*Official* Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2018

[Neil Young]

Do people really still want santner in the test team?? Seriously?
Id give ajaz atleast 3 home and away years (15 tests rougly) before even considering santner again.

Don't think santners ever taken more than 3 wickets in a test innings.. from memory.
His batting is also weak trash. Honestly feel southee plays more important innings than him in tests.

Watch more and feel less, Bob.

 

[Chewie]

Watling must be damn close to making this list, anyone know where you can find minutes batted? Records | Test matches | Batting records | Slowest Fifties | ESPNcricinfo

Great stuff from BJ, hugely important innings.

He had been at the crease for 68.5 overs when he got to his 50, but Pakistan have had a decent over rate I think

 

[Athlai]

This partnership reminds me of in ICC when you lose some quick wickets and chuck both bats on to very defensive and let it auto sim for the rest of the innings

 

[Moss]

3000 test runs for Watling, to go with nearly 200 dismissals (not sure how many would be as a fielder though). That's a very respectable body of work for someone who wasn't especially regarded as a long-term test prospect pre-2012.

 

[Jezroy]

81* or better for Watling and he goes to a better test average than BMac - best ever for an NZ keeper

 

[Athlai]

81* or better for Watling and he goes to a better test average than BMac - best ever for an NZ keeper

As keeper, already there pretty comfortably

Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo

 

[_Ed_]

Gah. Still, big effort from him on debut.

 

[Jezroy]

as keeper, already there pretty comfortably

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nz atg

 

[straw man]

Would love another 30-40 runs and to age the pitch another 20 overs at the same time, if that's how long it takes us to get them.

42 runs so far from 24 overs this morning, will take that

 

[Borges]

This is an ok score now; not great, but just enough to keep the Kiwis in the game.

 

[Athlai]

Boult is my favourite tailender.

 

[Blain]

300 should be the target, looks almost impossible to slog on this pitch so hopefully Boult can just stay in for Watling.

 

[Neil Young]

Great innings from Watling but brainless stuff in the end.

 

[Blain]

literally 10 seconds I write that, Boult slogs and misses

 

[Athlai]

It’s like everytime he tries to bat as hard as he can and then one delivery will just make him go “I’m going to hit this out of the park”

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Don't know why they took the single off the last ball of the previous over!

 

[Jezroy]

BJ now averages more as a keeper than Sangakarra did...

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[Moss]

Bizarre that Watling would show the same faith in Boult as in Somerville. Still doesn't excuse Boult's head-smashingly stupid tactics.

 

[Borges]

The three quick bowlers better do something phenomenal with the ball, to atone for their asininity with the bat.

 

[straw man]

literally 10 seconds I write that, Boult slogs and misses

I know Boult is number 11 and expectations of him are very low, but that was bloody dumb when you have a top 6 batsman in at the other end. He did exactly the same thing in the second match stranding Williamson too. Expect more.

Great job by Somerville - what a change to the tail to have someone both willing and able to hang around.