A jaw-dropping win by Australia against Pakistan at the WACA cricket test resulted in the shattering of several records, but a noticeable lack of attendance from the local crowd raised concerns of their disapproval regarding ex-Aussie coach Justin Langer’s treatment. The resulting low turnout was disappointing and a strong gesture of protest from West Australian cricket fans.
David Warner has been in top form, recently hitting a blazing 164 in the first innings, putting behind legends Viv Richards and Virender Sehwag on the all-time test run charts. We are excited to see him in action during his farewell test match in Sydney. Parallely, Aamer Jamal made an impressive debut for Pakistan by taking an impressive six wickets, but the real shocker came from Alex Carey’s Friday fumble, bringing back memories of Jonny Bairstow stumping saga at Lord’s awhile ago.
Furthermore, there was pre-match controversy courtesy of David Warner and Mitchell Johnson who expressed his thoughts in a newspaper column by taking a swipe at Warner’s wish for a farewell Test match in Sydney. However, many disagreed with Johnson, feeling Warner had done enough to earn that opportunity. Looking forward to the Boxing Day test, we anticipate a larger crowd than the recent WACA test.