Fourth consecutive loss in Tests for Pakistan

[Chief Destroyer]

Enough with these moral victories. Need to step our game up and win the next at all costs.

MCG isn't as bouncy and aids spin and reverse. Must win game.

 

[czar]

Pakistan enjoying moral victories.

 

[troodon]

What did you expect?

No team tours well except SA.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Need to replace Rahat with Sohail (despite him being poor in the 2nd innings). We can win the next game

 

[Ellipsism]

What did you expect?

No team tours well except SA.

Proven when they got demolished in India.

 

[QalandarFan]

Next match is ours, watch.

 

[jeetu]

[table=width: 700, class: grid, align: center]
[tr][td]Innings by innings list Team [/td][td]Score [/td][td]Overs [/td][td]Lead [/td][td]Result [/td][td]Opposition [/td][td]Ground [/td][td]Start Date [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]England [/td][td]654/5 [/td][td]218.2x8 [/td][td]-41 [/td][td]draw [/td][td]v South Africa [/td][td]Durban [/td][td]3-Mar-39 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New Zealand [/td][td]451 [/td][td]93.3 [/td][td]-98 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]St John's [/td][td]9-May-03 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Pakistan [/td][td]450 [/td][td]145 [/td][td]-39 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Melbourne [/td][td]12-Mar-77 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]India [/td][td]445 [/td][td]141.4x8 [/td][td]-47 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Perth [/td][td]17-Dec-08 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New Zealand [/td][td]440 [/td][td]188.1 [/td][td]-38 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Sri Lanka [/td][td]Dhaka [/td][td]26-Dec-08 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New Zealand [/td][td]431 [/td][td]118.5 [/td][td]-121 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Sydney [/td][td]19-Dec-24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]India [/td][td]429/8 [/td][td]150.5 [/td][td]-8 [/td][td]draw [/td][td]v India [/td][td]Johannesburg [/td][td]18-Dec-13 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]South Africa [/td][td]423/7 [/td][td]141 [/td][td]-27 [/td][td]draw [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Brisbane [/td][td]15-Dec-16 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]West Indies [/td][td]418/7 [/td][td]128.5 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Adelaide [/td][td]28-Jan-78 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]England [/td][td]417 [/td][td]112.4x8 [/td][td]-45 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Hobart [/td][td]16-Nov-07 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]South Africa [/td][td]414/4 [/td][td]119.2 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Nottingham [/td][td]7-Jun-73 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bangladesh [/td][td]413 [/td][td]126.2 [/td][td]-107 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Kingston [/td][td]3-Apr-30 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]England [/td][td]411 [/td][td]96.7x8 [/td][td]-193 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v West Indies [/td][td]Port of Spain [/td][td]7-Apr-76 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sri Lanka [/td][td]410 [/td][td]104.3 [/td][td]-96 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Lord's [/td][td]16-Jul-09 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Australia [/td][td]406 [/td][td]107 [/td][td]-115 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Leeds [/td][td]22-Jul-48 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]India [/td][td]406/4 [/td][td]147 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v England [/td][td]The Oval [/td][td]30-Aug-79 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Australia [/td][td]404/3 [/td][td]114.1 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v England [/td][td]The Oval [/td][td]16-Aug-47 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Australia [/td][td]402 [/td][td]135.5 [/td][td]-103 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Manchester [/td][td]13-Aug-81 [/td][/tr]
[/table]

 

[Rayyman]

Yes we need to win. Maybe give young Asghar a debut. Maybe give Imran a game. Maybe bring back Sohail. I think we can win it.

 

[AlphaFighter]

Things need to be looked beyonds results and stats. This was Azhar Ali's and Asad Shafiq's first test match in Australia and they rose to the occasion. The tailender's showed heart

 

[Pete Rose]

I think you can bask in this performance for a day or two. But you start 1 down at mcg and you have to win

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I don't think today is the day to complain though.

We fought as well as we could.

Unfortunately, 490 was a tad too much out of our reach.

Had Smith declared with 400 or 450 lead, we might have won.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Captain has to step up his game. His on-field captaincy was poor even by his standards.

His team is doing all the work for him. Playing as a passenger currently.

