Pakistan vs Australia (in the UAE)

[Carbine Chaos]

We'll draw this match.

 

[The_Reaper]

No hurry to declare, though - they'll only need 60 or so overs to bowl us out.

With Warner and Rogers batting for about 35 of those overs

 

[The_Reaper]

Can we call up Whiteman, Hogan and Agar?

 

[Righteo]

Would be nice to be able to grind out the draw, don't seem able to do it very often.

 

[philreich]

We'll draw this match.

Love the optimism - not sure how closely related it is to reality

 

[Arecsa]

* the draw. Warner is going to scrub off most of these 438 tonight.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Davey has decided............Game On!!!!!!!!

 

[Righteo]

Warner will have a career S/R of 80+ at stumps.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Warner in great form only thing to take from this match

 

[The Falcon Strike]

No hurry to declare, though - they'll only need 60 or so overs to bowl us out.

Sad but most likely true

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Lol Rogers did not read that at all.

 

[Phone]

SOK brings up his second hundred of the match.........not sure any bowler has done that on debut.

Anyone???

third australian to do it

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...by=start;team=2;template=results;type=bowling

 

[carnthemlions]

??? would have to be Hughes- though his long term test prospects will be enhanced by missing the series

SOS to SOS?

Oh yeah, that guy

Having thought about it, the cupboard is pretty bare. Everyone is either injured, has just returned from injury or isn't ready(neither is M.Marsh to be fair). Watto and S.Marsh are just back from injury(although I'd be happy for them to both never play another test). Lynn-injured, Khwaja-injured, Burns-not ready, Maddinson-* no, Head-not ready, Silk-maybe. Ummm... Carters?
Hard to see anyone new getting a real go for a while yet.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Sad but most likely true

We make it to stumps unbeaten and I'll back us in to draw.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hard to see anyone new getting a real go for a while yet.

It's not like one bad performance in these conditions makes us a basket case. We're top of the tree for a reason, don't need massive changes.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

It's not like one bad performance in these conditions makes us a basket case. We're top of the tree for a reason, don't need massive changes.

We don't give a stuff about games on or about the sub-continent.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

We don't give a stuff about games on or about the sub-continent.

I don't believe that.

 

[carnthemlions]

It's not like one bad performance in these conditions makes us a basket case. We're top of the tree for a reason, don't need massive changes.

Doolan, Marsh and O'Keefe/Siddle are definite question marks, but making more than one change would probably be counter-productive.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

That is some sexy drift!

 

[Stig O'Hara]

I don't believe that.

We don't play tour games, the thing last week wasn't even classed, players fly in and out on a whim, and we get creamed.

 

[bkozican]

I think if we can score a good 60-80 before stumps without losing a wicket, we are good to win this on day 5.

Got to have faith guys

 

[The_Reaper]

I'd keep Doolan and Marsh for the next test.

Only question is on the makeup of the bowling attack. May as well give Siddle another run. So it's Hilfy/Starc/Faulkner (if the selectors go for broke and decide they want the extra batting) vs O'Keefe

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That is some sexy drift!

Indeed, he's got the whole Bedi thing going.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

No matter how bad we are losing, I will always tune in to watch the one man wrecking ball that is David Warner.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

"opened up rogers like a tin of beans"