Sunil1z
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Aus streak ends at 16 not 17 .
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***Official*** Pakistan in Australia 2023/24
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The_CricketUmpire
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And now just the Openers...
Australian Batsman: Most Runs in the Openers Position - Top 10
David Warner - 8747 @ 45.08
Home: 5427 @ 58.35
Away: 3320 @ 32.87
Matthew Hayden - 8725 @ 50.73
Home: 5210 @ 57.88
Away: 3415 @ 42.68
Mark Taylor - 7525 @ 43.49
Home: 3992 @ 43.40
Away: 3532 @ 43.60
Michael Slater - 5312 @ 42.83
Home: 2842 @ 52.62
Away: 2470 @ 35.28
Bill Lawry - 5234 @ 47.15
Home: 2818 @ 56.36
Away: 2416 @ 39.60
Justin Langer - 5112 @ 48.22
Home: 3046 @ 50.76
Away: 2066 @ 44.91
Bob Simpson - 3664 @ 55.51
Home: 1734 @ 52.54
Away: 1930 @ 58.48
Arthur Morris - 3381 @ 45.68
Home: 1667 @ 38.76
Away: 1714 @ 55.29
Colin McDonald - 3073 @ 39.39
Home: 1573 @ 47.66
Away: 1500 @ 33.33
Graeme Wood - 2958 @ 33.61
Home: 1227 @ 30.67
Away: 1731 @ 36.06
It will be both openers playing at a glacial pace though…will put everyone to sleep. Like Boycott and Tavare or something…
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Must say, 3-0 doesn't really give this series credit. Pakistan fought a lot harder than most sides have in a while. I don't think Pakistan ever looked like winning Perth (though they fought harder than many), but at 4/16 they were one wicket away from completely blowing the Melbourne Test open and at Sydney were well in it before Hazlewood's over. If it wasn't for dropped catches they almost certainly win at Melbourne, and could've quite easily won here with things going slightly their way. Unfortunately I'm still far from convinced Pakistan have the winning edge required to be a top-tier side, even if they clearly have the tools to do so. Would have to frustrate the hell out of a Pakistani.
Anyway, series ratings:
Warner 7 - kicked off the series in fine fashion with a big ton to put Australia on a winning start, but then faded away somewhat and needed luck for some of his starts. Nevertheless, he still managed starts and his 50 to say farewell to Test cricket ensured that Australia would chase down 130 easily. Whether he should've had the run he did is dubious, but Australia will definitely be worse off without him at home.
Khawaja 6 - although it could be dismissed as downhill skiing the 90 at Perth was actually really important as Australia were in a lot of trouble with the new ball and it was possible that had he failed Pakistan could've run right through Australia. Also made a number of key starts, but he did get some help from some wayward new ball bowling from Pakistan and I think he was too back-foot reliant for the conditions for the most part.
Labuschagne 6 - still not quite at his best but the last two Tests were better from him. Scored two important first-innings 50's and was unlucky to cop two peaches just when a big score looked likely, and in the second innings at Sydney also hit an aggressive 50 to work a run chase that had he failed may have proved dicey. Hopefully the way he batted in the final innings of the series shows that he doesn't need to be in his shell so much.
Smith 6 - strange. Made a start in every innings he batted in but didn't make a score over 50. Never looked particularly fluent throughout and got bogged down far too easily. Still, you have to say that the majority of those starts were still pretty important....especially at Melbourne where failure would've proved fatal for Australia.
Head 3 - I guess this shows the downside of Head. I think Pakistan cottoned onto his attacking style quickly and were able to exploit his flaws easily, and accordingly was the one Australian to not have much influence throughout the series. I suppose he bowled well, lol.
Marsh 9 - along with Cummins the key reason why Pakistan didn't win. Didn't manage a ton but still hit two 90's and made a score over 40 in every innings he batted in. The Melbourne 90 in particular won Australia the match when Australia were in all sorts of trouble early on and while he did get dropped from time to time he knew how to attack and put Pakistan on the back foot when so many others weren't as capable of doing so. Didn't do a whole lot with the ball, but still managed important wickets.
Carey 6 - very solid with the gloves as always. With the bat his form was concerning coming into Melbourne but managed an important 50 in the second innings there and also put on an important partnership with Marsh in Sydney.
Starc 6 - another series that was tough to gague. Definitely bowled a few really awful spells here and there, and for the most part was a bit short of rhythm. That said, his knack of taking first over wickets was really important and played the strike bowler role pretty well.
Cummins 10 - machine. Basically won the Melbourne Test on his own and pretty much never bowled badly. His captaincy is improving by the day too with some really canny decisions paying dividends for Australia, with only the Jamal partnership showing signs of going back into bad habits.
