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Can Pakistan compete in Test matches in Australia and New Zealand?

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Our next overseas test series is in nz and aus latter this year will we be able to compete like we did in Eng?



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Definitely in New Zealand, Australia not so much. The wickets in New Zealand will be more interesting and probably more conducive to our attack than the deplorable roads we are likely to see in Australia. Also think that we have a psychological issue playing in Australia which dates back to our nineties team. Although if anyone can help this team overcome a mental block, it's Misbah. Hence, it's important that he carries on for another 5 months.
 
Ellipsism said:
NZ- Pakistan will have a good chance.
Aus- No chance.
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I think Nz becomes a bit lottery because Nz serves green mambas so its win the toss and win 70% match as the greenness and seam go away after 1 day ..it has been the case in the last 2-3 years in Nz and has backfired many times as was the case in Nz Aus series earlier this year ..i think Aus gives us a very good chance because Aus mostly serves Pan Cakes so our FTBs can surely dig in..if we have to win a Test or even a series in Aus Wahab and Amir have to be their fiery best ..Amir has to up his pace to above 90+ mph as he was bowling Pre ban and even post ban in Asia cup and world t20


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If starc gets injured then We can win a test or maybe the series too otherwise i dont think that we have chance but i hope im wrong i just hope

Against NZL HELL YEAH :)
 
We seem to always do well in NZ so yes we definitely can beat New Zealand. No chance against Australian HTBs on Australian flat pitches.
 
We've competed in NZ because of our bowling in even the worst of times. As for Aus we will definitely be able to compete this time around. Why? Because our batting has the ability to amass big runs on roads like Melbourne!
 
NZ - Yes
Australia - No

Although I was sure we'd get whitewashed in England so who knows.
 
Pakistan can draw in New Zealand. I don't think any team right now except England can win even a test in Australia. But Pakistan can compete like India did, if the batting holds up.
 
We are playing in the second half of the Australian summer. After South Africa will have come and gone. Hopefully that should tire out the Aussies a bit. Plus as shown in England, if we can get there a little earlier we may have a chance to acclimatize
 
The England series will give people false hopes of repeating the performance in Australia.

No disrespect to New Zealand, but I don't care about a tour of New Zealand right after a tour of England and right before a tour of Australia.

Seems like a filler. A warm-up.
 
Mamoon said:
The England series will give people false hopes of repeating the performance in Australia.

No disrespect to New Zealand, but I don't care about a tour of New Zealand right after a tour of England and right before a tour of Australia.

Seems like a filler. A warm-up.
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You said we would get white washed.

We won the first test.

Then you said we would lose 3-1.

We drew 2-2.

Seems like you the opposite of whatever you say happens :mj

Means we will win in Aus finally.
 
blackanhyellow said:
You said we would get white washed.

We won the first test.

Then you said we would lose 3-1.

We drew 2-2.

Seems like you the opposite of whatever you say happens :mj

Means we will win in Aus finally.
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I also said we will crash out of the World Cup in the QF, or is this a Test speciality only? :132:
 
Mamoon said:
I also said we will crash out of the World Cup in the QF, or is this a Test speciality only? :132:
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Your pessimism for our LOI sides is warranted.

Not for our test side though, who have shown their quality time and time again.

They deserve our respect.
 
Mamoon said:
The England series will give people false hopes of repeating the performance in Australia.

No disrespect to New Zealand, but I don't care about a tour of New Zealand right after a tour of England and right before a tour of Australia.

Seems like a filler. A warm-up.
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NZ tour may have had less importance 5 years ago, but boy, it seems like u have not been following what the black caps have been up to in recent times. They have a power house of talent and I reckon it is as hard to beat NZ in NZ as it is against England. I will be following the NZ tests with all my heart and soul.


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We may win the NZ series but could go either way. That being said, we put up a good show in Australia but probably won't win the series. We may win one or two matches though.
 
I think we fanst can just shut up and wait for it.

Clearly 80% of us were saying england will win 3-0 or at best 3-1 some even predicted a white wash.

I think we will be competitive in both hopefully our batting is in a tad better shape and we may have a better squad for these tours and we may surprise a few.
 
We have a decent record in New Zealand. I think we will win that series. There batting batting Williamson seems a bit weak. If Azhar and Sami can see of the new ball, we should score runs.


