**Official** Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2014

[kiwiviktor81]

The spinner Mark Craig has a higher batting and bowling average than the specialist batsman McCullum. Weird.

 

[Blocky]

Jeets was robbed. Always got played on the flattest of flat tracks and then got blasted for it.

Sad times.

I'd have sympathy for this if Jeets didn't back away so horribly against South Africa in the last set of tests he played, combined with saying "No thanks" to a chance to play for NZ again.

 

[_Ed_]

Another TAB odds update:

Draw $1.70
Pakistan $2.60
NZ $8

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Another TAB odds update:

Draw $1.70
Pakistan $2.60
NZ $8

We were probably paying $20 when Anderson got out. This has been a superb innings from Taylor, given the circumstances.

 

[Hurricane]

I want to make an analysis post for the day and would like a kiwi who bowls pace to correct it and comment where I am wrong.

Neeshams bowling: he is inaccurate or at least he is when I watch.
I feel when he bowls he lets his bowling a be quite loose so that it snaps at point of delivery for more pace. Southee and boult, who are far superior bowlers have taut sp? arms. Their bowling arm is less loose and more controlled and hence they are more accurate.

 

[Days of Grace]

Why haven't they started early on any of the days to make up for overs lost due to bad light?

 

[Kippax]

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If more than an hour's play is lost, time may be added on subsequent days.

 

[straw man]

The tension is killing me already. Just know that this will end up a 'great match for the neutral' i.e. horrible, as we get rolled for something slightly inadequate and then spend the rest of the day desperately trying to defend it.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Lack of lefties will work in Pakistans favour.

 

[Hurricane]

Yusss Pakistan that is what I love about you.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Thanks Toffee Kumar.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Well, even if we were bowled out now, Pakistan would still have to score quicker than the first-innings economy rates of Southee, Boult and Sodhi in order to win. Probably the draw is still the most likely outcome from here.

 

[smash84]

I am now having that old pakistan fan feeling. Dropped catches, quick scoring by NZ. Gulp

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sarfraz - great batsman but as bad as Kamran with the gloves

 

[Meridio]

Keeper definitely could have gone for that. Mind you, it still carried through quite comfortably to slip.

Ooh, review. This might actually be a bit closer than I thought live.

 

[Hurricane]

Stupid review. That's a point in my theory that there should be one review each per inning.

 

[smash84]

Ugh. Not going pak way.

 

[smash84]

Now Taylor will be nervous.

 

[Hurricane]

Now Taylor will be nervous.

Good point maybe they knew it was a **** review but did it as a mind game.

 

[Meridio]

That sweep by Taylor is far more of a hockey shot than his slog sweep. Bat was almost parallel to the ground.