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Honours even as Australia ends a rain-affected Day 1 of the 2nd Test at 187/3

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Buffet said:
Two gifted wickets by Aus here.
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But PAK has bowled well enough to get two - I happens on such condition when ba is doing something & batmen are never set. Aussies could have gone to lunch 4 down in some other days
 
MMHS said:
But PAK has bowled well enough to get two - I happens on such condition when ba is doing something & batmen are never set. Aussies could have gone to lunch 4 down in some other days
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Yes, Aus could have been easily 3 down with many misses, but both batsmen survived those and then played poor shot to get out.
 
Wicket has lot to offer but the impotency of our attack has failed to maximize
 
Yes, Aus could have been easily 3 down with many misses, but both batsmen survived those and then played poor shot to get out.
Buffet said:
Yes, Aus could have been easily 3 down with many misses, but both batsmen survived those and then played poor shot to get out.
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that’s why I believe PAK missed a trick here. Australia is brutal when they are ahead in the game, but had PAK batted first and posted 200+ it could have been a completely different ball game.
 
Both batsmen are just looking to survive. Just keep it tight and wicket will come.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Sometimes channel bowling is all you need to do in these conditions.
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They just need to keep bowling in channel. These two are not going to play shots and sooner or later get out while defending.
 
Pakistan really needs to cash in on those wickets. Do not let these batters get away as rain is also looking to come soon.
The score is 113/2 atm.
 
Hamza is back on an he is still going on around 131. Swing also seems to have vanished.
 
And the rain has come now. Play stopped due to rain with Australia at 114/2
 
Good restrictive bowling from Pakistan in the second session. This is what they need to do.
 
Imran butt was the best slip fielder i ve seen in this team. Sad that he couldn't perform with bat. Maybe take a specialist slip fielder in sena
 
MMHS said:
Yes, Aus could have been easily 3 down with many misses, but both batsmen survived those and then played poor shot to get out.

that’s why I believe PAK missed a trick here. Australia is brutal when they are ahead in the game, but had PAK batted first and posted 200+ it could have been a completely different ball game.
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No it was the right call to bowl first. You clearly were not watching from the start, when the ball was moving dangerously. Pakistan should obviously bowl when conditions are best for bowling, especially with their weaker bowling line up and less experienced batting lineup (which would have to face one of the best bowling attacks in the world in difficult conditions).
 
Not a bad start for Pakistan this is Pakistan best chance to restrict Australia under 300
 
What better than overcast condition for a bowler? Pakistan should have used the condition more and taken 2 more wickets. Dropped catch is not helping anybody here. Bowlers are working hard though but fielding let them down once again.
 
Smith should have been gone but once again our brilliant keeper thinks he knows best and stands 2 feet behind where he should be
 
CerebralPatriot said:
Smith should have been gone but once again our brilliant keeper thinks he knows best and stands 2 feet behind where he should be
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He's had this habit for a while.
The ball constantly falls short but he doesn't seem to take the initiative and stand a bit closer. Wonder if it's related to injuries on his fingers or what ?
 
BouncerGuy said:
What better than overcast condition for a bowler? Pakistan should have used the condition more and taken 2 more wickets. Dropped catch is not helping anybody here. Bowlers are working hard though but fielding let them down once again.
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Until we improve our yo yo fitness test results and hit level 19 instead of 17 and improve our fielding we won't win in Australia ever.
 
It is still drizzling in MCG. Umpires are out for an inspection though with umbrellas in their hands.
 
Blistering Barnacle said:
No it was the right call to bowl first. You clearly were not watching from the start, when the ball was moving dangerously. Pakistan should obviously bowl when conditions are best for bowling, especially with their weaker bowling line up and less experienced batting lineup (which would have to face one of the best bowling attacks in the world in difficult conditions).
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Could be, but it’s a two innings game. It’s really difficult to compete with Australia in Australia batting second. Long back, at SCG on a far difficult condition AUS was like 70/6 & 127 all out on first morning, still went in to win the game. I think PAK’s best chance was to put a target on board combined two innings & get Aussie off guard on last innings on an uneven surface & a large ground. Even had they got Australia 80/5 at first lunch, still Aussies would have batted second time without any pressure & most likely under best batting conditions.

Anyway, a timely rain probably has ended day 1 but still not much overs lost as they can make up upto 32 overs in next 4 days.
 
A shorten game is bettter for Pakistan more chances of moral victory
 
Just watched the dolly Abdullah dropped of Warner. Can someone explain to me why Abdullah is fielding at slips?
 
I see Australia have been kept relatively quite compared to their aggressive play in Perth.

How has each pacer bowled so far and at what sort of pace?
 
