*Official * Pakistan vs New Zealand 2023

[Athlai]

TLDR

 

[Prince EWS]

TLDR

Babar read it twice.

 

[Nintendo]

TLDR

Viv Richards is a freak.

 

[Zinzan]

While 336 was a great score on the face of it, we did seem to dot up a bit too often at key moments so it did feel 20-25 short.

 

[thundaboult]

what an absolute waste trying to play chapman 6....yet again just too late

 

[Moss]

what an absolute waste trying to play chapman 6....yet again just too late

Should have given him a few overs yesterday as well, to see what he offers at this point. Not sure why Latham limited himself to bowling 5 bowlers yesterday, when none of them were able to stem the flow of runs.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Pakistan's 9th Successful chase vs NZ
Minimum 251- Maximum 337

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[G. S. Kohli]

Should have given him a few overs yesterday as well, to see what he offers at this point. Not sure why Latham limited himself to bowling 5 bowlers yesterday, when none of them were able to stem the flow of runs.

Nz should recall N. Broom instead chapman in WC in india as reserve player.

 

[ataraxia]

Nz should recall N. Broom instead chapman in WC in india as reserve player.

He's ****, 39, and long retired. Otherwise, I completely agree.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Just so much passion and love for the game

 

[thundaboult]

next game would like to see

ravindra
young (ideally would like to see him at 4 when conway and allen are back)
mitchell
chapman
latham
blundell
neesham
milne
henry
sodhi
tickner

ravindra, neesh, chapman, mitchell sharing 5th bowler overs.

Personally, i would love to see chapman in at 3 or 4 with the kind of form he is in....but young deserves a good run there and mitchell is on fire at 3. Also i'm forcing myself to pick young to open again cuz i just dont see what bowes has to offer. Hmm...maybe chapman ciuld have a case for 6 even though i don't like it, if he can get a couple of those clean hits away like he did in the t20s

Ideally my team 11 if everyone is available

conway
allen
mitchell
young
chapman
phillips/latham
neesham
santner
henry
boult
lockie/sodhi

 

[Moss]

Also i'm forcing myself to pick young to open again cuz i just dont see what bowes has to offer.

(Possibly) unpopular opinion but Bowes has more to offer than Ravindra at this point in time, ie during world cup prep. Ravindra is still learning his trade and would be better off spending time in FC cricket, or internationals where there’s nothing at stake.

Neither would make my World Cup squad, but Ravindra is a longer term project player who ideally shouldn’t be on this tour (whether as opener or in this weird allrounder role) while Bowes is doing a passable job as Allen’s stand in - if nothing else NZ are getting a few brisk starts and the odd fifty out of him.

 

[Nintendo]

Drop

next game would like to see

ravindra
young (ideally would like to see him at 4 when conway and allen are back)
mitchell
chapman
latham
blundell
neesham
milne
henry
sodhi
tickner

ravindra, neesh, chapman, mitchell sharing 5th bowler overs.

Personally, i would love to see chapman in at 3 or 4 with the kind of form he is in....but young deserves a good run there and mitchell is on fire at 3. Also i'm forcing myself to pick young to open again cuz i just dont see what bowes has to offer. Hmm...maybe chapman ciuld have a case for 6 even though i don't like it, if he can get a couple of those clean hits away like he did in the t20s

Ideally my team 11 if everyone is available

conway
allen
mitchell
young
chapman
phillips/latham
neesham
santner
henry
boult
lockie/sodhi

It'de be a bit harsh to drop bowes after backing him for so long when in the past 4 games he's actually started to make runs and reward that backing, no?

 

[thundaboult]

Drop

It'de be a bit harsh to drop bowes after backing him for so long when in the past 4 games he's actually started to make runs and reward that backing, no?

def harsh as he looks like he's finally getting his eye in a bit....i just really reallllllly wanna see young and ravindra playing up-top...especially ravi opening ffs

 

[Flem274*]

I'm fine with Ravindra on tour but we're pissing into the wind trying to put him in the Macewell role, not to mention the Santer role last night lol.

Bowes is making some cameos so I'm fine to let this play out. Either we discover a player or we can move on after this WC prep.

 

[ataraxia]

Bowes is ****. Will get dropped and fizzle out in a few years.

 

[Neil Young]

Putrid attack selected by NZ and rightly punished.

Not sure how you could look at an attack in which Rachin was already the fifth bowler and think "yeah we should drop a specialist quick for Neesham"

He realised he had a problem at 6 and 7 and obviously tried to fix that. Except the problem was probably Nicholls. And, after the armageddon, the two things remaining will be c0ckroaches and Nicholls standing at the non-striker's end.

 

[Neil Young]

Nz should recall N. Broom instead chapman in WC in india as reserve player.

Both random and ridiculous, but I'd still have you selecting the team over Stead.

 

[trundler]

Nathan McCullum would be a good fit for this side I think

 

[CricAddict]

for bowling we really need the likes of boult, southee, santner and even lockie in that wc instead of shipley, ravindra, tickner, phillips

You forgot a certain Macewell. Him being in that line-up could have helped NZ win at least one of the matches.