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

[morgieb]

Yeah it's kind of easy to see why they overdid the short stuff given how dead the wicket looks. Pakistan really should've scored 400+ minimum.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Top 10 Most Five-Fors by Test Captains:

1.Imran Khan - 12 5-fors in 48 Tests
2.Richie Benaud - 9 5-fors in 28 Tests
3.Bishan Bedi - 8 5-fors in 22 Tests
4.Courtney Walsh - 7 5-fors in 22 Tests
5.Pat Cummins - 7 5-fors in 24 Tests*
6.Jason Holder - 7 5-fors in 37 Tests
7.Daniel Vettori - 6 5-fors in 32 Tests
8.Fazal Mahmood - 5 5-fors in 10 Tests
9.Intikhab Alam - 5 5-fors in 17 Tests
10.Gubby Allen - 4 5-fors in 11 Tests

 

[King Kane]

Jamal should be batting higher up the order, he is batting better than some of Pakistan's top order.

Expect him to get out soon now I have said that.

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah it's kind of easy to see why they overdid the short stuff given how dead the wicket looks. Pakistan really should've scored 400+ minimum.

The ball is also 60 overs old as well. If England were bowling, they'd have got a new one by now.

 

[morgieb]

I think this is kind of why Jamal was hyped as an all-rounder, he's worked with the tail brilliantly, almost akin to a real bat.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Aussie attack bar Cummins look unconvincing to say the least

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jamal has the same baffling combination of strange elegance and madness thakur does with the bat. This is a decent effort.

 

[trundler]

Collective humble pie tasting for CW (including me) being served up on account of Jamal

 

[Nintendo]

Single on the second ball is interesting.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's poor running from the non striker. Took off so late.

 

[King Kane]

Hamza doing a good job, he's yet to score a run but he is hanging in there.

 

[ataraxia]

Someone should steal a run someday on one of Carey's fake celebratory throws in the air.

 

[morgieb]

Man this cricket is annoying to watch as a fan. Would be good if you were Pakistani though.

Think we just need a whole over of full stuff. Might go for a bit but they're not even looking like taking a wicket now.

 

[Shady Slim]

not to do more starc bashing because it’s in @vogue but that was a dreadful over (now that i say this i bet he’s going to clean him up this over)

half volleys and low fullies are yorkers to a true eleven just do that

 

[King Kane]

Hamza off the mark in style with a boundary.

 

[Starfighter]

Wonderful fifty. Can't say he's faced the most sensible bowling, but taken a few blows for it.

 

[morgieb]

Well batted.

**** I hate Cummins's captaincy in situations like this though. Can we for once have a captain that knows how to knock off the tail?

 

[King Kane]

Now Jamal brings up his fifty in style with a boundary.

Great last wicket partnership for Pakistan.

 

[Spark]

Well batted.

**** I hate Cummins's captaincy in situations like this though. Can we for once have a captain that knows how to knock off the tail?

Doesn't help that Starc is bowling pies here. Can't set a field to rank full tosses

 

[Starfighter]

Well batted.

**** I hate Cummins's captaincy in situations like this though. Can we for once have a captain that knows how to knock off the tail?

Something like a pitched up (not short) slower ball is quite useful IMO.