Pakistan’s bowlers Archives

Australia and Pakistan in ding dong battle in a MCG Test cliff- hanger. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Pakistan’s bowlers made the Test series interesting by rolling Australia for 318 as seven wickets fell for 133 throwing open the challenge to their batters to take the Boxing day contest to a real fight. Pakistan’s pace quartet were sharp, mostly accurate and deserved greater success if they held onto their chances which would have made Australia’s tally much less than it was. Also erratic bowling at times cost them precious runs that could have made it interesting. The extra bounce gave away too many runs over the wicket-keeper to the boundary. Australia for once, looked all at sea as they struggled to come to grips with a focused Pakistan attack that appears to have new belief in themselves. Pakistan in reply looked set to take control as ...

Pakistan show fight on Boxing day to curtail Australia. BY RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Pakistan showed better intent and threw down the gauntlet to Australia in a rain curtailed first day of the Boxing day Test in Melbourne. Pakistan’s bowlers were on a mission as they bowled better lines and length to suffocate Australia’s free scoring batters, and on a rain shortened first day, Australia could only muster 185 for 3. Winning an important toss and putting Australia in, appeared debatable at the outset, but turned out to be the correct one at the end of the day’s play. The spirited display breathed new life into the series that seemed one-sided after the Perth mauling the Pakistanis were handed. But the pitch at the MCG had plenty of assistance to Pakistan’s pretty fiery attack that tested Australia’s batters with sharp movement and bounce. It shapes for a competitive ...