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

[hendrix]

It's absolutely incredible that WW gets to be offended by being called a troll. The guy comes into this thread with a very clear agenda. Hell, had NZ won this Test we know how it'd all mean that West Indies are now better than Australia and Pakistan.

He's posted one comment about the actual test series.

 

[Howsie]

Protected species.

 

[OverratedSanity]

WW making an unnecessary crap post here about Pakistani fans on PakPassion reminds me of that wonderful NZ-Inida tour thread where Blocky made a beautifully bad post about Indian fans because of some comments on Cricinfo.

This is a different forum. It's easy to see that the average quality of the posters from each country is miles better than the ****heaps that are Cricinfo and Pakpassion. There's just no need whatsoever for those comments to be brought here to get a rise out of posters. Stink up those places as much as you want, hell, I do it sometimes because it's fun to watch them react like a pack of rabid dogs. But not here. Just no.

 

[OverratedSanity]

No, but it is an infractable offence to continuously ignore moderator instructions to cut out the sarcastic 'troll' comments towards WW. It's **** posting, and you're more than capable of grasping that.

Sure, but seriously, WW's posting was basically trolling. Atleast we can agree on that right?

 

[Teja.]

If you guys have a problem with a specific poster, mail us @ moderators@cricketweb.net and we'll look into it ASAP or use the report post function. Several posts from today are being acted upon, aws.

Can we get back to the cricket instead of discussing the merits and demerits of posters, please?

 

[smash84]

If you guys have a problem with a specific poster, mail us @ moderators@cricketweb.net and we'll look into it ASAP or use the report post function. Several posts from today are being acted upon, aws.

Can we get back to the cricket instead of discussing the merits and demerits of posters, please?

Oh,I had totally forgotten you were a moderator too

 

[Teja.]

It's an easy mistake to make. I forget that too on a regular basis.

 

[Spark]

lazy ****

 

[Teja.]

I just reported the above abusive, reprehensible post questioning my character and fortitude and sent a mail to moderators@cricketweb.net elaborating on my displeasure without questioning Spark's cricketing abilities or the strength of his country's test side (because I'd get punk'd) or calling him a ****. (It'd be true though!)

That's how it's done, have a great day everyone. Teja over and out.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Goodness me whats got your back up? i'm not talking about Pakistan fans HERE!!..i'm talking about the plethora of fans on pp who were making thread after thread calling for Narine to be "banned" and even had celebrations when it happened!!..so pardon me for not crying my eyes out over Hafeez banning .

Honestly too many people here are way too emotional to be posting it seems...but anyway to all pakistan fans on this forum i was not talking to you and apologies if you thought i was.

It's ironic that you call other people emotional, but then bring up a topic that has nothing to do with CW (Pakpassion posters) because you got angry about them calling for Narine to be banned. If that is not being emotional, I don't know what is.

I like you WW because you do take a lot of flak and take it well, but you still manage to piss people off.

I accused you of trolling earlier. The reason I did so was because you criticised NZ and basically labelled them as mediocre at a time when they aren't doing so well. It's not nice when your team gets called rubbish especially when they are about to lose. I don't think you do it deliberately, you just don't think about what you say. Maybe try to analyse the situation beforehand.

 

[Blocky]

The major difference between WW and the rest of you is the fact that he takes **** constantly about his opinions and the fact that he rates his Windies team highly and is highly passionate about the way they play, he never once breaks and feels he needs to insult anyone and he doesn't get all passive aggressive/tipsy in the wind when his team loses.

Yelling repeatedly "You're a troll, stop trolling me" at someone and expecting moderators to think that guy is actually a troll, rather than a sometimes overzealous cricket supporter who enjoys banter in my view shows a level of stupidity. If you actually think he's a troll, why do you get so worked up by him? It's like constantly peeing on an electric fence.

So many sensitive people in this forum, most of whom tend to love giving it to people but can't take any back.

 

[Blocky]

I accused you of trolling earlier. The reason I did so was because you criticised NZ and basically labelled them as mediocre at a time when they aren't doing so well. It's not nice when your team gets called rubbish especially when they are about to lose. I don't think you do it deliberately, you just don't think about what you say. Maybe try to analyse the situation beforehand.

But... NZ ARE mediocre... their most recent performance is the very virtue of medicore. It's no different to me saying that it was funny watching a recent "World #1" get absolutely dicked by a team that hasn't been higher than #5 in a number of years when Australia were on the losing end.

