*Official* Australia in Pakistan 2022

[ashley bach]

Anyone have a clue what the pitch and conditions will be like for the next test?

 

[Burgey]

Shame that such a compelling contest was ruined by bad light and rain…

 

[honestbharani]

I'd wager multiple India-Pakistan tests between the 60s and 80s were worse. In either country. @Teja. discovered a 5 test series in 1960/61 that was drawn 0-0.

There was also Sachin's debut series which was the same.

 

[OverratedSanity]

There was also Sachin's debut series which was the same.

Gavaskar's last series (also v Pak was similar). 4 drawn tests on roads but the fifth one was the rankest of rank turners.

Wtf is it with Ind va Pak series?

 

[cnerd123]

Wtf is it with Ind va Pak series?

There was a Wisden Cricket podcast series on the topic of India vs Pakistan that discussed this. In essence, no one wanted to lose because of political ramifications, so the pitches were deliberately manufactured to ensure as many draws as possible. It's remarkable they still sold out stadiums.

 

[Prince EWS]

Gavaskar's last series (also v Pak was similar). 4 drawn tests on roads but the fifth one was the rankest of rank turners.

Wtf is it with Ind va Pak series?

1954-55 was the same too - five Test series, 0-0

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[RossTaylorsBox]

All those matches were fixed

 

[OverratedSanity]

1954-55 was the same too - five Test series, 0-0

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Lmao at the 4th test. Need 125 in 20 overs in the 4th innings to win. Only fell 98 runs short, brave effort

 

[Prince EWS]

Lmao at the 4th test. Need 125 in 20 overs in the 4th innings to win. Only fell 98 runs short, brave effort

They only lost one wicket too, lmao

Hopefully Pankaj Roy bopped Khan Mohammad over his head for six in the last over.

 

[Spikey]

1954-55 was the same too - five Test series, 0-0

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these were at least 4 day matches

 

[JBMAC]

Draw was predictable. Just surprised Cummins did not give Carey a bowl. Just about all the rest got to roll their arms over

 

[Kirkut]

Lyon really needs more creativity. Needs to figure out how to set traps, lure batters into a mistake. Perhaps add an extra variation or two into his skillset. There's really no point to his bowling on roads like this atm. He just goes through the motion and tries to keep it dry, hoping for an unforced error from somewhere.

Something that separates the great spinners from the rest is they have the guile to produce a wicket out of no-where. Lyon's sorely missing that.

Bowl the doosra, screw the 15 degree law

 

[Kirkut]

Worst Test of all-time?

It would be that India Sr Lanka test where 950 was scored in an innings.

 

[Kirkut]

Was planning to go for day 1 & 2 karachi test now having serious 2nd thoughts.

A lot of my mates are pissed with this, the interest in the series has nose dived among the public after this snooze affair.

Heard Pakistan has laid down drop in pitches everywhere? If this was a drop in pitch, lol good luck for the next 2 tests.

If Karachi offers lateral movement like 2006, Cummins might bowl spells like that MCG test recently in the final innings or that 36 all out test.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Slight change in workload for Lyon from the last Test he played: went from bowling 0 overs to 78!

 

[Xuhaib]

The only excuse I can give is they went for a UAE style road due to past success on such pitches vs Australia but Pindi soil and especially climate is much different to UAE in early March near Margalla mountains it does not get as hot so pitch did not detoriate like UAE where in UAE as a spinner if you are accurate and bowl wicket to wicket you start coming in the game from day 3 onwards.

 

[Gob]

Aust needs to find a way to get wickets against Pakistan in these conditions. They usually do a lot better against India

 

[Gob]

Starc looked threatening for a while so he may stay over Haze. Two spinners should play the next test. I personally like Swepson a lot more than I like Agar but Agar may be the man

 

[trundler]

Drop Lyon too tbh. Play Agar and #batdeep. Play Swepson to honour Warne.

 

[Kirkut]

If you were lucky enough to get one of them out before 20 then Samaraweera averaged about 80 there as well so you'd get the same result in a less aesthetically pleasing

That 4th Test pitch was anti-cricket but I honestly don't think even that was as "death to all bowlers" as this one. This reminds me of some of those infamous SSC runways from the mid-00s, the ones where if Sanga and Jayawardene got to 20 then you never saw them again before they were, like 200*.

Since we're talking about flat decks, that Sehwag's 254 vs Pakistan comes to mind as well. Shoaib Akhtar should have refused to play that test, it was embarrassing to watch him sprint hard with all Sehwag needed to do was to change the direction of the ball and boom! 4 runs!