Australia A in Pakistan

[aussie1st]

England all over again :

 

[ZexyZahid]

Australia A declares on 407-8. Watson got a 50 and then got out.

Pakistan A on 249-6. Hasan Raza is 111no and Imran Farhat 47. Cullen got three wickets.

This match could turn into a draw with one day left.

 

[aussie1st]

Good to see Cullen getting some wickets. How did Watson's bowling go?

 

[ZexyZahid]

Good to see Cullen getting some wickets. How did Watson's bowling go?

Watson 0-24 of 9 overs. Lewis 2-54 of 14 overs. Hodge 1-22 of 5 overs.

Watson, Clark and White remained wicketless.

 

[aussie1st]

Watson still not doing it with the ball. White no surpise. Lewis is doing alright too.
Didn't think Hodge would have got a wicket, they must have got desperate.

 

[ZexyZahid]

As predicted it turned out to be a draw.

First Innings:
Australia A 407-8. Hopes 146. Hodge 68. Watson 50.
Pakistan A 348 all out. Hasan Raza 116. Mansoor Amjad 82

Second Innings:
Australia A 181-0. Hussey 101no and North 68no

A great series win by Pakistan A!

 

[aussie1st]

Great to see Aus having so many openers capable of scoring runs.

Aus stop the find for a new all rounder North 2-0 :laugh

 

[ZexyZahid]

Now are the ODI series left. Next ODI is on 23 September: http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/AUS-A_IN_PAK/AUS-A_IN_PAK_SEP2005_SCHEDULE.html

Still predicting that Australia A should win it, but you never know now, because I expected them to win the Test series also.

 

[Sando]

Here is the latest contest, a 50 over a side match.

Pakistan A 96/10 (32.2 overs)
Raza 21 (32)

Clark 2/21 (9)
Bracken 2/11 (7)
Johnson 3/24 (6)
Watson 3/16 (6.2)

Australia A 97/3 (17.4 overs)
Jaques 64 (61)

Arafat 2/21 (4.4 overs)

Bit of a walkover really. Jaques again impressive. All of the Aussie bowlers impressive. I would imagine the Pakistani selectors would be slightly concerned that Sami and Gul each bowled 4 wicket-less overs in what assumably were conditions suited to the pace-men.

 

[Bravo]

actually the day before the match it rained heavily in lahore and there was a lot of moisture in the pitch.looking at that aussies have elected 2 bowl 1st and made the match.and 2 remind u guys the pitch started playing well in last moments of pakistan's innings.so not 2 blame pakistani bowlers and batsman.

looking at the moisture conditions pcb has decided 2 start the match at 11 am so that no side has the advantage of moisture.

 

[aussie1st]

Great to see Jaques going so well. The bowlers were awesome.
Was Watson swinging the ball? If not then I don't think he will ever swing the ball if he can't do it in these conditions.

 

[squiz]

Australia A made 204 in 49.5 overs. Cameron White the great Victorian All-Rounder made 106* and was easily the standout

 

[aussie1st]

Don't know about all rounder yet but his batting skills are top notch.

 

[angryangy]

Don't know about all rounder yet but his batting skills are top notch.

I've heard on the grape-vine he's going to do work with Terry Jenner to remodel his bowling action into something more traditional.

 

[aussie1st]

Get Shane Warne to help him out. We have to do whatever it takes to get him turning his leg spin. His batting already is good enough for one part of the all rounder bill.