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

[OverratedSanity]

Taylor and Williamson were the two biggest hopes and they've batted 10 balls between them. This is going to take sonething special if they want to save this.

 

[hendrix]

Latham just needs to bat in isolation. Ton up.

 

[Hurricane]

Taylor and Williamson were the two biggest hopes and they've batted 10 balls between them. This is going to take sonething special if they want to save this.

We are in with a chance as we have three left handers unless HafeeZ ****s us up.

 

[straw man]

Didn't expect much from Taylor here as don't think in much form but that was particularly limp.

So our three least experienced batsmen to save us?

 

[OverratedSanity]

We are in with a chance as we have three left handers unless HafeeZ ****s us up.

Anderson not the greatest against spin though, is he?

Regardless it's going to take a truly humongous partnership from here, like something over 250. Difficult to see that happening.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Chasing 566, our three guys most likely to score big are all out with the team on 50. She's looking grim.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Is Rahat Ali a good bowler?

Does he bowl the outswinger and can he seam the ball?

 

[Flem274*]

Is Rahat Ali a good bowler?

Does he bowl the outswinger and can he seam the ball?

how the **** is he meant to do that on this graveyard?

 

[hendrix]

Anderson not the greatest against spin though, is he?

Anderson's actually better against spin than he is against pace. He's just not yet a Test standard number 5. Not yet a better batsman than say, Watling.

 

[Hurricane]

Anderson not the greatest against spin though, is he?

Regardless it's going to take a truly humongous partnership from here, like something over 250. Difficult to see that happening.

That's incorrect - he is a gun against spin.

Its all up to these three batsmen as Watling will get himself out fairly rapidly against the SLA.

You are right though odds are against us - but we aren't going to give up just yet.

 

[hendrix]

Gee Latham can time the ball.

 

[Flametree]

Not feeling comfortable watching these two play back to full balls - feels like if any ball misbehaves even slightly they won't have a hope. Need to come forward to the full ones....

 

[Bahnz]

Latham's got a lot going for him in these conditions, especially his proficiency with the sweep. But the one thing he has going against him is his creasebound play. Haven't seen him go down the track once.

 

[Flem274*]

we have 17 wickets and two and 2/3 of a day left to play with.

pls pls pls

 

[Hurricane]

Not feeling comfortable watching these two play back to full balls - feels like if any ball misbehaves even slightly they won't have a hope. Need to come forward to the full ones....

Latham's got a lot going for him in these conditions, especially his proficiency with the sweep. But the one thing he has going against him is his creasebound play. Haven't seen him go down the track once.

Some truth in both of these posts but overall Anderson and him and doing remarkably well, and I am not quite sure where, being Kiwi batsman, they learned these skills.

 

[hendrix]

Anderson has looked rubbish though.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Some truth in both of these posts but overall Anderson and him and doing remarkably well, and I am not quite sure where, being Kiwi batsman, they learned these skills.

Big Daddy Kane's throw -downs would of helped

 

[straw man]

Latham impressive, despite the number of near miss edge/pad/bat shots when defending. While it may be only a matter of time before one of those gets him, he's clearly worked hard on a method to playing this bowling and appears composed.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Latham always looks composed, if anything he is too relaxed.

 

[Bahnz]

Anderson has looked rubbish though.

Yeah, don't give him much chance of surviving against Yasir for very long.