Australia tour is what I am looking forward to. Those bouncy tracks will be the test for our batters and it gives our bowlers something to work with. Warner is the key wicket, he can get Australia off to a flyer if we get him early it could put them under pressure. But khwaja smith and voges are dangerous on flat tracks. With there bowling starc is the key, we need to find a way to negate his threat, confident we'll score of Lyon.

Also we will need a 5th bowler there, any all rounder of quality is welcome
 
Mamoon said:
The England series will give people false hopes of repeating the performance in Australia.
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Your prognostications in this series failed miserably (Hafeez being our gun batsmen, our best hope being a 3-0 result). What makes you think people will listen to you this time?
 
We have a good chance in New Zealand, it could go both ways though. I expect us to win in Hamilton while Christchurch will be much closer.

Australia will be a far tougher challenge due to the ruthlessness they show when playing at home. The only way to match them is to play ruthless cricket, which is something our team doesn't really do.
 
NZ- Yes. Australia- probably no. The problem with other teams in Australia is that Aussies bowlers know how to extract pace and bounce from those flat pattas which had some bounce in it and hence they may cause problems to Pak batsmen ( who also are regarded as poor players of bounce) and their pacers will anyways be nullified by flatness of pitch and the aggressive approach of Aussies batsmen.
 
I think what Pakistan and Misbah have learnt on this tour is pretty valuable. England have attempted - and several times succeeded - to run away with their attacking batting and strong crowd support - but Misbah was able to counter.

That's what Aussies do down under these days to bully the visitors. Score quickly in droves. Capitalize quickly in sessions. BUT their bowling minus Starc is pretty average and their batting - like England - relies on 2 or 3 key players. (It's their knowledge and experience of their own pitches and conditions which makes them so formidable.) If Misbah, Arthur, and the think tank can work closely on neutralizing those key players, it should be an exciting contest.

Pakistan can be competitive. Past Pakistani teams have usually gotten hammered down under in the first test or two and then there has been no way out. The team under Misbah seems to be of a thicker skin. That's my takeaway from the Oval win. Lose big, lose again in a heart-braking fashion. Still go on to win the next game. Good stuff either way.
 
gazza619 said:
NZ tour may have had less importance 5 years ago, but boy, it seems like u have not been following what the black caps have been up to in recent times. They have a power house of talent and I reckon it is as hard to beat NZ in NZ as it is against England. I will be following the NZ tests with all my heart and soul.
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I quite like the current NZ team and I have been following their progress closely. However, they are not a bigger team than England or Australia, or Pakistan for that matter.
 
We can draw the series in Aus. Micky Arthur has had a positive impact on our team and he knows how to play and compete against Aus in Aus.
Shah will be the key
 
Problem in Aus is the Pace.

Hell 'NO'. Not their Pace Attack, I am referring to The Brutal Pace at which aussies play in Australia. Thats a Very Very High Voltage. Given an opening, Their Batsmen/Bowlers crushes everything within an hour.

May be Team Pakistan Will need an 8 weeks camp this time around.
 
New Zealand - certainly. Whilst they've vastly improved in the last 3-4 years, they're still beatable and our bowling has always thrived in NZ conditions.

Australia - look I'll take what I can. We've never seriously competed in Australia since Mushtaq Mohammad's side in the 70s. Even the 90s side got rolled over consistently Down Under. However given how poor Australia are against spin, Yasir will be a threat. Wahab has also proven himself dangerous on bouncy wickets.

They key is how the batting will fare against Starc and Hazlewood.
 
NZ, Yes Pakistan can compete and in Australia it will be tougher but I believe we can providing we field the best team combination possible
 
this team has the potential to do well in Aus - we have a settled batting line up, Yasir is crucial, all we need is Amir to find form, and a good batting allrounder for no. 7

Also, the Eng series will give a lot of confidence to the team, they should improve from here
 
Ab Fan said:
NZ- Yes. Australia- probably no. The problem with other teams in Australia is that Aussies bowlers know how to extract pace and bounce from those flat pattas which had some bounce in it and hence they may cause problems to Pak batsmen ( who also are regarded as poor players of bounce) and their pacers will anyways be nullified by flatness of pitch and the aggressive approach of Aussies batsmen.
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To be fair, we've batted well on a bouncy wicket at The Oval. Sky showed the pitch had the most pace and bounce out of all the venues in this series.

Saleem Malik once said all Pakistani batsmen fear not bounce but lateral movement. Kookaburra doesn't do much once it loses its shine.
 
