Pakistan vs Australia (in the UAE)

[Kram]

Maxwell to hit a century today.

 

[philreich]

A bit off topic from the test series. But does anyone else thinks it's strange that within the space of 43 hours after the scheduled conclusion of this test, a completely different set of players, against a completely different team, in a completely different part of the world, playing a completely different format of cricket will represent the exact same Australian team that had it handed to them by Pakistan?

Mind you, the way this Test is panning out, that 43 hours could end up being 91 hours!!!!!

 

[Torz]

C'mon Maxi, show the haters.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Only one Aussie I can remember that taught himself to bat on these type decks was Matt Hayden, who mastered the sweep, got forward, got his leg out of the line and filled his boots on the spinners.

Can any Australian play the sweep shot????

 

[mad_eagle]

What a farce...500 and change behind and our no. 4 comes in averaging 9.

This could be all over before the end of the day.

Test cricket is becoming a farce. How hard is it for an away team to win a series these days?

Mitch & co will smash the Indians here in Australia, then we'll go to England and struggle (less than 18 months after pulverising them).

 

[Rich]

Why is there two nightwatchmen at the crease?

 

[The_Reaper]

What a farce...500 and change behind and our no. 4 comes in averaging 9.

This could be all over before the end of the day.

Test cricket is becoming a farce. How hard is it for an away team to win a series these days?

Mitch & co will smash the Indians here in Australia, then we'll go to England and struggle (less than 18 months after pulverising them).

Not so sure we'll struggle in England

 

[Torz]

Lovely cover drive.

Lyon should play the sweep, he's actually not bad at playing it. Also it's just a matter of time with him playing forward defence.

 

[Millky95]

What a farce...500 and change behind and our no. 4 comes in averaging 9.

This could be all over before the end of the day.

Test cricket is becoming a farce. How hard is it for an away team to win a series these days?

Mitch & co will smash the Indians here in Australia, then we'll go to England and struggle (less than 18 months after pulverising them).

Pitch making has become better. So each nation is making pitches better for the home teams.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

It's not all bad news. Maxwell has equalled his career high score and taken his average into double figures!

 

[philreich]

Not so sure we'll struggle in England

This series has illustrated how much we need Ryan Harris. I'm not suggesting he would have been the difference in this series, but he'll be more than handy in England.

 

[Rich]

Only one Aussie I can remember that taught himself to bat on these type decks was Matt Hayden, who mastered the sweep, got forward, got his leg out of the line and filled his boots on the spinners.

Can any Australian play the sweep shot????

Doolan has been doing lots of practice in regards to slow bowling by all reports, but cant really remember if sweeping was included in that. You'd hope so. Fat lot of good it did him for this tour.

 

[The_Reaper]

Doolan has been doing lots of practice in regards to slow bowling by all reports, but cant really remember if sweeping was included in that. You'd hope so. Fat lot of good it did him for this tour.

Hughes has done a lot of work with Murali as well.

 

[Kram]

Go da Show!

 

[Rich]

Show.

 

[Torz]

Show making Babar look ordinary that over. Picked the length up well.

 

[bird_man]

Maxwell has a beautiful technique. Hopefully he can keep his cool...

 

[The_Reaper]

I don't mind him playing the shots but I hope he doesn't get carried away

 

[GOAUS!]

Maxwell does realise that there is more than 4 overs left in our innings?

 

[WeetBixKid]

big macs

 

[yakka man]

At least Maxwell isn't getting overawed. He's making our other batsman look amateur.

 

[james brayshaw]

He might as well play his shots.

 

[Mateyman]

Maxwell looking to take the lead by lunch.

 

[The_Reaper]

Got three times his average before this match

Big show on fire

 

[BACCS]

What a farce...500 and change behind and our no. 4 comes in averaging 9.

This could be all over before the end of the day.

Test cricket is becoming a farce. How hard is it for an away team to win a series these days?

Mitch & co will smash the Indians here in Australia, then we'll go to England and struggle (less than 18 months after pulverising them).

We hardly struggled in England last time, and the mental scarring from last Summer will definitely play on England's mind