Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan

[Siam]

@donsteppa I wondered about that. Chase the 20 wickets and use rotation to counter the huge innings and partnerships seen in the last test.

Bank on 2 big innings from the top 4

But whichever way you dice it, it's a bit grim with Southee at 7

[Donsteppa]

@siam Haven't double checked it, but I read a comment while checking the score earlier suggesting both Wagner and Sodhi have troubled the scorers more in this series than CdG.

So let's hope he's due

[Chris B.]

@donsteppa They have - and so has Patel.

Though to be fair those three have aggregated 26, 22 and 21 runs to Colin's 17, so it's not like any of them have done much better than a random Fern member taking some dirty swipes!

[MN5]

@chris-b said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Raval goes lbw and then Rossco is bowled first ball....and we are officially in the shit!

His grasp on second best BC batsman in history is looking tenuous....

[ACT Crusader]

150 up and Kane has half of it.

[TeWaio]

Little Kane 85no...

[TeWaio]

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[TeWaio]

@tewaio said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Little Kane 85no...

Well that was a commentator's curse. Back to work..

[nzzp]

@tewaio said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

@tewaio said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Little Kane 85no...

Well that was a commentator's curse. Back to work..

229/7. Not ideal at all, but in the subcontinent chasing anything over 150 in the last innings can be dicy. So, we need our tail to Wagner, and then roll them cheaply. Kind of like every BC test I ever watch.

[Bovidae]

Did CdG treat it like a T20 game? Better to go down swinging...

[canefan]

@nzzp said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

@tewaio said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

@tewaio said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Little Kane 85no...

Well that was a commentator's curse. Back to work..

229/7. Not ideal at all, but in the subcontinent chasing anything over 150 in the last innings can be dicy. So, we need our tail to Wagner, and then roll them cheaply. Kind of like every BC test I ever watch.

The comms suggested that 250 should be plenty on that surface. It is the craps we are talking about though. We were coasting then things got ugly in the last session as the ball started to dance around everywhere

[mariner4life]

Colin's 6 to get off the mark was ridiculous. Basically a short armed loft off a spinner that went miles.

I watched a bit, couldn't believe when Kane got himself out, at that point he honestly looked like he could play the bowling with his cock, and then bang, chips out.

[Paekakboyz]

Right, I'll start the hexing via commentary 😁 nice to see BJ hit 3000 runs. He's fashioned a good record! Somerville is looking solid, although a few went past the bat in that last over.

[Paekakboyz]

@paekakboyz aggh you dick!!

[Donsteppa]

@paekakboyz said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Right, I'll start the hexing via commentary 😁 nice to see BJ hit 3000 runs. He's fashioned a good record! Somerville is looking solid, although a few went past the bat in that last over.

Your curse combined with the commentator for Somerville!

[Paekakboyz]

@donsteppa sharpen the knife and clear off the altar bro!! Fml ha ha

[nzzp]

Remember, at the last test here, 153 and 249 was enough to win it for NZ. Just enough - but enough

[nzzp]

... and since I'm an anorak, the last three games before then

Pakistan won with 282 and 400
Sri Lanka won with 419 and 138
Pakistan won with 452 and 227

all won by the team winning the toss and batting first

[Bovidae]

Trent has been watching Timmy bat too often. All out for 274.

Somerville might not have scored many runs but he hung in there and allowed Watling to accumulate.

[Bovidae]

Great start with a wicket in Boult's first over. Southee is a very good slip fielder.