Pakistan bowled out for 240 on Day 1 of 1st Test against Australia

[szundercover]

Whats a good score on this pitch?

 

[Captain caveman]

Nightmare session!
Shaan got worked over.
Azhar got a beauty.
Haris is out of form and should not have been selected - threw his wicket away.
Babar was overconfident after his warm up matches - threw his wicket away by playing a rash expansive shot.
Ifti is got a big heart but is not a test quality player, should concentrate on t20s - threw his wicket away by playing a lazy shot to lyon.
Asad - pure class. Pakistans best test bat.
Rizwan has play some gorgeous shots including the only pull shot in the innings.

Asad and rizwan need to bat the day out and probably both of them need to score centuries and yasir and afridi will need to chip in, if we are going to make a fight of this game!

 

[TeamPak95]

*sigh... alright, third session.

 

[Captain caveman]

Whats a good score on this pitch?

Minimum 350 preferably 400.

 

[TeamPak95]

What is happening

 

[angrypathan]

How good

 

[angrypathan]

Whats a good score on this pitch?

400+

 

[Captain caveman]

Rizwans on fire!!!
3 fours in one over against the no 1 bowler in the world!

 

[Abdullah719]

Steyn vs Babar
Cummins vs Rizwan

 

[Asif321]

Rizz showing talent

 

[angrypathan]

Solid defence too

 

[Captain caveman]

Rizz showing talent

Rizwans just ended safraz's career!

 

[angrypathan]

Edged but 4 more for Rizzu. Quick runs, good stuff

 

[Usman Chadda]

That is some counter-attack by Rizwan.

How the heck did we just throw away all the advantage of the first session?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Daleri, jazba , janbazi and badmashi.

Rizwan has all of the above in heaps unlike the 20-30 Strike rate tuk tuks.

 

[Abdullah]

This partnership needs to go big. And I mean BIG.
PLEASE
let's fight to earn our way back into it.

 

[Captain caveman]

Rizwan 37(32)
Going at over 100 strike rate lol!

 

[Abdul]

Steyn vs Babar
Cummins vs Rizwan

Babar vs Hazlewood

 

[Abdullah719]

Rizwan batting much faster than he does in T20Is

And bye...

 

[angrypathan]

Ugh

 

[Abdullah719]

Bachat

 

[hussain.r97]

No ball?

 

[angrypathan]

hahahahhahahahhaha No ball boyss

 

[Abdullah719]

Babar vs Hazlewood

Later on during the series, hopefully

 

[Usman Chadda]

Our boys are mentally weak

 

[King_Kohli]

Badluck Rizwan

 

[Abdullah719]

Bachat

OK ump....

 

[TeamPak95]

As the kids say, Rizwan is 'yeeting' his way here.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Horrible short followed by horrible decision.

 

[hussain.r97]

Have to get to 200 from here somehow.

 

[HGhazanfar]

The way Rizwan was playing I wish he got that second life

 

[Belawal2014]

Let's try to go all out now and have a go at the Aussies under lights!

 

[DrSchultz]

Great moment for Pakistanis. Now they will have convenient excuse and a consolation for series loss.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Yasir Shah at 8, i thought Shaheen is a better batsman.

 

[rollingstoned]

Yasir has gone from tailender who can bat to a proper walking wicket.

 

[omairsiddiqui]

Yasir playing like he's out there to give slips catching practice.

 

[angrypathan]

Yasir has gone from tailender who can bat to a proper walking wicket.

Yasir Shah at 8, i thought Shaheen is a better batsman.

Yasir is 5 times the batsman Shaheen is. He's fidgety but he's definitely not a walking wicket. Got a 50 just last week against the A team

 

[jnaveen1980]

Hazlewood is a channel bowler. One thing i really appreciated about Australian bowling during Indian tour was even when India was piling up huge runs they were bowling 3rd new ball i think they still had wheels. You can't tire these guys out.

 

[Belawal2014]

Great moment for Pakistanis. Now they will have convenient excuse and a consolation for series loss.

 

[imshally81]

That was clearly no ball...

 

[angrypathan]

Shot of the day

 

[imshally81]

Yasir joins the party

 

[Captain caveman]

Why is yasir playing shots when asad is at the other end!

 

[Shafi]

Asad is such a coward. He is letting Yasir to face bowlers to save himself.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why is yasir playing shots when asad is at the other end!

Lowers order batsman's best defense is attack. If they actually try to defend they may get out.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Asad is such a coward. He is letting Yasir to face bowlers to save himself.

This happens in Cricket. When team is down and out a set batsman tries to stick there and the tail enders take the risk.

 

[Belawal2014]

Can we reverse our batting order in the 2nd innings pls...

 

[BaankeJi]

Even I can do better umpiring blindfolded.

