Tuesday cover: Pakistan’s statement against Australia

The National's Sport cover for the Tuesday, November 4 issue, featuring Pakistan's massive second Test victory in Abu Dhabi.

The National’s Sport cover for the Tuesday, November 4 issue, featuring Pakistan’s massive victory in the second Test against Australia, completing the two-match whitewash.

Covering the match, Osman Samiuddin put in perspective just how big a win this was:

“Maybe it will take time for (Misbah) to comprehend what he has overseen. On Monday, his side handed Australia a 356-run defeat, their third-worst ever loss in terms of runs. It was Pakistan’s largest-ever in terms of runs.”

Elaborating further, Osman writes: "In the bigger picture, they move up to third in the rankings and, in the biggest picture, they have made all kinds of history. A first series win over Australia in 20 years; a first series win in nearly three years; biggest Test win in terms of runs and many others.

“So with the rollercoaster that is Pakistan cricket sitting comfortably at the top of the curve at present, there is some expectation they will lose to New Zealand.

“Still, five years on from moving out of Pakistan and despite all the doomsayer predictions, this is as emphatic a reminder as any that the perception of Pakistan remains that they are cricket’s most compelling and confounding team.”

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