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

[S.Kennedy]

The reason you should enforce the follow-on is you are probably going to skittle them out for under 150. Pakistan are gone mentally. It is literally like a net session now or Australia vs a Pub Team. No need for strategic declarations here: just test out your incomers, give o' Keef and Cartwright a bit of a go.

 

[vcs]

Australian spinners couldn't ask for a better time to bowl here. Good opportunity for Smith to rehearse his captaincy tactics for spin.

 

[adub]

Why the **** is Cartwright under the lid?

He's your third seamer FFS. What happens if he gets one on the hand etc?

Plus what is he supposed to take off the helmet to bowl and then put it back on next over?

Handscomb did a great job there, leave him. Bloody stupid.

 

[Gnske]

Dear christ does Clarke becoming a mewling sycophant when he's around Bill.

 

[Gnske]

Bet angry Warner would have hit the stumps, the new civilized and accredited author version of him has been fecal with his run out opportunities

 

[Spark]

Warner must have one of the worst stumps hit/run out chances created ratio ever. Creates so many, so rarely actually hits.

 

[Starfighter]

Lyon comes on and immediately bowls too straight.

 

[Zinzan]

Warner must have one of the worst stumps hit/run out chances created ratio ever. Creates so many, so rarely actually hits.

The whole NZ team of the last 5 year hold that record, they've direct hit once in the last 5 years when it matters IIRC. It's uncanny, almost like they practice to miss.

 

[Kirkut]

Noice one Garry!

 

[Starfighter]

Okay, that's the line, now bowl a little slower.

 

[Tangles]

Dear christ does Clarke becoming a mewling sycophant when he's around Bill.

Says Nevill was unlucky then starts fawning on Wade saying he can build a long career. No wonder people have wanted to punch him.

 

[Spark]

The whole NZ team of the last 5 year hold that record, they've direct hit once in the last 5 years when it matters IIRC. It's uncanny, almost like they practice to miss.

Yeah but it's not just that Warner's inaccurate, it's more that if he was at all accurate we'd literally be talking about making a compilation video of his runouts like Ponting. He creates so, so many chances, just doesn't take them.

 

[Starfighter]

At least he's damaging his own bowling figures rather than someone elses.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Perfect chance for Younis to get a big one here. Can feast on Lyon and O'Keefe.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Ian Healy interrupting Azhar Ali's stroke play with some bollocks about club cricket

 

[TheJediBrah]

Why the **** is Cartwright under the lid?

He's your third seamer FFS. What happens if he gets one on the hand etc?

Plus what is he supposed to take off the helmet to bowl and then put it back on next over?

Handscomb did a great job there, leave him. Bloody stupid.

Nah in reality he's more of a batsman anyway. He's a fifth bowling option, sure, but despite all the talk of having an "all-rounder" by the selectors, seems Smith knows more about what's actually going on.

 

[Burgey]

lol, Lyon getting back at Wade by throwing one miles wide of him.

Wade got closer to it than he has myriad stumping chances in his test career so far, tbf.

 

[Spark]

Not really sure how you can be complaining about over rates after 18 overs?

 

[Spark]

Think it's fair to say Cartwright won't be matching MMarsh's output with the ball.

 

[Starfighter]

At least he stayed on his feet, unlike Shane Watson.