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

[smash84]

what? why shouldn't fawad alam be in the team?

 

[smash84]

apparently kamran akmal and shoaib malik are in pakistan's world cup squad. I am pretty sure Shoaib Malik is in thanks mostly to Misbah's insistence.

 

[Niall]

what? why shouldn't fawad alam be in the team?

Sorry was joking!


Yeah the treatment of him has been a disgrace his whole career, one bad series against the best ODI side in the world does not merit been dropped especially considering the million chances Younis and Shafiq have got.

Even Umar has every right to be annoyed at his exclusion.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wait Younis is in the team?! WAG! Managed to worm his way in by being amazing in the tests. Complete liability in ODIs as usual

 

[Niall]

apparently kamran akmal and shoaib malik are in pakistan's world cup squad. I am pretty sure Shoaib Malik is in thanks mostly to Misbah's insistence.

Yeah, that and the fact he can bowl and has experience in Australia due to his big bash contract.

Hopefully they remember his action is also likely to get called and he was dire for Hobart in Aus last year, lucky to hold onto his contract really.

 

[BeeGee]

Good game.

I'm fascinated by the way Williamson is using his bowlers. Very different from McCullum.

Top partnership.

 

[Howe_zat]

Interesting end in sight, enough to make me break out the D/L to decide who's ahead

(science says: NZ by about 6 runs atm)

 

[Howe_zat]

Would like to see Devcich bowling here

 

[viriya]

Why no Umar Akmal? Thought he was the golden boy.

 

[grecian]

Would like to see Devcich bowling here

Wouldn't we all, he's a game-changer.

 

[viriya]

boom boom bottom edges a six. life isn't fair.

 

[Howe_zat]

Llooks comfortable from here. Great comeback.

 

[Fusion]

What a moronic run out. Wasting away such a great innings.

 

[Howe_zat]

Didn't expect Neesham's ODI record to be quite so rat****

 

[Howe_zat]

Wolverine: "Black Caps need a Maxwell "

Thought they had one. Isn't that what everyne's complaining abut?

 

[Fusion]

Nice recovery and win for Pakistan. That Afridi/Haris partnership was impressive under the circumstances.

 

[BeeGee]

Good game. Kudos all round.

 

[viriya]

Good to see Vettori well and truly back.. very solid performance from him with bat, ball and that catch.

 

[Hurricane]

Good to see Vettori well and truly back.. very solid performance from him with bat, ball and that catch.

He looked quite slim and trim and athletic in the field too

 

[Bahnz]

While it seems from the cricinfo commentary that Milne bowled quite well again, his lack of actual wickets is starting to test patience.