Australia vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Brisbane | Nov 21-25, 2019 l Day 4 l Match Thread

[MenInG]

Can Pakistan take the game to Day 5?

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

I highly doubt if they can even take it to the second session.

 

[Relic]

Pakistanis are way too optimistic.
We've got people hoping that Babar scores 200 and Shan scores 150. lol

Imo if we make it to the second session, that'd be a mighty achievement

 

[Mueez]

Pakistan’s race against the clock...

I want Pakistan to fight.

Fight till the end.

Do not give up hope folks...

Let’s believe.

 

[Relic]

Pakistan’s race against the clock...

I want Pakistan to fight.

Fight till the end.

Do not give up hope folks...

Let’s believe.

Love your optimism

 

[Mueez]

Love your optimism

Positivity works.

 

[Pete Rose]

Let’s get ready for a wicket less day folks

 

[Mueez]

Let’s get ready for a wicket less day folks

That’s more like it

 

[Relic]

Positivity works.

Let’s get ready for a wicket less day folks

Let's see how well this ages

 

[Ahmed4472]

Too bad for me, have to take kids out. Will not be able to watch Hanif Mohammad’s rear guard innings

 

[Pete Rose]

Let's see how well this ages

We watch sport for entertainment and inspiration, not for validation of the obvious

 

[Relic]

We watch sport for entertainment and inspiration, not for validation of the obvious

What's the "obvious" here for you?

 

[Pete Rose]

What's the "obvious" here for you?

Done and dusted under 20 overs

 

[Mueez]

On a side note.

How in the hell did Yasir Shah cleanbowled Smith?

Still can’t believe it lol.

 

[Relic]

On a side note.

How in the hell did Yasir Shah cleanbowled Smith?

Still can’t believe it lol.

It was more of Smith getting overconfident rather than Yasir bowling a good ball

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Pakistan to end the day 285/3

 

[Relic]

Pakistan to end the day 285/3

Only 220 in 90 overs?
Rather slow don't you think?

 

[emranabbas]

One of the most boring and one sided test.

No chance

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Problem is we need to bat at a run rate of 5 or above to set Australia a decent target and give our bowlers time to bowl them out. Shouldn’t be that difficult

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Can Pakistan take the game to Day 5?

at lunch 147-7

 

[Relic]

Prediction:
112-8 at lunch

 

[Ahmed4472]

at lunch 147-7

I don’t really disagree with the wickets column? But runs are too much to get

 

[Abdullah]

Hopefully we can bat all day and be 5 down. I would take that.
Don't cAre about the runs tbh , let's make them work for their wickets .

Babar and Shan are in a lose lose situation. Score runs and they will be called soft as game is "over"
If they don't score they will get pilloried too

Interested to see how Babar goes. Does he play his game or try to take responsibility to bat half the balls

 

[hussain.r97]

Obviously no we we're winning, or even drawing. Just hoping for some fight back, I want to see a couple of centuries today.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Problem is we need to bat at a run rate of 5 or above to set Australia a decent target and give our bowlers time to bowl them out. Shouldn’t be that difficult

To set them a target of 250 we need to make around 600

 

[Pete Rose]

Basically since Yk and Misbah’s retirement we haven’t found a way to avoid losing wickets in clusters. So much of the discussion has been on Abbas and Yasir and the bowling retirements that we haven’t focused on what I consider the main issue for Pakistan’s test malaise: two batsmen who have played for nearly a decade and have been average below 30 for the last 2 years

 

[Kashmirilion]

To set them a target of 250 we need to make around 600

Impossible

 

[The Viper]

Hopefully somebody scores big today at least.

 

[HusseyShah]

Staying up for the Boys , Please dont disappoint..

 

[Darkrai]

Staying up for the Boys , Please dont disappoint..

You are asking for the impossible.

 

[Mueez]

Don’t know whether to sleep or watch the match lol

 

[castortroy]

Lyon is going to go through us here

 

[Big Mac]

If we're still batting at tea I'll be happy

 

[tyron_woodley]

just go for it. I expect 100s today. survive 2 days. it has been done before. Let's see. Nobody expected that stokes miracle but it happened right?

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need big effort from remaining batsmen to get this game to next day.

 

[hur rizvi]

Babar is very average in test cricket

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

taking the attack to Lyon.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Postive batting so far, good to see.

 

[Zeshan547]

Postive batting so far, good to see.

yup so far so good, just want to see some real fight, make aussies earn their win just don't give it on plater

 

[Slog]

Lol they’re singing praises of Shan Nasir and he’ll get out within 20 mins )

Also with all the opportunities, training and support afforded to Shan due to family you would think he’s having a zabardasti ka career

 

[Zeshan547]

not many posts and active members, i guess most of them have given up, can't really blame them considering there is only one realistic possible result now

 

[Titan24]

Shan needs to go big, you cant afford good 30s, 40s after 16 tests and 30 years of age. He strength is his temperament and he needs to apply it to the fullest.

