Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan
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Just awesome, and bodes well for the summer. Really thought this tour would be a tough ask to get even one W given what happened to Aus over there, but we nabbed an ODI and now a test win which is incredible given how hard that is to achieve in the UAE. As mentioned, what a start for Stead. Great to see Boult in the wickets too, he's set for a big summer in NZ.
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@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Just awesome, and bodes well for the summer. Really thought this tour would be a tough ask to get even one W given what happened to Aus over there, but we nabbed an ODI and now a test win which is incredible given how hard that is to achieve in the UAE. As mentioned, what a start for Stead. Great to see Boult in the wickets too, he's set for a big summer in NZ.
With Patel, Boult and Wagner we have some really nice weapons. I wasn't paying attention so don't know how Sodhi went, but judging by the conditions it will be spin twins all the way in the next matches
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@canefan I haven't been able to catch much of the first three days as have been busy, but Patel had it on a string in that final session, was really high quality bowling, making them play at everything without giving them any half trackers or half volleys to relieve the pressure.
Wags provides all the heart, passion and just raw fucking emotion that you want in a fast bowler. I fucking love that guy.
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@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Wags provides all the heart, passion and just raw fucking emotion that you want in a fast bowler. I fucking love that guy.
It's almost as though nobody has been brave enough to tell him he is only just above medium.
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@mn5 said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Gonna be an interesting Summer. Hard to see the BCs go for two spinners in NZ. Exceptional start for Patel and good on him but maybe we need to realise we are BC fans and reserve judgement til around Feb/March
Fuck that! being a Black Caps fan means to hell with the future, revel in the now.
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@mariner4life said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mn5 said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Gonna be an interesting Summer. Hard to see the BCs go for two spinners in NZ. Exceptional start for Patel and good on him but maybe we need to realise we are BC fans and reserve judgement til around Feb/March
Fuck that! being a Black Caps fan means to hell with the future, revel in the now.
He is one of our better openers of late
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Great result. As always with a Pakistan collapse there is a little whisper in the back of your mind but hallelujah. The grim days of the 70's and to a lesser extent the early 90's are a fading memory.
This is our 26th test victory this decade. We didn't achieve our 26th test victory in history until 1986!
Test cricket has it all
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@mariner4life Especially the victories where a spell of bowling brilliance papers over a fucking shambolic batting effort...
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@mokey said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life Especially the victories where a spell of bowling brilliance papers over a fucking shambolic batting effort...
Well yes Mokes but don't forget we have two of our top three best test batsmen playing at the moment, reliable openers and an ever improving Henry Nichols. Gone are the embarrassing days when Dan Vettori at 8 had more hundreds than any of his teammates. The symbolic batting efforts are no where near as common as the past.....
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@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@canefan I haven't been able to catch much of the first three days as have been busy, but Patel had it on a string in that final session, was really high quality bowling, making them play at everything without giving them any half trackers or half volleys to relieve the pressure.
Wags provides all the heart, passion and just raw fucking emotion that you want in a fast bowler. I fucking love that guy.
He's fuelled on anger, real or usually imagined
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@mokey said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life Especially the victories where a spell of bowling brilliance papers over a fucking shambolic batting effort...
aaahhh, isn't that like, all of them? Certainly the memorable ones.
Being rolled by Pakistan over there is hardly a black mark though, they are lethal.
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@mariner4life said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mokey said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life Especially the victories where a spell of bowling brilliance papers over a fucking shambolic batting effort...
aaahhh, isn't that like, all of them? Certainly the memorable ones.
Being rolled by Pakistan over there is hardly a black mark though, they are lethal.
Yeah for all the criticism of the first innings performance, some of it was brought into context through the rest of the match. 153 went from abysmal to probably not far below par.
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@cyclops said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mokey said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life Especially the victories where a spell of bowling brilliance papers over a fucking shambolic batting effort...
aaahhh, isn't that like, all of them? Certainly the memorable ones.
Being rolled by Pakistan over there is hardly a black mark though, they are lethal.
Yeah for all the criticism of the first innings performance, some of it was brought into context through the rest of the match. 153 went from abysmal to probably not far below par.
Agree, the batting didn't surprise me that much - we've never been great against spin plus Pakistan have a quality all round attack. We were always very reliant on Rosco and Kane going big if we wanted a decent total. But the bowlers, Boult included, have far exceeded expectations in that match.
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@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@cyclops said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mokey said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mariner4life Especially the victories where a spell of bowling brilliance papers over a fucking shambolic batting effort...
aaahhh, isn't that like, all of them? Certainly the memorable ones.
Being rolled by Pakistan over there is hardly a black mark though, they are lethal.
Yeah for all the criticism of the first innings performance, some of it was brought into context through the rest of the match. 153 went from abysmal to probably not far below par.
Agree, the batting didn't surprise me that much - we've never been great against spin plus Pakistan have a quality all round attack. We were always very reliant on Rosco and Kane going big if we wanted a decent total. But the bowlers, Boult included, have far exceeded expectations in that match.
I'm picking KW to stay around for awhile but Rossco is gonna leave a massive hole when he retires.
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@virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Thanks @Mokey
That was awesome to watch!!!!!
Love how KW lifts up Ajaz at the end there!
Super team
Liking the Watling stiffness of the team too. We may have low score innings but we also had top score innings.
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@hooroo said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Thanks @Mokey
That was awesome to watch!!!!!
Love how KW lifts up Ajaz at the end there!
Super team
Liking the Watling stiffness of the team too. We may have low score innings but we also had top score innings.
The looks in the crowd is piss funny, the look on the coaches face is even better
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@virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@hooroo said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Thanks @Mokey
That was awesome to watch!!!!!
Love how KW lifts up Ajaz at the end there!
Super team
Liking the Watling stiffness of the team too. We may have low score innings but we also had top score innings.
The looks in the crowd is piss funny, the look on the coaches face is even better
Was the assistant coach one of the Flower brothers? The guys in the paki fancy dress were the best. Cheers to tears
