1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane on Dec 15-19, 2016

[Hutty1986]

The carnage on the second night made me forget that this is an ordinary aussie side. Edit-the skipper grabs one finally.

What an unbelievable 4th innings hundred.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Thats a decent hundred from a very promising player. Will move up the order once misbah and younis retire

 

[Sphagnum]

Huge wicket

 

[El Diablo]

thank f**k

 

[undertaker]

There's the breakthrough.

 

[Bazal]

No chance.
Serviceable cricketer.

Well Funky>>>Lyon, and Lyon has over 200, so it checks out IMO

Of course, Funky was a geriatric by the time he got a go thanks to two blokes who were pretty handy leggies so it was never going to happen

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Smith takes one. Just need to take the next two in two balls

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Well, from a neutral observer POV that sucks. Would have been great to go into the last day needing only 115 odd and 3 wickets in hand.

 

[Eelectrica]

Well done to Shafiq, and well done to Pakistan in general. Fighting really well, big reality check for Australia.
Third times a charm for Smithy though. Still good little innings from Riaz.

 

[Sphagnum]

Give Lyon a break. That f**ken moron behind the stumps lets him down badly every innings.

 

[blaza88z]

Anyone thinking the next 2 games are a matter of turnup and win are kidding themselves, this Paki bowling attack is a solid unit and they fight they've shown here with the bat..

Won't be as easy as everyone imagined

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Well Funky>>>Lyon, and Lyon has over 200, so it checks out IMO

Of course, Funky was a geriatric by the time he got a go thanks to two blokes who were pretty handy leggies so it was never going to happen

Miller was a good player but not a 300 - 400 wicket bowler.

 

[BestHookerFarrah]

Give Lyon a break. That f**ken moron behind the stumps lets him down badly every innings.

Yep, owes him at least 5 wickets over the past two tests.

 

[Bazal]

That's more than likely the end of the game, really. Yasir can hold a bat but it's all on Shafiq now if they were to pull off a miracle.

They've played really well though, much more befitting their standing at the moment. Great test cricket

 

[BunniesMan]

Huge wicket. But if we still need 2 wickets when their runs needed gets into 2 digits I'll get anxious again. Yasir Shah's career high score is 30. If he gets that they probably win and this goes down as the 2nd worst loss in history after the time Laxman and Dravid pulled our pants down.

 

[Hutty1986]

Anyone thinking the next 2 games are a matter of turnup and win are kidding themselves, this Paki bowling attack is a solid unit and they fight they've shown here with the bat..

Won't be as easy as everyone imagined

Absolutely. They bat first at the MCG and make 300+ this aussie batting line-up is still more than capable of massive collapses. This whole series may have changed momentum after today.

 

[blaza88z]

Huge wicket. But if we still need 2 wickets when their runs needed gets into 2 digits I'll get anxious again. Yasir Shah's career high score is 30. If he gets that they probably win and this goes down as the 2nd worst loss in history after the time Laxman and Dravid pulled our pants down.

Unless Shafiq is going to score 70-80 to his 30, you're going to have to run me through your mathematics there

 

[Bazal]

Miller was a good player but not a 300 - 400 wicket bowler.

Probably not 400....but is Lyon really a 200 wicket bowler? Really?

Funky could have done 300 odd IMO.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Huge wicket. But if we still need 2 wickets when their runs needed gets into 2 digits I'll get anxious again. Yasir Shah's career high score is 30. If he gets that they probably win and this goes down as the 2nd worst loss in history after the time Laxman and Dravid pulled our pants down.

If it happens I'll pull your pants down and give you the roebucking of your life.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Should be wrapped up pretty quickly in the morning. Won't last half an hour.

Batsmen having to start again and fresher bowlers will see to a quick end.

Still, its been a great effort by Pakistan. Could easily have rolled over. but they chose to stand and fight. That's not something Pakistan have always done, especially in this part of the world.