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

[Days of Grace]

Doesn't Brownlee bowl anymore?

 

[vandem]

1st time I've watched Guptill this season. Not good. Focus on playing straight when defending increases his chance of playing a long innings, but means strike isn't being turned over.

Edit at over #16:
I know the pitch is slow, but 34 of his 35 (49) runs have come in front of the wicket. Pak have packed the covers, he's got a few through, but someone like Kane would have used his wrists a few times to glide behind point. At least mid on is now back on the fence, so he has a get-out option for a single.

 

[Athlai]

Good knock Kane, he also appears to be literally melting.

 

[BeeGee]

Decent knock, that. He looks knackered.

 

[Niall]

NZ will probably have enough, but silliness having Latham batting ahead of Ronchi at the end.

 

[Athlai]

Yeah Latham batting ahead of Ronchi may have cost us about 10 runs there. Hopefully it won't matter.

 

[Mike5181]

Kane

Can't be too unhappy with that total, but Ronchi really should have been sent in ahead of Latham.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Superb innings from Williamson, Pontingesque in that he didn't seem to be trying too hard and all of a sudden he has 50 then 70 then 100. Always in control, masterful. He just gets better and better.

 

[GGG]

NZ will probably have enough, but silliness having Latham anywhere near the squad...

Fix it.

 

[BeeGee]

Now that was an awesome delivery.

I've seen enough, Henry is ****ing awesome and needs to be locked in for the WC.

 

[BeeGee]

Oh dear. Bad drop by Taylor.

Jesus, now Ronchi lets a regulation take go through to the fence.

Some very shoddy fielding going on.

 

[Kippax]

Now that was an awesome delivery.

I've seen enough, Henry is ****ing awesome and needs to be locked in for the WC.

Saw One News last night claiming a scoop re: Boult being assured of his place in the 15.

The onus would then really fall on Milne to show McClenaghan what a proper quick (not an actor/model/entrepreneur quick) can achieve on Patumahoe soil....

 

[eroticfishcake]

Saw One News last night claiming a scoop re: Boult being assured of his place in the 15.

The onus would then really fall on Milne to show McClenaghan what a proper quick (not an actor/model/entrepreneur quick) can achieve on Patumahoe soil....

that is some crazy bounce- What venue is that?

 

[Kippax]

Hamilton. Not sure which clay will feature in the WC, they have a choice of two to play on there.

Fast Patumahoe similar to that is also used in Auckland.

 

[Prince EWS]

Very different action from Williamson.

 

[anil1405]

Younis has been pretty average throughout the innings but thats one helluva six.

 

[Kippax]

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[viriya]

This is turning out to be an interesting chase.. if these two hang around for 5 overs it's possible.

 

[viriya]

First time I'm seeing Milne looks a serious find.. ~150k pace - is he fastest in the world atm? Don't see Johnson/Steyn pushing past that anymore.

 

[Meridio]

Good over by Milne. Still, if Afridi keeps going like this Pakistan are going to win pretty comfortably.