Athlai
Not Terrible
In all honesty I think bowling him out is the right choice. The slow bowlers are going to get taken apart.even more comical from misbah would be bringing bilawal bhatti for another over
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***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2015
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viriya
International Captain
Good point.. the final is almost 2 months away.. a lot of things can change in that time.
smash84
The Tiger King
You must be misbah's advisor.
BB just went for 16 and 21 runs in his previous 2 overs with the same batsmen at the crease. Get him off FFS.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
He's been given a side with only four proper bowlers and all the part timers have been pasted. What's he meant to do?even more comical from misbah would be bringing bilawal bhatti for another over
Athlai
Not Terrible
Play one of your slow part timers against Taylor and you risk 36 off the over.
smash84
The Tiger King
change the bowling when you see it getting pasted especially when you have options.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Wonderful commentary from Cricinfo. People will read this in years to come and think WTF.
"Bilawal Bhatti to Elliott, SIX, 143 kph, Bhatti gets it wrong again as he lets slip another full toss, this time higher and outside off, as all Taylor has to do is swivel in his spot to club this high over midwicket into the stands. You simply can't bowl those kind of balls to Taylor in this form. Suddenly getting flashes of Pallekele 2011 v Akhtar "
"Bilawal Bhatti to Elliott, SIX, 143 kph, Bhatti gets it wrong again as he lets slip another full toss, this time higher and outside off, as all Taylor has to do is swivel in his spot to club this high over midwicket into the stands. You simply can't bowl those kind of balls to Taylor in this form. Suddenly getting flashes of Pallekele 2011 v Akhtar "
viriya
International Captain
That's why even SL would fancy their chances.. they have a history of performing well in WCs and should make the Quarterfinals relatively easily, and really it's anyone's game after that.
I do think only 6 teams have a chance of winning the whole thing though.. Aus, SA, NZ, Eng, Ind and SL. One of the top 3 probably 75% chance.
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smash84
The Tiger King
Ehsan Adil and Haris Sohail are in the team because they are better than your average part timers. Bring them on
Athlai
Not Terrible
You do realise that NZ grounds have small boundaries right? Bowling spinners at the death is a lot riskier here. Particularly against set batsman who absolutely love to smash them.
Jezroy
State Captain
I would hope there's more to come. It's certainly not perfect. Guptill can still get better. Baz capable of an absolute killer innings once in a while - can he get more consistent (his ODI record in the last year is still not the best). Can't ask much more of Kane. Ross just starting to tick. Elliott/Anderson/Ronchi combo looking good. Vettori/McCullum could do with some wickets, even though economy is good. And I still think Southee and Boult may get more dominant as they bowl more together. Plus, what if Milne just gets that slightly fuller length and starts getting wickets.
Mind you, look at Kane - "100? I'mon just keep batting, bro" - apparently always looking to improve.
Zinzan
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Unwise to completely write England off IMO. If you look at their side for the conditions, they could just be one of the teams to get on a roll. If they get a couple of good wins early, watch out for them.
Athlai
Not Terrible
It isn't wisdom. Taylor has always been capable of doing this, but with the rise in his Test batting 2 years ago, there was also a decline in his "aggressive" batting. I doubt he has struck at over 100 too often in recent history.