Starts in about 20 minutes. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Dang. Beat me to it. I hit submit and suddenly there were two cricket threads :)
party_pants said:
Dang. Beat me to it. I hit submit and suddenly there were two cricket threads :)
LOL
Starc strikes second ball: Pak 1/0.
Shafique caught by Smith at second slip.
Michael V said:
Starc strikes second ball: Pak 1/0.Shafique caught by Smith at second slip.
Oh dear.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Starc strikes second ball: Pak 1/0.Shafique caught by Smith at second slip.
Oh dear.
And another!
Hazelwood strikes. PAK now 2/4. Ayub out, caught behind by Carey.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Starc strikes second ball: Pak 1/0.Shafique caught by Smith at second slip.
Oh dear.
And another!
Hazelwood strikes. PAK now 2/4. Ayub out, caught behind by Carey.
Dear oh dear.
Cummins strikes: Babar LBW for 26 off 40 balls. PAK: 3/40.
Michael V said:
Cummins strikes: Babar LBW for 26 off 40 balls. PAK: 3/40.
Dear oh dear oh dear.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Cummins strikes: Babar LBW for 26 off 40 balls. PAK: 3/40.
Dear oh dear oh dear.
LOL
Cummins gets another! Shakeel caught behind of a thin edge for 5. PAK: 4/47
Cummins 2/12.
Michael V said:
Cummins gets another! Shakeel caught behind of a thin edge for 5. PAK: 4/47Cummins 2/12.
Dear oh dear oh dear oh dear
Lunch at the SCG.
PAK 4/75.
Play has resumed after lunch. Marsh is bowling.
Bugger. Marsh got Masood. Adjudged a no ball.
Michael V said:
Bugger. Marsh got Masood. Adjudged a no ball.
This time Marsh got Masood properly for 35 runs off 70 balls. Caught by Smith at second slip.
PAK: 5/96.
6-fa
Salman plays a T20 shot and gets caught in the deep.
party_pants said:
6-faSalman plays a T20 shot and gets caught in the deep.
Rizwan, not Salman. 88 0ff 103. Bowled Cummins, caught Hazlewood.
Cummins 3/34.
PAK 6/196 now.
They’ll be all out by stumps but they should post a competitive total of somewhere near 300
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
6-faSalman plays a T20 shot and gets caught in the deep.
Rizwan, not Salman. 88 0ff 103. Bowled Cummins, caught Hazlewood.
Cummins 3/34.
PAK 6/196 now.
So it was. The TV had the wrong caption up.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
6-faSalman plays a T20 shot and gets caught in the deep.
Rizwan, not Salman. 88 0ff 103. Bowled Cummins, caught Hazlewood.
Cummins 3/34.
PAK 6/196 now.
So it was. The TV had the wrong caption up.
Oh. I missed that!
It’s raining at Katoomba post office according to The Voice. (Gives you an hour apparently)
..probly Blacktown PO by now…
Cummins: 4/47 now!
Sajid Kahn 15. Caught by someone.
Caught by Lyon.
:)
Ian said:
It’s raining at Katoomba post office according to The Voice. (Gives you an hour apparently)..probly Blacktown PO by now…
Bloody!
Salman goes for 53 off 67. Bowled Starc, caught Head.
PAK: 8/226.
Cummins! 5-fa again!
Hasan out for a duck. Caught Starc on the boundary.
PAK: 9/227
Lyon gets Aamer and it’s all gone for 313.
That was quite a turnaround in fortunes.
Michael V said:
PAK: 9/227
Amazing tenth wicket partnership ends with Aamir out for 82!
PAK: all out for 313.
Peak Warming Man said:
They’ll be all out by stumps but they should post a competitive total of somewhere near 300
Not a bad guess PWM :)
India v SA is interesting.
SA all out 55
India all out 153
SA 3 for 60
Stumps on day 1.
Peak Warming Man said:
India v SA is interesting.SA all out 55
India all out 153
SA 3 for 60
Stumps on day 1.
Yeah. Would’ve been interesting to watch.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
India v SA is interesting.SA all out 55
India all out 153
SA 3 for 60
Stumps on day 1.
