Pakis v Aussies

[daysofourlives]

Adam Voges must be a chance for a call up.

Squids is Back!!!!
This forum will be much better for it!!

[Jim05]

Haddin gone for 0 7/105

OK Jim, go your hardest now. This is much more in the disgraceful effort category.

Been at the soccer so havnt seen it but the score doesnt surprise me in the least.
We have been poor against spin for years

[mal]

AU 7/149
Need 289 runs to win off about 300 balls
Need to get a move on , run rate is soaring

[dedja]

Elephant in the room, are the Aussies on the take?

John says hello ...

[mal]

Yasir Shah , a bit of a Brad Hogg look a like

7/150
MJ 23* [58]
Smith 44* [146]

Pakis fielding today back to norMAL , very ordinary

[RustyCage]

Smith out for 55. 8/170. The end is nigh

[Jim05]

Got through to tea, thats a fair bit further than I thought they would make it. If only the top order had shown a bit of fight yesterday arvo

[bennymacca]

pretty tough on Mitch there. not sure there was conclusive evidence he was out there

[Jim05]

pretty tough on Mitch there. not sure there was conclusive evidence he was out there

Yeah tough one there.
Still minimum of 24 overs left

[Jim05]

And thats it, one of our most embarassing losses for awhile.
Need to make changes before the next one

[mal]

And thats it, one of our most embarassing losses for awhile.
Need to make changes before the next one

Big Show ?

[Jim05]

And thats it, one of our most embarassing losses for awhile.
Need to make changes before the next one

Big Show ?

Hell no, Id almost barrack for the Pakis if he plays.
Doolan is not up to it, needs to be replaced

[RustyCage]

Agree with Doolan. A first class average of 36 isn't ideal for your Test #3

[dedja]

It's painful to watch someone like Doolan who is so far out of his depth.

[Coach Bombay]

Hughes and Watson are the best batsmen outside of this top 6. Both are better than Doolan. 7-2 now in our past 9 tests...we had a bad game but it's no crisis that's for sure.

[stan]

Problem is that we always struggle on pitches like these ones. Basically where after 2 days they literally fall apart. Then you have paki spinners that wouldn't get a wicket outside the sub continent turning the ball at right angles. Its always been a problem and at the end of the day we are not good enough in thses conditions.

If you think about it the last australian team to win on these sort of pitches was a Steve Waugh led side that was pretty dominant in world cricket.

[stan]

Hughes and Watson are the best batsmen outside of this top 6. Both are better than Doolan. 7-2 now in our past 9 tests...we had a bad game but it's no crisis that's for sure.

Yes I would agree that one of these guys needs to come in but are they any better in these conditions? Not so sure about the 2nd.

[Smithy]

Michael Clarke only has 1 score above 25 in his last 15 Test innings, is he finished? Back stuffed?

Steve Smith should bat at 3. Doolan is not up to it.

Funny thing is people talking about the pitch and the spin, look at the wickets, most of them were the 'straight ones' our batsmen should have a lot of experience facing our mediocre 'spinners' in the nets.

[daysofourlives]

The big show should play in any test on the sub continent.

No point bringing Hughes in for Doolan, he is probably one of the worst players of spin in the country

[The Dark Knight]

Michael Clarke only has 1 score above 25 in his last 15 Test innings, is he finished? Back stuffed?

Steve Smith should bat at 3. Doolan is not up to it.

Funny thing is people talking about the pitch and the spin, look at the wickets, most of them were the 'straight ones' our batsmen should have a lot of experience facing our mediocre 'spinners' in the nets.

I'm in favor of giving Smith a go at three and seeing how he goes there. Doolan definitely not up to it, just gets bogged down far too easily.