We will make hay against the Aussies. I am backing my boys to put up a great show and if we hold on to our chances, we can win in Australia.
 
New Zealand - definitely, they lost their most recent home series to Australia and even then they had McCullum. Their hopes with the bat lay mostly on the shoulders of Williamson and to some extent Ross Taylor. I think we will win the series against New Zealand or draw maybe
Australia - we play 3 tests against them and we definitely have a chance I don't understand why people think we have no chance at all. Starc is their only bowler that I fear and their only world class batsmen are probably Warner and Smith. Let's not forget Starc could pick up an injury too so I don't understand why people think we have no chance.
 
People are underestimating NZ, recently came back from 1-0 down to draw level the series in UAE.

Pakistan should be aiming to win both series but winning away in Australia is still the hardest task in world test cricket.
 
NZ is pretty strong these days. Australia deadly at home, but the extra bounce will be more of a challenge there really.

Anything is possible, but I wouldn't expect any wonders. We might surprise and win a few matches but it will require a lot of hard work and commitment. Just like how we surprised at Edgbaston, but then Pakistanyaat came and we collapsed as expected.

The plus point for Pakistan is that the wickets in Australia these days are pretty much flat. A few adjustments and you can score if you apply yourself on the crease. Aussies will keep throwing short stuff though.
 
KingKhanWC said:
People are underestimating NZ, recently came back from 1-0 down to draw level the series in UAE.

Pakistan should be aiming to win both series but winning away in Australia is still the hardest task in world test cricket.
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And NZ is the only side that troubled Pak in the UAE. A very strong unit with a good pace attack.
 
NZ - yes, we're struggling atm. Bowlers struggling on flat wickets and batting carried by KW and Taylor.
Aus - no chance.
 
We will Win Both Series InshaAllah.

Misbah will Bow Out as the Greatest Captain in Test Cricket ever from Asia and Greatest Captain of Pakistan.

InshaAllah.
 
Australia will be very difficult to beat in their conditions but they don't really have an amazing batting or bowling lineup. I think we can win in NZ since their bowling is weak and even batting is nothing special.
 
AUS is a bit different challenge. But, this year, I believe there is no Test at WACA. PAK should lose the Gabba Test quite comprehensively, but I expect them to compete hard at MCG & SCG. Won't be surprised if it's 1-1 or 2-1 for hosts.

NZ is different case. Last time, PAK won the series 1-0 (could have won it 2-0, but at a risk of 1-1) & the previous Series ended 1-1. I saw the 2010 Series almost by ball - in total, at least 35 dollies were dropped. That series could have ended 3-0 in favour of the Visitors. I think, this is a better Test team than the last tour.

Tests are scheduled at Christchurch & Hamilton, therefore unless it rain, it'll be direct result there. I am keeping fingers crossed for 1-1 right now; but won't be surprised if t ends 0-2 for the visitors. PCB can help PAK team by keeping some grass at UAE venues against WI, so that Arthur can test his 3 pacer option & the pace bowling all-rounder. Arthur is a pro, so I am sure he'll do his home work regarding the catching of PAK team.
 
Deewana said:
I think Nz becomes a bit lottery because Nz serves green mambas so its win the toss and win 70% match as the greenness and seam go away after 1 day ..it has been the case in the last 2-3 years in Nz and has backfired many times as was the case in Nz Aus series earlier this year ..i think Aus gives us a very good chance because Aus mostly serves Pan Cakes so our FTBs can surely dig in..if we have to win a Test or even a series in Aus Wahab and Amir have to be their fiery best ..Amir has to up his pace to above 90+ mph as he was bowling Pre ban and even post ban in Asia cup and world t20


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Yeah, 95% of the time it's us batting on the green tops.
 
NZ I think we have a chance. Will be a green wicket or a flat pancake and we have the ability to do well on both

Aus I think we can compete. Don't see us winning but I'll be happy with a 2-1 to Australia. Although while I say that, everyone said we'd get whitewashed by England but we didn't, so I think we can be very competitive in Aus as well!
 
Wow a whole thread about Pakistan in Australia not mentioning we went there with a team captained by Yousuf which somehow lost that Test from a 'winning' position.

NB Misbah stunk the place out in that match.

This team led by Misbah, seems more united, has a wicketkeeper who catches more than 50% of chances and has some very able young up and coming batsmen.

I think more than any other time we can match Australia in their back yard.

People don't give the team enough credit. We have just beaten an England team which will go down in history as one of their best containing several all-time greats/future legends in Cook, Root, Broad,Anderson.
 
