Prince EWS
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Couldn't agree more. I took the 80:1 for Craig to top score on bet365 and all.
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**Official** Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2014
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Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
... by flying in Anton Devcich to replace Taylor, yeah Pakistan are in for a pleasant surprise.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
i haven't been following the pre-series talk at all, please don't scare me like that
Kippax
Cricketer Of The Year
Well Sodhi's been demoted for you. Southee has defended his territory at No. 8.Couldn't agree more. I took the 80:1 for Craig to top score on bet365 and all.
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Immenso
International Vice-Captain
As much as I dislike Southee at 8 as a long term or permanent thing, I like the bedding in of the new guys who 'aren't quite all rounders' low down the order until they show they're comfortable. Nearly-debutants have enough on their mind.
I thinks this is a learning the current mgmt have from Doug Bracewell.
Btw, Sodhi had worked his way above Southee by the Windies series, but then looked poor with the bat since then. So this could be a demotion of 2 places in the batting order since his last test? with the same same bottom order.
I thinks this is a learning the current mgmt have from Doug Bracewell.
Btw, Sodhi had worked his way above Southee by the Windies series, but then looked poor with the bat since then. So this could be a demotion of 2 places in the batting order since his last test? with the same same bottom order.
Flem274*
123/5
yeah can deal with that
before australia got mowed i was quietly confident about this. get through younis and misbah with our good attack and negotiate their rookie attack which lacks junaid and ajmal and we're in with a good shot.
i mean that could still be the case but it's a bit easier said than done hey. any normal team would have been smoked by a world number one if they were missing two of their best.
edit: if Baz becomes a perma-opener then i wouldn't mind WPWB at 5 if his body and form can handle being in the top five plus keeping. then we can let our two allrounders settle in at six and seven and smash ****s. puts a lot of onus on the top four to give him a rest though, and there might be too much aggression from 6 down.
he's the fourth best batsman available anyway so i wouldn't mind him being given an opportunity to bat higher up with other batsmen rather than spend half his life with the tail, especially since he's not a rapid scorer.
before australia got mowed i was quietly confident about this. get through younis and misbah with our good attack and negotiate their rookie attack which lacks junaid and ajmal and we're in with a good shot.
i mean that could still be the case but it's a bit easier said than done hey. any normal team would have been smoked by a world number one if they were missing two of their best.
edit: if Baz becomes a perma-opener then i wouldn't mind WPWB at 5 if his body and form can handle being in the top five plus keeping. then we can let our two allrounders settle in at six and seven and smash ****s. puts a lot of onus on the top four to give him a rest though, and there might be too much aggression from 6 down.
he's the fourth best batsman available anyway so i wouldn't mind him being given an opportunity to bat higher up with other batsmen rather than spend half his life with the tail, especially since he's not a rapid scorer.
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Mike5181
International Captain
Vettori's only played something like 22 games for ND too.