3rd Test: Pakistan v Australia @ Lahore, March 21-25 2022

[AlwaysGreen]

Unchanged. Although I don't know why we name teams so far in advance.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-captain-pat-cummins-confirms-unchanged-xi-for-third-test/news-story/398877dd6058873bcf39780bb6db9442

 

[Smug Panther]

Yay more Swepson

 

[TheParraboy]

unchanged side

Thought maybe Haze for Starc

Pakistan and Australia hunt elusive 20 wickets in series decider

The visitors have named an unchanged side after toiling through 172 overs in Karachi

www.espncricinfo.com

Pat Cummins confirmed an unchanged XI which means Josh Hazlewood again misses out with two spinners retained.

Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Mitchell Swepson, 11 Nathan Lyon

Pakistan (probable) 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Babar Azam (capt), 5 Fawad Alam, 6 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Nauman Ali, 9 Sajid Khan, 10 Hasan Ali, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi

 

[Smug Panther]

Haze should bowl left handed

 

[TheParraboy]

If it is a road today, then you'd like Head to get some runs. Davey wouldn't hurt either

Tops of 34-36c all throughout the 5 days

Win the toss, and I'm guessing bat first?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Have to bat first, I hope Patty has his four leaf clover, rabbit's foot, horse shoe, and one of those cats you see in Chinese takeaways when he goes out for the toss.

 

[Eelectrica]

Small victory, we won the toss and are batting.
Big hundred coming up for Davey? Hope he's been practicing his jump.

 

[Smug Panther]

Draw

 

[TheParraboy]

What a minefield of a deck

I fear Pakistan will bowl us out for under 600.

 

[TheParraboy]

No run step and leap for Davey today

1/8

 

[yobbo84]

If Warner doesn't make runs today batting first then it's time for serious questions to be asked...

Literally got out as I was typing this lol

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I think Warner's goose is cooked at the test level.

 

[Bazal]

Warner is the flattest of all flat track bullies.

If only we had anything that looked like a solid replacement.

 

[TheParraboy]

2/8
Marnus gone

How wide was that on pads to Smith and Afridi running away and appealing like a twat?? That’s quite poor. Of course no intention of reviewing

 

[King-Gutho94]

Small victory, we won the toss and are batting.
Big hundred coming up for Davey? Hope he's been practicing his jump.

Davey cant score 100s overseas dont know why we bother taking him on the road tbh.

 

[King-Gutho94]

2/8
Marnus gone

How wide was that on pads to Smith and Afridi running away and appealing like a twat?? That’s quite poor. Of course no intention of reviewing

Marnus will be need to see a psychologist 2 ducks in a row.

 

[Bazal]

Marnus and Smith are actually worse off by being such intensely focused nuffies IMO....they both get a duck and start off down the rabbit hole to Wonderland trying to work out one failure

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Marnus:

 

[_snafu_]

Marnus will be need to see a psychologist 2 ducks in a row.

 

[hineyrulz]

Great start.

Smith is the ultimate weirdo seriously lol.