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

[Spark]

He's not that accurate either. Granted I didn't see that much of Clarke bowling but what I have seen he looked like quite a good bowler. Shame about his back though.

Frankly I'd rather Lyon got his spin back, but he's 35 so it's not that likely he'll revert to the form from his late twenties.

Clarke was legit good in the first few years of his career, got a really nice shape on the ball and could turn it, but his back made him bowl nude darts whenever he did bowl. Still out-bowled Michael Beer though.

 

[Starfighter]

Clarke was legit good in the first few years of his career, got a really nice shape on the ball and could turn it, but his back made him bowl nude darts whenever he did bowl. Still out-bowled Michael Beer though.

I dunno, certainly wasn't bowling nude darts when he got Tendulkar out at the SCG in 2012.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why is Afridi batting ahead of Hasan Ali? He's terrible. I remember HA scoring decent runs in the UAE

 

[Starfighter]

Salman running out of partners.

Too big an ask for him now.

The dropped catch and rather excessive extras really making the difference in this game.

 

[Spark]

I dunno, certainly wasn't bowling nude darts when he got Tendulkar out at the SCG in 2012.

Bloke was blessed by the almighty in that game tbf. Could have bowled right arm medium and still jagged a wicket.

 

[Starfighter]

Bloke was blessed by the almighty in that game tbf. Could have bowled right arm medium and still jagged a wicket.

It was a really good delivery though. Lots of spin and bounce.

 

[Starfighter]

Predictable that:

- they'd give it away at this sort of point
- Starc would burgle a couple to end up with decent figures

 

[morgieb]

Holy **** that’s some catch.

 

[thierry henry]

This is a damn shame

 

[Flem274*]

gg that's game.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why is Afridi batting ahead of Hasan Ali? He's terrible. I remember HA scoring decent runs in the UAE

And perhaps I imagined that - high score of 5 in 17 innings against NZ!!
Must've been someone else (or in ODIs)

 

[Spark]

It was a really delivery though. Lots of spin and bounce.

Oh it was but like I said, that was just a freak game all around for him.

I also think this entire discussion is kind of premature tbh, it's his second game back from a long term injury on the back of arguably the best six months of bowling he's produced in his career.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

I know it’s numbers 8 and 9 but jeez those last two wickets are weak batting

Yep it's time visiting teams learn to hook and pull the ball.

 

[Aidan11]

Australia win.

 

[Gob]

boo no 7 fer Cumdog

 

[Starfighter]

Holy **** that’s some catch.

Whenever Haze throws himself around I get afraid he'll do a muscle again.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Shame

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Ultimately, Pakistan didn't quite make it into the Shafique margin, after all.

 

[King Kane]

It's all unravelling quickly for Pakistan now.

The dropped catches and all the extras they conceded looking very costly now, at least they have provided a better contest than they did in Perth.

Maybe they can get a consolation test win in Sydney if the rain doesn't ruin another test match there.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Well that finished early