Australia tour of Pakistan - 3 tests, 3 ODIs and 1 t20i

[Serpico]

27 minutes ago, Jay said:

I am suspicious too. Especially starc of all people. Phattu salaah louda has an average of 50 in India and 40 plus in u.a .e

Just look at the square. 3 pitches conjoined all as white and bald as lyon. They are basically playing on a giant sandpaper

[Lone Wolf]

2 hours ago, neel roy said:

Indias biggest test will be the july one off test in england . If india can somehow win or draw that one we will be in a pretty good shape. Remember last time in the wtc cycle we lost 4 matches : Adelaide, 2 in Nz and 1 in Chennai. We just drew one in Sydney. Rest we won. 
 

This time around we already have lost 3 ( 1 in England 2 in Saf) and drawn 2 - 1st test england and the first test (why why why ) against nz by the barest margins and i think that draw in that stupid pitch will haunt us..

 

NOW we have 7 ( 2 BD, 1 ENG, 4 AUS) tests left. We can only qualify if we win 6 of them full stop. Hopefully we will beat toygers unless the weird late monsoon as someone commented appears to screw us( happened a few yrs ago in fatullah).. we hopefully can beat aus in 2 of the 4 matches (turners etc). The question is can we win 2 out of the remaining 3. From purely tactical perspective India should go for turners .. the reason is because we have shreyas iyer who is a big upgrade on rahane. His front n back foot play is amazing agaisnt spin and he can take the game away batting at 6. Hopefully pant iyer jaddu axar ashwin can bail out india even if we lose 3/4 quick wickets which are inevitable in at least 2 tests. But when ball gets old between 40 to 80 overs ( reverse swing wont be a big problem if the outfield is lush which normally is in india) its then in these 40 overs india can score at a maniac 3.5 to 4.5 rate which can turn the tide even if its a rank turner.. pant is not going to let Lyon settle for sure.. and with crowds back full on batting in heat n with close catch in fielders it wont be easy.. and rohit always ups his game against tough opponents .. and then has misal pav against easy ones.. hope it remains true..

Don't think it rains in BD in Nov-Dec.  That test match happened in peak monsoon I remember.  Bhajji's final test match lol..  Umm..  Maybe his 2nd last before Galle defeat.   If we win Edgbaston test we are going to finals as simple as that. 

Edited March 15, 2022 by Lone Wolf

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, Serpico said:

Just look at the square. 3 pitches conjoined all as white and bald as lyon. They are basically playing on a giant sandpaper

My dad said that why is Paxtan embarrassing itself playing in that fatichar stadium lol

[Dery]

Dont expect them to collapse again. They can stretch it out to day 5 tea atleast if not draw the game 

[Suhaan]

Why doesn't pakistan play Fakhar in tests,with all the permutation and combinations they have practiced in putting teams this is worth taking a punt,he looks much improved

 

[poyzzplaidwell]

4 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

My dad said that why is Paxtan embarrassing itself playing in that fatichar stadium lol

ham eendia se bade mehmaan nawaz hain...

[rageaddict]

That was a quick declaration.

[rageaddict]

Only 170 overs left in the match for Pakistan to survive lol

 

Target 506.

Edited March 15, 2022 by rageaddict

[Clarke]

That was a quick declaration, seems to continue with the idea of having the second new ball early tomorrow.

[poyzzplaidwell]

7 minutes ago, rageaddict said:

That was a quick declaration.

Did a quickie on Paxtan and now should do the same while bowling hopefully.

[Serpico]

Imagine if Pakistan chases this. Tough times create heroes. Lets see who's the hero in Pakistan's team 

 

I feel that babar will score a 50-60. Need someone like fawad alam for big daddies

[Clarke]

[Autonomous]

Shameful performance from our team in this test match. 

 

Pathetic to say the least

[AuxiliA]

Good captaincy, saving pacers for reverse swing. 

[Jay]

4 minutes ago, AuxiliA said:

Good captaincy, saving pacers for reverse swing. 

We need to be wary about Australia. They are clever and are very good at cheating, skirting with some questionable tactics etc. Not talking about what they did vs pakistan but their past. 

[Jay]

Advantage for india is India have better pacers and better spinners. On flat tracks in India the team batting first has an advatange to an extent but batting gets easier till about day 3.5. 

Aussies are targeting reverse swing. If they employ same tactics vs India,mayank will dispatch the spinners and be in the zone by the time pacers arrive. I am not sure if its always a good idea to save pacers for reverse. In some places, New ball actually does wonders when conditions are conducive for swing especially in colder regions of India. 

Edited March 15, 2022 by Jay

[AuxiliA]

Just now, Jay said:

We need to be wary about Australia. They are clever and are very good at cheating, skirting with some questionable tactics etc. Not talking about what they did vs pakistan but their past. 

 

Of course. They almost beat us last time. 

 

Good thing for us is that we have Pant & Bumrah this time and have removed dead weights in the top 5. Also Kohli, even in his current form would likely average more than what he did in 2017 (9!). 

 

If India plays it's full strength team, they will whitewash any opponent at home. 

[Dery]

Swepson isnt really a threat. Can be attacked 

[Frustrated]

Pitch is still good for batting. Poyz seem to hv negative mentality.  Even the bad balls are not being put away.  

[Norman]

In before Azhar Ali gets a 50 off 500 balls.