ajdude
International Coach
what on earth did i just read
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*Official* Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2018
- Thread starter Fuller Pilch
- Start date
Borges
International Regular
125 wouldn't be hard against this New Zealand spin attack. To make a match of this, the Kiwis need something in excess of 250 in their second outing.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
No, he was opening when he hit those tons.
He's batted 71 innings in Test cricket and opened in 69 of them. Not only that but he's been one of the most successful NZ openers in Test history.
This weird thing you've got going on when you pretend he's batting out of position or it's somehow strange that he's opening makes no sense. Maybe you've watched too many ODIs.
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Spikey
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flem folded faster than superman on laundry day and is now making somerville memes.
trundler
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I am hopeful for the bowlers but I don't expect much from the batsmen. They almost **** themselves chasing against Ireland ffs.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
watching the highlights and southee's bowling utterly non existent. I've said it multiple times but he needs an extended dropping not because he shouldn't be in the side, but because he plays waaay better when he's had to earn his way back into the side.
harsh.ag
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Which one of you was drunk while watching?
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
... this ... was the first innings?
He had a couple of dropped catches. Was generally better than the first innings. Can be unfortunate whilst still being crap.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Argh, those two late wickets...sounds like Raval coped some bad luck. Latham...yulch.
If we're to stand a chance in this one we'll need a target of 200+, this pitch isn't going like the first test. I don't see us doing that after losing both openers for zip. The only way I see us winning really is if Kane finally makes good on a start and posts 150. That tame dismissal of his in the first innings is now looking so damn crucial.
If we're to stand a chance in this one we'll need a target of 200+, this pitch isn't going like the first test. I don't see us doing that after losing both openers for zip. The only way I see us winning really is if Kane finally makes good on a start and posts 150. That tame dismissal of his in the first innings is now looking so damn crucial.
Ahmad Zahir
Banned
Somerville's action is really annoying. I think he had a different action when he used to play in Big Bash.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Was expecting to wake up to like Pakistan having scored 500 runs or something. Disappointing our openers got out cheap - especially Raval who seemed like he was getting going in the last innings, and that this could be his overseas breakthrough.
I'm hoping someone tons up in this innings. Considering we did better in our 2nd innings in the first Test, if we can replicate that and set a 250 target for Pakistan on day 5, we could be in.
I'm hoping someone tons up in this innings. Considering we did better in our 2nd innings in the first Test, if we can replicate that and set a 250 target for Pakistan on day 5, we could be in.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, recipe for a win is basically KW batting through, Taylor smearing his way to a 50, and one of Nicholls and Watling grinding out another ugly 50. A couple of lol 20's from Colin and Southee would be nice, but I don't think you can stake too much on that happening.