*Official* New Zealand vs Pakistan 2022/23

[_Ed_]

Weird behaviour from Hassan.

 

[Shady Slim]

dw kiwu, my man, the great, blundell, will bail you out here

 

[Zinzan]

NZ doing their level best to lose this handily

Would help if your man Mitchell wasn't loafing around his Hotel room.

 

[Howe_zat]

Is Mitchell injured?

 

[Flem274*]

Bracewells a poor bat but he is capable of a biffed 50 which would be gold here.

 

[ashley bach]

Yup, it's time to get G.D Phillips in there, world class short version format players can also make reasonable test bats.

 

[Flem274*]

Is Mitchell injured?

Sick

 

[ashley bach]

Bracewells a poor bat but he is capable of a biffed 50 which would be gold here.

Flem the optimist.

 

[Zinzan]

Is Mitchell injured?

Just feeling unwell.

 

[Moss]

Yup, it's time to get G.D Phillips in there, world class short version format players can also make reasonable test bats.

Young to get a good shot at no.4 would be my preference, but yes Phillips would be an asset as well.

Nicholls hasn't made use of good batting conditions and folded everytime pressure was applied. Disappointing, was rightfully given no.4 after Taylor's retirement but that hasn't gone well for the most part.

 

[thierry henry]

Bracewell batting like he’s never played cricket before. Sadly I am all too aware that he has.

 

[Howe_zat]

Sick

Tough spot then. Even if he's fit again tomorrow, NZ don't really want to be relying on runs scored tomorrow to try and win the series.

 

[ashley bach]

Brace doesn't have a ****ing clue does he?

 

[Moss]

Blundell may have to farm the strike if Bracewell is to survive Abrar.

 

[Meridio]

Bracewell looking like a number 11 against Abrar here. If I were him is be having a go against the other bowlers because surely it's just a matter of time until Abrar gets him.

 

[trundler]

The Nicholls shot looks worse every time I see it

 

[Howe_zat]

Brace doesn't have a ****ing clue does he?

Blundell may have to farm the strike if Bracewell is to survive Abrar.

Bracewell looking like a number 11 against Abrar here. If I were him is be having a go against the other bowlers because surely it's just a matter of time until Abrar gets him.

 

[morgieb]

Nicholls's career converging into Asad Shafiq level after being in the World XI a few years ago. Sad

I feel like that golden 12 month period was kind of a fluke. But I never really rated him so IDK.

But still, these numbers make for ugly reading:



Only one "season" where he averaged over 30 and the two tons he hit in those matches he was dropped (and came against weakish attacks). The other ton he scored he was also dropped early.

 

[Moss]

Also the manner of dismissals, he's tended to give his wicket away. Before this period Nicholls may not have always looked the part, but he would put a real price on his wicket. And was one of NZ's better batsmen when the chips were down.

 

[Howsie]

Bracewell wouldn’t even be a better bat than Mitchell Santner