*Official* Australia in Pakistan 2022

[Gnske]

Is Cummins the WEAKEST captain in World Cricket? All signs point to yes

 

[Gnske]

Oh look pace on the ball and Starc wants to finally have a go.

 

[Burgey]

This is diabolical ffs

It’s brilliant. They’ll accelerate through there new rock and be 500 or so by stumps or bowled out. It’s a perfect plan. Blame Pakistan for rolling out this ****

 

[Gnske]

They're literally waiting for them in the dressing rooms to get out. SLOG

 

[GotSpin]

Yeah its on Pakistan for rolling out this ****. Just keep batting forever

A declaration now would be pretty dumb

 

[ashley bach]

Nah **** that. Bat on tomorrow to inflict further physical and mental disintegration on the opposition.

They dished up this dross, they can wear it.

They might not be too physically disintegrated sitting there for 2 days with their feet up sipping cordial and watching their mates ton up.
Where's your tough Aussie mentality of lets play to win, especially when holding the cards?

 

[Gob]

They might not be too physically disintegrated sitting there for 2 days with their feet up sipping cordial and watching their mates ton up.
Where's your tough Aussie mentality of lets play to win, especially when holding the cards?

That mentality won them 3 games in the subcontinent for the last 15 years

 

[TheJammyTurtle]

Wonder if Cummins will be as friendly as Babar was and declare before 500....

 

[Gob]

Hope that's not his side chick

 

[Gob]

Only way this will make sense is them not declaring tonight

 

[ashley bach]

Is Cummins the WEAKEST captain in World Cricket? All signs point to yes

He was soft as MARSHMELLOWS in the 4th ashes test, cost Australia 5-0 and England went home feeling like it was all worth while.
Not that this totally answers the question.

 

[Gob]

They have some serious explaining to do especially if they declare tonight

 

[ashley bach]

That mentality won them 3 games in the subcontinent for the last 15 years

True but how many of those times were they batting first and had nearly 500 on the board?
Play to win, 30 mins less bowling tonight could be the difference in the end.

 

[ashley bach]

Wonder if Cummins will be as friendly as Babar was and declare before 500....

No way there's no sign of that, at the moment it doesn't look like they'll declare before 650.

 

[Son Of Coco]

If this was a timeless test, Australia would be in the perfect position to run through Pakistan when the wicket finally disintegrated on day 48.

 

[Nintendo]

Can't bag green for averaging mid 30's batting 6 as an all-rounder this early into his career but FFS wish he would start to kick on with these starts more, can think of 4 times in his career of the top of my head where he's done the hard work and gotten to 30/-40 then brainfaided to the spinners.

 

[Gob]

Well they aren't declaring tonight are they. Atleast that makes sense of this **** batting

 

[ashley bach]

If this was a timeless test, Australia would be in the perfect position to run through Pakistan when the wicket finally disintegrated on day 48.

Actually at 476/7 batting first they'd be in dire straights.

 

[Burgey]

They might not be too physically disintegrated sitting there for 2 days with their feet up sipping cordial and watching their mates ton up.
Where's your tough Aussie mentality of lets play to win, especially when holding the cards?

The best way to press for a win here is to make 550 plus and at best have a token second innings slog if required on a wearing pitch when you have a big lead on the first. No one knows if the deck will fall apart (probably not) but if it does why would you want to be trying to score runs then instead of now?

 

[honestbharani]

Good from a crapinfo commenter

Captain Grumpy: "Or Oscar Wilde..."a pitch that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called a pitch at all"."