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

[Abdullah719]

First innings, Iftikhar gets out: score 94/5

Second innings, Iftikhar gets out: score 94/5

Team becoming consistent

 

[Slog]

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

Literally no one was saying that

If Pakistan had toured last year where it was a much weaker Aussie team without their two best batsmen then I could understand the sentiment but no case now

 

[Titan24]

Beauty from Hazlewood. In the next match lineup should be something like

Shan/ Imam
Abid/ Azhar
Azhar/ Abid
Babar
Asad
Haris
Rizwan

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This is what happens when you are persisting bowling on a good line and length

 

[topspin]

Was never fan of Iftikhar. He should only be used in T20Is.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan batting has been exposed here

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Beauty from Hazlewood. In the next match lineup should be something like

Shan/ Imam
Abid/ Azhar
Azhar/ Abid
Babar
Asad
Haris
Rizwan

After being a failure and liability in the field throughout this tour you will still carry on with Haris? lol

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should be playing proper Test Batsmen like Fawad , Usman Sallhuddin , Saud Shakeel .

 

[Omer2002]

Imam is a defo no brainer..but abid is hardly going to do wonders

 

[Omer2002]

Sorry i doubt that too...there is no batting talent in pak

 

[castortroy]

Even then they would have been whitewashed

 

[Zeshan547]

Pakistan should be playing proper Test Batsmen like Fawad , Usman Sallhuddin , Saud Shakeel .

Fawad on these pitches, have some mercy man.

 

[Big Mac]

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

Mate what are you on about, nobody seriously believed Pakistan would win the series.

 

[castortroy]

Aussies on these tracks are relentless.

If the current two teams played in UAE, they would beat us there also

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 95/5 after 30.4 overs.

Not looking good. Babar is the last hope.

 

[HGhazanfar]

Unfortunately we did not bring our best players, but based off whats in the bench next game should go with

Shaan
Abid Ali
Azhar Ali
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan
Kashif Bhatti
Yasir Shah
Abbas
Naseem
Shaheen/Musa

 

[tyron_woodley]

moral of the story. Don't overate any player from pakistan until he has played vs a top side.
ifitikar
shan
all of them.

batting well in t20 and odi does not constitute a spot in test cricket.

 

[Justcrazy]

Selection of Iftikhar in Test is absolutely idiotic.

 

[Justcrazy]

Unfortunately we did not bring our best players, but based off whats in the bench next game should go with

Shaan
Abid Ali
Azhar Ali
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan
Kashif Bhatti
Yasir Shah
Abbas
Naseem
Shaheen/Musa

You cannot go with 5 tailenders , Pakistan batting already struggling

 

[HGhazanfar]

Ideally if we selected in merit ever then your team would be

Salman Butt C
Sami Aslam
Umar Amin
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan WK
Amad Butt
Zafar Gohar
M Abbas
Naseem Shah
Sameen Gul

 

[Zeshan547]

Iftikhar experiment should be over now in tests.
for 2nd test our best bet from squad is,
1_Azhar
2_Shan
3_Imam
4_Babar
5_Asad
6_Abid
7_Rizwan
8_Yasir/Kashif bhatti
9_Shaheen
10_Abbas
11_Naseem

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Haris and Imran Khan sr are out of the Adelaide test anyway. Imam and Abbas will play for sure.

But will Misbah also drop Iftikhar and Yasir (tactical change)?

 

[HGhazanfar]

You cannot go with 5 tailenders , Pakistan batting already struggling

How much did Iftikhar score, Kashif Bhatti can hold a bat can give you 30-40 not likely to score a ton but can give you runs. Also, better spinner than Haris and Iftikhar and can allow pacers to bowl attacking bursts with decent rest

 

[sweep_shot]

Ideally if we selected in merit ever then your team would be

Salman Butt C
Sami Aslam
Umar Amin
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan WK
Amad Butt
Zafar Gohar
M Abbas
Naseem Shah
Sameen Gul

I think Pakistan can try Salman Butt for the opening position. He is a better option than Azhar Ali.

 

[sweep_shot]

Ideally if we selected in merit ever then your team would be

Salman Butt C
Sami Aslam
Umar Amin
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan WK
Amad Butt
Zafar Gohar
M Abbas
Naseem Shah
Sameen Gul

I think Pakistan can try Salman Butt for the opening position. He is a better option than Azhar Ali.