MMHS said:
AUS is a bit different challenge. But, this year, I believe there is no Test at WACA. PAK should lose the Gabba Test quite comprehensively, but I expect them to compete hard at MCG & SCG. Won't be surprised if it's 1-1 or 2-1 for hosts.

NZ is different case. Last time, PAK won the series 1-0 (could have won it 2-0, but at a risk of 1-1) & the previous Series ended 1-1. I saw the 2010 Series almost by ball - in total, at least 35 dollies were dropped. That series could have ended 3-0 in favour of the Visitors. I think, this is a better Test team than the last tour.

Tests are scheduled at Christchurch & Hamilton, therefore unless it rain, it'll be direct result there. I am keeping fingers crossed for 1-1 right now; but won't be surprised if t ends 0-2 for the visitors. PCB can help PAK team by keeping some grass at UAE venues against WI, so that Arthur can test his 3 pacer option & the pace bowling all-rounder. Arthur is a pro, so I am sure he'll do his home work regarding the catching of PAK team.
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I see what you did there. :yk
 
A lot depends on selection as well!

First of all Ifti HAS to go!
We NEED an all rounder!

My XI would be

Sami Aslam
Azhar Ali
Shafiq
Younis
Misbah
Yamin(Amad just not good enough batting wise. Yamin' role to bat normally and bowl 5-10 overs a day)
Sarfraz
Amir
Wahab
Yasir
Sohail

Bench:
Rahat Ali
Imran Khan
Mohammad Asghar
Mohammad Rizwan
Any opener (Pls no Hafeez:()
 
Mamoon said:
The England series will give people false hopes of repeating the performance in Australia.

No disrespect to New Zealand, but I don't care about a tour of New Zealand right after a tour of England and right before a tour of Australia.

Seems like a filler. A warm-up.
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Nah
One may not care about the WI test series but any test series Away vs Aus Eng Nz england is significant


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We will do well in Aus if Amir can get his pace up to 90+ we need a pace bowler to pick 20 wickets in a seried to stand a chance Amir is our best hope for that however with his current level he will be smashed
 
Pakistan will win their first series in Australia this time. You heard it hear first.

Australia is a 3 man army. Warner, Smith, and Starc are world class players but the rest still have a lot to prove.

England is a much better test side than Australia and Pakistan drew a series with them. So, I expect a better result in Australia. Pitches will be flat so it will be easier for Pakistani batsmen to score runs there.
 
I'd refer you to my other thread about an early arrival!

Australia is a lot like England. Good bowling attack but only two established top class batsmen (Smith and Warner).

Two batsmen - Burns and Khawaja - are so wobbly that they have just had to be dropped in Colombo.

A third - Adam Voges - will be 37 years old, and while he has a great record against the West Indies and on dead tracks v New Zealand, his entire career record against better attacks or on less-batting friendly wickets reads

V England: 31, 1 , 25, 16, 0, 1, 51*, 76
V Sri Lanka: 47, 12, 8, 28
V NZ on a sporting wicket: 13, 28

Then you have Mitch Marsh at 6, averaging just 23.39

And then Peter Nevill at 7, averaging just 22.50.

So to sum up, this is the Australian batting order:

1. David Warner - excellent player
2. Joe Burns - just been dropped
3. Usman Khawaja - just been dropped
4. Steve Smith - excellent player
5. Adam Voges - geriatric flat track bully
6. Mitchell Marsh - averages 23.39
7. Peter Nevill - averages 22.50
 
NZ - Yes. Pak can even win the Test Series. Yasir will not be a big factor. But Amir and quicks will have a major role to play. Since McCullum departed from Tests, their side does not look that good. Boult has become a trundler with no swing.

Aus - Will get mauled badly. Those roads are not conducive for Yasir and even Pak quicks will not be effective. Some how Hazlewood becomes unplayable on those surfaces. Starc is always a big threat. Cummins/Patinson/Lyon will play their roles. Smith becomes Bradman and Warner becomes the best opener again.
 
If our batsmen perform the way they did in England, we might beat both NZ and AUS. Also, the team selection needs to be spot-on. Hafeez and Iftikhar should be nowhere near the team. Mohd. Asif should play.
 
Pakistan will win in New Zealand. I believe Amir will be the star of the series. Australia, I don't think so. However, I expect a spectacular spell or two from Wahab Riaz..
 
No chance of winning in either of the series ..

