First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

[lemmon]

How good is it to be back in whites!?

It feels like Aussie cricket is in a pretty good place at the moment. The Urn has returned, the best since Don is batting 4 and we have more fast bowlers than we know what to do with.

Everything seems placed for one of those vintage summers where we trounce lesser sides that can't cope with the bounce, the heat and the crowds.

But...

I think this Pakistan side might actually have a fair bit about them! Babar Azam is a player, Azhar Ali has been successful out here before and in true Pakistan style, they've brought out three teens that are all rapid. Combine that with our brittle batting and we may very well have a good series on our hands!

The Aussie side is in:
Burns
Warner
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Wade
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood

We wait and see with Pakistan.

Happy first day of summer!

[FrediKanoute]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

How good is it to be back in whites!?

It feels like Aussie cricket is in a pretty good place at the moment. The Urn has returned, the best since Don is batting 4 and we have more fast bowlers than we know what to do with.

Everything seems placed for one of those vintage summers where we trounce lesser sides that can't cope with the bounce, the heat and the crowds.

But...

I think this Pakistan side might actually have a fair bit about them! Babar Azam is a player, Azhar Ali has been successful out here before and in true Pakistan style, they've brought out three teens that are all rapid. Combine that with our brittle batting and we may very well have a good series on our hands!

The Aussie side is in:
Burns
Warner
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Wade
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood

We wait and see with Pakistan.

Happy first day of summer!

I agree Lemmon. The Aussies are good, but I can see the Pakistani bowlers getting a shift on with the ball and ripping through that top order like a warm knife through butter. The key for Pakistan is whether their batsman can deal with the Aussie pace bowlers. If they can see off the new ball then I think we will toil in the field. Get 2 or 3 and we will skittle them,

[Twodogs]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

How good is it to be back in whites!?

*!*!*!*!ing love it!

[The Doctor]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

Wasim Akram would love to bowl to that Australian batting line up.

[lemmon]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

Is Paine the only bloke in Australia who thinks Cummins shouldn't be taking the new ball?

[Twodogs]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

I love watching Pakistan play cricket.

[Axe Man]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

First time ever Australia haven't taken a wicket in the first session when bowling first at the Gabba.

[lemmon]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

First time ever Australia haven't taken a wicket in the first session when bowling first at the Gabba.

Making up for it now...

[Axe Man]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

Making up for it now...

Classic Pakistan.

[Twodogs]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

It was literally one of those test match days where every time I walked out of the room another wicket fell.


Daaadd. You missed another wicket falling.

[Twodogs]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

Then it was the quote of the day. Harris isn't playing for Australia but there is for for Pakistan

[whythelongface]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

Australia are piling on the runs 0/148. Good to see both openers getting runs. Hopefully the selectors will persist with Burns (obviously they will in the short term given he is currently 62 n.o

[Axe Man]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

Warner has already passed his entire ashes runs total.

[Axe Man]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

21 no balls not called by the umpires in the first 2 sessions. That is farcical, they need to come up with a technological solution if the umpires are incapable of calling them.

[GVGjr]

Re: First test: Australia v Pakistan - Brisbane

21 no balls not called by the umpires in the first 2 sessions. That is farcical, they need to come up with a technological solution if the umpires are incapable of calling them.

Get rid of the umpires is the simple solution, watching for no balls isn't difficult for professional umpires