Cricket: International Discussion Thread

[Creag]

Looks like this pitch may be a road. Khawaja and Finch are still there at 111/0 (feet up!!!). Make that 114/0 (whew!). Finch was just awful the last time I saw him.

 

[Creag]

Australia 174/5 & still 308 behind

Khawaja 85
Finch 62
Bilal Asif 4/27

 

[Creag]

Aussie commentator: poor shot selection
Paki commentator: good deliveries in the right areas



...and:

Asif, the debutante, gets 4 wickets. Yasir, the "senior" spnner, wants to change ends. The captain complies

 

[Dan C]

Day 3: Tea Break

AUS 180/5

Welcome back.. It was one disastrous session for the visitors, losing 5 for 43 from 27 overs. Can Mitch Marsh and Tim Paine repair the damage?

 

[Dan C]

Mohammad Abbas to Mitchell Marsh, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

6 down... oh dear

 

[Speedster]

Is this on another road in the UAE?

Not really. Aus on course to lose be an innings

 

[Creag]

Five wickets for Bilal on debut!

5/28 now

Looks useful on this pitch. Tall. Nice easy action. Gets nice bounce with his height.

Aussies are in heaps of trouble @ 184/7 and still 298 behind

 

[Creag]

Credit to the Paki captain too. In conditions that aren't friendly for bowling, he's wrung the changes nicely with good field placements. The Finch wicket that started the rot was with 2 fielders close in and probably no more than a metre or two from the bowling crease.

 

[Dan C]

Mohammad Abbas to Starc, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

AUS 192/8

 

[Creag]

202 all out

280 behind

Abbas 4/29
Asif 6/36

No follow on -- Pakistan to bat in 10 minutes

 

[Dan C]

What a collapse

Australia lost 10 for 60 runs

 

[Creag]

What a collapse

Australia lost 10 for 60 after a 142-run opening stand between Finch and Khawaja.

 

[Dan C]

Harsh says First Pakistan Batted Like Australia, then Australia Batted Like Australia, then Pakistan Bowled Like Australia!

 

[Dan C]

Day 3: Stumps

PAK 482, 45/3

Pakistan lead by 325 runs

 

[WaxLyrical]

That Aussie side looks broken made up of bits and pieces players.
Finch and Head are ODI specialists.

How the mighty have fallen.

 

[Dan C]

Day 4: Lunch Break

Pakistan lead by 435 runs with 5 wickets remaining

 

[Creag]

Pakistan declared at 181/6 leaving the Aussies a doable target of 462 in +/-130 overs (about 40 today).

 

[Dan C]

Day 4: Tea Break

AUS 72/0

Australia need 390 runs

 

[Dan C]

Day 4: Stumps

AUS 202, 136/3

Australia need 326 runs

 

[AirWolf]

They would need a new world record to win this.