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

[uberkoen]

New ball in two overs. Let's see how these guys do.

 

[King_Kohli]

Asad playing gem innings

 

[angrypathan]

Shafiq needs to actually try and hold the strike for most of the first 5 overs with the new ball. Then let Yasir play a nightwatchman role for the rest

 

[TeamPak95]

Asad Shafiq - Yasir Shah with a 74* run partnership. Yes, I totally saw this coming.

 

[IAJ]

Enjoy the innings before the second new ball. Will be amazing if we can get to stupms with 6 down.

 

[TeamPak95]

New ball in two overs. Let's see how these guys do.

I'll be stunned if these two get through the new ball towards stumps.

 

[Belawal2014]

3 #11s to come...

 

[Justcrazy]

77 runs partnership so far , can they bat out the day today

 

[ARK Rafay]

Smith will get a wicket

 

[uberkoen]

Smith to ball

 

[Justcrazy]

Asad has to face majority of balls with new ball , and gett occassional boundary.

 

[angrypathan]

Smith really did make his action more like Afridi

 

[TeamPak95]

Bradman on to bowl, and Sachin hits him for 4.

 

[Justcrazy]

Asad dispatches that .

 

[King_Kohli]

SRT is 5'5, Shafiq is 5'5, coincidence? I think not.

Shafiq is very thin unlike Sachin.
I think he is not a big hitter

 

[angrypathan]

How has Shafiq missed out on that

 

[uberkoen]

Starc with the new ball

 

[TeamPak95]

Here we go, Starc's back.

 

[tyron_woodley]

well done boys. tagda admi asad shafiq lol.
good fight back. *** though. every time I watch pakistan lose a wicket. When I don't they do well. I might just check the score instead from work every half hour or so.

 

[angrypathan]

Starc with the new ball

Hasn't been taken yet, will probably be taken mid over

 

[King_Kohli]

I wish he make 100

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Solid innings so far by the King of the Gabba

Hopefully he does well against the 2nd new ball

 

[tyron_woodley]

Set is 5'5
asad 5'5
saeed anwar 5'5

5'5 goat height lol? hehe.

 

[uberkoen]

Hasn't been taken yet, will probably be taken mid over

or tomorrow morning?

 

[MenInG]

Asad needs to protect Yasir from new ball

 

[angrypathan]

80 overs old ball but no reverse

New ball taken after 1 warm up delivery

 

[King_Kohli]

Respectable total on board
250 easy

 

[uberkoen]

Okay, new ball taken. Let's see how it goes

 

[MenInG]

The second new ball has been taken.

 

[MenInG]

Asad needs to protect Yasir from new ball

Important for Asad to do this.

 

[uberkoen]

Asad needs to be smart here. Needs to wear out the new ball and face as much as possible while protecting Yasir

 

[Belawal2014]

Asad needs to protect Yasir from new ball

Other away around, Miggy.

 

[angrypathan]

That pitched a foot outside leg

 

[imshally81]

 

[King_Kohli]

Starc mark

 

[angrypathan]

Other away around, Miggy.

First 5 overs I reckon Asad should've shielded him, then Yasir for the next 5. What does it matter, he's been comprehensively bowled

 

[uberkoen]

 

[Justcrazy]

starc strikes

 

[kingusama92]

Classic yorker.

 

[Belawal2014]

Lionel Messi clueless there.

 

[angrypathan]

Can we give this one a no ball as compensation?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yasir had no chance. Time for shafiq to somehow get us to 275

 

[King_Kohli]

Starc will cleanup
Better Asad start counter attack

 

[castortroy]

Pak will never get over 350 with this batting line up v aussies

Aussies will get 400. Game will be done by 4th day

 

[TeamPak95]

Yasir gone, not surprised. Well played though.

 

[imshally81]

Yasir had no chance. Time for shafiq to somehow get us to 275

Very difficult target...

 

[Belawal2014]

Now....if only that was called a no-ball to Rizwan...

 

[Belawal2014]

SSA to get in some golf practice.

 

[Snowflake]

Asad needs to get into T20 mode now. Has to go for everything

 

[castortroy]

Such a terrible team

Should be out

 

[Mamoon]

Probably Shafiq’s best innings in a long time. First innings of the first Test and the team was in trouble. I really expect him to deliver after filling his boots in the warmups.

Need to convert this into a 120+ score for Pakistan to have a fighting chance of salvaging something here.

 

[imshally81]

Tim Paine is a over actor..

 

[angrypathan]

Sounded out

 

[Mamoon]

Now....if only that was called a no-ball to Rizwan...

He was living on the edge. Would have probably nicked one eventually against Cummins anyway.

 

[imshally81]

Seems out to me

 

[MMHS]

Asad needs to throw bat now against new ball- 250 wont be impossible to reach.

 

[tyron_woodley]

sorry guys I am going to stop watching for a while. Every time I watch a wicket falls.

 

[castortroy]

Hatrick coming

 

[King_Kohli]

Starc On a hattrick

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan tail will be blown away !

 

[ARK Rafay]

Oh man Naseem Shah in playing Starc at 150kph who is on a hat trick.

 

[Savak]

Tailenders, Starc with a new ball. Recipe for disaster.

 

[imshally81]

He was living on the edge. Would have probably nicked one eventually against Cummins anyway.

Spot on..

 

[JibranAnsari]

good , we should bowl a couple of overs tonight.

 

[TeamPak95]

Lol Starc needs to chill, Shaheen gone.

 

[castortroy]

Always get humiliated in Australia

 

[ARK Rafay]

Tailenders, Starc with a new ball. Recipe for disaster.

He's the best to clean up tail with the new ball in test cricket right now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Naseem prevents hattrick !!!

 

[uberkoen]

This is insane. I was hoping we would get close to 300 at least.

 

[tyron_woodley]

goddmanit 230 odd is not enough. need 300. australia will score 300 easily on this pitch. Hopefully naseem and shaheen can kill them tomorrow.

 

[shah_1]

Why take the single of the first ball?

I know Yasir is settled but this was new ball

 

[ARK Rafay]

goddmanit 230 odd is not enough. need 300. australia will score 300 easily on this pitch. Hopefully naseem and shaheen can kill them tomorrow.

Thanks to Yasir and Shafiq are 225+ atm. Otherwise the way our batsman batted specially the middle order we would've been blown away for 180 by now.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Another year, another career saving century for Shafiq.

We should tell him every match if he doesn’t score a ton he’s out, pressure seems to open up the mind.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Ball of the summer!

 

[JibranAnsari]

good innings by shafiq , proven me wrong. The only pakistani batsman who has looked comfortable.

 

[King_Kohli]

This is insane. I was hoping we would get close to 300 at least.

You should feel happy for crossing 220.
At one stage it was like below 200

 

[castortroy]

Game over. Australia will feast on our bowling line up

 

[angrypathan]

Missed a straight one

edit: jagged back

 

[imshally81]

 

[Danyaalr01]

That was a really good ball.