*Official* New Zealand vs Pakistan 2022/23

[Shady Slim]

We’re not taking another wicket, are we?
How many ****ing times this year have we had a side 5 down defending 300 plus, only to lose at a canter?

i mean it's pakistan they'll get to about 215-5 before being all out for 237

 

[ataraxia]

Pakistan should just bat Shakeel and 3 and Sarfraz at 5 yeah? Then let their actual keeper keep.

Also find bowlers but that's harder

Agreed but Fawad

 

[ataraxia]

Evidently Sarfaraz' keeping virus has spread to Latham

 

[cnerd123]

Agreed but Fawad

Shakeel is Fawad but prettier

 

[Athlai]

Sensodyne - choose 4 people from crowd and buy them a drink or iceblock and ask them to smile

The tea company - 4 are chosen at random, they have their families. Unless they sip at 30mph theyre going to be banished to the tea mines forever.

 

[MW1304]

Sarfaraz definitely underappreciated as a batsman, but how often have we seen him hit a fighting 50 then get out in a losing cause? Feels like a lot.

 

[trundler]

Saud Shakeel and Shan Masood should do a potara fusion to make a normal batsman.

 

[Moss]

Sarfaraz definitely underappreciated as a batsman, but how often have we seen him hit a fighting 50 then get out in a losing cause? Feels like a lot.

If these two are able to take it to the next session, it gets very interesting. Should be possible to chase down 120 in a session if you're set.

 

[thierry henry]

I wish I could say ‘man I can’t believe this embarrassing and shameful defeat’

 

[Athlai]

Macewell has plenty of time

 

[thierry henry]

Man I’m just trying to have a nice night, **** these ****wits

 

[thierry henry]

We’re not taking another wicket, are we?
How many ****ing times this year have we had a side 5 down defending 300 plus, only to lose at a canter?

Basically like 80% of the times it’s ever happened in the history of cricket

 

[Athlai]

C'arn Mace

 

[Shady Slim]

pakistan keep getting in these situations where they've got enough wickets in hand and enough time on day five but for one reason or another the required rate is just enough that they have to be adventurous enough that there's always risk if they want to get there

 

[Flem274*]

Losing to Sarfaraz is especially galling.

 

[ataraxia]

This is going to be an easy win, thank goodness. Just need to get one of Shakeel and Sarfaraz...

ah yes

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah this has all the makings of a chase where they get pretty close but then we all remember they're out of batsmen when a wicket falls.

 

[thierry henry]

Yeah this has all the makings of a chase where they get pretty close but then we all remember they're out of batsmen when a wicket falls.

They still have Aggro Salmon though

 

[Shady Slim]

Yeah this has all the makings of a chase where they get pretty close but then we all remember they're out of batsmen when a wicket falls.

aka most of the games this home summer for pakistan if not all

 

[Howe_zat]

Shakeel has the enviable but not always useful property of being completely uninterested in the match situation. Reminds me of what people said about Jonathan Trott, though his technique is completely different. He should 100% be higher up the order.