[VIDEO] New Zealand strongly placed on 286/3 at Stumps on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against Pakistan

[hur rizvi]

Stay Patient boys. Wicket is lively

Yeah but bowling is dead

 

[Ozeirk]

rizwan needs to come up against abbas. also no idea why they keep bowling everything miles outside off, just bowl on 5th stump and let the pitch, ball, swing do a little bit.

I haven't seen a lot of bouncers here. Push them back the backfoot

 

[Rana]

What was the need of that trundling bouncer?

 

[mazkhan]

Zafar gohar should start stretching it looks like its gonna be a long day

 

[lahoriyah1234]

They should bowl short balls to see what happens. No one has a brain to try something different, they are like robots.

 

[Ozeirk]

NZ playing mind games here. He shouldn't get discouraged from bowling the bouncers.

 

[Rana]

If Steven Smith doesn’t score runs now he never will

 

[castortroy]

Abbas pace is so pathetic

 

[hur rizvi]

Shaheen too short now

 

[Markhor]

What young Pakistani batsmen are they talking about ?

Short ball dealt with decisively.

 

[Snowflake]

Shaheen has been horrible this morning. No consistency in his length at all

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Blundell, FOUR runs
What a way to get off the mark, finally! Rocks back as he picks the length early and hammers this pull behind square. Glorious

 

[Ellipsism]

Shaheen going shopping. Needs to chill here

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bang 3 more

 

[Hasan123]

If Shaheen and Abbas are struggling here, I don’t see Naseem doing much.

 

[castortroy]

Kiwi batters have hardly played and miss

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Kiwi batters have hardly played and miss

This is not a day 1 pitch.

 

[Ozeirk]

Abbas is more of a middle of the innings bowler to give rest to the strike bowlers as his bowling action doesn't take a lot of effort.

 

[castortroy]

If Abbas doesnt pick up any wickets with the new ball, he is practically useless after

 

[Rana]

Naseem Most likely coming on Next over

 

[Omer2002]

Where is the jamieson bounce i was hoping for ....its absolute flat wicket no wonder we scored the runs we did

 

[castortroy]

This is not a day 1 pitch.

It's still the start of the second day with a brand new cherry

 

[imshally81]

Shaheen is missing waqar here

 

[Ozeirk]

Naseem Most likely coming on Next over

Not sure what you expect from Naseem, last match he was bowling at low 130s

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Abbas is more of a middle of the innings bowler to give rest to the strike bowlers as his bowling action doesn't take a lot of effort.

With his bowling action he can play well into his 40s.

 

[castortroy]

Get this trundler off

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Shaheen is missing waqar here

Is he that dependent?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Halwa bowling

 

[Bewal Express]

SSA needs to be more aggressive. He bowls inswinger so he needs to put 2 men back and attack the stumps. Whats the point of inswing if it doesn't threaten the stumps or pads. Confused tactics

 

[imshally81]

Some easy runs are available

 

[shariqnoor]

I believe this is a pitch where you need to bang the pitch hard on a length to get something out. Like what Jamieson did.

I see Naseem to trouble NZ more than Shaheen and Abbas

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Even NZL didn’t get much wickets from first session. It was our batsmen faulty technique gave them 3 wickets.

 

[Markhor]

There's too much romanticism about reverse swing in Pakistan. Art of new ball bowling completely gone to the dogs since Asif, made worse by playing in UAE.

 

[castortroy]

With his bowling action he can play well into his 40s.

Bowling spin by then

 

[mazkhan]

even junaid khan when he initially played for Pakistan had more impacts in test matches than shaheen on flatter pitches.

 

[Ellipsism]

I bowl faster than Abbas

He’s been pathetic since his shoulder injury.

 

[Yk313]

Was Rizwan asked in pressers why he had not come up to Abbas in the First Test? Anyone know any reason?

Right now this has Old Trafford 2016 vibes. We may think we are keeping the RR down but on this square and on this pitch runs come quick. Abbas with the keeper back is useless.

 

[Ozeirk]

Abbas looks demotivated and tired. Our management is clueless about these things it seems.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Abbas belongs in an old folks home. Not in a cricket ground

 

[Ellipsism]

Why’s this idiot bowling bouncers

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

even junaid khan when he initially played for Pakistan had more impacts in test matches than shaheen on flatter pitches.

