Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

[GVGjr]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

I wonder why Surely they expected that

And they will soon be sending a significantly weaker team to NZ

[GVGjr]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Well India were 4 for 153 in response to SA's dismal score of 55 to be bowled out for 153. This isn't a typo.
Talk about getting your ducks in a row. SA now 3 for 62

[Grantysghost]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Well India were 4 for 153 in response to SA's dismal score of 55 to be bowled out for 153. This isn't a typo.
Talk about getting your ducks in a row. SA now 3 for 62

What type of pitch is it!?

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

What type of pitch is it!?

Clearly a minefield.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Clearly a minefield.

I'm going to have to watch it tonight.

So strange it's only a two test series. I wish there was some uniformity to the fuxturing.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

I wonder why Surely they expected that

It's their full strength side I believe.

[GVGjr]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

It's their full strength side I believe.

Not really, more of a SA A or even a B side. Their batsman at 3, 4, 5 and 6 have played a combined 21 tests between them and one of them has played 17 of them.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Not really, more of a SA A or even a B side. Their batsman at 3, 4, 5 and 6 have played a combined 21 tests between them and one of them has played 17 of them.

Only Petersen and Coetzee missing from first test and form and injury related I believe?
I'm getting this from my mate who is a cricket tragic.

[GVGjr]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Only Petersen and Coetzee missing from first test and form and injury related I believe?
I'm getting this from my mate who is a cricket tragic.

I'm not sure of injuries but some of the stalwarts who are missing include Klaasen, Buvuma and Nortje along with Petersen and Coetzee

[Grantysghost]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

I'm not sure of injuries but some of the stalwarts who are missing include Klaasen, Buvuma and Nortje along with Petersen and Coetzee

Coetzee has a pelvis injury I believe.

[ledge]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

What?s with the lovefest the media has with Warner ? It?s sickening. . The blokes getting more coverage than Warne or Bradman got on their retirement. Let?s face it he wasn?t exactly the epitome of a good bloke.
Even his ex team mates aren?t coming out and saying what a great bloke he was, if you read between the lines i am not sure a lot of them liked him.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

What?s with the lovefest the media has with Warner ? It?s sickening. . The blokes getting more coverage than Warne or Bradman got on their retirement. Let?s face it he wasn?t exactly the epitome of a good bloke.
Even his ex team mates aren?t coming out and saying what a great bloke he was, if you read between the lines i am not sure a lot of them liked him.

There seems a tendency to talk up how great anyone is when they retire.

Really about getting some coverage to give people a reason to try and connect.

On the surface they want everything squeaky clean and they are trying to expunge the misdeeds.

[Bornadog]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Warner was lucky not to go out earlier as once more an easy catch dropped in slips.

[jeemak]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

There seems a tendency to talk up how great anyone is when they retire.

Really about getting some coverage to give people a reason to try and connect.

On the surface they want everything squeaky clean and they are trying to expunge the misdeeds.

There really seems to be a concerted push from the media to glorify his career and personality, and overlook how much of a boorish numbskull he has been from time time on top of being a cheat. They also ignore his poor record overseas as often as possible.

Not being held to account for "having no regrets" across his career is another thing that got my goat this week. Um, excuse me mate, you don't regret cheating? You don't regret punching an opposition player in the face?

I'd have thought they were obvious ones and not difficult to admit to.

[GVGjr]

Re: Australia v Pakistan Tests Summer 23/24

Warner was lucky not to go out earlier as once more an easy catch dropped in slips.

I get the point but Pakistan have dropped 5 catches in the slips so it's more poor cricket than anything else.