‘Galat baat, sapno par paani nahin ferte’ – Fans react as Michael Vaughan tames down Mohammad Hafeez’s optimism of Pakistan beating Australia

In the first Test match between Australia and Pakistan, the Asian side suffered one of the heaviest defeats in the history of Test cricket. They lost the match by 360 runs, chasing 450 runs to win. With this, once again their dream of winning a Test match down under after 1994-95 remains distant for the time being. Trailing by 0-1, the team will play the second Test in Melbourne starting on December 26.

Ahead of the game, team director and coach, Mohammad Hafeez seemed to be optimistic about his team’s chances in the next game. However, the former Pakistan skipper was also critical of his team for their 360-run loss in the Perth Test last week

“We made plans for the team, but unfortunately, we couldn’t execute them well. The guys wanted to, but they never applied themselves, to be very honest.”

“We couldn’t execute our skills well,” said Coach Hafeez. “We made plans for the team, but unfortunately, we couldn’t execute them well. That’s not an excuse.”

There is no doubt we can beat Australia: Mohammad Hafeez

Ahead of the second Test, the 2017 Champions Trophy winner has said that the players have prepared well.

Pakistan Squad: Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green, Scott Boland

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