*Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

[Starfighter]

This is awful watching

I think we’ve bowled reasonably well. Can’t do much when this pitch is flatter than the princess highway

*Princes

 

[Burgey]

This is precisely the sort of pulsating, action-packed start the Tim Paine era deserves.

 

[Flem274*]

didn't take long for the moaning about the decks to commence #cryingozzies

it's the UAE. it's been flatter than my life since forever

 

[Starfighter]

Not all of us are lucky enough have specialty UAE bowler Mark Craig.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

The most polarizing Craig, since Colin.

 

[trundler]

There have been a lot of batting implosions this year. I don't mind a flat deck every now and then. WI losing by an innings and a million runs is poor watching though.

 

[marc71178]

Is this on in England anywhere? Doesn't seem to be on sky or bt

Star Gold HD have it on 729. I believe they have AB as a summariser, probably better then half the Aussie middle order still.

 

[morgieb]

didn't take long for the moaning about the decks to commence #cryingozzies

it's the UAE. it's been flatter than my life since forever

I have seen bowler friendly pitches in the UAE, but yeah usually they're mega roads that start to break up a little bit on Day 3/4.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Mark Craig is a meme.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah but it's just a punishing watch. Reminds me of Melbourne last year. Hope it breaks up a bit.

 

[vcs]

Lyon's been good and the quicks were fine considering the conditions but Holland looked tripe to me. Australia need to bowl dry all day even if the wickets, or wicket-taking opportunities aren't coming.

 

[Tom Flint]

Star Gold HD have it on 729. I believe they have AB as a summariser, probably better then half the Aussie middle order still.

Brilliant thank you mate

 

[stephen]

As much as I hate the fact that they picked Labaschagne over Renshaw I really do want to see him play well.

 

[GotSpin]

didn't take long for the moaning about the decks to commence #cryingozzies

it's the UAE. it's been flatter than my life since forever

It’s just really hard to watch

 

[vcs]

The trouble with these UAE tracks are, yes, they're flat and offer little to the bowlers, but they just make for attritional cricket. They're not even conducive to quick scoring, and the grounds are big with slow outfields. So I get the "dull cricket" complaints, even though I believe even flat roads have their place in Test cricket.

About a decade back, almost every Indian pitch used to be like this, and I'm thankful we've moved on from that.

 

[Burgey]

Peter Siddle is such a great Australian.

 

[Spikey]

at tea i hope JL sits them down and tells them to work harder

 

[Gnske]

didn't take long for the moaning about the decks to commence #cryingozzies

it's the UAE. it's been flatter than my life since forever

Yeah make this whole series about you why don't you Flem. What about us for a change?

The guy thinks we can't be miserable without compounding it further.

On another note, is it pathetic that I at least expected a wicket by now?

 

[Burgey]

Paine should come up to the stumps for Siddle and look for a leg side stumping.

 

[NUFAN]

Labuschagnewarne looked decent in his first over.