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**Official** Pakistan in Australia Thread
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tooextracool
International Coach
but given austalia's policy and knowing that lee will probably be rubbish, we'd probably see gillespie or warne at the other end trying to get the batsman out.marc71178 said:
tooextracool
International Coach
it will be if they use it effectively.marc71178 said:
dinu23
International Debutant
if pakistan had bowled out australia for aroung 200 in the 1st innings, they might have had a chance. but australia have this amazing ability to come back in to the game when they're down, i mean 100 odd runs and 5 wickets down, some how they managed to get out of that hole.
Went a bit 2 far, don't u think!
vandemataram
Banned
cricket player said:
vandemataram
Banned
for comfort , they will have to wait till they face bangladesh.imranrabb said:
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
marc71178 said:
Exactly.
Well Pakistan will have to forget the first test as soon as possible and will have to work harder in the remaining 2 test matches.I don't think they can avoid defeat in the last two test matches, at most they can make australia fight for a win, and if they can do that then it should be an achievement for them.However if they fare poorly in the remaining matches, then i believe someone will lose his job, and i won't be surprise to see the unlucky person being BOb woolmer.I do think for Pakistan sake Bob should stay as their coach, though i must say that Bob has his faults and both he and the captain made some terrible mistakes for which Pakistan had to pay a big price.
Some interesting point by woolmer
Woolmer puzzled by Pakistan psyche - www.dawn.com
PERTH, Dec 19: The puzzle that is Pakistani cricket continued to perplex Bob Woolmer, their Indian-born, English-raised coach here on Sunday as he tried to explain his team's 491-run first Test loss to Australia.
Woolmer, obviously disappointed with his team's performance, said they had worked tirelessly on technique but there was clearly a problem and it could be psychological. "Obviously there is an element of mental confusion or mental awe within the performance," Woolmer said.
"So there is a combination of the technical side and the mental side involved in the way they played the two innings they played." "Maybe we have to re-think our strategy," Woolmer said.
The tourists initially had Australia reeling at
7-78 on the opening day but could not find the knock-out blow to make the most of their advantage once opening bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami ran out of puff.
"There are always episodes in a game where it could have gone differently but you can't look back on that... it's past, it's history," Woolmer said. "We've got to really go and work on how we go and get four or five hundred runs and that's the bottom line.
"The players are good enough, they've done it before many times and the team we have is good enough to score those runs." Woolmer said he would seek outside help to try and sort out why the players were playing shots they knew they shouldn't.
"We have to play technically better and mentally get stronger and it's going to be hard work in the next few days how we do that," he said. "I shall be taking advice from other people in this particular situation."
Woolmer also said the fact star bowler Shoaib Akhtar could only be used in short bursts because of his long run-up was a frustration. "That certainly is a problem that we have to sort out," he said.
"Not only that, but our over rate at one stage was ridiculous... very poor... so we are under pressure to change that. "We looked at that and we discussed it already with the bowler concerned because he runs a long way and it takes him a long time to finish an over.
"He's an important part of the side because he takes wickets and he's quick, we have to work out how we can change that over rate. "Personally I think he can (come off a shorter run). Each time he bowled off the short run he took wickets and he was very economical."
Ponting worried Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he is concerned for the competitiveness of Pakistan after his side's massive 491-run win in Sunday's first Test in Perth. "Yeah, I think it is a bit of a worry, a bit of a concern," Ponting told a news conference. -Agencies
Woolmer puzzled by Pakistan psyche - www.dawn.com
PERTH, Dec 19: The puzzle that is Pakistani cricket continued to perplex Bob Woolmer, their Indian-born, English-raised coach here on Sunday as he tried to explain his team's 491-run first Test loss to Australia.
Woolmer, obviously disappointed with his team's performance, said they had worked tirelessly on technique but there was clearly a problem and it could be psychological. "Obviously there is an element of mental confusion or mental awe within the performance," Woolmer said.
"So there is a combination of the technical side and the mental side involved in the way they played the two innings they played." "Maybe we have to re-think our strategy," Woolmer said.
The tourists initially had Australia reeling at
7-78 on the opening day but could not find the knock-out blow to make the most of their advantage once opening bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami ran out of puff. "There are always episodes in a game where it could have gone differently but you can't look back on that... it's past, it's history," Woolmer said. "We've got to really go and work on how we go and get four or five hundred runs and that's the bottom line.
"The players are good enough, they've done it before many times and the team we have is good enough to score those runs." Woolmer said he would seek outside help to try and sort out why the players were playing shots they knew they shouldn't.
"We have to play technically better and mentally get stronger and it's going to be hard work in the next few days how we do that," he said. "I shall be taking advice from other people in this particular situation."
Woolmer also said the fact star bowler Shoaib Akhtar could only be used in short bursts because of his long run-up was a frustration. "That certainly is a problem that we have to sort out," he said.
"Not only that, but our over rate at one stage was ridiculous... very poor... so we are under pressure to change that. "We looked at that and we discussed it already with the bowler concerned because he runs a long way and it takes him a long time to finish an over.
"He's an important part of the side because he takes wickets and he's quick, we have to work out how we can change that over rate. "Personally I think he can (come off a shorter run). Each time he bowled off the short run he took wickets and he was very economical."
Ponting worried Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he is concerned for the competitiveness of Pakistan after his side's massive 491-run win in Sunday's first Test in Perth. "Yeah, I think it is a bit of a worry, a bit of a concern," Ponting told a news conference. -Agencies
I am talking abt recent games, if you go by that rule then Windies should laugh at all teams seeing they dominated World Cricket at one timePAKMAN said:care to see how many tests has pakistan won against india
certainly way more than india i assure u
We shall find out again in the next series, anyone can win