Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan

[Bovidae]

It seems like a tidy debut from Somerville with the ball.

NZ probably need to bat for 4 sessions to be safe. No pressure boys.

[Siam]

Roscoe runs down the wicket to defend his first ball from Shah, lovely to watch

Meanwhile Shah is the best bowler to get 200 wickets in the history of the world! Some solace for when he gets player of the series.

Kane and Taylor at the crease, always worth watching

[Siam]

Cool, Ross Taylor and CdG changed bodies!

Like some cricket "face off" thing

[Chris B.]

We're effectively 51/4 - probably about 80 runs behind the game to my mind, given that one of our 4 is Somerville.

[No Quarter]

Nicholls has made a lot of starts this series, really need him to kick on to a big one.

Review on Kane.......missing. Phew.

I really rate Reiffel as an umpire, very cool calm & collected. On that note, the DRS system really had done a great job of removing the impact of crap umpires on the game. After a few iterations they've got it spot on.

[No Quarter]

Doull reckons any lead above 160 is 50/50. I am far less optimistic, I think we'll need 230+ especially without Wags.

[Damo]

I think we'll need 250. However the longer we bat the better. If we make them score the runs late on day 4/into day 5 then we are a shout no matter what the lead is.

EDIT

Just realised it is day 4 already. I think we are in with a chance. Anyway, these two are looking OK, and there is always CDG to come.

[TeWaio]

Here for my jinx of Kane like the first innings. 89no now.....

I reckon 200 will be enough to roll them, especially if we can bat time and force most of the chase into day 5.

[Chris B.]

@tewaio Yeah - I reckon 200 is a reasonable chance for us.

250 lead is probably going to make the game safe for us, since it would require 400 runs to be scored from now - for us to lose.

[No Quarter]

Fark. In the last 5 years Kane is averaging 65 in the 2nd innings of tests, 15 higher than the next best - Angelo Matthews. Then it drops into the low 40s.

What. A. Player.

[ACT Crusader]

@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Fark. In the last 5 years Kane is averaging 65 in the 2nd innings of tests, 15 higher than the next best - Angelo Matthews. Then it drops into the low 40s.

What. A. Player.

Mental toughness right there.

[gt12]

@no-quarter

That probably also speaks volumes about our test team: Totally dependent on Kane to dig us out of this mess.

[No Quarter]

Doull trying to claim NZ pitches are green so hard to bat in the first innings, and easier on days 4/5. Absolute nonsense, NZ hasn't been producing green seamers like in his day for a long time now. Not to mention the immense pressure that comes with batting last.

You can't overstate how good that record is.

[Damo]

I like that we are scoring quickly. Every so often a ball is keeping really low or spinning sharply. Eventually a ball will come that no batsman can defend. May as well score runs while they last.

[ACT Crusader]

The Man

[No Quarter]

GOAT NZ batsmen coming to the party when it counts. He is pure sex to watch.

[Chris B.]

Well done, Little Kane!

He's fucking good.

Nicholls playing an excellent hand as well.

Keep going boys - we need more from both of you!!!!

[Siam]

He's a fucken marvel !!

[Paekakboyz]

Yeow!! Great to get another hundy on the board. Nichols is hanging in there nicely too. Time to grind Pakistan into the dust, but at a reasonable clip please!!

[ACT Crusader]

We could really get into Pakistan’s confidence here if we bat out the day with these two.