Yeah. Would’ve been interesting to watch.
“India were in complete control at 153-4 but lost their last six wickets for no runs in 11 balls after tea.”
Golly.
A N D: Warner is out for 35. Caught in the slips.
AUS: 1/70
Lunch at the SCG.
AUS 1/78.
Michael V said:
Lunch at the SCG.AUS 1/78.
Lunch sounds a good idea.
A N D: Khawaja is out for 47.
Aus: 2/108
Hmmm
Ian said:
Hmmm
Uh oh
Peak Warming Man said:
Ian said:
Hmmm
Uh oh
Light delay.
Covers are going on right now.
Still raining in Sydney?
party_pants said:
Still raining in Sydney?
Yes, according to the radar.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml
STUMPS: Australia 2-116 (Labuschagne 23, Steve Smith 6).
India needs 79 runs and SA need 10 wickets to win the match ine under 2 days.
In the context of this game it’s evenly poised.
Peak Warming Man said:
India needs 79 runs and SA need 10 wickets to win the match ine under 2 days.
In the context of this game it’s evenly poised.
India win by 7 wickets. Quite easy in the end.
But there must be an investigation and a report prepared for the coroner on the state of the pitch. Terrible pitch when the game ends within 2 days.
The Test started half an hour early.
AUS: 2/121 now.
A N D: Smith is out for 38.
Caught at short cover, attempting a cover drive.
the PM is in the comm box.
Michael V said:
A N D: Smith is out for 38.Caught at short cover, attempting a cover drive.
Or was he going for a wander, setting up for a drive to square leg?
party_pants said:
the PM is in the comm box.
Will he be commenting?
A N D: Labuschagne is out for 60.
Chopped on from a great ball by the spinner Salman.
AUS: 4/187
The pitch is starting to break up. This could get interesting.
A N D: It’s lunch at the SCG
AUS: 4/199
Ian said:
The pitch is starting to break up. This could get interesting.
Nods.
Michael V said:
A N D: It’s lunch at the SCGAUS: 4/199
I suppose I should have lunch too.
A N D: Head out for 10.
LBW, Aamir.
AUS: 4/205
not looking great. AUS still trail by 107 with only 5 wickets in hand.
party_pants said:
not looking great. AUS still trail by 107 with only 5 wickets in hand.
Nods.
A N D: Carey out for 38.
Bowled, Sajid.
AUS: 6/289
Tea Break…
A N D: Marsh out for 54.
Caught at midwicket, bowled Aamir.
AUS: 7/293
A N D: Cummins out for a duck, next ball.
LBW, Aamir.
AUS: 7/293
.. and another. 8-fer and still 20 runs shy.
Parity would be good at this rate.
Michael V said:
A N D: Cummins out for a duck, next ball.LBW, Aamir.
AUS: 7/293
Correction, Cummins faced two balls.
A N D: Lyon out for 5 off two balls.
Caught, bowled Aamir (who now has a 5-fa).
AUS: 7/299
A N D: Hazlewood out for a duck.
Caught in the slips, bowled Aamir (who now has a 6-fa).
AUS: all out for 299, 14 runs in arrears.
PAK wins the third Test.
Michael V said:
A N D: Hazlewood out for a duck.Caught in the slips, bowled Aamir (who now has a 6-fa).
AUS: all out for 299, 14 runs in arrears.
PAK wins the third Test.
Wrong.
AUS leads by 14 runs.
PAK needs 15 runs to win.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
A N D: Hazlewood out for a duck.Caught in the slips, bowled Aamir (who now has a 6-fa).
AUS: all out for 299, 14 runs in arrears.
PAK wins the third Test.
Wrong.
AUS leads by 14 runs.
PAK needs 15 runs to win.
Ummm… PAK batted first, this is their second innings. AUS still get a second innings after this to chase down whatever lead PAK get.
A N D: Shafique out for a duck.
Bowled, Starc
PAK: 1/0
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
A N D: Hazlewood out for a duck.Caught in the slips, bowled Aamir (who now has a 6-fa).