 

[Xoib]

if we lose next it could be 4th consecutive whitewash in Australia.

 

[Boi]

Yeah need to guard against getting carried away with this effort. We have a great chance of creating history on this tour so the boys need to be fully focused and up for it come Melbourne.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

We need Sharjeel and Junaid Khan.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Morally Pakistan attained glory in a losing cause arguably than ever in their test history.Pakistan staged one of the game's most sensational resurgencies all but pulling of a Houdini act.Only 2-3 teams in the 4th innings or about 10 teams in the history of the game have ressurected themselves from the grave to come within touching distance of victory as Pakistan did here like the equivalent of a dramatic reversal in the climax of a Hollywood epic.On the last 2 days Pakistan were the moral winners displaying the resilience of an army batalion.Salute Pakistan for this valiant effort and may it set the path for Pakistan to come back and win the series 2-1.Above all test cricket gained it's greatest victory and was the biggest winner.

 

[street cricketer]

The old set of cricketers hardly competed with Australia and folded almost everytime they faced them.

The current lot seem to have great grit and mettle. Not saying they're perfect or anything. But there is a special fighting quality in this team.

 

[Mainul]

The old set of cricketers hardly competed with Australia and folded almost everytime they faced them.

The current lot seem to have great grit and mettle. Not saying they're perfect or anything. But there is a special fighting quality in this team.

Too early to say about their fighting quality.Need to see the last 2 tests.

About the old set cricketers,Pakistan earned the last test win against Australia in Australia by them in 1997.Those are the generation who beat England in test series in England in 1992 and 1996.They won a test in South Africa and drew the series in 1997. Present team have not achieved anything like that.Infact they just can dream of.

 

[street cricketer]

Too early to say about their fighting quality.Need to see the last 2 tests.

About the old set cricketers,Pakistan earned the last test win against Australia in Australia by them in 1997.Those are the generation who beat England in test series in England in 1992 and 1996.They won a test in South Africa and drew the series in 1997. Present team have not achieved anything like that.Infact they just can dream of.

Was talking more about Australia as the old Pak team often lost it before entering the match against Australia, especially against that great Aussie team. They won last in Australia in 95. After that, Australia held a psychological hold against Pakistan irrespective of the venue until 2014 when Pak beat them in the UAE.

 

[Syed1]

Far too sad and disheartened to even bother watching the second test. Will show up if we are in a position of strength.


Also the conduct of Chief Destroyer in the match thread was highly questionable. Down right disgusting if you ask me.

 

[srh]

Enough with these moral victories. Need to step our game up and win the next at all costs.

MCG isn't as bouncy and aids spin and reverse. Must win game.

does the players eating cake after defeat care?

 

[Tridibans_16]

I don't know why people are criticising the Pakistan team. I have watched this team since 2014-15 and honestly I always knew Misbah and the young guns have more mettle than their predecessors. Infact, I think you Pakistanis should be proud of the team. They almost did the unthinkable. Though I wanted Austrlia to win the series, I actually supported Pakistan today once I started watching Yasir/ Shafiq bat. [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

