[VIDEOS] 3-Day practice match between Australia A [122, 91/2] and Pakistan [428, 152/3d] drawn

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 1st innings: 428/10.
Australia XI - 1st innings: 122/10.
Pakistan - 2nd innings: 7/0 after 3 overs.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Here's hoping today is as good as the last two!

 

[Boiz Played Well]

 

[Danyaalr01]

That looked down leg. Maybe clipping leg.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Azhar Ali 5(18) LBW to an inswinging yorker by Neser.

PAK 1-8. 5.2 overs. Masood 5(17). Haris in.

 

[Danyaalr01]

What a peach by Neser, Shan somehow survives.

 

[Pete Rose]

Azhar has missed out. Openers need to rotate the strike somehow

 

[Boiz Played Well]

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[Danyaalr01]

Pakistan should declare at tea and give the bowlers some more time.

 

[DeadBall]

Khan still living dangerously. Not convincing at all. Kind of disappointing, especially after SA.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Pakistan should declare at tea and give the bowlers some more time.

Is Rizwan okay to play? Should definitely send him if he is so he gets a little used to the bounce absolutely bewildering him right now.

 

[Pete Rose]

Shan Masood is unable to get his feet moving so far. Playing French cricket

 

[Danyaalr01]

Is Rizwan okay to play? Should definitely send him if he is so he gets a little used to the bounce absolutely bewildering him right now.

He was hitting some throw downs before play. If a wicket falls then Ifti should come in, then Rizwan.

 

[Pete Rose]

Is Rizwan okay to play? Should definitely send him if he is so he gets a little used to the bounce absolutely bewildering him right now.

He’s looked progressively worse in every innings

 

[Pete Rose]

Missing deliveries on leg stump, middle stump and off stump

 

[Danyaalr01]

Will Naseem Shah play today?

 

[Boiz Played Well]

He’s looked progressively worse in every innings

Honestly he manages to look even more surprised each time.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

PAK 1-18. 9 overs. Masood 10 (30) Sohail 4(9).

 

[Pete Rose]

Honestly he manages to look even more surprised each time.

Because he is awful outside the UAE. He was a joke when he came here in 2016

 

[Danyaalr01]

Misbah doing warm ups on the side line. He may just take over the side and become captain

 

[Danyaalr01]

Haris gone for 4.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Haris Sohail 4(15) caught in the slips, b Neser.

PAK 2-18. 10 overs. Iftikhar in.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Haris's place in the side may be in question. He has shown he has no idea how to play the short ball already.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Misbah doing warm ups on the side line. He may just take over the side and become captain

He'll replace Haris at the Gabba.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Lol the commentators saying Ifti struggled against the short ball in the t20is.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Haris's place in the side may be in question. He has shown he has no idea how to play the short ball already.

I'm so disappointed in Haris. I really wanted to believe he could be our overseas specialist. Broken dreams left and right.

 

[Danyaalr01]

I'm so disappointed in Haris. I really wanted to believe he could be our overseas specialist. Broken dreams left and right.

Perhaps they should give Abid a go. He has shown he is decent off the back foot.

 

[Pete Rose]

Haris's place in the side may be in question. He has shown he has no idea how to play the short ball already.

I would trust him to play.... but he seems to be troubled even by the slightest bounce

 

[Boiz Played Well]

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Haris Sohail 4(15) c Pucovski b Neser.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Ifti could find himself facing the second new ball if he is batting at 6, so this will be good practice.

 

[Danyaalr01]

I would trust him to play.... but he seems to be troubled even by the slightest bounce

It's important to select players according to conditions, and Haris is not suited to these conditions. He has to learn how play the short ball and not get bogged down by it. At the moment he gets a couple of short ones and plays them awkwardly, then his feet plant into the ground and don't move, leaving him very vulnerable to edging the full one.

 

[Danyaalr01]

temperature at Perth is 36 C, with no clouds at all. The Australia and New Zealand sun is a killer due to the ozone hole and little air pollution. So drinks will be every 40 minutes.

