"Batting will become tougher now at the Gabba due to inconsistent bounce, the first innings was crucial"
"Azhar Ali was out LBW twice in the A game also, getting his weight across the crease a little bit. He's pivotal to the lineup. When he's playing well, his weight is going towards the ball. He played beautifully in the 1st inns, his weight was going towards the ball. Early on, as with a lot of openers, they get their head onto off-stump and take their weight across the crease, rather than forward. If that happens, you don't know where your leg-stump is, you try to play a ball too square and become susceptible to LBW. If he gets in and plays another 10-15 balls, you'll see his weight going down the ground and he'll be punching the ball and getting into better positions"
"Haris Sohail was very disappointing, there's a trend, he's been out caught behind four times with back of a length deliveries outside off. He doesn't get back in his crease, he doesn't cover his offstump and pushes forward at deliveries he should be leaving alone. Haris plays well in UAE because the ball doesn't bounce at that length, he can punch the same ball through the covers. Here there's extra bounce, he hasn't made any definite movement back and he hasn't used the crease to get back and across so he flays at a ball he shouldn't be playing at. That's a worrying trend, it's 4 in 4 for him. He should be deep in his crease, covering the off-stump and any ball outside his eyeline can be left alone. He is the future, he is a good player he moves the game forward when he gets in. But clearly here on bouncy wickets, he needs to do some work. If they work on that in the nets, he can play in these conditions. At the moment, he's been found out a bit and he needs to remodel his technique a bit"
"Asad Shafiq got a good one. The ball he got was going over the top of off-stump. The bounce is hard for him to counter here, he can't do much besides leaving the ball alone there"
"It was good to see Shan Masood pulling today, he pulls well but didn't in the first innings. He's a better player when he pulls and when you do it well, it tells a lot about your mindset and your feet and balance"
"I'd open with Imam and Shan, I was surprised Imam wasn't playing here. I would have Azhar at 3"
(Waqar Younis saying playing Abbas is coach's decision) "I find that absolutely absurd. First and foremost, Mohammad Abbas had to be playing in this Test match. Secondly, I can't believe that Misbah didn't talk to his bowling coach before he made the decision. He's almost thrown Misbah under the bus there. If I was head coach and one of my staff said that in a presser, I'd be seriously annoyed with him. It was a wrong decision. I can't believe that he wouldn't have had a say in that selection. Once you select a player, the team and support staff are united and everyone takes equal responsibility for the side that goes out"
"I would've preferred to go in with 5 bowlers. They don't have the option in this squad. I think Shadab gives them the 5th bowling option, he can bat 7, Rizwan 6, Haris Sohail doesn't have to play. That would have been the way I would have possibly gone. Iftikhar deserves a shot as 1 of 6 batsmen. Only 2 guys in Pakistan, maybe 3 who can fulfill those roles: Shadab Khan who has a pretty good Test record, Faheem Ashraf who is a bowling all-rounder who could be the 4th seamer batting at 8. Shadab and Faheem together give you one batsman"
"Babar is like my adopted son, he's got a wonderful family. A wonderful dad and brothers who support him consistently, they travel around and watch him. I have a special bond with him and I enjoy watching him bat and I enjoy seeing him do very well"
"I thought Babar was conscious of his dismissal in the first innings, he left well outside the off stump. He drives really well. That probably was in mind, I don't think he'll make the same mistake twice. He defended and left well, I hope we can sit and watch him for the whole day tomorrow"
"If you can get Babar, Shan getting hundreds and some runs from the others, you can get some positives to take to Adelaide. So hopefully a hundred from Shan Masood and a big hundred from Babar Azam"
