3rd Test: Australia vs. India at Perth (WACA) Jan. 16-20, 2008

lakkis25 · January 18, 2008, 9:29pm

Re: 3rd Test: Australia vs. India at Perth (WACA) Jan. 16-20, 2008

GoldenAsif:

I have n’t posted much recently but I must say that I have been greatly impressed with the way India has competed with the mighty Aussies in their own back yard esp. in the last two tests. Even in the first test, a lousy hour’s (second innings) batting display on the 4th morning is what ruined the game for India. Another 100 runs and the result could have been different. All tests have gone to day 5. With Pakistan games usu. finish in 3-3.5 days in Australia owing to our inept and inconsistent batting.

Some Pakistani yahan abhi bhi keeray nikaal rahay hain. I say give credit where it is due. yaar pehlay apni team ko dekho, phir dobara apni team ko dekho, Apart from the two Y’s (If Akhtar manages to complete 30 overs in a test that is a bonus) *koi shaklain hain *(I mean the present team) humaray players kee Australia say Australia main compete karnay kee. If we score 300 against them we think that we have done really well! The Aussies can score that in just two sessions and that (i.e. our repetitive batting failures) largely explains why we have never been able to compete with Australia in Australia in recent times.

When was the last time Pakistan were in a position to force a draw never mind a win against Australia in Australia? And when was the last time we made 500 in a test innings in Australia?

Infact in recent times the only test where we made the Aussies sweat in their own back yard was this one in Nov. 1999
http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/PAK_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/PAK_AUS_T2_18-22NOV1999.html](http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/PAK_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/PAK_AUS_T2_18-22NOV1999.html)

That said I would warn Indian guppies against premature celebrations. :k: This Aussie team does n’t know how to lose and with a record-breaking 17th straight victory (well not quite) in sight and with players like Ponting (who is due a big score) Hussey, Symonds and Gilchrist still there you just never know. I sincerely hope for reasons that are quite obvious that Asad Rauf has a good day in the field tomorrow.

:k: