3 Reasons Why Australia’s Poor Run in England is Good News for Pakistan!

Australia has had a horrific time in the three one day internationals (ODIs) that they have played in England so far. Not only have they lost all three games but they have also ended up embarrassing themselves by giving away a world record 481 runs in the third ODI of the series. Hence, here is a look at 3 reasons why Australia’s poor run on English shores is good news for Pakistan.

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Pakistan Play Kangaroos in All Three Formats During the Next Few Months

Pakistan play a T20 tri-series involving Australia in July and then meet Kangaroos a couple of times during the next few months for ODIs and Test matches in UAE. Hence, Australia’s poor form following the Warner-Smith ban provides Pakistan with a wonderful opportunity to dominate a team that has thrashed the green shirts on more than one occasion during the last couple of decades or so.

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Allows a Chance to Either Consolidate or Go Up in the ICC Rankings

Pakistan go in as definite favorites and should really look to avoid unpredictability so that they can consolidate their number one T20 ranking when they make an appearance for the tri-series in Zimbabwe where Australia too will be participating.

Moreover, having already surpassed the Kangaroos in the ODI rankings, Pakistan will have a pretty decent chance of getting into the top four if they are able to govern the proceedings when the Aussie boys visit UAE later in the season.

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Makes Life Easier for the Support Staff

For most part during the last two decades Pakistan has had players who lacked confidence simply because they had failed time and again against a very strong Australian side. However, with Australia in crisis now and with plenty of youngsters in the Pakistani dressing room; the support staff for the men in green can breathe easy as for once they no longer have to deal with individuals who are carrying excess baggage.