 

[Slog]

not many posts and active members, i guess most of them have given up, can't really blame them considering there is only one realistic possible result now

Most of the posters are Either Pakistan or UK based so not ideal time for either party and it’s not like we even have 10% chance of lasting the day

 

[hur rizvi]

Hazlewood getting crazy movement now

 

[castortroy]

Seriously our bowling line up looks like a school attack in comparison to the Aussies

 

[Slog]

Shan needs to go big, you cant afford good 30s, 40s after 16 tests and 30 years of age. He strength is his temperament and he needs to apply it to the fullest.

He’s manufactured cricketer.

If he didn’t have the luxury of being brought up with so much support , I doubt he would make it big in FC let alone international cricket

 

[Zeshan547]

Lol they’re singing praises of Shan Nasir and he’ll get out within 20 mins )

Also with all the opportunities, training and support afforded to Shan due to family you would think he’s having a zabardasti ka career

as if we have haydens and langers waiting in wings, he may lack natural talent but not in hard work and dedication, he has the best backfoot play for an opener in pak right now.

 

[Slog]

Hazlewood getting crazy movement now

Lol yea we’re losing atleast a few wickets tonhim today

 

[Mueez]

Hazlewood bowling very good.

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 for masood, he needs to be careful though

 

[Zeshan547]

Hazlewood getting crazy movement now

so maybe after all its not the pitch which is flat its our bowling,

 

[Slog]

as if we have haydens and langers waiting in wings, he may lack natural talent but not in hard work and dedication, he has the best backfoot play for an opener in pak right now.

No I’m not saying he should be dropped.

I’m saying he doesn’t deserve Gilchrist and Warne singing his praises when he will invariably disappoint them.

But I guess I get their point too. It’s a terrible match to sell so they will need to manufacture intriguing stories.

 

[Slog]

4 for masood, he needs to be careful though

Tbh he needs to go for runs.

Him trying to hang out never works

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Shan looking solid.

 

[Titan24]

Hazlewood getting crazy movement now

Pressure does funny things in cricket. Pak just scored 240 in the first innings so Aussies werent feeling much pressure while Pak bowlers were under the heat while in the 3rd innings Pak is again under bit of pressure while Aussie bowlers can try all their weapons without feeling much pressure of defending something.

 

[Zeshan547]

Hazlewood bowling very good.

in australian condition this is really the best attack currently, even india can't match in australia vs same skilled batsman.

 

[Zeshan547]

Pressure does funny things in cricket. Pak just scored 240 in the first innings so Aussies werent feeling much pressure while Pak bowlers were under the heat while in the 3rd innings Pak is again under bit of pressure while Aussie bowlers can try all their weapons without feeling much pressure of defending something.

i get your point but their is huge gulf in skill level as well , also experience.

 

[Zeshan547]

Shan looking solid.

chashm_e_bad door.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Beautiful bowling by australians.

 

[Zeshan547]

Beautiful bowling by australians.

you have interesting profile photo and signature by the way.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good by babar , still needs to be a bit more tight.

 

[JibranAnsari]

you have interesting profile photo and signature by the way.

Thanks.

 

[Zeshan547]

pitch started playing a few tricks now as if OZ need any further assistance, what luck we have.

 

[Zeshan547]

Good by babar , still needs to be a bit more tight.

but they just can't go all defensive, need to put bad balls away and put bowlers under some pressure as well.

 

[angrypathan]

Lucky wicket

 

[castortroy]

When is masood going to get a big ton

These 30s and 40s mean nothing

 

[castortroy]

Should be over after lunch

 

[Big Mac]

Time for Ifti chacha to treat us to a 210 ball triple century

 

[Titan24]

Shan unfortunately couldnt make it big once again. Maybe he looses concentration after sometime as 1 century after 16 tests is not enough from an opener.

 

[angrypathan]

Time for Ifti chacha to treat us to a 210 ball triple century

Anything more than 200 balls is a win for Australia

 

[Titan24]

i get your point but their is huge gulf in skill level as well , also experience.

Absolutely, no doubt about that but when you are under pressure since the 1st innings of the match the difference gets exaggerated.

 

[topspin]

I would still rather have Shan over Imam. The latter is a strokeless wonder, who’s even worse against the short ball and is also substandard against spin.

 

[castortroy]

Honestly watching this game is literally like watching a club team take on a international outfit.

Such a mismatch

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The collapse has started

 

[castortroy]

Here comes the collapse

Could be ao by lunch

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Will it be over by lunch?

 

[castortroy]

Funny thig before the series was fans predicting that pak could actually win lol

 

[Deewana Mastana]

An innings and 200 run defeat or 170

 

[Relic]

Funny thig before the series was fans predicting that pak could actually win lol

Calm down.
Why're you so over-excited?

 

[Omer2002]

Oh dear misbahs favourite chacha ifti gone second ball...