NZ v Pakistan 2022/23

[Damo]

It's very comfortable out there.

[NTA]

@voodoo said in NZ v Pakistan:

Field feels very negative against the spinners. Why only 1 slip? Why aren’t we surrounding the bat given we can’t lose?

Is your captain Dean Elgar?

[Damo]

I love that Ish has added a flipper to his repertoire.

That was a thing of beauty.

[canefan]

A couple more moments of brilliance and it's game on

[Chris B.]

Time for a couple from Wagner.

[ACT Crusader]

Ajaz fumbles and a run out goes begging.

[Chris B.]

@ACT-Crusader Should have had him.

[Damo]

Maybe it's time for Southee to replace Ajaz.

[ACT Crusader]

@Chris-B it was a bad fumble given the batsman was so far out of the crease it wasn’t funny.

I think if we can get the remaining 2 wickets in the next 2-3 overs we are still a chance to throw the bat at getting the runs.

[Chris]

A miss run out and a poor over to follow it up Patel might have let any chance of a win go.

[ACT Crusader]

Shakeel looks very comfortable (truth but hopefully a jinx too…)

[Chris]

Bring Wagner on pack the leg side and bowl short into the body.
Need to change it up here Patel will do nothing it’s to easy to defend his offies for both batsmen.

[Chris]

FFS game over due to letting the game drift and not trying different things.

[voodoo]

130 lead with 2 wickets

20 overs remaining

And we have no slip in place

What the fuck are we doing?

[Chris]

Bracewell is just not a test quality bowler or Batsman.

[ACT Crusader]

@voodoo I thought Mitchell has been at slip for last few overs?

[voodoo]

@ACT-Crusader said in NZ v Pakistan:

@voodoo I thought Mitchell has been at slip for last few overs?

Back in last ball. Wasn’t last few balls

But why don’t we have 2 slips in, a short leg, we should be surrounding the bat

Slip gone again last ball!

[ACT Crusader]

@Chris I’m all for changing things and trying different approaches, but to be honest I don’t think Wagner is going to do much on this. There isn’t great bounce or carry.

[Chris B.]

@Chris said in NZ v Pakistan:

Bracewell is just not a test quality bowler or Batsman.

A bit revealing that we had a guy who is effectively a part-timer bowling when we really needed to mop up the tail.

Needed a brilliant over the shoulder take to dismiss Shakeel - didn't get a hand on it.

That's it, I think.

[ACT Crusader]

@voodoo said in NZ v Pakistan:

@ACT-Crusader said in NZ v Pakistan:

@voodoo I thought Mitchell has been at slip for last few overs?

Back in last ball. Wasn’t last few balls

But why don’t we have 2 slips in, a short leg, we should be surrounding the bat

Slip gone again last ball!

For Hamza yes, but Shakeel is too good a bat for us to crowd him.