The consolation here is that Pakistan look like a very weak batting line up. We need to just go for it a bit now, 240-250 gives us a decent chance still.
That shitty performance couldn't have come against the Aussies, could it?
One slight mitigating factor, and not to make excuses for a poor performance, was that this was the same pitch that Pakistan played on in their previous match, so they would have known how to bowl on it and would have had more clue about the way it played. Pretty poor not to have a new pitch for a semi-final really.
Quote from: Dave Cooper please on June 16, 2017, 12:47:58 PMOne slight mitigating factor, and not to make excuses for a poor performance, was that this was the same pitch that Pakistan played on in their previous match, so they would have known how to bowl on it and would have had more clue about the way it played. Pretty poor not to have a new pitch for a semi-final really.Completely agree about the lack of a new pitch for the semi final of a major tournament. Completely amateurish really.
Quote from: taylorsworkrate on June 16, 2017, 05:02:36 PMQuote from: Dave Cooper please on June 16, 2017, 12:47:58 PMOne slight mitigating factor, and not to make excuses for a poor performance, was that this was the same pitch that Pakistan played on in their previous match, so they would have known how to bowl on it and would have had more clue about the way it played. Pretty poor not to have a new pitch for a semi-final really.Completely agree about the lack of a new pitch for the semi final of a major tournament. Completely amateurish really. ICC competition rules - not permitted to produce a fresh pitch for the knockout stages of a tournament