Pakistan v New Zealand | 1st Test | Nov 9-13, 2014 | Abu Dhabi | Day 2

[GreenKnightRises]

What a ripper by Sodhi

Definite turn now

Where was this yesterday....................

I thought you went to watch Walking dead

 

[JibranAnsari]

Play 15 more overs score 550 and declare.

 

[Space Cat]

Just bat for the whole test match i say.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] #the ultimate cricket guru "what you think when and at what score Pak should declare to end the misery of hobbits? Atleast for the time being."

Mamoon's duplicate account ??

 

[steelo green]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/imrankrickter">@imrankrickter</a Haha! Well he wasn't lucky when he smoked the fastest century in test cricket against you lot.” Dropped 2nd ball...</p>— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32/status/531756485517119489">November 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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It's a part of cricket. People get dropped daily. Heck half the centuries made against Pakistan were after drops.

 

[shaaik]

Any update on Ahmed Shazad??


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[Aman]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/Kallerz37">@Kallerz37</a <a href="https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32">@Gmaxi_32</a> what's your views on Younis? Much more flawless throughout the series?” All class! Seems to be only getting better</p>— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32/status/531757508839227393">November 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Ikball]

Bat for next 20 overs and get 570 on the board, giving NZ 11 overs to bat today or we could keep it to 550 and give them around 15 overs.

The target should be to get 1/2 wickets today which will really put pressure on NZ.

Agreed.

 

[Justcrazy]

Can younis get another hundred.

 

[Justcrazy]

Just 35 runs away for younis.

 

[Aman]

DAMN dat bounce

 

[Aman]

Anderson really pitching it short.

 

[Justcrazy]

Anderson to start the proceedings.

 

[iHammad]

Zeeshan: "Misbah becomes the second Pakistan batsman in this innings to tip his career average above 50. Shehzad couldn't keep it there. Misbah needs to get to 94 if he is to be dismissed to keep that average above 50."

C'mon Misbah 50 more

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to have a crack at kiwis today.

 

[hussain.r97]

Wow, how low was that!

 

[Justcrazy]

That was good shot , should have been four.

 

[JibranAnsari]

This outfield is so slow.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to up the ante here.

 

[Sam18696]

Lol lucky

 

[Space Cat]

I need to stop watching. All 3 wickets have fallen while ive tuned out.

 

[Mamoo_cricket]

Mamoon's duplicate account ??

not at all

 

[Aman]

Nothing has gone right for us this Test.

No luck at all.

 

[Mamoon]

Are we targeting twin hundreds here?

 

[Aman]

The gods have been shining brightly on the Pakistani's the past month or so.

 

[Justcrazy]

fifty for Misbah.

 

[Aman]

Corey Anderson NZ's leading wicket taker after the first innings, who would have guessed it

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Why are they not trying to score quickly? Surely it's time to go for the big shots and declare?

 

[Yatoo]

One of them needs to slog. Slog. Slog.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan in no urgency here.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Meh, it's just a game.

I like the attitude Aman. "It's just a game" when you lose

 

[Lords]

No more senior bashing?

Seniors are making a strong case now a days.

 

[akamaka]

where is southee? haven't seen him this game lol

 

[Yatoo]

Only 5th time in history of Pak cricket, all top 5 scored more than 50

 

[Aman]

I like the attitude Aman. "It's just a game" when you lose

At the end of the day it's a game we didn't expect to win, the last time a game really brought me down was in 2007 against France.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Anyone else miss watching Sarfaraz bat?

 

[Bullet Drive]

Do you guys think NZ will be better vs spin?

I think Watling will do good. Good sweeper of the ball.

 

[hussain.r97]

Anyone else miss watching Sarfaraz bat?

I want to see Sarfraz and Shafiq bat together. I love their typical busy Karachi style of play.

 

[Justcrazy]

490/3

 

[Bullet Drive]

28 more for YK.

I want both to make 100* and then declare.

 

[hussain.r97]

Do you guys think NZ will be better vs spin?

I think Watling will do good. Good sweeper of the ball.

Watling, Williamson and Taylor are all good players of spin. McCullum can weather through decently if he gets a good start (has a 200 vs India in India).

The main worry is the fact that this is Rosco and Williamson's first game after injury.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Dont throw it away Misbah.. u have a ton right here for u

 

[Space Cat]

Do you guys think NZ will be better vs spin?

I think Watling will do good. Good sweeper of the ball.

Should be better than in the past. They have been in the field for 2 days now though fatigue will play a factor.

