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surprised the leggie doesn't bowl much considering he looked quite good when he bowled.
he should certainly bowl more than the few overs he bowled today, don't think he bowled that many in the first test either.

Handy intervention from Labuschagne again.

pakistan will be happy though, first time I seen the curator doctor pitches for them in the UAE, it seems like the favoured tactic of sri lanka and india in the past, green tinge in the middle and bare full areas, flattie for the seam bowlers and turn for the spinners.

Three wickets at under 15 in the series for Labuschagne.

Starc is struggling to contribute.

So far, been a very hard series to start on, but once past 20, players have batted a long time. So one wicket might bring a few more.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Three wickets at under 15 in the series for Labuschagne.

Starc is struggling to contribute.

I have been harsh on him, thinking he would only get one test. And now he has 4 test wickets

And he can also take catches like this

https://www.cricket.com.au/video/labusc ... 2018-10-16

Sarfraz goes for 94 too.

yuppie wrote:

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Three wickets at under 15 in the series for Labuschagne.

Starc is struggling to contribute.

I have been harsh on him, thinking he would only get one test. And now he has 4 test wickets :laugh

There's another. He's got both set batters.

yuppie wrote:And he can also take catches like this

I dont get it, why is this considered a great catch? He gets hit by the ball, he falls over, and then finds as he's on the ground that the ball by some tragic fluke is resting on his right leg. If you are telling me he means to parry it with his left arm, then parry it with his right, then his left, then purposefully juggles the ball, then falling to the ground, with his left and right leg, to the point he accurately gauged in 0.02 seconds the exact way to hit the ball, so that it would drop straight into his lap, then fair play....

Its like claiming a skill when you pick 50 on the roulette wheel....

yeah that was a very lucky catch and he didn't even mean to do it.

Sarfaraz 94
Fakhar. 94
Rest of the team 94

Khawaja reverts to type. 1 over left, Siddle out there as watchman

Incredible record Mohammad Abbas has. Ten matches (including this) 51 wickets at 16.4!

I remember Boycott writing him off last summer.

Only 3.8 with the bat though, so not a three dimensional cricketer.