*Official* Pakistan in Australia 2019

[Burgey]

Nice work Yasir. Great effort. Be good to see a fighting effort this dog from the top order.

Didn’t see today up til now but good to see Starc take a bag

 

[NUFAN]

At what point do we begin to wonder about Lyon's form? Averaging over 50 in the last 6 tests.

You watching or looking at numbers?

Agree he isnt at his absolute best though.

 

[Burgey]

From the highlights i gather lyon created a fair few chances. Hopefully making the adjustment to blokes playing him off the back dog

 

[quincywagstaff]

Surprised by Paine enforcing the follow-on; right move I reckon. Sometimes you have to work as a bowling unit for a couple of days to get results like this.

Re: Lyon, was unlucky not to have Shah 3-4 times but needs wickets the 2nd innings. Has almost always started off Australian summers strong so to go through the first two Tests with only 2-3 wickets will rock him a bit.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

Gotta laugh at Warne earlier suggesting that the only other spinners out there that could potentially replace Lyon are Holland and Swepson - continuing to ignore SOK (who took a 5-fer today).

 

[Spark]

Man it always grates when a batsman gets out needlessly literally fifteen seconds before it starts bucketing down.

 

[Gnske]

Gotta laugh at Warne earlier suggesting that the only other spinners out there that could potentially replace Lyon are Holland and Swepson - continuing to ignore SOK (who took a 5-fer today).

He was shitting on O'Keefe during the Pune test right up until the moment he got that first wicket.

 

[vcs]

Azhar Ali needs to go. Why the **** does Babar still bat at 5?

 

[Spark]

Azhar Ali needs to go. Why the **** does Babar still bat at 5?

He batted 4 first dig

 

[Burgey]

Tim Paine one of the more remarkable cricketing stories tbh.

A nuffie two years ago now Ashes winning skipper and pulling a lot of right reins tactically imo.

Mind you, helps to be able to pick and choose between Cunmins and Haze for the new rock

 

[the big bambino]

Can’t say you’ve seen it all until you see Pakistan play cricket eh? Well done Yasir, that was proper good.

 

[stephen]

You watching or looking at numbers?

Agree he isnt at his absolute best though.

Just had noticed that he hadn't taken a decent chunk of wickets since the first Ashes test.

He's had a lean patch is all but it is concerning if form really deserts him since the back up spinners are complete garbage.

 

[stephen]

Tim Paine one of the more remarkable cricketing stories tbh.

A nuffie two years ago now Ashes winning skipper and pulling a lot of right reins tactically imo.

Mind you, helps to be able to pick and choose between Cunmins and Haze for the new rock

This Australian bowling attack is a captain's dream really. All three quicks are different and very good.

 

[vcs]

He batted 4 first dig

Yeah I misread that.

 

[duffer]

This is poo

 

[stephen]

Losing Babar is a huge blow. He's been impressive on this tour.

 

[James90]

‪Wicketkeepers need to learn that they are not the best judges of whether catches down the leg-side came off the bat or the pad.

Paine has burnt reviews in both innings now.

 

[harsh.ag]

Shafiq and Sohail not standing up even a little a big letdown too. Ali obvsly the biggest one. Sohail looked like a good #4 last year.

 

[Flem274*]

....yasir scored a ton?

 

[honestbharani]

Gotta laugh at Warne earlier suggesting that the only other spinners out there that could potentially replace Lyon are Holland and Swepson - continuing to ignore SOK (who took a 5-fer today).

Warney was pretty salty about Yasir getting the 100 as well. I could have sworn he was literally praying that Cummins will catch that ball. His entire commentary around then was about the many different ways Yasir could be dismissed on 99. The bloke is the best leg spinner and showman in cricket in my time of watching and can talk so brilliantly about the art of spin bowling and many other facets of cricket when in the mood, but he is just a really boorish 12 year old most of the time, isn't he?


I remember the Pune test in 2017. I was almost half happy to see India lose just because SOK got that haul and Warney was made to look like an absolute douchebag in the commbox.