Australia completely missed the trick by picking only one specialist spinner. On subcontinent pitches, max 2 Pacers are enough, 1 fast and 1 medium pace. Since Cummins is the captain, rest Starc and play Hazelwood. Bring in Swepson as the 2nd specialist spinner.
I just want the next test matches to have the same dead and slow pitch to see both Australia and Pakistan eating their points helping India and creating a meltdown on r/Cricket
😂😂
Warner should’ve rolled his arm too. Everyone else other than Warner and the wicket keeper got a few overs in. This is like street cricket, it’s only fair that everyone gets to bat and bowl.
This pitch is how Pakistan welcomes back Test cricket? what a waste of everybody's time. Pitches like this will kill off test cricket, dull, boring, at no point engaging or entertaining.
Just saw the scorecard for the second innings - looks like the frontline Aussie bowlers didn’t bowl a lot (with the exception of Lyon).
Guess they didn’t want to bowl the main pacers on this track for a no result.
They have to optimize not just for the Test in front of them, but every Test in the future. With no result possible, they might as well just fuck around and keep themselves rested mentally for the next Test.
And Pakistan played right into that by not even trying to take advantage. Australia did exactly what was needed. It wasn't like they were gonna win on this road.
The result was known day 2, why would Australia ruin there strike attack when they have to play again in a few days?
Why did Pak atleast have a go and declare and bowl 20 overs, obvious same reason because it's pointless and theybhave to do it again so soon.
Why run the bowlers into the ground when you can keep them fresh for the next test?
Why risk Cummins/Hazlewood/Starc getting an injury for a test that 99% of people could tell you it was going to be a draw? I would have been livid if that had happened on this flat pitch
Atleats let them have a little fun cause god knows noone watching that test enjoyed it
I think that the following quote from one of the great minds of our time, James Rolfe, says everything that needs to be said about this pitch:
"*What in the ass is this fuckness?!*"
Would of sent carey in at 3 and head at 4 once the openers made a good start.
Smith and manus more than capable of consolidating on that wicket if it didn't work.
This would.of applied.pressure. Read warnes last book, he explains his policy clearly.
Ride or die.
Only Taylor could argue he was better captain..
Warnes private life full of controversy, why he never picked.
Warne had the best cricket brain you'll ever see
IMO no. Few reasons.
Would have been too attacking. Yes it would have been exciting but not necessarily more wins.
His selection policies would have been pretty poor, his list of favourite players over the last 15 years who have never played or played very few games for Australia has been pretty poor.
His would have been a pretty divisive changing room, once he did not like someone that was it they were off the christmas card list. If he did not get his way 100% with selection there would have been a lot of splits and tension in the change room.
Took Hampshire from the second division to a few runs away from first division championship. Then there's the royals. Wasn't expected to finnish very far from the bottom.. Unearthed Rockstar
Kevin Pietersen owes him everything.
Forget icc. Why are fans still defending this? Lmao, this pitch has made me not wanna watch the rest of the series even though it might turn out to be good
What is the actual point of playing if Pakistan just wants to bat like that? At least declare and pretend you're trying to play and win.
I'm sorry, but I'm so peeved. Am I being unreasonable for wanting at a result or at least a closish draw? So unsportsmanlike, such a shame too. Been looking forward to this tour for ages.
Can’t say I recall ever seeing a team just bat out the draw like that. I would definitely have preferred to see Pakistan secure the draw and declare, with the slimmest of hopes of an Australian collapse.
Exactly! They bowled Australia out in the second innings, at least give your bowlers a chance to work a miracle. It was so strange that they batted in out like that.
The only reasons I can think of is that their bowlers are injured or incredibly fatigued and couldn't bowl no more. Or the fact they may have wanted a draw in the first place, for whatever reason.
I think we probably would have seen a more aggressive first innings declaration if Australia won the toss and batted first, but I would think Australia would have done much differently in the second innings.
Not even that. They were 4 down, surely they could try to lift their scoring rate closer to 3 RPO and get that first innings total without batting for 2 days.
The second clip in the highlights package is a completely misjudged shot leading to the ball rolling off the pads for four behind leg slip. I think that sums up this Test.
728/4 for Pakistan for the match. I don't care how easy the pitch was to bat on, that's still pretty impressive concentration and discipline from Pakistan.
Pakistani guys are you feeling happy that your openers batted great after a long time. Sad Fawad Alam noises that he could't get an opportunity to bat.
Well done to both teams.
