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

[Hurricane]

In the absence of any Pak fans willing to hear from anyone with an expected Pak line up.

 

[brockley]

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Henry really does piss all over Bracewell in terms of wicket quality tbh. Chris Donaldson must have reported some gym numbers on Henry that are piss-weak.

I might get in trouble for having watched this video on Uni internet because Henry's action surely qualifies as explicit ***ual content

 

[NZTailender]

Dat middle stump bowled! Don't think I've creamed my pants like that since Bond.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Dat inswinger at 0:15. He's like Gillespie crossed with bond, two of my favourite eye-candy bowlers.

 

[hendrix]

Milne's action is even ***ier IMO.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

so Henry can genuinely swing it both ways then?

 

[Bahnz]

I think it's easier to swing it both ways with the Duke as the seam is more prominent.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Sorry Hurricane, I haven't really been following Pak cricket for a while.

With the constant PCB drama, team regressing every series and the fact that we aren't producing any good batsmen or bowlers, my interest in cricket is fading. It used to be OK when we were were producing pace bowlers (watching pace bowlers is the best thing about cricket for me) but now it's all about spinners (and dodgy ones at that), and that for a nation that has had great pace bowlers is embarrassing.

It also doesn't help that I have had a lot of things going on in my private life. I don't know if you are aware but I recently got married, and I have also moved properties (which is causing me grief at the moment).

Nowadays I just post on off-topic mainly and briefly check out CC to see if there is anything new happening (the same usual crap).

But from what I know, I would like to see the following Test lineup:

Azhar Ali
Sami Aslam
Younis Khan
Fawad Alam
Misbah (c)
Asad Shafiq
Sarfraz Ahmad (wk)
Raza Hasan
Wahab Riaz
Junaid Khan
Sadaf Hussain

 

[Hurricane]

Sorry Hurricane, I haven't really been following Pak cricket for a while.

With the constant PCB drama, team regressing every series and the fact that we aren't producing any good batsmen or bowlers, my interest in cricket is fading. It used to be OK when we were were producing pace bowlers (watching pace bowlers is the best thing about cricket for me) but now it's all about spinners (and dodgy ones at that), and that for a nation that has had great pace bowlers is embarrassing.

It also doesn't help that I have had a lot of things going on in my private life. I don't know if you are aware but I recently got married, and I have also moved properties (which is causing me grief at the moment).

Nowadays I just post on off-topic mainly and briefly check out CC to see if there is anything new happening (the same usual crap).

But from what I know, I would like to see the following Test lineup:

Azhar Ali
Sami Aslam
Younis Khan
Fawad Alam
Misbah (c)
Asad Shafiq
Sarfraz Ahmad (wk)
Raza Hasan
Wahab Riaz
Junaid Khan
Sadaf Hussain

No I didn't know that. Congrats on the marriage. Thanks for the test line up.

 

[Bahnz]

Injury leaves Kane Williamson under a cloud | Stuff.co.nz

Uh-oh.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Time for Jesse! :?

 

[hendrix]

Injury leaves Kane Williamson under a cloud | Stuff.co.nz

Uh-oh.

sounds rather minor, doesn't it?

 

[Flem274*]

there's an odi series against SA next week?

just rest him for that series if you have to. we need to develop some batting depth anyway. watling to bat number three in his absence.

 

[Bahnz]

sounds rather minor, doesn't it?

Normally I'd agree. But with the World Cup 4 months away, I think there's a real chance that the selectors will rest Williamson from the Pakistan tour if he's in any discomfort. In the grander scheme of things, that might be the right thing to do, but it would still suck balls from a test fan's perspective.

 

[Immenso]

sounds rather minor, doesn't it?

I thought the complete opposite. From a long/mid term POV.
Wrist on top controlling hand, what could be worse for a batsman with another 10+ years ahead if him.

God I hope it is minor.

.

 

[Immenso]

Both Williamson and Southee returning from Champs League with injuries reminds me how scary shallow our depth still is.

Must keep my blackcaps optimisim at bottom feeder level, I was starting to feel far too positive about things.

Although I reckon both will play the test series, but if not, I guess parellel a in Pak missing Younus and Ajmal (apart from the whole chucking thing if course)

 

[Flem274*]

southee's what?

how injured is he?

 

[Bahnz]

It's covered in the link. He has a sore shoulder, and is expected to be fit to play the SA series, so I wouldn't get too worked up about it just yet.

 

[Kippax]

NZC getting some Yasir Shah and co. into the vault, I notice -