Fixture PM's XI vs Pakistan. 6-9 December @ Manuka Oval

[Jim Prideaux]

Tentativeness from the top 4 by the looks

Bit of pressure on them collectively

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Bit of pressure on them collectively

Yep - but no more pressure than 1st test match of a series

 

[t_94]

Yep
Because 50 is a fail.

Ok......

He still falls across it which causes him issues with LBW and playing at ones that he doesn’t have to. Isn’t good enough.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Yep - but no more pressure than 1st test match of a series

True

 

[The 747]

Bit of pressure on them collectively

Looking up and down the Pakistan bowling for this game, they all bowl medium (the pacers). Not sure mediums will cut it out here, there is going to a massive reliance on Afridi, who relies a lot on swing, and it don't swing much in Aus.

Have there been any medium quicks that have done well in Australia?

 

[Tugga27]

He still falls across it which causes him issues with LBW and playing at ones that he doesn’t have to. Isn’t good enough.

I'm sure he'll be happy to get 50 an innings however.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Credit for the 50 for sure, the issue being that they (Harris, Bancroft) no showed good things, but also exposed their flaws. Harris, looked fluent at the crease, not really troubled until he played one of the dumber shots youll see - head not in the game, classic him. Bancroft - never looked completely comfortable, but supremely driven to stay in, buttttt, certainly gave the bowlers things to attack. I was hoping he go on to 75-100, put those doubts out of my mind

Bancroft is just Harris but a better fielder. There’s no difference with the bat. Least Bancroft won’t drop catches but I really hope Renshaw makes a hundred

 

[Tugga27]

Would've been nice for one of the openers to go on with it, but they did their job.

 

[The 747]

Some turn there for Babar (honoured be his name). Interesting.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Would've been nice for one of the openers to go on with it, but they did their job.

Hardly. On this deck you’d want 100+ to stake your claim. They both showed why they are considering Green opening

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Any chance of at least trying to score boys?

 

[Beutbrute]

Dont wanna sound bullish but your original post read' over the past THREE YEARS he was averaging 50 in Test cricket'. He had not played a Test since 2019 before the Ashes, which turned out a rare tick in an otherwise poor career.

Lies, damned lies and statistics hey... But Marsh is finally producing with the bat after all these years. My thoughts are he's not the worst performing batsman in the team right now.

 

[akkaps]

Looking up and down the Pakistan bowling for this game, they all bowl medium (the pacers). Not sure mediums will cut it out here, there is going to a massive reliance on Afridi, who relies a lot on swing, and it don't swing much in Aus.

Have there been any medium quicks that have done well in Australia?

Shaheen Shah and Hasan Ali will probably take the new ball in the first Test (not playing in this game).
Probably looking for a medium pacer or two between Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza and Faheem Ashraf
Haris Rauf is playing BBL and Naseem Shah is injured

Probable 1st Test XI
1 Imam-ul-Haq
2 Abdullah Shafique
3 Shan Masood (c)
4 Babar Azam
5 Mohammad Rizwan (+)
6 Saud Shakeel
7 Agha Salman | pure ar | os
8 Faheem Ashraf | bowl ar | med
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi | pure bowl | lf
10 Hasan Ali | pure bowl | rmf
11 Abrar Ahmed | pure bowl | ls

 

[Beutbrute]

Neither Harris or Bancroft knocking the door down with their performance. A big innings by Green might make things interesting come selection time

 

[The 747]

Shaheen Shah and Hasan Ali will probably take the new ball in the first Test (not playing in this game).
Probably looking for a medium pacer or two between Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza and Faheem Ashraf
Haris Rauf is playing BBL and Naseem Shah is injured

Probable 1st Test XI
1 Imam-ul-Haq
2 Abdullah Shafique
3 Shan Masood (c)
4 Babar Azam
5 Mohammad Rizwan (+)
6 Saud Shakeel
7 Agha Salman | os
8 Faheem Ashraf | med
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi | lf
10 Hasan Ali | rmf
11 Abrar Ahmed | ls

I thought they might bring Wasim Jnr on this tour (if he is fit), he has some pace.

 

[akkaps]

I thought they might bring Wasim Jnr on this tour (if he is fit), he has some pace.

He's in the squad as well, not sure why his isn't playing this game

 

[Beutbrute]

Just saw Buckinghams dismissals, 4 out of 5 were from inside edges and the fifth was to leg gully. That wouldn't happen too often.

 

[Tugga27]

Neither Harris or Bancroft knocking the door down with their performance. A big innings by Green might make things interesting come selection time

A big innings by Renshaw might make it interesting.
Can't see Green being in the race at the moment.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Just saw Buckinghams dismissals, 4 out of 5 were from inside edges and the fifth was to leg gully. That wouldn't happen too often.

Beat the bat a lot. Deserved his 5 for.

 

[Underarm]

Bancroft is just Harris but a better fielder. There’s no difference with the bat. Least Bancroft won’t drop catches but I really hope Renshaw makes a hundred

Might take him until morning of day 4.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Looking up and down the Pakistan bowling for this game, they all bowl medium (the pacers). Not sure mediums will cut it out here, there is going to a massive reliance on Afridi, who relies a lot on swing, and it don't swing much in Aus.

Have there been any medium quicks that have done well in Australia?

McGrath, Philander ……

 

[Beutbrute]

Beat the bat a lot. Deserved his 5 for.

Not questioning whether he deserved it, just noting how unusual that method for a 5-fer would be.

 

[The 747]

Might take him until morning of day 4.

I've been watching nearly an hour and I think he just made a run.

 

[The 747]

McGrath, Philander ……

Good one Philander. I don't consider McGrath medium though, came on to the batter a lot quicker than it looked on TV.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Might take him until morning of day 4.

Don’t care how long so long as it keeps Harris out of the side but yeah painfully slow