 

[DeadBall]

Ifti could find himself facing the second new ball if he is batting at 6, so this will be good practice.

Possibility of facing the second new ball in the Pakistan line up at 6 )

 

[fight_club]

Harris got a snorter to be fair. happens when you are out of touch though not defending his questionable
backfoot play

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Perhaps they should give Abid a go. He has shown he is decent off the back foot.

I'm all for Abid getting a game. Might as well.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Harris got a snorter to be fair. happens when you are out of touch though not defending his questionable
backfoot play

Yeah it was a good delivery. His struggles against the short ball are well documented though. He really needs to work on his footwork and short ball ability if he wants to progress and perform in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

PAK 2-26. 13 overs. Masood 12(39) Iftikhar 6(9).

 

[DeadBall]

Noice telephone hold music during the drinks break.

 

[Pete Rose]

Iftikhar shows all of his stumps when he drives down the wicket

 

[Danyaalr01]

Ifti playing his shots. He is a strokemaker more suited to number 5 and 6 position which will allow him to play freely against the old ball.

 

[fight_club]

Yeah it was a good delivery. His struggles against the short ball are well documented though. He really needs to work on his footwork and short ball ability if he wants to progress and perform in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

He has what I call "Ganguly Problem" God of off side but weak at anything short on the body and with his
stance it will always be a problem. He has to be a little more side on to handle Bodyline bowling

 

[Danyaalr01]

Iftikhar shows all of his stumps when he drives down the wicket

He walks with the drive, not good when the ball is swinging.

 

[Danyaalr01]

He has what I call "Ganguly Problem" God of off side but weak at anything short on the body and with his
stance it will always be a problem. He has to be a little more side on to handle Bodyline bowling

Yep, he has a low stance with bent knees means it takes that extra time to get up and move his feet, so his feet rarely move and he can't get on the back foot. Staying low works in Asia, but not at all in the Southern Hemisphere cricket nations.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Iftikhar looks like he is picking the length up early, he ducked as soon as he released it. And he isn't bogged down by the bouncer, smashes a wide full ball for 4 through the covers next ball.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Iftikhar looks like he is picking the length up early, he ducked as soon as he released it. And he isn't bogged down by the bouncer, smashes a wide full ball for 4 through the covers next ball.

We need at least 4 of them to play these few weeks respectably. Babar, hopefully Asad, Ifti and a wildcard.

 

[szundercover]

Will there be another practice match before the official test match at the gabba?

 

[Danyaalr01]

We need at least 4 of them to play these few weeks respectably. Babar, hopefully Asad, Ifti and a wildcard.

Tbh the middle order looks pretty good. It's the openers and number 3 I am worried about, they are really struggling. Shan hasn't looked convincing, he looks like he is just surviving. A lot will rely on Babar, Asad and Iftikhar. Giving Abid Ali a go at 3 can do no harm to the team.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Will there be another practice match before the official test match at the gabba?

Yes, a 2 dayer starting on Friday at the Waca

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Tbh the middle order looks pretty good. It's the openers and number 3 I am worried about, they are really struggling. Shan hasn't looked convincing, he looks like he is just surviving. A lot will rely on Babar, Asad and Iftikhar. Giving Abid Ali a go at 3 can do no harm to the team.

Agreed. Very few true shots from the top 3 for this match. They're looking uncomfortable without Starc, Cummins and Hazelwood coming at them. Shaheen seemed more confident yesterday tbh.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Agreed. Very few true shots from the top 3 for this match. They're looking uncomfortable without Starc, Cummins and Hazelwood coming at them. Shaheen seemed more confident yesterday tbh.

Shaheen's lengths were really good and he was moving the ball. Probably still trying to get to full fitness though.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Shaheen's lengths were really good and he was moving the ball. Probably still trying to get to full fitness though.

Hahaha I meant Shaheen with the bat. More comfy than the top 3.

