***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand - T20/ODI series - Jan 2016

[Zinzan]

When did I last post about Sobers? I hardly think I'm the only poster on the forum who gets a bit hung up regarding players I think are over/underrated.

As for height, well, why is that one of the first pieces of information displayed about someone when you google them? Why is this information routinely recorded and used as a fundamental piece of biographical information in sports in particular? It's one of the defining physical characteristics of a human being, has as much impact (this is just one example of why it's a big deal) on your earning potential as your gender or skin colour....again, I think it's disingenuous to act like it's not something people are interested in.

As for obsessed, it's pretty obvious I'm playing a role now and embracing the position of "height-obsessed guy on CW".

In all seriousness, I think it's just something that stemmed from being a sports/stats buff and general pedant as a kid. Height and weight were always something listed alongside runs/tries/goals and I guess I never lost that child-like enthusiasm for deifying my sporting heroes and wanting to know every little bit of info about them. Since height and size generally is something which is often particularly relevant to sport and also often hopelessly misreported, I guess it fits the criteria for something my pedantic mind would be intrigued by.

(sorry for way too serious response btw)

I hear you. Fan of your heightfanism also TH even if I'm possibly a tad better in my estimates.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Happy with Rizwan's selection over Maqsood. Don't think Anwar Ali over Gul is a good idea though.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Don't understand the point of bowling first. If the idea was to get help from the swing early on, why are you opening the bowling with Anwar Ali?

 

[smash84]

Anwar ali is a bad idea

 

[Flem274*]

since when did amir have so many T20 internationals under his belt?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Hurricane spewing at the moment.

 

[smash84]

Guptill, looks in the mood for a friggin century

 

[smash84]

Holy ****, this is some pasting the bowlers are getting

 

[Zinzan]

KW so conscious of giving Guptill the strike that he's tying himself up a little.


Edit: then a classic on-drive.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Poor move to bring back Anwar. Wahab should have been given an over to try to get Munro out..and then you have dismissed the two best T20 batsmen in the side and expose the untested middle order.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

That was good.

Also surely the umpire could've given that straight.

 

[Black_Warrior]

And that's what Rizwan brings to the side. Fantastic bit of fielding.

KW's wicket now and Pakistan right on top.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Brilliant bit of bowling and fielding there now

 

[Flem274*]

never seen kane struggle to hit gaps so much as he has in this series

corey's straight lob shot was interesting but effective

 

[Zinzan]

2 out of 3 games KW's completely & utterly lost rhythm while looking sublime in the other one.

 

[Zinzan]

never seen kane struggle to hit gaps so much as he has in this series

corey's straight lob shot was interesting but effective

The last game being the notable exception. 72 off 48 balls IIRC and manipulated the field superbly.

 

[Flem274*]

#thankyouanwar

 

[Black_Warrior]

I hope that's the last we see of Anwar in the green jersey

 

[Black_Warrior]

Lol @ the kind of dissing KW has been getting form Kiwi fans over the last 3 games. And people say they overrate him like SRT

 

[smash84]

Terrible bowling from anwar all the pressure gone