Were Australia right not to enforce the follow on in the 2nd Test against Pakistan?

[Savak]

They won't admit to it, but looking back now they are probably regretting the decision not to enforce the follow on at a time when Pakistan were in turmoil.

Tbh on dead wickets, you have to give your bowlers a respite. The longer you bowl, you lose steam. Starc and Cummins looked lethal on this wicket in the first innings because they bowled around 50 overs. Second innings was a different story.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Aus have been scared of enforcing of a follow on since Dravid and Laxman inflicted that defeat on them
2 decades ago.

 

[Monsee]

Most teams are scared of enforcing follow on these days even look at India in several recent matches (especially at home) where they basically had the game shut and still chose not to do so.

But, I still say, when a team is down by 400+ runs (like Pak was), and pitch has uneven bounce, unpreditable turn, bounce, and chance of reverse swing as well, you gotta go for the jugular!

 

[MenInG]

Michael Clarke on the outcome of the 2nd Test:

“Look, we had enough overs to bowl them out and just couldn’t do it,” former Australia captain Michael Clarke said on Big Sports Breakfast on Thursday morning.

“We did miss a couple of opportunities on days four and five so they’d have to be disappointed with that.”

“Australia has to win that Test match.”

“Unfortunately as captain ... if you lose, now you question ‘did we bat too long in the first innings?’”

“‘Did we need to bat in the second innings? Should we have sent Pakistan straight back in with such a heavy lead?’”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...i/news-story/4f6285a3806492a41a49934e4e82769a

 

[James]

Aus have been scared of enforcing of a follow on since Dravid and Laxman inflicted that defeat on them
2 decades ago.

I keep coming back to this as well. It always gets denied vehemently, but there (still) seems to be some residual scarring from that famous defeat.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

I keep coming back to this as well. It always gets denied vehemently, but there (still) seems to be some residual scarring from that famous defeat.

Aussies enforced the follow on in the 5th ashes test in 2001, series which immediately followed that historical indian tour. But it was probably more due to Steve Waugh not giving a damn about that english side.

 

[Gilly]

I keep coming back to this as well. It always gets denied vehemently, but there (still) seems to be some residual scarring from that famous defeat.

I thought you would be more informed than this, but it just goes to show.

 

[James]

I thought you would be more informed than this, but it just goes to show.

Kindly inform me.

 

[Gilly]

Kindly inform me.

Steve Waugh enforced the follow on the next seven times he was able too after that match.

I just thought you were more informed thats all.