*Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

[morgieb]

It's like he's McGrath reincarnate, Abbas. Bowling perfectly.

 

[stephen]

Head continuing his first innings form.

 

[stephen]

Fmd Head's first class average is almost as bad as Shaun Marsh's test average.

 

[Burgey]

Replace Maxwell with Head or the other Marsh, the bloke is in such purgatory that he can't be saved.

Plus you can’t have more than one Victorian in the side without condemning it to catastrophic failure. So if Arun plays Maxwell must miss out.

 

[morgieb]

Fmd Head's first class average is almost as bad as Shaun Marsh's test average.

TBF it doesn't help that he was picked originally when he was 18. Similar case to Mitchell Marsh.

Still he hasn't really dominated that much at Shield level, probably shouldn't be in a good sides Top 6 (which tbf this one isn't)

 

[Gnske]

Fmd Head's first class average is almost as bad as Shaun Marsh's test average.

But he's a captain, plays the game with heart and has gone through the appropriate learning pathways.

TBF that average has had a what, 6 or 7 point boost ever since he learned how to make a ton two or three seasons ago?

 

[Burgey]

Head continuing his first innings form.

He couldn’t do a great deal about that though. Got out in front a bit but had to play at it.

 

[stephen]

But he's a captain, plays the game with heart and has gone through the appropriate learning pathways.

And yet he still only averages 37 (I do realise you were being sarcastic).

 

[the big bambino]

There really isn't any batting after Abbas or Hamza get out is there.

 

[Burgey]

It's like he's McGrath reincarnate, Abbas. Bowling perfectly.

Terrific bowler.

Edit: though a fair bit slower than McGrath at the same stage of his career.

 

[Gnske]

And yet he still only averages 37 (I do realise you were being sarcastic).

Very laden with sarcasm, but you just know that's the internal monologue of the selectors. How you play the game is the key to everything.

 

[stephen]

Anyway I wouldn't mind picking Head into a stable, winning side ala Clarke in 2004. But picking him into this side of all things is brutal and wrong.

 

[Burgey]

Seems a bit odd that Lyon got more turn yesterday than yasir has today. Thought he’d rag it on this.

 

[stephen]

5 more runs for the Marsh brothers to improve on their aggregate from the last test.

 

[Burgey]

****ing hopeless.

Not worth a squirt of piss.

 

[Spark]

lol

 

[morgieb]

Urgh.

I guess I can say that we got out to good balls (bar Khawaja which was kind of unlucky) but I feel like the Marsh dismissals were avoidable.

 

[Burgey]

Jfc look how he followed it. It’s batting 101 ffs.

 

[morgieb]

He needs runs in the second innings desperately. So does Marnus (well he has two chances at least). Dropping 3 players would be a bit OTT though.

 

[Gnske]

These are the genetics that make Australian cricket great.