David Hookes Match Report vs. Australia: First Inning of First Test at Rawalpindi in Oct 1998
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00:00Yes, I spoke to him just after the day's play, and he said that he cramped up a lot.
00:05We saw yesterday Steve Waugh and Slater cramp up a lot as well.
00:09Darren Lehman said the same thing. He got cramps in his hips, and it really affected him.
00:13I thought he might have strained his back, but he didn't.
00:16And he was just very disappointed, of course, to be dismissed for 98, possibly his first test in 100.
00:22But I think when you consider he's 28 years of age, we've all been pushing for him to play test cricket a long, long time ago.
00:28The first man to score over 10,000 first-class runs before being selected for his country.
00:35And he made 52 in Bangalore in March in his first test, and now 98 in his second test.
00:40So he's well on his way. He could be a star of the future.
00:43Well, this Australian side is a mixture of experience and youth, because in it you have Colin Miller playing his first test.
00:51Stuart McGill has just been in the Australian side recently.
00:53Raymond, as you said, is the second test, and of course then you have Hayley and Steve Waugh playing the 104th test matches.
01:01And I think Australia, which most of the people here, the cricket lovers, and as you know, it's the passion in Pakistan,
01:07have always liked the Australian side. Believe me.
01:11Whether they're playing against Pakistan, of course, there is the element of supporting the home team.
01:17But you would have seen the crowd was appreciative of the entire game throughout these three days.
01:22And the side, which batted with professional attitude, has taken the day so far.
01:30Yes, look, I think that the Pakistan are predictably unpredictable.
01:35I think that's one of the lovely aspects of the way they play their game, though.
01:38We know there's always bitching and fighting and infighting between the players, there appears to be.
01:43But it's a lovely part of their game, and to see them with their free spirit is very much an Australian trait.
01:50And I think that's why the Pakistan supporters who have been here in good numbers over the last three days,
01:55it's why the Australian supporters love seeing Pakistan, because they're two similar styles.
01:59I think probably the main difference in this day and age is that perhaps the Australian team are a little bit more consistent in what they do,
02:08whereas the Pakistan players still just do their own thing, and if it all gels, it's fantastic.
02:14If you play against a well-drilled side like Australia, you probably aren't going to win more than you lose.
02:20And I think Australia are desperate to win here.
02:23They haven't won here since 1959, Richie Benno's side.
02:27They lost in India earlier in the year.
02:29They want to be treated as genuine world champions, and they know in their own hearts that they can't do that,
02:35and they can't sprout that if they don't win here against Pakistan.
02:40So we've got two more tests to go.
02:42Of course, there are two days still left.
02:44Sure.
02:45What, frankly, do you think?
02:47Can Pakistan survive these two days?
02:49You'd have to say no, but that's not to say that Pakistan couldn't do it.
02:53I think that when you've been fielding for over a day under very, very tiring conditions, very hot conditions,
02:58your bowlers toiled very hard, worked very hard, then the other side just kept getting runs, kept getting runs.
03:04Stuart McGill even got 21.
03:05Stuart McGill wouldn't make 21 runs in a calendar year normally.
03:09And the most important session is going to be tomorrow morning.
03:12I think if Australia can get three wickets before lunch, then it may even be over tomorrow.
03:17If Pakistan gets through with their openers until lunchtime, well, then maybe Australia's got a fight on its hands.
03:22But you would expect 244, two days to go.
03:27You'd expect the serve that's in the field tomorrow to win.
03:29Well, David, thank you very much for your views.
03:32Pleasure.
03:32And nice having you.
03:34So, well, that's what David says, difficult for Pakistan to survive.
03:39Well, pity you, world, and pity you, network.
03:43You'll stick there.
03:44Pakistan will survive.
03:46Assalamualaikum and good evening.