2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Oct 30-Nov 3, 2014

[JW]

Phil the Fruiterer would've saved us.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Clarke out.

Younis Khan to lead Australia on the first innings.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

what the heck are these plodders doing??? ](*,)

Trying to save a test match and showing that test match cricket is about giving your best whatever the situation.

 

[JJ]

Trying to save a test match and showing that test match cricket is about giving your best whatever the situation.

Seriously, are they? Spirited gritty stuff this

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Seriously, are they? Spirited gritty stuff this

Better than Big Show's effort. I don't jump off my team when they do poorly, I'll point out their flaws but I stay with them. At the time I posted Marsh and Clarke were putting their heads down, the poster dubbed them plodders, something they were not.

7/193 with Haddin gone.

 

[El Diablo]

8/199

 

[AlwaysGreen]

A decision for Pakistan. Around 350 ahead, do they enforce the follow on or bat for a while and set Australia something impossible in the 4th innings?

I say enforce the follow on.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Bat again for sure. Set Australia 500 and declare just before tea on day 4.

 

[alien]

the poster dubbed them plodders, something they were not.

well they are playing badly at the moment and i just like that word that has been used so often on lu lately - "plod".

 

[El Diablo]

i'm surprised you haven't decided to go for Pakistan

 

[TheParraboy]

Tea day 3: Aust 8/239 trail by 331

Mitch Marsh 75* doing well, hope he can get 3 figures

Would Pakistan consider batting again? Just to deflate us even more, especially Haddins shoulder is crook

 

[hineyrulz]

Marsh just showing how bad we have batted, Clarke got a top ball but the rest have been terrible.

Siddle on 28 also showing how bad we have batted.

 

[El Diablo]

good innings from Marsh

 

[TheParraboy]

dear oh dear

Marsh playing straight beautifully all innings, then gets a full toss and his mental state is still to play it straight and gets caught instead of wacking it to cow corner for 4 or 6.

out for 87

 

[El Diablo]

now all out for 261

will they enforce the follow on?

doesn't look like it

 

[hineyrulz]

Sad way for a very good knock to end, now Siddle gone as well.

Piss poor effort today, what do you expect with a deadset cowboy our number 3.

 

[TheParraboy]

send us in again , I wanna see the big show smacking the Pakistanis bowlers apart for 15 min for the second time today.

 

[TheParraboy]

ok we are bowling

skittle Pakistan for under 100 would be the plan

 

[TheParraboy]

1/14 - 1 over

Pakistan will declare after 10 overs

 

[jargan83]

Pakistan to set a target of 700.

Warner and Big Show to hit 350* and 351*