*Official* New Zealand vs Pakistan 2022/23

[thierry henry]

SOUTHEE OUT

 

[trundler]

New ball still to come. Settle down

 

[Moss]

This business of "playing for the new ball" has been absolute rubbish from NZ for a long time now. If they lose this, hope it forces a good long look at their bowling attack composition and tactics.

 

[thierry henry]

LATHAM OUT

 

[Meridio]

This is really dumb cricket from us. Southee captaincy not exactly impressing

 

[subshakerz]

Wheels falling off for NZ. Weird body language after the break. Negative bowling down leg.

 

[jcas0167]

Wheels falling off.

Edit: Snap!

 

[Athlai]

Wheels fall

 

[cnerd123]

has been a quality innings by Sarfraz, but NZ going on the defensive this entire session instead of attacking and looking to bowl them out is a strategic blunder IMO. Should always look to win, looking to draw never works. Too many gaps, easy singles, gives loads of confidence to the opposition, and bowlers don't have reliable plans for this.

 

[Meridio]

This business of "playing for the new ball" has been absolute rubbish from NZ for a long time now. If they lose this, hope it forces a good long look at their bowling attack composition and tactics.

Yep it's been very obvious that that's been the tactic here for quite some time. But even given that our attempts at bowling dry have been awful

 

[ashley bach]

Jezus I hope that sun starts to set earlier than usual tonight.

 

[Moss]

Holding back the apex predator. Quite the masterstroke.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Latham needs to injure himself and waste time as Conway or Phillips get keeping gear on.

 

[Flem274*]

Gotta admit my boi Ajaz has been completely rekt in this series. I'm not sure what makes this series different to SL and India (perhaps those pitches actually having fast turn helped) but this has been woeful from him.

And I never want to hear calls for a generous declaration ever again. NZ have played bloody well for 9 and a bit days only to piss a respectable result away with a kind declaration made to look better than it was by the Pakistani top order being nutjobs.

Sarfaraz is in complete control playing potentially the knock of his life and Salman is a quality cricketer. Really gotta give him his dues - the next best score is the worlds slowest 35. Just total dominance from a guy who no one seemed to want recalled.

 

[thierry henry]

The wheels fell off 18 months ago. We’re now only watching because we enjoy our own suffering, the most divinely painful way of feeling something before the exquisiteness of death envelops us. Or like, if that’s not why you’re watching then ****ing grow up idiots

 

[Meridio]

There's still 50 odd runs to get so game still very much in the balance, but the way we've given up the last 50 runs when there was a new batsman at the crease is atrocious.

 

[Shady Slim]

whys latho got the gloves? what happened to my boy?

 

[Athlai]

I can't believe we panicked before the new ball. Praise be to the new ball

 

[Moss]

Ajaz needs to work on his fitness for sure. Not getting enough pace and bite into his deliveries and been a liability in the field.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

whys latho got the gloves? what happened to my boy?

Injured his groin completing a run while batting yesterday