1st Test: Australia v Pakistan @ Optus Stadium Perth, Dec 14-18 2023

[Raiders_Premiers]

Is it just me or are guys like Khawaja and Head starting to carry a bit of timber

 

[gUt]

Drop in pitches are shit. f**k afl

 

[undertaker]

Someone from the changerooms have got to pass the message onto Khawaja to stop batting like Tubby Taylor and Geoff Marsh after a night at the all-you-can-eat buffet

 

[undertaker]

If the Aussies are going to bat the way they are, they should've enforced the follow on.

Mr Climate Change/Baldy/Hazlenut/Stork need to harden up and stop using the excuse that bowlers need a rest, even with a 200+ run lead

 

[Chins get the wins]

Staying in a. Hotel without fox.........Hayden's commentary puts him behind Warner no matter what

 

[undertaker]

Staying in a. Hotel without fox.........Hayden's commentary puts him behind Warner no matter what

Haydos' commentary maybe bad, but wait until you hear Warner in the commentary box!

 

[undertaker]

Drop in pitches are shit. f**k afl

Bring back the old WACA pitch!

 

[TheParraboy]

Haydos' commentary maybe bad, but wait until you hear Warner in the commentary box!

Davey isnt too bad in the box imo

Then again small sample size

 

[Bazal]

This pitch has got some zooz...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

We need plenty of overs to bowl these guys out 2nd innings.

They can bunker down like George Costanza at Playnow if they have to.

 

[Bazal]

Also, one of the worst crowds I've seen in Australia

Embarrassing

 

[_snafu_]

How many ramp shots do we need before we are safe?

 

[_snafu_]

Also, one of the worst crowds I've seen in Australia

Embarrassing

There shouldn't be a west test.

 

[TheParraboy]

There shouldn't be a west test.

Theres another one in February vs SA

 

[Chins get the wins]

Haydos' commentary maybe bad, but wait until you hear Warner in the commentary box!

Fair on his voice alone

 

[King-Gutho94]

Also, one of the worst crowds I've seen in Australia

Embarrassing

Speaking to my mates in Perth today who go evey year they reckon Optus should only be used for India and England tests.

The other two in the 4 year cycle should be at the WACA.

Current crowds they are getting would look almost full at the WACA.

 

[undertaker]

Speaking to my mates in Perth today who go evey year they reckon Optus should only be used for India and England tests.

The other two in the 4 year cycle should be at the WACA.

Current crowds they are getting would look almost full at the WACA.

Even the Perth Stadium test vs India in 2018 drew disappointing crowds. Max in a day was approx. 20k IIRC

Ashes test would draw a big crowd, no doubt about that.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Even the Perth Stadium test vs India in 2018 drew disappointing crowds

2018 was a miserable summer we had a shit side.

The sandpaper trio weren't playing the team was one of the worst we have seen on home soil I reckon. It was a hard sell and the team was on the nose.

Plus funnily enough our rivalry has grown since I reckon they have beaten us twice at home in tests and we beat them in the world cup final.

Next years series against India at Home may be the biggest series yet on home soil. And it's 5 tests especially with England generally being uncompetitive whenever they are out here.

India are the 1 side who have always given us a challenge at home.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Shit summer of cricket all round. West Indies in back to back years?

Go back to what we used to have

 

[_snafu_]

Theres another one in February vs SA

f**k!