AndyZaltzHair
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This pitch is holding up pretty well due to very few grass thats left probably. Pakistan ideally would have wanted either more grass to be there or completely bald
Hannan Sarkar was the next big star according to aussie commsThanks for this, I enjoyed it. Lol @ how many of those runs came through the leg side.
That was the tour when our players went around asking the Australians for autographs.
Well being pedantic I'd say Shahzad's at least ten k quicker, and probably more.It's a pretty surface level analogy. They are both medium paced and have a lazy action. Just desperately want competent bowlers
It can't really work in modern test cricket. Maybe on ridiculously bowler friendly decks in SA. Even in his day Fazal needed matting wickets to succeed. I like to think of Philander as the closest thing in the modern game. Like chickens and dinosaurs.Well being pedantic I'd say Shahzad's at least ten k quicker, and probably more.
It'd be interesting to see a Fazal type bowler in test cricket today, although a strike rate of 71 might weigh on the 'interesting' part. That's why I'm peeved Mayers has effectively quit tests. Although he's more Len Coldwell it was interesting seeing a guy that slow bowl effectively.
Mayers was picking up plenty of wickets bowling about 120, which is slower than even Fatlander. Was with the Dukes ball on rather suspect pitches though. But even at Perth he looked WIs most threatening bowler. And he bowled in a manner more akin to descriptions I've seen of old medium pacers, constantly varying which way he was trying to swing and seam it.It can't really work in modern test cricket. Maybe on ridiculously bowler friendly decks in SA. Even in his day Fazal needed matting wickets to succeed. I like to think of Philander as the closest thing in the modern game. Like chickens and dinosaurs.
lmao that is such a Shakib wicket. Lazy af.
Two fours and one six in this over.Class from Liton but he will now scoop one probably
Bowling way fuller than usualShaheen looks out of sorts. Hes not getting the ball to come into right handers
right on queue dispatchedTwo fours and one six in this over.
Edit:- another four to score 50.
In fairly recent times there has been M Asif and M Abbas as well as Philander. Australia has had Sayers and Adam Dale, but more at fc than test level (though the latter had some kind of international career). Southee is close to those speeds, or has been when I've seen him in Australia and Roach nowadays too. I wonder how quick Gus Fraser was? He could be another. So the style isn't completely extinct in the modern game.It can't really work in modern test cricket. Maybe on ridiculously bowler friendly decks in SA. Even in his day Fazal needed matting wickets to succeed. I like to think of Philander as the closest thing in the modern game. Like chickens and dinosaurs.
lmao that is such a Shakib wicket. Lazy af.
Both I'd say.Pak have been bad in test cricket since younis and misbah retired can any pak fans say why is it becuase not so good fc system or geniune lack of interest in test cricket in players
Its going to be funny if Nahid Rana can middle one but seriously though tail looks so weak without Taijul/Taskin.We've had long-standing issues with getting our last three bats to make 10 between them. But this time there's the added issue of Shoriful Islam, formerly the worst batsman in our history, acting coming in BEFORE Nahid Rana whose first class average is 0.75.