Pakistan v Australia | 2nd Test | 30/10/2014 | Abu Dhabi l Day 1

[hussain.r97]

After a glorious win in the first Test, can the men in green seal the series? Can the Australians keep out the spin threat, or will they struggle again?

Australia Squad
MJ Clarke*, AJ Doolan, JP Faulkner, BJ Haddin†, BW Hilfenhaus, PJ Hughes, MG Johnson, NM Lyon, MR Marsh, GJ Maxwell, SNJ O'Keefe, CJL Rogers, PM Siddle, SPD Smith, MA Starc, DA Warner

Pakistan Squad
Misbah-ul-Haq*, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Adil, Haris Sohail, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar, Yasir Shah, Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar

Discuss

 

[Ikball]

Team who will bat first will have higher chances to win this match.

 

[Kianig89]

lets hope we can carry on from where we left

 

[hussain.r97]

It's meant to be really dry conditions, not as much help for spinners as Dubai. Wahab and Junaid would've been handy here

 

[imshally81]

Go Green Go

 

[Kianig89]

the Dillemma

whether to persist with Hafeez

 

[imshally81]

Team who will bat first will have higher chances to win this match.

I don't think so... wicket will become more friendly for batting on day 4 & 5.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Which program is post match show on?

Im in Qatar and Ten Cricket is showing highlights of another game?

Any ideas?

 

[Sam18696]

Slow and turning pitch

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pls Misbah win toss

 

[Sam18696]

Pakistan wins the toss and batting haha

 

[Bullet Drive]

Yesssss

pak bat!!!

 

[Sam18696]

Team is same. Hafeez not going anywhere

 

[menace2society]

Lets hope we don't collapse for 150.

 

[imshally81]

Yes,.................

 

[Bullet Drive]

Need to bat long once again.

 

[menace2society]

Team is same. Hafeez not going anywhere

Who is opening?

 

[imshally81]

Pakistan are unchanged.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez playing??

 

[Sam18696]

Just as I predicted SOK out Starc in and Doolan out and Maxwell in.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Goodness me.

No Haris

 

[Sam18696]

Who is opening?

Hafeez

 

[Xoib]

we also won the toss and batted first vs SA then Tahir happened this time I have a feeling it will be Maxwell

 

[Bullet Drive]

Maxwell and Starc in....


Two off spinners....

 

[Bullet Drive]

we also won the toss and batted first vs SA then Tahir happened this time I have a feeling it will be Maxwell

Chill

Maxwell is rubbish with the ball. Dont judge him on one over vs Irfan

 

[Suleiman]

Misbah won two tosses in a row?! Unbelievable

 

[imshally81]

Starc is the Key for Australia....

 

[Bullet Drive]

Unlucky for Doolan to be dropped.

 

[Sam18696]

we also won the toss and batted first vs SA then Tahir happened this time I have a feeling it will be Maxwell

Same.

 

[Zeshan547]

If dean jones prediction is anything to go by then we have won a very crucial toss me thinks.

 

[Aman]

Australia batting last again

 

[Sam18696]

Chill

Maxwell is rubbish with the ball. Dont judge him on one over vs Irfan

He demolished us in the t20

 

[Aman]

Unlucky for Doolan to be dropped.

Nope, he was pathetic in both his innings. Didn't look to have a clue out there.

 

[imshally81]

Pitch Report ????

 

[Enforcer]

Congratulation pakistan for winning the match....uff sorry winning the toss

 

[Aman]

How do you think WA bitsa Marsh will go? [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION]

 

[Zeshan547]

Misbah won two tosses in a row?! Unbelievable

i think cricketing Gods have decided to even out things and bless misbah with some pleasent surprises.

 

[Yatoo]

What is Hafeez doing in the team.

 

[Convict]

How do you think WA bitsa Marsh will go? [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION]

Fine. He's there as an experience gaining measure. It will be good for him and for Australia.

 

[Bullet Drive]

This pitch usually gets better to bat on. Gets better and better no matter how it looks in first day.

 

[Zeshan547]

Me thinks it will be almost an action replay of 1st test, anyone else think so?

 

[Convict]

Unlucky for Doolan to be dropped.

Not really.

 

[imshally81]

1st hour is very crucial .....

 

[Bullet Drive]

Fine. He's there as an experience gaining measure. It will be good for him and for Australia.

Golden boy of AUS cricket.

Has done nothing special. May become good but is seriously overrated by all.

