*Official* New Zealand vs Pakistan 2022/23

[straw man]

Fine with Henry in for Wagner - I don't necessarily think he'll offer much more but is deserving of a chance.

 

[ataraxia]

Henry will do worse than Wagner, inevitably. Wagner was decent if not threatening from the little I saw of him last test.

Anyway it's worth a mention that the great white shark carried the drinks for ND (rightly) in at least one FC game March last year [2022]. It has been some turnaround for him, even if he was craap first innings.

Also this is the best opening partnership by combined merits of the openers NZ's ever had surely, by some way. Even more considering the conditions and flat pitch (assumption that one).

 

[trundler]

No movement at all so far

 

[straw man]

This Pakistan bowling attack looks a fair bit better than last match. Still a very flat wicket though.

 

[ashley bach]

Looks like a highway. Expecting 350/2 at stumps.

 

[Binkley]

Disappointingly empty stands given that it is free entry. Mind you, it doesn’t look like new year is celebrated with a national holiday in Pakistan.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Disappointingly empty stands given that it is free entry. Mind you, it doesn’t look like new year is celebrated with a national holiday in Pakistan.

Worrying sign for Test Cricket that people refuse to watch it even for free .

 

[Flem274*]

Strong start but also par imo. It's a road. Both sides targeting 600. Very concerned for us if we collapse for 250-350. 400 could even bite.

Do Pakistan ever bowl Salman? Listed allrounder never seen him given a bowl.

 

[ataraxia]

Brilliant from Flem there

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Disappointingly empty stands given that it is free entry. Mind you, it doesn’t look like new year is celebrated with a national holiday in Pakistan.

There are only about 20ish countries in the world where the 2nd of Jan is a holiday.

 

[Flem274*]

Oh I see lol

Beat the bat once. Keep him on.

 

[_Ed_]

Looks well worth a review, this.

EDIT: And he's hit it anyway.

 

[Flem274*]

Looked good live.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Phew.

 

[Flem274*]

I'm not an umpire.

 

[ataraxia]

There are only about 20ish countries in the world where the 2nd of Jan is a holiday.

Is observance of a holiday that happens to fall upon a weekend a thing in Pakistan?

But love this from you, knowing and distributing seemingly every single thing NZ is near-unique in. In that regard, no other country possesses anyone of the same calibre as Fuller Pilch.

 

[_Ed_]

And now Pakistan do a review. Feel like this one might be a bit of a waste.

 

[Flem274*]

I thought that was good too.

 

[Flem274*]

Basically if you get hit on the pads I'm giving you out loser.

 

[Moss]

Hamza asking questions as soon as he gets the line right. Good stuff after NZ looked comfortable.

With Wagner barely getting a bowl in the 2nd innings of the previous test and now left out for Henry (who I doubt will do much better on this surface), possible we've seen the last of him in tests?