[table=width: 700, class: grid, align: center]
[tr][td]Innings by innings list Team [/td][td]Score [/td][td]Overs [/td][td]Lead [/td][td]Result [/td][td]Opposition [/td][td]Ground [/td][td]Start Date [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]England [/td][td]654/5 [/td][td]218.2x8 [/td][td]-41 [/td][td]draw [/td][td]v South Africa [/td][td]Durban [/td][td]3-Mar-39 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New Zealand [/td][td]451 [/td][td]93.3 [/td][td]-98 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]St John's [/td][td]9-May-03 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Pakistan [/td][td]450 [/td][td]145 [/td][td]-39 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Melbourne [/td][td]12-Mar-77 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]India [/td][td]445 [/td][td]141.4x8 [/td][td]-47 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Perth [/td][td]17-Dec-08 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New Zealand [/td][td]440 [/td][td]188.1 [/td][td]-38 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Sri Lanka [/td][td]Dhaka [/td][td]26-Dec-08 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]New Zealand [/td][td]431 [/td][td]118.5 [/td][td]-121 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Sydney [/td][td]19-Dec-24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]India [/td][td]429/8 [/td][td]150.5 [/td][td]-8 [/td][td]draw [/td][td]v India [/td][td]Johannesburg [/td][td]18-Dec-13 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]South Africa [/td][td]423/7 [/td][td]141 [/td][td]-27 [/td][td]draw [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Brisbane [/td][td]15-Dec-16 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]West Indies [/td][td]418/7 [/td][td]128.5 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Adelaide [/td][td]28-Jan-78 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]England [/td][td]417 [/td][td]112.4x8 [/td][td]-45 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v Australia [/td][td]Hobart [/td][td]16-Nov-07 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]South Africa [/td][td]414/4 [/td][td]119.2 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Nottingham [/td][td]7-Jun-73 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bangladesh [/td][td]413 [/td][td]126.2 [/td][td]-107 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Kingston [/td][td]3-Apr-30 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]England [/td][td]411 [/td][td]96.7x8 [/td][td]-193 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v West Indies [/td][td]Port of Spain [/td][td]7-Apr-76 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sri Lanka [/td][td]410 [/td][td]104.3 [/td][td]-96 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Lord's [/td][td]16-Jul-09 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Australia [/td][td]406 [/td][td]107 [/td][td]-115 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Leeds [/td][td]22-Jul-48 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]India [/td][td]406/4 [/td][td]147 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v England [/td][td]The Oval [/td][td]30-Aug-79 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Australia [/td][td]404/3 [/td][td]114.1 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]won [/td][td]v England [/td][td]The Oval [/td][td]16-Aug-47 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Australia [/td][td]402 [/td][td]135.5 [/td][td]-103 [/td][td]lost [/td][td]v England [/td][td]Manchester [/td][td]13-Aug-81 [/td][/tr]
[/table]

Good to see Bangladesh's name in the 4th innings heroics list along with big countries

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Far too sad and disheartened to even bother watching the second test. Will show up if we are in a position of strength.


Also the conduct of Chief Destroyer in the match thread was highly questionable. Down right disgusting if you ask me.

What was questionable about it?

 

[street cricketer]

Far too sad and disheartened to even bother watching the second test. Will show up if we are in a position of strength.


Also the conduct of Chief Destroyer in the match thread was highly questionable. Down right disgusting if you ask me.

Gee lighten up mate. It's just a game.

We lost at Adelaide in a similar fashion too. These high scoring test chases always end in vain, however close they might appear. There is a reason very few high scores have been chased in test cricket history. Chief was probably having some fun. See nothing wrong with it.

 

[Mainul]

Was talking more about Australia as the old Pak team often lost it before entering the match against Australia, especially against that great Aussie team. They won last in Australia in 95. After that, Australia held a psychological hold against Pakistan irrespective of the venue until 2014 when Pak beat them in the UAE.

Salim Malik's Pakistan beat Australia in test series in 1994 in Pakistan.That Australian team had players like Warne,both Waughs,McGrath,Taylor,Boon,Hilly,McDermott who were far superior than the present Aussie team.So it's not like that Pakistan could not beat Australia irrespective of venue before 2014.

 

[jnaveen1980]

When you look back they were 67 for 8 . So this is not a horrible result by any means.

 

[street cricketer]

Salim Malik's Pakistan beat Australia in test series in 1994 in Pakistan.That Australian team had players like Warne,both Waughs,McGrath,Taylor,Boon,Hilly,McDermott who were far superior than the present Aussie team.So it's not like that Pakistan could not beat Australia irrespective of venue before 2014.

I was talking about the ATG Aussie team (98-07).

 

[Speedster777]

Far too sad and disheartened to even bother watching the second test. Will show up if we are in a position of strength.


Also the conduct of Chief Destroyer in the match thread was highly questionable. Down right disgusting if you ask me.

I share the same views about Destroyer. But cheer up there's plenty of cricket left in this series. It's a game at the end of the day. Some days we'll win and some days others. Thats the beauty of the game.

 

[street cricketer]

Good to see Bangladesh's name in the 4th innings heroics list along with big countries

What match was that?