***Official*** Pakistan in Australia 2023/24

[Starfighter]

Vicious 122 km/h short ball.

 

[Starfighter]

Speaking of slow, Khurram started off low 130s yesterday, but his second new ball spell and his spells today were both high 120s. His control deteriorated today as well. Makes me think he isn't particularly fit.

 

[Daemon]

Speaking of slow, Khurram started off low 130s yesterday, but his second new ball spell and his spells today were both high 120s. His control deteriorated today as well. Makes me think he isn't particularly fit.

Yeah I noticed that too. Gonna be a long tour for him if he's tiring after 1 day.

They'll have to watch Salman's workload too, he bowls about 6 overs per innings in FC. 27 yesterday.

 

[morgieb]

Reckon Australia could've bowled worse and have 3 already. Fair effort from these two, this was not bad bowling at all and while the wicket does seem a bit flatter than it did earlier it still doesn't strike me as a road.

 

[ashley bach]

Not quite sure how the openers have managed to survive the first 20 overs but they need to capitalise on that now.

 

[Burgey]

I thought his main problem in the Ashes was his line tbh. When he stopped bowling on the pads so much, especially to Crawley, he still looked plenty dangerous, but his stock line seemed to drift onto middle and off stump all too often.

The two might not be unrelated and I think they’re both right. He looked like he wasn’t gathering in his delivery stride quite as upright as usual and it was causing him to slightly fall away and push the ball into the pads.

It might have been a bit of fatigue or just a bad habit he didn’t have time to work on away from the game, but for me he rectified it in that WC game vs SL when he just charged in and let rip. Everything seemed to come together for him from that point on, and from what I’ve seen of his spell so far today he’s been bang on the money and back to something close to his best

 

[Starfighter]

They'll have to watch Salman's workload too, he bowls about 6 overs per innings in FC. 27 yesterday.

27 in the innings, 21 yesterday I think. But pretty ridiculous that a part time spinner bowled 21 overs on the first day with a four man pace attack (albeit Faheem barely counts) on a wicket with some life in it. And they fell well short of the overs too.

 

[Starfighter]

The two might not be unrelated and I think they’re both right. He looked like he wasn’t gathering in his delivery stride quite as upright as usual and it was causing him to slightly fall away and push the ball into the pads.

That's exactly what I thought too. Didn't look like his delivery position was as high either.

It might have been a bit of fatigue or just a bad habit he didn’t have time to work on away from the game, but for me he rectified it in that WC game vs SL when he just charged in and let rip. Everything seemed to come together for him from that point on, and from what I’ve seen of his spell so far today he’s been bang on the money and back to something close to his best

Not sure I agree about his bowling today though. I think he's still half a yard short on pace - mostly around 135-36 rather than 138-140, and he's not making it fly like the other two. Line's better though.

 

[Burgey]

If Aus bowl the areas they did that session they’ll still roll through Pakistan cheaply. The openers batted really well to get through those 20 overs

 

[Burgey]

Man I never realised how wide Imam’s stance is too I saw that side on shot

 

[ashley bach]

0/44 444 required for the lead @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Starfighter]

If Aus bowl the areas they did that session they’ll still roll through Pakistan cheaply. The openers batted really well to get through those 20 overs

I don't see them getting much past 250 for some reason. That said I think they could have got us for about 380 had they not started each day with the accuracy of an u10s side.

 

[Nintendo]

Do channel 7 not have the streaming rights for this? Can't find it online.

 

[morgieb]

Do channel 7 not have the streaming rights for this? Can't find it online.

I think the new deal doesn't start until next year, so yeah they might not.

 

[ashley bach]

Not much happening of late except for a lot of play and miss.

 

[morgieb]

Honestly not sure what more Australia could do to get a wicket. Very strange to see outside of out and out roads when one side is bowling well.

 

[Kraken]

I’d try a little over the wicket to Imam here if I’m gaz. Try and get a catch close on the leg side

 

[Burgey]

Do channel 7 not have the streaming rights for this? Can't find it online.

Yeah it’s still Kayo afaik, which sucks because even though Seven’s crew isn’t perfect, it’s a lot better than Fox’s imo

 

[morgieb]

Yeah it’s still Kayo afaik, which sucks because even though Seven’s crew isn’t perfect, it’s a lot better than Fox’s imo

Not while 7 has Langer or Hayden. Ponting alone isn't enough to make a commentary team decent.

 

[Burgey]

Not while 7 has Langer or Hayden. Ponting alone isn't enough to make a commentary team decent.

Yeah this is a fair point too