*Official* New Zealand vs Pakistan 2022/23

[Binkley]

The ball is starting to do a few things. And I would have given both of those lbw appeals as well.

 

[honestbharani]

I'm not an umpire.

@cnerd123 @The_CricketUmpire

 

[Flem274*]

After a poor first couple of balls, Salman has bowled some very tidy overs.

Hamza is also very unlucky to have played his first few tests on these motorways. I like what I see from him. Will take poles elsewhere given the opportunity imo.

 

[honestbharani]

Hamza, Shaheen and Naseem should be their bowling attack with Abrar as the spinner. No real standout #8, but they are all decent #9s with the bat as well. Once they figure out their #6/7, they will be set.

 

[Flem274*]

Good work from the bois.

 

[Moss]

Great to see Latham and Conway cashing in. Should be the default opening combination till NZ manage to find the next specialist opener. But man these look unforgiving conditions to bowl in.

 

[Gnske]

Oh look another wicketless session in Pakistan

The exile should have lasted longer

 

[honestbharani]

I wonder if all of Pak, SL and BD will have better test cricket if they simply started using the SG or Dukes instead of the Kookaburra.

 

[Flem274*]

Will Young robbed.

Henry Nicholls can't ask for a better pitch to confirm his spot once more.

 

[Flem274*]

I wonder if all of Pak, SL and BD will have better test cricket if they simply started using the SG or Dukes instead of the Kookaburra.

SL pretty good imo. Good balance because it tends to swing a lot more there and actually spin.

Bangladesh often actively choose not to prepare result pitches because they've worked out they're very competitive on rolled attritional mud.

 

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

Hamza, Shaheen and Naseem should be their bowling attack with Abrar as the spinner. No real standout #8, but they are all decent #9s with the bat as well. Once they figure out their #6/7, they will be set.

I'll replace Hamza with Waseem Jnr. His slingy action adds in reverse swing & he can bat too at 7/8.

Agha is weird.

 

[_Ed_]

Aw. But that was a fantastic partnership.

 

[Flem274*]

I was gonna say worth a review

 

[_Ed_]

Naseem's bowling really well.

 

[ashley bach]

Kane looks to have the hunger back, another big one coming up for him unless he throws it away.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Is observance of a holiday that happens to fall upon a weekend a thing in Pakistan?

I don't know, but I'd assume the Pakistani weekend is Fri-Sat.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Hamza asking questions as soon as he gets the line right. Good stuff after NZ looked comfortable.

With Wagner barely getting a bowl in the 2nd innings of the previous test and now left out for Henry (who I doubt will do much better on this surface), possible we've seen the last of him in tests?

Hope he gets at least one more test back at home

 

[Flem274*]

Latham has a good chance for a decent stats year. His favourite Sri Lanka are touring and we're on tour in Asia. If he can put together some competent 50s vs England the season average will be astronomic.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

But love this from you, knowing and distributing seemingly every single thing NZ is near-unique in. In that regard, no other country possesses anyone of the same calibre as Fuller Pilch.

I'm actually a Russian bot with random interests in NZ trivia and cricket.

 

[Moss]

Ooh, almost. Pakistan keeping Conway quiet for a couple of overs and nearly getting the reward. He's bowling pretty well now.

Conway was definitely missed during the India tour last year. Would have been fun to see how he would've fared against Ashwin and co.