***Official*** Pakistan in Australia 2016/17

[Starfighter]

First ball to beat the bat today.

 

[Starfighter]

Leading edge off leg. This could be an aesthetically unpleasant innings.

 

[Zinzan]

Is there any reason CA persist with these wickets without much in the way of grass?

 

[smash84]

this is going to be a long day for Pakistan, and with it will be set the tone for the series, sigh

 

[morgieb]

Is there any reason CA persist with these wickets without much in the way of grass?

$$$

Plus Starc types can take the pitch out of the equation, so there is an advantage (probably less so with our current attack) to having flatter wickets for Australia.

 

[Starfighter]

Is there any reason CA persist with these wickets without much in the way of grass?

So they can kill off test cricket, as far as I can discern. And so that we'll never be able to play in conditions when the ball moves off the straight.

But it is seriously annoying.

 

[Gnske]

I sincerely hope its a scheme by CA to force the idea of 4 day tests.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Is there a name for the trophy theyre playing for?

The 'guess the spot-fixed ball' door prize?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Amir you **** can you take wickets pls

 

[Zinzan]

Amir you **** can you take wickets pls

Mate, look at the colour of the pitch, I know he has a new ball and all, but just judging by the look of the surface, it looks as good a batting track day 1 as I can remember for donkeys years.

 

[morgieb]

Amir you **** can you take wickets pls

Reckon Warner would've knicked off one of his deliveries.

 

[Burgey]

Is there any reason CA persist with these wickets without much in the way of grass?

How often are draws played out here? There's usually a result, but agreed, would be nice to see some variety come back into the decks around the country. Maybe they took more grass off this deck because of the pink ball.

 

[Starfighter]

Both batsmen 8* (12)

 

[Burgey]

Both batsmen 8* (12)

Both bowlers had 0/8 off two overs as well. Crazy coincidence.....

 

[Starfighter]

Waqar's hardly spoken. It's like there's only Tubby in there.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Renshaw is playing Amir well

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

If Amir does not pick a wicket in his first spell then Pakistan is ****ed

 

[Starfighter]

Well that was a good shot.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Go back to Quadi E Azam trophy ffs Amir

 

[smash84]

Aus 295/4 at the end of day 1, you heard it here first

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