Muhammad Saad
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Khurram look like a beast under these conditions , carbon copy of Dale Steyn.
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Since then they have lost every single Test match they have played in Australia.Pakistan's last Test victory on Australian soil was back in 1995
would go with HASAN Ali or Faheem instead of Aamer Jamal for experience otherwise this is a good lineupIf pakistan really want to improve its cricket I wouldn't even worry about winning in Australia.
I would back the line up with upcoming promising cricketers and let them test the water.
Never know we might find a decent batsmen or a bowler at international level.
Saim Ayub
Abdullah Shafique
Shan Masood
Babar Azam
Saud Shakeel
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Amar Jamal
Khuram shehzad
Muhammed Wasim
Shaheen afridi
Abrar Ahmed
I think lack of pace in options is very worrying. Jamal of course is inexperienced and not as disciplined as Hasan. But you need someone that can come in rattle the opponents batter when everything becomes monotonous and there's a huge partnership building.would go with HASAN Ali or Faheem instead of Aamer Jamal for experience otherwise this is a good lineup
The training camp for the national test squad's tour of Australia is underway in Rawalpindi. The first day's play of the two-day scenario match concluded, with Pakistani batsmen scoring 298 runs.
Saim Ayub scored 35, Abdullah Shafique was dismissed for 3 runs, and Shan Masood retired after scoring 101*.
Babar Azam contributed 71* runs, Saud Shakeel made 44*, and Sarfaraz Ahmed is at the crease with 19* runs.
Khurram Shahzad and Aamir Jamal took one wicket each.
2nd day of the 2-day scenerio based game continues as Pakistani squad continues to practice for the Australian Tour.
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Ok seems like Mir Hamza..Is the bowler in 3rd pic Hunain Shah? But he wasnt called to the camp..but he seems like Hunain Shah to me
I feel like this every time but then the games startI feel pakistan will manage to win one test this time around.
Can't really see how they can compete let alone win anythingI feel pakistan will manage to win one test this time around.
If we take rain out of equation. I think it is more easier to win a Test match in Australia than it is to draw one.I feel pakistan will manage to win one test this time around.
Batting is a bit too thin. Maybe wasim Jr or Faheem can replace Mir Hamza01 - Abdullah Shafique
02 - Shan Masood
03 - Babar Azam
04 - Saud Shakeel
05 - Sarfaraz Ahmed
06 - Saim Ayub
07 - Aamir Jamal
08 - Shaheen Shah Afridi
09 - Abrar Ahmed
10 - Khurram Shahzad
11 - Mir Hamza
Tail is to much01 - Abdullah Shafique
02 - Shan Masood
03 - Babar Azam
04 - Saud Shakeel
05 - Sarfaraz Ahmed
06 - Saim Ayub
07 - Aamir Jamal
08 - Shaheen Shah Afridi
09 - Abrar Ahmed
10 - Khurram Shahzad
11 - Mir Hamza
Australian team is either not very stronger. They have lost a test series in home against india b sideCan't really see how they can compete let alone win anything
The difference is quality of bowling. Pakistan bowling is way too toothless to take 20 wickets compared to IndiaAustralian team is either not very stronger. They have lost a test series in home against india b side
We dont have any option other than to back them up. Its already a best squad available except one bowler (naseem).The difference is quality of bowling. Pakistan bowling is way too toothless to take 20 wickets compared to India
the question is question is, whether Wasim jr or Faheem are capable?Batting is a bit too thin. Maybe wasim Jr or Faheem can replace Mir Hamza
Same. Despite the disappointment in the WC and the eminent thrashing in the this tour of Australia. There's something about watching Test matches played in big cricketing nations.Thank God we have Test cricket coming up after the WC disappointment for our nation. Will definitely enjoy both this as well as India's Test series in South Africa.
An interesting thing I noted was Pakistan is playing the intra-squad match (scenarios) in colored clothing.
Why not mimic Test conditions including seeing the ball coming out of white clothing? Especially for fielding and batting. Seems like a little detail to help get the eye and brain used to what you would see in Test matches.
Maybe other teams also play intra-squad games in colored clothing but I'm interested in knowing why not white clothing.
Faheem is capable of averaging 25 with bat and around bowl like a work horse without much penetration. Mir Hamza will provide similar stuff without 25 average with batthe question is question is, whether Wasim jr or Faheem are capable?
I believe Faheem needs to play at no. 7 as a 4th pacer if Pakistan want to go with 4. Which I think they should.Faheem is capable of averaging 25 with bat and around bowl like a work horse without much penetration. Mir Hamza will provide similar stuff without 25 average with bat
Wasim is a gamble I believe with bat he can average 20 odd but with ball if it reverses can get some wickets
Australian team is either not very stronger. They have lost a test series in home against india b side
1. ImamI believe Faheem needs to play at no. 7 as a 4th pacer if Pakistan want to go with 4. Which I think they should.
Wasim and Jamal are prospect All Rounders but they haven't done anything with the bat much. Not even in domestic. At least with Faheem he has the performances to back his batting position at no. 7.
