Pakistan - the enigma of World cricket

[lemmon]

Re: Pakistan - the enigma of World cricket

Pakistan just lost 9 wickets in the final session on day 5 to lose a test and the series in New Zealand...wow

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Pakistan - the enigma of World cricket

Pakistan just lost 9 wickets in the final session on day 5 to lose a test and the series in New Zealand...wow

ICC anti-corruption unit just got woken out of bed and told they've got another job.

[Sedat]

Re: Pakistan - the enigma of World cricket

Pakistan just lost 9 wickets in the final session on day 5 to lose a test and the series in New Zealand...wow

Yep, that was Bad Pakistan out there today - 0 for 131 in the 60th over to all out barely 30 overs later. No Misbah in this test, and Younis/Shafiq badly out of form, meant they were very inexperienced with their batting lineup. And they have a horribly long tail - it is 5 out all out with them.

[Twodogs]

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ICC anti-corruption unit just got woken out of bed and told they've got another job.

What's Australia's excuse for constantly losing 8/32 and 9/60?

[Bornadog]

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and things got worse later:

Drop in rankings follows huge collapse in Hamilton, while players are fined for over rate offence
Pakistan's 2-0 series defeat in New Zealand has been compounded by the news that the entire team has been fined for maintaining a slow over rate in the second Test in Hamilton.
The tourists lost their last seven wickets for just 31 runs on Tuesday as New Zealand claimed a 138-run win at Seddon Parkand secured their first series win over Pakistan since 1985.
Things got worse for Pakistan later in the day with news that stand-in skipper Azhar Ali had been fined 100 per cent of his match fee and his teammates 50 per cent after they were ruled to be five overs short of their over rate target.

[bulldogtragic]

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What's Australia's excuse for constantly losing 8/32 and 9/60?

Shithouse players, shithouse selectors and a media that never asks questions about teams like Australia, but will about other teams.

[Remi Moses]

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I think the Aussies might knock over Pakistan
They're looking jaded, and don't like quick bowling

[Greystache]

Re: Pakistan - the enigma of World cricket

and things got worse later:

50% match fee for the Pakistani players? That's up to and including $40US for some of the more senior members!

[SlimPickens]

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I think the Aussies might knock over Pakistan
They're looking jaded, and don't like quick bowling

It's a sorry state of affairs when your confidence level in the the Australian test team are at "might".

[Twodogs]

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Yep. It's the might of Australia. It's what makes us mighty.

[SlimPickens]

Re: Pakistan - the enigma of World cricket

Yep. It's the might of Australia. It's what makes us mighty.

i guess it is better than "could"

[Twodogs]

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i guess it is better than "could"

My old grandad used to say "coulda woulda shoulda. If the horse didn't stop for a shit we woulda won the race" But I'm not really sure what he was on about there.

[Sedat]

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Pakistan's reputation as an enigma only enhanced after the Gabba test. Equal parts sublime and ridiculous but never boring.

[bulldogtragic]

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Geez the gap between their best and worst is unmatched in the history of cricket.

[jeemak]

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Head cases. That's why I was reasonably confident leaving two sessions in Melbourne to bowl them out was a sound enough strategy.