 

[angrypathan]

Ifti will become a cult hero

 

[Boiz Played Well]

PAK 2-48. 18 overs. Masood 18(49) Iftikhar 23(29).

 

[Danyaalr01]

Hahaha I meant Shaheen with the bat. More comfy than the top 3.

Yeah, it's good the tail are scoring runs, every run is extremely valuable.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Ifti will become a cult hero

I'm already a big fan now. He is really good to watch.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Ifti will become a cult hero

We haven't seen a proper all-format batsman for a while now.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Shan Masood's control percentage has to be below 50% this inning.

 

[fight_club]

Harris has to come at no.5 looking at his struggle with new ball. Means Babar or Shafiq at no.3

 

[Danyaalr01]

We haven't seen a proper all-format batsman for a while now.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Hahaha I meant a new* all-format batsman in a while. Babar is life, always a given.

 

[fight_club]

Agreed. Very few true shots from the top 3 for this match. They're looking uncomfortable without Starc, Cummins and Hazelwood coming at them. Shaheen seemed more confident yesterday tbh.

Ha Ha, Even Rashid latif was saying the same. Pakistan will need all the runs it can from the tail

 

[Boiz Played Well]

PAK 2-51. 20 overs. Masood 18(54) Ahmed 25(37).

 

[Boiz Played Well]

I think the Australian commentators are just as excited as us to watch NS bowl.

 

[Danyaalr01]

It's good that we have Babar and Iftikhar in the middle order, 2 positive test batsmen that can play the short ball in the middle order is something we haven't had in a long time. This may just be the best chance we have had in years in Australia. Not saying we're winning, but we have a better chance than before.

 

[Danyaalr01]

I think the Australian commentators are just as excited as us to watch NS bowl.

Yeah, they are seeing that he is very likely to play today and that he wants to play.

 

[Justcrazy]

Masood looking good here

 

[Pete Rose]

I hope Masood doesn’t throw it away now: needs to go big so that he gets in to the first game with confidence

 

[Danyaalr01]

I hope Masood doesn’t throw it away now: needs to go big so that he gets in to the first game with confidence

I'm hoping they declare soon so Naseem has a chance to bowl. Shaheen needs some more time as well to bowl.

 

[szundercover]

Yes, a 2 dayer starting on Friday at the Waca

Thats good for the team.We should test abid ali and imam ul haq and drop shafiq and babar.Also like to see abbas get an game in place of imran khan.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

It's good that we have Babar and Iftikhar in the middle order, 2 positive test batsmen that can play the short ball in the middle order is something we haven't had in a long time. This may just be the best chance we have had in years in Australia. Not saying we're winning, but we have a better chance than before.

Especially since it's just a 2-match series. Would back Australia to win both normally but it's easier to spring a surprise and cause a bit of an upset. Some luck, some fluke, a bit of hard work and all of a sudden you've not lost a test series in Australia, lol.

 

[JibranAnsari]

is shan masood a khan?

 

[Justcrazy]

Shan Masood charging the spinner , goes over the extra cover

 

[szundercover]

I have a feeling Pakistan will give a very tough time to the Aussies.This will be a very close series contrary to the belief it will be one sided.

 

[Justcrazy]

Beautiful cover drive

 

[Boiz Played Well]

is shan masood a khan?

Yep. Has surprised many recently lol. Shan Masood Khan.

 

[Danyaalr01]

is shan masood a khan?

Apparently. I didn't know till 2 days ago. On Cricinfo it says Shan Masood Khan.

 

[Pete Rose]

I feel like we have a solid test batting line up: Azhar is the weak link.

 

[Danyaalr01]

I feel like we have a solid test batting line up: Azhar is the weak link.

Looks like we will have another non-performing captain.

 

[Justcrazy]

short ball , cut beautifully.

 

[Ahmed216]

Shan masood has a poor technique.
stays too leg side of the ball,doesnt cover the line of the ball outside the off stump and puts no weight behind his drives by committing on to the front foot.
He'll need a lot of luck to score runs in test series