I remember during the Windies series, WW taking crap from all of us (especially me) about how much better New Zealand were than the Windies, in fact, some NZ'ers got all upset and offended that I dare say the only reason we should've lost against the Windies was poor performance, and now you're on his case because he's telling you the recent NZ performance is entirely poor?

How many of you are still on your mothers milk? That's my honest to god question.

 

[Prince EWS]

Can we get back to the cricket instead of discussing the merits and demerits of posters, please?

Just in case anyone wasn't aware (as seems to be the case), Teja is a moderator and this is a moderator instruction.

If you want to talk about how good/bad posters are in this thread, you're gonna have a bad time.

 

[Blocky]

I'm actually glad the moderators can see through pack mentality horse ****, because that's what this all is.

 

[Blocky]

Just in case anyone wasn't aware (as seems to be the case), Teja is a moderator and this is a moderator instruction.

If you want to talk about how good/bad posters are in this thread, you're gonna have a bad time.

OK, Cool - but I'd just like to point out that almost everything WW posts is cricket related until people start attacking him, then the thread degenerates because you have holier than thou people continuing the discussion on and on and on solely because, god forbid, WW popped up in a thread that didn't involve the Windies.

 

[Pratters]

Regarding Latham -

I saw him in the tests v the WI and he was quite exception I felt in his use of feet. He knew his game, what shots to play, what shots to not play according to his capability. Had a very sorted approach and a pretty good technique as well. He is just 22 right now and opening the batting. If he carries on, can make a lot of test runs. I do wonder who will end up with more, Williamson or Latham.

 

[Howsie]

So on one hand, you're on my case because I've said that Sodhi continues to bowl terribly and doesn't have the ability to lead his team to a victory.... on the other, you're on my case for mentioning that Craig has much better statistics at all formats, including a match winning performance against the Windies. In both instances, you basically have no leg to stand on, but I'm the unreasonable one.

No, I'm tired of **** like this

Cmon Bahnz.. be honest.

The first dismissal was the batsman making a big mistake, playing across the line with a sweep shot to a full delivery that should have been driven.
The second dismissal was the batsman plonking his foot down the line and not playing for the straight one, this was made even worse by how short the ball pitched - complete loss of concerntration by the batsman
The third dismissal was a short pie that turned into an absolute gift by good fielding/**** batting.
The last dismissal was a tail end batsman having a wog.

So hang on a minute. It's quite alright for Mark Craig to pick up a wicket off a stumping, or a bloody reverse sweep of all things, but Sodhi has to bowl the perfect leg break for it to count. Or else in comes Blocky to tell us why it shouldn't count and it was simply just the batsman playing a silly shot or losing concentration.

 

[Howsie]

Regarding Latham -

I saw him in the tests v the WI and he was quite exception I felt in his use of feet. He knew his game, what shots to play, what shots to not play according to his capability. Had a very sorted approach and a pretty good technique as well. He is just 22 right now and opening the batting. If he carries on, can make a lot of test runs. I do wonder who will end up with more, Williamson or Latham.

Although he's improved a lot over the last 18 months I'd wait till he got back to New Zealand before anointing him as anything. Latham has always been good against spin, it's his play against quick bowling that leaves something to be desired. His footwork against the quicks has improved a lot but he doesn't mind the odd feather outside off stump (although Williamson was in the same boat 18 months ago too I suppose). That, and there was a train of thought you could set him up with the one that came back in and traped him LBW. Roach or Taylor got him like that once iirc, and it's generally how ND looked to attack him with Aldridge and co.

 

[hendrix]

Regarding Latham -

I saw him in the tests v the WI and he was quite exception I felt in his use of feet. He knew his game, what shots to play, what shots to not play according to his capability. Had a very sorted approach and a pretty good technique as well. He is just 22 right now and opening the batting. If he carries on, can make a lot of test runs. I do wonder who will end up with more, Williamson or Latham.

I made a similar post before Latham debuted. I think Williamson will make more runs but Latham will be just as valuable to the team.

Both of them are prone to a spar outside offstump to the pace bowlers, but the key for me is that they can play all the strokes. Discipline will come. It's difficult for an incomplete striker to learn discipline (e.g. Hughes, Guptill, Rutherford) because they can be completely shut down. It's not an issue for guys who have shots on both sides of the wicket off front and back foot.

In fact I think Latham has a far better pull shot and cut shot than Williamson.

 

[Pratters]

I think Willamson will be the star who brings in the crowds while Latham will be the guy who is the rock. Bit like Dravid and Tendulkar.