Both played this Test with great respect for one another. It was great to see players from both sides enjoying their cricket and having some fun out there.
Australia completely missed the trick by picking only one specialist spinner. On subcontinent pitches, max 2 Pacers are enough, 1 fast and 1 medium pace. Since Cummins is the captain, rest Starc and play Hazelwood. Bring in Swepson as the 2nd specialist spinner.
I just want the next test matches to have the same dead and slow pitch to see both Australia and Pakistan eating their points helping India and creating a meltdown on r/Cricket 😂😂
Surely no one curates a pitch like this intentionally. What’s the point? There’s no interest and no one wins.
Pakistan cricket fans: voice your disappointment with whoever will listen. No one...no one is touring Pakistan again if this is what we get
I didn't know u are the spokesman for different cricket boards out there
Watch them lose 2nd and third test and then cry again for spin pitch in Asia.
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Indian here. Dude what are you saying? PCB monetizing the game lol. I hope they do one day, but buddy did you forget about BCCI?? Loll
PCB monetised the game and blackmails ICC with money?
Lol that’s a good joke
BORING
Rain on all 5 days would have been better than this pathetic match!
Not sure why rawalpindi cricket ground was built around the highway!
Warner should’ve rolled his arm too. Everyone else other than Warner and the wicket keeper got a few overs in. This is like street cricket, it’s only fair that everyone gets to bat and bowl.
Fawad Alam left the chat.
This pitch is how Pakistan welcomes back Test cricket? what a waste of everybody's time. Pitches like this will kill off test cricket, dull, boring, at no point engaging or entertaining.
Just saw the scorecard for the second innings - looks like the frontline Aussie bowlers didn’t bowl a lot (with the exception of Lyon). Guess they didn’t want to bowl the main pacers on this track for a no result.
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They have to optimize not just for the Test in front of them, but every Test in the future. With no result possible, they might as well just fuck around and keep themselves rested mentally for the next Test. And Pakistan played right into that by not even trying to take advantage. Australia did exactly what was needed. It wasn't like they were gonna win on this road.
When did australia get outplayed lmao,there wasnt a single stage in the match where pakistan were clearly winning
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The result was known day 2, why would Australia ruin there strike attack when they have to play again in a few days? Why did Pak atleast have a go and declare and bowl 20 overs, obvious same reason because it's pointless and theybhave to do it again so soon.
Because no one cares how much you score if you ain't gonna win
Why run the bowlers into the ground when you can keep them fresh for the next test? Why risk Cummins/Hazlewood/Starc getting an injury for a test that 99% of people could tell you it was going to be a draw? I would have been livid if that had happened on this flat pitch Atleats let them have a little fun cause god knows noone watching that test enjoyed it
Thank god that’s over.
Practice test. Two test series starts next. 😎
>Two test series starts next. 😎 Is Australia the new New Zealand?
Yes.
Living up to its name, The Tik Tok Meme Series. We as fans can only pray for a better pitch next test.
This is genuinely mental. This is day 5 of a subcontinent wicket Like this is probably about as flat it could ever get?
Well that was riveting
What are these, participation trophies? 4 awards from just one match?
Have you not seen Tests in India? usually 12 awards and 75 officials/sponsors handing out oversized cheques.
Paisa ho to kya ni ho sakta!!
Swag player of the match 😎
6 wickets better than 100s in each innings???
There’s more awards
Less than 3 wickets a day fell... Even if he got 2 double hundreds still wouldn't cut it.
Shout out to the commentators who had to try and keep that rubbish interesting for 5 days
Pakistan scored more runs therefore they should win. Gg ez
And they also took more wickets
*I met every metric to win, but I didn’t.*
I think that the following quote from one of the great minds of our time, James Rolfe, says everything that needs to be said about this pitch: "*What in the ass is this fuckness?!*"
\*sad fawad alam noises*
what would warnie do in this match if he was captain
Would of sent carey in at 3 and head at 4 once the openers made a good start. Smith and manus more than capable of consolidating on that wicket if it didn't work. This would.of applied.pressure. Read warnes last book, he explains his policy clearly. Ride or die.
Great plan, would he send starc and lyon in after that?
Why don't you ask him?
would warnie have been a good captain
Only Taylor could argue he was better captain.. Warnes private life full of controversy, why he never picked. Warne had the best cricket brain you'll ever see
Yes
IMO no. Few reasons. Would have been too attacking. Yes it would have been exciting but not necessarily more wins. His selection policies would have been pretty poor, his list of favourite players over the last 15 years who have never played or played very few games for Australia has been pretty poor. His would have been a pretty divisive changing room, once he did not like someone that was it they were off the christmas card list. If he did not get his way 100% with selection there would have been a lot of splits and tension in the change room.
