Dominant Pakistan finish Day 2 of the 2nd Test on 144/2, 281 runs ahead of Australia

[Fahdi]

Catch of the series?

Nah, Babar's catch was much better

 

[mak36]

Good catch by fakhar
Anybody else would dropped it

Babar took a similar one last game.

 

[New Yorker]

What's the follow on target?

 

[mak36]

Sarfraz went all the way to point to clap Azhar

Nice yaar

That was pretty funny

Good to see.

 

[Something]

What's the follow on target?

It was 82. They've crossed it already.

 

[alized]

Need Abbas

 

[Amjid Javed]

One more wicket before lunch would be great!

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Revise taken but looks like it's sliding down.

 

[mak36]

One more wicket before lunch would be great!

You have your wish.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Infact it's umpires call!

So another wicket!

Australia 91-7

Great session for Pakistan

 

[alized]

Lol

 

[angrypathan]

That's the tightest umpire's call decision I've ever seen

 

[mak36]

And another. Getting that ball to talk.

 

[alized]

Bring back Abbas after Lunch to clean up Starc to complete his fiver.

 

[mak36]

Where are all the naysayers from yesterday gone? [MENTION=136411]Shafi[/MENTION]

 

[Amjid Javed]

Its already clear that run scoring is hard if your going just try to play at a sedate pace, all batsmen who have scored decently in this match have been positive.

Thats something our batsmen need to do in the 2nd inns.

Lets hope we wrap up things quickly after lunch.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

 

[Abdullah719]

Where are all the naysayers from yesterday gone? [MENTION=136411]Shafi[/MENTION]

'Australia will make 500'

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

Good umpiring today

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Thankfully there will be a result in this match due to fast innings from Sarfraz and Fakhar.

 

[Madplayer]

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

Now I see why he is amongst the best umpires of the world

 

[mak36]

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

It was hitting the stumps. What's to complain about?

I'm just waiting for another gem like "the spike is in the future, not the past."

 

[Sarwar89]

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

Yes no complaint.

 

[warcry]

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

that was another bad decision. it looked to be sliding down leg, it should have been overturned by hawkeye, but it wasnt.

 

[Sarwar89]

I still see Australia Tail End score 70-80 runs and Pakistan will get around 100 odd runs lead.

I think Pakistan's batting batting will struggle in 2nd Innings on this pitch, they might get bowled out for 160-170 however a target of 270 + on this wicket looks difficult to chase.

 

[Madplayer]

It was hitting the stumps. What's to complain about?

I'm just waiting for another gem like "the spike is in the future, not the past."

Yes what the heck was that )

 

[Naim]

Now no complaint about Sundaram Ravi?

again wrong decision.... paine wan unlucky

 

[mak36]

'Australia will make 500'

Never say never

 

[Amjid Javed]

Abbas needs to be on straight after lunch to wrap things up.

 

[Ahmed216]

again wrong decision.... paine wan unlucky

Wasnt the ball clipping the stump?? Do u even know how LBW works??

 

[Ahmed216]

Brilliant captaincy today from Sarfaraz. He stopped the singles which allowed the spinners to settle into good lone and lengths.
Ek match me itna improvement !!

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Every spinner has out bowled Yasir in this series till now even Labuschane and Haris Sohail.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Runs starting to come easily of the spinners, time to get Abbas on!

come on captain saab!

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Yasir is looking ordinary, time for Haris or Abbas if he is not tired.

 

[imshally81]

Need hafeez here.

 

[DeadBall]

Yes Rameez, we know it's Hafeez's birthday, don't have to mention it everytime the ball goes to him.

 

[Boi]

Yasir bowling rubbish

 

[imshally81]

 

[NauV]

Absolutely ridiculous captaincy by Sarfaraz! You have Australia on the ropes and you have your field back?! they are milking us!

 

[Zahid87]

Don't have access to Star Gold whilst at work, so can anyone summarize whether the current state of the game is down to brilliance from Abbas, a helpful pitch (i.e. not slow and dead), or poor Australian batting?

Would hazard a guess that it is a mixture of all three factors...but its a bit sad watching Australia, who ever since I started watching the game, were known for showing a dogged grit and determination, along with an iron will to win, if nothing else, reduced to this.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Now i get why Yasir has only 3 wickets in 5 innings in this domestic season. Nothing bowling.

