Australia's lineup for the first Test - Is it the weakest Australia Test XI Pakistan has ever faced?

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Australia have announced their playing XI for the 1st Test against Pakistan:<br><br>Khawaja<br>Finch<br>S Marsh<br>M Marsh<br>Head<br>Labuschagne<br>Paine<br>Starc<br>Siddle<br>Lyon <br>Holland<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvAUS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvAUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1048499548417679360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[WengerOut]

Yes.

Khawaja and Head against spin!!! What is going on!!

 

[Bangalorean]

No excuse if Pak drops or draws home test vs these inexperienced lot

 

[Peshwa]

Pakistan should win both matches by an inning

 

[IndianMafia]

Got a feeling Australia would win the first test !

 

[Peshwa]

Got a feeling Australia would win the first test !

Even Bangladesh can thump this newbies

 

[umerz]

Yes they are very weak but lets be honest Pakistani batting line up is very shaky and you never know we might end up losing if we are unable to handle Lyon

 

[Bangalorean]

Even Bangladesh can thump this newbies

BD did won Dhaka Test when both & were in playing XI IIRC !

 

[RyanRyan10]

Yes.
Batting line is definitely the weakest
Khawaja is a walking wicket against spin
Finch,Head,Labuschange all average in mid 30s in FC cricket

Mitch Marsh has been poor in tests,only good performance he gave was in Ashes the previous summer
He won't average more than 20

Shaun Marsh has also been in & out of the team
He has good record in Asia compared to other Aussie batsmen in recent times but failed in India
I don't think he will be able to stand up against Yasir

Pak will humiliate these newbies
Paine will resign from captaincy
Couple of Aussies in this team would be considered among their worst test cricketers ever

 

[the_outsider]

Even Bangladesh can thump this newbies

BD won against a much stronger Aus team.

Smith, Warner, Maxwell, Renshaw, Wade, Hazlewood, Cummins, Lyon all played in that match.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Yes very weak especially in Asian conditions, this team will still deliver thumpings to all bar SA on Aussie decks. I expect Pakistan to shatter some records in these 2 tests, massive innings victories coming up.

 

[bujhee kom]

They might still beat Pk.

 

[Buffet]

If not the weakest, it's one of the weakest Aus line up against Pakistan.

 

[Shaka81]

Even if it's a weaker Australian team would still expect them to score big as they will only have to see off Abbas and Yasir otherwise the rest of Pakistan's bowling line-up is really weak.... Bilal Asif looks mediocre, Hafeez struggles without resorting to chucking and Wahab is a spattergun who only has one talent bowling fast without direction or plan.

 

[barah_admi]

No excuse if Pak drops or draws home test vs these inexperienced lot

Pakistan are just as inexperienced.

 

[Hasan123]

Weak squad but don't underestimate them.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I've never seen a weaker Aus XI in my life. Siddle bowling? Lol. 125 kph pies are gonna get smashed by even Asad shafiq . Congrats in advance Ppers. Expect two innings victories now.

 

[Bangalorean]

Pakistan are just as inexperienced.

But Pak will be playing at home

SL blanked OZies 3-0 with & in the team !

 

[the_outsider]

Whatever happened to Steve O' Keefe?

 

[hadi123]

Well there is no doubt this team is a joke of a team compared to the sides which had the likes of Ponting, Hayden, McGrath, Warne just to name a few but cricket isn't played on paper.

 

[barah_admi]

But Pak will be playing at home

SL blanked OZies 3-0 with & in the team !

Pakistan battered the Aussies with those 2 PLUS Clarke with JOhnson in the bowling line up as well.

So your point was?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Yes.
Batting line is definitely the weakest
Khawaja is a walking wicket against spin
Finch,Head,Labuschange all average in mid 30s in FC cricket

Mitch Marsh has been poor in tests,only good performance he gave was in Ashes the previous summer
He won't average more than 20

Shaun Marsh has also been in & out of the team
He has good record in Asia compared to other Aussie batsmen in recent times but failed in India
I don't think he will be able to stand up against Yasir

Pak will humiliate these newbies
Paine will resign from captaincy
Couple of Aussies in this team would be considered among their worst test cricketers ever

Pretty accurate assessment.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Whatever happened to Steve O' Keefe?

Has been out of favor with the selectors ever since he was charged with drunk driving

 

[Napa]

Factually, Australia's two highest rated Test bowlers (Cummins and Hazelwood) and two highest rated Test batsmen (Smith and Warner) are missing. So this is a pretty weak Australian team.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/player-rankings/test/bowling

 

[the_outsider]

Has been out of favor with the selectors ever since he was charged with drunk driving

They do love their beer.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

They do love their beer.

You ain't Strayan if you don't

 

[Bangalorean]

Pakistan battered the Aussies with those 2 PLUS Clarke with JOhnson in the bowling line up as well.

So your point was?

Pak should win this time too ... That was my point brother !

Good start from Pak on Day 1

 

[ind_win]

Finch will fill the attacking role that Warner plays. And his defence is better than Warner. Do not know why he avoided tests - pay/fitness etc. - all these days. And the lower order of Australia seem as capable as Eng. Only thing that Pak could think of is pitch deterioration - for spinners - which is what they would have hoped at the toss.

 

[Justcrazy]

No doubt , this is weakest Australian team for these conditions ever.

 

[the_outsider]

It's weird watching Siddle trundle at 128 kph. He used to bowl every ball at 140+ at one point.