Match Officials will conduct an inspection at 4:50pm local time (15 minutes from now). Some hopes for the game to resume.
 
Play to resume at 5:10pm, which is under 15 minutes from now. A total of 26.2 overs left in the day.
 
if only Pak had some bowlers who could bowl at 140k on this pitch. There is ample movement available for the bowlers. The slow pace is allowing the batsmen to adjust without too much fuss.
 
Conditions conducive for conventional swing. Hasan ali and Mir Hammie have started off well after the break, need to pitch it up further and get them driving, into the slips etc.
 
I can't understand the logic of these bowlers consistently bowling outside the off-stump line, perhaps in the hope of taking wickets in the slips. If your delivery is swinging and seaming, the standard approach is to bowl towards the stumps.
 
Good news is that RR has been kept down very well.
 
These 2 batters a stuck on crease. Credit should be given to Pak bowlers. The partnership is 12 off 81 balls.
 
Hamza has bowled a beautiful over to Labu. He was all over him with round-the-wicket-out swingers.
 
No Khurram Shahzad no setting up these two for a wicket.

Expect a huge partnership between these two.
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
Dont think so. Forecast is for rains and similar overcast conditions. If any, it might swing even more. Conditions are more Eng and NZ than aus, but then thats Melbourne - 4 seasons in one day
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tomorrow’s forecast is better last time i checked aussie batting is not that stronger like it looks just take out warner all other are not intimidating.
 
If these two aren't driving why not ball wicket to wicket more? Have a field setup for that sort of bowling. Whether Australia bat at 2.5 runs per over or 4. It won't matter if Pakistan don't take wickets.
 
I think electing to field first was the right decision. In these conditions, tough to imagine Pak avoiding 150 all out had they batted first. Anyway current MCG is different, and the overhead conditions make it really tough for batting.

In 2020 MCG test Aus won the toss and elected to bat first, we bowled them out under 200 and won the match. Batting on day 1 here is quite tough and pitch offers spin also with early moisture, Ashwin broke Aus batting on 1st session of day 1 that test, and I am sure had Pak batted first here even Lyon would have come in early to have an impact.

Had Pak not dropped Warner early on, and with a bit more energy and luck they could have folded Aus cheaply here. Fault lies in execution, not the toss decision. Ideal scenario would have been to dismiss Aus on day 1 and have the best batting conditions on days 2 and 3.
 
MMHS said:
Yes, Aus could have been easily 3 down with many misses, but both batsmen survived those and then played poor shot to get out.

that’s why I believe PAK missed a trick here. Australia is brutal when they are ahead in the game, but had PAK batted first and posted 200+ it could have been a completely different ball game.
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Last 3 Tests at the MCG were all won by the side batting second. Considering the amount of swing these new kookaburras have offered in these conditions, it was absolutely the right decision to bowl first.

Problem is that PAK are a toss-agnostic and a pitch-agnostic team especially in these conditions. They can neither bat long enough nor can their bowlers take a heap of wickets. So they lose regardless of the outcome of the toss.

Had PAK batted first here, the OZ trio would have bowled PAK out for 180 odd.
 
Smith is totally out of form, Labu is struggling. Head, Carey and Marsh are the main dangermen.
 
In these conditions, Boland is better than Starc, Cummins, Josh. Don't think any batting lineup presently can play Boland on this pitch.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Last 3 Tests at the MCG were all won by the side batting second. Considering the amount of swing these new kookaburras have offered in these conditions, it was absolutely the right decision to bowl first.

Problem is that PAK are a toss-agnostic and a pitch-agnostic team especially in these conditions. They can neither bat long enough nor can their bowlers take a heap of wickets. So they lose regardless of the outcome of the toss.

Had PAK batted first here, the OZ trio would have bowled PAK out for 180 odd.
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This is a defensive move as some suggested here rather than offensive move. THey did not want a blow out scenario hence opted to bowl rather than trying to run through Aussies. Speeds at the start of the innings was indicative of that. They were not bending their back to win the first session big. Terry o keefe has mentioned in an article how Australia is very keen on winning first two sessions of a Test. That is their standard template.
 
Legacy defining series for Shaheen, so far yet to impress. Imran and Wasim gave Aussies plenty of nightmares in their pomp, the two greatest Pak quicks of all time. Waqar couldn't but he was limited by his height, Shaheen has all the tools to succeed.
 
Swashbuckler said:
In these conditions, Boland is better than Starc, Cummins, Josh. Don't think any batting lineup presently can play Boland on this pitch.
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yes. His skiddy accuracy would have been handful.But i doubt Australia will do horse for courses. THey will hope Marsh chips in
 
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