Lyon 7 - like Starc probably wasn't quite at his best and certainly in the second innings at Melbourne and first innings at Sydney was attacked by Pakistan mercilessly. Outside of those two innings though he was still a really important cog of the attack and on a turning deck in the second innings at Sydney got his rhythm back and bowled really impressively when Australia needed him too.
Hazlewood 8 - the defining moment of the Sydney Test was the triple wicket maiden. In just five balls turned what was looking like a dogfight into a pretty straightforward win for Australia. Outside of that he didn't really take massive hauls but was a bit unlucky and still bowled well and took really important wickets.
Shafique 2 - started off pretty solidly with the bat but rapidly lost confidence and finished the series with a pair. And the less said about his fielding the better. It's not that much of a stretch to say that had someone else been in the slips the series would've looked really different. Proved a huge liability there and surely he cannot field there long-term.
Imam 4 - the 50 in Perth was a great innings and he proved really tough to dislodge on a wicket that was getting tougher to bat on. Elsewhere didn't make big scores but at least was tough and batted time. I can't help but think the reason to drop him was more gamestyle rather than performance, and I'm not sure I'm on board with it.
Masood 5 - the one thing I will say is that Pakistan clearly played better with him in the side and as captain than without. He showed a lot of assertiveness and seemed to want to show to Pakistan that Australia are not that intimidating. Did it work? A little bit maybe? Certainly Pakistan were far more competitive here than they usually are. His actual batting form wasn't amazing - he did make a number of aggressive starts but you usually felt like he'd play one shot too many before getting a big one and get himself out. And for all the virtues of his captaincy, some of his bowling changes felt bizarre.
Babar 3 - never really got going. Did get a lot of unplayable deliveries in fairness, but it felt like even if he got himself in he would usually get out before really kicking on. That four of his scores were between 21 and 41 says a lot, I think.
Shakeel 2 - not the first subcontinential batsman to look like garbage against Australian bounce and won't be the last. He was another one who's weakness was exposed pretty quickly and by the end his confidence was rock bottom.
Sarfaraz 2 - didn't keep that badly but scored no runs. Maybe could play in Asia as a specialist batsman but the idea that he's in the same class as Rizwan as a keeper is farcical.
Salman 5 - performance probably a little bit overhyped but still made a couple of important 50's and another that improved as the series went one. And frankly looked a more threatening spinner than the one that was actually picked as a bowler.
Ashraf 1 - just garbage. Not much threat and bowled a heap of pies (especially after Shahzad and Shaheen did the tough work up front in the second innings at Perth) to ease the pressure on Australia.
Jamal 9 - wow. That might be the best series in Australia from a touring debutant.....ever? Did bowl a lot of loose deliveries but more importantly took a lot of wickets as well, and by Sydney had cut the wide crap a fair bit while still taking wickets. With the bat also improved as the series went on - he made an important 30 at Melbourne, whereas his innings at Sydney took what was looking like a "here we go again" style situation to a major battle. Will he be as good at home? I don't know, but if he's even half as good as he was here he'll be a really important factor for years to come.
Shaheen 6 - down on pace and was rested in controversial circumstances at Sydney, but for the most part bowled well. Certainly at Melbourne was proving crucial and with a bit more luck might have more wickets.
Shahzad 7 - another debutant who looked the goods. I do question his conditioning somewhat (seemed to drop in effectiveness as the game wore on and then got injured and didn't play again for the rest of the series after a promising debut), but when he got it right he got it in good areas and pressured Australia significantly.
Rizwan 8 - surely he'll never get dropped again. Made a start in every innings he batted in and the 80 at Sydney got Pakistan out of a horrid situation. Did so in attacking fashion too. Kept reasonably well too and was perhaps a bit unlucky with some of those bye calls.
Hasan 3 - one great spell first innings at Melbourne, but largely diminishing returns after that. For the most part looked short on pace and short on accuracy and was an easy weak link for Australia to exploit.
Hamza 7 - I wrote him off as a standard domestic trundler before this series, but showed there was a lot more to him than I thought. Certainly at Melbourne bowled with a lot of skill and movement, and while Sydney didn't really suit him he still generally kept things tight and bowled dry enough to ensure that Australia couldn't take him on that easily. And after looking like a total ferret at Melbourne he dug in with the bat in Sydney to give Jamal the chance to score a really important innings. May not be the best option on home decks but will be strongly considered outside of the subcontinent.
Ayub 3 - looked reasonably impressive in the second innings before getting out. Still not that much of a contribution though and his catching was about as bad asy Shafique's.
Sajid 3 - he did bowl well in the second innings in Sydney but it was nowhere near well enough. And in the first innings he didn't really look threatening at all.
Anyway, series ratings:
Warner 7 - kicked off the series in fine fashion with a big ton to put Australia on a winning start, but then faded away somewhat and needed luck for some of his starts. Nevertheless, he still managed starts and his 50 to say farewell to Test cricket ensured that Australia would chase down 130 easily. Whether he should've had the run he did is dubious, but Australia will definitely be worse off without him at home.