Time to change the bowler Sarfi.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Absolutely ridiculous captaincy by Sarfaraz! You have Australia on the ropes and you have your field back?! they are milking us!

This is what happens when you have a negative reactive captain, rather then proactive

 

[imshally81]

Absolutely ridiculous captaincy by Sarfaraz! You have Australia on the ropes and you have your field back?! they are milking us!

Finally... Some Sarfaraz basher in action...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Yasirs been awful again most of this inns with ball! get Abbas on!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan should have been aiming for 150+ lead yet we are gifting cheap runs now!

 

[shariqnoor]

Starc is the danger man as he has the ability to smash the bowling apart. If he stays in, he will quickly wipe off the deficit. Sarfraz again relaxing after having the opposition on the ropes. He does this time and time again, believing that the tail will roll over for you.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Finally... Some Sarfaraz basher in action...

It's not bashing, are you not watching the match?

 

[Boi]

Lol lazy. Lucky wicket,

 

[Amjid Javed]

Much needed wicket, Yasir finally does something useful, go touch on ball onto stumps.

128/8

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Lmao terrible from Labuschane.

 

[Pakhs]

Like I said yesterday 300 is a decent score on this wicket, However AUS have batted really badly on this and abbas have bowled beautifully.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Even with that wicket we need Abbas on, Sarfraz almost every game goes through motions in field at sumpoint.

 

[imshally81]

Lab.. Really unlucky

 

[imshally81]

It's not bashing, are you not watching the match?

Yo
Kal bhi dekha tha...

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Cant understand Sarfi's love for Yasir, even if Abbas is tired and he if doesnt want 2 offies in Hafeez and Bilal bowling at same time may be try Hamza or Haris.

 

[Salman4.]

Whenever Abbas had 4 wickets, Sarfaraz makes sure that he doesn't bowl much.

 

[castortroy]

Why is Yasir still bowling. Once again looks ineffective

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Yo
Kal bhi dekha tha...

Bhai bas bowling change krni chaheye Yasir ki, baqi its the usual daily micro analysis dose of hate for Sarfraz. Yesterday Paine also pushed a man back when Sarfraz and Fakhar counter attacked. You cant have 5 fielders with the bat when bowlers are doing nothing and batsmen easily hitting 4s and 6.

 

[Abdullah719]

Man bring Abbas back on, he is a tailender expert

 

[angrypathan]

9 down

 

[castortroy]

Yasir once again being out bowled by every other spinner

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Abbas deserves 5 wickets.

 

[castortroy]

Yasir still bowling. Unbelievable

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Hadd ho gaye qasam sai, this is poor from Sarfraz now. Again Yasir ?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Easy runs for Starc against Yasir

 

[Naim]

Wasnt the ball clipping the stump?? Do u even know how LBW works??

i know very well how HBW works. ball was touching only a few mm so it was a unlucky decision

 

[Amjid Javed]

Review time, lets hope this is out.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Why aren't they bowling Abbas?

 

[angrypathan]

Abbas finally back in

 

[Boi]

Well let’s hope Bilal comes on from the other end otherwise taking him out of the attack and keeping Yasir on is abit baffling.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Finally Abbas back on.

lead 142 at moment.

 

[castortroy]

Surely Asif bowls from Yasir end

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Starc playing a good hand here.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Can't believe we allowed Starc to score 30 runs. Baffling.

 

[Something]

Abbas needs to get his 5fer

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Well let’s hope Bilal comes on from the other end otherwise taking him out of the attack and keeping Yasir on is abit baffling.

Del

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Starc playing a good hand here.

Commentator just said he has hit 5 sixes and 11 fours against Pak overall. Thats pretty impressive.

 

[castortroy]

Yasir been garbage once agaib

 

[castortroy]

What is Sarfraz trying to prove with keeping Yasir on

 

[New Yorker]

Baffling to not give Abbas the ball straight after lunch. A monster against tailenders.

 

[Chikkeh]

Pakistan ZINDABAD!

Brilliant effort all round!!

Time to start putting some big numbers on the scoreboard now.