Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan
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Kane getting strangled down leg, in a way, was a cruel blow. Nicholls did so well before that but threw his wicket away with a poor shot in the circumstances. Then Colins first ball was pretty much unplayable first up, and that was the middle order fightback fucked.
Didn't see us bowl but 2 wickets is some returnSo, how to stop the Pakis getting to 250+ is going to be tricky.
Rough first day. Turned a lot too -
Kane getting strangled down leg, in a way, was a cruel blow. Nicholls did so well before that but threw his wicket away with a poor shot in the circumstances. Then Colins first ball was pretty much unplayable first up, and that was the middle order fightback fucked.
Didn't see us bowl but 2 wickets is some returnSo, how to stop the Pakis getting to 250+ is going to be tricky.
Rough first day. Turned a lot too -
I was just reading this in the newspaper. Like him, or loathe him, Danny has a good gig.
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@siam I reckon a better batsman than Colin would have patted that "unplayable" delivery harmlessly back down the pitch.
Colin's tour of the U.A.E. hasn't been spectacular with bat in hand....
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I was just reading this in the newspaper. Like him, or loathe him, Danny has a good gig.
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@siam I reckon a better batsman than Colin would have patted that "unplayable" delivery harmlessly back down the pitch.
Colin's tour of the U.A.E. hasn't been spectacular with bat in hand....
1,6,4,6,0,3,0@chris-b said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@siam I reckon a better batsman than Colin would have patted that "unplayable" delivery harmlessly back down the pitch.
Colin's tour of the U.A.E. hasn't been spectacular with bat in hand....
1,6,4,6,0,3,020 off 7 ... be alright if the second number was (the more usual) balls rather than innings
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@chris-b tough marker, fair bit of reverse first ball up. I can't condemn a man on that ball. Then again Ish did what you describe to a similar next ball
@siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@chris-b tough marker, fair bit of reverse first ball up. I can't condemn a man on that ball. Then again Ish did what you describe to a similar next ball
I've just found over the years that people like Tendulkar, Lara, Williamson etc tend to receive a lot less unplayable balls than lesser batsmen!
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I was just reading this in the newspaper. Like him, or loathe him, Danny has a good gig.
@bovidae said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
I was just reading this in the newspaper. Like him, or loathe him, Danny has a good gig.
@Bones is Danny Morrison crickets Justin Marshall or is Justin Marshall Rugbys Danny Morrison?
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@bovidae said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
I was just reading this in the newspaper. Like him, or loathe him, Danny has a good gig.
@Bones is Danny Morrison crickets Justin Marshall or is Justin Marshall Rugbys Danny Morrison?
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I enjoy listening to Danny. His style doesn’t work for a lot of people, but after listening to certain NZ rugby commentators having a whine about the rules, it’s always good to hear someone who sounds like he just loves the game that he’s paid to commentate on.
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@mn5 is Morrison a dumb dumb when it comes to cricket laws? Maybe Marshall is in the Morrison mould.
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@bones said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@mn5 is Morrison a dumb dumb when it comes to cricket laws? Maybe Marshall is in the Morrison mould.
I've had a tough day piling. This is too cryptic for me
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Danny is nothing like Marshall. Danny is super optimistic, doesn't whinge about the rules, and generally backs the umpire instead of trying to make bigs calls on any of the more controversial calls. He also doesn't do over the top cheerleading for the opposition in an attempt to appear unbiased.
He's pretty light on any kind of in depth analysis, but TBH none of the commentators around the world are exactly insightful - I get far better insights on here.
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Smart stumping by Watling, Ajaz Patel has his second wicket, and Pakistan 195/7.
Only five of this Black Caps team was born in New Zealand. Is this the fewest ever for NZ in a test match?
Raval - born Gujarat, India
Watling - born Durban, South Africa
De Grandhomme - born Harare, Zimbabwe
Sodhi - born Ludhiana, India
Wagner - born Pretoria, South Africa
Patel - born Mumbai, India -
@number-10 said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Smart stumping by Watling, Ajaz Patel has his second wicket, and Pakistan 195/7.