 

[Excellence]

Aus playing 3 quicks. So whoever is good against pace will need to thrive. I predict a big match for Shafiq and a failure for Misbah ( but hope he performs)
Btw, I remember Starc 5' fer against us in an ODI once ( on the same pitch, me thinks.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Not really.

Scored well in practice game. Had a ton(or 80 odd) - run out in first innings of this test and then got rolled over by spin in second which was expected and almost everyone did.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Ridiculous from Misbah !!!!!!

 

[Aman]

ALLROUNDER Glenn Maxwell will bat at No3 after Australia dropped Alex Doolan for the second Test against Pakistan.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...107304289?nk=915b65536af4c3e9da3608b4c976bdd3

lol if true )

 

[Bullet Drive]

I think Shehzad will have a good game. Best player of pace in our team.

Today is the day we need Umar and Haris in the team.

 

[Sam18696]

Australia in Asia

1 win
9 lost
4 draw

Yikes.

 

[Convict]

Golden boy of AUS cricket.

Has done nothing special. May become good but is seriously overrated by all.

Perhaps but he has had a very good last 12 months where he averaged 49 over a 12 month period before getting selected.

Given we want a pace bowling allrounder for balance and Watson is injured and Faulkner is substandard...

 

[IAJ]

The best time to bowl on this wicket is in the first innings.

Pakistan need to bat really well here. If we are blown away in the first innings, Aus wont let us score much in the third innings of the match either.

 

[Convict]

ALLROUNDER Glenn Maxwell will bat at No3 after Australia dropped Alex Doolan for the second Test against Pakistan.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...107304289?nk=915b65536af4c3e9da3608b4c976bdd3


lol if true )

He won't. Smith will

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Hafeez, Rahat and Imran Khan ...defensive Misbah should have replaced them with Haris, Talha and Ehsan Adil.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez and Imran Khan are big weaklinks.

 

[Kianig89]

3 pacers from Aus we need to grind out the 1st session

 

[Bullet Drive]

He won't. Smith will

Maxwell 6, Marsh 5?

 

[IAJ]

Interesting, 3 mitchells playing for Aus.

 

[Excellence]

Difficult pitch to bat on for thr first hour. Azhar shoild open. Hafeez should be sent after Sarfaraz.

 

[DarkNight]

Finally my account is validated at the right time so I can contribute my views on PakPassion
Anyway still can't believe Hafeez gets another go in Test-XI what a pathetic selection, hope they don't send him as an opener otherwise we will be 1 down in no time, when will we get rid of this disease masquerading as an allrounder, hopeless with both bat and ball

 

[Convict]

Maxwell 6, Marsh 5?

Or the other way around.

Interesting, 3 mitchells playing for Aus.

They bowled three consecutive overs against South Africa

 

[Kianig89]

two left armers Starc n Jonno

 

[imshally81]

This wicket should be rank turner...

 

[Excellence]

Haris should have gotten a chance here. Hope he gets that against NZ. Yasir Shah will be key here.

 

[Pete Rose]

We are in for some comedy gold if hafeez opens the batting again.

 

[Alchemy]

Anjali tumhari behen ki shadi hoi hai.

Hoping shezza to have a good time now that he would be facing more pacers. :ahmed

 

[Justcrazy]

As I said Pakistan management are one dimensional , cannot see beyond hafeez.

 

[Justcrazy]

If it will turn on last day , even Azhar and Shehzad can bowl , no need of hafeez

 

[Justcrazy]

Team is same. Hafeez not going anywhere

He will go only when he helps in kicking Pakistan out of WC.

 

[Sam18696]

I hope Pak don't play for a draw

 

[Justcrazy]

7 mins to go , before we see Hafeez " Jack Hobbs cum Gavaskar cum Gordon Greenidge " open

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to bat well , if they get out for low score , they might be batting last , need to be careful.

 

[DarkNight]

Harris should've definitely came in in place of clueless Hafeez, still can't digest it!

 

[Sam18696]

This is Misbah's 50th test match.

 

[Sam18696]

Hafeez

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Long at Australia's tail, Mitchel Starc averages 32!

Johnson, Starc, Siddle, Lyon...easily can add 100 runs together. Just wow.

 

[Ikball]

I don't think so... wicket will become more friendly for batting on day 4 & 5.

in Last match, pitch was also not spinning much but our spinners got them.

 

[Justcrazy]

Johnson steaming in with red cherry

 

[Justcrazy]

Long at Australia's tail, Mitchel Starc averages 32!

Johnson, Starc, Siddle, Lyon...easily can add 100 runs together. Just wow.

Starc is a competent batsman.

 

[Ikball]

I hope Pak don't play for a draw

Its a result pitch, no draw.