AUS: all out for 299, 14 runs in arrears.
PAK wins the third Test.
Wrong.
AUS leads by 14 runs.
PAK needs 15 runs to win.
Ummm… PAK batted first, this is their second innings. AUS still get a second innings after this to chase down whatever lead PAK get.
You are quite correct.
Brain is not working well, sorry…
Michael V said:
A N D: Masood out for a duck.Caught behind, bowled Hazlewood.
PAK: 2/1
A N D: Ayub out for 33.
LBW Lyon.
PAK: 3/58
Babar out for 23.
Bowled Head.
PAK: 4/60
Michael V said:
Babar out for 23.Bowled Head.
PAK: 4/60
Sorry.
Caught behind off the bowling of Head.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Babar out for 23.Bowled Head.
PAK: 4/60
Sorry.
Caught behind off the bowling of Head.
Well it was still bowled by Head. :) It is his wicket.
Bowled by Hazelwood caught by Smith.
Pakistan 6 fer.
Shakeel out for 2.
Caught Smith in the slips, bowled Hazlewood.
PAK: 5/67
Sajid out for a duck.
Chopped on; bowled Hazlewood.
PAK: 6/67
Haelwood 28 balls for 9 runs and 4 wickets.
And another!
Salman out for a duck.
Caught Warner in slips, bowled Hazlewood.
PAK: 7/67
Stumps.
PAK: 7/68
The so called diluted hattrick
dv said:
The so called diluted hattrick
:)
W 0 W 0 W
Michael V said:
Rizwan out for 28.Caught Warner in the slips, bowled Lyon.
PAK: 8/109
One brings another:
Aamir out for 18.
Caught Head on the boundary, in the slips, bowled Cummins.
PAK: 9/109
Hazan out for 5.
Bowled Lyon.
PAK: all out for 115.
Michael V said:
Hazan out for 5.Bowled Lyon.
PAK: all out for 115.
The Aussies should be able to catch them but it is a worn out pitch and Pakistan does have some good bowlers and fielders.
Khawaja out for a duck.
LBW Sajid.
AUS: 1/0.
Game on :)
Warner dropped on 23.
Michael V said:
Warner dropped on 23.
He’s batting as per usual then.
Warner get to 50!
Well done.
Lunch at the SCG.
AUS: 1/91.
Target 130 to win.
Michael V said:
Warner get to 50!Well done.
That’s better than he’s usually been getting of late..
Now Labuschagne gets to 50!
Well done Labs.
Michael V said:
Now Labuschagne gets to 50!Well done Labs.
Haven’t been watching. Is Warner still there?
Warner out for 57.
LBW Sajid.
AUS: 2/119.
Predictably, Warner gets a standing ovation.
AUS needing only 11 runs to win now. Maybe I’ll watch a few minutes, and then get off my fat arse and do something productive.
Michael V said:
Warner out for 57.LBW Sajid.
AUS: 2/119.
Predictably, Warner gets a standing ovation.
He has done quite a lot for the team. At times if not a bit of a square peg in a round hole.
AUS wins by 8 wickets.
… and it’s time for handshakes all round.
AUS win by 8 wickets. The bowlers just too good in the second innings.
Seems I missed the match…
Was Cummins man of?
dv said:
Seems I missed the match…Was Cummins man of?
To answer my own question: no.
American, with 100 runs, and 6 wickets in the first innings… fair.
Bit of a decent series for Warner overall.
dv said:
Seems I missed the match…Was Cummins man of?
Player of the series: Cummins.
Player of the match: Aamir. Unusual, but well deserved.
dv said:
Was Cummins man of?
Yes.
dv said:
dv said:
Seems I missed the match…Was Cummins man of?
To answer my own question: no.
American, with 100 runs, and 6 wickets in the first innings… fair.
Bit of a decent series for Warner overall.
Indeed.
And good to see him not milking his send off(s).
party_pants said:
… and it’s time for handshakes all round.AUS win by 8 wickets. The bowlers just too good in the second innings.
Cummins was marvellous as a captain.