*Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

[stephen]

This is the problem with picking guys with first class averages under 35.

 

[quincywagstaff]

who was worse there, Marsh or Illingworth?

Line-ball; was as bad a decision as that Siddle non-Lbw at the end of Day 1.

 

[Gnske]

MMarsh. I mean, come on. Just comically bad. His lbw is as good a meme as Cartwright being bowled

Actually, Cartwright making some ****ing runs in the Shield would be awfully good right about now

19 out of 51 innings I believe he's been bowled or lbw, does that count as meme territory?

 

[ajdude]

abbas should show off his chompers a bit more during those staredowns, frightening

 

[Burgey]

It has too. He really is like the old Test Match board game batsman. No wonder he was compared with Shane Watson.

 

[stephen]

See I wouldn't have minded picking WA players when Langer and Gilchrist and Martyn were in the side.

 

[Gnske]

It has too. He really is like the old Test Match board game batsman. No wonder he was compared with Shane Watson.

After doing the numbers, Watson is just less than 1% higher of bowled/lbw than Marsh in total test innings.

Quite curious.

 

[Burgey]

Plumb

 

[Spark]

This team is so far short of Test standard in these conditions it's kind of scary

 

[morgieb]

This is why we gave out baggy green caps in paper bags when we gave out baggy blue ones. None of this **** happens if they kept at that policy.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah it's like they're basically handing out caps for toffee with a number of players in this side.

Finch had a decent series. Got starts every dig at least.

 

[aussie tragic]

Drop Jon Holland and play LabuWarne as your second spinner IMO

Thank you, I've been struggling to spell his name but LabuWarne is easy

 

[Spikey]

morgieb's right it's time to pick nick larkin

 

[Niall]

Is there many better fast bowlers in the world than Abbas?

 

[quincywagstaff]

Mitch Marsh now has a lower Test batting average than Paul Reiffel.

 

[Spark]

Yeah it's like they're basically handing out caps for toffee with a number of players in this side.

Finch had a decent series. Got starts every dig at least.

You say that, but his series has been symptomatic of why picking batsmen with poor Shield records is a bad idea: he's had no experience constructing long innings.

 

[Burgey]

Lol this is going to be over by lunch. What a disgraceful performance.

 

[Gnske]

This shouldn't even disappoint anyone, it's just funny.

 

[nightprowler10]

Omg!

 

[Spark]

guys maybe try hitting the ball with that wooden thing in your hands