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Misbah and Younis are great test match players (and top blokes as well by the sounds of it) - Pakistan are going to struggle to replace them when they retire which can't be far off.
As for Australia - their spinners look like club grade bowlers. The Aussies can't play spin and nor can they bowl it very well.
As for Australia - their spinners look like club grade bowlers. The Aussies can't play spin and nor can they bowl it very well.
BlackLabel said:
Misbah and Younis are great test match players (and top blokes as well by the sounds of it) - Pakistan are going to struggle to replace them when they retire which can't be far off.
As for Australia - their spinners look like club grade bowlers. The Aussies can't play spin and nor can they bowl it very well.
Reached 8000 test runs today Younis, only the third Pakistani to do so, after Javed Miandad and Inzamam Ul Haq.As for Australia - their spinners look like club grade bowlers. The Aussies can't play spin and nor can they bowl it very well.
38 years ago today, Javed Miandad become the youngest player to score a double century, now Younis Khan has become the oldest to do so.
Think its the oldest player from Asia though, not too sure.
India want £26.2 million in compensation from WICB for pulling out of the tour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/29861772
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/29861772
"Australia captain Michael Clarke has defended his bizarre field settings in the second Test after legendary former captain Allan Border said they were "not in the spirit of the game".
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/10/31/04/21/bor...
zygalski said:
Pakistan 570-6 dec off 164 overs.
I thought this Aussie team were supposed to be good? At least England's 'flash-in-the pan' success lasted more than a couple of series....
Pakistan are currently playing on their preferred surface, they won't win a test in Oz this summerI thought this Aussie team were supposed to be good? At least England's 'flash-in-the pan' success lasted more than a couple of series....
suthol said:
zygalski said:
Pakistan 570-6 dec off 164 overs.
I thought this Aussie team were supposed to be good? At least England's 'flash-in-the pan' success lasted more than a couple of series....
Pakistan are currently playing on their preferred surface, they won't win a test in Oz this summerI thought this Aussie team were supposed to be good? At least England's 'flash-in-the pan' success lasted more than a couple of series....
The crims, having been slaughtered in the first test are now 573 runs behind in their second innings of the second test for the loss of a wicket.
BlackLabel said:
"Australia captain Michael Clarke has defended his bizarre field settings in the second Test after legendary former captain Allan Border said they were "not in the spirit of the game".
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/10/31/04/21/bor...
Bad form to stand someone right behind the bowlers arm
But the 2 test pitches favour the Pakistani team.
When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
suthol said:
Pakistan are currently playing on their preferred surface....
Everyone knows that the pitch overrules skill, determination & class when you have 2 sets of batsmen & bowlers playing in the same conditions.When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
Edited by zygalski on Monday 3rd November 11:00
zygalski said:
But the 2 test pitches favour the Pakistani team.
When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
It's the usual sour grapes. Sad really. Pakistan may be playing on a preferred surface, but not their preferred country. Indeed they have been starved of test cricket for such a long time, and given the relative inexperience of this side, it's incredible that they have managed to not only beat, but utterly thrash the Australians. suthol said:
Pakistan are currently playing on their preferred surface....
Everyone knows that the pitch overrules skill, determination & class when you have 2 sets of batsmen & bowlers playing in the same conditions.When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
Edited by zygalski on Monday 3rd November 11:00
968 said:
It's the usual sour grapes. Sad really. Pakistan may be playing on a preferred surface, but not their preferred country. Indeed they have been starved of test cricket for such a long time, and given the relative inexperience of this side, it's incredible that they have managed to not only beat, but utterly thrash the Australians.
It's extraordinary. The Pakistan team have often been a team of talented individuals at odds with each other. Maybe in adversity they have learned to come together as a team. Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff