Pakistan tour of Australia and New Zealand 2023/24

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

I don’t think anyone other than Shaheen at full fitness can bowl quick in this lineup and it’s obvious that Shaheen’s been terribly mismanaged.

The 200 test wicket achievement will elude yet another Pakistani pacer if they keep overworking him like this.

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Wait a second, why on earth would you bowl first at the MCG of all places on the planet?

I feel that Pakistan management thinks that bowling is their strong suit and hence bowling first? I see no other reasons.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Wait a second, why on earth would you bowl first at the MCG of all places on the planet?

Because the team batting first in the last 3 tests at MCG ended up losing the matches maybe thats why.

Its all data oriented these days.

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

Because the team batting first in the last 3 tests at MCG ended up losing the matches maybe thats why.

Its all data oriented these days.

That makes more sense. More and more teams have analytical driven.

 

[Umair7]

Lucky bastard. Can’t wait till he fukcs off to T20 leagues

He is still going to smash Pakistan in limited overs cricket

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

Finest Afridi has bowlerd in a long time. That was a serious over. Great bowling

 

[pillowprocter]

Do you guys think Mir Hamza is a good looking chap? Yesterday someone told me I look like him

 

[Fenil]

Do you guys think Mir Hamza is a good looking chap? Yesterday someone told me I look like him

I can see it going into a different direction...

 

[Bevab]

Looks like the SCG may be the new road in Australia now that the MCG is actually helping pacers out.

 

[CerealKiller]

Because the team batting first in the last 3 tests at MCG ended up losing the matches maybe thats why.

Its all data oriented these days.

That, plus some overcast conditions and green-ish pitch. Would have worked if they knew how to catch. Could have had Marnus out there early against Shaheen, he averages like 17 against him.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Not that I don't think it's just blatant ICC being massively hypocritical with respect to Khawaja, but from what I've read Booking.com (one of the ICC's four global partners) operates in occupied Palestine. So, maybe it is even more cynical than just the ICC being a crap organisation with no consistent principles.

Is the Booking.com reversal on Palestine corporate hypocrisy?

Foreign companies working in illegal settlements implicate themselves in violations of Palestinians’ rights: Analysts.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Aislabie]

Joel Wilson has never Joel Wilsoned harder than this

 

[Ahmad94]

Give Shahen a rest man! This is going to kill the man.

He's bowling 125 kmph with the new cherry. He is exhausted - he's already bowled almost a 1/3 of the overs so far in Pakistan - and we have gone in with 4 seamers!

 

[Ahmad94]

Last couple of boxing day tests in the MCG - both times the team batting first has failed to cross 200!

So good signs for Australia.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

With all these bowlers struggling to hit 80mph, feels like maybe they discarded Mo Abbas too soon.

 

[Ahmad94]

It is refreshing to see Shan Masood's captaincy. A step above Babar Azam.

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With all these bowlers struggling to hit 80mph, feels like maybe they discarded Mo Abbas too soon.

Wahab Riaz was against him due to his pace - seems almost like a joke now that we can't even seem to maintain 80 with a new cherry.