NZ v Pakistan 2022/23
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This will be a clash of the almost cellar dwellers:
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@MN5 said in NZ Cricket 2022:
Poor old Black Caps.
I bet Xmas in Pakistan absolutely sux arse.
Tough to tell from this pic.
What time do things kick off ? Would love some cricket on in the background while I try and be productive and shift some Xmas lard.
I had no idea both teams were coming off FOUR consecutive losses each.
Our batting order looks very strong ( Bracewell at eight ? This implies he’s there as a frontline bowler ) Bowling looks incredibly weak without Boult and Jamieson but then again spin will be handy. Nice to have a guy who took ten in an innings there to bolster things.
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Nichols at four and Mitchell at five. God help us.
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@Crazy-Horse said in NZ v Pakistan:
Nichols at four and Mitchell at five. God help us.
He’s not there. Need to ask Allah.
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@Crazy-Horse said in NZ v Pakistan:
Nichols at four and Mitchell at five. God help us.
I think they’re backing Nicholls to come good. Young just hasn’t shown enough but I thought he’d be in opening with Conway at four personally. Nicholls career trajectory is sliding towards the Astle/McMillan/Styris bracket, you know, good without being great. ( Latham too to be honest )
Will be interesting to see if Johns son can continue the incredible work he did in England. I suspect that was a freak occurrence and normal transmission will resume.
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@MN5 said in NZ v Pakistan:
@Crazy-Horse said in NZ v Pakistan:
Nichols at four and Mitchell at five. God help us.
I think they’re backing Nicholls to come good. Young just hasn’t shown enough but I thought he’d be in opening with Conway at four personally. Nicholls career trajectory is sliding towards the Astle/McMillan/Styris bracket, you know, good without being great. ( Latham too to be honest )
Will be interesting to see if Johns son can continue the incredible work he did in England. I suspect that was a freak occurrence and normal transmission will resume.
Yeah I suspect John's son has over achieved so far, but happy to be proven wrong. I rate Astle etc ahead of Nicholls. IIRC the purple patch Nicolls went through coincided with him being dropped a dozen times per innings.
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@Crazy-Horse said in NZ v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in NZ v Pakistan:
@Crazy-Horse said in NZ v Pakistan:
Nichols at four and Mitchell at five. God help us.
I think they’re backing Nicholls to come good. Young just hasn’t shown enough but I thought he’d be in opening with Conway at four personally. Nicholls career trajectory is sliding towards the Astle/McMillan/Styris bracket, you know, good without being great. ( Latham too to be honest )
Will be interesting to see if Johns son can continue the incredible work he did in England. I suspect that was a freak occurrence and normal transmission will resume.
Yeah I suspect John's son has over achieved so far, but happy to be proven wrong. I rate Astle etc ahead of Nicholls. IIRC the purple patch Nicolls went through coincided with him being dropped a dozen times per innings.
Yeah Nichols ability to bust out a mammoth innings when he’s on the verge of being dropped and nudging the test average over 40 again can’t be ignored !
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@nzzp said in NZ v Pakistan:
@Crucial said in NZ v Pakistan:
Didn’t realise there was no crowd. Big adjustment needed from watching the Oz game at the G
Good batting, for one
Jinx is on me!
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@booboo said in NZ v Pakistan:
Back to the Cricket. We're obviously not praying to the right deity as Pakis hit 2hundy for 4.
Babar Azam reaches 3 figures.
My fault. Turned off for family commitments.
What a drop though, from 12 to 161 and counting...150 runs is painful