A draw in NZ maybe and MAYBE a test win against Australia thats it.
 
We almost won a Test in 2010 with that awful team lead by a clueless captain. Pretty sure we can give them a good fight this time around.
 
Pakistan has a better chance of defeating Australia than NZ imo. NZ is a more complete team that bats deep and they have couple of good spinners aswell.

With this performance in England I think Pakistan can easily compete with Australia, they just need to find a good bowling all rounder to bat at #6.
 
We can compete but not with this batting or bowling line up.

We need to made the best combination of our team.
 
One fast bowler who isn't consistent, one who needs time to develop after a 6 year break but has the potential to be devastating, one bowler averages 80 odd who won't be helped as he was in England and a legspinner to carry the burden in a four man attack without a batting lineup to give him something to bowl at.

Our bowling is our strong suit, but without a fifth bowler or an all-rounder, we're expecting everything from two grandads, our #3 who will hopefully but averages 30 in 15 tests in SA/WI/Eng and probably 25 if WI is taken out, a baby opener, and a #6 who is just played one innings at #3, a decent keeper batsman at best.

Bit early to tell, but if we won a test in AUS, that would be pretty respectable considering how only South Africa and England have beaten them in the last 10 years there, and god knows if anyone did in the 10 before that.

If Pattinson is back, with Starc and Hazelwood I expect us to be at least one score below 100, a couple below 200, maybe a 300 over 7/8 innings. Anything better than this, and we've not disappointed anyone with reasonable awareness of our team in Australia and their dominance at home. I expect them to put up bigger scores than England did this series. And we're going to struggle with sc

With six tests until AUS and we could improve or get worse by the time we start there. Whether the current 11-13 players will be in that squad can't be confirmed at this point.
 
I think we will be able to compete this time around , this team gives me confidence that we can win. The key though is adopting to the conditions beforehand and it won't be a bad idea to go to Australia 1 month ahead of the first test match. Bowlers like Waqar and akhtar have struggled in Australia and we should not expect too much individually from the fast bowlers but the scattered performances might help us win a match.
 
JibranAnsari said:
I think we will be able to compete this time around , this team gives me confidence that we can win. The key though is adopting to the conditions beforehand and it won't be a bad idea to go to Australia 1 month ahead of the first test match. Bowlers like Waqar and akhtar have struggled in Australia and we should not expect too much individually from the fast bowlers but the scattered performances might help us win a match.
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Waqar toured Australia as a rookie, then right after the second back injury and 99 when he had lost his zip.

Shoaib bowled well in the 2004 tour against an ATG team at their peak. Picked up two 5-fers.
 
Junaids said:
I'd refer you to my other thread about an early arrival!

Australia is a lot like England. Good bowling attack but only two established top class batsmen (Smith and Warner).

Two batsmen - Burns and Khawaja - are so wobbly that they have just had to be dropped in Colombo.

A third - Adam Voges - will be 37 years old, and while he has a great record against the West Indies and on dead tracks v New Zealand, his entire career record against better attacks or on less-batting friendly wickets reads

V England: 31, 1 , 25, 16, 0, 1, 51*, 76
V Sri Lanka: 47, 12, 8, 28
V NZ on a sporting wicket: 13, 28

Then you have Mitch Marsh at 6, averaging just 23.39

And then Peter Nevill at 7, averaging just 22.50.

So to sum up, this is the Australian batting order:

1. David Warner - excellent player
2. Joe Burns - just been dropped
3. Usman Khawaja - just been dropped
4. Steve Smith - excellent player
5. Adam Voges - geriatric flat track bully
6. Mitchell Marsh - averages 23.39
7. Peter Nevill - averages 22.50
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That's why for me beating NZ in NZ is a tougher challenge.

Australia does not even have a settled batting unit.
 
Chief Destroyer said:
Waqar toured Australia as a rookie, then right after the second back injury and 99 when he had lost his zip.

Shoaib bowled well in the 2004 tour against an ATG team at their peak. Picked up two 5-fers.
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Yah but shoiab ended up taking only 17 wickets in 6 matches @43. Won't blame him , Australia isn't good to Asian bowlers. May be only wasim and imran.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Yah but shoiab ended up taking only 17 wickets in 6 matches @43. Won't blame him , Australia isn't good to Asian bowlers. May be only wasim and imran.
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I know what the stats are. Shoaib was a rookie in 99 who got overexcited seeing the bounce. He hadn't learned how to take wickets there. He was trying to blast them with pace sacrificing on accuracy.

