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

[ashley bach]

As half-hearted forward defence as you'll ever see that from Babar.

 

[ashley bach]

That was a poor follow up over from Marsh.

 

[ashley bach]

498

 

[ashley bach]

Fancy facing 200 balls then giving it all away like that.

 

[morgieb]

What a ball.

Pretty nasty collapse in the last 20 minutes having done so well for 70 overs.

 

[ashley bach]

Crumble pie time now, beauty that from Starc.

 

[duffer]

the only question now is how big the lol in lollapse will be?

 

[quincywagstaff]

And in just 30 minutes or so, Test match is done.

Some dire dismissals this morning, the night-watchman seemed to want to be anywhere else but the pitch today.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

And in just 30 minutes or so, Test match is done.

Some dire dismissals this morning, the night-watchman seemed to want to be anywhere else but the pitch today.

This whole summer of Test cricket in Australia is meaningless. Poor era of World Test cricket and has been for aboit a decade. All this series is - a stats paddling exercise with bat and ball for Australia.

It's a summer of cricket that no one can take seriously.

Garbage cricket.

 

[Gnske]

Good to see Pakistan selections are progressive though with the selection of the untested Sarfaraz

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Doesn't mean Starc isn't still bowling all over the place.

 

[Gnske]

This whole summer of Test cricket in Australia is meaningless. Poor era of World Test cricket and has been for aboit a decade. All this series is - a stats paddling exercise with bat and ball for Australia.

It's a summer of cricket that no one can take seriously.

Garbage cricket.

I've waited years for your arrival

 

[ataraxia]

This whole summer of Test cricket in Australia is meaningless. Poor era of World Test cricket and has been for aboit a decade. All this series is - a stats paddling exercise with bat and ball for Australia.

It's a summer of cricket that no one can take seriously.

Garbage cricket.

Yeah Australia have just got so much better while every other team seems stuck in the '90s. It's not good.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Poor era of World Test cricket and has been for aboit a decade.

Its been the worst era for cricket in Australia but lots of great test cricket elsewhere tbh.

 

[Spark]

Its been the worst era for cricket in Australia but lots of great test cricket elsewhere tbh.

Don't bring facts into a circular logic game now

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

such a predictable scorecard to wake up into

 

[King Kane]

This was looking like a pretty good contest until about half an hour before lunch and then it all started unravelling for Pakistan.

Now it looks like it will be another predictable and comfortable win for the Aussies at home.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Its been the worst era for cricket in Australia but lots of great test cricket elsewhere tbh.

Been pretty much one-sided in Oz all this century; only South Africa and India have been competitive in multiple series.

England apart from 10/11 haven't been at the races. And NZ, SL, Windies and Pakistan have hardly been better.

 

[morgieb]

This is a bizarre spell from Starc. Has bowled a fair few jaffas but he's even been more all over the shop than usual. Can't be easy to face especially at Starc's pace.

 

[morgieb]

Its been the worst era for cricket in Australia but lots of great test cricket elsewhere tbh.

Yeah other than India it feels like most sides go to die when they tour here. They were frankly more competitive in Australia in the 90's and 2000's despite Australia being a better team back then than they are now.