*Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

[Flem274*]

Controversial take - Seddon Park is the best all-round, all formats ground in the country

Hagley and the Basin imo, though I've heard grim things about the dunnies.

I wish NPDC just ate the road outside Pukekura to make the ground bigger. Cricket + festival of lights through summer and The Bowl on the other side of the park for concerts would make it the best cricket ground in the world.

 

[King Kane]

Pakistan have put the brakes on this innings since Mitchell got out.

Now Chapman gone trying to clear the fence, we need some Santner magic.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Controversial take - Seddon Park is the best all-round, all formats ground in the country

when they use the trampoline clay. Not on the slow turgid compost heaps they often use for the super smash.

 

[SteveNZ]

**** me, the irony of an Englishman forgetting Daryl Mitchell's name

 

[SteveNZ]

when they use the trampoline clay. Not on the slow turgid compost heaps they often use for the super smash.

Yep so that's part of it...but I'm talking location, ease of access, spectator experience, ground size, atmosphere, suitability to all formats, the works

 

[SteveNZ]

Hagley and the Basin imo, though I've heard grim things about the dunnies.

I wish NPDC just ate the road outside Pukekura to make the ground bigger. Cricket + festival of lights through summer and The Bowl on the other side of the park for concerts would make it the best cricket ground in the world.

Hagley and Basin both not as enjoyable for T20. Not that I particularly rate that, but you can play all formats very well here. And it's easier to get to, park at etc than those two

 

[Bahnz]

**** me Abbas's slower ball is literally 30-35 kmh slower than his stock ball. I've never seen anything like it.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yep so that's part of it...but I'm talking location, ease of access, spectator experience, ground size, atmosphere, suitability to all formats, the works

yeah and it's right at the threshold where it's small enough to fill up easily but still big enough to feel like stadium

 

[SteveNZ]

yeah and it's right at the threshold where it's small enough to fill up easily but still big enough to feel like stadium

Exactly right

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Hagley and the Basin imo, though I've heard grim things about the dunnies.

Basin doesn't count as it doesn't host intl white ball. If it had lights it wouldn't even be a question.

 

[NZTailender]

**** me Abbas's slower ball is literally 30-35 kmh slower than his stock ball. I've never seen anything like it.

Almost too slow a variation. Reminds me of when Brett Lee would drop to like 110ks. Wasn't as effective as if he did a more subtle slower ball.

 

[thierry henry]

Have had many good times at Seddon but have always felt the boundaries are a bit small for it to be a really good overall cricket ground.

 

[King Kane]

We have got some Santner magic here.

 

[NZTailender]

Haha he almost ballsed that up but in the process made it look like a good catch

 

[Daemon]

Jamal and Rauf are so similar

 

[Starfighter]

**** me Abbas's slower ball is literally 30-35 kmh slower than his stock ball. I've never seen anything like it.

TBF I'm not watching, rather just going on your comments, but I think it was something that was more common in the past than it is now.

 

[NZTailender]

Dunedin was a great ground to watch cricket at. Mind you that was before they did modifications to it.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

It blows my mind that proper strike manipulation at the back end of T20s isn't a thing yet

 

[trundler]

Good comeback, this. Want to see this side tested against a high-ish total. 200 should be a testing but not impossible chase here.

 

[thierry henry]

lol Sumo calling Azam ‘The Big Marn’