Australia versus Pakistan SCG 2010 - Post Match Discussion

[EnterTheVoid]

Australia did the unthinkable, pulled of a Houdini when no one gave them a chance, how did they do it. Bowled out for 127, conceded a lead of 200 odd runs yet won by 30 odd runs, one of their best victories in recent memory, and one that would haunt Kamran Akaml for the rest of his life. Akmal will be remembered as 'that douchebag that lost SCG 2010 for Pak' Coasting at 200 / 2, Pakistan held the game by the scruff of the neck, a handsome lead, good batting conditions and the chance to dictate terms and bat Australia completely out of the game. At a crucial junction in the game camed the dreaded collapse, none the less unexpected, a fault of their own doing, robbed them a chance of gaining a lead that would have led to an Australian innings defeat. End of Day 2, the ball was firmly in Pakistan's court, Australia on the backfoot, trailing behind the eight ball. Shwetabh predicted an innings defeat for Australia, one of the many doom and gloom predictions he made, all of which were thankfully never realized. Day 3, with Shane Watson flaying the Pakistani attack to every corner of the SCG, it seemed as if Australia would knock off the deficit and take a lead in excess of 200. It wasn't to be and with Pakistan's middle and lower order crumbling the day before to some penetrative bowling from the Australian pace attack, now, it was Australian's turn, who collapsed to some good bowling from Danish Kaniera. Poetic justice, some would say. With the middle order collapsing, Australia's Michael Hussey dug deep, nudging singles, with the occasional boundary coming every now and than. At one stage, Australia would have settled for a lead no less than 230, with now, a lead of 150 seeming miles away. How Kamran Akmal would live to rue the dropped catches, 3 all in all that day, all from the same bowler, all relatively straight forward catches, all any international wicket keeper representing his country should take. With Australia lamenting at 80 / 8, Pakistan had as good as an opportunity as they had in 15 years to end 10 match losing streak to Australia. Two good balls, two quick wickets, a demoralized Australian side, Pakistan were wll on their way. Day 4 saw the most mind numbingly retarded and brain dead captaincy one has seen. Needing only two wickets to end the Australian innings, MOFO adopted defensive fields and pushed his fielders to the fence. The batsman used the initial half hour to get settled in, ran the singles, took the risks, if one can term them that, without any real pressure. Channel 9's commentators could hardly disguise their disbelief, and in a murky part of the world somewhere, for my money, Chacha cricket would have been ripping his beard out. The defensive tactics played right into Australia hands. They suggested that the team was not confident in their own abilities, were nervous about chasing any target Australia set them, with their body reactions and lack of the killer instant re - enforcing what everyone suspected. In short, Pakistan did not know how to win, no matter how advantageous their position seemed. In the morning session, Hussey completed his reached his century and guided Australia to a 175 run lead, not a safeguard total, but one that tipped the scales in their favour. The rest, as they say, is history. In conclusion, Australia may not have the McGraths, the Gilchrists, the Warne's, but what they do have is an incredible amount of self belief in their abilities and in the execution of those abilities, and as long as they have that, as a supporter, you can rest assured they will gift no victores, fight tooth and nail for EVERYTHING, and that, is all a supporter can ask, irrespective of who they support, whoever their allegiances are affiliated to, Australia, India or whoever Simply mind blowing :hatsoff: P.S. Still waiting for that apology Shwetabh :winky:

[davidcooper]

all i care is that pakis were humiliated :haha:

[Sachinism]

When I saw the thread I didn't really expect a discussion. I came here to post some smilies; I'm gonna carry on anyway :hysterical::haha::hysterical::haha::hysterical::haha::hysterical:

[DomainK]

When I was the thread I didn't really expect a discussion. I came here to post some smilies; I'm gonna carry on anyway :hysterical::haha::hysterical::haha::hysterical::haha::hysterical:

Exactly. Because there is nothing to discuss but laugh. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[FairCricket]

what a shame ! :eyedance:

[bhanu]

Austrilia :hatsoff::hatsoff:

[FairCricket]

3 days Pak Dominate + 1 day Aus Dominate = Aus Wins :hehe: :WTF:

[kabira]

if you drop catches you don't deserve to win. plain and simple.

