Black Caps v Pakistan
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@No-Quarter only another 51 overs to negotiate. You are jinxing well today!
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Well thanks for your contribution to the fern!
KS Williamson c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Imran Khan 42 (88b 7x4 0x6) SR: 47.72We will see you tomorrow
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Awesome morning session in the end, lead of 152 with 9 wickets remaining. Plenty of work still to do, but advantage Black Caps.
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Awesome morning session in the end, lead of 152 with 9 wickets remaining. Plenty of work still to do, but advantage Black Caps.
you're fucked aye
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To be fair, when Williamson went out it was probably due to the TV commentators talking about what score we should declare at.
At effectively 230/3 with 44 overs left in the day it's reaching the point where you might start to think about setting up a declaration. I'd be starting to think about a batting order of CDG, Southee, Henry, Wagner, BJ, Santner.
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Latham goes for a well made 80. Got the time in the middle that I requested...
What's the plan from here. A lead of 350ish and 40 minutes at them tonight would be ideal.
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Latham goes for a well made 80. Got the time in the middle that I requested...
What's the plan from here. A lead of 350ish and 40 minutes at them tonight would be ideal.
Sort of depends on how many overs they're going to play tomorrow. Presumably 100? The over rate today has been appalling and seems like we won't get the planned 100 overs in today.
But, if 100 overs tomorrow is the case you might want to be a bit more conservative. Lead of 370 and 30 minutes at them? Would be a shame to draw the series with a get-able declaration.
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Since tea it looks like we are trying to bore them into submission, but not allow their bowlers any maidens.
7 runs off last 6 overs, with pretty much so nothing threatening from what I'm following on cricinfo
@MajorRage said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Since tea it looks like we are trying to bore them into submission, but not allow their bowlers any maidens.
7 runs off last 6 overs, with pretty much so nothing threatening from what I'm following on cricinfo
9 runs off next 5 balls. Cracking.
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And the rest ... Everybody is writing that this is a great pitch for batting now. We need at least another 100 runs from here.
And as I type ... CDG is out.
@MajorRage said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
And the rest ... Everybody is writing that this is a great pitch for batting now. We need at least another 100 runs from here.
And as I type ... CDG is out.
Sounds right on the pitch - the guy who needs eye surgery is on 89*
Reckon this is one declaration to err on the safe side for.
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@Unco said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Watling's strike rate has more than doubled!
From 5 to 13...
Pet peeve of mine that in test matches players don't increase their strike rate enough before a declaration. If we are not going to declare then why did CdG bat like he did? If we are going to declare then why is Watling batting like this? I would have sent Santner or even Southee out there. It is tougher to accelerate in tests but I think Watling could do a bit more.
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why declare? Pakistan haven't batted a full day in the series. Take the loss out of the picture (we are 1-0 up in the series) and back ourselves to take 10 wickets tomorrow.
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Well, I've got no idea what they're doing - aside from waiting for Rossco to get his hundred.
Watling making no effort whatsoever to push the scoring along - he's batting for a draw with 5 off 31.
Doull has some half-arsed theory that they think they already have enough runs and just want Ross to get his hundred. If that's the case and BJ is just there playing for his average, why didn't they send someone like Southee or Wagner out there, who don't need to worry about their averages?
Styris making more sense and saying get on with it.
