Pakistan v New Zealand | 1st Test | Nov 9-13, 2014 | Abu Dhabi | Day 1

[mmkextreme_1]

I hope YK can score another 2 tons this series.

I hope he scores another 3, to join the 30 centuries club

YK sitting, extremely serious there

 

[Ikball]

As usual Ahmed shehzad tuk tuk

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Galle and Colombo? NZ got 400 odd in Colombo.

Could be up to weather, when the Lankans batted..with humidity levels fluctuating drastically there

 

[mmkextreme_1]

How are the NZL'er pacers with reverse swing?

 

[Justcrazy]

how is the pitch ?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Again why do these teams play 2 spinners when their strength is pace? Mark Craig averages 43 in NZ domestic . Might as well go for a 3 seam +1spin option. Foreign spinners rarely do well against Asian teams in Asia unless they're of a high quality and even then sometimes it's a huge gamble.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

how is the pitch ?

Some swing with the new ball, pretty similar to the pitch vs Australia

 

[Bullet Drive]

PAK batting very nicely here.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

How are the NZL'er pacers with reverse swing?

Southee can reverse it although i don't know if it is effective or even if it is intentional.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Again why do these teams play 2 spinners when their strength is pace? Mark Craig averages 43 in NZ domestic . Might as well go for a 3 seam +1spin option. Foreign spinners rarely do well against Asian teams in Asia unless they're of a high quality and even then sometimes it's a huge gamble.

They have Neesham and Anderson.

5 pacers would be too much

 

[mmkextreme_1]

In 6 test matches, theres been 16 hundreds and within that 4 double hundreds at this venue

 

[Savak]

He has an average of 13.83 in SL and 29.66 in India. dunno why the Lankans struggled so much against him!

Sri Lankan conditions are good for bowlers who pitch the ball up and swing up.

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[mmkextreme_1]

150 is the number of runs Hafeez has scored in 13 inns since 2013, least among 23 openers to have played at least 10 Test inns

 

[Justcrazy]

So far Pakistan looking good.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Get rid of the shine..

 

[mmkextreme_1]

42 is Southee's strike rate in Asia since Nov. 2010, the best among quicks with a minimum of 20 wickets. Steyn's is 50.5

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Ramiz trying his hard to jinx us again !!

 

[imshally81]

Easy bowling

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Swing over

 

[Aman]

Ball already starting to keep low

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Hafeez is truly living on team success right now

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hope Hafeez is just for UAE.

Even if he has a YK-esque series he should be limited to UAE only

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Hafeez looks slightly improved in this outing. Only slightly

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Spinner coming on

Mark Craig

 

[imshally81]

Spinners time

 

[world cup captain]

Who will score a half century first? Craig or Shehzad?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

bowling change lets hope shehzad has improved against spin

 

[Justcrazy]

Spin on now , White in.

 

[aukhan]

I hope hafeez gets out cheap here

Poor cheap post. It's Pakistan who is playing in the ground now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to aim for 500 here and bat once.

 

[imshally81]

Toothless bowling attack

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Shahzad shouldn't have tried to sweep that

Other then that good over, maiden first up by the spinner

Pakistan 22-0

Ish Sodhi coming on

 

[desi_launda]

Quality bowling by sodhi :kumble

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[mmkextreme_1]

Good start by Sodhi, got some turn there

 

[Bullet Drive]

Sodhi looks very good.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Against 11 right handers. Sodhi will have the time of his life.

 

[aukhan]

Shehzad lucky there boy.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

As usual Shehzad looking clueless against spin

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Trademark Pakistani Shot

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Hafeez farming the strike.......

 

[Justcrazy]

28 / 0

12 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

This will be interesting learning experience for Kiwi spinners

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Rameez that comment was uncalled for, "I also suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome"

 

[Bullet Drive]

True test of a spinner is how he copes with YK and Sarfaraz

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Rameez that comment was uncalled for, "I also suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome"

What an idiot he is

 

[Justcrazy]

29 / 0

14 overs

 

[Snow]

Rameez just stated that he might be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, other commentator just went quite.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

What an idiot he is

you noticed how the other commentator just went silent, was like "did you just really say that"

Shahzad not looking comfortable out there

 

[starchild]

That was such an idiotic comment. You don't ever joke about illnesses. Ever.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Never easy playing spinners with a new ball as they will get extra bounce. Let them have this first session. We want to go wicketless.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Ramiz is an idiot. We should make a complaint about him.