Agreed. Although Ideally I would want to drop Imam for Salman or Saim.1. Imam
2. Abdullah
3. Shan
4. Babar
5. Saud
6. Riz/sarf
7. Faheem
8. One of wasim/Jamal
9. Shaheen
10. Hasan/Khurram
11. Abrar (at Perth play Mir Hamza)
4 seam+ 1 spinner. That is the most balanced team Pakistan can field from the squad.
Simon Helmot and Adam Hollioke seem like good appointments on paper. Experienced coaches.
Adam Hollioake isn't handling any business aspects at PCB for the tour. One thing we have to remember is, For Australia tests we are starting at 0 considering how bad our prep has been and how pathetically our team has done there in tests in last 25 years. So even a draw would be a consolation here tbh.Wasn't Adam Hollioke once in charge of a multi million dollar family real estate business in Australia which went bankrupt and forced him into becoming a MMA fighter? What is his background in coaching especially in Australia?
What is Simon Helmot's background and how will he help the Pakistani team in Australia?
Pakistan needed an Australian Bowling coach for this tour as it is our bowling which routinely struggles in Australia.
+1whats the point of extended pre test camps, fork out some money, go there early and play 2 or 3 extra warm up games. also all this talk of preparing batsman for bouncy wickets, when paks main issue in aus is taking 20 wickets. the PCBs old tradition of token gestures taking precedence over actual planning and strategy remain strong.
india showed how its possible to do it, you need a lot of disciplined bowling, and player specific plans, pak will go in bowl bouncers "because Australia mate", warner will hit a triple hundo, and by the third test they'll be a thread asking why mir hamza was chosen above Mohamad abbas.+1
Pakistan has bowled really poor in the last 10 years in Aus.
Bowling average of all touring teams in Aus in the last 10 years
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If you give 70 runs per wicket then opposition is going to score 1400 runs for 20 wickets. There is no way any batting is going to be enough to win matches with this kind of bowling. Batting has actually done reasonably well in recent times, but not good enough to force a draw. Babar and Co simply needs to bat really big to draw a game in Aus and break the streak of losing every single test in Aus for 2-3 decades. Batting really big is not that hard in Aus if you can handle bounce. You just need one really big inning and match can be drawn.
I am not optimistic about Pakistan taking 20 wickets in Aus. Hopefully, Pakistan proves me wrong.
Would be genuinely surprised if they take 20 wickets throughout the course of the entire series tbhThe difference is quality of bowling. Pakistan bowling is way too toothless to take 20 wickets compared to India
Here is my proposed XI for the first test:
1. Abdullah Shafique
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Shan Masood
4. Babar Azam
5. Saud Shakeel
6. Mohammad Rizwan
7. Amir Jamal
8. Noman Ali
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Hasan Ali
11. Abrar Ahmed
I have picked Noman Ali to control the economy rate.
This is a very savvy 11.01 - Abdullah Shafique
02 - Shan Masood
03 - Babar Azam
04 - Saud Shakeel
05 - Sarfaraz Ahmed
06 - Saim Ayub
07 - Aamir Jamal
08 - Shaheen Shah Afridi
09 - Abrar Ahmed
10 - Khurram Shahzad
11 - Mir Hamza
Imam??? are you serious?Here is my proposed XI for the first test:
1. Abdullah Shafique
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Shan Masood
4. Babar Azam
5. Saud Shakeel
6. Mohammad Rizwan
7. Amir Jamal
8. Noman Ali
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Hasan Ali
11. Abrar Ahmed
I have picked Noman Ali to control the economy rate.
Ridiculous , Jamal will be clobbered all round the park , last time Warner made a triple ton and this time would be Travis head, waiting for it.I think lack of pace in options is very worrying. Jamal of course is inexperienced and not as disciplined as Hasan. But you need someone that can come in rattle the opponents batter when everything becomes monotonous and there's a huge partnership building.
Wish we had already played Jamal and done a better job maintaining and developing the likes of Naseem, Ihsan and Haris.
Even the Aussie ground staff look fitter and stronger than our playersDrop-in pitches installed at Perth Stadium ahead of the upcoming NRMA Insurance West Test between Australia and Pakistan
The World Cup and ICC World Test Champion Australians will take on Pakistan from December 14-18 at Perth Stadium, showcasing Western Australia to the world.
The wicket square consists of five drop-in pitches, with each one weighing around 25 tonnes and the entire installation process takes more than two days.
The drop-in wicket has been curated at the stadium since February, tended to daily by WA Cricket curators in the nursery located next to the outdoor practice wickets on the northern side of the stadium.
The drop-in wicket contains the same local clay and grass species as the pitches at the WACA Ground and is closely monitored during its growth to replicate the Ground’s fast and bouncy nature.
Last week, the drop-in wicket was moved by a 30-meter-long, 40-tonne cricket wicket transporter onto the stadium playing surface. The machine is the only one of its kind in Western Australia.
This will be followed by five Perth Scorchers BBL|13 home matches, with the reigning titleholders to play their first home match on December 20.
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