2ND TEST: Australia v Pakistan SCG Jan 3-7 2010

[ElectricEelMan]

So was batting first a mistake now?

Yes
Why wouldn't it be?
If we were against the Poms, India, or South Africa we would have been thrashed.

Bad victories like this will be the reason we slip further behind those three nations

 

[pantherz9103]

Geez there are some wankers on this forum. It was a really entertaining game of Test Cricket, just when tests needed it and it was a great comeback to win on the last day for the Aussies. Of course Australia haven't played great but they won when the match looked lost. Usually the best matches involve a mixture of good and bad cricket. Its sad that people are so serious in criticising that they can't see the positives.

Man of the Match: Michael Hussey!

 

[Tom Shines]

Fantastic win, but gee that was poor from the Pakis.

 

[hineyrulz]

Right here...why does Pakistan throwing the game down the gurgler with every possible mistake vindicate Ponting in any way? We haven't won this game, Pakistan have lost it.

Agreed, just because we won does not make it the right decision, if we had of sent them in it could have been over last night, Akmals 4 clangers have saved our backsides. Well done to Huss and to Siddle for turning the game around.

 

[Danish]

What Ponting's decision did show was the lack of imagination in world cricket today. Win toss = bat.

Unless your Ponting in the Ashes in the UK...

 

[Iafeta]

Geez there are some wankers on this forum. It was a really entertaining game of Test Cricket, just when tests needed it and it was a great comeback to win on the last day for the Aussies. Of course Australia haven't played great but they won when the match looked lost. Usually the best matches involve a mixture of good and bad cricket. Its sad that people are so serious in criticising that they can't see the positives.

Man of the Match: Michael Hussey!

I'd go Kamran Akmal...

 

[El Diablo]

Ozbash on suicide watch

 

[Bazal]

Still a great one. An amazing comeback.

Great for entertainment value, definitely. Not great from a cricketing perspective. When you have to produce a miracle to beat Pakistan on a green top, it's probably not your best performance tbh...

 

[TimmyB]

LOL. Just because we won, does not make batting first the correct decision. Or is North's drop of Farhat on the second day no longer a mistake?

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

I'd go Kamran Akmal...

In all my years of watching cricket I've never seen a performance quite like it.

 

[pantherz9103]

Yes
Why wouldn't it be?
If we were against the Poms, India, or South Africa we would have been thrashed.

Bad victories like this will be the reason we slip further behind those three nations

You're overreacting. We can't be number 1 all of the time. Just that so many people have been spoilt who only followed the game the last 10-15 years. They didn't follow the game back in the 80's when we were struggling under Border. When I first started following cricket at age 6 or so we'd won only 1 test or so in 3 years and we were the West Indies bitches.

 

[Twizzle]

amazing game of cricket,

long live test cricket

we didn't win this game, the Pakis lost it

 

[eddiesmith]

Shows why the decision at the toss was the right one, the 2nd and 3rd innings of the game were always going to be good for batting, difference is the team batting last also has the pressure on them of trying to win

Better to put the touring side under that pressure, the team down 1-0 in the series than be chasing yourself against a quality spinner in Kaneria

 

[HevyDevy]

Unless your Ponting in the Ashes in the UK...

Which no doubt ensured that he never bowled first again.

 

[yappy]

No question it was a fantastic game. It just wasn't a great quality game. The result in the end came down to which side stuffed up more than the other.

If the Pakis could field and had actually come out looking to take wickets this morning they'd be sucking back celebratory non-alcoholic drinks right now. But they choked and we have always been happy to take advantage of other sides stuff ups.

 

[HevyDevy]

Great for entertainment value, definitely. Not great from a cricketing perspective. When you have to produce a miracle to beat Pakistan on a green top, it's probably not your best performance tbh...

What was terrible was our first innings. From that moment onwards it was a brilliant fightback and an enthralling contest.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Craftsmen in Lahore are making effigies as we speak.

I'm not even a Pakistan supporter and I was absolutely disgusted by their capitulation.

 

[Evenflow]

Ah well looks like i was wrong :lol: Though i'm not Robinson Crusoe there reading this thread and i never mind being wrong if the Aussies get up.

Excellent win.

 

[Hallatia]

this has been a great test, it is unfortunate it ended this way, everything Pakistan did after tea, with the exception of Umar Akmal's knock was utter crap.

Everyone saying Australia did not win - Pakistan lost is 100% right

 

[Slackboy72]

Yeah look, I would'nt have bat first on something so green either, but geez, I can't recall so much talk around the country about cricket than there has been about that decision. My mates mum called him up from interstate to complain about Ponting.

Lighten up people. It's only a game.