**Official** Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2014

[Blocky]

After seeing Boult's spell last night, no way should he be dropped.

1 wicket in three innings.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

1 wicket in three innings.

and Roach is a better bowler than Southee.

 

[Athlai]

1 wicket in three innings.

Okay?

 

[Mike5181]

1 wicket in three innings.

And Craig's obviously taken a lot more than that.....oh wait.

 

[BC_fan_abored]

Having also watched boults spell last night I'd say he definitely should be ahead of craig . Trent and ish were keeping it tight until Craig came in and let off all the pressure.

 

[Athlai]

Having also watched boults spell last night I'd say he definitely should be ahead of craig . Trent and ish were keeping it tight until Craig came in and let off all the pressure.

Yeah I could almost hear the air blowing past my ears when Craig bowled his over. Pakistan were in real strife before that. Fortunately he got pulled off right away and we managed to grab one more before close.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Haha, good start.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Southee's off cutter continues to be lethal.

 

[Dan]

1 wicket in three innings.

Just the other day you were saying that he should be picked to at least give him the experience of bowling in these conditions. To call for him to be dropped now, after he's actually done something (albeit not a huge amount, but a wicket and a quality spell of bowling > his previous returns) is baffling to say the least.

But I guess dropping Craig would be a tacit admission that Sodhi hasn't bowled quite that badly after all and is the best immediate option, meanwhile Wagner still has to be in the team. So Boult has to be the one to take the fall to keep all of your positions relatively in tact and coherent.

 

[straw man]

Going by cricinfo ball-by-ball, Southee and Boult have deserved that wicket.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Southee strikes!

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Sarfraz seems terrible at shielding the tail.

 

[Dan]

Oh and Blocky can't advocate 5 bowlers either, because that means Neesham gets dropped as Anderson's actually done something in these conditions this series. He's dug himself into a deep, deep hole here -- and calling for Boult to be dropped is only making it even deeper.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Is this Southee **** reversing a 30 over ball?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Southee have my babies.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

100 run first innings lead coming right up.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Our quicks have arrived at last.

 

[straw man]

roll roll roll over please

 

[Mike5181]

That's the Southee we know

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Just give Sarfaz the single ffs.