Shady Slim
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top game by anyone's standard tho, awesome session
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***Official*** Pakistan in Australia 2016/17
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Obviously not a good declaration from australian pov
Black_Warrior
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AndyZaltzHair
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Wahab's wicket in the last over was a downer
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Why? They are still 100 ahead. If they knock over 2 for 20 tomorrow why is the declaration bad considering the rain?
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Good knock. Exposed Wahab selfishly though so dropped for MCG you'd have to say
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Awesome Pak!!! So much better than the awful Pak we saw in the first innings. 
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To be 67-8 after the opposition score over 400 and still have a chance going to the last day is some effort regardless of what the declaration was.
Well yeah but I'm sure Aus would have like some more cushion in hindsight, this hasn't been a fun session for them.
AndyZaltzHair
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Nothing wrong with the declaration considering all factors
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Yeah.. can't blame a perfectly OK declaration coz of an amazing Pakistan batting performance.
Shouldn't really account for the forecast. At the time of his declaration there were 7 full sessions of play left. At the very least they should have batted half of another session for another 70 runs. Something close to 550 would have put the game totally out of Pakistan's reach. On a deck as flat as this vs a mercurial side like Pakistan you don't really want to give them a sniff. It's the first match of a series and not a dead rubber.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Why?
Because that's just deciding on something uncertain. Brisbane has the world's best drainage system anyway and it is unlikely that a lot of play would have been lost even if it had poured down as predicted. Australia are still favourites(and would already have won if Smith had taken Shafiq's catch) but you should never leave 7 sessions for a side to chase 489(on a pancake such as this especially). If he was that concerned about the forecast he should have made them follow on.
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