AUS vs PAK: Upbeat Shan Masood wants Pakistan's young attack to learn discipline from Australia
An upbeat Pakistan captain Shan Masood has said that his young bowling attack needs to learn discipline from the Australian bowlers after their humbling defeat in Perth on December 17.
Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat by Australia in the first Test match held in Perth. The Australian team, showcasing a dominant performance, outplayed Pakistan with a staggering 360-run victory within just four days of play. This win was further highlighted by Australian bowler Nathan Lyon’s remarkable achievement of reaching 500 Test wickets, joining an elite group of bowlers who have reached this milestone.
| AUS vs PAK, 1st Test Scorecard |
The Pakistani batters struggled against Australia’s formidable pace attack on a challenging Perth pitch that exhibited variable bounce and movement. Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins delivered relentless fast bowling, which led to Pakistan being dismissed for a mere 89 runs in their second innings. This marked Pakistan’s 15th consecutive Test defeat on Australian soil, a streak dating back to 1995.
The Australian batters, particularly Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Marsh, contributed significantly to setting up a daunting target for Pakistan, despite taking body blows on a deteriorating pitch.
Despite the humbling in his first Test as skipper, Masood was upbeat about his team’s efforts. Speaking at the post-match presentation, the Pakistan skipper said that they were looking for progress, and he was happy to see his batters compete with Australia’s batting in the first innings.
Masood said that they could have scored a bit quicker. The Pakistan skipper also wanted his young bowling attack to learn discipline from the Aussies and wants them to aim for all 20 wickets in the match.
“Look when you come to these shores, you look for progress. If you had told us that Australia will play 110 overs and we’ll play 100, I’d have taken that. We could have scored quicker and 60-70 runs would have proved the difference in maybe keeping that lead to a sizeable level. Discipline is something we would take from the Australian attack. We took 15 wickets and need to aim for 20. I
Masood also praised his debutants, Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shahzad, for their performances and said the team would take the positives from their outing in Perth.
t’s never easy when you have two debutants in a four-seam attack. They have the first-class record, and they had a lot of overs under their belt. Aamer’s pace was decent and Khurram’s accuracy was good. We’ll take the positives and they did decently well,” said Masood.
