*Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

[NUFAN]

Oh yesssss what a ball!

 

[NUFAN]

Peter Siddle draws level with fellow Victorian great Merv Hughes with 212 Test wickets, equalled 64th.

 

[morgieb]

Bit unlucky for that to be given out, though Hafeez had given up a fair amount of chances. Excellent innings though.

 

[Gnske]

Australian cricket is saved

 

[NUFAN]

Siddle has been Australia's best performer so far this Test. Justified selection.

 

[S.Kennedy]

I also liked Siddle. Workhorse sort of bowler a la Hoggart.

 

[Heboric]

Marnus Labuschagne? De Grandhomme has some competition on the name front I see?

If he plays in Australia, I will pay a lot to hear Ian Chappel try pronounce it.

He is not from Benoni so its not La-Bu-Shay...

 

[GotSpin]

This is our chance to burst through here

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I believe in the Bananaman.

 

[S.Kennedy]

So the Australians have now decided this is the flatest of all wickets, and that the ''ICC have to step in and do something about it''.

I'm listening to Adam Collins's new broadcast by the way: https://www.wisden.com/stories/inte...live-pakistan-v-australia-1st-test-commentary

 

[Starfighter]

2/222. If only Richie Benaud were here to see it.

 

[the big bambino]

If he plays in Australia, I will pay a lot to hear Ian Chappel try pronounce it.

He is not from Benoni so its not La-Bu-Shay...

We call him la boo shane and I think he has adopted that pronunciation now.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Think Marnus just wants to save a bit of time with not having to explain the proper Afrikaans pronunciation every 20 minutes

On a slightly related note, hope Andile Phehlukwawo plays some games here, mainly just to hear how badly our commentators butcher his name

 

[Prince EWS]

We call him la boo shane and I think he has adopted that pronunciation now.

Yeah there's a video around of him telling people what the "South African pronunciation" is and what the "Australian pronunciation" is, and that either are fine by him. So Chappell (if he's actually commentating in Australia at all anymore?) will be calling him "Lubber-shane" I'm sure.

 

[Prince EWS]

At home in a post-Misbah, post-Younis world, Hafeez is a must. Haters gonna hate and he shouldn't play in SA (not that I expect whoever they'd pick in his place to do much better, unless it was Sami Aslam which it sadly won't be) but he definitely increases their chances of winning this series.

Haha I'd actually forgotten I'd made this post until Daemon liked it just now. Gun.

 

[Heboric]

We call him la boo shane and I think he has adopted that pronunciation now.

Yeah thought as much

Just a South African joke on the pronouciation, some people use Labu-Skaagh- Nee. The more 'posher' people use Labu-Shay

 

[Gnske]

It's a pity he didn't issue an edict making it just Labu-Skakh-ne

Watching Slats, Heals, James Brayshaw or whoever else try to pronounce it for a full season would have been a treat.

 

[Jarquis]

Yeah there's a video around of him telling people what the "South African pronunciation" is and what the "Australian pronunciation" is, and that either are fine by him. So Chappell (if he's actually commentating in Australia at all anymore?) will be calling him "Lubber-shane" I'm sure.

There's an even more recent one where he tells people to think of it as Labuschagne rhymes with Champagne and to not bother at all with the Afrikaans pronunciation

 

[morgieb]

Did pretty well to claw the advantage back, I think. Pakistan will still get a big target but it may be more like 400-450 rather than like 550+.

 

[Borges]

450 would be a fair first innings score on this wicket. Spinners should probably get more purchase on this wicket than what Lyon and Holland got today.