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

[Starfighter]

Usman trying a little too much with that one.

 

[Starfighter]

Damn.

 

[ashley bach]

Stage nicely set then for Gazza.

 

[Spark]

He does have a point re Smith always thinking he’s not out, though I think it falls well short of dissent.

Maybe it’s spreading within the team. Was it Warner who got away with a really bad one recently in the World Cup? Wade in the recent T20 series deserved a penalty for the no-ball call as well.

Personally I’m all for dissent. Keeps umpires in check.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the umpire in both cases was Wilson. No one needs reminding that the Aus team doesn't have a fond history of Wilson umpiring their games

 

[Starfighter]

Nice delivery right over the stumps, perhaps not so well played with the bat going towards leg. I wonder if they'll go over in a heap now.

 

[ashley bach]

 

[Spark]

Have a bad feeling about this innings

edit: from a competitiveness pov that is

 

[Starfighter]

Also, it would be really nice if Starc maintains this rediscovery of how to swing the ball into the India series next season. Not holding out high hopes, but miracles can happen.

 

[Daemon]

I don't think it's a coincidence that the umpire in both cases was Wilson. No one needs reminding that the Aus team doesn't have a fond history of Wilson umpiring their games

Genuinely don’t understand how he’s still standing in internationals. Robbing a living.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Langer's commentary is pretty painful. When he's talking about cricket, he's bearable, but the other stuff (the cliche's; attempting to make small talk/joke around the game etc) is not great.

 

[Spark]

Awful shot

 

[Starfighter]

It only looked a mater of time. Masood was hideously uncomfortable with the ball going across him.

 

[Spark]

Imam-ul-Haq is no one's idea of a great batsman and he looked all at sea in the first innings at times, but he still survived for two hundred deliveries and only got out by running past one against Lyon specifically because he consciously decided to put away that exact shot

 

[Skyliner]

Who are the touring sides that actually do ok in Australia. South Africa, sometimes India, sometimes the Poms…that’s it.

 

[Spark]

Lmao this is going to be over tonight.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is miserable.

 

[Starfighter]

Imam-ul-Haq is no one's idea of a great batsman and he looked all at sea in the first innings at times, but he still survived for two hundred deliveries and only got out by running past one against Lyon specifically because he consciously decided to put away that exact shot

Nice timing

 

[TheJediBrah]

Who are the touring sides that actually do ok in Australia. South Africa, sometimes India, sometimes the Poms…that’s it.

Lol outside of 1 series in 2010 the Poms have won like 2 Test matches in Australia in the last 25 years

They lose 5-0 or 4-0 basically every time

South Africa haven't been competitive for a bit either. It's pretty much just India

 

[quincywagstaff]

Going as expected. Pakistan's batting record in Perth is atrocious and they were lucky to last as long as they did in the 1st innings.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Only downside for Oz is that this will hardly encourage fans to turn up for the Boxing Day Test.