Australia vs Pakistan: 2nd Test - Day 2 cricket end of day scores, blog

Your electing not to mention the two incorrect DRS decisions too. Im not wanting him to be a poor captain, his performance is there for all to see with his decision making its happening again. Im happy to be winning but this is another stern reminder for the away tours and future. He’s not a good decision maker . Its not one thing, Its multiple decisions in one day yesterday. I want the best for the team in the future and no more england re runs . mediocrity is turning the other way from what we see with decision making and settling for draws abroad. Once again though he’s keeping well enough and is being serviced by exceptional pace bowling in one of the best pace attacks in Australian history so theres going to be a lot of catches coming his way as the bowling is precision and was extraordinary as well yesterday (lets not forget that the three pace bowlers were right on line pace and length nearly all innings so far) . Great one hander yesterday. Perhaps he can stay on that basis longer than expected

Anon starc is a machine at Night in the DNs at Adelaide I've been at both matches before this and here again. I expected a bag of wickets last night and we got them. We were 1 up in the series an unassailable series win. Paine should have either called it at 300 for warner or let him go for the 400. breaking bradmans score by one run was a sign of ego and disrespect . Poor captaincy by paine yet again on a number of levels today. great keeping by him though.

We’ve got them 6 down. Starc is a machine at the Adelaide DNs per his last two DNs where he was best bowler and yet again here. Its tough batting at night. Paine could have let Warner go for it but I think if he wanted to let him get 300 what was the point in letting him go on to beat bradman without letting him go all the way. Even with Rain we have three days left. Moreover we are 1 nil up we can’t lose the series. Crappy captaincy yet again for me, same with the field placements and two DRS calls. Great keeping though today. Just reporting it like it is general. not making it up. He has to go as captain he’s a poor decision maker all over the place. Happy to keep him in there as keeper for the time being as that was a great catch today and did well with the standard catches but the bowling from the three seamers was excellent today. Could have had another seamer out there, neser in for head or neser in for lyon although I preferred that call at Brisbane. Adelaide may provide for lyon in the coming days.

I didn't like the field settings yesterday evening as I said. How have you construed that as me dancing around or saying I don't rate Paine as a captain. As I said, I would have liked to see the declaration later, for the reasons I stated. Because they went the other doesn't make it a poor decision. The declaration would have been a leadership discussion (captain, coach, senior player or two) in any event, not a unilateral one by Paine. As for the field settings, Paine's the captain, but he's not operating in isolation. His bowlers have input and we've already seen Smith regularly setting fields. Again, I think you want Paine to be rated as a poor captain, so are over-emphasising each point.

I see you dancing around blaming paine for poor field settings which you acknowledged on here , a couple of poor DRS decisions yet again and a decision to declare to early given then unassailable series win at that point. Basically you don’t rate Paine as captain either, ill say it for you Jeff. thats not to argue against the fact he kept well yesterday.

I thought Australia could have could have. But for me there are reasons for and against so I can understand the declaration coming too. So no it's not a mistake, just a preference on my part.

Pierro, Can you give it a little rest. We lose games and it is Paine's fault, and we win games and it his fault. As for the declaration, Warner was told that it would occur at that time. And please do not tell me it was Paine's call only. Are Langer and Co just sitting there dumb, and not saying a word. The brain's trust would have talked about when was the best time to declare. Also you and others said he delayed a declaration in the previous test, and now decry him as declaring too early. We have them 6/96 so declaring early seems to make sense. And with the DRS he clearly asked his bowlers both times, and went on their advice. One was a line ball call, pitching just outside leg, and yes the other missed the bat. And and thanks for the keeping call, four catches including a brilliant one.

After the ashes tests I thought he was a certainty, but might just struggle a bit to replace Warner and Labs now. But I will keep hoping.

If there was draw after draw I’d agree. But we keep seeing results and mostly in our favour, so no need for a change in my view

I thought they got more movement than the Pak bowlers. Maybe skill due to familiarity

Agreed, the right time to go for 400

We don’t drop a captain because he stinks at DRS

Taylor didn’t walk off. He was sat in the dressing room at the end of the day when he declared

Davey wasn't quick enough. We never expected to be 6 wickets down by the end of play. At some point we have to bowl at Pakistan. I thought we should have declared 100 runs earlier if anything. :thumbdown:

Pakistan are an utter disgrace. Given their history of match fixing we need to ask whether they are throwing matches again.

Sgt I think was nuts to let him just beat bradman who someone like Taylor walked off for. What was Paine thinking . Almost disrespectful to the Don, as warners 300 was up and he should have declared then on the triple if he wasn’t going to let Warner have a crack at the 400. I was of the view as soon as he declared, sitting there thinking what is the guy smoking again. Not impressed with Paine decision making yet again. I will be positive where its due and say Paine kept well today. A few More DRS blunders and field placements today. He has to go as captain for me straight after NZ. Happy to keep him in as wicketkeeper on merit for the time being.

They'd have to enforce at any score under 200 thats for sure . my only concern is stress on the pace bowlers so paine should let labs and lyon have some bowling practice if we don't get a bag of wickets early on in there second innings doesn't matter if it goes a bit longer. Actually all considering some rain breaks would not hurt now and aid our pace bowlers for perth.

Starc was always going to do well at Adelaide DN. Last two matches over 4 years at Adelaide he’s ripped through them or been our best bowler. Same yet again. Totally predictable. He loves the DN and ground. His record is good at Perth and has to play there but Adelaide is where he has shone. If they get a win in perth I still think the rotation of pattinson at mcg is a wise one. His record there is brilliant and at one up starc who has suffered a lot of injuries could be rested there. SCG is suprisingly where Starcs record stinks a little bit actually. Be interesting to see if the selectors actually enforce their rotation policy wisely. Emphasis on wisely (as they didn’t do it wisely in england)

Head has to go. lol. He now gets a chance at Optus.

Not the best Jeff. Paine is the worst at DRS in the history of DRS so far. If we let him captain again after NZ we are asking for it is all Im saying . His keeping has been good though thats a different story.