NZ v Pakistan 2022/23

[Chris]

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Chris said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

I don't understand why Southee and Henry are bowling. The new ball is 6 overs away. Let Sodhi and Ajaz have a go and then when new ball comes let Sodhi continue with the new ball and rotate Southee and Henry at the other end.

We may not take the new ball easier to score of it,
Harder to score if the old soft ball maybe that is their thinking.

I worry that if we don't get another wicket they are going to chase this down pretty easily. On the other hand one wicket means that will be the end of the chase.

I think the new ball is essential. .

No doubt they are going to chase this down if we don’t get another wkt.
But with the older ball maybe the thinking is the wkt may come as they have to force shots more.

[Damo]

@Chris said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Chris said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

I don't understand why Southee and Henry are bowling. The new ball is 6 overs away. Let Sodhi and Ajaz have a go and then when new ball comes let Sodhi continue with the new ball and rotate Southee and Henry at the other end.

We may not take the new ball easier to score of it,
Harder to score if the old soft ball maybe that is their thinking.

I worry that if we don't get another wicket they are going to chase this down pretty easily. On the other hand one wicket means that will be the end of the chase.

I think the new ball is essential. .

No doubt they are going to chase this down if we don’t get another wkt.
But with the older ball maybe the thinking is the wkt may come as they have to force shots more.

It's going to be interesting. Sodhi has bowled well with the new ball.

The only thing on our side is that there probably aren't 15 overs left. More like 12-13 with the light.

[Chris]

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Chris said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Chris said in NZ v Pakistan:

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

I don't understand why Southee and Henry are bowling. The new ball is 6 overs away. Let Sodhi and Ajaz have a go and then when new ball comes let Sodhi continue with the new ball and rotate Southee and Henry at the other end.

We may not take the new ball easier to score of it,
Harder to score if the old soft ball maybe that is their thinking.

I worry that if we don't get another wicket they are going to chase this down pretty easily. On the other hand one wicket means that will be the end of the chase.

I think the new ball is essential. .

No doubt they are going to chase this down if we don’t get another wkt.
But with the older ball maybe the thinking is the wkt may come as they have to force shots more.

It's going to be interesting. Sodhi has bowled well with the new ball.

The only thing on our side is that there probably aren't 15 overs left. More like 12-13 with the light.

We need to bring those fielders in tighter run a ball and they win easily with balls to spare.
We need a couple of maidens from somewhere great viewing though.
It maybe why we are bowling a quick from one end for so long hoping we don’t get through the overs and bad light takes the overs away as you say.

[ACT Crusader]

Patel’s bowling is easy pickings. Get him off

[Damo]

Ajaz has to come out. He's not bowling well.

Why hasn't our best bowler (Sodhi) bowled in recent memory?

[ACT Crusader]

Far out Latham.

[Chris]

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

Ajaz has to come out. He's not bowling well.

Why hasn't our best bowler (Sodhi) bowled in recent memory?

Strange tactics Sodhi should be bowling we need to take Ajaz off.

[ACT Crusader]

Required rate is only around 4 rpo. I reckon we are toast.

[Chris]

@ACT-Crusader said in NZ v Pakistan:

Required rate is only around 4 rpo. I reckon we are toast.

Unless we can slow the overs down and hope for bad light.

[Damo]

Maybe Southee isn't much of a captain? The tactics in this test have been strange - from the very slow batting in the final session yesterday to the defensive and bizarre bowling in the final session and a half today.

[Chris]

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

Maybe Southee isn't much of a captain? The tactics in this test have been strange - from the very slow batting in the final session yesterday to the defensive and bizarre bowling in the final session and a half today.

Has been a bit strange , He has been talking a lot with Williamson.
And to be fair I questioned some of Kanes tactics at times.

[ACT Crusader]

@Damo said in NZ v Pakistan:

Maybe Southee isn't much of a captain? The tactics in this test have been strange - from the very slow batting in the final session yesterday to the defensive and bizarre bowling in the final session and a half today.

Can’t really blame Southee for that can we?

[Damo]

Take the new ball you fools. We are just meandering to a loss.

[ACT Crusader]

Singles will win for Pakistan and they are coming way too easily.

[ACT Crusader]

What a ball. Moved ever so slightly.

[Chris]

@ACT-Crusader said in NZ v Pakistan:

Singles will win for Pakistan and they are coming way too easily.

Yes Henry the door is open maybe big effort his 9th over on the trot.

[ACT Crusader]

Hasan likes to hit it, so there will be chances.

[Damo]

Now take the new ball surely to goodness.

[ACT Crusader]

Patel with a good chase and dive to save a run.

[MajorRage]

I see the cricinfo commentators are still talking like NZ can win.

Surely that option is gone now? An extra 20 runs yesterday would have been gold dust. Timmy forgot that our bowling attack is the wrong side of average these days.