*Official* Pakistan in Australia 2019

[morgieb]

Wait...why is batting first an aggressive decision?

 

[Smudge]

Had a hunch they’d play the kid after the 2nd innings if the A game but thought they’d sit MI Khan. Gabba is a good ground. Sitting at long off from Lyons end. One beer in.

I'm showing restraint and not hitting the beers until after lunch.

OK, maybe during lunch.

OK, just before lunch.

OK, back in a minute.

 

[Burgey]

****, good over this.

 

[the big bambino]

You should catch up with Marcuss and Smudge, both of whom I understand are at the ground today.

They probably don’t want their day spoiled. I’m with a few old school mates. Manage to catch up with them for most Gabba tests.

 

[Burgey]

I missed most of the first hour but it seems Australia has bowled a fraction short, and have been nmore concerned with bowling tight than pitching up a little more and being prepared to be driven.

 

[Burgey]

They probably don’t want their day spoiled. I’m with a few old school mates. Manage to catch up with them for most Gabba tests.

So you thought you's post on here and spoil ours instead?

 

[trundler]

What the ****, they left out Abbas! Crushing news. Absolutely horrid.

Solid batting so far though.

 

[Smudge]

They probably don’t want their day spoiled. I’m with a few old school mates. Manage to catch up with them for most Gabba tests.

Thinly veiled "I don't want to have to explain this guy from the internet to my school mates" post.

Fair.

 

[trundler]

I missed most of the first hour but it seems Australia has bowled a fraction short, and have been nmore concerned with bowling tight than pitching up a little more and being prepared to be driven.

Tale as old as time

 

[Smudge]

Tale as old as Burgey

Fixed.

 

[Burgey]

Tale as old as time

I presume this is a joke on your part

 

[CricAddict]

Thinly veiled "I don't want to have to explain this guy from the internet to my school mates" post.

Fair.

Ha ha. Exactly my thought on reading his post.

 

[CricAddict]

Grinding, Attritional cricket but a pleasant surprise that Pak have not lost a single wicket in the first session. Good game.

 

[GotSpin]

Really concerned about the long-term effect of taking a big chunk of international cricket off FTA here

Hard to say how much those 2020s would matter. Brisbane is just an average venue with an average crowd with an uninteresting team touring

 

[Burgey]

It's just so true to bat on after an hour or so. And I reckon after the first session it's as good a batting deck as anywhere in the world. Comes onto the bat, consistent bounce. Just so damn good.

Excellent first session for Pakistan. Batted really well.

 

[Spark]

Very good by Pakistan. Really solid Test match batting.

Hard to say how much those 2020s would matter. Brisbane is just an average venue with an average crowd with an uninteresting team touring

Yeah that's fair. Just worried about cutting the legs off the lead-in to the Tests might be a problem down the line outside of, say, the Ashes or India.

 

[Burgey]

Shut up everyone. Wasim is on.

 

[GotSpin]

Very good by Pakistan. Really solid Test match batting.



Yeah that's fair. Just worried about cutting the legs off the lead-in to the Tests might be a problem down the line outside of, say, the Ashes or India.

It’s a massive issue anyway IMO. But I doubt it’s responsible for the small crowd today

 

[Jarquis]

Whereabouts are you? I'm up in 62.

Behind the arm in 67 mate.

 

[Burgey]

OMG you're so close to an historic CW meet up!

Would bring a tear to a glass eye, this.