*Official* Pakistan v Australia in UAE 2014

[morgieb]

Although an attack of Siddle, Starc and Johnson scares me for some reason.

 

[Julian87]

It was always pretty possible regardless of his performance in the T20. Watson's out and the selectors are not big lovers of O'Keefe, so three quicks, Lyon, Maxwell, Haddin and five bats has always been a big possibility.

They'd be more likely to pick O'Keefe just because he's left handed though.

 

[dermo]

i can deal with maxwell over hughes as i have no faith in the prince's ability to play spin. won't be happy if we see maxwell as the second spinner though

 

[morgieb]

i can deal with maxwell over hughes as i have no faith in the prince's ability to play spin. won't be happy if we see maxwell as the second spinner though

I wouldn't be that happy if Maxwell was picked over Hughes as we won't have an obvious #3. Don't think Smith or Clarke should be batting there.

 

[Spikey]

1.35pm Okay. I have a feeling we may have got our match timings wrong. Not sure just yet, but I think the scheduled start is later than we initially thought. We'll confirm as soon as we know.

lol

 

[dermo]

I wouldn't be that happy if Maxwell was picked over Hughes as we won't have an obvious #3. Don't think Smith or Clarke should be batting there.

d00ls

 

[dermo]

warner
rogers
doolan
clarke
smith
maxwell/hughes/marsh
haddin
o'keefe
johnson
lyon
siddle/starc

a lot depends on marsh being fit

 

[Spikey]

1.35pm Okay. I have a feeling we may have got our match timings wrong. Not sure just yet, but I think the scheduled start is later than we initially thought. We'll confirm as soon as we know.

lol

Yup. Match begins at 3.00pm local time.

looooooooool

 

[morgieb]

d00ls

Yeah true, though that would mean that Maxy would have one of the 5 bowlers if picked.

 

[Gob]

warner
rogers
doolan
clarke
smith
maxwell/hughes/marsh
haddin
o'keefe
johnson
lyon
siddle/starc

a lot depends on marsh being fit

rogers generally faces the first ball not warner.

 

[Spikey]

dermo just got ****ing owned

 

[Spikey]

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[Gob]

man i hope smith will play today ahead of hughes despite the latter possessing a much better record. just don't have any faith on hughes under these conditions.

 

[Gob]

smith at 3 good. richardson over starc not good.

 

[Riggins]

i agree. although richardson at 3 would have been the preferred option.

 

[Spikey]

richardson at 3 jokes will never fail to make me laugh

 

[morgieb]

can we kill aaron finch

 

[morgieb]

On a more serious note, Finch needs to **** off from anything resembling real cricket. Go join FICKLE or something.

 

[dermo]

is smitteh using a new bat?

 

[dermo]

how do Abbott and Richardson get a gig ahead of starc?