Younis Khan: Pak will beat Aus 5-0 in ODIs in UAE!!!

Nath wrote:If we're having problems against Botha, the Pakistani spinners will tear us apart.

Which Pakistani spinners? UAE wickets are not necessarily rank turners. The only thing going for Pakistan is the onslaught of summer. The heat - though dry - may work against Australia.

jim rich wrote:

Nath wrote:If we're having problems against Botha, the Pakistani spinners will tear us apart.

Which Pakistani spinners? UAE wickets are not necessarily rank turners. The only thing going for Pakistan is the onslaught of summer. The heat - though dry - may work against Australia.

Pakistan want pitches that will suit their style of bowling (spin), so that's what they will get. Which spinners? Any!

Nath wrote:If we're having problems against Botha, the Pakistani spinners will tear us apart.

Danish? - hardly likely.

Red wrote:

Nath wrote:If we're having problems against Botha, the Pakistani spinners will tear us apart.

Danish? - hardly likely.

Danish pastry with Malik and Afridi is about the only options Pak has.

Nath wrote:

jim rich wrote:

Nath wrote:If we're having problems against Botha, the Pakistani spinners will tear us apart.

Which Pakistani spinners? UAE wickets are not necessarily rank turners. The only thing going for Pakistan is the onslaught of summer. The heat - though dry - may work against Australia.

Pakistan want pitches that will suit their style of bowling (spin), so that's what they will get. Which spinners? Any!

Pakistan's pace attack is more versatile than their spin. Even if they do get glorified turners, I don't think the Aussies will make the same errors twice.

Don't get me wrong; I'd prefer you lost , but realistically, I don't see that happening.

Danish doesn't play ODIs...

Ajmal is considered a better option in the shorter version of the game. A bowling attack of Afridi, Ajmal, Gul, Shoaib and Tanvir looks decent on paper but then batting becomes a problem because Afridi and Tanvir aren't too good with the bat these days.

embee wrote:"they are a rabble! "

...and Oz has left out their captain , their best strike bowler and their second best batsman and included a walking hamstring tear , a brain explosion waiting to happen and an over hyped probably over the hill pretty boy

Sounds like they are evenly matched

Oz not only left their captain, best strike bowler and 2nd best batsman but also forced PAK to not pick their best batsman and the best all rounder.

Unfortunately PCB as always fell for the lame threats.

So I guess the Aus team will look something like-

Marsh
Haddin+
Clarke(c)
Ferguson
Symonds
Watson
Hopes
Lee
Hauritz
Bracken
Hilfenhaus

Will Watson be bowling in this series?

Watson may bowl later in the series ....Hilditch made comment on it when they team was announced ....I think he hadn't been passed fit for bowling yet , but that may change during the tour (probably depending on how shit Roy Hopes and Horrorz bowl)

For Pakistan, i'd go with-

Butt
Manzoor
Younis(c)
Misbah
Malik
Alam
Akmal+
Arafat
Tanvir
Iftikhar
Shoaib

Blow me down, but there are at least 3 optimists here who back a 5-0 Aus win.....

I think they are backing that Pakistan will lose 5 ...not that Oz will win 5

I hope its an evenly balanced contest.

Henry wrote:For Pakistan, i'd go with-

Butt
Manzoor
Younis(c)
Misbah
Malik
Alam
Akmal+
Arafat
Tanvir
Iftikhar
Shoaib

Manzoor isn't in the squad

they will need to play 1 proper spinner and Gul is the best ODI bowler in the team so cant be dropped.

more like

1- Jamsheed
2- Butt
3- Khan
4- Misbah
5- Malik
6- Akmal
7- Afridi
8- Arafat
9- Tanvir
10- Gul
11- Shoaib

PlanetPakistan wrote:

Henry wrote:For Pakistan, i'd go with-

Butt
Manzoor
Younis(c)
Misbah
Malik
Alam
Akmal+
Arafat
Tanvir
Iftikhar
Shoaib

Manzoor isn't in the squad

they will need to play 1 proper spinner and Gul is the best ODI bowler in the team so cant be dropped.

more like

1- Jamsheed
2- Butt
3- Khan
4- Misbah
5- Malik
6- Akmal
7- Afridi
8- Arafat
9- Tanvir
10- Gul
11- Shoaib

Crikey ...even Trev has anti-Wozzie bias

best ODI bowler for pakistan that is...

Forgot about Gul....

How could you not see Gul?

I'll get my coat...

1 down. 4 more to go for YK. Lets see him put his money where his mouth is.....

On track so far.

doremi wrote:On track so far.

It would be delicious if Aus actually went onto win 4 in a row from here. Dravid's team turned the tables on Pak winning 4 i9n a row, after going 1-0 down in 2006. Inzy's team won 4 in a row after losing the first 2 in 2005 against us.


Nevertheless, Aus can't be so bad atm that they can't nick in a game or two?
:?:

PlanetPakistan wrote:Pakistan will certainly win the first match of the series after that they will probably lose the next 3 and then win the last odi.

:|

You are right on track after 2, PP.
Nandrochuckter looks pretty washed out. A shadow of the shadow of himself. Pity. It looks like the days of 100mph bowlers have come and gone.

jim rich wrote:You are right on track after 2, PP.
Nandrochuckter looks pretty washed out. A shadow of the shadow of himself. Pity. It looks like the days of 100mph bowlers have come and gone.

I thought he bowled quite well in the last game, in the 1st spell he beat the bat on numerous occasions with late out swing and then was reversing it later on in the innings...

Main problem is that now he is a lot slower and can only bowl in the low to mid 140s which is a good 10 KPH slower than what he use to be able to bowl at. I also don't like this new run up of his.

Would be a great joke if Pak help Aus get back in form. Actually the same would still be true the other way round as well!