[Guest Gunner]

Australia did the unthinkable, pulled of a Houdini when no one gave them a chance, how did they do it. Bowled out for 127, conceded a lead of 200 odd runs yet won by 30 odd runs, one of their best victories in recent memory, and one that would haunt Kamran Akaml for the rest of his life. Akmal will be remembered as 'that douchebag that lost SCG 2010 for Pak' Simply mind blowing :hatsoff: P.S. Still waiting for that apology Shwetabh :winky:

I think I am going to be sick.

[Dark Warrior]

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[EnterTheVoid]

I think I am going to be sick.

If you can't appreciate one of the greatest fightbacks in recent memeory, than STFU, GTFO and take your incessant whining with you. Don't piss and moan here :finger:

[EnterTheVoid]

A few pivotal moments worth looking back on: 1. Haddins catch; How many times would you back your wicket keeper to catch one of those ? Its one thing to actually take the catch and another to hold on to it without turfing out. It was going fast, low, one can practice those type of catches over and over again, but catching one of those is no lean feat in an ordinary match, let alone in such a pressure situation. That would have done Mark Schwartzer proud. Khatmal couldn't catch a cold and after seeing him fluff so many regulation chances you expect your keeper to take, Haddins catch was mind blowing. 2. Poor Umar. 19 years old, thrown in the lions den, left in a position to shepherd the tail. If Umar was sent at no. 3 instead of Iqbal, Pak could have pulled it off. Umar has got real potential but the environment he is in could really spoil him. 3. MOFO's brain dead captaincy. Seriously, WTF was the strategy, pray and just hope you win ? Really mind boggling dumb ar.se captaincy.

[vvvslaxman]

Sree. lol come on you are disappointing us with a serious discussion :haha:

[Macj]

Mind you folks this is the depleted Australia Poyzz faced, without Gilchrist without Hayden. That terrific catch by Haddin sums it up, the urge and the hunger for victory over all else.

[Macj]

3 days Pak Dominate + 1 day Aus Dominate = Aus Wins :hehe: :WTF:

Make that Australia - won 2 sessions in a 5 day Test match , makes for more impressed reading. :haha:

[EnterTheVoid]

On the talk of self belief, can you imagine how much India had to have to pull of a victory in Perth under Kumble ? Lost the opening test by 300 odd runs, absolutely raped by the umpires in the second only to pull off one of the most sensational wickets in Indian cricket history, rolling over a team they were expected to be flattened by in 4 days.

[Sachinism]

On the talk of self belief' date=' can you imagine how much India had to have to pull of a victory in Perth under Kumble ? Lost the opening test by 300 odd runs, absolutely raped by the umpires in the second only to pull off one of the most sensational wickets in Indian cricket history, rolling over a team they were expected to be flattened by in 4 days.[/quote'] STFU. stop with the analysis and post some donkey pics :cantstop:

[DomainK]

If you can't appreciate one of the greatest fightbacks in recent memeory, than STFU, GTFO and take your incessant whining with you. Don't piss and moan here :finger:

Yeah. Great fight back. Ponting almost made them win, but Pakistan fought back with determination to defend their losers status.

[EnterTheVoid]

STFU. stop with the analysis and post some donkey pics :cantstop:

:winky:

