Pakistan pacers will be suited to Australian conditions: Peter Siddle

Australian pacer Peter Siddle, who is recovering back from injury said that the current Pakistan pacers will be suited to the Australian conditions. He admitted that the Pakistan team had impressed in the past 12 months with their consistency with both bat and ball.

“Pakistan have surprised us over the last 12 months or so, they’ve started playing some consistent cricket,” Siddle told cricket.com.au’s The Unplayable Podcast.

He feels that the main change in the Pakistan team is that they are not chopping and changing now as they have started to perform consistently. “They’ve got some star players but they’ve been a lot more consistent with the sides they’re putting out there – they’re not chopping and changing and I think that’s where they’ve missed out in the past.”

“At the moment it looks like they’ve got a pretty settled group of 13, 14 players that they go with. With a couple of injuries to bowlers, they’ve had bowlers come in and perform well, so that’s exciting for them,” he added.

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Pakistan had a strong pace bowling line-up in the world and the bouncing tracks at Australia will surely encourage them. “I think their squad will be suited to Australian conditions, probably more so than in the past.”

“They’ve got explosive players who can take the game away from you, and they’ve got a good assortment of quicks at the moment. They’ve actually got some fast bowlers that will be able to make it work on the wickets out here, and put us under a bit of pressure, so that’s a big challenge for us.”

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Australia is heading into a big summer season with South Africa and Pakistan tours on the cards and will also be a chance for them to get back the no.1 Test ranking. “So with South Africa for three Tests, and Pakistan for three Tests, it’s a big summer for us and one where we have to play some good cricket to get back that number one mantle.”

He also praised the leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who was vital in the first Test match of their England tour at Lords. “They’ve got a class spinner, Yasir Shah, he’s unbelievable,” Siddle said. “He’s got a great record and he’s approaching 100 wickets at the quickest rate.”

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“The great Shane Warne has worked with him a little bit and has talked up how good he is. Then you’ve got the old heads, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan just hold that middle-order together,” he concluded.