 

[Zeshan547]

Ideally if we selected in merit ever then your team would be

Salman Butt C
Sami Aslam
Umar Amin
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan WK
Amad Butt
Zafar Gohar
M Abbas
Naseem Shah
Sameen Gul

is this ttf batting is the best we have to offer.

 

[Justcrazy]

Big opportunity for Rizwan to seal his place here

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 102/5 after 34.4 overs.

They just have to take it session by session. Don't look at the scoreboard. That is how Aussies saved one Test in UAE.

 

[imshally81]

 

[Justcrazy]

Sami Aslam , Usman Sallhuddin , Saud Shakeel should immediately be drafted in.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 107/5 after 36 overs.

 

[Titan24]

After being a failure and liability in the field throughout this tour you will still carry on with Haris? lol

Only because there is no other middle order batsman in the squad and no one who is decent enough as 5th bowler. As unless we are bowling sides out inside a day a decent 5th bowling option is needed.

 

[Slog]

Pakistan batting has been exposed here

lolol at exposed.

Did anyone seriously think they would do well in Australia against Starc, Cummins and Hazelwood?

 

[ChennaiFan]

Ideally if we selected in merit ever then your team would be

Salman Butt C
Sami Aslam
Umar Amin
Babar Azam
Asad Shafique
M Rizwan WK
Amad Butt
Zafar Gohar
M Abbas
Naseem Shah
Sameen Gul

Salman Butt? - I believe Pakistan's cricket deserves a better player.
Sami Aslam - What happened to him? Disappeared from the scene! I liked his batting.

 

[Captain caveman]

Sami Aslam , Usman Sallhuddin , Saud Shakeel should immediately be drafted in.

And what are they going to do?
All over rated.

Only asad and babar are test quality. We need another 4 batsman of this quality and we dont have any

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 110/5 after 38 overs.

Still trailing by 230 runs.

 

[Captain caveman]

Imam is a defo no brainer..but abid is hardly going to do wonders

The problem with imam is that hes a sitting duck when bouncers are bowled at him.

 

[Titan24]

Babar is batting too low for the best batsman in the team and I hope team management realizes that by 2nd match and put him at no 4.

 

[MMHS]

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] - if spinner picked on bating contributions in mind and then he fails with bat, for 5 days basically he is becoming a specialist fielder.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan (2nd innings) - 113/5 after 39 overs.

Pakistan are trailing by 227 runs.

 

[Big Mac]

Only changes I would make for the next test are Imam and Abbas in for Haris and Imran. There's no Faheem or even Shadab so Ifti chacha keeps his place.

 

[Captain caveman]

Pakistan - 110/5 after 38 overs.

Still trailing by 230 runs.

Are you wasim akram?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Babar is batting too low for the best batsman in the team and I hope team management realizes that by 2nd match and put him at no 4.

Exactly , he is probably our best bet against the moving ball but still is kept at 5 to avoid it.

 

[Titan24]

Only changes I would make for the next test are Imam and Abbas in for Haris and Imran. There's no Faheem or even Shadab so Ifti chacha keeps his place.

Another option can be putting haris at no 6 and replacing ifti as I stated. As Haris is more capable for day and night test than Ifti in my opinion.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan (2nd innings) - 116/5 after 40 overs.

Pakistan are trailing by 224 runs.

 

[ChennaiFan]

Babar and Rizwan should just minimize the risk and bat long. It will help them in the next match.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Play kashif bhatti in the next match , rest yasir. Abbas in for imran and imam in for haris. Imam may be weak against bounce but he is mentally tough.

 

[imshally81]

50 for Azam

 

[Boi]

Wasim talks so much rubbish man.

 

[Titan24]

Exactly , he is probably our best bet against the moving ball but still is kept at 5 to avoid it.

When it was done by previous management it was fine then as Babar was struggling in tests but in the last year or so he is much improved and confident player in the format and its high time to him at no 4.

 

[Justcrazy]

up for Babar , can he get to a ton here.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Now is babars test , 50. Needs to keep his concentrstion.