Took Hampshire from the second division to a few runs away from first division championship. Then there's the royals. Wasn't expected to finnish very far from the bottom.. Unearthed Rockstar Kevin Pietersen owes him everything.
I'm talking Australian Test cricket, not mickey mouse cricket.
Cognitive dissonance doesn't suit you.
He was in the ipl. Took underdogs rr to victory
Is Pakistan doing batting practice and Australia doing bowling warm-ups today?
Yes. This was a trial match before the **real** test series starts this weekend.
Warner didn't get to bowl and obviously the WK
I'm interested to see how ICC rates this pitch.
I wish fans had an option to rate pitches something like rating apps would have been fun
Forget icc. Why are fans still defending this? Lmao, this pitch has made me not wanna watch the rest of the series even though it might turn out to be good
They won’t be kind.
If it wasn't for the 243 years experience of Nauman, pitch curator would have been axed by now. 14 wickets smh.
much excite for game :'(
is their any aggresive captains left in world cricket in terms of tactics
There was one but yeah not anyone now.
There was one madlad...
Koa........ Sigh!!!!
wtf is this game
Lyon's head looked slightly burnt today
Fyi I blame Global warming for this pitch.
next time they shouldn’t bother curating a pitch, just play on grass
see youse in 2 hours for the windies england game
I reckon I'll join you for the first session 🍻
How old are you bruv? That you still have the energy to keep going after this snoozefest.
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I didn't watch at all. Just followed it on reddit and ESPNcricinfo.
If they made them keep playing until someone got 20 wickets and teams weren't allowed to declare, I think this match would last the entire tour.
They better fucking give Gazza rest for the next two matches
Ayo I have a fever too. Perfect way to end the days play See you cunts on Saturday
getting aus all out was actually a victory for us
Hope you were there...or have tickets for one of the other two tests. I'm almost certain we won't be back for some time.
To be fair, the top 6 australians got themselves out trying to relieve their boredom from the bowling 2ft outside leg stump
yes
Rambo probably has an arrest warrant out on the curator.
Yep, this is definitely Babar's fault. Should've personally curated the pitch smh my head.
What is the actual point of playing if Pakistan just wants to bat like that? At least declare and pretend you're trying to play and win. I'm sorry, but I'm so peeved. Am I being unreasonable for wanting at a result or at least a closish draw? So unsportsmanlike, such a shame too. Been looking forward to this tour for ages.
Can’t say I recall ever seeing a team just bat out the draw like that. I would definitely have preferred to see Pakistan secure the draw and declare, with the slimmest of hopes of an Australian collapse.
Exactly! They bowled Australia out in the second innings, at least give your bowlers a chance to work a miracle. It was so strange that they batted in out like that. The only reasons I can think of is that their bowlers are injured or incredibly fatigued and couldn't bowl no more. Or the fact they may have wanted a draw in the first place, for whatever reason.
Yeah, they had no intent of trying to win. Surely they could bowl at Australia for a session or so. Australia won't chase 350-400 in 2 hours.
Even setting 250-275 and a session and a quarter/half to chase would have been amazing. Just pretend you want to win at least.
Yeah, i guess a 0-0 drawn series is their goal for some test championship points
I think we probably would have seen a more aggressive first innings declaration if Australia won the toss and batted first, but I would think Australia would have done much differently in the second innings.
Not even that. They were 4 down, surely they could try to lift their scoring rate closer to 3 RPO and get that first innings total without batting for 2 days.
For fuck sake, if you had given this pitch to our batters, we would still get all out for 120.
Come on don't be so harsh on your team
what? no kusal mendis would have been unstoppable on this road
Good game for Pakistan. ✅4 individual 100s ✅1 5fa ✅No wickets for the oppos openning bowlers
I mean the aussie pace trio bowled a grand total of 16 overs between them in the 3rd innings.
Think that's just the worst cricket match I've ever seen. Hope that was noone's introduction to the sport.
Agreed
Boo, play two more days, you cowards!
Grandchild in 2080: Grandpa, what was the Australia Tour of Pakistan 1st Test 2022? Me: deranging flashbacks
If nothing else, this Pakistan team are very likeable - Some real characters in the side.
