Pakistan's hopes of avoiding a 3-0 whitewash against Australia in tatters after they end Day 3 of SCG Test on 68/7, a lead of 82 runs

[Ahmed216]

Go fully forward Saim

 

[imshally81]

Lucky Saim

 

[Major]

Sometimes, Saim gives me vibes of Sharjeel khan. Same shots on legside. Picks his one leg up and flicks it or plays a oull shot.

Sharjeel was a hack. Saim is a proper batter

 

[Human786]

66/2 & 45 minutes left ... 220 def appears on as Cummins does not appear to be in his usual mode !

 

[imshally81]

Good running

 

[OldWarHorse]

Cracking game. Good recovery from these two

 

[imshally81]

Seems babar azam confident level is shaky after removel from captaincy..

 

[Ahmed216]

Keeps his eyes on the ball till last moment does Saim

 

[Ozeirk]

Cracking game. Good recovery from these two

Too early to say. Runs aren't exactly flowing from babars bat yet.

 

[imshally81]

Seems babar azam confident level is shaky after removel from captaincy..

 

[Ahmed216]

Seems babar azam confident level is shaky after removel from captaincy..

I am convinced he still hasn't recovered from WC debacle and captaincy change

 

[RidiculousMan]

50+ partnership in no time.

 

[imshally81]

Review time

 

[Human786]

NOT OUT

 

[Ahmed216]

Babars gone it seems

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Looks out, there was noise

 

[Ozeirk]

Seems babar azam confident level is shaky after removel from captaincy..

We all know how people are removed in Pakistan whether it's the leader of the country or cricket team.

 

[imshally81]

Review is wasted

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Saved, Babar stays !

 

[BouncerGuy]

Sharjeel was a hack. Saim is a proper batter

I was talking about style of playing shots. Sharjeel is past now, no intentions for his praise.

 

[sindhiboy]

missed the outside edge by 1/10th of a millimeter!!!

 

[Human786]

Head bowling - strange

 

[Ozeirk]

Pakistan scoring 170 runs plus is a challenging score on this pitch to chase.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Marnus is the most irritating player of current times.

 

[Ahmed216]

Pakistan scoring 170 runs plus is a challenging score on this pitch to chase.

I think they need to score 250. The pitch is losing pace and I don't expect it to deteriorate much

 

[Suleiman]

Nice and steady Alhamdullilah, good recovery, decent run rate too. Keep it going

 

[Ozeirk]

I think they need to score 250. The pitch is losing pace and I don't expect it to deteriorate much

Pakistani spinners especially Salman was a handful for Australian batters in the first innings.

 

[Human786]

OUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

[Ozeirk]

Nice and steady Alhamdullilah, good recovery, decent run rate too. Keep it going

Not out of the woods yet.

 

[Human786]

reviewd

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Looks out, hope for best Saim

 

[Human786]

gone ................

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saim is gone. this is not good

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Saud should make his presence today, perfect pitch for him

 

[volcyz]

Keep blocking and fall like flies.

Pathetic defensive mindset against Lyon

 

[Ozeirk]

OUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Saim is gone. this is not good

I think he should have continued to attack.

 

[Ahmed216]

Not too bad a stroke. Promising innings on debut but a 50 would have helped his confidence going forward

 

[Human786]

72/3 - 30 minutes , like 6 overs left ...

 

[Ali Active]

send rizwan to counter attack

 

[BouncerGuy]

I think he should have continued to attack.

yeah he should have attacked more. Saud is in now but this is not good.

 

[7sins]

Keep blocking and fall like flies.

Pathetic defensive mindset against Lyon

He would liked to attack but not an easy pitch to score runs quickly

 

[sindhiboy]

yet again upto the lower order of agha,rizwan and jamal to save pak.

babar and saud should survive lyon

 

[7sins]

Can we get to 105 or close to that without losing anymore wickets today

 

[Ali Active]

pak need to keep attacking

 

[Ahmed216]

No more wickets today will keep Pak in the game

 

[Suleiman]

Quickfire Jamal ton coming.

