*Official* Australia in Pakistan 2022

[Xuhaib]

What garbage comments by Rambo Raja so the only alternative to this farcical pitch is a WACA 2.0? How about a traditional Pakistani pitch that has low bounce skids and aids spin and reverse swing I am sure no one will complain about that have these guys lost their marbles.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Swepson confirmed for his test dayboo

 

[Burgey]

Yeah. Haze out. Can sort of understand that tbh.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Yeah. Haze out. Can sort of understand that tbh.

Haze didn't bowl badly by any means, but looked a touch underdone, especially later on in the game imo

 

[morgieb]

I would’ve dropped Starc before Haze. Has he even got it to reverse since Cape Town?

 

[trundler]

Swepson in for Haze, Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali back. Excellent.

 

[CricAddict]

Pakistan preparing that pitch for the first test looking more of a brilliant idea now.

 

[Starfighter]

I've always been a fan of not confirming your side until you examine the pitch on the day. Why the rush anyway?

 

[Gob]

I've always been a fan of not confirming your side until you examine the pitch on the day. Why the rush anyway?

You are a wise man. Pat is a fool

 

[Spark]

Yeah I really feel that Hazlewood is just not suited to these sorts of pitches at all. No problems with him being the one to go if they do feel the pitch is going to turn.

 

[Burgey]

I've always been a fan of not confirming your side until you examine the pitch on the day. Why the rush anyway?

You know if they get there tomorrow and it’s actually Old Trafford in May they aren’t committed to this side, right?

 

[Starfighter]

You know if they get there tomorrow and it’s actually Old Trafford in May they aren’t committed to this side, right?

Yeah, so why bother? This very recent tradition of announcing the side what may well be year ahead time is silly.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, so why bother? This very recent tradition of announcing the side what may well be year ahead time is silly.

Daily Reminder that Australia actually chose their XIs for the 2013 Ashes for EACH test a few months before the tour actually started.

 

[Burgey]

Steve Waugh landed at Heathrow in 2001 and immediately told the press the XI for the first test about six weeks later

 

[the big bambino]

tbf with that side they could've told him "yeah - we know".

 

[Gob]

@Gnske

 

[Gob]

identical

 

[Son Of Coco]

@Gnske

He's lucky he didn't nut himself on the edge.

 

[honestbharani]

Steve Waugh landed at Heathrow in 2001 and immediately told the press the XI for the first test about six weeks later

Yeah, but its one thing to know what your first XI is for the first game going into a series, and quite another to actually pick your XIs for 5 tests like months in advance, including which players go out and come in each test when you have no idea of their form.

 

[Son Of Coco]

How about just prepare the wickets how they would naturally come out without trying to give your team an advantage? Is that such a weird mentality?

Yeah, exactly. The advantage is in being the home team and knowing the conditions, not manufacturing the decks to be whatever you want them to be. The only variation should be due to weather conditions.