 

[sweep_shot]

Well played, Babar.

Can he score a hundred?

 

[Titan24]

Other than Hazlewood not much have troubled Babar

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rizwan needs to grit it out , its not easy against these top class bowlers.

 

[Titan24]

Camerawork and technology has been pretty good in this series with those moving and zooming views.

 

[Titan24]

Wasim Akram is also mentioning that Babar should be at no 4

 

[Green Patriot]

Shaba Babar.
Get a hundred. Will be good for his confidence.

 

[Justcrazy]

Babaar has looked solid here so far , I hope he continues here.

 

[Titan24]

Rizwan has shown more fight than both Haris and Iftikhar here. Could have given an option to bat at no 6 if we had a decent all rounder who could have come in at no 7.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Was just rrading a stat that yasir shah has conceded 200 or more 3 times in his career so far , has taken least number of inninhs to do so.

 

[Amirforpresident]

I must say Im positively suprised by the way Rizwan has improved. The old rizwan wouldnt have lasted 2 balls against Lyon.

 

[Captain caveman]

These guys cant help playing at balls that they could leave.
Shaan was just stupid playing a shot like that in the match situation.

 

[Abdullah719]

Was just rrading a stat that yasir shah has conceded 200 or more 3 times in his career so far , has taken least number of inninhs to do so.

No one else has done it three times.

 

[imshally81]

Ifti should drop for kashif bhatti in next test..

 

[Titan24]

I must say Im positively suprised by the way Rizwan has improved. The old rizwan wouldnt have lasted 2 balls against Lyon.

He is one of the most improved cricketer in last two years and his performances in domestic cricket and for Pak A also show that.

 

[imshally81]

Back to back boundaries..

 

[Justcrazy]

Babaar playing shots now .

 

[Boi]

Why does Wasim keep interrupting the other commentator half way through what they’re saying? He needs to shut up.

 

[JibranAnsari]

No one else has done it three times.

The captain could have saved him this embarrasment.

 

[Captain caveman]

Shaan
Azhar
Imam
Babar
Asad
Haris(after a bit of coaching and yelling at)
Rizwan
Yasir
Shaheen
Naseem
Abbass

This team will win at adelaide!
Mark my words!

 

[imshally81]

Rizwan will throw his wicket soon

 

[Titan24]

Babar has looked so easy on the eye against everyone except Hazlewood. Good signs for next test if he is promoted.

 

[Big Mac]

Another option can be putting haris at no 6 and replacing ifti as I stated. As Haris is more capable for day and night test than Ifti in my opinion.

Haris threw his wicket away in both innings, terrible shot selection/decision making.

At least Ifti chacha got a good ball today. If we're going to have a part-time spinner then Ifti is a better bet as that way you have someone that 'turns' the the ball the other way to Yasir.

When it was done by previous management it was fine then as Babar was struggling in tests but in the last year or so he is much improved and confident player in the format and its high time to him at no 4.

Pakistan's best batsman have never batted too high tbf. Inzi, Yousuf, Miandad etc. all ended up moving further down the order to #5 as they became more senior so it's not surprising that Babar is settling in there now he's our best batsman.

 

[Captain caveman]

No one else has done it three times.

He bowled nearly 50 overs in the innings!
Pakistan plays their star players like work horses.

 

[JibranAnsari]

So we have survived the first session. Didnt expect that.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good partnership. Rizwan should get a 50 as well , will help his confidence.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Babar has looked so easy on the eye against everyone except Hazlewood. Good signs for next test if he is promoted.

What good signs, lol? Babar is world class. I've yet to see a bowler trouble him for long periods.

 

[Big Mac]

Shaan

Haris(after a bit of coaching and yelling at)

You could have the greatest coach in the world but it isn't going to make much difference in 2-3 days.

 

[Titan24]

Pakistan's best batsman have never batted too high tbf. Inzi, Yousuf, Miandad etc. all ended up moving further down the order to #5 as they became more senior so it's not surprising that Babar is settling in there now he's our best batsman.

Yousuf has 3000+ runs at no 4 at average of over 55+ while Younus has 4000+ runs at no 4 at an avg of 53. So there is precedent and it makes sense as well because no 4 is the key position in tests which links the top order and the middle order.