*Official* - Pakistan in New Zealand 2010/2011

[lockton2skipper]

milne is a very good prospect, needs another two years to develop before playing test cricket.

 

[_Ed_]

Good to hear that Milne probably bowled better than his figures suggest. I was not impressed when I came home from the races and saw 0/46 next to his name.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Any ideas when the Yarpies are next coming to our shores? Haven't been here for ages. Would love to see Steyn steaming in at the Basin.

 

[Howsie]

Next summer, February - March apparently. But yeah they haven't been here for an age it feels like, 2004 iirc.

 

[Flem274*]

Don't know whether to drool over Steyn or hope he gets injured.

Don't usually say this, but wheel out the low slow pitches.

 

[vcs]

Any ideas when the Yarpies are next coming to our shores? Haven't been here for ages. Would love to see Steyn steaming in at the Basin.

You'll be reconsidering that statement when you see him.

 

[BeeGee]

Anyone in Hamilton? What's the weather like?

 

[NZTailender]

Raining according to the MetService website.

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah, a mate of mine from Hamilton said it'll be a washout today

 

[Athlai]

Pissing down in Waihi.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

You'll be reconsidering that statement when you see him.

Haha. Nah mate, I love good high quality fast bowling. Might tour round a bit next summer to make sure I can see some Yarpie action as it's gonna be 20 odd years before they come next. They're the only international team I've never seen, as it happens.

Pissing down in Waihi.

Was pissing down everywhere this morning. Once again, my gutters were blocked and had to go up a step ladder in a gale getting absolutely soaked to unblock 'em. And now... Well, it's pretty nice out there.

 

[Bahnz]

It's supposed to have cleared up a lot in Hamilton. Anyone there who can confirm?

 

[_Ed_]

I think it was meant to clear from the south, and it's been about an hour since it last rained up here in Auckland. That's a good sign for Hamilton.

**** there was a lot of rain, though. Must be some issues with a wet outfield at least.

 

[Chewie]

It's fine in Auckland at the moment, but really cloudy. Not sure what it's like down the road though. Hopefully its fine

 

[thierry henry]

re: Milne's pace, I think if he was bowling in Australia or India he would be registering 130s. Our radars are really jacked up, remember McKay was bowling this pace last summer.

 

[Prince EWS]

re: Milne's pace, I think if he was bowling in Australia or India he would be registering 130s. Our radars are really jacked up, remember McKay was bowling this pace last summer.

He looked properly quick to me to be fair. Has an awesomely fluent looking action.

 

[thierry henry]

He looked properly quick to me to be fair. Has an awesomely fluent looking action.

I agree, but across the board there's an obvious difference between NZ readings and Aus/India readings. Franklin was lobbing them up (only way to describe it) at 130kph, in India those were registering about 118kph. Southee hit 141kph ffs!

I was at the ground and Milne actually looked quicker than the radar. He looked quicker than Akhtar but the radar had him slightly slower.

 

[Bahnz]

re: Milne's pace, I think if he was bowling in Australia or India he would be registering 130s. Our radars are really jacked up, remember McKay was bowling this pace last summer.

He was clocked at 146 in his 2nd game after a 6 month layoff in South Africa, so I really don't think it's our radars at fault.

 

[Bahnz]

I agree, but across the board there's an obvious difference between NZ readings and Aus/India readings. Franklin was lobbing them up (only way to describe it) at 130kph, in India those were registering about 118kph. Southee hit 141kph ffs!

I was at the ground and Milne actually looked quicker than the radar. He looked quicker than Akhtar but the radar had him slightly slower.

I believe that people are actually bowling slower in India, due to the heat and humidity sapping the bowlers' energy. Not so sure about the Australian ones. A couple of years ago I thought they were ridiculously over the top in their speed readins, but the pace has come down in the last couple of years. Whether that's due to the genuine quicks like Lee and Tait fading into the background, or a rejig of their technology, I'm not sure.

 

[BeeGee]

re: Milne's pace, I think if he was bowling in Australia or India he would be registering 130s. Our radars are really jacked up, remember McKay was bowling this pace last summer.

If that was the case then Mills, Southee and the other bowlers would have been clocking higher speeds also, which they weren't.

I believe that people are actually bowling slower in India, due to the heat and humidity sapping the bowlers' energy.

It's either the Indian conditions or the Indian speed guns. All the bowlers register slower speeds in India.