Pakistan’s woes in run chases in Tests

[BunnyRabbit]

Like SL's batsmen showed today, the best way to get runs on this pitch is by attacking. The ball is hooping around, sooner rather than later, they will fall to a snorter. In addition to that, fresh from humiliating loss in the last Test, our batters are still following their old rule, blocking everything crawling at 1 rpo till they lose all the wickets for a 100.

No hope! That's where you need a voice like Younis Khan's in the dressing room.

 

[Syed1]

They just aren't good enough to attack

 

[JibranAnsari]

Shan is a tailender and Azhar is Azhar.

 

[Sherlock]

Our openers don't help matters when setting a tempo.

Neither of Aslam or Masood know how to play according to the game situation.

They should realise one way or another that their block-block policy doesn't put any pressure on the opposition, and in fact relays extra pressure on their own side.

Look at the way the last few SL batsmen played. They took the game to Pakistan and it made Sarfraz kept changing the field to plug the easy runs they were leaking.

I detest this way of playing. I fully understand the need of playing the ball on merit but some of the batting by these guys was/is utterly useless.

When there's deliveries to be hit they block it or let it go by. When there's deliveries to be left alone they play at them.

It's awful to watch.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

They just aren't good enough to attack

Neither is Herath, yet he did and got a useful partnership of around 40 with Mendis.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Shan is a tailender and Azhar is Azhar.

Shan scored his only hundred at over 50 strike rate. He needs to stop being selfish and rotate some strike.

I hope they show some urgency after lunch although I am not getting my hopes up.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

They are making Shehzad look like the real deal.

 

[Mamoon]

Top 4 actually. Azhar does the same thing but he bats for much longer.

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[pakistanigoneaussie]

They are making Shehzad look like the real deal.

on these kinds of pitches, Shezhad is okay

 

[Kroll]

They've done this for years so nothing new here. They'll need to attack Herath though.

 

[Sherlock]

I was surprised Shehzad was dropped from the Test side. His record is decent in these conditions.

 

[KyoOne]

Shan playing for his position. Azhar might be a bit more positive. Lets see

 

[KyoOne]

Top 4 actually. Azhar does the same thing but he bats for much longer.

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Top 5. Babar too goes into a shell usually and is unreliable

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Top 5. Babar too goes into a shell usually and is unreliable

Babar just hasn't shown the composure required from a Testie. Plus he is awful against spin.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Top 4 actually. Azhar does the same thing but he bats for much longer.

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Azhar is the least of our problems here tbh. You either bat longer and score the runs or you either score quickly and get the runs. Except for Azhar and Haris, no one is getting the runs.