 

[Shafi]

Umpire deprived us atleast 20-30 runs. He wouldn't do such decision against Australia, England or India.

 

[Captain caveman]

Thats why amir and abass were good tailenders, as they would block and support the batsman on the other side.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ball is old now. Best time to add some runs.

 

[lifecric7]

Umpire deprived us atleast 20-30 runs. He wouldn't do such decision against Australia, England or India.

Yeah sure the big 3 are out to get you and this joke of a Pakistan team...lol convenient excuse for you guys now

 

[Belawal2014]

Yeah sure the big 3 are out to get you and this joke of a Pakistan team...lol convenient excuse for you guys now

See post #786 please.

 

[Captain caveman]

Lowers order batsman's best defense is attack. If they actually try to defend they may get out.

True for some, but amir and abass were solid defenders, abass even played as night watchman.

 

[King_Kohli]

Yasir shah showing test book postures

 

[Captain caveman]

Can we get over 200, maybe 220?

 

[jnaveen1980]

True for some, but amir and abass were solid defenders, abass even played as night watchman.

yes. Ishant belongs to that category. He blocked his way to India's famous win against Australia. But if the guy doesn't have decent defense they might as well attack. Yasir is probably not that equipped against channel bowling.

 

[hussain.r97]

Poor Asad Shafiq batting at 4 now, but still having to bat with the tail!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan has squandered their start. I know it is hard to win multiple sessions on the trot against AUstralia in Australia. That was avoidable given that they have only 4 bowling options.

 

[Captain caveman]

Warne just said pakistan was robbed!

 

[lifecric7]

See post #786 please.

You can go anywhere I am here inside and will post my views...

 

[jagatk]

Umpire deprived us atleast 20-30 runs. He wouldn't do such decision against Australia, England or India.

He committed a similar mistake in wc against India where he was again a 3rd umpire, gave rohit out without even checking the complete video of the wicket so stop with the nonsense conspiracy. The umpire is an incompetent idiot not some sinister bad guy out to get you.

 

[jnaveen1980]

In test championship they dock points for slow over rate.Australia is so slow with 3 seamers.

 

[Belawal2014]

You can go anywhere I am here inside and will post my views...

Indians really can't take a joke, eh, why so sensitive?

 

[jagatk]

See post #786 please.

You do know that in that scene Micheal was as usual being an idiot, if you want to be micheal here be my guest, but thought you should know.

 

[Captain caveman]

yes. Ishant belongs to that category. He blocked his way to India's famous win against Australia. But if the guy doesn't have decent defense they might as well attack. Yasir is probably not that equipped against channel bowling.

Fair point, but asad should farm the strike!

 

[Belawal2014]

You do know that in that scene Micheal was as usual being an idiot, if you want to be micheal here be my guest, but thought you should know.

I thought you should see post #784, Jagat.

 

[Shafi]

Yeah sure the big 3 are out to get you and this joke of a Pakistan team...lol convenient excuse for you guys now

Did you really understand what I said? I said Umpire robbed 20-30 runs (it does not mean we will win that run) but they will never do such stupid decisions against big teams.

 

[Relic]

If Shafiq can't get us to a respectable total, he needs to get kicked out

 

[jnaveen1980]

This pitch has no real pace in it. Awful lot of time to play shots. But has decent bounce.

 

[jagatk]

In test championship they dock points for slow over rate.Australia is so slow with 3 seamers.

They didn't do it with saffers they won't do it with Aussies but ofcourse likes of holder will get banned for a game that ended in 3 days.

 

[hussain.r97]

Shot Shafiq!!

 

[Abdullah]

Boys let's keep ekeing out the runs..the game is setup only after high teams have batted.

Let's get 270 and come out pumped with the ball.

Keep the faith

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Hopefully we make 250+

Need Shafiq to come through and Yasir to provide support.

 

[jnaveen1980]

yes. it is a slow pitch designed for Australian FTBs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

lol lot of swagger from Yasir shah after trying to leg glance that 141kph balll

 

[King_Kohli]

Asad should start at 3 like Pujara.
Babar should start at 4 like kohli.
Sohail should start at 5 like Rahane.
Rizwan at 6.
Iftikar at 7.

Off topic:
I always feel kohli and pujara should swap their positions.

 

[Captain caveman]

If Shafiq can't get us to a respectable total, he needs to get kicked out

His our best test bat!!!

 

[Shafi]

If Shafiq can't get us to a respectable total, he needs to get kicked out

Azhar first. He wasted too many balls and scored almost nothing. Also Ifthikhar is not test material, Haris needs to go and Babar needs to be warned to perform. Surprisingly Rizwan was doing so good but the umpire did the damage.

 

[angrypathan]

Good to see the tail fighting