*Official* - Pakistan in New Zealand 2010/2011

[_Ed_]

50 for Guppy!

 

[Days of Grace]

NZ can conservatively expect to score another 150 runs today, which would give them an overnight lead of 265.

 

[Mike5181]

Well Played Guptill. Interesting that Smithy feels that 35.50 as an average is below him. He is capable of a 40 average but its still early days. Look at McCullum's average catapulting of late.

 

[Mike5181]

NZ can conservatively expect to score another 150 runs today, which would give them an overnight lead of 265.

I was thinking 280-290. The over rate will end up really hurting us.

 

[James]

Why are we scoring so slowly? Is the pitch becoming difficult to bat on?

I thought we'd try and bat at around 4 runs an over through the day and try and have 5 overs at Pakistan tonight and then tomorrow.

We might as well lose 2-0 than lose 1-0.

 

[_Ed_]

I think we really should lift the scoring rate. We have 9 wickets in hand and loads of batting firepower to come. I don't see any need for caution here.

 

[Mike5181]

Why are we scoring so slowly? Is the pitch becoming difficult to bat on?

I thought we'd try and bat at around 4 runs an over through the day and try and have 5 overs at Pakistan tonight and then tomorrow.

We might as well lose 2-0 than lose 1-0.

Guptill picks out the fielders a great deal as he is still learning how to play in a test match. Williamson takes a little while to get going but can up the tempo when he needs to. I think 4 an over from here will be our goal anyway with Taylor, Ryder, Franklin and Vettori really going for it in the last session.

 

[James]

Guptill picks out the fielders a great deal as he is still learning how to play in a test match. Williamson takes a little while to get going but can up the tempo when he needs to. I think 4 an over from here will be our goal anyway with Taylor, Ryder, Franklin and Vettori really going for it in the last session.

Fair enough point there. I would start having a go now though because apparently according to the weather forecast anyway, a storm is set to hit Wellington in the final session.

 

[Mike5181]

Fair enough point there. I would start having a go now though because apparently according to the weather forecast anyway, a storm is set to hit Wellington in the final session.

Yeah, also we are apparently only going to get something like 80 overs today due to the over rate.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I'll be the one to say it. 13 no balls today so far, only 2 in New Zealand's first innings and only 1 when Pakistan were batting.

 

[Mike5181]

I'll be the one to say it. 13 no balls today so far, only 2 in New Zealand's first innings and only 1 when Pakistan were batting.

More betting going on? 13 is a big number but must be hard work with all that wind over a period of 4 days

Akmal is having to work really hard with the gloves when Wahab is bowling. Keeping pretty well though.

Come on guys we don't need maiden overs at this stage.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

He forgot his gum IMO. Never looked in. Time for a Roscoe special.

 

[slugger]

Im listening on radio and the way the commentators are going on about thing, it seems every chance is taken to slow down the game, Morrison and co are getting quite worked up about it.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

****it.

 

[Flem274*]

Here comes one last Lollapse.

 

[_Ed_]

Im listening on radio and the way the commentators are going on about thing, it seems every chance is taken to slow down the game, Morrison and co are getting quite worked up about it.

Rightly so. A bowler doesn't need a drink halfway through an over.

 

[_Ed_]

Jesse! Lovely shot.

 

[Mike5181]

Ryder is obviously the man who will have a bit of a slog

 

[wellAlbidarned]

At least it's happening after we've got some runs on the board, instead of before as per usual.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Rightly so. A bowler doesn't need a drink halfway through an over.

The pakistani phasst bowlers need their fluids obv.