 

[Aman]

Do you guys think NZ will be better vs spin?

I think Watling will do good. Good sweeper of the ball.

Don't know, there's a bit of turn out there and NZ are undercooked.

This will be McCullums first innings in the UAE since arriving (didn't bat in the warm up), Taylor and Williamson's first actual game since coming back injury making predictions of us getting close to Pakistan's total pretty far fetched.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Do you guys think NZ will be better vs spin?

I think Watling will do good. Good sweeper of the ball.

No i don't think so. They generally can scrap and graft better than AUS batters but you need to score quickly and heavily against Yasir and Zulfi which is simply not going to happen. They simply don't have the ability to bat like YK,Sarfraz against spin.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Basically YK needs 20 more to get a ton because we all know he dont get out in 90s

 

[Aman]

Should be better than in the past. They have been in the field for 2 days now though fatigue will play a factor.

Can't count on Williamson and Taylor to fire either.

 

[Bullet Drive]

No i don't think so. They generally can scrap and graft better than AUS batters but you need to score quickly and heavily against Yasir and Zulfi which is simply not going to happen. They simply don't have the ability to bat like YK,Sarfraz against spin.

Hmm true. Lets see.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Can't count on Williamson and Taylor to fire either.

why

 

[Aman]

why

They've just come back from injury.

Here's Taylor's last 10 matches (Mostly all CPL T20's)

He hasn't played quality cricket in quite some time.

 

[Justcrazy]

Younis 28 away.

 

[f.b.m]

Nothing has gone right for us this Test.

No luck at all.

Its not luck if fielders can't catch.

 

[hussain.r97]

Craig has bowled too many overs for my liking. Playing an offie against Pakistan is a bad ploy. Wagner should be back for the next game.

 

[Space Cat]

Williamson prepares excellently so im not worried about him.

Taylor has always been a bit feast or famine but will scrap out 40s or 50s even when out of touch. Hoping its feast time on this tour.

The key thing about both is that they rotate the strike well against spin or pace. The rest of the NZ batting line up will put away bad balls but get bogged down by good spin.

 

[Space Cat]

McCullum should bowl again.

 

[the Great Khan]

Ramiz trolling the antipodean spinners!! lol

 

[Bullet Drive]

How long you reckon these guys will bat for?

 

[Aman]

Its not luck if fielders can't catch.

You need some luck on these types of pitches, i.e. leading edges onto the stumps and lbw shouts going in your favor.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Need to score 60 odd runs in the next 10 and declare.

 

[Bullet Drive]

New ball is here in 3 overs.

 

[Aman]

Williamson prepares excellently so im not worried about him.

Taylor has always been a bit feast or famine but will scrap out 40s or 50s even when out of touch. Hoping its feast time on this tour.

The key thing about both is that they rotate the strike well against spin or pace. The rest of the NZ batting line up will put away bad balls but get bogged down by good spin.

Nah, he'll struggle.

He hasn't played quality cricket in months.

 

[the Great Khan]

Can't count on Williamson and Taylor to fire either.

you sound pretty demoralised. let this be a lesson, a touch of humility can go a long way.

 

[Asif321]

50 more runs and declare please

 

[akamaka]

560-570 is enough for 1st innings i think.

 

[Aman]

McCullum keeps it very tight, looks like a hard bowler to get away tbh

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Ramiz

 

[Aman]

you sound pretty demoralised. let this be a lesson, a touch of humility can go a long way.

Demoralized? It may be everything to you Pakistani's but it's just cricket at the end of the day

 

[Mamoon]

Rameez and his lame jokes.

'Does he remember his name'

'Is he sitting in the right dressing room'

 

[Sam18696]

Ramiz please be quiet

 

[Space Cat]

We are missing the bowling of Williamson.

I think Craig has been toothless enough for us to send an SOS to Jeetan Patel who will at least turn the ball and has a good variation.

 

[Bullet Drive]

This will be his 28th ton.

 

[Asif321]

Sarfraz needs 54 runs to surpass Kami as highest scoring wicketkeeper for pakistan in calender year

 

[akamaka]

Need them big sixes like against aus

 

[Aman]

Craig feeding full tosses )

 

[MRSN]

Rameez and his lame jokes.

'Does he remember his name'

'Is he sitting in the right dressing room'

that was truly pathetic and very below the belt comment.

 

[akamaka]

wow, dissapointed, should've been twelve that lol

 

[Aman]

lol why not.

 

[MRSN]

again dropped..)

 

[Aman]

Too high

 

[Bullet Drive]

Maybe out