Only five of this Black Caps team was born in New Zealand. Is this the fewest ever for NZ in a test match?
Raval - born Gujarat, India
Watling - born Durban, South Africa
De Grandhomme - born Harare, Zimbabwe
Sodhi - born Ludhiana, India
Wagner - born Pretoria, South Africa
Patel - born Mumbai, IndiaCool stat. Once upon a time that would have invoked an involuntary (and never thought through),"you fucken what?".
Kane runs a happy ship. The bowling and most fielding has been all about persistence and concerted effort today and the Pakis haven't blown the game away like many in the past .
Tea with 2 wickets to get and every run is sacred, 72 runs deficit. New ball 1 over old
Good game, hopefully all hinging on our 2nd innings
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Smart stumping by Watling, Ajaz Patel has his second wicket, and Pakistan 195/7.
Only five of this Black Caps team was born in New Zealand. Is this the fewest ever for NZ in a test match?
Raval - born Gujarat, India
Watling - born Durban, South Africa
De Grandhomme - born Harare, Zimbabwe
Sodhi - born Ludhiana, India
Wagner - born Pretoria, South Africa
Patel - born Mumbai, India@number-10 said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Smart stumping by Watling, Ajaz Patel has his second wicket, and Pakistan 195/7.
Only five of this Black Caps team was born in New Zealand. Is this the fewest ever for NZ in a test match?
Raval - born Gujarat, India
Watling - born Durban, South Africa
De Grandhomme - born Harare, Zimbabwe
Sodhi - born Ludhiana, India
Wagner - born Pretoria, South Africa
Patel - born Mumbai, IndiaThe three best players are real kiwis though.
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@number-10 said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Smart stumping by Watling, Ajaz Patel has his second wicket, and Pakistan 195/7.
Only five of this Black Caps team was born in New Zealand. Is this the fewest ever for NZ in a test match?
Raval - born Gujarat, India
Watling - born Durban, South Africa
De Grandhomme - born Harare, Zimbabwe
Sodhi - born Ludhiana, India
Wagner - born Pretoria, South Africa
Patel - born Mumbai, IndiaCool stat. Once upon a time that would have invoked an involuntary (and never thought through),"you fucken what?".
Kane runs a happy ship. The bowling and most fielding has been all about persistence and concerted effort today and the Pakis haven't blown the game away like many in the past .
Tea with 2 wickets to get and every run is sacred, 72 runs deficit. New ball 1 over old
Good game, hopefully all hinging on our 2nd innings
@siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
Tea with 2 wickets to get and every run is sacred, 72 runs deficit. New ball 1 over old
Great comeback to only be trailing by 18 runs and one wicket after the first innings debacle - though we could really have done without Tom Latham getting bowled first ball.
Need our batsman all to do a lot better than they did in the first innings.
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@siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@chris-b tough marker, fair bit of reverse first ball up. I can't condemn a man on that ball. Then again Ish did what you describe to a similar next ball
I've just found over the years that people like Tendulkar, Lara, Williamson etc tend to receive a lot less unplayable balls than lesser batsmen!
@chris-b said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@chris-b tough marker, fair bit of reverse first ball up. I can't condemn a man on that ball. Then again Ish did what you describe to a similar next ball
I've just found over the years that people like Tendulkar, Lara, Williamson etc tend to receive a lot less unplayable balls than lesser batsmen!
Ross Taylor's turn to be a lesser batsman today
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@chris-b said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:
@chris-b tough marker, fair bit of reverse first ball up. I can't condemn a man on that ball. Then again Ish did what you describe to a similar next ball
I've just found over the years that people like Tendulkar, Lara, Williamson etc tend to receive a lot less unplayable balls than lesser batsmen!
Ross Taylor's turn to be a lesser batsman today