Taking wickets in Australia requires skill that's learned only through experience. The bowler has to feel at home with the bounce and find the corridor or uncertainty otherwise the pitches can be very unforgiving.
 
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The_Odd_One said:
Pakistan will win their first series in Australia this time. You heard it hear first.

Australia is a 3 man army. Warner, Smith, and Starc are world class players but the rest still have a lot to prove.

England is a much better test side than Australia and Pakistan drew a series with them. So, I expect a better result in Australia. Pitches will be flat so it will be easier for Pakistani batsmen to score runs there.
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Pitches will be flat other than Brisbane where the batsmen will be really tested under lights on a green pitch with a pink ball.
 
Markhor said:
Pitches will be flat other than Brisbane where the batsmen will be really tested under lights on a green pitch with a pink ball.
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Last time on a green pitch, Pakistan beat much stronger Australia in England in a test match.

Flatter wickets actually suit Australia more because on those pitches, their batsmen can score at 4+ rpo.
 
UsmanhailsAfridi said:
You are a hater, a poor poster. Surprised to see you out of hiding already. Must hurt you quite a bit our success in England.
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A hater certainly not, a poor poster in your opinion to which you are entitled, and I don't hide when things don't go as I said they will, so you should not be surprised.
 
Mamoon said:
A hater certainly not, a poor poster in your opinion to which you are entitled, and I don't hide when things don't go as I said they will, so you should not be surprised.
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I'm beginning to disagree on cricketing matters with you lot more than before so it seems.

In Australia, we are going to play a day-night test and a test at Sydney. If the pitch seams, we have Amir (provided that he remains fit and finds some form) who will definitely trouble the Aussies. No disrespect to the current line-up but they aren't the Aussie players of yore. Sydney too offers us a chance if we manage to drag the match to day 4 and 5. Australia literally has no spinner unless they fast track Adam Zampa into their test team. Nathan Lyon and O'Keefe shouldn't cause any problems to us.

I seriously think that if our bowlers remain fit, Yasir manages to improve on lessons learnt from England and someone like a Hassan Ali finds a role as an all-rounder, we'll seriously challenge Australia.

New Zealand is a feisty team these days. They played against England and drew their series, they came to UAE and didn't roll over and they are now already dominating us in the ODI format. With Kane at helm and their bowling line-up, they sure will cause us plenty of troubles. Another thing that goes against us is normally we play them after the tour to Australia where the conditions are tougher for our batsmen making them enjoy the Kiwi conditions more. Last time we toured for a full 3 match series before the tour of Australia, we found it pretty tough to match the Kiwis. They beat us at Dunedin, and we barely managed a 1-1 due to rain in the final test.

I'm quietly confident that we may put up a better fight - not saying that we are going to win in Australia - but I do think that the Australians will be under pressure. Add to the fact that we are the second half of their summer meaning that one or two of their key bowlers may already be carrying niggles after the series against South Africa. If Hazelwood gets injured, I'd say advantage Pakistan almost.
 
Need more right handed pacer options.

If Azhar opens with Sami then who takes his place in the middle order? Babar Azam? Haris Sohail?

Need this covered before we can look at winning down under.
 
Good luck to Team Pak. Let's see if they can address that 100% losing record in Australia. This is their best opportunity thus far...
 
Ind_Yeah said:
Good luck to Team Pak. Let's see if they can address that 100% losing record in Australia. This is their best opportunity thus far...
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Lol . Pakistan have a better record than India in and against all test playing countries including Australia .
But than india has historically been one of the worst test side so about time pakistan improves its record.
 
Pretty sure this team will .
Have always done well in newzealand .
The australians have lost their last 3 tests vs pakistan including one in England so there should be no mental block.
 
Mamoon said:
I also said we will crash out of the World Cup in the QF, or is this a Test speciality only? :132:
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just leaving predictions here n there and some come through others dont lol...

Aus series should be more competetive than many of us think.. should be fun and good if we inject some good youngsters in place of useless haffeezz and masood... NZ tour might actually be more difficult ... but then it will all be how bad we are against their bowling vs how bad they r against ours...
 
Pakistan will beat Aus and NZ. Aus is going through major problems right now and they aren't as confident as their predecessors. Pakistan led by Misbah and the greatest test batsman of Pakistan will put all these hating posters with their pants down again. Les go Pak!!!!
 
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