Re: Pakistan v Australia 1st Test Melbourne , Dec 26-30
I think they lost due to:
- Imran Farhat (even though he scored a century in NZ, it doesnt mean he is test level opener).
- Salman Butt, he is better than Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar & Imran Nazir, yet still not test level.
- Faisal Iqbal - this No.3 spot has troubled Pakistan for years and Younis Khan stabilized it.
- A fifth bowler/genuine alrounder. He could have played instead of Misbah or Faisal Iqbal. I dont mean Abdur Razzaq here. He is not test material anymore.
- Abdur Rauf, he didnt bother any of the Aussie batsmen but does seem like a good build/height but at 31, he cannot be developed into a test bowler. In the end, it seemed like Pak was playing only 3 bowler.
- We missed Kaneria through injury.