Heroics from Mohammad Rizwan (88) & Aamer Jamal (82) rescue Pakistan (313) on Day 1 of the 3rd Test against Australia (6/0)

[AAli98]

Have pak ever made 400 in Australia?

550+ declared few years ago surprise surprise Pak still found a way to lose

 

[shariqnoor]

This could be the first series since 1981-82 that no Pakistani has scored a century. Atleast that's what I remember from the top of my head.

Let's see if anyone can score one here.

 

[Buffet]

Openers had to just survive the first 10-15 over here

 

[shariqnoor]

550+ declared few years ago surprise surprise Pak still found a way to lose

Not even close to 550. It was around 440. At MCG.

 

[Buffet]

This could be the first series since 1981-82 that no Pakistani has scored a century. Atleast that's what I remember from the top of my head.

Let's see if anyone can score one here.

This is an easier place to score a ton for most Asian Batsmen. Hopefully, someone gets a big one.

 

[Rana]

Babar should score a 200 here

 

[Nasty Naz]

Pakistan bowling attack:

Hasan Ali: 23 Tests
Sajid: 7 Tests
Hamza: 4 Tests
Jamal: 2 Tests

Australia bowling attack:

Lyon: 124 Tests (!!!)
Starc: 84 Tests
Hazelwood: 64 Tests
Cummins: 57 Tests

What an experienced and elite bowling attack. Pakistan meanwhile.... umm, goodluck.

 

[batandballbattle]

Another boundary for babar, looks in good touch now
Bounce already going out of the pitch, perfect opportunity now to put a horrid 2023 in test cricket behind him and start off the year in style

 

[Rana]

Babar leaving really well in this innings

 

[Rana]

Wow Babar had no clue about that one

 

[Rana]

Babar should survive this

 

[Rana]

OMG

What happened here?!!!

 

[Human786]

Warner

This will depend on what time you bat at. Pink ball does a lot more during certain time of the day.

not a day- night game so not going to be 2 hours under lights , OUT - BABAR GONE

 

[Vikram1989]

Babar gone

 

[Rana]

Nooooo

 

[castortroy]

Should be all out for 150 here

 

[lontje]

Cummins the destroyer of Any hopes

 

[SamNJ]

Cummins keeps bowling these magic balls out of nowhere.
Babar keeps getting these magic balls out of nowhere.

 

[AAli98]

Arrange a series with Uganda for Baba

 

[oatmeal]

Babar falls cheaply again

 

[jnaveen1980]

Inswinger weakness is going to be exploited brutally by all teams.

 

[Rana]

That looked like it was clipping leg at best on real time…

How was the ball hitting completely on leg stump??

 

[Savak]

Pakistan bowling attack:

Hasan Ali: 23 Tests
Sajid: 7 Tests
Hamza: 4 Tests
Jamal: 2 Tests

Australia bowling attack:

Lyon: 124 Tests (!!!)
Starc: 84 Tests
Hazelwood: 64 Tests
Cummins: 57 Tests

What an experienced and elite bowling attack. Pakistan meanwhile.... umm, goodluck.

Longetivity requires fitness, consistent match winning performances. Unfortunately Pakistan since the W's have not produced those quality of pacers hence why we keep playing inexperienced bowlers everytime we tour Australia.

 

[castortroy]

Cummings has been virtually unplayable

 

[batandballbattle]

Another boundary for babar, looks in good touch now
Bounce already going out of the pitch, perfect opportunity now to put a horrid 2023 in test cricket behind him and start off the year in style

aaaaaand there he goes.... his woes continue

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Babar is so overrated its not even funny.

 

[castortroy]

That looked like it was clipping leg at best on real time…

How was the ball hitting completely on leg stump??

Looks like it was missing all day long at first glance

 

[Romali_rotti]

Damn, looks like another 1 sided match

 

[Nasty Naz]

looool Babar. He is so consistently mediocre nowadays.

 

[Human786]

bat 1st on this deck & 38/3 in 1st hour , poor batting . I guess we are looking at 1st innings lead of 200 end o day 3 !

 

[Asad T]

Babar is so overrated its not even funny.

He was looking good, just a fantastic ball from Cummins

 

[kingusama92]

Cummins is a special bowler.

Just relentless.

 

[shariqnoor]

Babar has been slightly unlucky this series. He's received a lot of unplayable deliveries.

Australia wouldn't win half their tests if they didn't have Cummins. Starc and Hazlewood are cannon fodder these days without the new ball. But Cummins is just incredible.

 

[Buffet]

Inswinger weakness is going to be exploited brutally by all teams.

+1

He is a sitting ducks on inswingers. He needs to fix that.

 

[AAli98]

Only reason why Aus invited Pak was for Shaheen & Baba one chickened out of the match the other turned out to be a poor man’s umar akmal..

Aus won’t be inviting Pak for the nxt 40 years

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar is so overrated its not even funny.

His PR machinery will share his cover drive and some obscure sfat to cover up his failure

 

[Savak]

This is Babar Azam's levels against elite attacks. Tbh even Inzamam, Yousaf, Younis were poor in Australia.

 

[jnaveen1980]

+1

He is a sitting ducks on inswingers. He needs to fix that.

Ollie Robinson started in pakistanb as far as I remembr. He left a massive gap between bat and ball.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

That looked like it was clipping leg at best on real time…

How was the ball hitting completely on leg stump??

ball was clipping the leg stump so it must have stayed with umpire's call

it never looked out to me tbh

 

[castortroy]

Damn, looks like another 1 sided match

You not seen the last 16 test pak have played in Aus?

 

[Rana]

Genuinely shocked

Didn’t expect Babar to get out after he looked in his fluent best

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Babar is always unlucky and all that blah.

Don't buy this for one moment.

Good batsmen make their own luck.

And if he is really an ATG, he should be finding ways to score runs despite good balls.

 

[Rana]

ball was clipping the leg stump so it must have stayed with umpire's call

it never looked out to me tbh

Umpire’s call was not out

Maybe he thought Babar inside edged it…Cummins thought it was going down leg too…he was reluctant to take the review

 

[castortroy]

This pitch has got Steve Smith big centry written all over it

 

[Seen Sheen]

On the ball tracker, I felt the trajectory of the ball changed a tiny bit. It was supposed to swing more but it just showed that it would have carried with the angle when it actually was swinging in after it hit the pads. It was surprising to see it was hitting the stumps when it looked like an Umpires Call at best.

 

[Asad T]

Interesting to see long off for Lyon to Masood,
that's what a bit of aggression can do, gets the fielders on the defensive right away despite aus being in a commanding possition.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

ball was clipping the leg stump so it must have stayed with umpire's call

it never looked out to me tbh

It was smashing leg stump which is why decision was overturned.

 

[castortroy]

Here comes another short miniature batsman in Saud to face the Aussie fast bowlers.

None of the batters create any fear in the opposition

 

[Rana]

So the ball swung in but straightened…was definitely missing leg if it held its line.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Preview of what would have happened had Pakistan chose to bat on boxing day

 

[Rana]

Here comes another short miniature batsman in Saud to face the Aussie fast bowlers.

None of the batters create any fear in the opposition

Rizwan does

hEs A wEaPoN

 

[Buffet]

Preview of what would have happened had Pakistan chose to bat on boxing day

Pakistan did well by not batting first there.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pink ball tests are crazy. Some times in one session you can see 5 or 6 wickets going down.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Umpire’s call was not out

Maybe he thought Babar inside edged it…Cummins thought it was going down leg too…he was reluctant to take the review

On the initial impact ball was clearly moving down the leg side as it swung sharply

raising doubts about the DRS

 

[Rana]

I’ve honestly watched maybe 2-300k overs of bowling in my life.

I’m pretty good at calling LBW decisions on real time, my initial thought on first glance on the Babar call was it definitely looked like missing or clipping leg.

Either my eyes are going, or something just isn’t right

 

[SamNJ]

Saud hit on collar bone. Struggling against bounce.

 

[SamNJ]

I’ve honestly watched maybe 2-300k overs of bowling in my life.

I’m pretty good at calling LBW decisions on real time, my initial thought on first glance on the Babar call was it definitely looked like missing or clipping leg.

Either my eyes are going, or something just isn’t right

It is not a secret that broadcasters can manipulate the DRS.

 

[160KPH]

Pink ball tests are crazy. Some times in one session you can see 5 or 6 wickets going down.

I don’t believe the ball is being played with the pink ball. I think it is being called a Pink Test because it’s one of the Tests where Australia make everything around the ground pink for breast cancer awareness.

 

[SamNJ]

Pink ball tests are crazy. Some times in one session you can see 5 or 6 wickets going down.

This is a pink test. Not pink ball test.

 

[Buffet]

It's a regular ball and not a pink ball.

 

[Rana]

If Pakistan invest in Mehran Mumtaz now,

They could have a Nathan Lyon like bowler with 500 wickets at an average of 30 by the end of his career

I believe that.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

It is not a secret that broadcasters can manipulate the DRS.

Yeah they needed to manipulate the DRS for Babar because he is ATG.

 

[Rana]

Shakeel Sheikh gone

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is a pink test. Not pink ball test.

Oh OK. My bad.

 

[Vikram1989]

Saud always looked shaky after the bumper.He is gone now.He is an iyer ,can't bat outside Sc

 

[rpant_gabba]

On the initial impact ball was clearly moving down the leg side as it swung sharply

raising doubts about the DRS

Thought Hawkeye was fully tested and verified.

 

[kingusama92]

Match might be gone in the first session. Brutal batting.

 

[Rana]

Please bounce him

 

[160KPH]

Oh OK. My bad.

I wish it was a pink ball test.. those are so much fun to watch

 

[NeVerMind]

Ok time for bed...will probably wake up tomorrow with the Aussies having taken a big lead...same old story

 

[160KPH]

Please bounce him

He can play short bowling unlike Sarfraz so bouncers will get pulled for 4

 

[dildilpak]

Why do I even follow this team

 

[jnaveen1980]

I wish it was a pink ball test.. those are so much fun to watch

In India Root took for 5 for 8.

 

[160KPH]

Now this is the Pakistan performance in Australia I’m used to

 

[Rana]

Sir Garfield Sobers and Viv Richards ki Rooh on the pitch now

 

[jnaveen1980]

Counter attack is the only option. Don't think Pakistan can defend their way out as Australia has too many tools that Pakistan batsmen don't like

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Damn, looks like another 1 sided match

Abit like the south africa v India test which finished in 2 days lol

 

[SamNJ]

Yeah they needed to manipulate the DRS for Babar because he is ATG.

No doubt he is an ATG.

 

[160KPH]

Cummins is just incredible.

He’s well behind McGrath but if he continues like this then surely he’ll pass Lillee?

 

[Rana]

Pakistan’s second world class batsman at the crease