*Official* Australia in Pakistan 2022

[Spark]

I laughed. It's getting genuinely amusing now.

They're all exactly the same too, completely uncanny

 

[Prince EWS]

They're all exactly the same too, completely uncanny

Haha yeah that's why it's so funny. It's like watching a replay.

 

[slippy888]

Pakistan will go for the win surely

 

[Spark]

Haha yeah that's why it's so funny. It's like watching a replay.

Surely someone has told Smith that he's coming up too quickly and anticipating to his right for some reason

 

[Kirkut]

Pakistan are favorites to win. Brave decision from Australia though to set a target of 350.

Unless Cummins and Starc do something special again, I do not see any other result.

 

[morgieb]

Going at near their RRR is a problem. Had Cummins waited 10 overs I think Pakistan would've had like a 5% chance of winning. Now? Honestly they're close to 50/50, especially because I expect us to drop a couple more catches. And this doesn't seem like a likely draw.

If Pakistan win no Aussie fan has the right to bag me again.

 

[GotSpin]

Going at near their RRR is a problem. Had Cummins waited 10 overs I think Pakistan would've had like a 5% chance of winning. Now? Honestly they're close to 50/50, especially because I expect us to drop a couple more catches. And this doesn't seem like a likely draw.

If Pakistan win no Aussie fan has the right to bag me again.

Pakistan won't win...There was a ball an over rolling along the ground

 

[quincywagstaff]

Surprised how aggressive Pakistan were with the bat tonight. Thought would be all-out defence.

I think they summarised they were too timid against the spinners in 1st innings and they changed their mindset which has worked well so far.

 

[trundler]

Pakistan are favorites to win. Brave decision from Australia though to set a target of 350.

Unless Cummins and Starc do something special again, I do not see any other result.

Sajid at 7

 

[Kirkut]

Surprised how aggressive Pakistan were with the bat tonight. Thought would be all-out defence.

I think they summarised they were too timid against the spinners in 1st innings and they changed their mindset which has worked well so far.

The last time I watched spinners being so toothless was when Sehwag kept tonking SL bowlers at home tests. But then they were bowling to Sehwag..

 

[morgieb]

Pakistan won't win...There was a ball an over rolling along the ground

I feel like I've heard this a lot recently. And I've felt like the pessmist approach has paid vastly more dividends than the more realist one. Given how many Tests Australia haven't won in dominant positions recently, I cannot trust the team at all. They should've just gone for the draw or choose to bowl first rather than expect to bowl a side out in the 4th innings.

 

[Kirkut]

Sajid at 7

Haha, not again

 

[Spark]

I feel like I've heard this a lot recently. And I've felt like the pessmist approach has paid vastly more dividends than the more realist one. Given how many Tests Australia haven't won in dominant positions recently, I cannot trust the team at all. They should've just gone for the draw or choose to bowl first rather than expect to bowl a side out in the 4th innings.

mate.

 

[Spark]

there's pessimism and then there's "you should bowl first on a dead subcontinent track"

 

[GotSpin]

I feel like I've heard this a lot recently. And I've felt like the pessmist approach has paid vastly more dividends than the more realist one. Given how many Tests Australia haven't won in dominant positions recently, I cannot trust the team at all. They should've just gone for the draw or choose to bowl first rather than expect to bowl a side out in the 4th innings.

bowl first ? Have a spell for the evening morgs

 

[slippy888]

why Aussies not set 400 target it more secure

 

[morgieb]

there's pessimism and then there's "you should bowl first on a dead subcontinent track"

I wasn't being entirely serious

 

[Kirkut]

there's pessimism and then there's "you should bowl first on a dead subcontinent track"

That would be the most unAustralian thing to do having watched their cricket for 2 decades.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Why does Smith anticipate everything to his right? Something broke in him, he was never great in the slips but I don't think he had this issue before.

 

[Burgey]

I feel like I've heard this a lot recently. And I've felt like the pessmist approach has paid vastly more dividends than the more realist one. Given how many Tests Australia haven't won in dominant positions recently, I cannot trust the team at all. They should've just gone for the draw or choose to bowl first rather than expect to bowl a side out in the 4th innings.

Lol

Mate they’ve set a tough target and declared three down to do it. If they don’t get a result so
be it but I’d rather this than batting into tomorrow and guaranteeing no result as an option. What do you wan them to do ffs?