"Not many teams come to NZ and win so this will be a tough series for us" : Mickey Arthur

[MenInG]

Pakistan Head Coach, Mickey Arthur :

Team's been really good and we have acclimatized to the conditions really well

Our bowlers have had 15 overs under their belt and the batsmen have also acclimitized to the conditions where the ball has been doing a little bit

That way atleast they can work on their defence as outside sub-continental conditions, defence is very important.

We are in a very good place and are looking forward to the practice game tomorrow

I think we will cope very well as I feel that our team is very confident

We have been pretty consistent in the way we have selected our team and the players know their roles well

I am really looking forward to the game tomorrow and giving us a good dress rehearsal for what will be a very tough series

Not many teams come to NZ and win so this will be a tough series for us

I am confident that if we play to our abilities then starting Saturday in Wellington, our team will be a really good match for this NZ team and hopefully we can have some success here

NZ in their home conditions are incredibly good and if you look at their recent results and history, they have really been good here

The key for us is to win away from home

If we play to our potential, we can match NZ

 

[Shafi]

Already start making excuse. Apart from Fakhar there is no power hitters. Keep backing Hafeez and Azhar and we will go far.

 

[Madplayer]

Already start making excuse. Apart from Fakhar there is no power hitters. Keep backing Hafeez and Azhar and we will go far.

I was expecting such a post from someone PP can be predictable.

 

[shokz1408]

I'm guessing this won't be televised?

 

[Sean143]

Already start making excuse. Apart from Fakhar there is no power hitters. Keep backing Hafeez and Azhar and we will go far.

don't worry about this man pitches will be true and stroke play would be easy so power hitters won't be needed that badly here

 

[Abdullah]

don't worry about this man pitches will be true and stroke play would be easy so power hitters won't be needed that badly here

Precisely. We got into some great positions last time we played here but we didn't have the lower order to capitalise. We scored very rapid before collapsing. Our batting depth is stronger since those days

 

[Arham_PakFan]

He’s right.It won’t be easy but the team has the capability to pull this off.It will,at least,be a close series.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

It will be a hard series but, as Kendrick put it, we gonna be alright

 

[TeymurBlake]

Its going to be a difficult tour for Pakistan but its definitely not something we can't achieve, we can go to NZ and win. But its matter of if the players will perform or not.

 

[MenInG]

We win first game and then it becomes interesting. Loss in first may send us down a downward spiral

 

[ExplicitAI]

I can see our bowlers having a good series with plenty to smile about but it's the batsmen that are going to have to stand up and fight.

 

[hadi123]

We win first game and then it becomes interesting. Loss in first may send us down a downward spiral

Or a loss may send us on an upward spiral ala CT

 

[Mueez]

Or a loss may send us on an upward spiral ala CT

That's MORE LIKELY