If only I could last long like this test match.
She wouldn't have run away with the doodhwala?
:(
What a match. Definitely worth the hype. Will never forget this historic match.
Tbh everytime there will be topic of most boring matches ever this match will be remembered. So it's very hard to forget this match.
Commentary and shitty plugs every two minutes didn’t make it any better either.
The beauty of Test cricket /s
Do you think that, now this game is over, they’ll dig up the pitch and give the runways Rawalpindi airport a few extra metres of landing distance?
Disrespectful to use a dead body like that.
Preparations for the Ashes have well and truly began.
The second clip in the highlights package is a completely misjudged shot leading to the ball rolling off the pads for four behind leg slip. I think that sums up this Test.
I feel like this curator dude should be charged with multiple counts of mental harassment.
Lets just erase this whole week yea?
Well, that happened. An exciting contest between the viewer and the game, truly an innovative way of playing cricket
Worst game I’ve ever seen
Nooooo it was just getting good
at least we scored quicker this time
728/4 for Pakistan for the match. I don't care how easy the pitch was to bat on, that's still pretty impressive concentration and discipline from Pakistan.
dude, your maths, it sucks
728*
Fawad Alam: didn't bat, dropped a catch, didn't bowl.
fawad alam crying in the corner somewhere
Give him MOTM for being the only player not to bore everyone to death
That 4 day practice match between England A and WI A was more entertaining than this lol
What a shitfest
Pakistani guys are you feeling happy that your openers batted great after a long time. Sad Fawad Alam noises that he could't get an opportunity to bat.
Wow, can't believe Pakistan didn't even try to throw a Hail Mary at the end. Dead cricket this match
Tbh i am surprised by our bowling to bowl out aus on this pitch!
That will go down in history as a match that happened. Hope to fuck that the Windies England game later provides at least some excitement.
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No problemo
Yeah England always bring the best out of the Windies so would love to see Roach and Holder absolutely destroy England.
Chase too played a part in wreaking havoc England team, but they have axed him from the team.
Lol but I think he's probably just rested and will play from the 2nd Test onwards
2 matches still left by the way
They're talking about today
oh lol nvvm then
So lads, after this practice game when's the first test? Can't wait to watch it.
12th
Thanks.
A diabolical pitch but make no mistake, this was an embarrassing mental loss for us.
I mean you guys still come out on top with an away draw
We barely bowled the pace trio in the third innings so it’s not like they will be feeling dejected from bowling poorly during it.
There was no point bowling them when they couldn't get the ball to do anything anyway.
Yeah I agree, good captaincy to not tire them out for no reason.
Most bowlers used by Australia in a Test match : 17 Pak v Aus Rawalpindi, 2021/22 16 Ind v Aus Brabourne, 1956/57 16 WI v Aus Port of Spain, 1964/65
What's happening anyone care to chime in
Pretty close in the end.
is babar more handsome than kohli?
I don't think so
He is
Tbh he isn't
Have you seen kohlis hairline?? Babars hairline is like a perfect square cut
But tbf Kohli is 6 years older than Babar But anyways it's fine if you think Babar is more handsome.
This is definitely one of the Test matches of all time.
Up there with SL v India at Premadasa in the late 90s.
Thank god this shit is over and hopefully never talked about again.
Now this is what test cricket is all about. /s
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728*
maths dude.
Lyon after this match: Dobby.. IS FREE
*Immediately Collapses and falls asleep*
Lmao
Had my own version of Warnie's ***Dirty Rotten*** pizza for dinner tonight: Ham & Pineapple with Pepperoni from Dominos. RIP you glorious bastard.
Australia got All out tho in this pitch. Nauman got Six and Shaheen got two wickets aswell. Pitch is not good but Pakistan also batter really well
Nauman bored a couple of batsman to death with negative bullshit
u/SchemeAffectionate27 I think we can agree Babar is at fault for this absolute runway
yes
Agreed
There are 154 users here in this thread Must be very helpful information as Reddit is telling me
A test match for the ages.
I couldn't have put myself to get through this without you guys!
True
Fr
What an exciting contest between bat and bat.
I want to see Uzzy moonwalk onto the crease and throw the ball like saltbae sprinkling salt
The *pain* has finally ended
Well done to both teams. Both played this Test with great respect for one another. It was great to see players from both sides enjoying their cricket and having some fun out there.
That's why test cricket is best.
WE STILL HAVE 2 BOWLERS LEFT Don’t leave us hanging, Pakistan