**Official** Pakistan in Australia Thread

[nookie_lk]

are they showing this match on Tensports ESPN, or Star sports... ???

 

[Mister Wright]

I cannot quite fathom how the Oz's were able to squander four wickets on the bowling they were getting. The shot Lehmann played was downright laughable. You do not shuffle and go back to ball pitched at 150 K's however good a batsman you are. Hayden got a good ball, fair enough. Ponting lost his cool and Martyn fished outside off needlessly. Of all the four dismisal's, only the first was a potential wicket-taking ball.

Infact more deserving balls got unlucky. The one Sami balled to Langer earlier on in the innings which missed his off-stump by a hair after swinging in pitching at off were an absolutely beauty.

Our third seamer needs to either increase his pace by more then a notch, or do some serious experimenting with his line, length and morale. All in all, Pakistan bowled and Aussie's batted worse then the stat's tell.

It is not the first time that Lehmann has been bowled around his legs by Akhtar.

You are probably right, although the lead up by Sami to the Martyn dismissal was superb & Ponting is out of form.

 

[Beleg]

Yup, the lead-up to that Martyn dismissal was superb. The session's play was worth bagging only five hours of sleep and getting up at 7:30 on a holiday though.

Any ideas on why Lehmann continues to play the way he does? Has it been successful against quality pacers of other teams?

 

[Slow Love™]

The shot Lehmann played was downright laughable.

It really was. The kind of thing that shouldn't happen in first class cricket, let alone test cricket. He just plain didn't know where his stumps were. And it's certainly not the first time that's happened.

At times, it's felt that Hayden has been threatening this, too. The majority of the time he seems to stride straight down the wicket (which has lead to his undoing in other ways), but I've noticed lately he's shown a tendency to wander wide over to off-stump, too. Doesn't quite leave such an open path to the wickets as Lehmann though, obviously.

 

[Nate]

Any ideas on why Lehmann continues to play the way he does? Has it been successful against quality pacers of other teams?

as if hed change it! katich does it, i do it for club (i know its not the same) ... its a done thing. it certainly helps the lefty batting, or at least i find it does.

lehmanns test career has been quite successful and wouldnt of been if he couldnt play pacemen

 

[Adamc]

as if hed change it! katich does it, i do it for club (i know its not the same) ... its a done thing. it certainly helps the lefty batting, or at least i find it does.

lehmanns test career has been quite successful and wouldnt of been if he couldnt play pacemen

I am a lefty too, and I find it helps to shuffle across the crease, though I am a hopeless batsman. Seems to work for Lara and Lehmann so I wouldn't advise them to change.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Clarke gone now. Australia in real trouble.

 

[Mister Wright]

Poor shot from Clarke - no footwork, good catch from Inzi.

Australia in the mire 5/78.

 

[Nate]

ARGH!!!! not cool, beautiful ball, perhaps a bit wide, doesnt matter! Clarke gone, Australia in disaray...

Gilly! Warne... Pidge: bat well

 

[Mister Wright]

as if hed change it! katich does it, i do it for club (i know its not the same) ... its a done thing. it certainly helps the lefty batting, or at least i find it does.

lehmanns test career has been quite successful and wouldnt of been if he couldnt play pacemen

It is one thing to shuffle accross your crease, Kirsten, Chanderpaul, Lara & Katich all do it to good effect.

However, it is another thing to get bowled around your legs by a fast bowler on at least more than one occasion.

He was an excellent exponent at it early in his career, but in the twighlight of his career, it almost seems cavalier.

 

[Mister Wright]

ARGH!!!! not cool, beautiful ball, perhaps a bit wide, doesnt matter! Clarke gone, Australia in disaray...

Gilly! Warne... Pidge: bat well

HaHa. This will test McGrath's new allrounder status.

 

[Adamc]

It is one thing to shuffle accross your crease, Kirsten, Chanderpaul, Lara & Katich all do it to good effect.

However, it is another thing to get bowled around your legs by a fast bowler on at least more than one occasion.

He was an excellent exponent at it early in his career, but in the twighlight of his career, it almost seems cavalier.

Lara has been bowled around the legs on more than a few occasions, most recently by Flintoff.

 

[Slow Love™]

Well, Langer's still standing out there, defiant. Maybe all the other bats will be having nightmares about Akhtar tonight.

 

[Beleg]

Wow, even the rookie is getting up there in terms of ball quality.

Weehe, now if only we could get Gilly........ He's their best batsman and Langer vowed to be a pain in the butt.

 

[Beleg]

Which he is proving to be.

Langer's pull was too freakin' good to let go without a comment. Props to OZ's mental toughness, corny and rehearsed it may sound but IMO this is the main trait that distinguishes them from the other teams around the gloab.

 

[Mister Wright]

Which he is proving to be.

Langer's pull was too freakin' good to let go without a comment. Props to OZ's mental toughness, corny and rehearsed it may sound but IMO this is the main trait that distinguishes them from the other teams around the gloab.

Globe?

Yes you're right, this is brilliant test cricket. Akhtar is bowling some very good deliveries, and Langer has been playing them exceptionly well (except for that last one).

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Yeah, Langer has been good. I'm starting to remember the amazing Langer/Gilchrist stand in Hobart last Pakistani tour. Langer and Ponting also put on a beauty in Perth that time.

Would be nice to see something like that here.

 

[Mr Casson]

Poor shot from Clarke - no footwork, good catch from Inzi.

Australia in the mire 5/78.

It was more of a good ball than a poor shot. Great outswinger; swung perfectly, but not too much to miss the bat. It drew Clarke into pushing at it and had the desired effect.

 

[andyc]

Yeah, Langer has been good. I'm starting to remember the amazing Langer/Gilchrist stand in Hobart last Pakistani tour. Langer and Ponting also put on a beauty in Perth that time.

Would be nice to see something like that here.

would be nice to see any partnership here

 

[Slow Love™]

How's about that yorker to Gilchrist from The Shoaib? Pity he's probably only got one more over in the spell.