Yeah. Great fight back. Ponting almost made them win' date=' but Pakistan fought back with determination to defend their losers status.[/quote'] This article from CricInfo makes for some amusing reading, Osman can barely hold back his tears *********************** Pakistan's grip on this Test was going the minute they took a 206-run lead in the first innings. This morning, with Australia effectively 80 for 8 they knew they had lost it. Hollywood rehab clinics have fewer mental frailties than this side. Like in Melbourne last week, never at any point did Pakistan believe they could win this Test and for that alone they deserved the sorry fate that befell them at the SCG. Publicly Australia spoke yesterday as if they could win this. Pakistan, publicly and privately, only wished they could win this. The morning session was bizarre and instructive, possibly the worst session of leadership of a side in such a dominant position. Sides giving up 200-plus leads in Tests had only won five times ever after all. But Mohammad Yousuf thought Michael Hussey was Bradman and Peter Siddle that Bradman of tailenders, Jason Gillespie, and that Australia were 700 for 3. Effectively they were 80 for 8, Hussey had been dropped thrice and Pakistan began with eight men on the boundary. A more winning lost cause is difficult to conjure. Yousuf has surprised people with his leadership here, but today was the worst of him; defensive, unimaginative, sluggish and unwilling to take risk. Inzamam-ul-Haq's beard is there and maybe the worst of his captaincy spirit was also floating around. From there, whatever the chase, the writing was being written on the wall. And then nothing matters in these chases for Pakistan; people talk of flat pitches, overhead conditions, surviving the new ball and playing out the old. But the only thing that matters is that it's them. They could be chasing 90 on cement, with a tennis ball and in 45 degrees heat, but this batting line-up will find a way to get out for less. Who the opponent was didn't really matter. They were called Panickstan here once, long ago. A regurgitation is in order. Three times this year they have done it - in Sri Lanka, in New Zealand and now. This will hurt the most because it isn't every day that you dominate Australia, any Australia side, for three days and lose on the last. Australia, any Australia side, still know how to win and more importantly they know how not to throw matches away. Their players are brought up doing it. Peter Siddle's innings is shining testament to that ethic. Pakistan's tail presents a sorry contrast. Pakistan know simply how to play well every now and again, not to win, or avoid losing. That might never come and if it does it will take time. The Test was lost at many other stages and that is the wretchedness of Pakistan's cricket that they could've won it still. They should've shut out Australia with their first innings, instead batting like lemons and not posting an insurmountable lead. Yousuf keeps talking about how much Twenty20 cricket is destroying Pakistan's batsmen and with the kind of batting seen here - not least his own dismissals - it is a persuasive argument. Kamran Akmal dropped the Test four times himself through the second innings. He has been better this last year but he should've been dropped a few years ago; if he keeps getting selected, there is every chance now and again this may happen. His batting was crucial in New Zealand, but it's been ill-judged here. Misbah-ul-Haq, Faisal Iqbal - should they really be in this line-up? And yet still it boggles the mind. It will do for many days. Knowing all this, feeling all along that they may lose this, to see it play itself out as it did is deeply affecting. To watch such an implosion, from such a position, can break you. Who knows what living it can do. Still the question: how have they lost it? Everyone knows but nobody understands, least of all the side itself. ************************* http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/current/story/442736.html

[Ram]

Its a combination of some appalling fielding and brain-dead batting that really cost the match. Its ok to drop the odd catch - its part and parcel of the game - But, to drop the only specialist batsmen left in the Aussie 2nd innings thrice is like taking the expressway to embarrassment. Even their shoddy 2nd innings fielding effort notwithstanding, Pakistan should have still chased down 175. If someone had told them at the start of day 1 that they would be chasing 175 on day for a famous win, they would have taken the offer hands down, given how well the pitch played. They started well enough, but none of their batsmen, apart from Umar Akmal, showed the gut for a fight. This is the problem if you keep trying proven failures like Butt, Iqbal and Farhat. We have spoken about this time and time again. These three players, along with someone like Yasir Hameed have been given a thousand chances in the past and they have flattered to deceive. They're good enough to come up with the odd good performance occasionally, like they did so in the first innings, but when the going gets tough, you really cannot expect too much from them. And Pakistan would desperate to axe Misbah from the touring party. He has some serious mental fortitude issues. Not only did he get out cheaply, he NEVER looked like he even wanted to be there. I doubt if the same can be said of Akmal. Its plain that they dont have capable wicket-keeper batsmen replacements in the waiting. Else, they would have let go off Akmal a long time ago.