Khawaja 6 - although it could be dismissed as downhill skiing the 90 at Perth was actually really important as Australia were in a lot of trouble with the new ball and it was possible that had he failed Pakistan could've run right through Australia. Also made a number of key starts, but he did get some help from some wayward new ball bowling from Pakistan and I think he was too back-foot reliant for the conditions for the most part.
Labuschagne 6 - still not quite at his best but the last two Tests were better from him. Scored two important first-innings 50's and was unlucky to cop two peaches just when a big score looked likely, and in the second innings at Sydney also hit an aggressive 50 to work a run chase that had he failed may have proved dicey. Hopefully the way he batted in the final innings of the series shows that he doesn't need to be in his shell so much.
Smith 6 - strange. Made a start in every innings he batted in but didn't make a score over 50. Never looked particularly fluent throughout and got bogged down far too easily. Still, you have to say that the majority of those starts were still pretty important....especially at Melbourne where failure would've proved fatal for Australia.
Head 3 - I guess this shows the downside of Head. I think Pakistan cottoned onto his attacking style quickly and were able to exploit his flaws easily, and accordingly was the one Australian to not have much influence throughout the series. I suppose he bowled well, lol.
Marsh 9 - along with Cummins the key reason why Pakistan didn't win. Didn't manage a ton but still hit two 90's and made a score over 40 in every innings he batted in. The Melbourne 90 in particular won Australia the match when Australia were in all sorts of trouble early on and while he did get dropped from time to time he knew how to attack and put Pakistan on the back foot when so many others weren't as capable of doing so. Didn't do a whole lot with the ball, but still managed important wickets.
Carey 6 - very solid with the gloves as always. With the bat his form was concerning coming into Melbourne but managed an important 50 in the second innings there and also put on an important partnership with Marsh in Sydney.
Starc 6 - another series that was tough to gague. Definitely bowled a few really awful spells here and there, and for the most part was a bit short of rhythm. That said, his knack of taking first over wickets was really important and played the strike bowler role pretty well.
Cummins 10 - machine. Basically won the Melbourne Test on his own and pretty much never bowled badly. His captaincy is improving by the day too with some really canny decisions paying dividends for Australia, with only the Jamal partnership showing signs of going back into bad habits.
Lyon 7 - like Starc probably wasn't quite at his best and certainly in the second innings at Melbourne and first innings at Sydney was attacked by Pakistan mercilessly. Outside of those two innings though he was still a really important cog of the attack and on a turning deck in the second innings at Sydney got his rhythm back and bowled really impressively when Australia needed him too.
Hazlewood 8 - the defining moment of the Sydney Test was the triple wicket maiden. In just five balls turned what was looking like a dogfight into a pretty straightforward win for Australia. Outside of that he didn't really take massive hauls but was a bit unlucky and still bowled well and took really important wickets.
Shafique 2 - started off pretty solidly with the bat but rapidly lost confidence and finished the series with a pair. And the less said about his fielding the better. It's not that much of a stretch to say that had someone else been in the slips the series would've looked really different. Proved a huge liability there and surely he cannot field there long-term.
Imam 4 - the 50 in Perth was a great innings and he proved really tough to dislodge on a wicket that was getting tougher to bat on. Elsewhere didn't make big scores but at least was tough and batted time. I can't help but think the reason to drop him was more gamestyle rather than performance, and I'm not sure I'm on board with it.
Masood 5 - the one thing I will say is that Pakistan clearly played better with him in the side and as captain than without. He showed a lot of assertiveness and seemed to want to show to Pakistan that Australia are not that intimidating. Did it work? A little bit maybe? Certainly Pakistan were far more competitive here than they usually are. His actual batting form wasn't amazing - he did make a number of aggressive starts but you usually felt like he'd play one shot too many before getting a big one and get himself out. And for all the virtues of his captaincy, some of his bowling changes felt bizarre.
Babar 3 - never really got going. Did get a lot of unplayable deliveries in fairness, but it felt like even if he got himself in he would usually get out before really kicking on. That four of his scores were between 21 and 41 says a lot, I think.
Shakeel 2 - not the first subcontinential batsman to look like garbage against Australian bounce and won't be the last. He was another one who's weakness was exposed pretty quickly and by the end his confidence was rock bottom.
Sarfaraz 2 - didn't keep that badly but scored no runs. Maybe could play in Asia as a specialist batsman but the idea that he's in the same class as Rizwan as a keeper is farcical.
Salman 5 - performance probably a little bit overhyped but still made a couple of important 50's and another that improved as the series went one. And frankly looked a more threatening spinner than the one that was actually picked as a bowler.