Junaid was a good test bowler but went missing a lot of times. We should have had Junaid and Amir leading the pace attack here.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Was Rizwan asked in pressers why he had not come up to Abbas in the First Test? Anyone know any reason?

Right now this has Old Trafford 2016 vibes. We may think we are keeping the RR down but on this square and on this pitch runs come quick. Abbas with the keeper back is useless.

Coming up to pies wont make them stop being pies

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

I bowl faster than Abbas

He’s been pathetic since his shoulder injury.

I don't see pakistan picking up early wickets now a days.

 

[Ozeirk]

Abbas needs a break. Rizwan is sleeping here.

 

[Mueez]

Oh no...

 

[hur rizvi]

Abbas bowling bouncer

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Misbah you are leech and we know it. So many domestic performers waiting but no Misbah wants experience bowler. Waqas and Rahat would have been a good bet .

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Good idea Abbas. Try to bounce out the batsmen with that pace

 

[Ellipsism]

Abbas looks demotivated and tired. Our management is clueless about these things it seems.

Well when your bowling 120 K and don’t even seem like troubling a tail ender then of course you would be demotivated.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Misbah you are leech and we know it. So many domestic performers waiting but no Misbah wants experience bowler. Waqas and Rahat would have been a good bet .

Not sure about Waqas but Rahat is a good one.

Should have had this pace attack

Amir
Junaid
Rahat

 

[Yk313]

Lol, has everyone seen that very obvious graphic about batting against Abbas? I am 100% certain Waqar bhai will be blissfully unaware of it.

 

[Ozeirk]

I don't think Abbas is continuing after this.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Its a perfect day to bat, conditions have improved since yesterday and its ideal for batting. Pakistan will need to produce something special to take wickets

 

[Ozeirk]

Lol, has everyone seen that very obvious graphic about batting against Abbas? I am 100% certain Waqar bhai will be blissfully unaware of it.

I am surprised Abbas hasn't been able to adjust his bowling to counter that.

 

[Mueez]

Good 1st ball by Naseem.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Wasted 4 overs of new ball, Rizwan needs to learn alot still.

 

[imshally81]

Naseem on

 

[Ozeirk]

Naseem generating good pace here. The batsman didn't expect that lol

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Lovely shot

 

[Yk313]

Two slips and gully only?

 

[Omer2002]

Whats up with naseems short run up i am really annoyed about that he will.turn into a sami

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Abbas is in the team to help opposition kill the new ball

 

[imshally81]

Clocking 136

 

[Ozeirk]

Who will bowl with Naseem here?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Too wide again

 

[imshally81]

Lovely shot

I think.. It was a edge

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Clocking 136

First and 4th said 140kph

 

[Omer2002]

Leta face the longer a run up the more doubt in a batsman how fast he will be

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I think.. It was a edge ��

Ofcourse yet it raced while our opener would have let that hit the foot and get lbw

 

[Deewana Mastana]

33 in 11

6 off his first

 

[Markhor]

Probably won't be long before we see Zafar.

 

[Ozeirk]

Seems like a long boring day ahead of us here

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Clocking 136

Needs to be a lot faster for his height. Right now he is like Aizaz Cheema

 

[imshally81]

Abbas u beauty

 

[moghul]

Whats up with naseems short run up i am really annoyed about that he will.turn into a sami

His run up is not the smoothest in the world, does not create any momentum from long run.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Seriously had enough of this toothless negative minded team. Manage to scrape to 297 and think its a good score. The kiwis will tell you at the end of this session how good a score it is. Toothless bowling no pressure what so ever. Where has the Pakistan of old gone

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Big score coming..

 

[hur rizvi]

Why is rizwan afraid to stand up to stumps for Abbas ?

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Ofcourse yet it raced while our opener would have let that hit the foot and get lbw

You cant compare our openers with any openers in the world. Joke of the century.

 

[hur rizvi]

Seriously had enough of this toothless negative minded team. Manage to scrape to 297 and think its a good score. The kiwis will tell you at the end of this session how good a score it is. Toothless bowling no pressure what so ever. Where has the Pakistan of old gone

297 is indeed a decent score. This is rubbish bowling