1st Test: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai October 7-11 2018

[jargan83]

I couldn’t see the Raiders being put into a position where they would be asked to follow on though.

Even the Raiders wouldn’t lose to this Australian side.

 

[mozza91]

Even the Raiders wouldn’t lose to this Australian side.

11 Josh McCrone’s would beat this rabble.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Jeez, does anyone remember that time we lost 10/60 against Pakistan on a highway? What a crazy time that was.

You'll tell your grandkids about the Langer-Vegetable Lasagna era.

It'll be a cautionary tale.

"If you don't study hard at school, kids, you'll end up like Langer Lasagna".

 

[Timbo]

Can you imagine the following sentence twelve months ago:

‘The only thing that stopped Australia from a double digit score against a spin heavy Pakistan attack in a test match was the combination of Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja’.

 

[lockyno1]

Not sure what's worse..the batting or the fact that Finch has probably guaranteed himself a spot for a year for not sucking as much as the others!

 

[JJ]

Weird - Australia lost their ability to dominate on roads?

 

[Eelementary]

*deep breath*
HahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!

We suck so bad.

 

[Incorrect]

The definition of a conundrum - you're an Aussie cricketer out in the field for Pakistans 2nd innings and you're seeing their batsmen, who traditionally play spin quite well, struggling to be 3 down for not many against Lyon and Holland.... Are you happy that your bloke's are taking wickets, or is there a nagging feeling of dread that at some stage you have to go out and face the music and try not to fall on to your stumps when their spinners are all over you in the 4th innings as well as knowing that 120 would probably be too much to chase let alone 350+...

 

[TheParraboy]

Weird - Australia lost their ability to dominate on roads?

At home where it doesn’t turn or swing we dominate, some other sides seem to struggle though, of course when we bowl it’s a demon of a deck for the opposition

Test most likely be all over today. Not gonna get any joy bowling Pakistan out cheaply cause the deck is fizzing around now and we will be very lucky to post 100, let alone get to our first innings total

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Weird - Australia lost their ability to dominate on roads?

We're almost at blek cep level badness.

Can't sink much lower than that

 

[umina panther]

We're almost at blek cep level badness.

Can't sink much lower than that

With Langer at the helm who knows how low we can really go

 

[hineyrulz]

Anyone for tennis???

 

[Twizzle]

pitch turning sharply now which was expected, even making our bowlers look good but that batting performance was terrible

wonder what the garden gnome's presser had to say

 

[typicalfan]

This is going to be a long summer.

 

[TheParraboy]

wonder what the garden gnome's presser had to say

We didnt win the little battles?

 

[hineyrulz]

We didnt win the little battles?

We needed to watch the ball as well.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

wonder what the garden gnome's presser had to say

"People see me as really tough and serious ... but I'm also a bit of a hippie. One month every year I like to grow a beard and not wear shoes"


https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australian-coach-justin-langer-in-quotes

 

[hineyrulz]

"People see me as really tough and serious ... but I'm also a bit of a hippie. One month every year I like to grow a beard and not wear shoes"


https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australian-coach-justin-langer-in-quotes

f**king space cadet.

 

[JJ]

We're almost at blek cep level badness.

Can't sink much lower than that

You could there is Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Windies level badness

Think you're well into, and perhaps past NZ territory here (of course ATM we're not totally awful, just mediocre), looking more like the Windies

 

[JJ]

f**king space cadet.

beating India in India looks a long way off

Glad to see Finchy doing ok - good bloke... and having a porky opening pair is very cool - reminiscent of Greatbatch and Latham lol