*Official* Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2018

[trundler]

5 wickets in the next 3 matches will make Yasir the fastest to 200, ahead of Grimmett all those years ago.

 

[Neil Young]

Well played, Shah and Pakistan.

Blundell for Sodhi is the only realistic change for us, looking at the make-up of the squad. Maybe they will also look at Southee for CdG, though.

 

[Bahnz]

Also loving the fact that strawman lost his avatar bet with flem by the smallest possible margin.

 

[trundler]

ATG spell by Yasir yesterday?

 

[mr_mister]

5 wickets in the next 3 matches will make Yasir the fastest to 200, ahead of Grimmett all those years ago.

He's an absolute shoe in

Still leaks so many runs though lol

 

[trundler]

He's an absolute shoe in

Still leaks so many runs though lol

Yeah he was going at over 3 and a half. At one point he was averaging over 30 at 5 WPM lol.

 

[Moss]

Well played, Shah and Pakistan.

Blundell for Sodhi is the only realistic change for us, looking at the make-up of the squad. Maybe they will also look at Southee for CdG, though.

Yeah the Blundell for Sodhi move is something to look at given how brittle the batting has been, but 5 bowlers is the way to go here.

Need a clever tactical change for the decider, much like Mccullum recalling Vettori for the final test in 2014 but doesn't look like those kinds of options are available. Too bad the A team has gone back, would've been tempted to call up Ravindra as a no. 6 or 7 batting all-rounder and move CdG down to Sodhi's spot, just for one test.

 

[harsh.ag]

Shah will end up even higher on DoG's list

 

[StephenZA]

This Pakistan team in SA is going to be interesting to watch. Shah for the SA batsmen could be tough. And Pakistan quicks may just like a bit of seam and bounce.

 

[trundler]

This Pakistan team in SA is going to be interesting to watch. Shah for the SA batsmen could be tough. And Pakistan quicks may just like a bit of seam and bounce.

They should but Asian pacers have a habit of shitting themselves as soon as they arrive in the southern hemisphere.

 

[harsh.ag]

Abbas is going to be a wrecking ball in SA.

 

[StephenZA]

Abbas is going to be a wrecking ball in SA.

He could.... may have to flatten the wickets and drop Philander.

 

[trundler]

Yeah one would assume him being similar to Philander in some ways and absolutely bossing it in the UAE would mean great results in SA too. I hope so but cricket is a weird game.

 

[trundler]

Would give up my left testicle for Abbas to outperform Philander in SA.

 

[trundler]

Anyone else notice how much Bazid Khan overuses the word little?

 

[marc71178]

Perhaps you should untwist your trousers and learn the concept of an 'analogy'.

But what was the point of it?

Just comes across as an irrelevant pathetic childish whinge.

 

[trundler]

But what was the point of it?

Just comes across as an irrelevant pathetic childish whinge.

I see you haven't met Bambino before.

 

[Days of Grace]

Abbas is going to be a wrecking ball in SA.

It will be a bowlers’ series for sure. Pakistan may win a close one but I can their batting folding for under 150 more than once.

 

[harsh.ag]

It will be a bowlers’ series for sure. Pakistan may win a close one but I can their batting folding for under 150 more than once.

Tbh I can see SA folding below 200 more than once too.

 

[Borges]

Right, bring it on: I want to see Rabada, Steyn and Philander matched up against Abbas, Ali and Amir(?).

Think South Africa would win the series, and fairly comfortably at that: they have the better bowling, the better batting, and the better catching.