Every time I say this he gets closer to that ton.

 

[Human786]

trying to play out the day might not be a good tactic

 

[vprasanna83]

Pak needs to attack Lyon . If they let him bowl like these , he will finish them off soon

 

[vprasanna83]

Pak needs to attack Lyon . If they let him bowl like these , he will finish them off soon

And attack head too !

 

[RidiculousMan]

Saud 'Spin Specialist' Shakeel struggling against Spin also

 

[imshally81]

Finally a single

 

[Human786]

any target around 220-240 range & Aussies will have to play their shots at least from 1 end ...

 

[BouncerGuy]

Babar is gone as well now. What is happening here.

 

[Suleiman]

back Aus into a corner and they come at you guns blazing.

Back Pak into a corner and they wet themselves and become defensive.

Sigh…

 

[imshally81]

Babar gone

 

[OldWarHorse]

Head has been brilliant

 

[vprasanna83]

Babar gone

 

[BouncerGuy]

Collapse started.

 

[Suleiman]

Babar is gone as well now. What is happening here.

They are playing like scared kittens. Self fulfilling prophecy. Playing out Head as if he is Warne. Playing maiden upon maiden without moving the game forward.

Saim started off well but seeing Babar he tried the same defensive nonsense.

We can’t afford to play like this.

 

[vprasanna83]

The effect of being too defensive and shutting shop for the day

 

[7sins]

Ours players are patethic against spin bowling babar softie gone

 

[castortroy]

Yeah pak have blown this now big time.

Game over

 

[boomboomcheema]

babar gone failure tour

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Rizwan to fail when he is needed

 

[7sins]

Can we get to 200 somehow

 

[boomboomcheema]

Babar must be dropped.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Sarfraz should have at the very least been playing over Babar if they were going to force Rizwan down our throats

 

[pakistanbest]

Spinners are eating us alive here, no plan b in mind. Should be coming down the track, sweeping, just trying to throw the bowler of his line.

 

[Shafi]

babar fall!!!! This guy is such an over-rated player. I would rather take Azhar over this batter

 

[7sins]

They should learn how to play spinners from Shreyas and kl rahul

 

[Suleiman]

Wonder if Sarfraz fans will be hoping Rizwan fails so they can say told you so, or will they back him so Pakistan can win.

This is a bigger test than what Pak is facing in Aus.

 

[Human786]

Babar going out to Head validates what I said on another thread , he is no exceptional Test player . Rizzu perhaps can play a ggod hand though over attacking today is not a good idea now

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Best batter across formats according to a few here. Bobby is talented no doubt. But he is going to be 30. When will he come up with those memorable performances?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Babar has been too timid. You cannot survive for long on this wicket just dead batting everything.

Difficult conditions.

 

[Suleiman]

Saud has been a complete tailender. Incredibly timid.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Best batter across formats according to a few here. Bobby is talented no doubt. But he is going to be 30. When will he come up with those memorable performances?

Talent alone is not enough, those bowling at you are talented too. He needs to go back and do some technique checks with his coach. This was horrific show so far, worst of his career.

 

[Ahmed216]

Babar can learn from Rizwan. He's going fully forward against spin right to the pitch of the ball

 

[MenInG]

Babar has been too timid. You cannot survive for long on this wicket just dead batting everything.

Difficult conditions.

But lose wicket to Head?

 

[Suleiman]

250 minimum. At least 220-230 to be competitive.

Anything else Aus will eat up.

 

[Usman Chadda]

But lose wicket to Head?

The pressure he built on himself, he was trying too hard against Head to relieve some of it. Classic Pakistan batsman dismissal and Cummins read the script perfectly.

Babar doesn’t look in a good place right now. He is a much better batsman than this timid kitten.