Ashraf 1 - just garbage. Not much threat and bowled a heap of pies (especially after Shahzad and Shaheen did the tough work up front in the second innings at Perth) to ease the pressure on Australia.
Jamal 9 - wow. That might be the best series in Australia from a touring debutant.....ever? Did bowl a lot of loose deliveries but more importantly took a lot of wickets as well, and by Sydney had cut the wide crap a fair bit while still taking wickets. With the bat also improved as the series went on - he made an important 30 at Melbourne, whereas his innings at Sydney took what was looking like a "here we go again" style situation to a major battle. Will he be as good at home? I don't know, but if he's even half as good as he was here he'll be a really important factor for years to come.
Shaheen 6 - down on pace and was rested in controversial circumstances at Sydney, but for the most part bowled well. Certainly at Melbourne was proving crucial and with a bit more luck might have more wickets.
Shahzad 7 - another debutant who looked the goods. I do question his conditioning somewhat (seemed to drop in effectiveness as the game wore on and then got injured and didn't play again for the rest of the series after a promising debut), but when he got it right he got it in good areas and pressured Australia significantly.
Rizwan 8 - surely he'll never get dropped again. Made a start in every innings he batted in and the 80 at Sydney got Pakistan out of a horrid situation. Did so in attacking fashion too. Kept reasonably well too and was perhaps a bit unlucky with some of those bye calls.
Hasan 3 - one great spell first innings at Melbourne, but largely diminishing returns after that. For the most part looked short on pace and short on accuracy and was an easy weak link for Australia to exploit.
Hamza 7 - I wrote him off as a standard domestic trundler before this series, but showed there was a lot more to him than I thought. Certainly at Melbourne bowled with a lot of skill and movement, and while Sydney didn't really suit him he still generally kept things tight and bowled dry enough to ensure that Australia couldn't take him on that easily. And after looking like a total ferret at Melbourne he dug in with the bat in Sydney to give Jamal the chance to score a really important innings. May not be the best option on home decks but will be strongly considered outside of the subcontinent.
Ayub 3 - looked reasonably impressive in the second innings before getting out. Still not that much of a contribution though and his catching was about as bad asy Shafique's.
Sajid 3 - he did bowl well in the second innings in Sydney but it was nowhere near well enough. And in the first innings he didn't really look threatening at all.
Nintendo
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The fact that pakistan where so competitive despite there top order making zero runs and deciding catching was for chumps is the most impressive thing here, IMO.
Fuller Pilch
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Hussey also has a big home/away split.
Kraken
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does he? didn't know that either (and tbf to me he isn't mentioned on either of the lists shared here)
TheJediBrah
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Hussey was meh in England but that was only 1 series
His away "failures" that bring his average down (to 42, which is still ok tbf) are South Africa and West Indies. Which are unusual for Australian bats because it's usually Asia where they struggle but Hussey was great there. South Africa they usually do well because conditions are similar to home and West Indies during Hussey's time were terrible
His away "failures" that bring his average down (to 42, which is still ok tbf) are South Africa and West Indies. Which are unusual for Australian bats because it's usually Asia where they struggle but Hussey was great there. South Africa they usually do well because conditions are similar to home and West Indies during Hussey's time were terrible
The_CricketUmpire
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Mike Hussey - Home & Away
Home: 3794 @ 61.19
Away: 2441 @ 41.37
Total: 6235 @ 51.53
Gob
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Brilliant contribution again to the tour thread
nightprowler10
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Yeah I think in my time watching Tests, this is one of better efforts from a Pakistani team. Which is sad to say the least.
The_CricketUmpire
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I got bored so I did some stats work. For those interested...
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nightprowler10
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I was shocked to see Azhar's stats until I read the footnote!
The_CricketUmpire
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Yep, Azhar Ali played a lot of games against Australia in UAE...therefore my interpretation is that they are "Away" games because they are outside his home country which is Pakistan. However on ESPN Cric info stats, they'll interpret those UAE games as "Neutral" because they aren't in Pakistan but they aren't in Australia. So it depends how someone interprets those games. I have interpreted those UAE games against Australia as "Away" matches. Same with Warner...he player in UAE...I have interpreted those games as "Away" matches too.
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I guess it's reasonable to count Azhar Ali in UAE as neutral games (given they technically are), and it would also be reasonable to count them as "home" games given how regularly Pakistan played there and afaik they were treated as hosts.
I don't think it's reasonable to count them as "away" games though
I don't think it's reasonable to count them as "away" games though
The_CricketUmpire
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Depends how someone interprets it. Also depends on which website too. For example, this website only has home and away stats...not neutral.
Azhar Ali - Performance Analysis by venue Home / Away - Test Cricket
Azhar Ali - Summary of performances for matches home and away - Test Cricket
howstat.com
The_CricketUmpire
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How did Warner survive for so long? Just comparing him to other Aust Openers and their final 40 Test innings...
