar will do that with the bat

 

[vandokkum]

Winning dead rubbers will give some passengers (half the team) another life extension.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

hopefully azhar's last game in green


Big game for akmal as well

would like to see nawaz given a go

 

[sshakir411]

Talented Akmal should sit out for Asad. Nawaz for Imad isn't a bad option as well.

 

[yasir]

Azhar will do that with the bat

Azhar cannot do that in Mohala's team, he was not able to do that in PSL, forget about fear, as an opposition you feel in comfort zone when he is on the pitch... He should only play test cricket, rest is not his cup of tea

 

[Hamza_]

Sharjeel Khan to score a century in this 5th ODI, IN SHA ALLAH.

 

[Hamza_]

Shafiq in for Akmal
Rahat in for Aamir

 

[ahmadharis1]

Should rest Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim, who have been basically playing nonstop.

1. Sharjeel Khan
2. Azhar Ali
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Babar Azam
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Umar Akmal
7. Mohammad Rizwan
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Rahat Ali
11. Hasan Ali

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Is it just me or i think having asghar, mohammed irfan, sarfraz ahmed, khalid latif would have made a series alot more competitive. Khalid Latif was in good form and pitches was flat in Australia, he would have definitely done better than hafeez and umar akmal. I do feel Australia was also lucky winning 4 toss on trot... Amazing.

But tonight game will be should be the importance of knowing winning tonight will keep pakistan out of equation for not playing in qualifying round.

I do feel we need to move on from Azhar era it was the worst time for our ODI cricket. I don't understand why we continued with him after England tour. We should selected Sarfraz Captain and Babar Azam vice Captain.

Adelaide is normally a batting paradise pitch. If Australia bat tonight we might see 400 score.

Better save Amir from Phanti and let wahab suffer tonight.

Pakistan is in great need of good odi batsmen and fast bowling allrounders.
PSL need to give us something this year.

 

[Barragan]

Would like to see this tomorrow, but doubt it.

1. Sharjeel
2. azhar
3. Akmal
4. Malik
5. Rizwan
6. Hafeez
7. Imad
8. Nawaz
9. riaz/rahat
10. Hasan
11. Junaid

 

[Khan12]

Hopefully we win the toss and bat first. Just want to see sharjeel and babar bat after that I am off to sleep. If not just go sleep and watch them bat after fajr. Find the rest of the team so boring bar amir. We are carrying countless passengers in wahab, hafeez, akmal, rizwan, nawaz, asad, azhar and rahat. I am sure the one mentioned will find their way into the worst Pakistani line up quite comfortably bar akmal.

 

[PakLFC]

Thank God this tour is coming to an end. It's been a terrible and testing one for sure. A victory will be covering cracks with wall paper. We have major problems to overcome in the team.

 

[Snatch]

Australia should play their weakest fringe players of their squad to give them exposure for the tougher Chappell-Hadlee series against NZ. They have already won this series.

 

[LegendAli]

Should rest Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim, who have been basically playing nonstop.

1. Sharjeel Khan
2. Azhar Ali
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Babar Azam
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Umar Akmal
7. Mohammad Rizwan
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Rahat Ali
11. Hasan Ali

Imad Wasim whose only played 4 ODI games has played non stop Cricket yet Babar Azam whose been playing for the past 3 months should be included? Bro go to bed.