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

[hendrix]

Questions for the ODI series:

1. Will Latham be given his rightful spot opening the batting? If so, how will he go?

2. Will Brownlie open with him given the absence of Guptill? Or will Neesham continue? Or Devcich?

3. It looks like Henry vs Milne in the final WC squad member spot. Who wins?

4. Who's taking the middle order spots? Neesham?

5. How will Vettori go?

Pakistan:
1. Who's going to make up those useful Hafeez overs?

2. Who knows what batting lineup you'll put out really.

 

[Hurricane]

Agree Immenso me the same,it became so commonplace.
I sniff when sniff when matches are possibly fixed.
But so many bowlers called its hard,i may not see an off spinner the same again.

What does the part in bold mean...I accept you wrote sniff twice by accident but what does it mean anyway. What does it mean to "sniff" when matches are possibly fixed.

 

[Bahnz]

Questions for the ODI series:

1. Will Latham be given his rightful spot opening the batting? If so, how will he go?

2. Will Brownlie open with him given the absence of Guptill? Or will Neesham continue? Or Devcich?

3. It looks like Henry vs Milne in the final WC squad member spot. Who wins?

4. Who's taking the middle order spots? Neesham?

5. How will Vettori go?

1) My guess is probably not. Devcich will retain his opening spot. Boy, it is not pleasant saying those words.

2) I reckon there's a pretty good chance that KW will continue opening the batting until Guptill is fit.

3) At this stage my guess is Henry. Yeah Milne was in better form during the NZA games, but that's hardly surprising. Minnows usually do poorly against genuine pace because they have so little experience of it. Pakistan's batsmen are less likely to be cowed, by a couple of 150kmh half volleys. Henry's swing and bounce however will be a proper test of the Pakistani batsmen's technique. If he can get it right, then I think he'll definitely finish the series with better stats than Milne.

4) That's interesting. My guess is that Neesham and Anderson will be swapped around during the course of the series. I doubt they'll both play at the same time all that often.

4) Fine.

 

[Julian87]

Anderson and Guppers out of the first ODI.

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Then presumably the World Cup 15 will be:

Guptill, Williamson, Taylor, McCullum, Latham, Anderson, Neesham, Ronchi, Vettori, NcCullum, Southee, Boult, Mills, McClenaghan, Milne/Henry

I know Ryder out hurts but that squad is way, way, way too bowler heavy. Only 5 genuine bats, you'd need at least 1 more.

 

[hendrix]

JFC Dean Brownlie and Anton Devcich is such a waste of opening slots.

I can't say this loud enough. There's a proper Test match opener in the squad. ****ing play him in the opening slot for chrissake.

 

[ajdude]

no mcclenaghan, do NZ not rate him in these conditions ahead of mills/milne or are they just trying things?

 

[Zinzan]

Evening chaps, watching this one through tonight!

Big loss missing both Guptill & Anderson & losing the toss.

 

[Zinzan]

JFC Dean Brownlie and Anton Devcich is such a waste of opening slots.

I can't say this loud enough. There's a proper Test match opener in the squad. ****ing play him in the opening slot for chrissake.

I agree, I suspect (I hope) they have earmarked Latham & are just looking for other options. I'll be annoyed if they don't give him at least 2 bats as opener in this series.

 

[ajdude]

actually yeah what's the go with pakistan picking only 4 bowlers? remember younis getting amla out last year in south africa, would love to see him bowl

 

[Zinzan]

no mcclenaghan, do NZ not rate him in these conditions ahead of mills/milne or are they just trying things?

He'll get his chance. With all the debate we're all had around the make-up of the final 15, it's fair everyone gets a chance to push their case.

 

[hendrix]

I agree, I suspect (I hope) they have earmarked Latham & are just looking for other options. I'll be annoyed if they don't give him at least 2 bats as opener in this series.

No, it looks like they've decided that he's a middle order batsman because he's not inept against spin. I suppose it's not bad to have him covering a Taylor/Williamson injury, but it's such a waste when the openers for the WC will be Guptill and someone else. uggh.

 

[Zinzan]

Big chance for Mills in this series. If he does really well (and in the other build up ODIs in NZ, I might consider dropping Boult for him in my final 15 after all.

 

[anil1405]

I agree, I suspect (I hope) they have earmarked Latham & are just looking for other options. I'll be annoyed if they don't give him at least 2 bats as opener in this series.

Maybe not sending him to open in this game is an indication that they don't intend to use him in that role.

 

[Zinzan]

No, it looks like they've decided that he's a middle order batsman because he's not inept against spin. I suppose it's not bad to have him covering a Taylor/Williamson injury, but it's such a waste when the openers for the WC will be Guptill and someone else. uggh.

Which makes me just all the more pissed @ Jessie. WAC.

 

[Zinzan]

Looks like a cracking wicket early doors. What are we thinking is par here? 280-290?

 

[Mike5181]

What a **** opening combination.

 

[RxGM]

Good to see Anton Devcich is challenging for the Martin Guptill roll of being 2 off 20 balls.

 

[Flem274*]

he'll rescue himself with a couple of jammy wickets, and continue to do just enough all series imo.

 

[Zinzan]

Good to see Anton Devcich is challenging for the Martin Guptill roll of being 2 off 20 balls.

6 off 16, he's racing along compared with Guptill

 

[Zinzan]

Course the other benefit of opening with Latham & Guptill is the left/right combination, unless they are really serious about Devcich as a prospect for the WC