Australia vs Pakistan

[The Coon Dog]

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Good decision to bat first!

[LostDoggy]

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What an amazing win. 4 days of my life watching this was worth every second..

The benefits of being Australian & Unemployed! haha..

Great efforts by Huss, Siddle, Hauritz in that 2nd innings

[Mantis]

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That was utter madness.

It's all good and well to attack a small target, but did anyone let them know there was another day to play?

[comrade]

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Good decision to bat first!

Stirrer

[mighty_west]

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Good decision to bat first!

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[Sedat]

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That was utter madness.

It's all good and well to attack a small target, but did anyone let them know there was another day to play?

What was worse today, the Pakis inept batting display or Mohammad Yousuf's appallingly defensive captaincy in the first session?

[Mantis]

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What was worse today, the Pakis inept batting display or Mohammad Yousuf's appallingly defensive captaincy in the first session?

The latter.

They allowed the Aussie batsman to settle into a rythmn when they really should have went in for the kill.

[LostDoggy]

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Well I'm a bit speechless.
Obviously the decision to bat first was all about providing an exciting test match.
Ponting has to thank Kamran.

[LostDoggy]

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Should have taken the betfair odds of $9 for an Australian win early yesterday.

[LostDoggy]

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If Pakistan crumbles in the last innings and we somehow win this Test, was it still a bad idea to bat first?

Yes.
This match was really lost by Pakistan not won by Australia.

[The Pie Man]

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Should have taken the betfair odds of $9 for an Australian win early yesterday.

Best mate got on board at $6.50 - $15 for a $97.50 collect...bastid!

He is also thanking Kamran's comical keeping and Yousuf's pathetic captaincy this morning.

[Sedat]

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They allowed the Aussie batsman to settle into a rythmn when they really should have went in for the kill.

Tend to agree, although some of the batting today defied logic. The morning session gave Australia some sort of defendable total to chase.

[comrade]

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Yes.
This match was really lost by Pakistan not won by Australia.

That's got nothing to do with the decision to bat first though, does it?

[chef]

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According to Ponting he backed Australia to make more in the first innings then Pakistan would make in the forth innings. He was off by 12 runs.

[LostDoggy]

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That's got nothing to do with the decision to bat first though, does it?

Yes it does, the decision to bat first was wrong at the time. Fortunately for Australia they weren't made to pay for it.