 

[m.shah]

31/0

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Rameez just stated that he might be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, other commentator just went quite.

Rameez is a hack of a commentator......... Bazid is 10x times the commie Ramiz can ever be, and for a change Bazid has quite a fair amount of insight on Pakistani Cricket, the domestic setup and on the players themselves

 

[aukhan]

Amir Sohail should be our regular commentator.

 

[Justcrazy]

Kiwis need wickets or it will be tight, they need to strike before lunch

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

you noticed how the other commentator just went silent, was like "did you just really say that"

Shahzad not looking comfortable out there

Ramiz is representing Pakistan in the combox and these kinds of comments makes us as a nation look bad. Someone needs to tell Ramiz to take it easy and stick to the topic at hand - was a really ill comment IMO

 

[Bullet Drive]

Drinks.

Shehzad not looking comfortable at all.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Should sign a petition, email to Ten Sports and get Ramiz out!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Still early days, but this Mark Craig looks really ordinary

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Amir Sohail should be our regular commentator.

I wish he comes back to comm box.

Drinks, Pakistan 37-0..Shahzad needs to improve his game plan a bit here..not looking comfortable verses the spinners at all

 

[Justcrazy]

This can be really long hard day for kiwis.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pakistan fans are eagerly awaiting the day [MENTION=282]ten[/MENTION]_sports announce the:

*MUTE RAMIZ RAJA* button.

#PakvNZ #cricket [MENTION=80172]Hemant[/MENTION]buch

 

[Bullet Drive]

Chisty and Amir are much better then Ramiz

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Should sign a petition, email to Ten Sports and get Ramiz out!

I am damn serious about it, you just don't make fun of someone's illness let alone for someone who was near extreme fatigue making him unable to come out of his bed

 

[Canistani Hero]

Nice to see Shehzad has brought some patience into his game; automatically improving his shot selection. The biggest asset of a test opener is negotiating the first hour of play and great to see he seems to understand this.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Pakistan fans are eagerly awaiting the day [MENTION=282]ten[/MENTION]_sports announce the:

*MUTE RAMIZ RAJA* button.

#PakvNZ #cricket [MENTION=80172]Hemant[/MENTION]buch

)

Oh how I so wish.

 

[Bullet Drive]

YESS!!

The big man is here. WOOOHOO

 

[Bullet Drive]

I am damn serious about it, you just don't make fun of someone's illness let alone for someone who was near extreme fatigue making him unable to come out of his bed

who was the comment about

 

[shaaik]

Chisty and Amir are much better then Ramiz

Yaaaay we have Chisti in the comm box finally. I wish Aamir was there too ..


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[Bullet Drive]

Missing Dean Jones

 

[IAJ]

Just can not get his comment out of my head. He often comes up with lame jokes, but it is totally wrong to joke about illness.

 

[Yatoo]

Enough of rameez bashing. Enjoy the match.

 

[m.shah]

IAJ said:
Today 07:08
Just can not get his comment out of
my head. He often comes up with
lame jokes, but it is totally wrong to
joke about illness.


To whom he joked?

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shehzad has got through the new ball swing of the best two swing bowlers in the world. Has got through pace and bounce of Australia and Johnson. Has a ton in South Africa vs Steyn and Morkel. Has a ton in New Zealand vs Southee and Mills. Has a test century against Herath in his 3rd test. All at 22. A real gem.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

who was the comment about

It was about Mark Craig, the offspinner bowling in tandem with Sodhi. When the other commie told about how Craig had EFS earlier and now how its amazing he's playing for NZ. Ramiz just laughed it off and claimed that if not getting out of bed 'a symptom of EFS' is something that good then he would like to have it as well.

The other commie went silent for about a minute

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shehzad hardly ever succeeds however when he is this negative

 

[Sunny786]

Why is the net RR so low? Are our batsmen blocking everything or are NZ bowling well?

 

[Bullet Drive]

So Ish Sodhi was born right next to Pakistan. The nice side of India

 

[Bullet Drive]

Why is the net RR so low? Are our batsmen blocking everything or are NZ bowling well?

net?

And NZ are bowling well and we are batting well.

This is test cricket.

RR is fine.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Just to put Misbah's ton is perspective

Hafeez has faced 54 balls for his 27 runs
Shahzad has faced 60 balls for his 15 runs

Misbah had already scored a hundred in 56 balls- truly remarkable