*Official * Pakistan vs New Zealand 2023

[Moss]

Pretty good debut for Cole eh? If Latham hadn’t got himself out with a lousy shot that partnership could’ve brought NZ close.

 

[Moss]

Henry at no 11? Whoever’s deciding the batting order is taking the piss

 

[Moss]

Well played Pakistan. Trickier surface than Pindi but 288 was quite gettable. The bowling in overs 31-40 won them the game.

Encouraging from Blundell and McConchie though I doubt Cole is in serious contention for a WC spot. Nicholls just continues to be a waste of space at the moment.

 

[ashley bach]

Cole McConchie huh? 10/46/1 & 64*(45)

Really nice debut but where has he been ffs the guys almost 31.5 years old.

 

[Moss]

Really nice debut but where has he been ffs the guys almost 31.5 years old.

Gotta make your way through age-group cricket before you get your Black Cap. The Under-30s that is.

 

[ataraxia]

They've really stacked the bowling this time at the expense of the batting, it's pretty thin after the top 6.

Uh, no not really. Milne–Shipley–Sodhi–Henry is not a tail that transpires due to rotation to complain about. Perhaps a more interesting comment is that when McConchie plays, his Canterbury underling Shipley plays too.

Anyway, McConchie gun.

 

[trundler]

Great debut from McConchie. All positives in this series are a bonus for NZ and having a third decent spin bowling all rounder this year is pretty neat. Comprehensive win but yeah, not a lot to celebrate.

 

[Daemon]

Cole McConchie huh? 10/46/1 & 64*(45)

Really nice debut but where has he been ffs the guys almost 31.5 years old.

They didn’t let him play because he had a funny name

 

[trundler]

The lower order getting some runs under their belt was good though no one kicked on and Pakistan left some runs on the board towards the end. I really don't rate Nawaz. He's an unhappy compromise between a specialist bowler and a specialist batsman. Genuine no rounder. Would prefer every alternative to playing him. I'm fine with playing Iftikhar and letting him and Salman cobble together 10 overs between them or just playing Shadab at 7 and playing a better spinner. Of course, Imad Wasim is the ideal candidate to replace him, being a much, much better like for like replacement. I'm also not a big fan of Wasim Jr but he's an ok back up bowler. Shaheen needs to get his **** together and start taking wickets in the first over again.

 

[jcas0167]

They didn’t let him play because he had a funny name

Given his age I did wonder if his parents got his first name from the great movie Days of Thunder. Stoked he did well, seems a super nice guy whenever he's interviewed.

 

[Flem274*]

McConchie was in direct competition with Macewell and they love Macewell. If the IPL didn't exist McConchie probably wouldn't get a crack at all.

 

[straw man]

They didn’t let him play because he had a funny name

What's funny about Kole MkKonkie?

64*(45) is better than I would've expected from him at this level, will need to catch the highlights later.

 

[Athlai]

Santa Macewell McConchie


ENGINE ROOM

 

[ataraxia]

What's funny about Kole MkKonkie?

64*(45) is better than I would've expected from him at this level, will need to catch the highlights later.

*Kol Mikonky

 

[Flem274*]

Santa Macewell McConchie


ENGINE ROOM

It absolutely is the sort of 6-8 or even 7-9 that a domestic team would pick on a March dustbowl only for them to take **** all wickets but do all the batting turning 123/5 into 400.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

They didn’t let him play because he had a funny name

Chad Bowes

 

[Flem274*]

Canterbury does have a lot of players who sound like they're regens in a video game.

"Chad Bowes"
"Matt Henry"
"Will Williams"
"Sean Davey"

 

[Starfighter]

*Kol Mikonky

Кол Миконкий?

 

[Athlai]

Genuinely our spin AR stocks + Williamson/Conway and current form Mitchell would have made us such a threat at the WC. The injury really buggered us.

I do love the all cake spinners though.

 

[Flem274*]

Didn't see him bat but I thought McConchie bowled very tidily. I think the IPL guys plus this squad is it for the WC player pool and they won't go outside it. I'm happy with McConchie to come in for Santner/Sodhi/Macewell if required, and he could push for a higher spot still.