Shoaib Akhtar slams 'clueless' Pakistan bowlers; alleges pointless strategy

Former Pakistan pacer Shoiab Akhtar slammed Pakistan bowlers for being unable to pick up wickets in second Test at Adelaide on Saturday. Pakistan's bowlers conceded a mammoth total of 589 runs, with three bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in ir spell. Added to Pakistan's misfortunes were ir fielding lapses as y faced difficulties spotting pink ball. Shaheen Afridi was only Pakistan bowler to provide much-needed breakthroughs for Pakistan by getting rid of Burns, Smith, and Labuschagne. Pakistan's premier spinner Yasir Shah narrowly missed out on conceding 200 runs as he got hit all around park by Australia's Warner and Labuschagne. Even after using six bowlers, Pakistan failed to find a way to topple Australian marathon as Warner and co bludgeoned ir way to 589. Shoaib Akhtar slammed Pakistan bowlers for being clueless about how to pick wickets in Adelaide and chided m for waiting for Australia to throw away ir wickets or declare instead of aggressively taking wickets. 

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Shoaib Akhtar slams Pakistan bowlers

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Mitchell Starc Goes Berserk 

Australia's pace spearheaded Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc on Pakistan batting line-up as visitors were reduced to 96-6 at end of day's play. Australia declared ir innings after posting a mammoth total of 589 runs, thanks to David Warner's maiden Test triple ton. Mitchell Starc was right on money and struck gold in fourth over as he got rid of Imam-ul-Haq. Starc n picked up two wickets off 31st over to send Ifthikar Ahmed and Rizwan packing. Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood grabbed one wicket each as Pakistan ended Day 2 on a very dry te, with just four wickets left. 

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Pakistan batsmen struggle against Aussie heat

After losing skipper Azhar Ali and opener Imam-ul-Haq early, Shah Masood and Babar Azam tried to bring things back under control for Pakistan. However, once Shah Masood was dismissed, Pakistan lost two wickets in one over, thanks to a lethal spell from Starc. Babar Azam remained t out at 43 runs at end of day's play as future for Pakistan in Test looked bleak with just four wickets remaining in hand.  

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