***Official*** Pakistan in Australia 2016/17

[Compton]

I was at a Blast game last season, Durham v Lancashire, and a bunch of Lanky supporters started singing, ''I'd rather be a **** than a Geordie.'' Nobody really batted an eye lid.

Most offensive part of that is that it doesn't even almost fit the ****ing tune.

 

[mr_mister]

as in the abbreviation for the country?

How could that possibly be seen as derogatory?

come on brah how daft are ya

 

[uvelocity]

That reads as really patronising on my part but isn't meant to be btw.

this should be your sig burgeous

 

[KRIS 148]

Is there a India tour thread? Squad has been announced

 

[Gob]

Is there a India tour thread? Squad has been announced

That tour will also be discussed here

 

[KRIS 148]

Thanks for reply Gob. CA has come up with some bewildering selections...least of which is the reinstatment of Mitch Marsh without showing any domestic red ball improvement.
Maxwell recalled , certainly not on merit...but rather because he bowls some useful off spin. Four specialist spinners is a little odd. Three should have sufficed.

 

[KRIS 148]

CA is forgetting that it was pace not spin that won us our last Indian series in 2004. Four spinners is overkill imo . Three of which are finger spinner the variety Indians love dining on. At least Swepson with his variety will provide a challenge but even the great Shane Warne was mauled in asian conditions.

 

[SeamUp]

It's unlucky but Chris Lynn is becoming just as bad with his injury record as Shaun Marsh and some of the young fast bowlers.

 

[Riggins]

CA is forgetting that it was pace not spin that won us our last Indian series in 2004. Four spinners is overkill imo . Three of which are finger spinner the variety Indians love dining on. At least Swepson with his variety will provide a challenge but even the great Shane Warne was mauled in asian conditions.

Correct. And the only way we win is picking high ceiling, high volatility guys and hoping for the best.

 

[Burgey]

That's why they've gone for Mitch Marsh......

 

[Riggins]

He's not high volatility he always sucks

 

[Daemon]

Stanlake looks down on pace.

Still low 140s tbh so meh

 

[Starfighter]

Reckon Stanlake should come closer in to the stumps so he doesn't have to rely as much on getting sideways movement.

 

[Daemon]

**** me Sharjeel is destroying him. My new 2nd fav fatty in cricket.

 

[Burgey]

Not sold on his action tbh. Think the leap annoys me, but if he gets it right he'll be awesome wit that bounce.

 

[Starfighter]

Hazlewood's gotta be my favourite bowler going around at the moment.

 

[Daemon]

Reckon Stanlake should come closer in to the stumps so he doesn't have to rely as much on getting sideways movement.

He's bowling from the wrong end into the breeze.

He's also bowling a rubbish line and length. With his height he just needs to be up.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Stanlake has interesting action but on the side of easy pickings

 

[Starfighter]

He's bowling from the wrong end into the breeze.

He's also bowling a rubbish line and length. With his height he just needs to be up.

Did think that Cummins maybe should have taken the new ball, he can swing it a bit. But he does have an awful tendency of half volleys when it's newer.

 

[Daemon]

Solid comeback from the big man. That last ball ended up being rubbish but the thinking behind bowling the yorker was spot on.