Daemon
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They can do that after bowling Pakistan out twice tomorrow evening
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*Official* Pakistan in Australia 2019
- Thread starter Starfighter
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Test_Fan_Only
First Class Debutant
I agree especially with there being rain around tomorrow, perhaps enough to lose the whole days play. Delaying the declaration might have given Pakistan more of a chance of weather saving them.
How is it unselfish though to score one more than the Don and Taylor then declare? Isnt that blatant individualism?
Victor Ian
International Coach
Bullshit dwclaration. 1st innings shouldnt be declared until the 3rd day has begun. If its roady then pakistan can make Australia have to bat again in which case they should be batting now with Warner on fire. If its not, then pakistan will be done by day 4.
Cricket fans spend all their time talking about individual stats and records. Much much less about winning a test match. Give us what we want. I bet you Paine, the dumb ****, wont enforce a follow on if the option is there either.
Pisses me off.
Maybe we can blame the stupid workings of the test championship for this.
Cricket fans spend all their time talking about individual stats and records. Much much less about winning a test match. Give us what we want. I bet you Paine, the dumb ****, wont enforce a follow on if the option is there either.
Pisses me off.
Maybe we can blame the stupid workings of the test championship for this.
Daemon
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This CW theory of never needing to declare in first innings is really overused imo. Bowlers aren't machines, if Pakistan bat decently then the bowlers will be tired and you can't expect to enforce the follow on anyways.
Say for example Australia scored 750 and Pakistan made 350-400 in response. Are you going to enforce the follow on and risk injury? No. You'll have to bat again, for no reason of course, and have to set Pakistan a target that you feel is enough and also bat for long enough for your bowlers to rest. In the process you may bat for too long. All this does is increase the chances of Pakistan drawing the game.
Instead of that Paine has thrown them in to bat for 6 overs against the new ball where his quicks can go all out, have a quick rest and then have a go at them again during the toughest conditions of the match. They survive that, then great, they'll have to restart first thing in the morning tomorrow against the same rested bowlers.
The declaration was fine.
Say for example Australia scored 750 and Pakistan made 350-400 in response. Are you going to enforce the follow on and risk injury? No. You'll have to bat again, for no reason of course, and have to set Pakistan a target that you feel is enough and also bat for long enough for your bowlers to rest. In the process you may bat for too long. All this does is increase the chances of Pakistan drawing the game.
Instead of that Paine has thrown them in to bat for 6 overs against the new ball where his quicks can go all out, have a quick rest and then have a go at them again during the toughest conditions of the match. They survive that, then great, they'll have to restart first thing in the morning tomorrow against the same rested bowlers.
The declaration was fine.
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U19 Cricketer
... That simply isn't true.If you go to any cricket game with around 20,000+ people you'll find about 80-90% don't give a rat's about your kind of stats you yearn for but to simply have a entertaining day out and most of all.... watch their home nation win the game.Beats a 5 day slog for a draw any day.
Besides,Pakistan have a date with destiny and Australia don't want them to miss it... If Pakistan lose they'll hold the outright record of losing the most consecutive test matches against the host country.
I guess that's a stat,huh?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Nah.. different circumstances as well. Batting first and batting big etc. But still, you just gotta play your best bowlers irrespective of type because except under some extreme circumstances,, usually the whole "bowlers of type A do well in country C" is pretty much BS.
Starfighter
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Cooldeep bowled like 10 km/h slower and with more topspin. Yasir rocks up in Australia and thinks he can bowl flat like he's still in Dubai. And he's done this twice.
Burgey
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No, because he didn’t declare. Paine did
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Hopefully Babar can play a career defining innings here. Could be the making of him as a test match batsman.
