Pakistan/Australia series

[The Dark Knight]

Nathan Lyon haters cop that.
Well bowled.

That's his 19th five wicket haul in test cricket, his forth in the 4th innings. He now has 98 of his 427 wickets in the 4th innings of a match, his bowling average (29.2) and economy (2.79) is his lowest and his strike rate is the second lowest (62.7) in the 4th innings out all four innings of a match.

[mal]

Great declaration!
Well done to Pat and his men for breaking a 24 year drought without a win in Pakistan

[locky801]

Give credit where credits due, great performance , unfortunately laid up and missed it, will watch the Kayo highlights later

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Huge win, shouldn't underrate that win by the Aussies. To go to Pakistan and outlast them is super impressive. Now to a few different tests in Sri Lanka and India where Spin will play a much bigger role on tricker wickets. Also hopefully that shuts up the nonsense about Langer, coaches at that level rarely make a difference.

How can you possibly judge the impact the coach has had on this squad? How do you know that Andrew McDonald wasn't the difference?

[The Dark Knight]

Cummins is unbelievable. Pidge and Steyn are the best bowlers I’d seen but Cummins might just be the best of the lot.

Cummins now has 197 test wickets in 41 matches @21.27 at a SR of 46.4 and economy of 2.74.

He is class.

[Brodlach]

Cummins is unbelievable. Pidge and Steyn are the best bowlers I’d seen but Cummins might just be the best of the lot.

Cummins now has 197 test wickets in 41 matches @21.27 at a SR of 46.4 and economy of 2.74.

He is class.

To think he lost so many years to injury

[batmanbegins]

Huge win, shouldn't underrate that win by the Aussies. To go to Pakistan and outlast them is super impressive. Now to a few different tests in Sri Lanka and India where Spin will play a much bigger role on tricker wickets. Also hopefully that shuts up the nonsense about Langer, coaches at that level rarely make a difference.

How can you possibly judge the impact the coach has had on this squad? How do you know that Andrew McDonald wasn't the difference?

What does a coach do at International level other then run training and to keep the players upbeat? McDonald clearly plays a back seat role to Cummins and co.

[whufc]

Huge win, shouldn't underrate that win by the Aussies. To go to Pakistan and outlast them is super impressive. Now to a few different tests in Sri Lanka and India where Spin will play a much bigger role on tricker wickets. Also hopefully that shuts up the nonsense about Langer, coaches at that level rarely make a difference.

How can you possibly judge the impact the coach has had on this squad? How do you know that Andrew McDonald wasn't the difference?

What does a coach do at International level other then run training and to keep the players upbeat? McDonald clearly plays a back seat role to Cummins and co.

Surely there doing strategy regarding the opposition as well when it comes to batting tactics against the opposition bowlers and bowling plans as well

[The Dark Knight]

Huge win, shouldn't underrate that win by the Aussies. To go to Pakistan and outlast them is super impressive. Now to a few different tests in Sri Lanka and India where Spin will play a much bigger role on tricker wickets. Also hopefully that shuts up the nonsense about Langer, coaches at that level rarely make a difference.

How can you possibly judge the impact the coach has had on this squad? How do you know that Andrew McDonald wasn't the difference?

What does a coach do at International level other then run training and to keep the players upbeat? McDonald clearly plays a back seat role to Cummins and co.

Surely there doing strategy regarding the opposition as well when it comes to batting tactics against the opposition bowlers and bowling plans as well

Yes, that seems to be a major part of the coaches role.

[whufc]

It’s more of a communication role, Pat Cummins simply wouldn’t have the time to study video, stats etc when his trying to play for Aus, NSW, IPL.

I actually think we underestimate the time a coach actually saves a captain that simply wouldn’t have in the modern era.

[The Dark Knight]

The first of three ODI's between Pakistan and Australia is on tomorrow night.

Mitch Marsh injured himself at training (hip flexor) and will miss at least the first match, Cam Green is tipped to take his place. Steve Smith isn't playing in the tours white ball games due to his ongoing left elbow issue with Marnus Labuschagne most likely to take his spot.

Cummins, Hazlewood, Starc and Warner have already come back to Australia.

The white ball squad is a relatively inexperienced- Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Ben McDermott, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa

[Armchair expert]

XI

Finch
McDermott
Head
Marnus
Stoinis
Green
Carey
Abbott
Ellis
Swepson
Zampa

[The Dark Knight]

XI

Finch
McDermott
Head
Marnus
Stoinis
Green
Carey
Abbott
Ellis
Swepson
Zampa

Head opening with Finch.
Inglis and now Agar today have tested positive to COVID-19.

[Brodlach]

Head slapping them everywhere

[jackpot jim]

McDermott would have been OUT on review for LBW but they didn't call for one

Then next over they review an LBW against McDermott and its missing by a mile

Just DUMB AS F*^$

Head 99* (69)

Aust 1/163 (23.4)

[Armchair expert]

Well done Travis, great ton

still 26 overs left

edit.

and now he's out

[The Dark Knight]

McDermott would have been OUT on review for LBW but they didn't call for one

Then next over they review an LBW against McDermott and its missing by a mile

Just DUMB AS F*^$

Head 99* (69)

Aust 1/163 (23.4)

Did you Aleem Dar give Head out earlier in the innings? Head reviewed straight away and it had pitched outside leg by a fair bit!

[The Dark Knight]

Well done Travis, great ton

still 26 overs left

edit.

and now he's out

Spewing!
Typical Head going hard and throwing it away but playing like that obviously got him to a hundred and he was smashing them everywhere. Fastest ODI hundred by an Aussie opener since 2011.

[Armchair expert]

Absolutely terrible middle order batting

Turned 360 into 300

[jackpot jim]

Carey bowled 4th ball trying to reverse sweep a Full Toss on Leg Stump that that he could of hit out of the ground with a conventional smash over Mid Wicket