***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2016/17

[Blocky]

Southee was better in the second innings, but both he and Boult are guilty of monkey-see, monkey-do when it comes to watching Wagner. Southee lost his **** by the end of the day because he started attempting to mimic what Wagner was doing, rather than bowl what he bowls.

Watch Williamson throw the ball to Boult and Southee for a few overs to start with, rather than going back to Wagner/Boult who ran through them yesterday.

 

[Blocky]

Well I'll be damned, Williamson actually going to his form bowlers, rather than his perennial ND team mates.

 

[_Ed_]

Jeez, this is a good little knock from Sohail. Rapidly closing in on his highest score.

 

[Blocky]

Jeez, this is a good little knock from Sohail. Rapidly closing in on his highest score.

I'm surprised the guy doesn't even have a first class record of note, he's looking really good out there. Boult on the other hand has looked absolute poopers this morning.

 

[Blocky]

Wagner apparently didn't want a line and length wicket.

 

[Blain]

**** bowling. Southee at 120kph. Boult and Wagner trying to bounce out the opposition.. Yawn. It's such a negative tactic, especially with singles all round the ground. Sohail looking like a guy averaging 40, not 10.

 

[Blocky]

Williamson's captaincy is just pure mud, and the bowlers aren't liking their fields at the moment.

 

[Flem274*]

bowl lord colin

plunket shield forever serious test cricket never

 

[hendrix]

This has been really poor from NZ.

 

[Blocky]

It's ridiculous that Southee gets four wickets in this match bowling this badly.

 

[Flem274*]

pakistan have given themselves a real chance here on this pitch. get kane and latham early and ross has to lead a raw middle/lower order home while horribly out of nick.

 

[Flem274*]

another bouncer, another wicket for WAGner

 

[straw man]

Nice that Raval seems a good enough replacement for Guptill in the slips and the field.

 

[BeeGee]

Top catch.

 

[Blocky]

The worst of his three so far, didn't really out-pace the guy.

 

[straw man]

pakistan have given themselves a real chance here on this pitch. get kane and latham early and ross has to lead a raw middle/lower order home while horribly out of nick.

I mean they shouldn't really have a chance to defend 100 - the pitch is not doing that much. However new ball will be a threat and after Latham and Williamson the rest are new and/or shaky, so yeah, would always give them a chance if we're 3/40.

Lucky they don't have Shoaib Akhtar.

 

[Blocky]

Guptill would have caught that.

 

[hendrix]

Guptill would have caught that.

Reckon Williamson would as well. Really athletic.

 

[Blocky]

Southee gets three while bowling absolute mud, further prolonging this guy being in the NZ side in the **** form he's in.

 

[Athlai]

Guptill would have caught that.

Yeah first thought there. Hasn't cost anything though.